As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February__, 2007
Registration No. 333-_


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 


FORM SB-2

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
 
Maryland
6163
56-2560951  
  (State of or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)  

6615 Brotherhood Way
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825
(260) 490-5363
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices and principal place of business)
 

 
HIQ MARYLAND CORPORATION
5 TH FLOOR
516 NORTH CHARLES STREET
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21201
(800) 564-5300
COPIES TO: RICHARD A. WEINTRAUB,ESQ.
WEINTRAUB LAW GROUP PC
10085 CARROLL CANYON ROAD, SUITE 210
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92131
(858) 566-7010
 
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
 

 
  Approximate date of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective.
 
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. o
 
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
 
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same  offering. o
 
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same  offering. o
 
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, check the following box. o
 

 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE*
 
Title of each class of securities to be registered
 
Amount to be registered
 
Proposed maximum
offering price per unit
 
Proposed maximum aggregate
offering price (6)
 
Amount of registration fee
 
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, included by the Company pursuant to this offering (2)(3)
   
625,000
 
$
2.00
 
$
1,250,000
   
133.75
 
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share held by current shareholders subject to this registration statement (4)
   
1,216,653
 
$
2.00
 
$
2,433,306
   
260.36
 
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share issuable upon exercise of Series A warrants (5)
   
337,325
 
$
2.40
 

(5)
$
809,580
   
86.63
 
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share issuable upon exercise of Series B warrants (5)
   
337,325
 
$
3.00
 

(5)
$
1,011,975
   
108.28
 
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share issuable upon exercise of building purchase warrants (5)
   
529,411
 
$
2.00
 

(5)
$
1,058,822
   
113.29
 
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share issuable upon exercise of personal guarantee warrants (5)
   
150,000
 
$
1.70
 

(5)
$
255,000
   
27.29
 
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share issuable upon exercise of underwriter warrants (5)
   
43,750
 
$
2.20
 

(5)
$
96,250
   
10.30
 
Total
   
3,239,464
       
$
6,914,933
   
739.90
 
 
 
(1)
Includes shares of our common stock, par value $.001 which may be offered pursuant to this registration statement and shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants.
     
 
(2)
These are newly issued shares which we will offer for sale pursuant to this registration statement at $2.00 per share.
     
 
(3)
The Company has granted to the underwriter(s) an over-allotment option for the sale of up to an additional 93,750 shares. The over-allotment shares are not reflected in the table. If the over-allotment option is exercised, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price will be 1,437,500.
     
 
(4)
These are outstanding shares of common stock which may be offered for sale by selling shareholders pursuant to this registration statement but which are subject to registration rights agreements containing market standoff and leak-out provisions. For a description of the terms of the registration rights agreements see, “Shares Eligible for Future Sale” in the Prospectus.
     
 
(5)
These are shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of certain outstanding warrants. The warrants are exercisable at prices ranging from $1.70 - $3.00. For a description of the terms of the warrants see, “ Description of Securities” in the Prospectus. Exercise prices are fixed in each warrant agreement.
     
 
(6)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee under Rule 457(a) and (g) under the Securities Act of 1933. No market currently exists for the shares.
 
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission acting pursuant to said section 8(a) may determine.
 



 
EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement contains two front and back cover pages for the prospectus, the first of which will be used in connection with the underwritten initial public offering of up to 718,750 shares (including 93,750   shares issuable as part of the underwriter’s over-allotment option) of common stock of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. pursuant to this registration statement (the “IPO Prospectus”) and the second of which will be used in connection with the offering by certain selling shareholders of up to 2,614,464 shares of common stock (including 1,397,811 shares underlying warrants) held by the selling security holders (the “Resale Prospectus”). After this registration statement becomes effective, all prospectuses distributed by Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. will bear the first forms of front and back cover pages, and the prospectuses distributed by the selling shareholders will bear the second forms of front and back cover pages.

The IPO Prospectus and the Resale Prospectus are substantively identical, except for the following principal points:

 
·
they contain different outside and inside front covers;
     
 
·
they contain different Offering sections in the Prospectus Summary section;

 
·
they contain different Use of Proceeds sections;
     
 
·
the Dilution section is deleted from the Resale Prospectus;

 
·
a Selling Stockholder section is included in the Resale Prospectus and is not included in the IPO Prospectus;

 
·
the Underwriting section from the IPO Prospectus is deleted from the Resale Prospectus and a Plan of Distribution is inserted in its place;

 
·
the outside back cover of the IPO Prospectus is deleted from the Resale Prospectus.
 
The Registrant has included in this Registration Statement alternate pages to reflect the foregoing differences which are labeled “Alternate Pages for Resale Prospectus.”
 

 
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PROSPECTUS
 
Subject to completion, dated _________, 2007

FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
625,000 Shares of Common Stock
Maximum offering of 625,000 shares at $2.00 per share for gross proceeds of $1,250,000
Minimum offering of 375,000 shares at $2.00 per share for gross proceeds of $750,000
 
This is our initial public offering. We are offering through Alaron Financial Services, Inc., our underwriter, on a best efforts basis a minimum of 375,000 shares of our common stock and up to a maximum of 625,000 shares of our Common Stock at a price of $2.00 per share during an offering period or the Company Offering Period that extends for seven (7) months following date of this prospectus, provided however, that if the minimum offering is not sold within ninety (90) days of the date of this prospectus the offering period, will end on the ninetieth day after the date of this prospectus. The seven (7) month offering period includes the 30 day period for the sale of the over-allotment option.

Until the minimum offering of 375,000 shares are subscribed and paid for, all proceeds received from this offering will be placed in escrow at Tower Bank in Fort Wayne, Indiana and will not be released to us until the minimum offering is met. If the minimum offering is not reached within the prescribed time, all funds placed in the escrow account will be promptly returned, without interest or deduction. Purchasers of our shares will have no right to the return of their funds during the term of the escrow. See “Underwriting”.

We will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of the shares sold under this prospectus. The underwriter has a 30-day over-allotment option, under which it may offer up to 93,750 additional shares in connection with the offering if the 625,000 shares are sold.

   
Price To Public (1)
 
Underwriting Discounts
and Commissions
 
Proceeds to the Company (2)
 
Per Share
 
$
2.00
 
$
0.16
 
$
1.84
 
Minimum Offering
 
$
750,000
 
$
60,000
 
$
690,000
 
Maximum Offering
 
$
1,250,000
 
$
100,000
 
$
1,150,000
 
 
(1)   The offering price has been determined through negotiations between us and the underwriter and is not necessarily related to our assets, book value, financial condition or any other recognized criteria of value. Payment for the shares will be in cash at the time of subscription. The minimum amount that may be purchased is 375,000 shares of our common stock.
 
(2)  Less all expenses normally related to an underwriting estimated not to exceed $22,500 for a minimum offering and $37,500 for a maximum offering. The company has already advanced $10,000 to the
underwriter, which it shall apply to expenses incurred in connection with the offering.

The securities offered under this prospectus are speculative and involve a high degree of risk and immediate substantial dilution. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3 and “Dilution” beginning on page 16.

No public trading market currently exists for our common stock or any of our other securities. We cannot assure you that our common stock will be listed on any exchange.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 

ALARON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
The date of this prospectus is _______, 2007.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
1
     
INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS
 
3
     
RISK FACTORS
 
3
     
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
14
     
USE OF PROCEEDS
 
15
     
DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
 
16
     
DILUTION
 
16
     
UNDERWRITING
 
17
     
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
20
     
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
 
20
     
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
 
24
     
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
 
26
     
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
 
30
     
INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
 
31
     
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION OF INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
 
31
     
ORGANIZATION WITHIN LAST FIVE YEARS
 
32
     
BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY
 
32
     
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
44
     
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
 
51
     
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
 
52
     
MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 
54
     
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
54
     
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
 
57
     
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
57
     
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
F-1
     
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
 
II-1
     
ITEM 24.   INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
 
II-1
     
ITEM 25.   OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
 
II-1
     
ITEM 26.   RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
 
II-1
     
ITEM 27.   EXHIBITS
 
II-3
 
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
This summary highlights some information from this prospectus, and it may not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should read the following summary together with the more detailed information regarding our company and the common stock being sold in this offering, including “Risk Factors” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes, included elsewhere in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus.

The Company

Background and Business Plan

Titan Holdings, Inc. was incorporated as an Indiana corporation in August 2005. Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Maryland in June 2005 under the name Northern Business Acquisition Corp., a Maryland company, which had been formed specifically for merger with Titan Holdings, Inc., to change the state of incorporation. In February 2006, Titan Holdings, Inc. merged into Northern Business Acquisition Corp. In April 2006, the name was changed to Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. We are a holding company and conduct all of our operations through our wholly owned subsidiary Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp. Investors in the offering by the Company will purchase shares of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., the Maryland holding company.

The Company acquired a mortgage brokerage division in May 2006 through the acquisition of Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp., an Indiana corporation (“FFMC”). FFMC is a mortgage broker and generates revenues by originating mortgage loans that are funded by third parties.

Prior to the acquisition, the Company did not commence operations and did not have any assets or liabilities. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus are the financial statements of FFMC.

Currently, the Company’s principal line of business is engaging as a mortgage broker. Our services include originating and processing mortgage loans at our offices. We are licensed currently as a mortgage broker in Indiana, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. The Company intends to operate the planned expansion of FFMC to build a nationwide broker infrastructure which the Company will use as a distribution channel for its mortgage business and, in the long term, the Company intends to offer additional financial services and products. The proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock will be used by the Company for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, expanding our operations.

The Company Offering
 
We are offering a minimum of 375,000 shares of our common stock for sale and a maximum of 625,000 shares of our common stock for sale through Alaron Financial Services, Inc., the underwriter, on a best efforts basis, at a price per share of $2.00. As of January 25, 2007 there were 3,819,681 shares of our common stock outstanding.
 
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Upon completion of this offering there will be 4,194,681   shares of common stock outstanding if the minimum number of shares is sold and 4,444,681 shares of common stock outstanding if the maximum number of shares is sold. If the maximum number of shares is sold and the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option, then there would be a total of 4,538,431   shares of common stock outstanding.
 
Additional Information
 
Our principal executive office is located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825. The telephone number at that address is (260) 490-5363. We maintain a site on the World Wide Web at www.freedomfinancialmortgage.net as a website for our subsidiary, FFMC. The information on the subsidiary website should not be considered part of this document and is not incorporated into this Prospectus by reference. This web address of the subsidiary is, and is intended to be, an inactive textual reference. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the combined operations the Company and FFMC.
 
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INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS
 
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this prospectus to “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company” are references to the combined business of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation. The terms “we,” “us,” or “our” in each case do not include the selling stockholders. References to “Freedom Financial” are reference to Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. individually, and References to “FFMC” are references to Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation, individually.
 
RISK FACTORS
 
The purchase of shares of the Company’s common stock involves a high-degree of risk. Prospective Shareholders should carefully consider the risks described below in addition to other information set forth in this Prospectus before making a business and/or financial decision to become a Shareholder of the Company and purchase shares of our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described below are not exclusive. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known or that the Company currently deems immaterial may also impair its business operations. If one or more of the following risks actually occur, the Company's business operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In that case, an investor may lose all or part of his or her financial participation.

FINANCIAL RISKS

We have approximately $ 150,000 in cash and we will receive a maximum of $1,150,000 in net proceeds from the Company offering and a maximum of $3,231,627 in net proceeds if all of the warrants being registered in the Selling Security Holder offering are exercised. If we are unable to raise more money we will not be able to fully execute our business plan.

As of January 15, 2007, we had approximately $50,000   in cash, plus $100,000 of stock subscriptions receivable, available to fund our operations. If we are successful in raising the full amount under the Company offering, we will have aggregate working capital of approximately $1,200,000.

The amounts and timing of our expenditures will depend primarily on our ability to raise additional capital. We may seek to satisfy our future funding requirements through new offerings of securities or from other sources, including loans from our controlling stockholders. Additional financing may not be available when needed or on terms acceptable to us. We have a current commitment for additional financing in the amount of $200,000 in the form of a line of credit from Tower Bank which is secured by the equity in the office building. The terms of the line of credit allow for interest only daily withdrawals and deposits at prime plus ¼%. Unavailability of further financing may require us to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of the aspects of our business plan. To the extent we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, your ownership interest would be diluted.
 
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RISKS RELATED TO THE MORTGAGE INDUSTRY
 
We might not be successful in achieving our investment objectives if there are significant changes in the economic and regulatory environment surrounding residential mortgage loans.

Our anticipated investment in the residential mortgage brokerage industry will be subject to risks related to national economic conditions, changes in the investment climate for residential mortgage loans, changes in local real estate market conditions, changes in interest rates, changes in the values of all assets owned or held as collateral by the company, governmental rules and fiscal policies, and other factors beyond the control of our management. Changes in these economic and regulatory factors could cause consumers to refrain from purchasing properties, reduce any tax benefits we provide to our Shareholders, or otherwise render unattractive some of the ways we do business.

Income may be affected by many factors including, but not limited to: (1) the inability to achieve or maintain gross revenues as projected; (2) adverse changes in general economic conditions which would affect the purchasing of homes among the public; (3) the lack of acceptance by the local community of the Company's product; (4) adverse local conditions, such as competitive conditions; (5) the failure of the real estate market to develop as expected; (6) governmental regulation; or (7) catastrophes such as fires, earthquakes and floods. Income is subject to various factors, including the above, and may fluctuate from time to time, whereas some expenses related to the real estate business industry, such as interest rates, loan payments, taxes, utility costs, maintenance costs and insurance, tend either to be fixed or to increase.
 
Additionally, the Company is in the early stages of development, which makes an evaluation of its business operations and its prospects difficult. As a result, the Company has a limited operating history and cannot forecast operating expenses based on historic results.
 
Our competitors are larger, more diversified, and have extensive experience in the mortgage brokerage industry.

We are in a development stage and, accordingly, our competitors are larger, more diversified, and may have more experience in the mortgage brokerage industry. FFMC will compete with others engaged in the mortgage brokerage business, many of whom have greater financial resources and experience than our management or the Company. Competition in our market niche depends upon a number of factors including price and interest rates of the loan, speed of loan processing, reliability, quality of service and support services.
 
Our business may be significantly harmed by a slowdown in the economies of Florida, Indiana or Georgia, where we conduct a significant amount of business.
 
Since inception, a significant portion of the mortgage loans we have brokered (approximately 98%) have been secured by property in Florida, Indiana, and Georgia. An overall decline in the economy or the residential real estate market, or the occurrence of a natural disaster that is not covered by standard homeowners’ insurance policies, in one of the aforementioned states could decrease the value of mortgaged properties in those states. This, in turn, might discourage consumers from purchasing homes in these areas. This could restrict our success in attracting clients and significantly harm our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
 
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The Company has limited experience in the real estate markets outside of Florida, Indiana, and Georgia. To the extent that we expand our operations to new markets, our business operations may suffer from our lack of experience, which may adversely affect our revenues.

Currently, FFMC operates primarily in Florida, Indiana and Georgia. Depending on the market and our performance, we plan to expand our operations throughout the United States. However, we have limited experience outside of the markets in which we currently operate. Real estate markets vary greatly from location to location and the rights of secured real estate lenders vary considerably from state to state. Our limited experience in most U.S. real estate markets may impact our ability to make prudent investment decisions. Accordingly, where we deem it necessary we may work with independent real estate advisors and local legal counsel in markets where we lack experience. You will not have the opportunity to evaluate the qualifications of such advisors and no assurances can be given that they will render prudent advice to us. Therefore, we can provide no assurances that we will be successful in any geographic expansion of our operations or that we will be able to mitigate the risk of such expansion by working with local brokers or lawyers. Any difficulties encountered by us in this regard could adversely affect our operating results, slow down our expansion plans or result in a reduction of loan origination, any of which may diminish our revenues.

We are subject to losses due to fraudulent and negligent acts on the part of loan applicants, mortgage brokers, other vendors and our employees.
 
When FFMC brokers mortgage loans, we rely heavily upon information supplied by third parties including the information contained in the loan application, property appraisal, title information and employment and income documentation. If any of this information is intentionally or negligently misrepresented and such misrepresentation is not detected prior to loan funding, the value of the loan may be significantly lower than expected. Whether a misrepresentation is made by the loan applicant, the mortgage broker, another third party or one of our own employees, we generally bear the risk of loss associated with the misrepresentation.

If we experience a significant number of such fraudulent or negligent acts, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations would be significantly harmed.

FFMC must maintain a minimum adjusted net worth to remain in good standing with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

In order to maintain approval with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), a licensed Supervised Loan Correspondent must maintain an adjusted net worth of at least $63,000 dollars and $25,000 dollars for each branch office. In the event that a Supervised Loan Correspondent falls below the minimum requirements HUD has the ability to pursue administrative action which may include a letter of reprimand, probation, suspension or withdrawal of the license.
 
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FFMC is registered with HUD as a Supervised Loan Correspondent and must maintain a total adjusted net worth of $113,000 ($63,000 dollars for the main office and $25,000 dollars for each of the two (2) branch offices). It appears that over the last year, the company may have violated the minimum adjusted net capital requirement set by HUD. There is a possibility that HUD may conduct an audit of FFMC. As such, an audit could result in administrative action which could affect the Company’s status as a HUD licensed entity. However, the Company has instituted new policies to ensure that the Company will not fall below the minimum HUD requirements and the Company will monitor its status for compliance with the minimum requirements on a monthly basis. Only approximately five percent (5%) of the Company’s business is derived from HUD.

The multi-jurisdictional scope of our operations exposes us to risks of noncompliance with an increasing and inconsistent body of complex laws and regulations at the federal, state and local levels.
 
Because we intend to provide mortgage brokerage services in multiple states, we must comply with the laws and regulations, as well as judicial and administrative decisions, of all of these jurisdictions, as well as an extensive body of federal law and regulations. The volume of new or modified laws and regulations has increased in recent years, and, in addition, individual cities and counties have begun to enact laws that restrict sub-prime loan origination activities in those cities and counties. The laws and regulations of each of these jurisdictions are different, complex and, in some cases, in direct conflict with each other. As our operations continue to grow, it may be more difficult to comprehensively identify, to accurately interpret and to properly program our technology systems and effectively train our personnel with respect to all of these laws and regulations, thereby potentially increasing our exposure to the risks of noncompliance with these laws and regulations.
 
Our failure to comply with these laws can lead to:
 
 
·
 
civil and criminal liability;
       
  
·
 
loss of approved status;
       
  
·
 
demands for indemnification or loan repurchases from purchasers of our loans; and
       
  
·
 
class action lawsuits.

BUSINESS RISKS
 
The inability to attract and retain qualified employees could significantly harm our business.
 
FFMC will depend upon our wholesale account executives and retail loan officers to attract borrowers by, among other things, developing relationships with financial institutions, other mortgage companies and brokers, real estate agents, borrowers and others. We believe that these relationships lead to repeat and referral business. The market for skilled executive officers, account executives and loan officers is highly competitive and historically has experienced a high rate of turnover. In addition, if a manager leaves our company there is an increased likelihood that other members of his or her team will follow. Competition for qualified account executives and loan officers may lead to increased hiring and retention costs. If FFMC is unable to attract or retain a sufficient number of skilled account executives at manageable costs, FFMC will be unable to continue to attract borrowers, which will ultimately reduce our revenues.
 
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An interruption in or breach of our information systems may result in lost business.
 
FFMC relies heavily upon communications and information systems to conduct its business. As we implement our growth strategy and increase our volume of loan brokerage, that reliance will increase. Any failure or interruption or breach in security of our information systems or the third-party information systems on which we rely could cause delays and could result in fewer loan applications being received and slower processing of applications. The occurrence of any failures or interruptions could significantly harm our business.
 
The success and growth of our business will depend upon our ability to adapt to and implement technological changes.
 
Our mortgage brokerage business is currently dependent upon our ability to effectively interface with our brokers, borrowers and other third parties and to efficiently process loan applications and closings. The origination process is becoming more dependent upon technological advancement, such as the ability to process applications over the Internet, accept electronic signatures, provide process status updates instantly and other customer-expected conveniences that are cost-efficient to our process. Implementing this new technology and becoming proficient with it may also require significant capital expenditures. As these requirements increase in the future, we will have to fully develop these technological capabilities to remain competitive or our business will be significantly harmed.
 
Our financial results fluctuate as a result of seasonality and other timing factors, which makes it difficult to predict our future performance.
 
The mortgage brokerage business is generally subject to seasonal trends. These trends reflect the general pattern of housing sales, which typically peak during the spring and summer seasons. As such, our quarterly operating results are expected to fluctuate in the future, reflecting the seasonality of the industry.

We face intense competition that could adversely impact our market share and our revenues.
 
As we seek to expand our business further, we will face a significant number of additional competitors, many of whom will be well established in the markets we seek to penetrate. Some of our competitors are much larger than we are, have better name recognition than we do, and have far greater financial and other resources than us.
 
The intense competition in the sub-prime mortgage industry has also led to rapid technological developments, evolving industry standards and frequent releases of new products and enhancements. As mortgage products are offered more widely through alternative distribution channels, such as the Internet, we may be required to make significant changes to our current retail and wholesale structure and information systems to compete effectively. Our inability to continue enhancing our current Internet capabilities, or to adapt to other technological changes in the industry, could significantly harm our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
 
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The Company recently moved headquarters and may not be able to find a tenant to sub-lease its prior office space.

In October 2006, the Company completed the purchase of an office building located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825. The building is approximately 16,000 square feet. The building has been renovated and the Company moved its headquarters to this new space in December 2006.

Until the move to the new headquarters, the Company rented office space. The base rental for the office space is $2,943 per month and the lease will end on June 30, 2009. The Company is still obligated to fulfill the terms of the lease for the office space. The Company is using and will continue to use its best efforts to sub-lease the office space. However, in the event that the Company is unable to find a tenant to sub-lease the space at the monthly rental rate, or is only able to find a tenant to pay a rent at a rate less than that is called for in the lease, the Company will be obligated to pay the monthly rate due, or the difference between the rate the sub-tenant pays and the leased rate, pursuant to the lease which expires in June 2009. As of the date of this Prospectus the Company has not found a sub-tenant to occupy the space. To the extent that the Company has to continue to make payments pursuant to the lease it may have an adverse effect on the Company.

CONCENTRATED CONTROL RISKS

The management team collectively has the power to make all major decisions regarding the company without the need to get consent from any stockholder or other person.

Presently our management team collectively owns 72.2% of the outstanding common stock. After the Company offering is completed our management and directors will own 64.7% of the outstanding common stock if the minimum number of shares are sold and 56.3% if the maximum number of shares are sold. Our management and directors, therefore, have significant voting power in determining major decisions regarding our affairs, including decisions regarding whether or not to issue stock and for what consideration, whether or not to sell all or substantially all of our assets and for what consideration and whether or not to authorize more stock for issuance or otherwise amend our charter or bylaws. The management and directors will also have significant voting power in the election of our directors and to dictate our policies.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR SECURITIES AND THE MARKET FOR OUR SECURITIES

There is no public market for our common stock and if a market for our stock develops, it may be highly volatile.
 
No market currently exists for our shares, and none may develop following the Company offering. We intend to seek quotation of our securities on the over-the-counter bulletin board. However, to be quoted on the bulletin board a market maker must file a form 211 application relating to the Company and our common stock. It is possible that no market maker will be willing to file a form 211 application on our behalf. Our failure to create a market for our common stock would result in the purchasers of the shares offered under this prospectus being unable to dispose of their shares in any effective commercial manner.
 
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Since we are relatively thinly capitalized and our stock is a penny stock, if a market in our stock is ever developed, our stock price may become highly volatile. There has been no established public trading market for our common stock and, none of our shares are currently eligible for sale in a public trading market. As a result, investors may find it difficult to dispose of our securities, or to obtain accurate quotations of the price of our securities. This lack of information limits the liquidity of our common stock, and likely will have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock and on our ability to raise additional capital.

Further, even if a public market develops, the volume of trading in our common stock will presumably be limited and likely be dominated by a few individual stockholders. The limited volume, if any, will make the price of our common stock subject to manipulation by one or more stockholders and will significantly limit the number of shares that one can purchase or sell in a short period of time.

The equity markets have, on occasion, experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market prices for many companies’ securities that have often been unrelated to the operating performance of these companies. Any such fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. As a result, stockholders may be unable to sell their shares, or may be forced to sell them at a loss.

Another terrorist attack similar to the events that occurred on September 11, 2001 could have an adverse effect on our Company.

A terrorist attack on the United States, similar to what happened on September 11, 2001, could prevent us from achieving the objectives in our business plan. The adverse conditions in financial markets that could result from terrorist activities in the U.S. would likely prevent or impair our company’s ability to obtain capital from public and private investors. We will not be able to successfully pursue our business plan if we are unable to secure additional capital.

We do not plan to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future and investors will be wholly dependent upon the market for the common stock to realize economic benefit from their investment.
 
As holders of shares of our common stock, you will only be entitled to receive those dividends that are declared by our board of directors out of surplus. We do not expect to have any surplus available for the declaration of dividends in the foreseeable future. Indeed, there is no assurance that such a surplus will ever materialize to permit payment of dividends to you as holders of the shares. The board of directors will determine future dividend policy based upon our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, reserve needs and other circumstances. Furthermore, even if we have surplus, we intend to retain any earnings to finance future growth.
 
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Because our stock is considered a penny stock, any investment in our stock is considered to be a high-risk investment and is subject to restrictions on marketability.  

Our common stock is a "penny stock" within the meaning of Rule 15g-9 to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which is generally an equity security with a price of less than $5.00. Our common stock is subject to rules that impose sales practice and disclosure requirements on certain broker-dealers who engage in certain transactions involving a penny stock. Under the penny stock regulations, a broker-dealer selling penny stock to anyone other than an established customer or "accredited investor" must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and must receive the purchaser's written consent to the transaction prior to the sale, unless the broker-dealer is otherwise exempt. Generally, an individual with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 individually or $300,000 together with his or her spouse is considered an accredited investor.

In addition, the penny stock regulations require the broker-dealer to:

 
·
deliver, prior to any transaction involving a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the penny stock market, unless the broker-dealer or the transaction is otherwise exempt;

 
·
disclose commissions payable to the broker-dealer and the Registered Representative and current bid and offer quotations for the securities; and

 
·
send monthly statements disclosing recent price information with respect to the penny stock held in a customer's account, the account's value and information regarding the limited market in penny stocks.

Because of these regulations, broker-dealers may encounter difficulties in their attempt to sell shares of our common stock, which may affect the ability of holders of our capital stock to sell their shares in the secondary market and have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market. These additional sales practice and disclosure requirements could impede the sale of our securities. In addition, the liquidity of our securities may be decreased, with a corresponding decrease in the price of our securities. Our common stock in all probability will be subject to such penny stock rules and our stockholders will, in all likelihood, find it difficult to sell their securities.

Certain provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and Maryland law may make it more difficult for a third party to effect a change- in-control.  

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Board of Directors to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The preferred stock may be issued in one or more series, the terms of which may be determined at the time of issuance by the Board of Directors without further action by the stockholders. These terms may include voting rights including the right to vote as a series on particular matters, preferences as to dividends and liquidation, conversion rights, redemption rights and sinking fund provisions. The issuance of any preferred stock could diminish the rights of holders of our common stock, and therefore could reduce the value of such common stock. In addition, specific rights granted to future holders of preferred stock could be used to restrict our ability to merge with, or sell assets to, a third party. The ability of the Board of Directors to issue preferred stock could make it more difficult, delay, discourage, prevent or make it more costly to acquire the Company or effect a change-in-control.
 
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Maryland’s corporate take-over statute affords the Company protection in potential “business combinations” with parties who are “interested stockholders.” Such a business combination requires the approval of 80 percent of all outstanding shares and two-thirds of the outstanding shares that are disinterested in the business combination.

An “interested stockholder” is one that is the beneficial owner of 10 percent or more of the voting power of the corporation after the date the corporation had 100 or more beneficial owners of its stock. A “business combination” includes, among other transactions, a merger or share exchange, a sale, lease or transfer in a 12-month period to an interested stockholder of assets valued at 10 percent or more of the market value of the corporation’s outstanding stock or its net worth, and the issuance to an interested stockholder of equity securities of the corporation valued at 5 percent or more of the corporation’s market value. These provisions are subject to many qualifications and exceptions.

If an active public market for our shares of common stock does not develop, our stock will be illiquid and you may lose all or a portion of your investment.
 
An active public market for our common stock may not develop or be sustained. The price at which our common stock will trade after the Company offering may be lower than the price at which our stock is sold in the Company offering. Market prices for our common stock will be influenced by a number of factors, including:
 
 
·
 
the issuance of new equity securities pursuant to this, or a future, offering;
       
  
·
 
changes in interest rates;
       
  
·
 
competitive developments, including announcements by us or our competitors of new products or services or significant contracts, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
       
  
·
 
variations in quarterly operating results;
       
  
·
 
changes in financial estimates by securities analysts;
       
  
·
 
the depth and liquidity of the market for our common stock; and
       
  
·
 
investor perceptions of our company and the sub-prime and non-conforming mortgage industry generally.

GENERAL INVESTMENT RISKS

No market studies have been performed regarding this Offering.

No studies regarding the effect of this Offering have been conducted. In formulating the Company's business plan, the Company has relied on the judgment of the officers, directors and consultants. The effect of the sale of the shares or our common stock has not been analyzed for its effect on the Company's operations, its ability to obtain funds or financing. As a result, the Company may not be able to sell a sufficient portion of the Company offering to allow it to operate successfully. Even if the Company does sell the entire Company offering it may still not become profitable and you may lose your entire investment.
 
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Your investment will be subject to immediate and substantial dilution.

The proposed $2 initial public offering price is substantially higher than our net tangible book value per share of $0.55, immediately after the Company offering. As a result, you will pay a price per share that substantially exceeds the book value of our assets after subtracting our liabilities. With an offering price of $2 per share of common stock, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution of $1.45   per share of common stock, representing the difference between our pro forma net tangible book value per share after giving effect to the Company offering at the $2 offering price assuming that the maximum offering of shares is effected . See “Dilution.”

Your investment will be subject to an offering price determined based upon negotiations between the Company and the underwriter.  
 
The offering price of the shares of our common stock has been determined based upon the management’s experience with similar projects and the negotiations with the underwriter. The offering price of the shares of our common stock is no indication of their value or the value of Company assets. The price of our common stock may decline after the offering by the Company.

Our management will have broad discretion in the application of Distributable Cash.

Thereafter, the Company may use funds solely for (i) actual capital investment in the business operations and/or assets of the Company and/or FFMC; and (ii) payment of organization and syndication fees and expenses related to the offering by the Company. Although the Company has designated specific use for the proceeds of the Company offering, the Company's management shall have wide discretion as to the exact priority and timing of the allocation of funds raised from the Company offering. The allocation of the proceeds of the Company offering may vary significantly depending upon numerous factors and may be used disproportionately to that set forth in the “Use of Proceeds.” The Company's management may invest the proceeds from the offering by the Company in ways in which not all the shareholders may agree.

The estimates and projections contained in this Prospectus may not be realized.

Any estimates or projections in this Prospectus have been prepared on the basis of assumptions and hypotheses, which our management believes to be reasonable. However, no assurance can be given that the potential benefits described in this Prospectus will prove to be available.

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Investment in the Company is highly speculative.

Investment in the Company is speculative and by investing, each investor assumes the risk of losing their entire capital investment. Our management believes that by operating as a mortgage broker an investor’s capital will be preserved for their benefit and a reasonable return in the form of cash distributions will be able to be paid to Shareholders of the Company. However, this objective of our management may not be realized and there is no guarantee of any return on a Shareholder’s investment. You may lose some or all of your investment. Only Shareholders who are able to bear the loss of their entire investment, and who otherwise meet the qualifications discussed in this Prospectus should consider purchasing the shares of our common stock.

The Company may not have the ability to continue as a going concern.

As is indicated in the financial statements, the Company incurred losses through December 31, 2005. In addition, the Company will require substantial additional funding for continuing the development and marketing of its products. The accountants indicated that these factors raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
 
The Company is addressing the concerns raised by the accountants by raising funds, pursuant to the Company offering, to meet net capital and working requirements. The Company plans to use a portion of the proceeds to retain experienced wholesale account executives and retail loan officers with particular skills in the commercialization and marketing of its products and to attain technology to develop already existing and additional products. While there is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain sufficient additional funds or that such funds, if available, will be on terms satisfactory to the Company, our management believes that the raising of additional funds will allow the Company to continue as a going concern.

You will have little control over operations.

Our management has complete authority to make decisions regarding our day-to-day operations. Our management may take actions with which you disagree. You will not have any right to object to most management decisions unless the management breaches its duties. You will be able to remove the management only by vote of Shareholders requiring a 75% interest in the shares of the company or in other limited instances. Our Shareholders will not be able to amend our bylaws in ways that adversely affect our management without its consent.

We are currently dependent upon the key personnel of our management and the loss of their services, and particularly the services of Brian Kistler, Robin W. Hunt, and Rodney J. Sinn could have a detrimental affect upon the Company.

Our success depends to a significant extent upon the continued service of the officers of the Company and FFMC. The departure of those officers, particularly of Brian Kistler, Robin W. Hunt and/or Rodney J. Sinn, could materially and adversely affect our operations. The Company does not maintain employment agreements with, or key man insurance on Mr. Hunt or Mr. Sinn. However, Mr. Sinn and Mr. Hunt do maintain employment agreements with FFMC. Additionally, Mr. Kistler maintains an employment agreement with the Company.
 
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We are required to indemnify our officers and directors for good faith actions and the indemnification obligation may cause any liability it incurs to be paid by the Company.

Under our bylaws our officers and directors are not liable to us for any act or omission that they take in good faith, except for active and deliberate dishonesty or a criminal act of the officers or directors. Under certain circumstances our management will be entitled to indemnification from us for losses they incur in defending actions arising out of their positions as management of the Company.

The shares of our common stock purchased in the offering by the Company will be subordinate to the rights of our wholly owned operating subsidiary’s existing and future creditors.
 
We are a holding company and our only assets are and will be the shares of capital stock of our wholly owned operating subsidiary, FFMC, an Indiana corporation. As a holding company without independent means of generating operating revenues, we depend upon dividends and other payments from FFMC to fund our obligations and meet our cash needs. Our expenses may include the salaries of our executive officers, insurance and professional fees. Financial covenants under the existing or future loan agreements of FFMC, or provisions of the Indiana Corporations Code, may limit FFMC’s ability to make sufficient dividend or other payments to us to permit us to fund our obligations or meet our cash needs, in whole or in part. By virtue of this holding-company structure, the shares of our common stock purchased in the Company offering will be structurally junior in right of payment to all existing and future liabilities of FFMC.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This Prospectus (and the documents made available to potential Shareholders) contains forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to future events or the Company's future financial performance. Any statement that is not a reference to historical fact is a forward-looking statement. For example, in some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as " could ," " may ," " will ," " should ," " expect ," " plan ," " intend ," " anticipate ," " believe ," " estimate ," " predict ," " potential " or " continue ," the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. These statements are only hypotheses and predictions. Actual events or results may, and often do, differ materially. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various important factors, including the risks described above under " Risk Factors " and in other parts of this Prospectus. These factors may cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement.

Although the expectations reflected in all forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither the Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any forward-looking statements. The Company is under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Prospectus to conform them to actual results or to changes in the Company's expectations.
 
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USE OF PROCEEDS
 
The proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock being offered by the Company pursuant to this prospectus will be approximately $1,150,000, if the entire $1,250,000 is raised in this offering, and assuming underwriting commissions of eight percent (8%) are paid.

We will utilize the proceeds from the offering by the Company to expand our mortgage brokerage operations by providing an additional source of funding that can be used to fund our marketing and geographic expansion expenses, for expansion of the business of the Company and general corporate and working capital purposes, including to:

 
·
Expand existing operations of the subsidiary;
     
 
·
Invest in technology to improve our infrastructure;
     
 
·
Open additional offices; and
     
 
·
Hire additional staff

Additionally, we may to use some of the proceeds to pursue other business opportunities that we may encounter.

Further, with regard to the expansion of our mortgage brokerage operations, these proceeds will be used to provide an additional source of funding that can be used to build a nationwide broker infrastructure. Initially, we intend to concentrate our mortgage brokerage operations throughout the areas in which we have experience, specifically Indiana, Georgia and Florida. Depending on the market and our performance, we anticipate expanding our mortgage brokerage operations throughout the United States. Our strategies and timing for such expansion, however, are still under development. Any such expansion may involve opening new offices, adding professional staff, increasing our marketing activities and developing enhanced information technology systems to serve a broader market. We anticipate using a portion of the proceeds from both offerings to fund such expenses.

We may also consider from time to time strategic opportunities to enhance our business through acquisitions, joint ventures or securitization arrangements. Proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock may be used to pursue such opportunities. We do not have any present commitments with respect to any acquisitions or other strategic transactions.

Our management will retain significant discretion in determining how to use the proceeds from the offering by the Company. In making any decision about the use of proceeds, we will consider our capital resources. Further, our decisions about the use of proceeds will be influenced by changing business conditions and the availability of attractive investment opportunities.

We will have complete discretion over how we may use the proceeds, if any, from the offering by the Company. We cannot assure purchasers that our use of the net proceeds will not vary substantially due to unforeseen factors. Pending use of the proceeds from the Company offering, we may invest all or a portion of such proceeds in marketable securities, equity securities of other companies, short-term, interest-bearing securities, U.S. Government securities, money market investments and short-term, interest-bearing deposits in banks. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for additional information regarding our sources and uses of capital.
 
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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
 
The offering price of the shares of our common stock being offered by the Company pursuant to this prospectus has been established at $2.00 per share of our common stock. This price per share was determined solely by negotiation with the underwriter. The offering price does not necessarily bear any relationship to our book value, assets, past operating results, financial condition or any other established criteria of value.

Although our common stock is not listed on a public exchange, we will be filing to obtain a listing on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) concurrently with the filing of this Prospectus. However, there is no assurance that our common stock, once it becomes listed on a public exchange, will trade at market prices in excess of the initial public offering price as prices for the common stock in any public market which may develop will be determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the depth and liquidity of the market for the common stock, investor perception of us and general economic and market conditions. The offering price should not be considered a determination of the actual present or future value of the shares of our common stock.

DILUTION
 
Dilution represents the difference between the net tangible book value per share of common stock in the Company, both before and after the offering by the Company. Net tangible book value per share or our common stock is the difference between the Company's tangible assets and its liabilities, divided by the number of shares of our common stock outstanding. Shareholders in the offering by the Company will encounter an immediate seventy two and one-half percent (72.5%) dilution of their shares of our common stock based on the number of shares of common stock the Company has already issued, assuming the maximum offering is sold.

The aggregate number of shares of our common stock issued before the offering by the Company was 3,819,681. The aggregate capital contribution for those shares was $1,325,156. The average net tangible book value per share of our common stock is $0.3469.

OFFERING

Maximum Offering 625,000 Shares ($1,250,000)

Assuming all 625,000 of the shares of our common stock authorized pursuant to this offering are subscribed for 4,444,681 shares will be issued and outstanding and the net tangible book value of the Company's shares of common stock would equal $2,460,046 or approximately $0.55 per Share. The following table illustrates the per Share dilution:
 
   
  Per Share  
 
Price Per Share
 
$
2.00
 
Net Tangible Book Value Per Share Prior to Offering
 
$
0.3469
 
Increase in Net Tangible Book Value Per Share
 
$
0.2066
 
Net Tangible Book Value Per Share After Offering
 
$
0.5535
 
Dilution to Shareholders
 
$
1.4465
 
Percentage Dilution to Shareholders
 
72.5
%

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Minimum Offering 375,000 Shares ($750,000)
 
Assuming the minimum of 375,000 of the shares of our common stock authorized pursuant to the Company offering are subscribed for 4,194,681 shares will be issued and outstanding and the net tangible book value of the Company's shares of common stock would equal $2,000,046 or approximately $0.48 per Share. The following table illustrates the per Share dilution:

   
  Per Share
 
Price Per Share
 
$
2.00
 
Net Tangible Book Value Per Share Prior to Offering
 
$
0.3469
 
Increase in Net Tangible Book Value Per Share
 
$
0.1299
 
Net Tangible Book Value Per Share After Offering
 
$
0.4768
 
Dilution to Shareholders
 
$
1.5232
 
Percentage Dilution to Shareholders
 
76
%
 
UNDERWRITING

In connection with the offering being made by the Company pursuant to this prospectus, we, by and through the underwriter, are offering the shares of our common stock at $2.00 per share on a "best efforts," Minimum/Maximum basis. This means that the minimum number of shares that can be sold in the offering is 375,000 and the maximum number of shares to be sold in the offering is 625,000. These shares will be offered for sale during an offering period (the “Company Offering Period”) that extends for seven (7) months following date of this prospectus, provided however, that if the minimum offering is not sold within ninety (90) days of the date of this prospectus the offering period will end on the ninetieth day after the date of this prospectus. The seven (7) month offering period includes the 30 day period for the sale of the over-allotment option.

We have granted an over-allotment option to the underwriter. Under this option, the underwriter may elect to offer a maximum of 93,750 additional shares above the 625,000 maximum offering amount.

All proceeds received for the offering by the Company will be promptly deposited in an escrow account with Tower Bank and will not be released to us unless at least 375,000 shares are sold on or before 90 days after the date of this prospectus. If this threshold is not reached within the prescribed time, all funds placed in the escrow account will be promptly returned, without interest or deduction.
 
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Should the minimum offering be reached within the initial 90 day period of the Company Offering Period, we may immediately receive the minimum proceeds, less offering expenses, and may continue to sell the offering until the maximum offering is reached, if possible. Therefore, it is possible that purchasers of the shares may have their funds in escrow for as much as 90 days before the offering is closed.  

If it becomes necessary to reach the minimum offering, our company’s officers, directors and employees each have the right to purchase up to 10% of the shares in this offering. Such right to purchase shares of this offering is limited to a total of 10% of the offering for all officers, directors and employees as a group.

Purchasers will have no right to the return of their funds during the term of the escrow.  

We have been advised by the underwriter that the underwriter proposes to offer the shares to the public at the offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. The underwriter has advised us that the underwriter proposes to offer the securities through members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or NASD, and may allow concessions, in its discretion, to certain selected dealers who are members of the NASD and who agree to sell the securities in conformity with the NASD's Conduct Rules. Such concessions will not exceed the amount of the underwriting discount that the underwriter is to receive.  

Our officers and directors may introduce the underwriter to persons to consider this offering by the Company and to purchase securities either through the underwriter or through participating dealers. In this connection, no securities have been reserved for those purchases and officers and directors will not receive any commissions or any other compensation.

We have agreed to pay to the underwriter a commission or underwriting discount of eight percent (8%) of the gross proceeds of this offering by the Company.

We must pay all expenses normally related to an underwriting including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of legal counsel for us and the underwriter, printing, accounting, postage, SEC and NASD filing fees, and state fees. The underwriter will pay the expenses relating to obtaining meeting rooms, food and beverage charges and other expenses related to holding informational meetings with respect to the Company offering for institutional and retail investors. We have advanced $10,000 to the underwriter to apply to its expenses incurred in this offering by the Company.

We have granted the underwriter a two-year right of first refusal to act as the lead underwriter in any public or private offering effected by us from two (2) years after the closing of the Company offering. Further, should any investor introduced to us by the underwriter invest in our securities during the two-year period following the closing of the Company offering, the underwriter would be entitled to receive an eight percent commission on the sale.
 
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Prior to the Company offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. Consequently, the initial public offering price of the common stock has been determined through negotiations between us and the underwriter.

Among the factors considered in determining the public offering prices were the history of, and the prospects for, our business, an assessment of our management, our past and present operations, its development and the general condition of the securities market at the time of the Company offering.   The initial public offering prices do not necessarily bear any relationship to our assets, book value, earnings or other established criteria of value. Such prices are subject to change as a result of market conditions and other factors, and no assurance can be given that a public market for the securities will develop after the closing of the initial public offering, or if a public market in fact develops, that such public market will be sustained, or that the securities can be resold at any time at the offering or any other price. See "Risk Factors."

At the closing of the Company Offering Period, we will issue to the underwriter and/or persons related to the underwriter, for nominal consideration, warrants to purchase up to an amount equal to seven percent (7%) of the total number of common shares which have been sold during the Company offering. These warrants are sometimes referred to in this prospectus as Agent Warrants. The Agent Warrants will be exercisable at any time after one year from the effective date of the Registration Statement and shall expire, if not exercised, five (5) years from the effective date of the Registration Statement. The initial exercise price of each Agent Warrant shall be $2.20 per underlying share (110%) of the public offering price). The Agent Warrants will be restricted from sale, transfer, assignment or hypothecation for a period of twelve months from the effective date by the holder, except (i) to officers of the Underwriter and members of the selling group and officers and partners thereof; (ii) by will; or (iii) by operation of law.

The Agent Warrants contain provisions providing for appropriate adjustment in the event of any merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split or similar transaction. The Agent warrants contain net issuance provisions permitting the holders thereof to elect to exercise the Agent Warrants in whole or in part and instruct us to withhold from the securities issuable upon exercise, a number of securities, valued at the current fair market value on the date of exercise, to pay the exercise price. Such net exercise provision has the effect of requiring us to issue shares of common stock without a corresponding increase in capital. A net exercise of the Agent Warrants will have the same dilutive effect on the interests of our shareholders as will a cash exercise. The Agent Warrants do not entitle the holders thereof to any rights as a shareholder until such agents warrants are exercised and shares of common stock are purchased thereunder.

The Agent Warrants and the securities issuable thereunder may not be offered for sale except in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act. The Agent Warrants are being registered as part of the selling security holders offering.
 
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We have agreed to indemnify the underwriter against any costs or liabilities incurred by the underwriter by reason of misstatements or omissions to state material factors in connection with the statements made in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The underwriter has in turn agreed to indemnify us against any costs or liabilities by reason of misstatements or omissions to state material facts in connection with the statements made in the registration statement, including this prospectus, based on information relating to the underwriter and furnished in writing by the underwriter. To the extent that these provisions may purport to provide exculpation from possible liabilities arising under the federal securities laws, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is contrary to public policy and therefore unenforceable.

The underwriter has informed us that it does not expect sales accounts over which the underwriter has discretionary authority to exceed 5% of the shares of common stock being offered.

The foregoing is a summary of the principal terms of the agreements and documents described above and does not purport to be complete. Reference is made to copies of each such agreements and documents which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
On November 28, 2006 a complaint was filed in the Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County Justice Center in the State of Ohio in which FFMC was named as defendant. There are 22 named plaintiffs in the action. The complaint alleges violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 which prohibits the transmission of unsolicited facsimiles for advertisement. The Complaint also asserts violation Consumer Sales Practice Act, a related Ohio statute for the transmission of unsolicited facsimiles for advertisement. FFMC contracted with a third party for advertising services. The third party sent facsimile transmissions to the plaintiffs in the action. Damages for violation of the federal statute range from $500-$1500 per violation. Damages are $200 per violation of the Ohio statute; additionally, attorney’s fees may be awarded. The Company filed an answer to the complaint on February 7, 2007 in which it denied liability and asserted a complaint against the third party it contracted with for indemnification purposes. It is the intention of the Company to vigorously defend against all claims asserted in the complaint.

Other than the lawsuit mentioned above, the Company is currently not a party to any material litigation, nor is the Company aware of any pending or threatened claims.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
 
The Management of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
 
The following table sets forth information regarding our directors and officers. Executive Officers and Directors of the Company and their positions are as follows:
 
Name :
 
Position(s)
 
Age
Brian Kistler
 
Chief Executive Officer, Director
 
50
Robin W. Hunt
 
Chief Financial Officer, Director
 
42
Rodney J. Sinn
 
Director
 
42
Robert Houlihan
 
Director
 
68
Gregory Fields
 
Chief Operations Officer, Director
 
47
Robert W. Carteaux
 
Director
 
73
Stan Lipp
 
Director
 
69
 
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The Management of Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation

  The following table sets forth information regarding the officers of Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation:

Name
 
Position
 
Age
Rodney J. Sinn
 
President
 
42
Robin W. Hunt
 
Vice-President
 
42
Brian Kistler
 
Director
 
50
 
The principal occupation and business experience of each of our officers, directors and key employees, for at least the last five (5) years is as follows:

Brian Kistler . Mr. Kistler has extensive work history in the financial services industry. He began working at the securities firm Edward Jones in 1987 and over five (5) years increased his assets under management to $45 million dollars. Mr. Kistler then joined Linsco/Private Ledger in 1992, an independent broker/dealer firm, where he worked as an independent contractor. In 1994 he was recruited by broker/dealer Hillard Lyons to develop the northeast area of Indiana. During his time at Hillard/Lyons Mr. Kistler had assets under management of nearly $100 million dollars. In 1999 Mr. Kistler joined Raymond James & Associates to manage their recently acquired Fort Wayne, Indiana office. Subsequently, he became the manager of nine (9) Raymond James offices in Indiana. Mr. Kistler’s responsibilities included managing fifty-three employees. During his time as manager, the revenues and assets under management grew substantially as a direct result of Mr. Kistler’s ability to recruit, retain and train high quality financial advisors. Mr. Kistler left Raymond James in December 2005 to focus on the development of the Company.

Mr. Kistler is the founder of the Company and will serve as a Director and as its Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed to these positions on February 10, 2006.

Robin W. Hunt . Mr. Hunt has a diversified work history in the mortgage industry. In 1989 he began working at Project Renew and in 1990 he took over as the Executive Director. During his tenure at Project Renew, he reinvested over $15.5 million dollars into Fort Wayne’s older neighborhoods. Mr. Hunt was also responsible for the development and administration of federal and private loan programs. Additionally, he established Project Renew as a qualified housing agency with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He also qualified Project Renew to act as a mortgagee and project manager under the Federal Housing Administration 203K Program. During his time at Project Renew, he also became the Chief Financial Officer and was responsible for the annual accounting audit and bi-annual government audits.
 
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In March of 2000 Mr. Hunt joined FFMC. His responsibilities at FFMC have included development of financial management systems, staff policy and procedures and quality control procedures for FFMC. Additionally, he qualified FFMC for lender approval with the Federal Housing Administration and the Department of Veteran Affairs. Mr. Hunt maintains all daily financial duties including payroll and payroll taxes and oversees the annual financial audit. Further, he maintains all state licenses. During Mr. Hunt’s tenure, FFMC has expanded its geographic area and has established relationships with over 100 wholesale lenders. Mr. Hunt is the brother-in-law of Mr. Sinn.

Mr. Hunt joins the Company as the Chief Financial Officer and a Director. He was appointed to these positions on February 10, 2006. In addition, he will continue his duties with FFMC.

Rodney J. Sinn . Mr. Sinn is a dedicated and experienced mortgage professional who has focused on the mortgage business since 1989. In late 1997 Mr. Sinn formed FFMC and has worked there since that time. During his tenure at FFMC, the company has significantly increased its loan production, growing from 125 closings in 1998 to over 900 in 2003. Mr. Sinn is the President of FFMC. Additionally, Mr. Sinn is the brother-in-law of Mr. Hunt.

Mr. Sinn joins the Company as a director. He was appointed to this position on February 10, 2006. In addition, he will continue his duties with FFMC.

  Robert Houlihan . Mr. Houlihan has been in the insurance industry since 1959, when he joined the New England Fire Insurance Rating Association as an inspector. In 1968 Mr. Houlihan joined the staff of Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company as the supervisor of the Commercial Lines Department. He was named chief underwriter in 1969, manager of underwriting in 1976, and assistant vice president of underwriting in 1977. Mr. Houlihan was promoted to vice president - underwriting in 1983, assumed responsibility for building and grounds in 1998. From 1998 through June of 2003 Mr. Houlihan was vice president - building and grounds. Since June of 2003 Mr. Houlihan has been retired.

Mr. Houlihan graduated from Bryant College in Providence, RI, in 1957 with a degree in business administration.

Mr. Houlihan joins the Company as an independent director. He was appointed to this position on May 17, 2006.

  Gregory Fields . Mr. Fields is an experienced business development professional who has over 25 years of business operations experience. From 1991-2003 Mr. Fields was a founding team member and Vice-President of a small consumer electronics company, Innotek Pet Products, Inc., which was sold to an investment group. In 2003, he purchased his current company, G.K. Fields & Associates dba Action International which provides business management consulting services. Throughout the past three (3) years, Mr. Fields has assisted business owners by helping grow their own business-development potential through coaching in sales, marketing, teambuilding, customer service and leadership.
 
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Mr. Fields has a Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana Wesleyan University where he graduated cum laude. He also earned an Associates degree from Purdue University in management and an Electronics Communication Degree from Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne.

Mr. Fields joins the Company as a Director and the Chief Operating Officer. He was appointed as a Director on May 17, 2006 and he became the Chief Operating Officer on January 11, 2007.

Robert W. Carteaux . Mr. Carteaux has been an investor for his own account for the past five years. Prior to his retirement in 1997, he was the President and CEO of CTC, Inc., a wholesale consumer products distributor, for 31 years. During his business career Mr. Carteaux successfully founded five (5) businesses which he later sold to employees of each company.

Mr. Carteaux joins the Company as a Director. He was appointed to the position on December 4, 2006.

Stan Lipp . Mr. Lipp currently serves as the President of TreadBlaster Marketing, Inc., where he oversees the marketing and selling of the TreadBlaster products, and the Chairman of Carpet One in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Lipp has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public Administration from the University of Colorado. Mr. Lipp was the founder of Carpetland USA and worked with the company from 1960-1997. During that time he expanded the business into multiple states and locations. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of Carpet One in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Lipp has in the past, and currently serves on the boards of several charitable organizations and has been awarded many business honors including Sagamore of The Wabash by the State of Indiana Governor Evan Bayh.

Mr. Lipp joins the Company as a director. He was appointed to this position on December 4, 2006.

To the best of our knowledge, except as set forth herein, none of our directors or director nominees has been involved in any transactions with us or any of our directors, executive officers, affiliates or associates which are required to be disclosed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Family Relationships
 
There are no family relationships among our directors or officers other than that between Mr. Hunt and Mr. Sinn as described above.
 
Legal Proceedings

To the best of our knowledge, except as set forth herein, none of the directors or director designees to our knowledge has been convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors, or has been a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding during the past five years that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws, except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement.
 
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Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors
 
We do not have a nominating committee of the Board of Directors, or any committee performing similar functions. Nominees for election as a director are selected by the Board of Directors.
 
We do not yet have an audit committee or an audit committee financial expert. We expect to form such a committee composed of our non-employee directors. We may in the future attempt to add a qualified board member to serve as an audit committee financial expert in the future, subject to our ability to locate and compensate such a person.

We do not yet have a compensation committee of the Board of Directors. We expect to form such a committee in the future.

Except as disclosed in the applicable employment agreements discussed in the section of this document titled “Executive Compensation,”   “Employment Agreements” and as disclosed in the section of this document titled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” no arrangement or understanding exists between any executive officer and any other person pursuant to which any executive officer was selected to serve as an executive officer.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT  
 
The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of the date of this prospectus by (i) each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of our outstanding common stock, (ii) each director, (iii) each executive officer, and (iv) all executive officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the following persons is 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825.
 
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

Title of Class
 
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
 
Amount and nature of Beneficial Owner(1)
 
Percent of Class(2)
 
Common Stock
 
 
Brian Kistler
6461 N 100E
Ossian, IN 46777
 
1,715,457
 
45.7
%  
               
Common Stock
 
Rodney J. Sinn
17225 Rd 1
Spencerville, IN 46788
 
383,952
 
10.2
%  
               
Common Stock
 
Robin W. Hunt
17318 Dawkins RD
New Haven, IN 46774
 
252,286
 
6.7
%  
 
(1) Beneficial Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Each of the beneficial owners listed above has direct ownership of and sole voting power and investment power with respect to the shares of Company common stock.
 
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(2) A total of 3,819,681 shares of our common stock are considered to be outstanding pursuant to SEC Rule 13d-3(d)(1). For each Beneficial Owner above, any options exercisable within 60 days have been included in the denominator.

Security Ownership of Management

Title of Class
 
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
 
Amount and nature of Beneficial Owner(1)
 
Percent of Class(2)
 
Common Stock
 
Brian Kistler
6461 N 100E
Ossian, IN 46777
 
1,715,457
 
45.7
%  
               
Common Stock
 
Rodney J. Sinn
17225 Rd 1
Spencerville, IN 46788
 
383,952
 
10.2
%  
               
Common Stock
 
Robin W. Hunt
17318 Dawkins RD
New Haven, IN 46774
 
252,286
 
6.7
%  
               
Common Stock
 
Stanley P. Lipp
6615 Brotherhood Way
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825
 
176,471
 
4.7
%  
               
Common Stock
 
Robert W. Carteaux
700 Woodrcroft Ln.
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825
 
176,470
 
4.7
%  
               
Common Stock
 
Gregory K. Fields
918 Perry Woods Cove
Fort Wayne, Indiana
46925
 
7,500
 
0.2
%  
               
Common Stock
 
All executive officers and directors as a group
 
2,712,136
 
72.2
%  
 
( 1) Beneficial Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Each of the beneficial owners listed above has direct ownership of and sole voting power and investment power with respect to the shares of Company common stock.
 
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(2) A total of 3,819,681 shares of our common stock are considered to be outstanding pursuant to SEC Rule 13d-3(d)(1). For each Beneficial Owner above, any options exercisable within 60 days have been included in the denominator.

Change in Control

There are no arrangements that may result in a change in control or our company.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

The Company's authorized capital stock consists of 150,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock $0.001 par value per share. As of the date of this Prospectus, but before giving effect to the sale of shares of common stock pursuant to the offering by the Company, there will be 3,819,681 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. There are no shares of Class A Preferred Stock, Class B Preferred Stock or Class C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. As of the date of this Prospectus there are 1,397,811 warrants outstanding to purchase 1,397,811 shares of common stock.

The following description of our capital stock is intended as a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this Prospectus forms a part.

Common Stock

Each outstanding share of the common stock is entitled to equal voting rights, consisting of one vote per share. In the event we liquidate, dissolve or windup our operations, either voluntarily or involuntarily, each outstanding share of the common stock is entitled to share equally in our assets. The holders of the common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and as declared by the board of directors, out of funds legally available therefore. We have not paid cash dividends in the past and we do not expect to pay any within the foreseeable future since any earnings are expected to be reinvested.

Preferred Stock

All outstanding shares of our preferred stock have been converted into common stock. Upon conversion of the preferred stock, those shares of preferred stock resumed the status of authorized but unissued preferred shares available for issuance. Our board of directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholder, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more classes. In addition, our board of directors may fix the rights, preferences and privileges of any class of preferred stock it determines to issue. These rights may include such items as a preferential return in the event of our liquidation or the right to receive dividends if declared by the board of directors. Any or all of these rights may be superior to the common stock.
 
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Warrants  

Series A Warrants

The Company sold 337,325 Series A Warrants in a previous private placement which closed in January 2007. Each Series A Warrant gives the investor the right to subscribe and purchase, for a period of three (3) years from the date of the closing of the Company offering, one share of common stock of the Company. The purchase price of each share of common stock shall be equal to 120% of the price for common stock sold in the Company offering. Series A warrants are not exercisable by holders until one (1) year after the close of the Company offering.

The Company may call the Series A Warrants, upon 30 days’ written notice, after one (1) year if the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for any 20 consecutive trading days is at least 120% of the Company offering price per share ($2.00), and provided that all the shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the warrants are registered under an effective registration statement. The Company must simultaneously call all, but not less than all, of the Series A Warrants on the same terms. The call option expires three (3) years from the date of the closing of the Company offering.

Series B Warrants

The Company sold 337,325 Series B Warrants in a previous private placement which closed in January 2007. Each Series B Warrant gives the investor the right to subscribe and purchase, for a period of five (5) years from the date of the closing of the Company Offering Period one share of common stock of the Company. The purchase price of each share of common stock shall be equal to 150% of the price for common stock sold in the Company offering ($2.00). Series B warrants are not exercisable by holders until one (1) year after the close of the Company offering.

The Company may call the Series B Warrants, upon 30 days’ written notice, after two (2) years if the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for any 20 consecutive trading days is at least 150% of the Company offering price per share, and provided that all the shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the warrants are registered under an effective registration statement. The Company must simultaneously call all, but not less than all, Series B Warrants on the same terms. The call option expires five (5) years from the date of the closing of the Company offering.

Building Purchase Warrants

The Company issued 529,411 warrants to purchase shares of our common stock to Robert W. Carteaux (“Carteaux”) and Stanley P. Lipp (“Lipp”) in connection with the purchase of real property located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The warrants are exercisable at the price of the shares in the Company offering; the warrants are not exercisable for a period of one (1) year from the date of the close of the Company Offering Period and shall expire five (5) years from the close of the Company offering.
 
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Personal Guarantee Warrants

The Company issued 150,000 warrants to purchase shares of our common stock to Carteaux for his personal guarantee for a portion of a loan covering the costs for renovation of the real property located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The warrants are exercisable at 85% of the price of the shares in the Company offering; the warrants are not exercisable for a period of one (1) year from the date of the close of the Company Offering Period and shall expire five (5) years from the close of the Company Offering Period.

Underwriters Warrants

Upon the closing of the Company Offering Period, the Company will sell Alaron Financial Services, Inc. warrants to purchase an aggregate number of shares of common stock equal to seven percent (7%) of the number of shares sold in the offering, up to a maximum of 43,750 warrants. Each warrant is exercisable into one (1) share of common stock during the five (5) year period commencing one (1) year after the effective date of the Registration Statement of the Company at ten percent (10%) above the price the shares of our common stock are offered to the public in the Company offering.

Provisions Common to all Warrants issued by the Company

The exercise prices and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of all the warrants are subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, including in the event of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation.

The warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the Company, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price to the Company for the number of warrants being exercised. Holders of the warrants do not have the rights or privileges of holders of common stock.

In order to comply with applicable laws in connection with the exercise of the warrants and the resale of the common stock issued upon such exercise, the warrants will be exercisable only if:

 
·
at the time of exercise, we have an effective and current registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant; and

 
·
such shares have been registered or qualified or deemed to be exempt from registration or qualification under the securities laws of the state of residence of the holder of such warrant.

We will use our best efforts to have all shares so registered or qualified on or before any exercise date and to maintain a current prospectus relating thereto until the expiration of the warrants, subject to the terms of the warrant agreement. While it is our intention to do so, there is no assurance that we will be able to comply. We will be required to file post-effective amendments to this registration statement when subsequent events require such amendments in order to continue the registration of the shares of our common stock underlying the warrants and to take appropriate action under state laws. During any period in which we fail to maintain the effectiveness of this registration statement, the warrant holders will not be able to exercise their warrants.

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Registration Rights

The selling security holders and their permitted transferees of “registerable securities” are entitled to certain registration rights with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of those shares of our common stock into which those securities are convertible or exercisable into upon the close of the offering by the selling security holders. Subject to the terms of the agreements, the Company will register the registerable securities subject to the registration rights agreements.

Piggyback registration rights . All parties to the registration rights agreements have piggyback registration rights. Under these provisions, if we register securities for public sale, these security holders will have the right to have their shares included in the registration statement, subject to customary exceptions. The underwriters of any underwritten offering will have the right to limit the number of shares having registration rights to be included in the registration statement.

Expenses of registration . We will pay all registration expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions.

Indemnification. The registration rights agreements contain customary cross-indemnification provisions, pursuant to which we are obligated to indemnify the selling shareholders in the event of material misstatements or omissions in the registration statement attributable to us, and they are obligated to indemnify us for material misstatements or omissions attributable to them .

2006 Incentive Stock Plan

The Company has designed an incentive stock plan to retain directors, executives, selected employees and consultants and reward them for making major contributions to the success of the Company. These objectives are accomplished by making long-term incentive awards under the plan thereby providing participants with a proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the plan, incentive stock options may only be issued to employees of the Company. Incentive stock options may be granted to officers or directors, provided they are also employees of the Company. Payment of a director's fee shall not be sufficient to constitute employment by the Company.

We have reserved a total of 300,000 shares of our common stock for issuance pursuant to the 2006 plan. As of the date of this Prospectus no incentive stock options have been granted.
 
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Immediately prior to the Company offering, there was no public market for our common stock. Future sales of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. We intend to apply to have our common stock approved for trading on the OTCBB concurrently with the filing of this Prospectus.

Upon completion of the Company offering, we will have outstanding an aggregate of 4,444,681 shares of common stock, assuming the issuance of 625,000 shares of our common stock offered by the Company. Of these shares, the 625,000 shares sold in the Company offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any shares purchased by our “ affiliates, ” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, whose sales would be subject to certain limitations and restrictions.

The 1,216,653 shares of our common stock that we are registering on behalf of the selling security holders were issued and sold by us on reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. All of these shares are subject to “ lock-up” agreements described below on the effective date of the Registration Statement.

Additionally, to the extent that any of the shares eligible for future sale are held by officers or directors of the Company, the Company intends to enter into a 10b-5 plan with those officers and/or directors.

Lock-up Agreements

Our CEO, Brian Kistler, entered into a lock-up agreement with respect to 229,013 shares of our common stock pursuant to which he may not sell any shares for 180 days following the effective date of this Registration Statement. After 180 days he may offer and sell up to 1/3 of the shares provided that the shares are sold for a price not less than 120% of the Company offering price of $2.00. After 270 days he may offer and sell up to 2/3 of the shares provided that the shares are sold for a price not less than 120% of the Company offering price of $2.00. After 360 days he may offer and sell all of the shares regardless of price.

Investors in the private placement entered into a lock-up agreement with respect to 507,255 shares of our common stock pursuant to which they may not sell any shares for 180 days following the effective date of this Registration Statement. After 180 days, each investor may sell up to 1/3 of his/her shares provided that the shares are sold for a price not less than 120% of the Company offering price. After 270 days, each investor may sell up to 2/3 of his/her shares provided that the shares are sold for a price not less than 120% of the Company offering price. After 360 days, each investor may sell all of the shares regardless of price.
 
Additionally, two (2) of our directors, Robert W. Carteaux and Stanley P. Lipp, entered into a lock-up agreement with respect to a total of 352,941 shares of our common shares. Pursuant to the terms of the lock-up agreement the shares may not be sold for 360 days following the effective date of this Registration Statement.
 
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The shareholders of FFMC who received 859,091 shares of common stock of the Company in the Exchange Agreement have entered into a lock-up agreement which obligates the recipients of such common stock to refrain from disposing of the common stock for 360 days after the close of the Company Offering Period. These shares do not have registration rights and are subject to Rule 144. See “Organization within the Last Five Years” for further information on the Exchange Agreement .

Rule 144

A total of 2,603,028 shares do not have registration rights and are subject to Rule 144. Of those shares 245,454 were issued on February 10, 2006; 2,209,091 were issued on April 24, 2006; and 148,483 were issued on January 25, 2007. In January 2007 the holders of all 2,603,028 shares of our common stock entered into a lock-up agreement to refrain from disposing of the shares for 360 days after the close of the Company offering.
 
INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL  
 
No expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of this prospectus or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of the common stock was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or is to receive, in connection with the offering by the Company, a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in the Company or its subsidiary. Nor was any such person connected with the Company or its subsidiary as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter voting trustee, director, officer, or employee.

The validity of the common stock offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Weintraub Law Group PC, our independent legal counsel.

The financial statements included in this prospectus and the registration statement have been audited by Cordovano and Honeck, LLP , a registered independent public accounting firm, to the extent and for the periods set forth in their report appearing elsewhere herein and in the registration statement, and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION OF INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
 
The Company’s articles of incorporation provide that the corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to or covered by said Maryland General Corporation Law. In addition, the Company intends to apply for a Directors and Officers’ Insurance Policy. However, there can be no assurances that the Company will be able to obtain the policy.
 
In the opinion of the SEC and the securities administrators of most states, indemnification for liabilities arising under securities laws is against public policy and therefore unenforceable. If a claim for indemnification for liabilities under securities laws is asserted by our directors, officers, or controlling persons in connection with registration of the shares of our common stock, after apprising such court of the position of the SEC and state securities administrators, we will submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether indemnification by us is against public policy and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
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At present time, there is not pending litigation or proceeding involving a director, officer, employee or other agent in which indemnification would be required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding which may result in a claim for such indemnification.
 
ORGANIZATION WITHIN LAST FIVE YEARS
 
Freedom Financial was incorporated on August 15, 2005 in the State of Indiana as Titan Holdings, Inc. On February 10, 2006 it merged into Northern Business Acquisition Corp., a Maryland shell corporation which was formed on June 16, 2005. Freedom Financial changed its name to Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. in April 2006. On May 3, 2006, pursuant to a Purchase Agreement and Share Exchange (the “Exchange Agreement”) between FFMC and Freedom Financial, Freedom Financial acquired all of the shares of FFMC from the FFMC shareholders in consideration for the issuance of 859,091 shares of our common stock to the FFMC shareholders. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, FFMC became the wholly owned subsidiary of Freedom Financial. The purpose for this merger with FFMC was to acquire an operating company which Freedom Financial believed has a successful business plan. FFMC was formed as corporation in the State of Indiana on November 17, 1997 .
 
BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY
 
The main focus of the Company, which is based in Indiana, is the mortgage brokerage industry. The Company recently acquired FFMC, an Indiana mortgage brokerage company with offices in Tampa, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Company will operate as the parent company of FFMC in a planned expansion to build a nationwide broker infrastructure which the Company will use as a distribution channel for its mortgage business and, in the long term, the Company intends to offer additional financial services and products.

Summary
 
We acquired, as a wholly-owned subsidiary, FFMC in May 2006. FFMC is a full service mortgage company, specializing in “non” or “sub” prime instruments. FFMC was formed in 1997, and has established a reputation for providing fair and equitable loans to individuals with limited access to prime interest rate mortgages. FFMC has grown since its inception, averaging fees of more than $1.9 million over the past 3 years. Over the past decade, FFMC has secured more than 2,700 transactions, comprising nearly $440 million in loan volume.

While FFMC does specialize in sub-prime paper (i.e., loans made that do not meet Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae underwriting criteria), it also provides conventional, Federal Housing Administration, Veteran’s Administration, non-prime, Jumbo and Super-Jumbo mortgage, refinancing and home equity products for individuals across a wide range of incomes and credit risks. FFMC has established relationships with over 100 wholesale lenders across the United States, has the ability to conduct operations in ,Tennessee, Missouri and Colorado and has offices in Woodstock, Georgia, Tampa, Florida and Fort Wayne, Indiana.
 
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In this highly competitive marketplace, the FFMC’s growth and success reflects three essential factors; our management’s ability to minimize the risk associated with sub-prime lending; an incentive based, client-oriented sales team; and an effective lending criterion. With a broad spectrum of products in its arsenal, FFMC has been able to develop solid relationships with clients, realtors, homebuilders, financial planners, accountants, insurance agents, etc., providing it with a steady stream of loan applicants.

Now an established presence in the mortgage broker niche, our management’s current objective is to build a nationwide broker infrastructure which the Company will use as a distribution channel for its mortgage business . It is the goal of the Company to become a nationwide mortgage brokerage company. The Company will specialize in sub-prime loans and will focus on borrowers who do not meet conforming underwriting guidelines because of higher loan-to-value ratios, the nature or absence of income documentation, limited credit histories, high levels of consumer debt, or past credit difficulties. We anticipate originating loans primarily based upon the borrower’s willingness and ability to repay the loan and the adequacy of the collateral. Our experienced management team has developed incentive programs, technology tools and business processes that focus our employees on originating sub-prime mortgage loans with the financial and other characteristics that generate profits for us. We believe that this business approach will contribute to our growth in both origination volume and profits.

The company’s initial focus will be to generate growth within existing markets, i.e., Indiana, Florida and Georgia, where the company has offices; however, our management will seek additional expansion through acquisitions and mergers in other states as opportunity presents. The Company has not identified any acquisition targets at this time. States where property appreciation is constant or shows signs of growth will be targeted; specifically Florida, Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona are currently being researched.

Market/Competitive Overview

The residential mortgage industry has grown significantly over the past 10 years, with loan originations totaling over $3 trillion in 2004. The Mortgage Bankers Association is forecasting total originations in 2006 to increase from $2.244 trillion to $2.227 trillion in 2008. One of the primary factors in this growth is the impact of Sub-Prime and Alt-A lenders, who now account for more than 32% of the market. Based on this data the Sub-Prime and Alt-A market accounted for nearly $1 trillion in loans in 2004. That growth helped propel the homeownership rate to a record 69% in 2004.

The majority of prime or “A” paper loans are held by large banks and mortgage lenders (i.e. Wells Fargo and Co., CountryWide, and Washington Mutual Bank). While the profit margin on these instruments is somewhat lower than that of sub-prime paper, the associated risk and service requirements are far less, so large lenders are able to generate substantial revenues by virtue of the volume of loans they underwrite. On the other hand, the sub-prime mortgage market is highly fragmented. None of the five leading lenders have captured even a ten percent (10%) share. Even a small market share in this vast market represents a substantial opportunity for FFMC. The leading participants in this market, each of which is a wholesale business partner of FFMC, can be found in the following table.
 
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2006 (YTD June) Leading Sub-Prime Lenders
 
   
   
Market Share
 
Wells Fargo  
   
9.82
%
HSBC Finance
   
6.40
%
New Century Mortgage Corp
   
5.74
%
Countrywide
   
4.58
%
Fremont Investment & Loan
   
4.05
%
 
Source: Mortgage Bankers Association

The sub-prime mortgage sector has grown largely as a result of strong demand for mortgage options from consumers who represent a minimal risk but might not fall within the optimal credit score range. Lenders saw a large market for alternative products and a niche was born. In return for less stringent qualification criteria, quicker approval turn times, a reduction in documentation requirements, and the assumption of more risk, sub-prime mortgages are generally awarded to consumers at rates ranging from one percent (1%) to five percent (5%) over the prime. As long as consumers are willing to pay a premium for these products, mortgage lenders will continue to create innovative products that meet consumer demand, including fixed-rate and adjustable rate mortgages with interest-only payments for up to five years, no-money-down loans, piggybacks, and, perhaps most controversial, the option-ARM which gives the borrower increased power over how he can pay off his mortgage.

The overwhelming majority of sub-prime loans are Adjustable Rate Mortgages (“ARMs”). Unlike a traditional Fixed Rate Mortgage, where the interest and monthly payments remain fixed for the term of the loan, with an ARM, the interest rate is fixed only for a specific term, after which it will periodically (annually or monthly) adjust up or down as a function of some market index. Inasmuch as an ARM transfers part of the interest rate risk from the lender to the borrower, less “qualified” borrowers are more easily able to secure loans. Generally not long-term instruments, ARMs essentially serve as a “bridge” loan for individuals to purchase a home, establish or improve their credit and then secure a traditional mortgage at a more attractive rate.

To that end, it is FFMC’s objective is to work with customers to improve their credit, thereby enabling them to secure a loan at a more attractive rate at the end of the fixed term. This relationship serves FFMC in two ways. First, it provides the opportunity to generate another transaction, i.e., when the borrower goes to refinance their mortgage, typically two (2) to three (3) years from origination. Second, it presents the opportunity to offer the customer additional services; both of these benefits improve the Company’s revenue generating capabilities.
 
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Freedom Financial Mortgage

FFMC was established to provide a wide variety of mortgage and financial products to anyone, regardless of their income, credit problems or credit history. FFMC was formed in late 1997 as an Indiana company specializing in second mortgages and debt consolidation. While FFMC does specialize in brokering sub-prime paper (i.e. loans that do not meet Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae underwriting criteria), it also provides conventional, Federal Housing Administration, Veteran’s Administration, non-prime, Jumbo and Super-Jumbo mortgage, refinancing and home equity products for individuals across a wide range of incomes and credit risks. FFMC has grown since its inception, generating more than 501 mortgages and fee income of $1.54 million in 2006. This growth is largely attributable to the diversification of mortgage products, an aggressive sales force and strong attention to customer service.

Current Business Model - Mortgage Broker

Today, FFMC operates strictly as a mortgage broker, securing loans on behalf of its partners. The primary function of FFMC is to originate mortgage loans and broker those loans to approved wholesale lenders. FFMC offers conventional, Federal Housing Association, Veteran’s Administration, Non-prime, Jumbo and Super-Jumbo mortgage products for individuals across a wide range of incomes and credit risks. FFMC does not make underwriting decisions; underwriting decisions are ultimately the decision of the wholesale lenders. As a broker, FFMC does not assume any risk on its loans and receives a small fee (i.e., one-half of one percent) for each mortgage it places.

FFMC maintains stringent guidelines with regard to the mortgages it originates. All candidates, whether identified through direct solicitation by the sales team or an individual contacting the company through the website, are required to provide a completed residential loan application, W-2's and/or tax returns for the previous two (2) years, and recent bank, stock and retirement account statements. Applicants may be required to provide additional documents or verifications based upon their particular history - i.e., have they ever filed for bankruptcy, or does the property in question have a primary mortgage.

With every completed application package, FFMC’s primary objective is to ensure that the borrower has the capacity to carry the anticipated payment schedule. For each of its loan products, FFMC has specific qualification parameters, as designated by each lender, and it will review the applicant’s credit history, asset portfolio, employment history, and property values to make the determination whether or not to approve the loan. Each situation is unique and evaluated on a case by case basis, with the resulting loan created specifically for that individual.
 
U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Loan Correspondent

HUD requires, for initial and continued approval, that a loan correspondent mortgagee have and maintain an adjusted net worth of at least $63,000, plus $25,000 for each registered branch office up to a maximum required net worth of $250,000. Approved mortgagees must maintain at least the minimum adjusted net worth at all times. If at any time it falls below the required minimum, the mortgagee must notify the Lender Approval and Recertification Division and submit a Corrective Action Plan. Failure to comply is grounds for an administrative action by the Mortgagee Review Board.
 
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FFMC has been licensed with HUD as a Supervised Loan Correspondent since 2000. As such it is required to maintain a minimum adjusted net worth of $113,000 ($63,000 for the main office plus $25,000 for each of its two (2) HUD branch offices). Maintaining a license with HUD allows FFMC to originate FHA loans that it would not otherwise be able to originate. Approximately five percent (5%) of FFMC’s business is derived from HUD/FHA loans.

It appears that over the last year, the company may have violated the minimum adjusted net capital requirement set by HUD. There is a possibility that HUD may conduct an audit of FFMC. As such, an audit could result in administrative action which could affect FFMC’s status as a HUD licensed entity. In order to avoid future violations, FFMC will monitor its status for compliance with the minimum requirements on a monthly basis.

Origination Policies & Procedures

Originations

All origination activities are conducted in accordance with the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”), Federal and State laws. FFMC operates as a loan broker for conforming and non-conforming loans and as a Supervised Correspondent Lender for FHA and VA loans. FFMC offers/places the following products:

 
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Conventional loans - these loans typically offer the client the best products as related to rate and term.

 
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FHA loans - these loans offer flexible underwriting guidelines for borrowers that do not qualify for conventional loans. Rates and terms are comparable to the conventional market.

 
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VA loans - these loans offer flexible underwriting guidelines to veteran borrowers. Rates and terms are comparable to the conventional market.

 
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Non-Conforming (Sub-Prime) loans - these loans offer flexible underwriting criteria at a higher cost to the borrower. The higher cost is typically in the form of interest rate and broker fees. Many non-conforming lenders do not offer Yield Spread Premiums. Therefore, the closing cost can be higher by increased broker fees.

The loan originator will send disclosure documents to the borrower within three (3) days of origination regardless of the type of loan or product selected. Due to automation, the hand written loan application is seldom used. If the transaction is a purchase, as opposed to a refinance, the originator will send the HUD GUIDE, Buying Your Home to the borrower.
 
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Files are maintained in an orderly fashion. The stacking of each loan file corresponds to the stacking order for that particular loan product. All closed loans must have: (i) a copy of the funding check to FFMC; and (ii) a copy of the signed Settlement Statement as the top two (2) documents in the stack. All denied or terminated loans must have a copy of the Statement of Credit Denial, Termination or Change as the top document.

Quality Control

Conventional loans are completely underwritten by the wholesale lender. FFMC uses Automated Underwriting through Freddie Mac LP or Fannie May DU. The wholesale lenders which FFMC works with also underwrite all FHA loans. Automated Underwriting is utilized in the majority of cases but is not always necessary for loan approval.

After a loan officer has received approval from the Automated Underwriting the validation process begins. The loan officer or processor is responsible for validating all conditions per automated underwriting. Subsequently, the borrower’s file is validated again by the wholesale lender before it is approved.

The following quality control policies are in accordance with the loan origination checklist submitted with our original application for FHA approval. Separation of duties is difficult to obtain due to the fact that all employees of FFMC originate mortgage loans.

 
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Loan files are inspected monthly on a random basis by the Vice-President to insure compliance with HUD/FHA requirements. FHA files are labeled in order to distinguish them from the other files.

 
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Loan Originators are notified of file deficiencies and given guidance on how to correct. Continued deficiencies will result in that loan originator loosing the right to originate FHA loans.

 
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FFMC utilizes Calyx-Point for windows automated origination and processing software. This software is updated regularly to reflect any changes in FHA underwriting criteria. The Vice-President regularly monitors the FHA connection for any new mortgage letters that apply to FFMC’s origination activities. Loan originators are notified by e-mail or memo of any changes.

 
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FFMC does not oversee or sponsor any correspondent lenders. FFMC does not close in our name or service FHA loans. Branch offices of FFMC are required to send their FHA files to the main office after closing for auditing.

 
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VA loans are handled in the same manner as FHA loan files.

 
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Non-Conforming loans are handled in the same manner as Conventional loans.

As noted earlier, FFMC does not make the underwriting decision on any loan file. There are cases when a wholesale lender may miss an item and approve the loan for closing. These items are reflected as “Post Closing Issues.” Any post closing issues are first reviewed by the President or Vice-President and then delegated to the appropriate loan originator. Post closing items are top priority and must be resolved immediately. The loan originator must provide evidence of resolving the problem to the President or Vice-President.
 
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Loan Denials & Terminations

Loan denials are handled the same regardless of the loan product type. The loan originator must complete the form titled, “Statement of Credit Denial, Termination or Change.” This is typically done within thirty (30) days of application.

Loans are considered denied or terminated when the following conditions are present: (i) the borrower does not meet the underwriting criteria of any of the wholesale lenders; or (ii) the borrower does not accept the loan product offered and withdraws their application. If one of these two conditions is present the loan originator must complete the “Statement of Credit Denial, Termination or Change” and mail it to the borrower. A copy of the aforementioned statement will be maintained in the file of the applicant. If the borrower provided any original documentation, it must be returned at the time the Statement of Credit Denial, Termination or Change is mailed to the borrower. Additionally, if an appraisal was completed and paid for by the borrower, a copy of the appraisal will be mailed to the borrower.

Because FFMC has the ability to offer more flexible loan products many borrowers encourage loan originators to seek other loan products if the one originally desired is not obtainable. If the client desires the loan originator to seek alternative loan products, the “Statement of Credit Denial, Termination or Change” is not provided because the client’s file is still active and open.

Staff &   Facilities

The nature of FFMC’s business enables it to operate with very little physical infrastructure. Currently, FFMC’s corporate headquarters, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is 8,000 square feet and houses senior management, twenty eight (28) loan officers, and four (4) processors. FFMC also has two (2) other small offices, one (1) in Georgia with three (3) loan officers and two (2) loan processors, and the other in Florida where two (2) loan officers operate.

Technology

FFMC utilizes an internet-based infrastructure and sophisticated software interface to enhance its business and improve productivity. FFMC’s website, www.freedomfinancialmortgage.net is extremely functional and intuitive. This combination enables mortgage candidates to manage their entire application online. They are able to fill out the required forms, submit paperwork and chart the status of their application. The site also provides visitors with a number of information resources, calculators and other valuable links to support the home-owner.  
 
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FFMC maintains a central processing center in Fort Wayne where it manages continuity and quality control. The loan process is completely automated and interfaces with the majority of wholesale lenders and third party service providers. FFMC utilizes third party services for certain aspects of its operation, including document preparation, file generation and automated loan review. The outsourcing and automation of these operating functions accelerates the entire process in addition to reducing FFMC’s overhead.

Sales

FFMC attains its customers in one of two ways: (i) solicitation by its sales force; or (ii) inquiry from the potential borrowers. Once that initial contact has been made, each candidate is assigned to a representative. In the end, FFMC’s success is a direct result of its sales team and their ability to establish and maintain relationships with candidates. Our management’s dedication to customer satisfaction has been a major factor in its ability to maintain these relationships and, in turn, a substantial amount of referral business.

To that end, FFMC attracts and retains the industry’s most talented individuals by providing a competitive compensation and benefit package. Loan originators are compensated on a commission basis, dependent on their experience and performance. Typical commission is 50% of gross revenues, less administrative fees. A production bonus schedule is in place to reward loan originators for production. Our management also believes strongly that every employee has some level of ownership in the company, providing further incentive to build FFMC and generate revenues. Because FFMC compensates its sales team at or above industry standards, retention has not been an issue.
 
Marketing

FFMC has developed a multi-pronged, targeted marketing program aimed at informing potential customers of the company’s services and initiating their contact with its agents. FFMC is confident that given the opportunity to interact with a potential borrower, it will be able to provide an effective solution to their financing needs.

Direct Mail

FFMC utilizes direct mail to reach a wider audience of potential mortgage clients within its targeted markets. C ampaigns comprise a letter of introduction and a brochure featuring the company’s services. FFMC acquires its lead lists from firms specializing in consumer databases. Mailings are then followed-up with phone calls from FFMC sales representatives.
 
Internet Promotions

FFMC utilizes its website and email database for promotional activities, including sweepstakes and the company’s successful “tell your friends” referral program. FFMC’s primary means of promoting the website is the registration with all major and most minor search engines, insuring that web users are directed to the site when they search for information regarding mortgages. Finally, FFMC’s web address will be featured on all printed materials, including advertisements, stationary, etc.
 
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Seminars and Special Events

FFMC sales people regularly host/attend consumer seminars explaining the mortgage application process. These events present exceptional access to large numbers of potential clients and strategic partners quickly and affordably. Participating in these events will also enable FFMC to be well-informed on industry trends, and monitor the activities of potential competitors.

Advertising

With the advent of the internet, consumers are increasingly pro-active and well informed with regard to the loan process, and those borrowers that are not technologically savvy rely largely on established relationships, thus traditional advertising is not a particularly effective way to generate mortgage candidate leads. In light of these circumstances, FFMC utilizes advertising on a relatively limited basis. When entering new markets, FFMC typically implements a minor campaign comprising newspaper, radio, and trade magazines placements to ensure name recognition, but the majority of its marketing is affected via direct mail, the internet and special events.

Planned Expansion of the Company & FFMC

A well established broker with a solid infrastructure and working operation, FFMC is well-positioned to expand its operations and increase revenues. FFMC anticipates growth through the consolidation of small and mid-sized mortgage brokerages. Our management has designed an aggressive but straightforward strategy to transition FFMC to a full service mortgage provider with minimal risk to the existing operation. Following is a brief overview of the tactics to be implemented:

Consolidate the Small and Mid-Sized Mortgage Broker Marketplace

The consolidation strategy is to combine small and medium sized mortgage brokerage firms into one (1) stronger and highly efficient operating entity that can better compete in the industry under one recognizable brand name. The prime objective is to improve the economic performance of the combined companies through the provision of quality products, reduction of operating costs and the expansion of a national brand and the underlying technology. By consolidating back office, non-revenue generating functions, acquired ventures can take advantage of economies of scale, better utilization of technology, greater automation and standardization to achieve higher productivity with fewer resources.

The key benefits of this strategy to participating loan originators are as follows:

 
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New revenue sources, a career exit strategy, a platform for business growth, national brand equity, leverage with lenders, capacity through centralized underwriting, and mentoring and training by experienced brokers;

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The tool to significantly improve origination cost efficiencies and mortgage origination volume, thereby increasing the originator’s flexibility to provide a more competitive package to the customer, and in turn, the ability to increase their own margins; and

 
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A diversified product offering centered on mortgage financing, again improving the originator’s ability to generate revenue for themselves and FFMC.

Expand To New Geographic Markets  

While our management will continue to grow its customer base in its existing markets, the Company also intends to expand its market presence, eventually to include all 50 states.

Initially FFMC will penetrate neighboring markets in Ohio and Michigan, where proximity will facilitate its efforts and minimize the need for additional infrastructure. However, FFMC is currently evaluating entry into the Denver, Dallas, Newport Beach, Las Vegas, and Phoenix markets. These areas have been selected based on projected growth in the housing market. In January 2007 FFMC received approval from the State of Nevada to conduct business pending the establishment of a physical office location. FFMC has begun the process of establishing an office location in Nevada.

Geographic expansion will come through acquisition of, or strategic alliance with, existing mortgage brokers and/or recruitment of proven revenue generators within a targeted market. FFMC will maintain the ultimate control over all locations to mitigate risk and ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction.

Recruit and Hire Experienced Staff

FFMC recently recruited eighteen (18) veteran loan officers, increasing the total number of loan officers employed by the company to twenty eight (28), and two (2) processors who represent and anticipated $1,500,000 in new annual revenues. FFMC intends to continue this growth strategy by recruiting additional veteran loan officers throughout 2007. The recruiting goal for 2007 is $1,000,000 in additional trailing gross fee income in the current locations, with substantial increases for future years by rolling up other new office locations during 2007.
 
Expand To New Geographic Markets  

While our management will continue to grow its customer base in its existing markets, FFMC also intends to expand its market presence, eventually to include all 50 states.
 
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Initially FFMC will penetrate neighboring markets in Ohio and Michigan, where proximity will facilitate its efforts and minimize the need for additional infrastructure. However, FFMC is currently evaluating entry into the Denver, Dallas, Newport Beach, Las Vegas, and Phoenix markets. These areas have been selected based on projected growth in the housing market.

Transition from Mortgage Broker to Mortgage Banker

In conjunction with the FFMC’s expansion strategy, the Company anticipates that it may transition its core business from a mortgage broker to a banker/lender in the future. If the Company decides to pursue this strategy, the secondary phase of the Company’s strategy would be the establishment of warehouse lines of credit from which FFMC could make loans directly. It is anticipated that o nce FFMC is established as a mortgage banker and operating efficiently, FFMC will be able to leverage its asset base to secure additional lines of credit to place and service nonprime paper. Loans that do not qualify for investment by FFMC would continue to be brokered to wholesale lenders.

FFMC believes that its sales team is already generating sufficient business to warrant this step. FFMC receives only a small fee from the firms where the loans are placed. It is anticipated that the initial tool for this transition will be to establish a warehouse line of credit from which FFMC could make loans directly. The Company’s management estimates that a $3 million warehouse line of credit would enable FFMC to generate in excess of $1 million in additional fees without any change to its existing business.

In June 2006 the Company engaged Medallion Consultants, LLC to assist the Company with, among other things: the establishment of the Company as a mortgage banker and to establish a warehouse line-of-credit; the development of a “sub-prime” revenue center; and the development of a “multi-family financing” revenue center. On November 10, 2006, the Company submitted an application with warehouse lenders to expand its services as a wholesale mortgage banker.

In addition to establishing a warehouse line of credit, it is anticipated that FFMC may create a fund which FFMC will manage internally. FFMC will establish specific criteria for direct investment of its funds and will not waiver on these criteria. Initially, our management anticipates in-house loans will be made to service its sub-prime/grades B and C customers and short term collateralized commercial bridge loans. FFMC may   hold the paper and service all mortgage loans directly. In addition to generating additional fees, this protocol will enable FFMC to ensure the quality of this portfolio and continue to build relationships with its customers. It is anticipated that loans that qualify for prime rates would continue to be brokered to prime lenders and not a part of the lending fund.
 
Build the FFMC Infrastructure  

Currently, FFMC has the capacity to pursue neighboring markets. Policies, procedures and quality controls are in place and relationships have been established. Many of these duties will initially be the responsibility of our current senior management; however, as FFMC implements its strategic growth plan, additions to its management team and growth in the operating structure will be required.
 
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Increase Product and Service Offerings

Eventually, FFMC intends to leverage its existing client relationships by marketing other services such as financial planning and insurance products. However, our management recognizes that these relationships are the foundation of the Company’s success, and therefore will only market programs which it believes will be attractive and beneficial to its customers. FFMC will not inundate its customers with mass mailings or inferior product offerings in order to generate revenue.

Additional programs and services will be developed or sought out as the opportunity develops and demand warrants. This growth will be generated both organically and through acquisition or strategic alliance. It is anticipated that the Company will serve as the center for these operations, with acquired companies and joint ventures operating under the umbrella of the parent company.

Consulting Agreements

In August 2005, Titan Holdings, Inc., an Indiana corporation and a predecessor of the Company, entered into an agreement with Friedland Capital, Inc. (“Friedland Capital”) to perform general corporate finance advisory services (the “Corporate Finance Agreement”). The Company assumed the obligations under the Corporate Finance Agreement. The Corporate Finance Agreement provides for payment upon the Company reaching certain milestones. Pursuant to the Corporate Finance Agreement, the Company is obligated to make payments upon this Registration Statement and related prospectus being declared effective and upon the commencement of trading of the Company’s common stock. The total amount of payments due is $60,000.

Additionally, in June 2005, Northern Business Acquisition Corp., which changed its name to Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., entered into an advisory services agreement with Friedland Corporate Investor Services, LLC for the identification of a merger candidate and assistance with the negotiations with the target company. Pursuant to this agreement, Friedland Capital, or an affiliate, was to receive common stock of the Company which was to represent 10% of the common stock outstanding after the acquisition of, or merger with, the target company.

In August 2006 an amendment was made to the Corporate Finance Agreement to clarify the terms of the agreement. The amendment clarified that the 10% of common stock would be based on the shares outstanding at the completion of the Company offering, but would not include the shares issued in certain transactions. In January 2007, the Company and Friedland Corporate Investor Services settled on the amount of shares to be issued for the consulting services, which was based on the amount of shares estimated to be outstanding at the completion of the Company offering. The Company issued a total of 148,483 shares in full satisfaction of the contract.
 
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In November 2006, the Company entered into a business consulting agreement with G.K. Fields & Associates dba Action International (the “Action Agreement”). Services to be provided under the agreement include, but are not limited to, strategy implementation and goal setting sessions and review and critique of advertisements and marketing. The monthly fee for the services under the agreement is $2,995 per month. In January 2007, the Company renegotiated the agreement for a monthly fee of $1495 per month. Greg Fields, who is the owner of G.K. Fields & Associates, is the Chief Operations Officer and a Director of the Company.   Mr. Fields dedicates approximately 70% of his time to G.K. Fields & Associatesl. As a consultant he primarily interacts solely with the owner of a company to assist a company in designing a plan to grow the company. Mr. Fields dedicates approximately 30% of his time to the Company. In his role as an employee of the Company it is his responsibility to participate in the management team to grow value for the shareholders of the Company. In this capacity he interacts with employees at all levels, including key management personnel, to develop and implement plans to grow the profitability of the Company.
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. In addition to historical information, the following discussion and other parts of this document contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking information due to factors discussed under the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” “Business” and elsewhere in this document.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date forward-looking statements are made.

General

We were incorporated under the laws of Maryland on June 16, 2005. Through our subsidiary, FFMC, we are mortgage brokerage firm serving the lending needs of real estate professionals, builders, and individual home buyers across the United States. We have access to a full range of mortgage products, and we are dedicated to finding the right loan--with the best rates, terms and costs--to meet each client’s unique needs.

We generate revenues by placing mortgages with lenders who in return pay the company a commission (yield spread premium) that ranges on average between 100 to 200 basis points (1 to 2%) of the total mortgage volume. Additional revenue is generated by volume bonuses that range from 12.5 to 100 basis points (.125 to 1%) of total mortgage volume.
 
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We have created a business model that rewards employees with stock options and stock bonuses for performance. This enhances our ability to recruit and retain key employees, high level producers and executive management.

Finally, we are transitioning from a mortgage broker to a mortgage banker. This transition is possible because of our growth internally and geographically. As a mortgage banker we will have more control over each transaction. This control will increase our number of closings, which will result in a significant increase in revenues.

Strategy for Growth

Our strategy for growth involves transitioning to a mortgage banker, increasing our loan originations, increasing our sales force and support staff and expanding our presence to other geographic markets across the United States.

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Transition to a Mortgage Banker. The move from broker to banker will enhance our control over the mortgage loan process. As a banker we become the lender of record and we will sell our loans to investors, (wholesale lenders). We can earn more fees as a banker and shorten the loan transaction time frame. These two factors will significantly increase our revenues.
   
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Increase Mortgage Loan Originations. Our growth strategy is to increase our mortgage loan origination volume by expanding our presence in our current geographic markets and by entering new geographic markets. We are executing this strategy through internal growth and pursuing selective acquisitions;
   
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Internal Growth. We intend to continue to recruit highly-qualified loan originators and support staff. Our compensation plan which includes stock options and stock bonuses for production will enhance our ability to recruit and retain key employees. We currently have branches in Indiana, Georgia and Florida. Through this growth we intend to expand our retail branch network into new geographic markets and to further penetrate existing geographic markets.
   
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Selective Acquisitions. We intend to roll up small to mid size mortgage brokers through the issuance of stock for acquisitions. Economies of scale will be achieved through our acquisition plans.
 
In executing our business strategy, we focus on the following elements:
 
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Leveraging Technology to Maximize Efficiency. We currently utilize software for originations and processing. We also utilize the internet to give our clients easy access to our company. We will continue to utilize technology to reduce operating costs, improve communication with clients, and centralize data among our branch operations.
   
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Promoting Sales & Recruitment Culture. To maintain a culture of continuous growth and recruitment, we have implemented a program whereby employees are encouraged to recruit earning them additional equity ownership.

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Results of Operations

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2005

According to purchase accounting rules, the results of operations of an acquired company are included in consolidated operations from the date of purchase. Because the Company acquired FFMC in early May 2006, the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 did not include the results of operations of FFMC. Nor did the results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 include the results of operations of FFMC for the period from January through April 2006. Accordingly, the results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 are not comparable.

Revenue

We did not have any revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005. All revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were from FFMC. As previously stated, revenues from the FFMC for the period from January through April 2006 are not included.

Total revenue . Total revenue was $759,503 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and $ -0- for the year ended December, 31, 2005. Revenues consisted of loan originations and processing fees earned buy FFMC.

Loan origination . Income from loan originations was $676,947 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and $ -0- for the year ended December 31, 2005. Loan origination fees are earned by matching the client with the appropriate lender. These revenues are realized at the time the mortgage transaction is closed and funded.

Loan processing fees . Income from loan processing fees was $82,556 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and $ -0- for the year ended December 31, 2005. Loan processing fees are earned by packaging the clients’ loan documentation and presenting the package to a lender for approval. These fees are realized at the time the mortgage transaction is closed and funded.

Operating Expenses

FFMC expenses are not included in the year end December 31, 2005 results. FFMC’s expenses are not included for the period from January through April 2006. Accordingly, the results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 are not comparable.

Total operating expenses . Total operating expense was $1,281,305 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and $78,186 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Total operating expenses consist of cost of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses. As previously stated the mortgage subsidiaries expenses are not included for the period from January through April 2006.
 
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Cost of revenues . cost of revenues was $52,493 for the nine months ended September 2006 and $ -0- for the year ended December 31, 2005. Cost of revenues is only related to FFMC for the cost of loan originations.

Selling, general and administrative expenses . Selling, general and administrative expenses was $1,228,812 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and $78,186 for the year ended December 31, 2005. This results from FFMC’s operating expenses, the cost associated with a private placement memorandum and preparing for the SB-2 registration. Other expenses relate to the hiring of new employees to the executive staff as we prepare for company growth and the amortization of intangible assets.

Other income and expenses

Interest income . Interest income was $6,376 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and $ -0- for the year ended December 31, 2005. This resulted from the sale of 224,475 units of Class A Convertible Preferred Stock. The proceeds from the Sale of Class A Convertible Preferred Stock were put on deposit in an interest bearing account.

Interest expense, related party . Interest expense, related party was $10,320 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and $1,830 for the year ended December 31, 2005. This resulted from an officer of the company paying certain cost and expenses on behalf of the company. The corresponding note payable for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 is $292,440 and $139,150 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The note payable carries an annual interest rate of 6% per annum.

Interest expense other . Interest expense other was $38,002 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and $ -0- for the year ended December 31, 2005. The interest expense was due to the debt service of FFMC. The short term and long term debt carry a variety of interest rates and monthly debt service consist of principal and interest payments.
 
Net loss . Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $563,748 and $80,016 for the year ended December 31, 2005. This loss is the result of FFMC’s operating loss combined with the cost associated with a private placement memorandum and preparing for the SB-2 registration.

Financial Condition

Total assets . Total assets at September 30, 2006 were $1,137,162 as compared to $61,754 at December 31, 2005. The increase was due primarily from the sale of 224,475 units of Class A Convertible Preferred Stock under a private placement memorandum.
 
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Cash and cash equivalents . Case and cash equivalents at September 30, 2006 was $223,042 and $-0- at December 31, 2005. The $223,042 was due primarily to the sale of 224,475 units of Class A Convertible Preferred Stock under a private placement memorandum.

Notes receivable . Notes receivable at September 30, 2006 was $34,058 and $-0- at December 31, 2005. FFMC made loans of $4,058 to an affiliate and a signature loan of $30,000 to an unrelated third-party. Interest for the signature loan is payable monthly at 20 percent per annum. Our management believes these notes to be collectible and have no allowance for doubtful accounts established.

Other current assets . Our current assets at September 30, 2006 was $2,480 and $-0- at December 31, 2005. This miscellaneous receivable is a payroll advance made to a newly hired loan originator. The loan will be paid back out of commissions on loans in the employee’s pipeline.

Property and equipment (net) . Property and equipment (net) at September 30, 2006 was $37,954 and $-0- at December 31, 2005. The addition is fixed assets from FFMC.

Intangible assets, net . Intangible assets, net at September 2006 was $631,353 and $-0- at December 31, 2005. The Intangible assets resulted from the acquisition of FFMC. These assets are FFMC’s marketing essentials. The assets are being amortized monthly with a weighted average amortization period of three (3) years.

Deferred offering Cost . Deferred offering Cost at September 2006 was $147,630 and $-0- at December 31, 2005. The Deferred offering cost is the expense allocated to the private placement memorandum and the SB2 filing. Those expenses consist of Consultant fees, legal fees and accounting fees.

Accounts payable . Accounts payable at September 2006 was $72,135 and $-0- at December 31, 2005. The accounts payable balance is primarily from FFMC.

Short term debt . Short term notes payable at September 30, 2006 was $147,250 and $-0- at December 31, 2005. This is the mortgage subsidiaries lines of credit with Wells Fargo Bank and Hicksville Bank. The outstanding balances at September 30, 2006 were $68,991 and $78,258 respectively. The annual percentage rate for Wells Fargo Bank is adjustable and currently 13.75%. The annual percentage rate at Hicksville Bank is 8.25% per annum. These funds were used for debt consolidation and operations.

Long term debt . Long term debt including current maturities at September 30, 2006 was $236,406 and $-0- at December 31, 2005. The long term debt resides on the books for FFMC. This debt resulted from cost associated with expanding the mortgage subsidiaries markets in Florida and Georgia.

Notes payable, Related Party . Notes payable, related party was $292,440 at September 30, 2006 and $139,150 at December 31, 2005. Accrued interest related party was $12,149 at September 30, 2006 and $1,830 at December 31, 2005. This resulted from an officer of the Company paying certain cost and expenses plus interest. The Company also accrued compensation cost, d ue to related party . totaling $169,500 at September 30, 2006 and $-0- at December 31, 2005. The Company subsequently issued 237,044 shares of Class B Convertible Preferred Shares on October 2, 2006 to settle the note payable, accrued interest and accrued compensation.  
 
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Bridge loans payable . Bridge loans payable at September 30, 2006 was $136,700 and $-0- at December 31, 2005. This was the result of certain individuals providing bridge loans to the company. These unsecured loans carry interest at 10 percent per annum and are payable on demand. On January 15, 2007, $116,700 of this debt will be converted to equity and the balance will remain as debt.

Other Current Liabilities . Other current liabilities at September 30, 2006 was $12,556 and $-0- at December 31, 2005. FFMC performs the payroll functions and had an accrued payroll liability at September 30, 2006 of $7,062, the remainder, $5,494, was for accrued interest on the Bridge loans.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We are presently able to meet our obligations as they come due and expect we will be able to do so for the next twelve months as a result of the line of credit we have established with Tower Bank and from the proceeds we will receive from this offering. Our working capital deficit, or the amount by which our current liabilities exceed our current assets, was $575,288 and $79,226 as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Our working capital deficit increased $496,062 primarily due to the legal and accounting expenses incurred while preparing the company for the anticipated public registration, preparation of a private placement memorandum and the building of organizational infrastructure.

The impact of these items was partially offset by the proceeds from the issuance of new debt of $483,921 and cash proceeds from the issuance of preferred stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
 
We believe that our capital resources, consisting of cash on hand together with our currently undrawn credit facility described below, the proceeds from the Company offering should be sufficient to meet our cash needs through the next twelve months. However, if we are unsuccessful in accessing the capital markets, we could be required to make significant payments that we may not have the resources to make. This could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and ability to continue as a going concern.
 
Our mortgage operations, which provides almost all of our total operating revenue with the balance attributed to rental income, also provides all of the consolidated cash flows from operations.
 
Cash flows used in operations, totaling $595,573, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 includes our net loss of $563,748 for the period and $147,630 in offering costs related to two proposed offerings; a private offering of our preferred stock and a public offering of our common stock, partially offset by non-cash items totaling $142,357.
 
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Cash flows used in investing, totaling $29,136, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were due primarily to a one-time $30,000 loan that we made to Industrial Systems, Inc.
 
Cash flows provided by financing, totaling $848,751 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 resulted primarily from the issuance of debt and equity securities.
 
On May 3, 2006, we completed our acquisition of FFMC, our operating subsidiary, for a purchase price of $859,091, in stock and debt.
 
We are pursuing a strategy to improve our near-term liquidity and our capital structure in order to reduce financial risk. So far, we have taken the following measures to improve our near-term financial position:
 
 
1.
Our Board of Directors approved the acquisition of an office building, which closed on October 9, 2006. We occupy 50 percent of the building and we rent out the remaining space to one tenant under a long-term lease. The proceeds from the tenant’s lease are sufficient to cover our mortgage debt service.
 
 
2.
On October 2, 2006 related party debt was converted to equity. The results of this conversion were a decrease in current liabilities of $474,089 and an increase in shareholder equity of $474,089.
 
 
3.
On January 9, 2007 the Board of Directors authorized management to obtain a line of credit in the amount of $200,000.
 
However, we have historically operated with a working capital deficit as a result of our highly leveraged position, and it is likely that we will operate with a working capital deficit in the foreseeable future.
 
We may periodically need to obtain financing in order to meet our financial obligations as they come due. We may also need to obtain additional financing or investigate other methods to generate cash (such as further cost reductions or the sale of assets) if revenue and cash provided by operations decline, if economic conditions weaken, if competitive pressures increase or if we become subject to significant judgments, settlements and/or tax payments. In the event of an adverse outcome in one or more of these matters, we could be required to make significant payments that we do not have the resources to make. The magnitude of future operating losses may cause us to draw down significantly on our cash balances, which might force us to obtain additional financing or explore other methods to generate cash. Such methods could include issuing additional securities or selling assets.
 
Market Risks

Market risks generally represent the risk of loss that may result from the potential change in the value of a financial instrument due to fluctuations in interest and foreign exchange rates and in equity and commodity prices. Our market risk relates primarily to interest rate fluctuations. We may be directly affected by the level of and fluctuations in interest rates. Our profitability could be adversely affected during any period of unexpected or rapid changes in interest rates, by impacting the volume of mortgage originations. A significant change in interest rates could also change the level of loan applications, thereby adversely affecting origination fee income. We use several internal reports and risk management strategies to monitor, evaluate, and manage the risk profile of our loan volume in response to changes in the market. We cannot assure you, however, that we will adequately offset all risks associated with interest rate fluctuations impacting our loan volumes.
 
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DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
 
Indiana Headquarters  

The headquarters of the Company are located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. On August 9, 2006 the Company signed an agreement to purchase real property located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825. The Company moved into the new office space in December 2006. The building is approximately 16,000 square feet. The purchase price of the property was seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) in addition to equity in the Company. In connection with the purchase of the property the Company also entered into a loan agreement with Tower Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”) in which the Bank provided a loan for $700,000.

On September 30, 2006, the Company executed an Amended and Restated Building Purchase Offer (the “Purchase Agreement”) which replaced the August 9, 2006 agreement. The terms of the Purchase Agreement called for the Company to issue Class C convertible preferred shares of stock in the amount of six hundred thousand (600,000) shares as partial payment for the property. The Class C preferred shares are convertible into common stock of the Company at 85% of the price set forth in the Company offering. The holders of the Class C shares entered into a registration rights agreement with the Company which, if the Company files a registration statement, requires the Company to register all of the common stock into which the Class C Preferred Shares may be converted. Additionally, the Purchase Agreement provides for, as additional consideration, warrants to purchase shares of common stock, at the price set forth in the Company offering, in an amount equal to 150% of the number of shares the Class C preferred shares could be convertible into as of the closing date of the Company Offering Period. Further, the common stock underlying the warrants has piggyback registration rights.

Subsequently, in December 2006, the terms of the Purchase Agreement were renegotiated. The terms of the Second Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement call for the Company to issue 300,000 Class C convertible preferred shares of stock as partial payment for the property. The remainder of the terms remain the same.

Additionally, and in connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a personal guarantee agreement which granted Robert W. Carteaux (“Carteaux”) 150,000 warrants to acquire common stock, at 85% of the Company offering price, in exchange for the personal guarantee of Carteaux on the loan made to the Company by the Bank. The common stock underlying the warrants has piggyback registration rights.

The Company occupies approximately 8,000 square feet of the building space and renovations on the space were completed in December 2006. The cost of the renovation was approximately $100,000. The Bank loaned the Company the funds for the renovation.

The Company is currently leasing approximately 8,000 square feet of the building to Butler Telecom, Inc. which is a subsidiary of Butler International, Inc. The rent is $8,600 per month. Butler Telecom has been a tenant in the space in the building for approximately five (5) years.
 
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Former Headquarters  

The former office of the Company was located in Stone Pointe Office Park at 421 E. Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825. The lease, which was originally effective July 1, 2003, was amended in January 2006 to extend the term for 36 months commencing on July 1, 2006 and ending on June 30, 2009. The base rental is $2,943 per month and the space consists of approximately 2,277 square feet. The Company intends to sub-lease its former headquarters on E. Cook Road. In the event that the Company is not able to sub-lease its former office space it will continue to be obligated to make monthly rental payments pursuant to the lease agreement which terminates in June 2009. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company has not sub-let the former headquarters.

Florida Office

FFMC has an office in the Cypress Point Executive Suites in a building located at 10014 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 5, Tampa, Florida 33618. FFMC executed a lease for the term of one year commencing on April 1, 2001 and terminating on June 30, 2001 continuing month to month thereafter. The base rental rate is $460.00 per month. The space consists of approximately 800 square feet.

Georgia Office

FFMC also has an office in Woodstock, Georgia. The office is located at 2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Bldg 600, Suite 120, Woodstock, Georgia 30189. The office space is approximately 1200 square feet and the base rental is $1250 per month. The lease is month to month and requires a 60 day written termination notice. The space is owned by Elle’s Enterprises, which is owned by Lori Newbury and Lori Beardslee, who are employees of FFMC.
 
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
 
Our Shareholders will not have any interest in any management entities and will not be in a position to control their activities. The Shareholders must rely on the general fiduciary standards which apply to the management of a corporation to prevent unfairness by the management in a transaction with the Company. Except those as may arise in the normal course of the relationship, there are no transactions presently contemplated between the Company and its management other than those listed below.

Brian Kistler (“Kistler”), who is the CEO and a Director of the Company, has paid certain costs and expenses of the Company which, including interest, total $304,589, as of the date of this Prospectus. These costs and expenses were paid on behalf of the parent company for working capital purposes. In August 2005, the Company issued a note payable, convertible into the Company’s common stock at $1.00 per share in exchange for Kistler agreeing to pay future costs and expenses. Subsequently, in September 2006, in exchange for payment of the debt owed by the Company, Mr. Kistler agreed to accept 304,589 shares of Class B Convertible Preferred Stock. The initial conversion price was $1. Kistler entered into a registration rights agreement with the Company which requires the Company to register all of the common stock into which the Class B Preferred Shares may be converted. However, any shares that are actually registered shall not be sold until 180 days after the closing date of the public offering of the Company. In November 2006, the terms of the transaction were renegotiated. In exchange for payment of the debt owed by the Company, Mr. Kistler agreed to accept 152,294 shares of Class B Convertible Preferred Stock. The initial conversion price is 2/3 of the initial registration price under a registration statement filed by the Company. The terms of the registration rights agreement remain the same.
 
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As of July 2006, the Company was indebted to Kistler for accrued, but unpaid compensation. On September 30, 2006, in exchange for services performed, the Company issued Kistler 169,500 shares of Class B Convertible Preferred shares. Subsequently, in November 2006, the terms of the transaction were renegotiated. In exchange for services performed, Kistler agreed to accept 84,750 Class B Convertible Preferred Shares. Additionally, the shares are subject to the same registration rights agreement as described above.

In August 2006 the Company signed an agreement to purchase real property located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825. The Company moved into the new office space in December 2006. At the time of the transaction Carteaux and Lipp were not directors of the Company; Carteaux and Lipp became directors of the Company in December 2006. In connection with the purchase of the property $700,000 was paid to Carteaux/Lipp Realty, a partnership of whom our current directors, Carteaux and Lipp, were the owners and only partners. Additionally, in connection with the building purchase Carteaux received: (i) Class C convertible preferred shares which have an approximate value of $300,000 and have been converted into common stock of the Company and; and (ii) 264,706 warrants to purchase common stock at the Company offering price of $2.00 per share which are valued at approximately $528,145. Lipp received: (i) Class C convertible preferred shares which have an approximate value of $300,000 and have been converted into common stock; and (ii) 264,705 warrants to purchase common stock at the Company offering price of $2.00 per share which are valued at approximately $528,143.

In connection with the aforementioned building purchase transaction Carteaux personally guaranteed a portion of the loan which the Company used to renovate the property. As consideration for his personal guarantee Carteaux received 150,000 warrants to purchase common stock of the Company at 85% of the Company offering price which are exercisable one year after the close of the Company Offering Period. The warrants are valued at approximately $299,282.

In November 2006 the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Action International which had a monthly fee of $2,995. Subsequently, in January 2007, the Company renegotiated the fee to $1,495 per month. The agreement is terminable at any time upon 30 days notice in writing. Greg Fields, our Chief Operations Officer and Director, is the owner of Action International. As of the date of this Prospectus, Mr. Fields does not draw a salary from Action International.
 
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MARKET FOR CO M MON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 
Market Information
 
No public market for common stock

There is presently no public market for our common stock. There is no assurance that a trading market will develop, or, if developed, that it will be sustained. We anticipate applying for trading of our common stock on the OTCBB upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part. We cannot guarantee that we will obtain trading status on the OTCBB. A market maker sponsoring a company's securities is required to obtain trading status of the securities quoted on any of the public trading markets, including the OTCBB. If we are unable to obtain a market maker for our securities, we will be unable to develop a trading market for our common stock. We may be unable to locate a market maker that will agree to sponsor our securities. Even if we do locate a market maker, there is no assurance that our securities will be able to meet the requirements for a quotation or that the securities will be accepted for trading on the OTCBB.

A purchaser of shares may, therefore, find it difficult to resell the securities offered herein should he or she desire to do so when eligible for public resale.  

Holders

As of the date of this Prospectus we have approximately 36 registered shareholders of our common stock.

Dividends

Since inception we have not paid any dividends on our common stock. We currently do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future on our common stock. Although we intend to retain our earnings, if any, to finance the exploration and growth of our business, our Board of Directors will have the discretion to declare and pay dividends in the future. Payment of dividends in the future will depend upon our earnings, capital requirements, and other factors, which our Board of Directors may deem relevant.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans  

To date we have not granted any stock options pursuant to our 2006 Stock Option Plan.


EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
The following table sets forth all compensation earned for services rendered to us in all capacities by the Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and the Company’s two most highly compensated executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2006. Salary information for 2005 is based on salaries paid by FFMC before it was acquired by the Company. Although the Company existed in 2005, it did not pay any salaries in 2005.
 
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Summary Compensation Table
 
Name and Principal Position
(a)
 
Year
(b)
 
Salary
($)
(c)
 
Bonus
($)
(d)
 
Stock Awards
($)
(e)
 
Option Awards
($)
(f)
 
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
(g)
 
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)
(h)
 
All Other Compensation
($)
(i)
 
Total
($)
(j)
 
Brian Kistler,
   
2005
   
0
(1)
                                     
0
(1)
Chief Executive
   
2006
   
50,000
         
169,500
(2)
                         
219,500
 
Officer, Director
                                                       
                                                         
Robin W. Hunt,
   
2005
   
118,240
(3)
                                     
118,240
 
Chief Financial
   
2006
   
120,000
(4)
 
18,857
(4)
                               
138,858
 
Officer, Director
                                                       
                                                         
Rodney J. Sinn,
   
2005
   
176,784
(3)
 
11,000
(3)
                               
187,784
 
Director &
   
2006
   
180,000
(4)
 
85,359
(4)
                               
265,359
 
President of FFMC
                                                       
 
 
(1)
The Company did not pay any salary to Kistler in 2005.
     
 
(2)
The Company issued Kistler 169,500 Class B Preferred Shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock Agreement on September 30, 2006 as payment for accrued, but unpaid compensation due to Kistler. The Class B Shares were issued at a value of $1.00 per share. In December 2006 the terms of the transaction were renegotiated and Kistler was issued 84,750 Class B Shares at a value of $2.00 per share which are convertible at 2/3 of the Company offering price. The value of the award is $169,500. The Class B shares were converted into 127,444 shares of common stock and will vest over the next three (3) years according to the following schedule: 42,481 shares on October 1, 2007; 42,481 shares on October 1, 2008; and 42,482 shares on October 1, 2009.
     
 
(3)
Amount indicated was paid by FFMC in 2005, before it was acquired by the Company.
     
 
(4)
Amount indicated was paid by FFMC. Mr. Hunt and Mr. Sinn will not receive compensation from the Company for their services.

Employment Agreements & Noncompete and Nondisclosure Agreements

Rodney J. Sinn will continue to be employed by FFMC while it is operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In April 2006, Mr. Sinn entered into an employment agreement with FFMC to recognize his continued employment with FFMC. His job title will be President. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Sinn will be an “at will” employee and will be eligible for equity-based compensation. Mr. Sinn’s base salary is $180,000 per year.

Robin W. Hunt will also continue to be employed by FFMC while it is operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In April 2006, Mr. Hunt entered into an employment agreement with FFMC to recognize his continued employment with FFMC. His job title will be Vice-President. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Sinn will be an “at will” employee and will be eligible for equity-based compensation. Mr. Hunt’s base salary is $120,000 per year.
 
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In connection with the aforementioned employment agreements, Mr. Sinn and Mr. Hunt each entered into a noncompete and nondisclosure agreement with FFMC in April 2006. The agreements contain: (i) a covenant not to solicit for three (3) years after the termination of the employee’s employment; (ii) a covenant not to compete by becoming an investor in the equity securities of a publicly held company, engaging in, or owning a controlling interest in, or acting as a principal, director or officer of, or consultant to, any firm or corporation engaged in a similar business or which is in direct competition with the employer; and (iii) a covenant not to use or disclose proprietary information without written permission from the employer, FFMC.

Mr. Kistler entered into an employment agreement with the Company in August 2006 to be the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The initial term of the agreement is for three (3) years and shall be automatically renewed on a year-to-year basis thereafter unless terminated by either party on at least three (3) months prior written notice. Mr. Kistler’s base salary is $120,000 per year. Pursuant to the agreement Mr. Kistler is entitled to severance of a total amount equal to his base salary payable in 12 equal consecutive monthly installments.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END

Option Awards
 
Stock Awards
 
Name
(a)
 
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable
(b)
 
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable
(c)
 
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#)
(d)
 
Option Exercise Price ($)
(e)
 
Option Expiration Date
(f)
 
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)
(g)
 
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)
(h)
 
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)
(i)
 
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
(j)
 
Brian Kistler
                                 
84,750
 
$
169,500
             
 
 
(1)
The Company issued Kistler 169,500 Class B Preferred Shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock Agreement on September 30, 2006 as payment for accrued, but unpaid compensation due to Kistler. The Class B Shares were issued at a value of $1.00 per share. In December 2006 the terms of the transaction were renegotiated and Kistler was issued 84,750 Class B Shares at a value of $2.00 per share which are convertible at 2/3 of the Company offering price. The value of the award is $169,500. The Class B shares were converted into 127,444 shares of common stock and will vest over the next three (3) years according to the following schedule: 42,481 shares on October 1, 2007; 42,481 shares on October 1, 2008; and 42,482 shares on October 1, 2009.
 
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Restricted Stock Awards

The Company issued Kistler 169,500 Class B Preferred Shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock Agreement on September 30, 2006 as payment for accrued, but unpaid compensation due to Mr. Kistler. In consideration of the grant Mr. Kistler agreed to remain employed by the Company for a period of three (3) years. In the event that Mr. Kistler is not employed by the Company on each of the vesting dates his right to the Class B shares is forfeited. The Class B Shares were issued at a value of $1.00 per share. As such, the award is valued at $169,500.

In December 2006 the terms of the transaction were renegotiated and Mr. Kistler was issued 84,750 Class B Shares at a value of $2.00 per share. The Class B shares are convertible at 2/3 of the Company offering price. The value of the award remains at $169,500. The Class B shares have been converted to 127,444 common shares. The common shares will vest over the next three (3) years according to the following schedule: October 1, 2007 - 42,481 shares; October 1, 2008 - 42,481 shares; and October 1, 2009 - 42,482.

Director Compensation
 
There are currently no compensation arrangements in place for members of the board of directors.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
 
During the reporting periods, there were no “reportable events” as such item is described in Item 304 of Regulation S-B under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) with respect to the financial statements.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form SB-2 under the Securities Act with respect to the common stock being offered in both the Company offering and the offering by the selling security holders. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed as part of the registration statement. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed as a part of the registration statement. Statements contained in this Prospectus concerning the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete . If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the file d exhibit. We will file an annual report on Form 10K-SB and quarterly reports on Form 10QSB with the SEC as well as other required SEC filings. The reports and other information we file with the SEC can be read and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street NE., Washington D.C. 20549. Copies of these materials can be obtained at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at the principal offices of the SEC, 100 F Street NE Washington D.C. 20549. You may obtain information regarding the operation of the public reference room by calling 1(800) SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a website ( http://www.sec.gov ) where you can access that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
 
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PROSPECTUS

Subject to completion, dated _________, 2007

FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
2,614,464 Shares of Common Stock

This prospectus relates to 2,614,464 shares of common stock of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (including 1,397,811 shares underlying warrants) that may be sold from time to time by the selling security holders named in this prospectus. The above mentioned parties are referred to as the “selling security holders” in this prospectus. The shares may be offered and sold from time to time by the selling security holders, and any pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors-in-interest of the shares, through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices, prices related to prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. Information regarding the identities of the selling security holders, the manner in which they acquired or will acquire their shares and the manner in which the shares are being offered and sold is provided in the “Selling security holders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections of this prospectus.

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares. We will, however, receive the exercise price, if any, upon exercise of the warrants. We have agreed to bear all of the expenses in connection with the registration and sale of the shares, except for sales commissions.

No public trading market currently exists for our common stock or any of our other securities. We cannot assure you that our common stock will be listed on any exchange.

The securities offered under this prospectus are speculative and involve a high degree of risk and immediate substantial dilution. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3 and “Dilution” beginning on page 18.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
The date of this prospectus is _______, 2007
 
Alternate Page for Resale Prospectus. This page replaces the IPO Prospectus Cover Page.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
This summary highlights some information from this prospectus, and it may not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should read the following summary together with the more detailed information regarding our company and the common stock being sold in this offering, including “Risk Factors” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes, included elsewhere in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus.

The Company

Background and Business Plan

Titan Holdings, Inc. was incorporated as an Indiana corporation in August 2005. Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Maryland in June 2005 under the name Northern Business Acquisition Corp., a Maryland company, which had been formed specifically for merger with Titan Holdings, Inc., to change the state of incorporation. In February 2006, Titan Holdings, Inc. merged into Northern Business Acquisition Corp. In April 2006, the name was changed to Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. We are a holding company and conduct all of our operations through our wholly owned subsidiary Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp. Investors in the offering by the Company will purchase shares of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., the Maryland holding company.

The Company acquired a mortgage brokerage division in May 2006 through the acquisition of Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp., an Indiana corporation (“FFMC”). FFMC is a mortgage broker and generates revenues by originating mortgage loans that are funded by third parties.

Prior to the acquisition, the Company did not commence operations and did not have any assets or liabilities. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus are the financial statements of FFMC.

Currently, the Company’s principal line of business is engaging as a mortgage broker. Our services include originating and processing mortgage loans at our offices. We are licensed currently as a mortgage broker in Indiana, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. The Company intends to operate the planned expansion of FFMC to build a nationwide broker infrastructure which the Company will use as a distribution channel for its mortgage business and, in the long term, the Company intends to offer additional financial services and products. The proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock will be used by the Company for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, expanding our operations.
 
The Selling Security Holder Offering
 
The selling security holders named in this prospectus below are selling a total of 2,614,464   shares of our common stock (including 1,397,811 shares underlying warrants)   held by the selling security holders. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale by the selling security holders of their shares. We will, however, receive the exercise price, if any, upon exercise of the warrants. The sale of those shares will not affect the number of shares outstanding.
 
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The Company Offering
 
We are concurrently offering a minimum of 375,000 shares of our common stock for sale and a maximum of 625,000 shares of our common stock for sale through Alaron Financial Services, Inc., the underwriter, on a best efforts basis, at a price per share of $2.00 (the “Company offering”). This prospectus contains references to the Company Offering.
 
Additional Information
 
Our principal executive office is located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825. The telephone number at that address is (260) 490-5363. We maintain a site on the World Wide Web at www.freedomfinancialmortgage.net as a website for our subsidiary, FFMC. The information on the subsidiary website should not be considered part of this document and is not incorporated into this Prospectus by reference. This web address of the subsidiary is, and is intended to be, an inactive textual reference. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the combined operations the Company and FFMC.

Alternate Page for Resale Prospectus. This page replaces the Prospectus Summary of the IPO Prospectus.
 
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USE OF PROCEEDS
 
The proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock being offered by the selling security holders pursuant to this prospectus will belong to the selling security holders. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of such shares, except with respect to the exercise price, if any, of the warrants held by the selling security holders.

We will utilize the proceeds from both the exercise of warrants by the selling security holders to expand our mortgage brokerage operations by providing an additional source of funding that can be used to fund our marketing and geographic expansion expenses, for expansion of the business of the Company and general corporate and working capital purposes, including to:

 
·
Expand existing operations of the subsidiary;
     
 
·
Invest in technology to improve our infrastructure;
     
 
·
Open additional offices; and
     
 
·
Hire additional staff

Additionally, we may to use some of the proceeds to pursue other business opportunities that we may encounter.

Further, with regard to the expansion of our mortgage brokerage operations, these proceeds will be used to provide an additional source of funding that can be used to build a nationwide broker infrastructure. Initially, we intend to concentrate our mortgage brokerage operations throughout the areas in which we have experience, specifically Indiana, Georgia and Florida. Depending on the market and our performance, we anticipate expanding our mortgage brokerage operations throughout the United States. Our strategies and timing for such expansion, however, are still under development. Any such expansion may involve opening new offices, adding professional staff, increasing our marketing activities and developing enhanced information technology systems to serve a broader market. We anticipate using a portion of the proceeds from both offerings to fund such expenses.

We may also consider from time to time strategic opportunities to enhance our business through acquisitions, joint ventures or securitization arrangements. Proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock may be used to pursue such opportunities. We do not have any present commitments with respect to any acquisitions or other strategic transactions.

Our management will retain significant discretion in determining how to use the proceeds from the exercise of warrants by the selling security holders. In making any decision about the use of proceeds, we will consider our capital resources. Further, our decisions about the use of proceeds will be influenced by changing business conditions and the availability of attractive investment opportunities.

We will have complete discretion over how we may use the proceeds, if any, from the exercise of warrants by the selling security holders. We cannot assure purchasers that our use of the net proceeds will not vary substantially due to unforeseen factors. Pending use of the proceeds from the Company offering, we may invest all or a portion of such proceeds in marketable securities, equity securities of other companies, short-term, interest-bearing securities, U.S. Government securities, money market investments and short-term, interest-bearing deposits in banks. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for additional information regarding our sources and uses of capital.

Alternate Page for Resale Prospectus. This page replaces the “Use of Proceeds” section of the IPO Prospectus.
 
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SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
 
An aggregate of 2,614,464 shares of our common stock, consisting of 1,216,653 shares of our common stock and 1,397,811 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be offered for sale and sold pursuant to this prospectus by the selling security holders.
 
These shares are to be offered by and for the respective accounts of the selling security holders and any pledgees, donees, assignees and transferees or successors-in-interest of the respective selling security holders. We have agreed to register all of such securities under the Securities Act and to pay all of the expenses in connection with such registration and sale of the shares (other than underwriting discounts and selling commissions and the fees and expenses of counsel and other advisors to the selling security holders).
 
Of the shares being registered on behalf of selling security holders, 507,255 were issued as a result of sales via a private placement. A total of 352,941 shares were issued pursuant to a building purchase transaction. The Company issued 356,457 shares for the conversion of debt and the Company issued 127,444 shares for the payment of services due to an officer.

The shares being registered on behalf of selling security holders are subject to various lock-up agreements. See, “Plan of Distribution - Lock-Up and Leak-out Provisions.”

The following table and notes to the table sets forth, with respect to each selling security holder:
 
 
·
the name of the selling security holder and any material relationship the selling security holder has had with us over the past three years;

 
·
the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the selling security holder as of the date of this prospectus;

 
·
the number of shares of our common stock being offered for sale by the selling security holder pursuant to this prospectus; and

 
·
the number of shares of our common stock and percentage that will be beneficially owned by the selling security holder assuming the selling security holder disposes of all of the shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus.

Except as set forth in the footnotes to the table below, none of the selling security holder has held a position as an officer or director of us, nor has any selling security holder had any material relationship of any kind with us or any of our affiliates. All information with respect to share ownership has been furnished by the selling security holder. The shares being offered are being registered to permit public secondary trading of the shares and each selling security holder may offer all or part of the shares owned for resale from time to time. In addition, unless otherwise specified in the footnotes to the table below, none of the selling security holder has any family relationships with our officers, directors or controlling stockholders, or is a registered broker-dealer or an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer.
 
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Name of Selling Security Holder
 
Number of Shares Owned Before Offering
 
Number of Shares being Offered
 
Total Shares Owned After Offering
 
Percentage Owned After Offering
 
Robert W. Carteaux (1)
   
591,176
(2) (3)
 
591,176
   
0
   
0
 
Robin W. Hunt IRA (4)
   
7,350
(5)
 
7,350
   
0
   
0
 
Brian Kistler (6)
   
573,957
(7)(8)
 
573,957
   
0
   
0
 
Stanley P. Lipp (9)
   
441,176
(10)
 
441,176
   
0
   
0
 
Rodney J. Sinn (11)
   
74,025
(12)
 
74,025
   
0
   
0
 
Gregory Fields (13)
   
17,500
(14)
 
17,500
   
0
   
0
 
Bruce Miller
   
87,500
(15 )
 
87,500
   
0
   
0
 
Tom Morrical
   
26,250
(15 )
 
26,250
   
0
   
0
 
Ryan Goldacker 401K
   
11,375
(15 )
 
11,375
   
0
   
0
 
Joyce Swartz IRA
   
148,400
(15 )
 
148,400
   
0
   
0
 
Mitch & Susan Kruse
   
43,750
(15 )
 
43,750
   
0
   
0
 
Lori Beardslee 401K
   
10,500
(15 )
 
10,500
   
0
   
0
 
Lloy Ball
   
17,500
(15 )
 
17,500
   
0
   
0
 
Kim Hunt IRA
   
24,762
(15 )
 
24,762
   
0
   
0
 
Don Davis IRA
   
9,800
(15 )
 
9,800
   
0
   
0
 
Barb Wherry
   
17,500
(15 )
 
17,500
   
0
   
0
 
Don & Jessica Davis
   
10,500
(15 )
 
10,500
   
0
   
0
 
Shirley & Richard French
   
87,500
(15 )
 
87,500
   
0
   
0
 
Jessica Davis IRA
   
8,400
(15 )
 
8,400
   
0
   
0
 
Herb & Carolyn Hunt
   
17,500
(15 )
 
17,500
   
0
   
0
 
Kevin Hostetler IRA
   
39,025
(15)
 
39,025
   
0
   
0
 
Rubble Trucking
   
87,500
(15)
 
87,500
   
0
   
0
 
Darin Roth
   
63,000
(15)
 
63,000
   
0
   
0
 
Jason & Casey Stone
   
8,750
(15)
 
8,750
   
0
   
0
 
Matt Swartz
   
5,250
(15)
 
5,250
   
0
   
0
 
Noel & Lynette Johnson
   
43,750
(15)
 
43,750
   
0
   
0
 
Gary W. Oden
   
8,750
(15)
 
8,750
   
0
   
0
 
Alaron Financial Services, Inc.
   
43,750
(16)
 
43,750
   
0
   
0
 
 
 
(1)
Robert W. Carteaux is a director of the Company.
     
 
(2)
Amount includes: (i) 264,706 warrants to purchase common stock, with an exercise price of $2.00, but not exercisable until one (1) year after the close of the Company Offering Period (as defined below); or (ii) 150,000 warrants to purchase common stock with an exercise price of $1.70, but not exercisable until one (1) year after the close of the Company Offering Period.
 
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(3)
Shares may not be sold for 360 days following the close of this offering pursuant to the terms of a lock-up agreement.
 
 
(4)
Mr. Hunt is our CFO and Director of the Company. Additionally, Mr. Hunt is the brother-in-law of Mr. Sinn.

 
(5)
Amount includes: (i) 2,100 Series A warrants; or (ii) 2,100 Series B warrants. Neither the Series A nor Series B warrants are exercisable for one (1) year after the close of the Company Offering Period. For a description of the terms of the warrants see, “ Description of Securities .” The Class A shares that were purchased pursuant to a private placement offering have been converted to common shares and are subject to a lock-up agreement, the terms of which are described under, “ Shares Eligible for Future Sale - Lock-up Agreements.”
 
 
(6)
Kistler is our CEO and a Director.
     
 
(7)
Amount includes: (i) 87,000 Series A warrants; or (ii) 87,000 Series B warrants. Neither the Series A nor Series B warrants are exercisable for one (1) year after the close of the Company offering. For a description of the terms of the warrants see, “ Description of Securities .” The Class A shares that were purchased pursuant to a private placement offering have been converted to common shares and are subject to a lock-up agreement, the terms of which are described under, “ Shares Eligible for Future Sale - Lock-up Agreements.” Of these shares, 130,500 are held in the name of Brian Kistler 401K.
     
 
(8)
Of these shares 127,444 are not subject to any lock-up provisions, but will vest over a period of three (3) years commencing on October 1, 2007. See, “ Executive Compensation .” Of these shares 229,013 are subject to a 180 day lock-up and leak-out provisions until 360 days after registration of the shares. For the terms of the leak-out see, “ Shares Eligible for Future Sale.”  
     
 
(9)
Mr. Lipp is a director of the Company.
     
 
(10)
Amount includes 264,705 warrants to purchase common stock, with an exercise price of $2.00, but not exercisable until one (1) year after the close of the Company offering.
     
 
(11)
Mr. Sinn is a director of the Company. Additionally, Mr. Sinn is the brother-in-law of Mr. Hunt.
     
 
(12)
Amount includes: (i) 21,150 Series A warrants; or (ii) 21,150 Series B warrants. Neither the Series A nor Series B warrants are exercisable for one (1) year after the close of the Company offering. For a description of the terms of the warrants see, “ Description of Securities .” The Class A shares that were purchased pursuant to a private placement offering have been converted to common shares and are subject to a lock-up agreement, the terms of which are described under, “ Shares Eligible for Future Sale - Lock-up Agreements.” Of these shares, 16,875 are held in the name of Rodney and Michelle Sinn and 14,850 are held in the name of Rodney Sinn 401K
     
 
(13)
Mr. Fields is our COO and a director of the Company.
     
 
(14)
Amount includes: (i) 5,000 Series A warrants; or (ii) 5,000 Series B warrants. Neither the Series A nor Series B warrants are exercisable for one (1) year after the close of the Company offering. For a description of the terms of the warrants see, “ Description of Securities .” The Class A shares that were purchased pursuant to a private placement offering have been converted and are subject to a lock-up agreement, the terms of which are described under, “ Shares Eligible for Future Sale - Lock-up Agreements.”
     
 
(15)
The Class A shares that were purchased pursuant to a private placement offering have been converted to common shares and are subject to a lock-up agreement, the terms of which are described under, “ Shares Eligible for Future Sale - Lock-up Agreements.” Amount includes the Series A warrant and Series B warrants issued pursuant to the private offering. Neither the Series A nor Series B warrants are exercisable for one (1) year after the close of the Company offering. For a description of the terms of the warrants see, “ Description of Securities .”
     
 
(16)
Represents the maximum possible number of warrants that the Company will grant to Alaron Financial Services, Inc. upon the closing of the Company Offering Period (as defined below). Each warrant is exercisable into one (1) share of common stock during the five (5) year period commencing one (1) year after the effective date of the registration statement of the Company at ten percent (10%) above the price the Shares are offered to the public.
 
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
The selling security holders are not participating in the underwriting described above. The shares of our common stock being offered for sale by the selling security holders pursuant to this prospectus may be sold by underwriters or agents, the selling security holders or by pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest of the selling security holders for their respective own accounts or through block trades.
 
We will receive none of the proceeds from such shares, other than proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the warrants. The selling security holders will pay or assume brokerage commissions or other charges and expenses incurred in the sale of the shares.
 
The distribution of the shares by the selling security holders is subject to restrictions. For a description of the terms of the lock-up and leak-out provisions see, “ Shares Eligible For Future Sale - Lock-up.”
 
The shares offered by the selling security holders may be sold from time to time at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices relating to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. In addition, the selling security holders may sell their shares covered by this prospectus through customary brokerage channels, either through broker-dealers acting as agents or brokers, or through broker-dealers acting as principals, who may then resell the shares, or at private sale or otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.
 
The selling security holders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of our common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares from time to time under this prospectus after we have filed an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling security holders to include the pledgees, transferees or other successors in interest as selling security holders under this prospectus.
 
The selling security holders also may transfer the shares of our common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus and may sell the shares from time to time under this prospectus after we have filed an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling security holders to include the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest as selling security holders under this prospectus.
 
The selling security holders may effect such transactions by selling the shares to or through broker-dealers, and such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts, concessions, commissions, or fees from the selling security holders and/or purchasers of the shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom they sell as principal, or both (which compensation to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions).
 
The selling security holders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers in connection with distributions of the shares or otherwise. In these transactions, broker-dealers may engage in short sales of the shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume with selling security holders. The selling security holders may also sell shares short and redeliver the shares to close out such short positions. The selling security holders may enter into options or other transactions with broker-dealers that require the delivery to the broker-dealer of the shares. The broker-dealer may then resell or otherwise transfer such shares pursuant to this prospectus. The selling security holders also may loan or pledge the shares to a broker-dealer. The broker-dealer may sell the shares so loaned, or upon default, the broker-dealer may sell the pledged shares pursuant to this prospectus.
 
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Any broker-dealer that participates with the selling security holders in the distribution of the shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus may be deemed to be underwriters and any commissions received by them and any profit on the resale of shares positioned by them might be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions within the meaning of the Securities Act, in connection with such sales.
 
Any shares covered by this prospectus that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus.
 
We have agreed to indemnify the selling security holders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. To our knowledge, none of the selling security holders has entered into any agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the sale of their shares of our common stock, nor is there an underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with a proposed sale of shares by any of the selling security holders. If we are notified by any selling security holder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of shares offered pursuant to this prospectus, we will, if required, file a supplement to this prospectus. If the selling security holders use this prospectus for any sale of the shares, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
 
Each selling security holder will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the associated rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, including Regulation M, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of our common stock by the selling security holders.
 
The 1,397,811 shares of our common stock offered pursuant to this prospectus which are issuable upon the exercise of the warrants will be issued in accordance with the terms of such warrants. Among other things, each of such warrants provide that, upon surrender at our principal offices of the warrant certificate evidencing such warrant, with the annexed form of exercise duly executed, together with payment of the appropriate exercise price, the registered holder (or assigns) will be entitled to receive a certificate for the shares so purchased.
 
In order to comply with the securities laws of various states, the common stock will not be sold in a particular state unless the shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and complied with.
 
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
   
Page
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and December 31, 2005
 
F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and for the period from August 16, 2005 (inception) through December 31, 2005
 
F-4
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the period from January 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and for the period from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005
 
F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and for the period from August 16, 2005 (inception) through December 31, 2005
 
F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
F-7
     
Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
F-22
Balance Sheet at December 31, 2005
 
F-23
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 (unaudited)
 
F-24
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the period from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005
 
F-25
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 (unaudited)
 
F-26
Notes to Financial Statements
 
F-27
     
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
   
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed, Combined Statements of Operations
 
F-34
Pro Forma Condensed, Combined Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the year ended December 31, 2005
 
F-35



F-1


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. and subsidiary (“the “Company”) as of December 31, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the period from August 16, 2005 (inception) through December 31, 2005. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2005, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the period from August 16, 2005 (inception) through December 31, 2005 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1, the Company has losses from operations through December 31, 2005 and an accumulated deficit of approximately $80,016 at that date. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
As discussed in Note 7 to the financial statements, Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. acquired Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation on May 3, 2006.
Cordovano and Honeck LLP
Englewood, Colorado
August 2, 2006


F-2


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
September 30,
2006
 
December 31,
2005
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
  
 
ASSETS
 
  
 
  
 
Current assets:
 
  
 
  
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
223,042
 
$
 
Notes receivable (Notes 2 and 3):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliate
 
 
4,058
 
 
 
Other
 
 
30,000
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses
 
 
60,645
 
 
61,754
 
Other current assets
 
 
2,480
 
 
 
Total current assets
 
 
320,225
 
 
61,754
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net (Note 3)
 
 
37,954
 
 
 
Intangible assets, net (Note 3)
 
 
631,353
 
 
 
Deferred offering costs
 
 
147,630
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
1,137,162
 
$
61,754
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts and notes payable:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
72,135
 
$
 
Line of credit (Note 3)
 
 
147,250
 
 
 
Note payable, related party (Note 2)
 
 
292,440
 
 
139,150
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
 
 
52,783
 
 
 
Accrued interest, related party (Note 2)
 
 
12,149
 
 
1,830
 
Bridge loans payable (Note 3)
 
 
136,700
 
 
 
Due to related party (Note 2)
 
 
169,500
 
 
 
Other current liabilities
 
 
12,556
 
 
 
Total current liabilities
 
 
895,513
 
 
140,980
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes payable to bank, net of current maturities (Note 3)
 
 
185,271
 
 
 
Capital lease obligation
 
 
644
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
 
1,081,428
 
 
140,980
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments (Note 6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity (deficit) (Note 5):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock , $.001 par value. Authorized 10,000,000 shares, 224,475 and
-0- shares issued and outstanding, respectively
 
 
224
 
 
 
Common stock , $.001 par value. Authorized 150,000,000 shares, 2,454,545 and 1,350,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
 
 
2,455
 
 
1,350
 
Additional paid-in capital
 
 
696,819
 
 
(560
)
Retained deficit
 
 
(643,764
)
 
(80,016
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)
 
 
55,734
 
 
(79,226
)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)
 
$
1,137,162
 
$
61,754
 



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
 
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2006
 
August 16,
2005
(Inception)
through December 31,
2005
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
  
 
Revenue:
 
  
 
  
 
Loan origination
     
$
676,947
    
$
 
Loan processing fees
 
 
82,556
 
 
 
Total revenue
 
 
759,503
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenues
 
 
52,493
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
 
1,228,812
 
 
78,186
 
Total operating expenses
 
 
1,281,305
 
 
78,186
 
Loss from operations
 
 
(521,802
)
 
(78,186
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
 
6,376
 
 
 
Interest expense, related party (Note 2)
 
 
(10,320
)
 
(1,830
)
Interest expense, other
 
 
(38,002
)
 
 
Loss before income taxes
 
 
(563,748
)
 
(80,016
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax provision (Note 4)
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
(563,748
)
$
(80,016
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss per share of common stock
 
$
(0.32
)
$
(0.06
)
Number of weighted average shares of common stock outstanding
 
 
1,788,182
 
 
1,350,000
 



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
   

Preferred Stock
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Total
 
Shares
 
Amount
Shares
 
Amount
 
                                                             
       
            
       
            
         
                     
       
Balance at August 16, 2005
     
    
$
      
     
$
    
$
    
$
    
$
 
Issuance of common stock in payment of organization expenses on behalf of the Company (Note 2)
 
 
 
*
1,350,000
 
 
1,350
 
 
(560
)
 
 
 
790
 
Net loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(80,016
)
 
(80,016
)
Balance at December 31, 2005
 
 
 
*
1,350,000
 
 
1,350
 
 
(560
)
 
(80,016
)
 
(79,226
)
Merger with Northern Business Acquisitions Corp. (Note 7)
 
 
 
 
150,000
 
 
150
 
 
(150
)
 
 
 
 
Balance at February 10, 2006 (unaudited)
 
 
 
 
1,500,000
 
 
1,500
 
 
(710
)
 
(80,016
)
 
(79,226
)
Acquistion of Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation (unaudited) (Note 7)
 
 
 
 
859,091
 
 
860
 
 
224,079
 
 
 
 
224,939
 
Sale of 224,475 units pursuant to exempt offering (Note 5)
 
224,475
 
 
224
 
 
 
 
 
448,726
 
 
 
 
448,950
 
Shares issued pursuant to anti-dilution Agreement (unaudited) (Note 7)
 
 
 
 
95,454
 
 
95
 
 
24,724
 
 
 
 
24,819
 
Net loss (unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(563,748
)
 
(563,748
)
Balance at September 30, 2006 (unaudited)
 
224,475
 
$
224
 
2,454,545
 
$
2,455
 
$
696,819
 
$
(643,764
)
$
55,734
 
——————
*
As restated see Note 7


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
 
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2006
 
August 16,
2005
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2005
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
  
 
  
 
Net loss
 
$
(563,748
)
$
(80,016
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
117,538
 
 
 
Common stock issued for services
 
 
24,819
 
 
790
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effects of business combinations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
 
(1,371
)
 
(61,754
)
Deferred offering costs
 
 
(147,630
)
 
 
Accounts payable
 
 
(36,907
)
 
 
Accrued liabilities
 
 
10,726
 
 
1,830
 
Net cash used in operating activities
 
 
(596,573
)
 
(139,150
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash proceeds from subsidiary acquisition
 
 
3,237
 
 
 
Loans made
 
 
(30,000
)
 
 
Purchase of property and equipment
 
 
(2,373
)
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
 
 
(29,136
)
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from lines of credit, notes payable, bridge loans and current portion of long-term debt
 
 
483,921
 
 
139,150
 
Repayments of notes payable
 
 
(83,652
)
 
 
Repayments of capital lease obligations
 
 
(468
)
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net of issuance costs
 
 
448,950
 
 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
 
848,751
 
 
139,150
 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
223,042
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
 
 
 
 
End of period
 
$
223,042
 
$
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
$
 
$
 
Interest
 
$
47,938
 
$
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition of Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Working capital, including cash of $3,237
 
$
7,295
 
$
 
 
Property and equipment
 
 
40,234
 
 
 
 
Intangible assets
 
 
744,238
 
 
 
 
Liabilities assumed
 
 
(566,828
)
 
 
 
Stocks issued in the acquisition of FFMC
 
$
224,939
 
$
 



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and subsidiary, Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp., an Indiana corporation, (together, the “Company”) originate single family and multifamily mortgages for sale or transfer to another institution, referred to as a “sponsor.”  The Company is a Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) approved Loan Correspondent Mortgagee pursuant to Title II of the National Housing Act, as amended.
The Company is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana with three branch offices located in the southeast United States.
Unaudited Financial Information
The accompanying financial information as of September 30, 2006 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 is unaudited. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments which are necessary to provide a fair presentation of operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 have been made. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 is not necessarily indication of the results to be expected for the year.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (“FFHI”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp. (“FFMC”). All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Going Concern/Liquidity Considerations
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern which contemplates, among other things, the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business.
The Company has incurred losses through September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 of approximately $563,748 (unaudited) and $80,016, respectively. Because of the continued absence of positive cash flows from sales and profits, the Company will require substantial additional funding for continuing the development and marketing of its products. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
The Company plans to raise additional funds to meet its net capital and working capital requirements and for product development and marketing through proposed private and public sales of its securities. Management believes that it will require a minimum of $750,000 in financing over the next twelve months. Management believes that it will need approximately $150,000 to meet net capital requirements, approximately $200,000 to continue operations as currently conducted for the next twelve months and approximately $400,000 for product development.
Management has made plans to address these matters, which include:
·
Raise additional $750,000 to $1,500,000 in funds through the sale of its equity securities;
·
Use a portion of those proceeds to retain experienced wholesale account executives and retail loan officers with particular skills in the commercialization and marketing of its products; and
·
Use a portion of those proceeds to attain technology to develop such products and additional products.


F-7


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (continued)
There is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain sufficient additional funds when needed or that such funds, if available, will be obtainable on terms satisfactory to the Company. In addition, profitability will ultimately depend upon the level of revenues received from business operations. However, there is no assurance that the Company will attain profitability.
The success and growth of its business will also depend upon management’s ability to adapt to and implement technological changes. The successful outcome of these future activities cannot be determined at this time, and there is no assurance that, if achieved, the Company will have sufficient funds to execute its intended business plan or generate positive operating results.
Further, Federal and State regulations govern the sale of the Company’s products. There can be no assurance that the Company will receive further regulatory approvals which are required to market its products.
Other Risks and Uncertainties
The Company operates in an industry that is subject to intense competition, government regulation and technological change. The Company’s operations are subject to significant risks and uncertainties including financial, operational, technological, regulatory and other risks associated with an emerging business, including the potential risk of business failure.
Use of Estimates
The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates made by management include the realization of long-lived assets and the fair market value of the assets acquired in the acquisition of Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments when it is practicable to estimate that value. The carrying amount of the Company’s accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and long term debt approximates their estimated fair values due to the short-term maturities of those financial instruments.
Share-Based Payment
SFAS No. 123-R, “Share-Based Payment”, a revision to SFAS No. 123, was issued in December 2004 and requires that the compensation costs relating to share-based payment transactions (including the cost of all employee stock options) be recognized in the financial statements. That cost will be measured based on the estimated fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. SFAS No. 123-R covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans. SFAS No. 123-R replaces SFAS No. 123, and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25. Due to a recent SEC announcement delaying the effective date, the Company will be required to apply SFAS No. 123-R as of July 1, 2006. Thus, the Company’s consolidated financial statements will reflect an expense for (a) all share-based compensation arrangements granted after December 31, 2005 and for any such arrangements that are modified, cancelled, or repurchased after that date, and (b) the portion of previous share-based awards for which the requisite service has not been rendered as of that date, based on the grant-date estimated fair value.


F-8


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (continued)
Beneficial Conversion Feature
The convertible feature of the Class A Convertible Preferred Shares (see Notes 5 and 10) provides for a rate of conversion that is based on a discount to the proposed initial public offering (“IPO”) price of the Company’s Common Stock. Such discount is normally characterized as a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) pursuant to Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 98-5 (“EITF 98-5”), “Accounting For Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratio,” and EITF Issue No. 00-27, “Application of EITF Issue No. 98-5 To Certain Convertible Instruments.”
The Company has not estimated the fair value of the BCF to the Class A Convertible Preferred Shares, as the IPO price is not known at this time. Once the IPO price is determined, the Company will account for the BCF as a “deemed dividend.”
Advertising Costs
All advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses were $5,132 (unaudited), and $ -0- for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and for the period from August 16, 2005 through December 31, 2005, respectively
Revenue and Cost Recognition
The Company earns revenue on mortgage loans which it originates and transfers to mortgage lenders for eventual funding. Mortgage origination revenue is recognized at the time the loan is funded by the mortgage lender.
The Company also earns revenue from processing loans, which is recognized as follows: (1) After the Company enters into a legally binding arrangement with a customer to process loans; (2) When the Company performs the service; (3) When the customer payment is deemed fixed or determinable and free of contingencies or significant uncertainties; and (4) when collection is probable.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents. There was $232,042 and $-0-, respectively, in cash equivalents at September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and December 31, 2005. The cash equivalents consist of short term fixed income securities held in a brokerage account.
Collectibility of Accounts and Notes Receivable
The Company reflects accounts and notes receivable at their net realizable value. Periodically, management assesses the collectibility of accounts and notes receivable. A considerable amount of judgment is required in order to make this assessment, including an analysis of historical bad debts, a review of the aging of the receivables and the current creditworthiness of certain customers and debtors. The Company has not recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts and notes receivables at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, as management feels that all are collectible. However, if the financial condition of any customers or debtors was to deteriorate and their ability to make required payments became impaired, an increase in the allowance may be required.


F-9


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (continued)
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Expenditures that extend the useful lives of assets are capitalized. Repairs, maintenance and renewals that do not extend the useful lives of the assets are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is provided on the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
          
Equipment
     
3-5 years
          
 
Leasehold improvements
 
5 years
 
 
Office equipment
 
5 years
 
 
Office furniture
 
7 years
 
Intangible Assets
The Company has applied the provisions of SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” in accounting for its intangible assets. All intangible assets are being amortized over their useful lives. The Company had no indefinite life intangible assets at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.
Impairment of Long Lived-Assets
The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of its long-lived assets under the provisions of SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” SFAS No. 144 addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, and supersedes (a) SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of,” and (b) the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30 (“Reporting the Effects of the Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions”) for the disposal of a segment of a business as previously defined in that Opinion. SFAS No. 144 also amends Accounting Research Bulletin (“ARB”) No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” to eliminate the exception to consolidation of a subsidiary when control is likely to be temporary.
SFAS No. 144 requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations, including amortizable intangible assets when indicators of impairment are present. Indicators of impairment include an economic downturn or a change in the assessment of future operations. In the event a condition is identified that may indicate an impairment issue, an assessment is performed using a variety of methodologies, including analysis of undiscounted future cash flows, estimates of sales proceeds and independent appraisals. If such assets are impaired, the expense recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the estimated fair value. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying value or the estimated fair market value, less cost to sell.
Deferred Offering Costs
The Company has incurred legal, accounting and printing costs in connection with the offering of its securities for sale to investors. Such costs are deferred until the closing of the offering, at which time the deferred costs are offset against the offering proceeds. In the event the offering is unsuccessful, the costs will be expensed. Deferred offering costs at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 were $147,631 (unaudited) and $-0-, respectively.
Deferred Income Taxes and Valuation Allowance
Deferred income taxes reflect the estimated tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts reported for income tax purposes. The Company records a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets when, based on management’s best estimate of taxable income (if any) in the foreseeable future, it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets may not be realized.


F-10


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (continued)
Loss Per Share
The Company computes net loss per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128 “Earnings Per Share.” Under the provisions of SFAS No. 128, basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss available to common shareholders (the numerator) for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (the denominator) during the period. The computation of diluted earnings is similar to basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive common shares had been issued.
At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, there were 448,950 (unaudited) and -0- vested warrants outstanding, respectively, which were excluded from the calculation of net loss per share-diluted because they were antidilutive. Other securities that could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future include the outstanding Class A Preferred Stock convertible into common stock at the rate of two-thirds of the initial public offering (“IPO”) price. The number of shares of common stock will be determined if and when the IPO price is established.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchange of Nonmonetary Assets, and Amendment of APB No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transaction “ The amendments made by SFAS No. 153 are based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured using the estimated fair value of the assets exchanged. SFAS No. 153 eliminates the narrow exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets, and replaces it with a broader exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has “commercial substance” if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the transaction. This pronouncement is effective for nonmonetary exchanges in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this pronouncement is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections,” which replaces APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3. This pronouncement applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle, and revises the requirements for accounting for and reporting a change in accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of a voluntary change in accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to do so. This pronouncement also requires that a change in the method of depreciation, amortization, or depletion for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate that is effected by a change in accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 retains many provisions of APB Opinion 20 without change, including those related to reporting a change in accounting estimate, a change in the reporting entity, and correction of an error. The pronouncement also carries forward the provisions of SFAS No. 3 which govern reporting accounting changes in interim financial statements. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Statement does not change the transition provisions of any existing accounting pronouncements, including those that are in a transition phase as of the effective date of SFAS No. 154. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity.” SFAS No. 150 establishes standards for how a company classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity, and is effective for public companies as follows: (i) in November 2003, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FAS 150-03 (“FSP 150-3”), which defers indefinitely (a) the measurement and classification guidance of SFAS No. 150 for all mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests in (and issued by) limited-life consolidated subsidiaries, and (b) SFAS No. 150’s measurement guidance for other types of mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests, provided they were created before November 5, 2003; (ii) for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003 that are outside the scope of FSP 150-3; and (iii) otherwise, at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company adopted SFAS No. 150 on the aforementioned effective dates. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.


F-11


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (continued)
In December 2003, the FASB issued a revision of SFAS No. 132, Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits. This pronouncement (“SFAS No. 132-R”) expands employers’ disclosures about pension plans and other post-retirement benefits, but does not change the measurement or recognition of such plans required by SFAS No. 87, No. 88, or No. 106. SFAS No. 132-R retains the existing disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 132, and requires certain additional disclosures about defined benefit post-retirement plans. Except as described in the following sentence, SFAS No. 132-R is effective for foreign plans for fiscal years ending after June 15, 2004; after the effective date, restatement for some of the new disclosures is required for earlier annual periods. Some of the interim-period disclosures mandated by SFAS No. 132-R (such as the components of net periodic benefit cost, and certain key assumptions) are effective for foreign plans for quarters beginning after December 15, 2003; other interim-period disclosures will not be required for the Company until the first quarter of 2005. Since the Company does not have any defined benefit post-retirement plans, the adoption of this pronouncement did not have any impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.
Other significant recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC are discussed elsewhere in these notes to the consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, significant recent accounting pronouncements did not or will not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Note 2 — Related Party Transactions
An officer of the Company paid certain costs and expenses totalling $153,290 (unaudited) and $139,150 on behalf of the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and for the period from August 16, 2005 (inception) through December 31, 2005, respectively for working capital purposes. The Company issued a note payable, convertible into the Company’s Class B Convertible Preferred Stock at $1.00 per share to the officer in exchange for agreeing to pay the costs and expenses. Effective December 28, 2006, the note was amended to convert at $2.00 per share. As of September 30, 2006, the Company was indebted to the officer in the amount of $292,440 (unaudited) plus related accrued interest of $12,149 (unaudited).
In February 2005, the Company loaned Freedom Service Corporation, an affiliate, $4,058. The loan is noninterest-bearing and is uncollateralized.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company accrued compensation costs totaling $169,500 (unaudited) payable to an officer.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company sold 75,750 (unaudited) units at $2.00 per unit to its officers and directors for proceeds of $151,500 (unaudited) pursuant to an exemption from registration claimed under Rule 506 of Regulation D pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Each unit consisted of one share of Class A Convertible Preferred stock, one Series A Common Stock Warrant and one Series B Common Stock Warrant. See Note 5 for the rights and preferences of the convertible preferred stock and the terms and conditions of the A and B warrants.
Note 3 — Balance Sheet Components
Note Receivable
In May 2006, the Company loaned Industrial Systems, Inc. (an unrelated third-party) $30,000 (unaudited) pursuant to the terms of a one-year promissory note. The note is uncollateralized. Interest is payable monthly at 20 percent per annum. At September 30, 2006, the debtor is current on the interest payments.


F-12


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 3 — Balance Sheet Components – (continued)
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consisted of the following as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005:
     
September 30,
2006
 
December 31,
2005
 
     
(unaudited)
       
          
                                                                                                                                      
           
          
 
Equipment
     
$
96,693
    
$
 
 
Leasehold improvements
 
 
4,717
 
 
 
 
Office equipment
 
 
6,825
 
 
 
 
Office furniture
 
 
17,609
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
125,844
 
 
 
 
Less accumulated depreciation
 
 
(87,890
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
37,954
 
$
 
Depreciation expense for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 and the period August 16, 2005 through December 31, 2005 was $4,653 (unaudited) and $-0-, respectively.
Intangible Assets
The total amount assigned to the major intangible asset class and the corresponding weighted average amortization period as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 is as follows:
 
September 30,
2006
 
December 31,
2005
 
Wtg. Avg.
Amort. Period
(Yrs)
 
(unaudited)
       
               
Noncompete agreements
$
440,000
     
$
     
3
Noncontractural customer relationships
 
50,000
   
 
5
Customer list
 
175,000
   
 
5
Licenses
 
79,238
   
 
0
   
 744,238
   
 
3
Less accumulated amortization
 
 (112,885
)
 
   
 
$
 631,353
 
$
   
There was no residual value assigned to the assets. The estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years is as follows:
 
Years Ending December 31,
       
          
2006
     
$
 101,372
          
 
2007
   
 218,076
 
 
2008
   
 118,332
 
 
2009
   
 69,444
 
 
2010
   
 44,891
 
     
$
 552,115
 


F-13





FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 3 — Balance Sheet Components – (continued)
Short-Term Debt
The Corporation negotiated a $70,000 (unaudited) line-of-credit, dated January 20, 2006, with Wells Fargo Bank. The agreement calls for monthly interest only payments at prime plus 5.5 percent, currently 13.75 percent. The loan is guaranteed personally by certain officer/shareholders of FFMC. The agreement matures February 2007. The outstanding balance at September 30, 2006 was $68,991 (unaudited) including accrued interest.
The Corporation negotiated a debt consolidation loan in the amount of $78,258 (unaudited), dated August 18, 2006, with Hicksville Bank. The agreement calls for monthly interest only payments at 8.25 percent per annum. After October 2, 2006 the interest rate is a variable rate based on the corporate rate as posted by the Wall Street Journal. The loan is guaranteed personally by certain officer/shareholders of FFHI. The loan agreement matures on October 2, 2007.
As of September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and December 31, 2005, respectively, the Company’s short term debts are as follows:
   
September 30,
2006
 
December 31,
2005
   
(unaudited)
     
             
Line of Credit to Wells Fargo Bank, personally guaranteed by certain officers of FFMC, monthly interest-only payment due at the rate of prime plus 5.5 percent, currently 13.75 %. Maturity date on February 2007
     
$
 68,991
     
$
Note payable to Hicksville Bank, guaranteed by officer, monthly interest-only payment due at the rate of 8.25% per annum until October 2, 2006, variable index rate for the base corporate rate as posted by the Wall Street Journal thereafter. Collateralized by substantially all business assets of the Company. Maturity date on October 2, 2007
   
 78,259
   
   
$
 147,250
 
$
Certain individuals provided bridge loans totaling $136,700 (unaudited) to the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. These unsecured loans carry interest at 10 percent and are payable on demand.
Long-Term Debt
Notes payable consisted of the following as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005:
   
September 30,
2006
 
December 31,
2005
   
(unaudited)
     
             
Note payable to Lake City Bank, collateralized by substantially all assets, guaranteed by officers, due in monthly installments of $5,868, matures November 10, 2010 with interest at prime plus .5%, currently at 8.75% per annum
     
$
 236,406
     
 
             
     
 236,406
   
Less: current maturities
   
 (51,135
)
 
   
$
 185,271
 
$



F-14


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 3 — Balance Sheet Components – (continued)
Short-Term Debt
Principal payments on the above notes as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 are as follows:
          
Year Ending December 31,
     
   
          
 
2006
 
$
 8,207
 
 
2007
   
 52,273
 
 
2008
   
 57,104
 
 
2009
   
 62,381
 
 
2010
   
 56,441
 
     
$
 236,406
 
Capital Lease
The Company leases equipment under capital leases expiring in February 2008. The assets and liabilities under capital leases are recorded at the lower of the present value of the minimum lease payments or the fair value of the assets. The assets are amortized over the lower of their related lease terms or their estimated productive lives. Amortization of assets under capital leases is included in amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
The following is a summary of property held under capital leases as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005:
   
September 30,
2006
 
December 31,
2005
     
(unaudited)
     
             
Dell Computers
     
$
 4,649
     
$
Less: accumulated depreciation
   
 (2,558
)
 
   
$
 2,091
 
$
Minimum future lease payments under capital leases as of December 31, 2005 are approximately as follows:
 
Year Ending December 31,
       
          
2006
     
$
 1,648
          
 
2007
   
 1,648
 
 
2008
   
 275
 
       
 3,571
 
 
Less: amount representing interest
   
 (993
)
 
Present value of minimum lease payments
 
$
 2,578
 
Note 4 — Income Taxes
A reconciliation of U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to the effective rate follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and the period from August 16, 2005 (inception) through December 31, 2005:
   
September 30,
2006
   
December 31,
2005
   
   
(unaudited)
         
               
U.S. statutory federal rate
     
32.03
 
%   
18.41
 
%
State income tax rate
 
4.76
 
%
5.71
 
%
Contributed services and offering costs
 
(5.25
)
%
0.00
 
%
Net operating loss for which no tax benefit is currently available
 
(31.54
)
%
(24.12
)
%
   
0.00
 
%
0.00
 
%


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FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 4 — Income Taxes – (continued)
At December 31, 2005, the Company has a deferred tax asset of $19,538 due to net operating loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes of approximately $80,016, which was fully allowed for in the valuation allowance of $19,538. The valuation allowance offsets the net deferred tax asset for which there is no assurance of recovery. The change in the valuation allowance for the period from August 16, 2006 (inception) through December 31, 2005 was $19,538.
At September 30, 2006, the Company has a deferred tax asset of $95,047 (unaudited) due to net operating loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes of approximately $590,386 (unaudited), which was fully allowed for in the valuation allowance of $95,047 (unaudited). The valuation allowance offsets the net deferred tax asset for which there is no assurance of recovery. The change in the valuation allowance for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $75,509 (unaudited).
Because of various stock transactions during 2006, management believes the Company has undergone an “ownership change” as defined by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, the utilization of a portion of the net operating loss carryforward may be limited. Due to this limitation, and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate utilization of the net operating loss carryforward, no tax benefit for losses has been provided by the Company in the accompanying financial statements. The net operating loss carryforward will expire through 2026.
Note 5 — Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Authorized Capital
The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 150,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value per share Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value per share preferred stock.
Class A Preferred Stock
The Company has designated 1,000,000 of its Preferred Shares as Class A Convertible Preferred Shares. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, Class A Convertible Preferred Shareholders are entitled to receive a preferential treatment vis-à-vis common shareholders. Class A Convertible Preferred Shares are automatically convertible into Common Shares at a rate of two-thirds of the initial public offering (“IPO”) price of the Common Shares on the date a registration statement is filed with the SEC. A beneficial conversion will be recorded by the Company if and when the IPO price is established. If the Company has not registered the common shares within two years of issuance, Class A Convertible Preferred Shareholders have an automatic right to force the Company to redeem the Class A Convertible Preferred Shares at $2.00 (as amended on December 28, 2006) per share.
Sale of Units
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company sold 148,725 (unaudited) units at $2.00 per unit to certain accredited investors for proceeds of $297,450 (unaudited) pursuant to an exemption from registration claimed under Rule 506 of Regulation D pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Each unit consisted of one share of Class A Convertible Preferred Stock, one Series A Common Stock Warrant and one Series B Common Stock Warrant.
Proposed Private Placement Memorandum
The Company plans to offer up to 500,000 units, at $2.00 per unit pursuant to the terms and conditions of a proposed private placement memorandum. Each unit will consist of one share of the Company’s $0.001 par value Class A preferred stock and one Series A and one Series B Common Stock warrant to acquire common shares.


F-16


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 5 — Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) – (continued)
The units will be sold to investors pursuant to the exemptions from registration requirements under the Federal Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by Section 4(2) of the Act and Regulation D. This offering will be integrated with the offering for the period ended September 30, 2006 under Regulation D.
Proposed Public Offering
The Company plans to conduct an offering of its common stock. However, the terms and conditions of the proposed IPO have not been determined.
Registration Rights
Should the Company propose to register any of its Common Stock; each shareholder has the right to request that their shares of common stock be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. However, shareholders may not sell their shares of common stock for 180 days following the effective date of the registration statement. Additionally, commencing on the 180th calendar day after an effective registration statement, each shareholder may offer and sell only an aggregate of one-third of their shares of common stock provided that any of the shares are sold for a price not less than 120 percent of the IPO price. After 270 days from the effective date, a shareholder may offer and sell up to two-thirds of their shares of common stock provided that any of the shares are sold for a price not less than 120 percent of the IPO price. After 360 days, all shareholder restrictions on the sale of their shares of common stock are lifted.
Warrants Outstanding
Series A Common Stock warrant holders have the right to purchase one share of Common Stock for a period of three years at a price of 120 percent of the price for Common Stock in a registered offering, which is anticipated to be filed by the Company. Series B Common Stock warrant holders have the right to purchase one share of Common Stock for a period of five years at a price of 150 percent of the price for Common Stock in a registered offering, which is anticipated to be filed by the Company. The status of the Company’s warrants outstanding is summarized as follows:
     
Number
of Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price*
 
     
                        
   
                        
          
          
Outstanding at December 31, 2005
     
     
$
 
 
Granted (unaudited)
 
 448,950
   
 4.05
 
 
Exercised
 
   
 
 
Canceled
 
   
 
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2006 (unaudited)
 
 448,950
 
$
 4.05
 
——————
*
Assumes an IPO price of $3.00 per share
2006 Incentive Stock Plan
The Company has designed an incentive stock plan to retain directors, executives, selected employees and consultants and reward them for making major contributions to the success of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the plan, incentive stock options may be issued only to employees of the Company. Incentive stock options may be granted to officers or directors, provided they are also employees of the Company. The Company has reserved 300,000 shares under the plan.
As of December 31, 2005, no incentive stock options have been granted under the plan.


F-17


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 6 — Commitments
Lease Arrangements
The Company rents office space and equipment under operating lease agreements which expire as follows:
          
Office-Indiana
     
June-06
          
 
Office-Georgia
 
August-06
 
 
Copier
  
October-08
 
 
Facsimile
 
August-09
 
 
Phone systems
 
September-06
 
 
Phone systems
 
May-07
 
 
Computers
 
January-08
 
Rent expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and the period August 16, 2005 through December 31, 2005 was $35,524 (unaudited) and $-0-, respectively.
The minimum annual rent payable under such leases approximates the following:
 
Year Ending December 31,
       
          
2006
     
 $
 61,988
          
 
2007
   
 15,216
 
 
2008
   
 8,861
 
 
2009
   
 2,512
 
     
 $
 88,577
 
Commitment
The Company is obligated to pay a consultant $40,000 upon the effectiveness of its Registration Statement on Form SB-2 and an additional $20,000 upon the commencement of trading in its common stock.
Note 7 — Acquisitions
Reverse Merger with Northern Business Acquisitions Corp.
On February 10, 2006, Titan Holdings, Inc. (“THI”), an Indiana corporation, entered into a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Northern Business Acquisitions Corp. (“NBAC”), a Maryland corporation, in a tax-free share exchange under Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code. NBAC exchanged 1,350,000 shares of its $.001 par value Common Stock for 100 percent of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of THI. This acquisition has been treated as a recapitalization; with NBAC the legal surviving entity. By virtue of the reorganization, the sole shareholder of THI acquired 90 percent (or 1,350,000) of the restricted common shares of NBAC. THI was dissolved in the merger and NBAC changed its name to Titan Holdings, Inc. and later, to Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.  Management accounted for the reorganization as a capital stock transaction. Costs of the transaction were charged to the period.
Acquisition of Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation
On May 3, 2006, Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (“FFHI”) acquired 100 percent of the outstanding common shares of Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation (“FFMC”). The results of FFMC’s operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since that date.
FFHI acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of FFMC in exchange for issuing 859,091 common shares to the former shareholders of FFMC. An additional 95,454 shares of FFHI Common Stock were issued to their founding shareholders pursuant to certain anti-dilutive rights contained in the Exchange Agreement. For tax purposes, the transaction was structured to qualify as a tax-free reorganization pursuant to Section 368(a) (1) (B) of the IRC.


F-18


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 7 — Acquisitions – (continued)
There was no public market for the Company’s Common Stock at the time of this offering. Accordingly, the Board of Directors valued the transaction at $224,939, ($.26 per share), based on the fair value of the net assets acquired on the date the acquisition were agreed to and announced.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. FFHI is in the process of obtaining third-party valuations of certain intangible assets; thus, the allocation of the purchase price is subject to refinement.
At May 3, 2006 (unaudited)
           
Current assets
     
$
 7,295
           
 
Property and equipment
   
 40,234
 
 
Intangible assets
   
 744,238
 
 
Total assets
   
 791,767
 
           
 
Current liabilities
   
 49,267
 
 
Long-term debt
   
 517,561
 
 
Total liabilities assumed
   
 566,828
 
 
Net assets
 
$
 224,939
 
Acquired intangible assets subject to amortization, consisted of the following:
          
Noncompete agreements (unaudited)
     
$
 440,000
          
 
Noncontractural customer relationships (unaudited)
   
 50,000
 
 
Customer list (unaudited)
   
 175,000
 
 
Licenses (unaudited)
   
 79,238
 
 
Current assets (unaudited)
 
$
 744,238
 
Note 8 — Concentrations
The Company originates mortgages primarily in the states of Florida, Indiana, and Georgia. An overall decline in the economy or the residential real estate market, or the occurrence of a natural disaster that is not covered by standard homeowners’ insurance policies, such as a tornado or hurricane, in one of these states could decrease the value of mortgaged properties in those states and could hamper the Company’s success in attracting clients, ability to originate or sell, and significantly harm the company’s business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Note 9 — S Corporation Termination
FFMC terminated its S Corporation tax status as of May 3, 2006 in conjunction with its merger with FFHI.
Note 10 — Subsequent Events
Class B Convertible Preferred Shares
On October 2, 2006, the Company designated 500,000 of its Preferred Shares as Class B Convertible Preferred Shares. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, holders of Class B Convertible Preferred Shares are entitled to receive preferential treatment vis-à-vis common shareholders.
The Class B Convertible Preferred shares are automatically converted into Common Shares as of the date of the filing of an initial registration (or “IPO”) of Common Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended at a rate of two-thirds of the initial registration price. If the Company has not registered the underlying Common Shares within two years, Class B Convertible Preferred Shareholders will have an automatic right to force the Company to redeem their shares at $2.00 per share. Class B Preferred Convertible Shareholders are not entitled to dividends.


F-19


FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 10 — Subsequent Events – (continued)
In December 2006, the Company issued 152,294 (unaudited) shares of Class B Convertible Preferred Stock to an officer to settle a note payable totalling $292,440 (unaudited) plus related accrued interest of $12,149 (unaudited). (See Note 2).
In December 2006, the Company issued 84,750 (unaudited) shares of Class B Convertible Preferred Stock at $2.00 per share to an officer to settle accrued compensation totalling $169,500 (unaudited). (See Note 2).
Class C Convertible Preferred Shares
In December 2006, the Company designated 600,000 (unaudited) of its Preferred Shares as Class C Convertible Preferred Shares. Effective December 28, 2006, the designation was amended to 300,000 (unaudited) Preferred Shares. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, Class C Convertible Preferred Shareholders are entitled to receive preferential treatment vis-à-vis common shareholders.
The Class C Convertible Preferred Shares are automatically convertible into Common Shares on the date of the filing of an IPO of its Common Shares at a rate of eighty five percent of the initial registration price.
If the Company has not registered the underlying Common Shares within two years,  Class C Convertible Preferred Shareholders have an automatic right to force the Company to redeem their shares at a price of $2.00 per share, plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares. Class C Convertible Preferred Shareholders are entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets at the time legally available, dividends in cash at the rate of six percent per annum.
Acquisition of Building
During the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company acquired an office building in Fort Wayne, Indiana for debt and securities. The Company paid $1,300,000 (unaudited) consisting of $700,000 (unaudited) in debt, 300,000 (unaudited) shares of Class C Convertible Preferred Stock, and warrants to acquire shares of the Company’s Common Stock, in an amount equal to 150 percent of the number of shares the Class C Convertible Preferred Shares could be converted into as of the closing date of the proposed IPO. The preferred stock is automatically convertible as of the date of the filing of an IPO into the Company’s Common Stock at 85 percent of the IPO price.
During the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company borrowed an additional $100,000 (unaudited) for improvements to the building. Improvements were completed on December 1, 2006. In connection with the additional borrowing, the Company granted the seller, who guaranteed the loan, a warrant to purchase 150,000 (unaudited) shares of its Common Stock at a price of 85 percent of the proposed IPO price per share for a period of 5 years.
The Company moved its operations into the office building on December 8, 2006.
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
The table below shows the effects of (1) the issuance of the Class B Convertible Preferred Shares for the officer debt obligations and (2) the issuance of the Series C Convertible Preferred Shares and related warrants for the building and on the Company’s unaudited, condensed balance sheet at September 30, 2006:
     
As Stated
 
Pro Forma
 
                 
          
Current assets
     
$
 320,225
     
$
320,225
          
 
Property and equipment
   
 37,954
   
1,437,954
 
 
Intangible assets
   
 631,353
   
631,353
 
 
Other assets
   
 147,630
   
147,630
 
 
Total assets
   
 1,137,162
   
2,537,162
 
                 
 
Current liabilities
 
$
 895,513
 
$
421,424
 
 
Long-term debt
   
 185,915
   
985,915
 
 
Total liabilities assumed
   
 1,081,428
   
 1,407,339
 
 
Net assets
 
$
 55,734
 
$
1,129,823
 
 
Number of warrants outstanding
   
 448,950
   
598,950
 


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FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 10 — Subsequent Events – (continued)
Application Submitted
On November 10, 2006, the Company submitted an application with warehouse lenders to expand its services as a wholesale mortgage banker. The Company expects to begin lending as a mortgage banker in the first quarter of 2007.


F-21


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors
Freedom Financial Mortgage, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Freedom Financial Mortgage, Inc. (“the “Company”) as of December 31, 2005, and the related statements of operations, shareholders’ deficit and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Freedom Financial Mortgage, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1, the Company has losses from operations through December 31, 2005 and a net capital deficit of approximately $386,394 at that date. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Cordovano and Honeck LLP
Englewood, CO
December 17, 2006


F-22


FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
BALANCE SHEET
          
ASSETS
     
 
          
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
445,256
 
 
Marketable securities
 
 
36,821
 
 
Accounts and note receivable:
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts -trade
 
 
19,670
 
 
Note
 
 
4,058
 
 
Other current assets
 
 
3,039
 
 
Total current assets
 
 
508,844
 
 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation (Note 3)
 
 
40,234
 
 
Other assets
 
 
3,376
 
 
Total assets
 
$
552,454
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts and notes payable:
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
64,249
 
 
Accrued payroll taxes (Note 1)
 
 
79,857
 
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
 
 
97,936
 
 
Shareholder advances (Note 2)
 
 
467,149
 
 
Total current liabilities
 
 
709,191
 
 
Long-term debt, net of current maturities (Note 3)
 
 
229,657
 
 
Total liabilities
 
 
938,848
 
 
Commitments (Note 5)
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ deficit (Note 6):
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock , no par value. Authorized 1,000 shares, issued and outstanding 100 shares
 
 
1,000
 
 
Additional paid-in capital
 
 
11,960
 
 
Retained deficit
 
 
(399,354
)
 
Total shareholders’ deficit
 
 
(386,394
)
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
 
$
552,454
 



See accompanying notes to financial statements
F-23


FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
 
 
Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
 
 
2005
 
2004
 
 
 
 
  
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
          
Loan origination fees
     
$
1,568,929
    
$
1,560,906
          
 
Other fees
 
 
197,662
 
 
149,547
 
 
Total fees
 
 
1,766,591
 
 
1,710,453
 
 
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan expenses
 
 
64,474
 
 
106,654
 
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
 
1,764,299
 
 
1,800,728
 
 
 
 
 
1,828,773
 
 
1,907,382
 
 
Loss before nonoperating income and interest expense
 
 
(62,182
)
 
(196,929
)
 
Nonoperating income
 
 
62
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
 
(39,286
)
 
(20,467
)
 
Net loss
 
$
(101,406
)
$
(217,396
)



See accompanying notes to financial statements
F-24


FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
   

Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Total
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
                               
Balance at January 1, 2004 (unaudited)
     
1,000
    
$
1,000
     
$
(157,530
)   
$
(41,742
)   
$
(198,272
)
Contributed capital (unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
44,540
 
 
 
 
44,540
 
Distributions to shareholders (unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(4,268
)
 
(4,268
)
Net loss (unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(217,396
)
 
(217,396
)
Balance at December 31, 2004 (unaudited)
 
1,000
 
 
1,000
 
 
(112,990
)
 
(263,406
)
 
(375,396
)
Contributed capital
 
 
 
 
 
24,950
 
 
 
 
24,950
 
Reclassification (Note 2)
 
 
 
 
 
100,000
 
 
 
 
100,000
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(34,542
)
 
(34,542
)
Net loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(101,406
)
 
(101,406
)
Balance at December 31, 2005
 
1,000
 
$
1,000
 
$
11,960
 
$
(399,354
)
$
(386,394
)



See accompanying notes to financial statements
F-25


FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
 
Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
 
2005
 
2004
 
 
 
  
 
(unaudited)
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
  
 
  
 
Net income/loss
     
$
(101,406
)   
$
(217,396
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
21,489
 
 
21,108
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effects of business combinations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
 
(23,178
)
 
9,028
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
 
4,293
 
 
(34
)
Accounts payable
 
 
13,223
 
 
13,137
 
Accrued expenses
 
 
51,556
 
 
20,270
 
Net cash used in operating activities
 
 
(34,023
)
 
(153,887
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition of equipment and leasehold improvements
 
 
(5,398
)
 
(12,457
)
Utility deposits
 
 
 
 
(2,651
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
 
(5,398
)
 
(15,108
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from lines of credit, notes payable and current portion of
long-term debt
 
 
 
 
184,876
 
Repayments of notes payable
 
 
(17,106
)
 
(79,310
)
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
(34,542
)
 
(4,268
)
Advances from shareholders
 
 
467,149
 
 
395,000
 
Repayments of advances from shareholders
 
 
(395,000
)
 
(390,000
)
Contributions from shareholders
 
 
24,950
 
 
44,540
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
 
45,451
 
 
150,838
 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
6,030
 
 
(18,157
)
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of year
 
 
439,226
 
 
457,383
 
End of year
 
$
445,256
 
$
439,226
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the year for:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
$
 
$
 
Interest
 
$
25,940
 
$
20,467
 



See accompanying notes to financial statements
F-26


FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Freedom Financial Mortgage, Inc. and subsidiary (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the state of Indiana in 1997. The Company’s principal activity is to originate single family and multifamily mortgages for sale or transfer to another institution, referred to as a “sponsor.”
The Company is a Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) approved Loan Correspondent Mortgagee pursuant to Title II of the National Housing Act, as amended. The Company is required by regulations to maintain a certain minimum capital. At December 31, 2005, that minimum net capital requirement was $113,000.
The Company is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana with three branch offices the southeast United States.
Going Concern/Liquidity Considerations
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern which contemplates, among other things, the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business.
The Company has incurred losses through December 31, 2005 and has a net capital deficit at that date of approximately $386,394 and a net working capital deficit at that date of approximately $157,544. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
The Company plans to raise additional funds to meet its net capital requirements and establish positive working capital through a merger (see Note 8) and a proposed private sale of its securities.
There is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain sufficient additional funds when needed or that such funds, if available, will be obtainable on terms satisfactory to the Company. In addition, profitability will ultimately depend upon the revenues received from business operations. There is no assurance that the Company will be profitable. In addition, the success and growth of its business will depend upon its ability to adapt to and implement technological changes. The successful outcome of these future activities cannot be determined at this time, and there is no assurance that, if achieved, the Company will have sufficient funds to execute its intended business plan or generate positive operating results.
Unaudited Financial Information
The accompanying financial information for the year ended December 31, 2004 is unaudited. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments which are necessary to provide a fair presentation of operating results for the year ended December 31, 2004 have been made.
Other Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s investments in residential mortgage loans is subject to risks related to national economic conditions, changes in the investment climate for residential mortgage loans, changes in local real estate market conditions, changes in interest rates, changes in the values of all assets owned or held as collateral by the Company, governmental rules and fiscal policies, and other factors beyond the control of management. Changes in these economic and regulatory factors could cause consumers to refrain from purchasing properties.
From time to time, the Company maintains cash balances at certain institutions in excess of the FDIC limit of $100,000. The Company has not incurred any losses on such balances and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risks on cash.


F-27


FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (continued)
Use of Estimates
The Company prepares its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates made by management include realization of long-lived assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments when it is practicable to estimate that value. The carrying amount of the Company’s accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates their estimated fair values due to the short-term maturities of those financial instruments. In the opinion of management, the fair value of payables to related parties cannot be estimated without incurring excessive costs; for that reason, the Company has not provided such disclosure. Other information about related-party liabilities (such as the carrying amount, the interest rate, and the maturity date) is provided, where applicable, elsewhere in these notes to financial statements.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at December 31, 2005.
Collectibility of Accounts Receivable
The Company reflects its accounts receivable at their net realizable value in the accompanying financial statements. The Company’s policy is to assess the collectibility of accounts receivable periodically. A considerable amount of judgment is required in order to make this assessment, including an analysis of historical bad debts, a review of the aging of receivables and the current creditworthiness of customers. The Company’s policy is to record allowances for receivables that it feels are uncollectible, including amounts for the resolution of potential credit and other collection issues or discrepancies. However, depending on how such potential issues are resolved, or if the financial condition of any of its customers was to deteriorate and their ability to make required payments became impaired, increases in these allowances might be required.
Impairment of Long Lived-Assets
The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of its long-lived assets under the provisions of SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” SFAS No. 144 addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, and supersedes (a) SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of,” and (b) the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30 (“Reporting the Effects of the Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions”) for the disposal of a segment of a business as previously defined in that Opinion. SFAS No. 144 also amends Accounting Research Bulletin (“ARB”) No. 51, “Financial Statements,” to eliminate the exception to consolidation of a subsidiary when control is likely to be temporary.
SFAS No. 144 requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations, including amortizable intangible assets when indicators of impairment are present. Indicators of impairment include an economic downturn or a change in the assessment of future operations. In the event a condition is identified that may indicate an impairment issue, an assessment is performed using a variety of methodologies, including analysis of undiscounted future cash flows, estimates of sales proceeds and independent appraisals. If such assets are impaired, the expense recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the estimated fair value. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying value or the estimated fair market value, less cost to sell.


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FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (continued)
Income Taxes
The Company has elected to be taxed as an S corporation on its federal and state income tax returns. As an S corporation, the Company is generally not subject to federal income tax. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal or state income taxes.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, “Amendments of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” which amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133. This pronouncement is effective for contracts entered into or modified after December 31, 2003 (with certain exceptions), and for hedging relationships designated after December 31, 2003. The adoption of SFAS No. 149 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity.” SFAS No. 150 establishes standards for how a company classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity, and is effective for public companies as follows: (i) in November 2003, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FAS 150-03 (“FSP 150-3”), which defers indefinitely (a) the measurement and classification guidance of SFAS No. 150 for all mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests in (and issued by) limited-life  subsidiaries, and (b) SFAS No. 150’s measurement guidance for other types of mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests, provided they were created before November 5, 2003; (ii) for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003 that are outside the scope of FSP 150-3; and (iii) otherwise, at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company adopted SFAS No. 150 on the aforementioned effective dates. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.
In December 2003, the FASB issued a revision of SFAS No. 132, Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits. This pronouncement (“SFAS No. 132-R”) expands employers’ disclosures about pension plans and other post-retirement benefits, but does not change the measurement or recognition of such plans required by SFAS No. 87, No. 88, or No. 106. SFAS No. 132-R retains the existing disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 132, and requires certain additional disclosures about defined benefit post-retirement plans. Except as described in the following sentence, SFAS No. 132-R is effective for foreign plans for fiscal years ending after June 15, 2004; after the effective date, restatement for some of the new disclosures is required for earlier annual periods. Some of the interim-period disclosures mandated by SFAS No. 132-R (such as the components of net periodic benefit cost, and certain key assumptions) are effective for foreign plans for quarters beginning after December 15, 2003; other interim-period disclosures will not be required for the Company until the first quarter of 2005. Since the Company does not have any defined benefit post-retirement plans, the adoption of this pronouncement did not have any impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchange of Nonmonetary Assets, and Amendment of APB No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transaction “ The amendments made by SFAS No. 153 are based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured using the estimated fair value of the assets exchanged. SFAS No. 153 eliminates the narrow exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets, and replaces it with a broader exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has “commercial substance” if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the transaction. This pronouncement is effective for nonmonetary exchanges in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this pronouncement is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.


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FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (continued)
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections,” which replaces APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3. This pronouncement applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle, and revises the requirements for accounting for and reporting a change in accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of a voluntary change in accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to do so. This pronouncement also requires that a change in the method of depreciation, amortization, or depletion for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate that is effected by a change in accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 retains many provisions of APB Opinion 20 without change, including those related to reporting a change in accounting estimate, a change in the reporting entity, and correction of an error. The pronouncement also carries forward the provisions of SFAS No. 3 which govern reporting accounting changes in interim financial statements. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Statement does not change the transition provisions of any existing accounting pronouncements, including those that are in a transition phase as of the effective date of SFAS No. 154.
Other significant recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC are discussed elsewhere in these notes to the  financial statements. In the opinion of management, significant recent accounting pronouncements did not or will not have a material effect on the financial statements, other than FIN No. 46 as discussed above.
Note 2 — Related Party Transactions
Cash Advances and Withdrawals
In early 2005, the Company repaid certain shareholders a total of $395,000 in unsecured, noninterest-bearing advances. The advances had been made in late 2004 to permit the company to meet 2004 regulatory net capital requirements imposed by HUD.
In late 2005, certain shareholders advanced the Company a total of $467,149 in unsecured, noninterest-bearing advances. The advances were made to permit the Company to meet 2005 regulatory net capital requirements imposed by HUD.
In early 2004, the Company repaid certain shareholders a total of $390,000 (unaudited) in unsecured, noninterest-bearing advances. The advances had been made in late 2004 to permit the company to meet 2004 regulatory net capital requirements imposed by HUD.
In late 2004, certain shareholders advanced the Company a total of $395,000 (unaudited) in unsecured, noninterest-bearing advances. The advances were made to permit the Company to meet 2005 regulatory net capital requirements imposed by HUD.
Promissory Note Assumption by Shareholders
In September 2005, certain shareholders formally assumed a note payable to bank in the amount of $100,000. This transaction was recorded as a $100,000 capital contribution with a corresponding reduction in note payable to bank.
The Company paid certain personal expenses of certain shareholders, totalling $34,542 and $4,268 (unaudited), for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. These amounts are reflected as shareholder distributions in the accompanying financial statements.


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FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 3 — Balance Sheet Components
Property and equipment consisted of the following as of December 31, 2005:
          
Computer equipment and software
     
$
 37,185
     
 
Leasehold improvements
   
 4,717
 
 
Office equipment
   
 65,061
 
 
Office furniture
   
 16,508
 
       
 123,471
 
 
Less accumulated depreciation
   
 (83,237
)
     
$
 40,234
 
Long-term debt consisted of the following as of December 31, 2005:
          
Note payable to bank, collateralized by substantially all assets of the Company, due in monthly installments of $5,869, matures July 2010, with interest at 7.75% per annum
     
$
 276,787
          
 
Note payable to bank, collateralized by substantially all assets of the Company, due in monthly installments of $896, matures March 2012, with interest at 12.25% per annum
   
 47,699
 
       
 324,486
 
 
Less: current maturities
   
 (96,288
)
     
$
 228,198
 
Principal maturities on the above notes are as follows:
          
Year Ending December 31,
     
   
          
 
2006
 
$
 96,288
 
 
2007
   
 52,273
 
 
2008
   
 57,103
 
 
2009
   
 62,381
 
 
2010
   
 56,441
 
     
$
 324,486
 
Note 4 — Operating Statement Components
Loan expenses consisted of the following for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004:
     
Year Ended December 31,
 
     
2005
 
2004
 
         
(unaudited)
 
          
 
     
   
     
   
          
 
Appraisal expense
 
$
 13,300
 
$
 41,734
 
 
Closing expense
   
 7,855
   
 2,215
 
 
Credit report expense
   
 31,219
   
 40,122
 
 
Document expense
   
 12,100
   
 22,583
 
     
$
 64,474
 
$
 106,654
 



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FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 4 — Operating Statement Components – (continued)
Selling, general and administrative expenses consisted of the following for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004:
     
Year Ended
December 31,
 
     
2005
 
2004
 
           
(unaudited)
 
                 
          
Advertising
     
$
 21,695
     
$
 62,196
          
 
Insurance and employee benefits
   
 58,034
   
 57,533
 
 
Payroll
   
 1,442,669
   
 1,430,528
 
 
Professional fees
   
 19,319
   
 18,210
 
 
Travel, meals and entertainment
   
 20
   
 2,041
 
 
Bank charges
   
 224
   
 597
 
 
Computer
   
 494
   
 3,205
 
 
Depreciation
   
 21,489
   
 21,108
 
 
Miscellaneous
   
 3,193
   
 2,225
 
 
Property taxes
   
 3,555
   
 2,088
 
 
Postage and delivery
   
 16,838
   
 25,780
 
 
Printing and reproduction
   
 1,495
   
 6,829
 
 
Equipment rent
   
 21,356
   
 10,544
 
 
Office rent
   
 88,315
   
 93,626
 
 
Repairs and maintenance
   
 3,846
   
 6,470
 
 
Supplies
   
 18,857
   
 22,108
 
 
Telephone
   
 38,244
   
 31,587
 
 
Utilities
   
 4,656
   
 4,053
 
     
$
 1,764,299
 
$
 1,800,728
 
Note 5 —Lease Obligations
The future minimum lease payment under a capital lease obligation as of December 31, 2005 is as follows:
          
Future minimum lease payments
     
$
 3,572
          
           
 
Less: amount representing interest
   
 (465
)
 
Present value of minimum lease payments
   
 3,107
 
 
Less: current portion due in one year
   
 (1,648
)
     
$
 1,459
 
Following is an analysis of leased assets included in property and equipment at December 31, 2005:
          
Equipment under capital leases
     
$
 4,649
          
 
Less: accumulated depreciation
   
 (1,704
)
     
$
 2,945
 



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FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company rents office space and equipment under operating lease agreements which expire as follows:
          
Office-Indiana
     
June-06
          
 
Office-Georgia
 
August-06
 
 
Copier
  
October-08
 
 
Facsimile
 
August-09
 
Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 was $87,590 and $93,626 (unaudited), respectively.
The minimum annual rent payable under such leases approximates the following:
          
Year Ending December 31,
     
   
          
 
2006
 
$
 41,865
 
 
2007
   
 8,838
 
 
2008
   
 7,924
 
     
$
 58,627
 
Note 6 — Shareholders’ Equity
The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, with no par value, and
-0- shares of preferred stock.
Note 7 — Concentrations
The Company originates mortgages primarily in the states of Florida, Indiana, and Georgia. An overall decline in the economy or the residential real estate market, or the occurrence of a natural disaster that is not covered by standard homeowners’ insurance policies, such as a tornado or hurricane, in one of these states could decrease the value of mortgaged properties in those states and could hamper the Company’s success in attracting clients, our ability to originate, sell, or securitize loans, and significantly harm our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Note 8 — Subsequent Events
Merger
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (“FFHI”) and Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation (“FFMC”), exchanged shares of their common stock pursuant to an Exchange Agreement signed on May 3, 2006. FFHI acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of FFMC in exchange for issuing 859,091 shares of its common stock to the former shareholders of FFMC. Additionally, 95,454 shares of its common stock were issued to founding shareholders of FFHI pursuant to certain anti-dilutive rights contained in the Exchange Agreement. For tax purposes, the transaction was structured to qualify as a tax-free reorganization pursuant to Section 368(a) (1) (B) of the IRC.
The shareholders of FFMC who received FFHI common stock of in the share exchange have entered into a lock-up agreement which obligates the recipients of the common stock of FFH to refrain from disposing of the common stock for approximately four months after the effective date of a registration statement on Form SB-2.


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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED,
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed, Combined Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 gives effect to the acquisition of Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation (“FFMC”) by Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (“FFHI”).
The transaction was valued at fair value. The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed, Combined Statements of Operations was taken from the financial statements of FFHI for the period from August 16, 2005 (inception) through December 31, 2005. The pro forma condensed, combined financial statements were taken from the financial statements of FFMC for the year ended December 31, 2005.
The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed, Combined Statements of Operations was  prepared assuming  that  the  merger  described  above  was  consummated  as of  the beginning of the period  presented.
The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed, Combined Statements of Operations are based upon historical financial statements of FFHI and FFMC.
The pro forma adjustments and the resulting unaudited Pro Forma Condensed, Combined Statements of Operations have been prepared based upon available information and certain assumptions and estimates deemed appropriate by the Issuer.
The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed, Combined Statements of Operations are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that actually would have been achieved had the acquisition been consummated as of the dates indicated, or that may be achieved in the future. Furthermore, the unaudited Pro Forma Condensed, Combined Statements of Operations do not reflect changes that may occur as the result of post-combination activities and other matters.
The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed, Combined Statements of Operations and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the accompanying audited financial statements of FFHI and FFMC.
The following footnote should be read in understanding pro forma adjustments to the unaudited pro forma condensed, combined statement of operations.
Assumptions:
A)
Adjustment to eliminate consulting fees which would not have occurred.
B)
Adjustment to increase general and administrative expenses by the estimated annual cost of being a public company.
C)
Adjustment to increase payroll expense by the amount of officers’ distributions or $34,542.


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FFMC
 
FFHI
 
Pro Forma
Adjustments
Increase
(Decrease)
 
 
Pro Forma
Combined
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
     
$
1,766,591
    
$
    
$
 
     
$
1,766,591
 
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan costs
 
 
64,475
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
64,475
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
 
1,766,477
 
 
78,186
 
 
(75,000
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
50,000
 
B
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34,542
 
C
 
1,854,205
 
 
 
 
1,830,952
 
 
78,186
 
 
9,542
 
 
 
1,918,680
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
 
(64,361
)
 
(78,186
)
 
(9,542
)
 
 
(152,089
)
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonoperating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonoperating expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
 
(43,819
)
 
(1,830
)
 
 
 
 
(45,649
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
 
(108,180
)
 
(80,016
)
 
(9,542
)
 
 
(197,738
)
Provision for income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
 
(108,180
)
 
(80,016
)
 
(9,542
)
 
 
(197,738
)
Discontinued operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             
Net income (loss)
 
$
(108,180
)
$
(80,016
)
$
(9,542
)
 
$
(197,738
)
                             
Basic and diluted loss per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(0.01
)
 
 
(0.15
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,350,000
 
 
 
1,350,000
 



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Part II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
 
Item 24.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers
 
Article Seventh of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation provides that the corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, as the same may be amended and supplemented, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in accordance with Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under said law from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to or covered by said Maryland General Corporation Law.

Item 25.   Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
 
Expenses payable in connection with the distribution of securities being registered, all of which will be borne by the Company, are estimated as follows:
 
Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee
 
$
740
 
Independent Underwriter Fee
       
Blue Sky Qualification Fees and Expenses
 
$
8,000
 
Accounting Fees and Expenses
 
$
50,000
 
Legal Fees and Expenses
 
$
75,000
 
Printing Expenses
 
$
29,000
 
Miscellaneous Expenses
   
-$0-
 
Total Expenses
       
 
Item 26.   Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
 
In February 2005 the Company issued 245,454 shares of its common stock to consultants in exchange for services rendered to us. The shares were issued with restrictions pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

In August 2005, the Company issued a note payable, convertible into the Company’s common stock at $1.00 per share in exchange for Brian Kistler (“Kistler”) agreeing to pay future costs and expenses. Subsequently, in September 2006, in exchange for payment of the debt owed by the Company, Mr. Kistler agreed to accept 304,589 shares of Class B Convertible Preferred Stock. In November 2006, the terms of the transaction were renegotiated. In exchange for payment of the debt owed by the Company, Mr. Kistler agreed to accept 152,294 shares of Class B Convertible Preferred Stock which are convertible at 2/3 of the Company offering price. The shares were issued pursuant to an exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. These shares were converted to 229,013 common shares upon the filing of this registration statement.
 
II-1


In April 2006 the Company issued 1,350,000 shares of common stock to Brian Kistler and members of his immediate family in connection with the merger of Titan Holdings, Inc., an Indiana corporation into Northern Business Acquisition Corp, a Maryland corporation. The shares were issued with restrictions pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

In April 2006 the Company issued 859,091 shares of its common stock to the shareholders of FFMC in connection with the acquisition of FFMC by the Company. The shares were issued with restrictions pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

In the second quarter of 2006 the Company commenced and completed a private offering to accredited investors only (the “Private Placement”). The Company offered Class A Preferred Shares at $1.00 per share which were convertible at 1/3 of the price of our stock in the Company offering and warrants to purchase common stock at 150% of the Company offering price. The total amount sold was 448,950 Class A Shares and warrants and the Company received $448,950. The Company sold units pursuant to an exemption for registration claimed under Regulation D pursuant to the Securities Act.

These shares of Class A Preferred Stock qualified for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 because the issuance of the shares by the Company did not involve a public offering. The offering was not a “public offering” as defined in Section 4(2) due to the insubstantial number of persons involved in the deal, the size of the offering, and manner of the offering. Each investor completed a questionnaire to confirm that he/she/it met all of the requirements necessary to be classified as an accredited investor and that he/she/it could bear the economic risk of the investment. Additionally, each of these investors had some form of prior relationship with the Company or Mr. Kistler, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, in that these investors were all either friends or family of Mr. Kistler. As a result the offering was completed with no general solicitation or advertising by the Company. Based on the analysis of the aforementioned items, the Company has met the requirements to qualify for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for this transaction.

As of July 2006, the Company was indebted to Kistler for accrued, but unpaid compensation. In September 2006, in exchange for services performed, the Company issued Kistler 169,500 shares of Class B Convertible Preferred shares. Subsequently, in November 2006, the terms of the transaction were renegotiated. In exchange for services performed, Kistler agreed to accept 84,750 Class B Convertible Preferred Shares convertible at 2/3 of the Company offering price. The shares were issued pursuant to an exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. These shares were converted to 356,457 common shares upon the filing of this registration statement.

In October 2006 the Company issued a warrant to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock to Robert W. Carteaux at an exercise price of 85% of the price of shares in the Company offering. The shares were issued pursuant to an exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
 
II-2


In October 2006 the Company issued 529,411 warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price equal to the price of shares sold in the Company offering. The shares were issued pursuant to an exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

In October 2006 the Company issued 600,000 shares of Class C Preferred shares valued at one dollar ($1.00) per share as part of an agreement to purchase real property. In December 2006 the terms of the transaction were renegotiated and the Company issued 300,000 Class C Preferred shares valued at two dollars ($2.00) per share. The shares were issued pursuant to an exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The 300,000 Class C shares were converted into 352,941 shares of common stock upon the filing of this registration statement.

In December 2006 the terms of the Private Placement were renegotiated. At that time the accredited investors were given a private placement memorandum (“Memorandum”) and financial statements of the Company. The accredited investors who invested in the previous private placement agreed to reinvest subject to the new terms. Pursuant to the Memorandum, the Company offered Units which consisted of: one (1) Class A Preferred Share at $2.00 per share which were convertible at 2/3 of the Company offering price of our stock; one (1) Series A warrant to purchase common stock at 120% of the Company offering price; and one (1) Series B warrant to purchase common stock at 150% of the Company offering price. In January 2007 the Company sold an additional 55,850 Units ($111,700) in the Company.

In January 2007 the Company issued 337,325 shares of its Class A Preferred stock, 337,325 Series A warrants and 337,325 Series B warrants that were sold pursuant to the Memorandum. Such shares were issued in reliance on an exemption for registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The shares were converted to 507,255 common shares upon the filing of this registration statement

In January 2007 the Company issued 148,483 shares of its common stock to consultants in exchange for services rendered to us. The shares were issued with restrictions pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

Item 27.   Exhibits
 
Description
 
Exhibit Number
     
Soliciting Dealer Agreement
 
1.1
     
Plan and Agreement of Reorganization by Merger of Titan Holdings, Inc.
   
with and into Northern Business Acquisition Corp. under the name of
   
Titan Holdings, Inc.
 
2.1
     
Exchange Agreement (Acquisition of FFMC by Freedom Financial)
 
2.2
     
Exhibits to Exchange Agreement
   
FFMC Shares to Shares
 
2.2(a)
Escrow Agreement (Freedom Financial acquisition of FFMC)
 
2.2(b)
 
II-3

 
Legal Opinion re Exchange Agreement 05/22/2006
 
2.2(c)
Sinn Employment Agreement
 
2.2(d)
Hunt Employment Agreement
 
2.2(e)
Sinn Non-Competition Agreement
 
2.2(f)
Hunt Non-Competition Agreement
 
2.2(g)
Termination Agreement
 
2.2(h)
Lock Up Agreement
 
2.2(i)
Opinion of Buyer’s Counsel
 
2.2(j)
     
Northern Business Acquisition Corp. Articles of Incorporation
 
3.1(a)
     
Northern Business Acquisition Corp. Bylaws
 
3.1(b)
     
Articles of Amendment Titan Holdings, authorizing Class A Preferred
   
Shares filed 03/30/2006
 
3.2
     
Articles of Amendment Titan Holdings, name change to Freedom
   
Financial, filed 04/24/2006
 
3.3
     
Articles of Amendment Freedom Financial, authorizing Class B & Class C
   
Preferred Shares filed 10/02/06
 
3.4
     
Articles of Amendment Freedom Financial, changing share price
   
to $2 for Class B and C filed 12.28.06
 
3.5
     
Titan Holdings Articles of Incorporation filed 08/15/2005
 
3.6(a)
     
Titan Holdings, Inc. Bylaws
 
3.6(b)
     
Opinion of Weintraub Law Group PC
 
5.1
     
Employment Agreement - Brian Kistler dated 8/1/06
 
10.1
     
Employment Agreement - Sinn
 
10.2
     
Non-Compete Agreement - Sinn
 
10.3
     
Employment Agreement - Hunt
 
10.4
     
Non-Compete Agreement - Hunt
 
10.5
     
Employment Agreement - Fields
 
10.6
     
Lock-Up Agreement - Hunt
 
10.7
     
Lock-Up Agreement - Sinn
 
10.8
 
II-4

 
Registration Rights Agreement - Class A - Form
 
10.9
     
Series A Warrant Agreement - Form
 
10.10
     
Series B Warrant Agreement - Form
 
10.11
     
Convertible Note - Titan Holdings and Brian Kistler dated 8/1/05
 
10.12
     
Novation Agreement
 
10.13
     
Subscription Agreement - Class B - Brian Kistler (September)
 
10.14
     
Registration Rights - Class B - Kistler (September)
 
10.15
     
Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement (December)
 
10.16
     
Registration Rights -Class B Note -Kistler (December)
 
10.17
     
Restricted Stock Agreement
 
10.18
     
Registration Rights Agreement - Class B Services- Kistler (September)
 
10.19
     
Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Agreement dated 12/19/06
 
10.20
     
Registration Rights Agreement - Class B Services dated 12/31/06
 
10.21
     
Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate 8.9.06
 
10.22
     
Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase Real Estate 092506
 
10.23
     
Second Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase Real Estate
   
1/09/2007
 
10.24
     
Registration Rights Agreement Building Purchase Class C - Carteaux
   
(September)
 
10.25
     
Registration Rights Agreement Building Purchase Class C - Lipp
   
(September)
 
10.26
     
Warrant Agreement - Building Purchase - Lipp (September)
 
10.27
     
Warrant Agreement - Building Purchase - Carteaux (September)
 
10.28
     
Registration Rights Agreement Building Purchase - Class C - Lipp
   
(January)
 
10.29
 
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Registration Rights Agreement Building Purchase - Class C - Carteaux
   
(January)
 
10.30
     
Warrant Agreement - Building Purchase - Lipp 1.9.07
 
10.31
     
Warrant Agreement - Building Purchase - Carteaux 1.9.07
 
10.32
     
Official Offer for Personal Guarantee - Carteaux
 
10.33
     
Amended and Restated Personal Guarantee dated 092206
 
10.34
     
Warrant Agreement - Personal Guarantee - Carteaux
 
10.35
     
Registration Rights Agreement Personal Guarantee - Carteaux
 
10.36
     
Consulting Agreement - Action Mentoring Program
 
10.37
     
Addendum to Action Consulting Agreement
 
10.38
     
Consulting Agreement - Medallion Consultants
 
10.39
     
Friedland Capital Advisory Agreement with Titan
 
10.40
     
Amendment to Friedland Capital Advisory Agreement
 
10.41
     
Friedland Corporate Investor Services Agreement with NBAC
 
10.42
     
Commercial Lease Agreement (Georgia office)
 
10.43
     
Office Lease Stone Pointe Suite 100 (Ft. Wayne)
 
10.44
     
Office Lease Stone Pointe Suite 200 (Ft. Wayne)
 
10.45
     
Florida Lease
 
10.46
     
2006 Incentive Stock Plan
 
10.47
     
Form - Lock Up Agreement
 
10.48
     
Form -Amended Lock Up Agreement (Merger Shares)
 
10.49
     
Underwriter Warrant
 
10.50
     
Registration Rights Agreement - Class B Note - Kistler (February)
 
10.51
 
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Subsidiaries of the Small Business Issuer
 
21.1
     
Consent of Certified Independent Public Accountant
 
23.1
     
Consent of Weintraub Law Group PC (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
 
23.2
 
Item 28.   Undertakings

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 
1.
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 
a.
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 
b.
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 
c.
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 
2.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 
3.
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering by the Company.

 
4.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are sold to a purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned will be will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
 
 
a.
Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
 
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b.
Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned or used or referred to be the undersigned;
     
 
c.
The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned; and
     
 
d.
Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned to the purchaser.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of competent jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance on Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of Fort Wayne, State of Indiana on February 8, 2007.
       
     
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
     
  /s/
   
By: Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated:
 
Name
 
Title
 
Date
         
/s/
 
Chief Executive Officer,
  2/8/07
Brian K. Kistler
 
Director
   
         
         
   /s/
 
Chief Financial Officer,
  2/8/07  
Robin W. Hunt
 
Secretary, Director
   
         
         
   /s/
 
Director
  2/8/07  
Rodney J. Sinn
       
         
         
  /s/
 
Chief Operations Officer,
  2/8/07  
Gregory K. Fields
 
Director
   
         
         
  /s/
 
Director
  2/8/07  
Robert W. Carteaux
       
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
Description
 
Exhibit Number
     
Soliciting Dealer Agreement
 
1.1
     
Plan and Agreement of Reorganization by Merger of Titan Holdings, Inc.
   
with and into Northern Business Acquisition Corp. under the name of
   
Titan Holdings, Inc.
 
2.1
     
Exchange Agreement (Acquisition of FFMC by Freedom Financial)
 
2.2
     
Exhibits to Exchange Agreement
   
FFMC Shares to Shares
 
2.2(a)
Escrow Agreement (Freedom Financial acquisition of FFMC)
 
2.2(b)
Legal Opinion re Exchange Agreement 05/22/2006
 
2.2(c)
Sinn Employment Agreement
 
2.2(d)
Hunt Employment Agreement
 
2.2(e)
Sinn Non-Competition Agreement
 
2.2(f)
Hunt Non-Competition Agreement
 
2.2(g)
Termination Agreement
 
2.2(h)
Lock Up Agreement
 
2.2(i)
Opinion of Buyer’s Counsel
 
2.2(j)
     
Northern Business Acquisition Corp. Articles of Incorporation
 
3.1(a)
     
Northern Business Acquisition Corp. Bylaws  
 
3.1(b)  
     
Articles of Amendment Titan Holdings, authorizing Class A Preferred
   
Shares filed 03/30/2006
 
3.2
     
Articles of Amendment Titan Holdings, name change to Freedom
   
Financial, filed 04/24/2006
 
3.3
     
Articles of Amendment Freedom Financial, authorizing Class B & Class
   
C Preferred Shares filed 10/02/06
 
3.4
     
Articles of Amendment Freedom Financial, changing share price
   
to $2 for Class B and C filed 12.28.06
 
3.5
     
Titan Holdings Articles of Incorporation filed 08/15/2005
 
3.6(a)
     
Titan Holdings, Inc. Bylaws
 
3.6(b)
     
Opinion of Weintraub Law Group PC
 
5.1
 

 
Employment Agreement - Brian Kistler dated 8/1/06
 
10.1
     
Employment Agreement - Sinn
 
10.2
     
Non-Compete Agreement - Sinn
 
10.3
     
Employment Agreement - Hunt
 
10.4
     
Non-Compete Agreement - Hunt
 
10.5
     
Employment Agreement - Fields
 
10.6
     
Lock-Up Agreement - Hunt
 
10.7
     
Lock-Up Agreement - Sinn
 
10.8
     
Registration Rights Agreement - Class A - Form
 
10.9
     
Series A Warrant Agreement - Form
 
10.10
     
Series B Warrant Agreement - Form
 
10.11
     
Convertible Note - Titan Holdings and Brian Kistler dated 8/1/05
 
10.12
     
Novation Agreement
 
10.13
     
Subscription Agreement - Class B - Brian Kistler (September)
 
10.14
     
Registration Rights - Class B - Kistler (September)
 
10.15
     
Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement (December)
 
10.16
     
Registration Rights -Class B Note -Kistler (December)
 
10.17
     
Restricted Stock Agreement
 
10.18
     
Registration Rights Agreement - Class B Services- Kistler (September)
 
10.19
     
Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Agreement dated 12/19/06
 
10.20
     
Registration Rights Agreement - Class B Services dated 12/31/06
 
10.21
     
Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate 8.9.06
 
10.22
     
Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase Real Estate 092506
 
10.23
 

 
Second Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase Real Estate
   
1/09/2007
 
10.24
     
Registration Rights Agreement Building Purchase Class C - Carteaux
   
(September)
 
10.25
     
Registration Rights Agreement Building Purchase Class C - Lipp
   
(September)
 
10.26
     
Warrant Agreement - Building Purchase - Lipp (September)
 
10.27
     
Warrant Agreement - Building Purchase - Carteaux (September)
 
10.28
     
Registration Rights Agreement Building Purchase - Class C - Lipp
   
(January)
 
10.29
     
Registration Rights Agreement Building Purchase - Class C - Carteaux
   
(January)
 
10.30
     
Warrant Agreement - Building Purchase - Lipp 1.9.07
 
10.31
     
Warrant Agreement - Building Purchase - Carteaux 1.9.07
 
10.32
     
Official Offer for Personal Guarantee - Carteaux
 
10.33
     
Amended and Restated Personal Guarantee dated 092206
 
10.34
     
Warrant Agreement - Personal Guarantee - Carteaux
 
10.35
     
Registration Rights Agreement Personal Guarantee - Carteaux
 
10.36
     
Consulting Agreement - Action Mentoring Program
 
10.37
     
Addendum to Action Consulting Agreement
 
10.38
     
Consulting Agreement - Medallion Consultants
 
10.39
     
Friedland Capital Advisory Agreement with Titan
 
10.40
     
Amendment to Friedland Capital Advisory Agreement
 
10.41
     
Friedland Corporate Investor Services Agreement with NBAC
 
10.42
     
Commercial Lease Agreement (Georgia office)
 
10.43
 

 
Office Lease Stone Pointe Suite 100 (Ft. Wayne)
 
10.44
     
Office Lease Stone Pointe Suite 200 (Ft. Wayne)
 
10.45
     
Florida Lease
 
10.46
     
2006 Incentive Stock Plan
 
10.47
     
Form - Lock Up Agreement
 
10.48
     
Form -Amended Lock Up Agreement (Merger Shares)
 
10.49
     
Underwriter Warrant
 
10.50
     
Registration Rights Agreement - Class B Note - Kistler (February)
 
10.51
     
Subsidiaries of the Small Business Issuer
 
21.1
     
Consent of Certified Independent Public Accountant
 
23.1
     
Consent of Weintraub Law Group PC (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
 
23.2


 

SOLICITING DEALER AGREEMENT

SOLICITING DEALER AGREEMENT, dated as of February 6, 2007 (this “ Agreement ”), between FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), and ALARON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., (the “ Agent ”). Each of the parties to this Agreement are referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties.

BACKGROUND

The Company proposes to offer and sell a minimum of 375,000 shares of Common Stock (the “ Minimum Offering Amount ”) and up to a maximum of 625,000 shares of Common Stock (the “ Maximum Offering Amount ”), and, at the option of the Agent, upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 3 hereof, up to an additional 93,750 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to cover any over-allotments made by the Agent (the “ Option Shares ” and collectively with the Minimum Offering Amount and the Maximum Offering Amount, the “ Shares ”) , for a purchase price of $2.00 per Share (unless adjusted by the mutual agreement of the Parties), pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions as set forth herein (the “ Offering ”).

The Company has determined to use the services of the Agent, including other securities dealers which may be engaged to sell the Offering by virtue of an agreement with the Agent, as its exclusive agent to solicit subscriptions for the Shares on a "best efforts" basis for an offering period which extends for seven (7) months following the effective date of the Registration Statement (defined below), provided however, that if the Minimum Offering Amount is not sold within ninety (90) days of the effective date of the Registration Statement, the offering period, will end on the ninetieth day after the effective date of the Registration Statement (the “ Offering Period ”) ; the seven (7) month Offering Period includes the 30 day period for the sale of the over-allotment option . The Agent hereby agrees to act in such capacity and to use its best efforts to find purchasers for the Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Additionally, the Agent may offer the Shares on a wholesale basis to other qualified broker/dealers who are members of the NASD (each a “ Selling Agent ” or “ Co-Underwriter ”), on the offering date and subsequent thereto, subject to the foregoing and on the conditions of a Selling Agency Agreement executed with the Agent. A Selling Agent or a Co-Underwriter may offer Shares to the public under the same terms and conditions as are established herein and the laws and regulations of such jurisdiction wherein such sale is transacted.

Accompanying this Agreement is a copy of the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (including the Company's Prospectus relating to the Offering) prepared for use in conjunction with the offer and sale of the Shares (which document as may be amended from time to time is herein referred to as the “ Registration Statement ”).
 
AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:



1.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY .
 
The Company represents and warrants to the Agent as follows:
 
(a)    The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Maryland, and has the power and authority to carry on its business as conducted or proposed to be conducted by it and to hold title to its property, which business and property is accurately and fully described in the Registration Statement. The Company has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to conduct such business and to perform its obligations hereunder and consummate the transactions contemplated by the Offering and this Agreement.
 
(b)    When (i) the Company has received payment for subscriptions in accordance with the provisions of the Registration Statement, and (ii) certificates evidencing the Shares have been issued to the respective subscribers therefor, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
 
(c)    When the Registration Statement becomes effective, and at all times subsequent thereto, and including the date of the Final Closing, and during such longer period as the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement (the “ Prospectus ”) may be required to be delivered in connection with sales by the Agent, and during such longer period until any post-effective amendment thereto shall become effective, the Registration Statement (and any post-effective amendment thereto) and the Prospectus (as amended or as supplemented if the Company shall have filed with the Commission any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus) will contain all statements which are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ Regulations ”), will comply with the Act and Regulations, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to he stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and no event will have occurred which should have been set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which has not then been set forth in such an amendment or supplement; and no preliminary Prospectus, as of the date filed with the Commission, includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; except that no representation or warranty is made in this Section 1(c) with respect to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company as stated in Section 9(b) with respect to the Agent by or on behalf of the Agent expressly for inclusion in any preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto.
 
(d)    Neither the Commission nor the blue sky or securities authority of any jurisdiction has issued an order (a Stop Order) suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, refusing to permit the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or suspending the registration or qualification of the Shares nor has any of such authorities instituted or threatened to institute any proceedings with respect to a Stop Order.
 
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(e)    The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which   2,603,028 shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding, and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, 874,369 of which are issued or outstanding; 1,397,811 shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance of outstanding warrants; 1,216,653 shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance on conversion of outstanding Preferred Stock; and 300,000 shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options authorized under the Company's option plan. Each outstanding share of Common Stock is validly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, without any personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof, and has not been issued and is not owned or held in violation of any preemptive rights of stockholders. There is no commitment, plan, or arrangement to issue, and no outstanding option, warrant, or other right calling for the issuance of, any share of capital stock of the Company or any security or other instrument which by its terms is convertible into, exercisable for, or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company, except as set forth above, and as may be properly described in the Prospectus. All sales of securities made by the Company at any time since its inception were issued pursuant to valid exemptions under applicable federal and state securities laws and except for compensation paid to the Agent, no commissions were paid and no advertising or other general solicitation was made in connection with any of such sales.
 
(f)    Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best of the Company's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Company which could prevent or interfere with or adversely affect the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or the offering, issuance and sale of the Shares, or which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the value of the assets or the operation of the business of the Company.
 
(g)    Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, all requisite authorizations, approvals or orders from any court, governmental or regulatory official or body necessary to permit the Company to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement will have been obtained or are in the process of being applied for prior to the date of the Initial Closing. All requisite authorizations, approvals or orders from any court or any governmental or regulatory official or body necessary for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will have been obtained or are in the process of being applied for prior to the date of the Initial Closing.
 
(h)    This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and general principals of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) the indemnification provisions of this Agreement may be held to violate public policy (under either federal or state law) in the context of the offer or sale of securities.
 
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(i)    The Company's execution and delivery of this Agreement, the fulfillment of the terms set forth herein and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under (i) the Company's articles of incorporation or by-laws, (ii) any material agreement, indenture or instrument by which the Company is bound (except to the extent such conflict, breach or default would not have a material adverse effect on the value of the assets or the operation of the business of the Company), or (iii) any law, administrative regulation or court decree (except to the extent such conflict, breach or default would not have a material adverse effect on the value of the assets or the operation of the business of the Company).
 
(j)    It is the Company's present intention to utilize the proceeds from the sale of the Shares substantially in the manner set forth in the Registration Statement. Further, the Company has no present intention to make any material changes in its business as described in the Registration Statement.
 
(k)    The Company represents and warrants that the financial statements of the Company contained in or attached to the Registration Statement have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, and present fairly the financial position of the Company as of the date indicated. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) have been made which are considered necessary for a fair presentation of such information for the periods presented. Except for the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement, there has been no material adverse change in the condition of the Company, financial or otherwise, from that set forth in the Registration Statement. The accountants whose reports on the audited financial statements are filed with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement are, and during the periods covered by their reports included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus were, independent certified public accountants with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Act and the Regulations. No other financial statements are required by Form SB-2 or otherwise to be included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. There has at no time been a material adverse change in the financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, assets, liabilities, or future prospects of the Company from the latest information set forth in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, except as may be properly described in the Prospectus.
 
(l)    On the date hereof, and at the date of the Initial Closing, the Company is not or will not be an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
 
(m)    Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates have received or are entitled to receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation or other benefit in connection with the Offering including, but not limited to, any commission or similar fee, except as described in the Registration Statement.
 
(n)    The Company has not paid or awarded, and will not pay or award, directly or indirectly, any commission or other compensation to any person engaged to render investment advice to a potential purchaser of the Shares as an inducement to advise the purchase of the Shares, except as such commissions or other compensation may be paid or awarded to the Agent in accordance with this Agreement in connection with the sale of the Shares as described in the Registration Statement.
 
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(o)    Any written or oral information provided to prospective purchasers of Shares by authorized representatives of the Company other than the Agent (“ Authorized Persons ”) will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or, when taken together with the information set forth in the Registration Statement, omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
(p)    The sale of the Shares has been duly and validly authorized by the Company. There are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any Shares of the Company or any security convertible into such Shares, except as described in the Registration Statement.
 
(q)    The Company has good and marketable leasehold title to all real properties and good title to all other properties and assets which the Prospectus indicates are owned by it, free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, charges, encumbrances, and mortgages except as may be properly described in the Prospectus or such as in the aggregate do not now have and will not in the future have a material adverse effect upon the operations, business, properties, or assets of the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, no real property owned, leased, licensed, or used by the Company lies in an area which is, or to the knowledge of the Company will be, subject to zoning, use, or building code restrictions which would prohibit, and no state of facts relating to the actions or inaction of another person or entity or his or its ownership, leasing, licensing, or use of any real or personal property exists or will exist which would prevent, the continued effective ownership, leasing, licensing, or use of such real property in the business of the Company as presently conducted or as the Prospectus indicates it contemplates conducting, except as may be properly described in the Prospectus, or such as in the aggregate do not now have and will not in the future have a material adverse effect upon the operations, business, properties, or assets of the Company or except properties being developed by the Company for which appropriate zoning and permitting has not yet been obtained.
 
(r)    Neither the Company nor any other party is now or is expected by the Company to be in violation or breach of, or in default with respect to complying with, any material provision of any contract, agreement, instrument, lease, license, arrangement, or understanding which is material to the Company, and each such contract, agreement, instrument, lease, license, arrangement, and understanding is in full force and is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the parties thereto and is enforceable as to them in accordance with its terms. The Company enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases and licenses under which it is operating. The Company is not a party to or bound by any contract, agreement, instrument, lease, license, arrangement, or understanding, or subject to any charter or other restriction, which has had or which the Company believes may in the future have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, assets, liabilities, or future prospects of the Company. The Company is not in violation or breach of, or in default with respect to, any terns of its Articles of Incorporation (or other charter document) or by-laws.
 
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(s)    All patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, trade names, service marks, copyrights, franchises, technology, know-how and other intangible properties and assets (all of the foregoing being herein called “ Intangibles ”) that the Company owns or has pending, or under which it is licensed, are in good standing and uncontested. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Intangibles are owned by the Company, free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, and encumbrances. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has not infringed and is not infringing any Intangibles of others and the Company has not received notice of infringement with respect to asserted Intangibles of others. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no infringement by others of Intangibles of the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no Intangible of others which has had or may in the future have a materially adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, assets, liabilities, or future prospects of the Company.
 
(t)    Neither the Company nor any director, officer, agent, employee, or other person acting with authority on behalf of the Company has, directly or indirectly: used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment, or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds; violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended by the International Anti-Bribery Act of 1998; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback, or other unlawful payment.
 
(u)    The Company has obtained from each officer, director and person or entity that beneficially owns the Company's Common Stock prior to the date hereof his, her or its enforceable written agreement that for a period of 12 months from the effective date of the Registration Statement, he, she or it will not, without the Agent's prior written consent, sell or undertake any related action described in such written agreement with respect to the Company's Common Stock owned by such person prior to the Effective Date; provided, however, that this section (u) does not apply to the Class A, Class B and Class C Preferred Shares issued by the Company which are convertible into the Company’s Common Stock. Any sales by officer, director and person or entity that beneficially owns the Company's Common Stock prior to the date hereof will comply with applicable exemptions from the registration requirements of the Act. Public or private sales of Common Stock by such persons shall not include gifts, intra-family transfers or transfers for estate planning purposes, which shall be exempt from the foregoing provisions.
 
(v)    Except as otherwise provided in the Registration Statement, no person or entity has the right to require registration of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company because of the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
 
(w)    The Company is eligible to use Form SB-2 for registration of the Shares and the Option Shares.
 
(x)    No unregistered securities of the Company, of an affiliate of the Company or of a predecessor of the Company have been sold within three years prior to the date hereof, except as described in the Registration Statement.
 
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(y)    The Company has filed all federal and state tax returns which are required to be filed by it and has paid all taxes shown on such returns and all assessments received by it to the extent such taxes have become due. All taxes with respect to which the Company is obligated have been paid or adequate accruals have been set up to cover any such unpaid taxes.
 
(z)    None of the Company, any of its directors, officers, or beneficial owners of 10% or more of any class of its equity securities, or any of their respective affiliates, including the Company (or any other person serving in a similar capacity):
 
(i)    has been convicted within ten years prior to the date hereof of any crime or offense involving the purchase or sale of any security, involving the making of a false statement with the Commission, or arising out of such person's conduct as an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment adviser;
 
(ii)    is subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction temporarily or preliminarily enjoining or restraining, or is subject to any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, entered within five years prior to the date hereof, permanently enjoining or restraining such person from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with the purchase or sale of any security, involving the making of a false filing with the Commission or arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment adviser;
 
(iii)    is subject to an order of the Commission entered pursuant to section 15(b), 15B(a), or 15B(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (" Exchange Act "), or is subject to an order of the Commission entered pursuant to section 203(e) or (f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
 
(iv)    is suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from association with a member of, an exchange registered as a national securities exchange pursuant to section 6 of the Exchange Act, an association registered as a national securities association under section 15A of the Exchange Act, or a Canadian securities exchange or association for any act or omission constituting conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade;
 
(v)    is subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order entered within five years prior to the date hereof; or is subject to a restraining order or preliminary injunction entered under section 3007 of title 39, United States Code, with respect to any conduct alleged to constitute postal fraud;
 
(vi)    has been or has been named as an underwriter of any securities covered by any registration statement which is the subject of any pending proceeding or examination under Section 8 of the Act, or is the subject of any refusal order or stop order entered thereunder within five years prior to the date hereof;
 
(vii)    has taken or failed to take any other act or are subject to any other order or proceedings, that would make unavailable any limited offering exemption from registration or qualification requirements of federal or state securities laws;
 
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(viii)    has filed a registration statement that is the subject of a currently effective stop order entered pursuant to any state's securities law within five years prior to the date hereof;
 
(ix)    has been convicted within five years prior to the date hereof of any felony or misdemeanor in connection with the offer, purchase or sale of any security or any felony involving fraud or deceit, including but not limited to forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny or conspiracy to defraud;
 
(x)    is currently subject to any state administrative enforcement order or judgment entered by that state's securities administrator within five years prior to the date hereof or is subject to any state's administrative enforcement order or judgment in which fraud or deceit, including but not limited to making untrue statements of material facts and omitting to state material facts, was found and the order or judgment was entered within five years prior to the date hereof;
 
(xi)    is subject to any state's administrative enforcement order or judgment that prohibits, denies or revokes the use of any exemption from registration in connection with the offer, purchase or sale of securities; or
 
(xii)    is currently subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction temporarily or preliminarily restraining or enjoining, or is subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction permanently restraining or enjoining, such party from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or involving the making of any false filing with the state entered within five years prior to the date hereof.
 
(aa)    Other than the Agent, the Company has not contracted with any person to act as a finder or investment adviser in connection with these transactions described herein and the Company agrees to indemnify the Agent with respect to any claim for such a finder's fee in connection with the Offering. No director or principal shareholder of the Company is a member of a broker-dealer registered with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “ NASD ”) or an employee or associated member of a broker-dealer registered with the NASD.
 
2.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE AGENT.
 
The Agent hereby represents, warrants and agrees with the Company that:
 
(a)    The Agent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Illinois, with the corporate power and authority to conduct its business, to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform the obligations contemplated herein.
 
(b)    This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Agent and constitutes the valid, binding and enforceable agreement of the Agent, except to the extent that (i) such enforcement may be subject to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, organization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (ii) the indemnification provisions of this Agreement may be held to violate public policy (under either federal or state law) in the context of the offer or sale of securities.
 
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(c)    The Agent's execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations hereunder, will not result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, its articles of incorporation or bylaws, any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any judgment, decree, order or, to its knowledge, any statute, rule or regulation applicable to Agent.
 
(d)    As of the date of the Registration Statement, the information contained in the Registration Statement relating to the Agent, if any, does not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
(e)    The Agent is (i) a broker-dealer duly registered pursuant to the provisions of the Exchange Act; (ii) a member in good standing of the NASD; and (iii) duly registered as a broker-dealer under the applicable statutes and regulations of each state in which the Shares will be offered and sold, except such states in which the Agent is exempt from registration or such registration is not otherwise required. The Agent will maintain all its registrations in good standing throughout the term of the Offering and the Agent will comply with all statutes and other requirements of law applicable to it with respect to its brokerage activities within those jurisdictions. To the extent required by applicable law, any individual who participates in the offer or sale of the Shares as the Agent's agent or registered representative will be duly registered as a registered representative or principal of the Agent pursuant to the provisions of the NASD rules.
 
(f)    Neither Agent nor any of its directors or officers nor any beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class of its equity securities, nor any of their respective affiliates (nor any other person serving in a similar capacity):
 
(i)    has been convicted within ten years prior to the date hereof of any crime or offense involving the purchase or sale of any security, involving the making of a false statement with the Commission, or arising out of such person's conduct as an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment adviser;
 
(ii)    is subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction temporarily or preliminarily enjoining or restraining, or is subject to any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, entered within five years prior to the date hereof, permanently enjoining or restraining such person from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with the purchase or sale of any security, involving the making of a false filing with the Commission or arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment adviser;
 
(iii)    is subject to an order of the Commission entered pursuant to section 15(b), 15B(a), or 15B(c) of the Exchange Act, or is subject to an order of the Commission entered pursuant to section 203(e) or (f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
 
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(iv)    is suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from association with a member of, an exchange registered as a national securities exchange pursuant to section 6 of the Exchange Act, an association registered as a national securities association under section 15A of the Exchange Act, or a Canadian securities exchange or association for any act or omission constituting conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade;
 
(v)    is subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order entered within five years prior to the date hereof; or is subject to a restraining order or preliminary injunction entered under section 3007 of title 39, United States Code, with respect to any conduct alleged to constitute postal fraud;
 
(vi)    has been or has been named as an underwriter of any securities covered by any registration statement which is the subject of any pending proceeding or examination under Section 8 of the Act, or is the subject of any refusal order or stop order entered thereunder within five years prior to the date hereof;
 
(vii)    has taken or failed to take any other act or are subject to any other order or proceedings, that would make unavailable any limited offering exemption from registration or qualification requirements of federal or state securities laws;
 
(viii)    has filed a registration statement that is the subject of a currently effective stop order entered pursuant to any state's securities law within five years prior to the date hereof;
 
(ix)    has been convicted within five years prior to the date hereof of any felony or misdemeanor in connection with the offer, purchase or sale of any security or any felony involving fraud or deceit, including but not limited to forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny or conspiracy to defraud;
 
(x)    is currently subject to any state administrative enforcement order or judgment entered by that state's securities administrator within five years prior to the date hereof or is subject to any state's administrative enforcement order or judgment in which fraud or deceit, including but not limited to making untrue statements of material facts and omitting to state material facts, was found and the order or judgment was entered within five years prior to the date hereof;
 
(xi)    is subject to any state's administrative enforcement order or judgment that prohibits, denies or revokes the use of any exemption from registration in connection with the offer, purchase or sale of securities; or
 
(xii)    is currently subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction temporarily or preliminarily restraining or enjoining, or is subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction permanently restraining or enjoining, such party from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or involving the making of any false filing with the state entered within five years prior to the date hereof.
 
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3.    SALE OF THE SHARES BY THE AGENT .
 
The Company and the Agent hereby agree as follows:
 
(a)    The Offering will be made within the United States to investors to whom the Agent has furnished copies of the Prospectus and in reliance upon the registrations or exemptions from registration under the State securities laws for those States in which the Shares are to be offered.
 
(b)    The Company hereby appoints the Agent, including Co-Underwriters or Selling Agents which have executed an Agreement with the Agent as set forth above, as its exclusive selling agent to solicit prospective purchasers of the Shares and as such to effect sales of the Shares, on a best efforts basis, for the Company (in those jurisdictions specified by the Company) during the Offering Period. The Company may terminate the Agent's agency hereunder only if the Agent fails to perform its obligations hereunder in all material respects, upon the Agent's material breach of any of its representations and warranties contained herein or upon the Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. Subject to the terms and conditions and upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Agent accepts such appointment and agrees to use its best efforts to find prospective purchasers for the Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
 
(c)    Only once the Maximum Offering Amount is received pursuant to this Agreement, the Agent may sell any or all of the Option Shares, though not more than thirty (30) days subsequent to the date on which the Company will have received and accepted subscriptions and payments for the Maximum Offering Amount.
 
(d)    Until the Minimum Offering Amount is received each person desiring to purchase Shares will be required to deliver payment by (i) check payable to the order of Tower Bank, Fort Wayne, Indiana (the “ Escrow Agent ”) Escrow Agent for Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc." or (ii) by wire transfer to the Escrow Agent, in the amount of the aggregate purchase price of the Shares subscribed for.
 
(e)    Until the Minimum Offering Amount is received and accepted, all payments received and accepted from Purchasers, except as hereinafter provided, will be deposited in an escrow account (the “ Escrow Account ”) with the Escrow Agent. However, mere deposit of a check or receipt of a wire transfer will not constitute acceptance by the Company of a Subscription Agreement. Such funds may be temporarily invested only in investments permissible under Rule l5c2-4 of the Commission. Prior to receipt of the Minimum Offering Amount, the Company will have no right to obtain any funds from the Escrow Agent. The right of the Company to receive funds, including any interest on the funds, when the Minimum Offering Amount is received is subject to fulfillment of the conditions specified in Section 8 hereof.
 
(f)    Prior to the Final Closing, the Company shall from time to time amend the Registration Statement in order to update the information contained therein as follows, and the Agent shall cooperate with the Company in connection with any amendments thereto. In such event, the Company promptly will notify the Agent by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing by telecopy, to suspend solicitation of offers to purchase Shares, and, if so notified by the Company, the Agent shall forthwith suspend such solicitation and cease using the Registration Statement until such time as the Company advises that solicitation may be resumed. If, in connection therewith, the Company shall, with the cooperation of the Agent, decide to amend or supplement the Registration Statement, the Company (i) will advise the Agent promptly by telephone (with confirmation in writing by telecopy), (ii) will prepare an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement that will correct any untrue statement or omission or will make such other change as may be necessary, and (iii) will supply such amended or supplemented Registration Statement to the Agent. If such amendment or supplement is satisfactory in all respects to the Agent, the Agent will resume the solicitation of offers to purchase Shares.
 
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4.    CLOSING DATE AND MINIMUM OFFERING DATE.
 
(a)    The Offering P eriod extends for seven (7) months following the effective date of the Registration Statement (the seven (7) month Offering Period includes the 30 day period for the sale of the over-allotment option); provided however, that if the Minimum Offering Amount is not sold within ninety (90) days of the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Offering Period will end on the ninetieth day after the effective date of the Registration Statement. The Company may hold an “ Initial Closing ” of the Offering at any time after subscriptions for the Minimum Offering Amount have been accepted and all the conditions to the right of the Company to obtain funds as set forth in this Agreement, including Section 8 hereof, have been satisfied. At the Initial Closing (i) the Company and the Agent shall jointly notify the Escrow Agent to release the funds from the Escrow; and (ii) the Company will issue the securities to the Subscribers; and (iii) counsel for the Company shall deliver its opinion to the Agent as provided by Section 8 hereof; and (iv) all accepted subscription amounts will be delivered to the Company. The Company may hold any number of additional “ Interim Closings ” from time to time after the Initial Closing. Pending each closing, each prospective investor's payment accompanying the Subscription Agreement will be deposited in a segregated escrow account with the Escrow Agent.
 
(b)    Minimum Offering Date ” as used herein will mean the date, not later than the ninetieth (90) day following the effective date of the Registration Statement (or such earlier date as is mutually agreed by parties to this Agreement), on which the Company will have received and accepted subscriptions and payments for the Minimum Offering Amount. In the event that subscriptions and payments for at least the Minimum Offering Amount has not been received and accepted by the Company and deposited with and collected by the Escrow Agent on or prior to the Minimum Offering Date, this Agreement will terminate and the Company will have no any further obligation or liability hereunder to the Agent or any other Soliciting Dealer except as provided in Sections 5 and 11 below. In the event of such termination, all purchase payments deposited with the Escrow Agent will be returned to the subscribers, without interest, and no selling commissions (as hereinafter described) will be payable.
 
(c)    As soon as is practicable after the Minimum Offering Date, the Company will mail or otherwise furnish to the Agent written notification that subscriptions and payments for an aggregate of at least the Minimum Offering Amount has been received and accepted by the Company and deposited with and collected by the Escrow Agent.
 
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5.    COMPENSATION.
 
(a)    For the services of the Agent in soliciting and obtaining purchasers of the Shares, the Company agrees to pay the Agent at the Initial Closing, each Interim Closing and the final closing of the Offering (the “ Final Closing ”), (i) a selling commission equal to eight percent (8%) of the aggregate gross proceeds received from the sale of Shares (the “ Selling Commission ”) for the period covered by solely the respective closing. In the event that the proposed offering is terminated prior to the Initial Closing for any reason by the Company other than a breach of the representations or warranties by the Agent prior to the completion of the Offering, the Company agrees to pay all accountable fees, costs and disbursements incurred and/or due and payable by Agent and its legal counsel. In the event that the proposed offering is terminated subsequent to the Initial Closing for any reason by the Company other than a breach of the representations or warranties by the Agent prior to the completion of the Offering, the Company agrees to pay an eight percent (8%) commission on all subscriptions of Shares accepted by the Company, plus all accountable fees, costs and disbursements incurred and/or due and payable by Agent and its legal counsel. In the event the Offering is terminated by Agent for any reason other than a breach of the representations or warranties by the Company, each party shall bear its own expenses relating to the offering.
 
(b)    Upon the Initial Closing, Interim Closing and Final Closing, the Company will sell to the Agent or its designees at an aggregate price of one cent ($0.001) a warrant (the “ Agent Warrant ”) entitling the Agent to purchase an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock equal to seven percent (7%) of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock sold in the period covered by solely the respective closing, exclusive of the Option Shares. The Agent Warrant is exercisable at any time after one year from the effective date of the Registration Statement and shall expire, if not exercised, five (5) years from the effective date of the Registration Statement. The Warrant shall provide the holder with a right to purchase each share of Common Stock at an exercise price equal to $2.20, or 10% above the offering price, which exercise price shall be payable by the Agent in cash.
 
(c)    The Selling Commissions will be paid, and Agent Warrants issued, at the time of the Initial Closing, each Interim Closing and the Final Closing of the sale of the Shares as follows: (i) on the date of the Initial Closing, the Company will direct the Escrow Agent to remit to the Agent, from the proceeds on the sale of Shares, the Selling Commissions payable with respect to the Shares sold on or before the Minimum Offering Date and the Company shall direct its Transfer Agent to issue Agent Warrants as set forth above; and (ii) after the Minimum Offering Date, the Company will direct the Escrow Agent to remit to the Agent, from the proceeds from the sale of Shares, the Selling Commissions and non-accountable expense allowance payable with respect to the Shares sold at the first Interim Closing and the Company shall direct its Transfer Agent to issue Agent Warrants as set forth above. For any subsequent Interim Closings, the Company will direct the Escrow Agent to remit to the Agent, from the proceeds from the sale of Shares, the selling commissions and non-accountable expense allowance payable with respect to the Shares sold after the previous Interim Closing Date and before the next Interim Closing Date and the Company shall direct its Transfer Agent to issue Agent Warrants as set forth above on such sales of Shares as are then being paid selling commission. The payment of commission and non-accountable expense allowance and the issuance of Agent Warrants shall proceed as above until the Final Closing.
 
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6.    FURTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY.
 
(a)    The Company covenants and agrees that it will pay or cause to be paid:
 
(i)    all expenses, if any, in connection with the soliciting and obtaining of purchasers of the Shares including reasonable travel expenses in connection with investor presentations,
 
(ii)    all expenses and fees in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, delivery and shipping of the Registration Statement (including this Agreement and all other exhibits to the Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the Blue Sky Memorandum); and
 
(iii)    filing fees required in connection for offering and sale by the Agent under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the states and other jurisdictions designated in the Blue Sky Memorandum.
 
(b)    If at any time when a Prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered under the Act, any event will have occurred as a result of which, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, the Prospectus includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend the Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Company promptly will prepare an appropriate supplement or amendment thereto, and will deliver to the Agent such number of copies thereof as the Agent may reasonably request.
 
(c)    For one (1) year from the expiration for the Offering Period, the Company will furnish directly to or cause to be furnished to the Agent:
 
(i)    On or prior to the date on which the same shall be sent to shareholders, each communication required to be delivered or otherwise furnished to the holders of Shares, including any annual or interim financial statements or other reports of the Company;
 
(ii)    Promptly after receipt thereof, a copy of any notice or communication mailed, telecopied or otherwise delivered to the Company pursuant to any of the agreements relating to any material matter regarding the sale of Shares;
 
(iii)    Within sixty (60) days following the end of each quarter, an unaudited balance sheet and income statement prepared as of the end of such quarter (although the Company will attempt to furnish such financial statements within forty-five (45) days following the end of each quarter); provided that the Agent may at any time notify the Company that copies of any or all of such communications need no longer be sent to it.
 
(d)    The Company will furnish to the Agent promptly as soon as the same shall be filed copies of all filings by the Company on Form SB-2, or other such forms, or other disclosure documents, as may be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and any such equivalent filing with States or other political entities, for the Offering.
 
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(e)    The Company agrees that it will furnish or make available to the Agent or the Agent's counsel any and all documentation reasonably requested in connection with the Agent's due diligence efforts regarding information in the Registration Statement.
 
(f)    The Company and all affiliates will not take any action in connection with the Offering which would cause the Offering not to comply with Section 5 of the Act.
 
(g)    The Company will duly and timely file (i) with the Commission all required reports under the Exchange Act and (ii) all reports required to be filed under applicable state securities laws and regulations and by the regulatory agencies charged with enforcement thereof.
 
(h)    The Company will notify the Agent immediately upon receipt thereof and confirm the notice in writing of the issuance by the Commission or any state securities administrator of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any registration or qualification of the Shares for sale or enjoining the sale of the Shares or of the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose. The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order shall be issued, to obtain the lifting of the stop order at the earliest possible time.
 
(i)    The Company covenants that it will furnish to the Agent for its prior approval (as applicable), the form of each notice to be furnished by the Company to the Escrow Agent under the terms of the escrow agreement entered into among the Company, the Escrow Agent and the Agent relating to the Escrow Account.
 
(j)    For a period of two (2) year after the date of this Agreement,
 
(i)    If the Company proposes to effect any subsequent equity, debt or derivative financing, including a public offering or private placement of the securities of the Company or its subsidiaries, the Company agrees to offer the Agent the right of first refusal to act as its exclusive financial advisor, sole global coordinator and sole bookrunner and pay to the Agent compensation that is at least as favorable to the Agent as the compensation provided to the Agent hereunder ; provided, however, in the event the Agent provides written notice to the Company that it does not wish to act as its exclusive financial advisor, sole global coordinator and sole bookrunner in connection with the proposed transaction, this Section 6(j)(i) shall be waived; .
 
(ii)    The Company shall pay to the Agent a commission, and grant to the Agent warrants in an amount equal to the commissions and warrants payable to the Agent hereunder with respect to this Offering if any person that the Agent introduces to the Company invests in the Company, regardless of the type security issued to such person by the Company.
 
(iii)    If the Company decides to retain the services of an investment banking firm, the Company will notify the Agent about any Business Transaction (as hereinafter defined) and will consider the Agent's proposal to act as the Company's agent for the Business Transaction ; provided, however, in the event that the Agent provides written notice that it does not wish to act as the Company’s agent for the Business Transaction, this Section 6(j)(iii) shall be waived . A “ Business Transaction ” means any merger involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any entity or the assets thereof and the acquisition of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by another entity. The Company agrees to pay the Agent compensation calculated in accordance with the Lehman formula if the Agent introduces an acquisition or merger candidate to the Company and the acquisition or merger is consummated.
 
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(k)    The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as possible. If the Registration Statement has become or becomes effective with a form of Prospectus omitting certain information pursuant to Rule 430A of the Regulations, or filing of the Prospectus is otherwise required under Rule 424(b), the Company will file the Prospectus, properly completed, pursuant to Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Agent of such timely filing.
 
(l)    The Company shall notify the Agent immediately, and confirm such notice in writing, (i) when the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto become effective, (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission or the blue sky or securities authority of any jurisdiction regarding the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and (iii) of the receipt of any notification with respect to a Stop Order or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding with respect to a Stop Order. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any Stop Order and, if any Stop Order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof as promptly as possible.
 
(m)    The Company shall, during the time when a prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered hereunder or under the Act or the Regulations, comply so far as it is able with all requirements imposed upon it by the Act, as now existing and as hereafter amended, and by the Regulations, as from time to time in force, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of or dealings in the Shares and the Option Shares in accordance with the provisions hereof and the Prospectus.
 
(n)    The Company shall deliver without charge to the Agent such number of copies of each Preliminary Prospectus as the Agent may reasonably request and, as soon as the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto becomes effective or a supplement is filed, deliver without charge to the Agent two signed copies of the Registration Statement or such amendment thereto, as the case may be, including exhibits, and two copies of any supplement thereto, and deliver without charge to the Agent such number of copies of the Prospectus, the Registration Statement, and amendments and supplements thereto, if any, without exhibits, as the Agent may reasonably request for the purposes contemplated by the Act.
 
(o)    The Company shall endeavor in good faith, in cooperation with the Agent, at or prior to the time the Registration Statement becomes effective, to qualify the Shares for offering and sale under the blue sky or securities laws of such jurisdictions as agent may designate; provided, however, that no such qualification shall be required in any jurisdiction where, as a result thereof, the Company would be subject to service of general process or to taxation as a foreign corporation doing business in such jurisdiction to which it is not then subject. In each jurisdiction where such qualification shall be effected, the Company will, unless the Agent agrees in writing that such action is not at the time necessary or advisable, file and make such statements or reports at such times as are or may be required by the laws of such jurisdiction.
 
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(p)    The Company shall make generally available (within the meaning of Section 11(a) of the Act and the Regulations) to its security holders as soon as practicable, but not later than fifteen (15) months after the date of the Prospectus, an earnings statement (which need not be certified by independent certified public accountants unless required by the Act or the Regulations, but which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and the Regulations) covering a period of at least 12 months beginning after the effective date of the Registration Statement. Comply with all provisions of all undertakings contained in the Registration Statement.
 
(q)    The Company shall prior to the Initial Closing or any Interim Closings, as the case may be, issue no press release or other communication, directly or indirectly, and hold no press conference and grant no interviews with respect to the Company, the financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, assets, or liabilities of the Company, or this offering, without the Agent’s prior written consent.
 
(r)    The Company shall for a period of twenty four (24) months after the date of' the Prospectus, not, without the Agent’s prior written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, grant any option for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock (or any security or other instrument which by its terms is convertible into, exercisable for, or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock) except (i) in connection with an acquisition, (ii) upon the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Company's stock option plan, (iii) on exercise of outstanding warrants, and (iv) upon exercise of the Option Shares or securities of the Company held by the Agent, including the Agent Warrants.
 
(s)    The Company shall file with the Commission all required information concerning use of proceeds of the Offering in Form 8-K in accordance with the provisions of the Exchange Act and to provide a copy of such reports to the Agent and its counsel.
 
(t)    Supply to the Agent and its counsel at the Company's cost, four bound volumes each containing material documents relating to the offering of the Shares within a reasonable time after the Final Closing, not to exceed 90 days.
 
(u)    As soon as possible prior to the Effective Date, and as a condition of the Agent's obligations hereunder, if requested by the Agent, have the Company listed on an accelerated basis, and to maintain such listing for not less than 10 years from the date of the Final Closing, in Standard & Poor's Standard Corporation Records.
 
(v)    Continue, for a period of two (2) years following the Effective Date of the Registration Statement, to appoint such auditors as are reasonably acceptable to the Agent (it being understood that the current auditors of the Company are acceptable to the Agent), which auditors shall (i) prepare financial statements in accordance with Regulation S-B or Regulation S-X, if applicable, under the General Rules and Regulations of the Act and (ii) review (but not audit) the Company's financial statements for each of the first three fiscal quarters prior to the announcement of quarterly financial information, the filing of the Company's 10-QSB quarterly report and the mailing of quarterly financial information to security holders.
 
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(w)    Cause its transfer agent to furnish the Agent a duplicate copy of the daily transfer sheets prepared by the transfer agent during the six-month period commencing on the Effective Date of the Registration Statement and instruct the transfer agent to timely provide, upon the request of the Agent, duplicate copies of such transfer sheets and/or a duplicate copy of a list of stockholders, all at the Company's expense, for a period of two (2) years after such six-month period.
 
(x)    Refrain from filing a Form S-8 registration statement for a period of twelve (12) months from the Effective Date of the Registration Statement without the Agent’s prior written consent.
 
(y)    Not permit any stockholder to sell stock held by such stock-holder in reliance on the exemption afforded by Rule 701 within a period of six (6) months from the Effective Date.
 
(z)    Comply with all periodic reporting and proxy solicitation requirements which may from time to time be applicable to the Company as a result of the Company's registration under the Exchange Act on a registration statement on Form 8-A.
 
(aa)    Comply with all provisions of all undertakings contained in the Registration Statement.
 
7.    FURTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE AGENT.
 
(a)    The Agent hereby represents that it is currently, and will remain throughout the offering of Shares, a member in good standing of the NASD. The Agent agrees that it will not allow commissions to be paid to any other broker-dealer, including foreign broker-dealers registered pursuant to the Exchange Act, unless such broker/dealer has executed an appropriate Agreement to sell the Shares and such Agreement contains substantially the same terms and conditions as this agreement.
 
(b)    The Agent agrees that it will accept subscriptions only from investors who have received a copy of the Prospectus. The Agent will not give any information or make any representation in connection with the offering of the Shares other than those contained in the Prospectus furnished by the Company. The Agent will use only additional material which has been approved in writing by the Company prior to its first use.
 
(c)    The Agent agrees that if and when the Company supplies it with copies of any supplement to the Prospectus, the Agent will affix such copies of such supplement to copies of the Prospectus already in the Agent's possession, and that thereafter the Agent will only distribute Prospectuses containing such supplement and that the Agent will accept subscriptions only from investors who have received a copy of the Prospectus containing such supplement. The Agent further agrees to comply with all instructions from the Company concerning the destruction of out-dated Prospectuses and the use of supplemented or amended Prospectuses .
 
(d)    The Agent agrees to solicit Subscribers only in the states and other jurisdictions in which the a Blue Sky Memorandum approved by the Company indicates that such solicitation can be made in accordance with any limitations described therein and in the states and jurisdictions in which the Agent is licensed or qualified to make offers and sales of the Shares.
 
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8.    CONDITIONS TO THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO OBTAIN FUNDS .
 
The right of the Company to obtain funds from the Escrow Agent on the Minimum Offering Date is subject to the accuracy of and compliance with the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 1 hereof as of the date hereof and as of the Minimum Offering Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made pursuant to the provisions hereof, and to the following further conditions:
 
(a)    No stop order suspending the effectiveness of any qualification of the Shares for sale or enjoining the sale of the Shares or of the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose or any amendment or supplement thereto will have been issued prior to the Minimum Offering Date and will be in effect at that date, and no proceedings for the issuance of such order will be pending or threatened at that date.
 
(b)    On the Minimum Offering Date, there will have been furnished to the Agent the opinion of the counsel for the Company, dated as of the Minimum Offering Date, subject to such assumptions as such counsel will deem necessary to render such opinion, containing customary opinions for offerings of this type including, without limitation, opinions substantially to the effect that:
 
(i)    the Company is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maryland and is validly existing as a corporation under such laws;
 
(ii)    the sale of the Shares and the issuance of the Common Stock has been duly authorized (and to the extent necessary reserved) by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. When subscriptions for the Shares have been accepted by the Company and payment in full has been received, the Common Stock will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable;
 
(iii)    this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered, by and on behalf of the Company and constitutes the valid and binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with its terms, of the Company subject to any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights, and to principles of a court of equity with respect to equitable remedies and defenses, from time to time in effect, and except as the indemnity provisions contained herein may be unenforceable for reasons of public policy under court decisions or regulations of the Commission;
 
(iv)    the terms and provisions of any agreements to which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is a party which are exhibits to the Registration Statement or are referred to therein, substantially conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement ;
 
(v)    except as disclosed in the Prospectus, to the best of the Company's counsel's knowledge, information and belief, after making reasonable inquiry, the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein do not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound, or violate any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Company of any court or governmental body or administrative agency having jurisdiction over the Company;
 
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(vi)    except as disclosed in the Prospectus, to the best of the Company's counsel's knowledge, information and belief, after making reasonable inquiry, there is no litigation or governmental proceeding pending, threatened against or involving the property or business of the Company, which would materially and adversely affect the value of the assets or the operation of the business of the Company;
 
(vii)   the Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act, and, to counsel’s knowledge, no stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose are pending before or threatened by the Commission;
 
(viii)   the Registration Statement and the Prospectus contained therein comply as to form with the Act and Regulations, in all material respects, except that counsel expresses no opinion with respect to the financial statements or other financial or statistical data contained in the prospectus;
 
(ix)   no facts have come to the attention of counsel that has caused it to believe that (i) the Registration Statement, as of its effective date, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (except for the financial statements, including the notes and schedules thereto, and other financial and accounting data and information, as to which counsel expresses no opinion) or (ii) the Prospectus, as of the date it was filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act or as of the date of such opinion, contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state  material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (except for the financial statements, including the notes and schedules thereto, and other financial and accounting data and information, as to which counsel expresses no opinion).
 
(c)    The representations and warranties of the Company herein will be true and correct in all material respects as of the Minimum Offering Date, as if made as of the Minimum Offering Date, and all agreements herein contained to be performed on the part of the Company at or prior to the Minimum Offering Date will have been so performed.
 
(d)    Upon receipt by the Company of such certificates and documents, the Company will direct the Escrow Agent in writing to release to the Company the funds in the Escrow Account.
 
(e)    At the Initial Closing Date and any Interim Closing Date, as the case may be, the Agent shall have received a certificate of the chief executive officer and of the chief financial officer of the Company, dated the Initial Closing Date or any Interim Closing Date, as the case may be, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 8 have been satisfied, that as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Initial Closing Date or any Interim Closing Date, as the case may be, the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein were and are accurate, and that as of the Initial Closing Date or any Interim Closing Date, as the case may be, the obligations to be performed by the Company hereunder on or prior thereto have been fully performed.
 
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(f)    NASD Regulation, Inc., upon review of the terms of the Offering of the Shares, shall have confirmed that it has not raised any objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements.
 
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 8 will not have been fulfilled when and as required by this Agreement, this Agreement and all Agent's obligations hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Minimum Offering Date by Agent. Any such cancellation will be without liability on the Agent's part; provided, however, Agent will be liable for all costs and disbursements incurred and/or due and payable by Agent and its legal counsel in connection with the Offering. Notice of such cancellation will be given to the Company at the address specified in Section 12 hereof, in writing, or by telecopy or telephone confirmed in writing.
 
9.    INDEMNIFICATION.
 
(a)    Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, each Co-Underwriter and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, and counsel, and each person, if any, who controls the Agent or any Co-Underwriters within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage, and expense whatsoever (which shall include, for all purposes of this Section 9, but not be limited to, attorneys' fees, expert witness fees, and any and all expense whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing, or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation) as and when incurred arising out of, based upon, or in connection with (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (as from time to time amended and supplemented), or in any materials delivered in connection with the Offering, or (B) in any application or other document or communication (in this Section 9 collectively called an application) in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Common Stock under the blue sky or securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission or any securities exchange; or any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement. The foregoing agreement to indemnify shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have, including liabilities arising under this Agreement; however, the Company shall have no liability under this Section 9 if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company as stated in Section 9(b) with respect to the Agent by or on behalf of the Agent expressly for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, as the case may be. If any action is brought against the Agent, the Co-Underwriters or any of their officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, or counsel, or any controlling persons of the Agent or Co-Underwriters (an indemnified party) in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company pursuant to the foregoing paragraph, such indemnified party or parties shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the institution of such action (but the failure so to notify shall not relieve the Company from any liability it may have other than pursuant to this Section 9(a)) and the Company shall promptly assume the defense of such action, including the employment of counsel (satisfactory to such indemnified party or parties) and payment of expenses. Such indemnified party or parties shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party or parties unless the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the Company in connection with the defense of such action or the Company shall not have promptly employed counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party or parties to have charge of the defense of such action or such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it or them or to other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the Company, in any of which events such fees and expenses shall be borne by the Company. The Company agrees promptly to notify the Agent of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Company or against any of its officers or directors in connection with the sale of the Shares, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any application.
 
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(b)    The Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Company's counsel, each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement, each other person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Agent in Section 9(a), but only with respect to statements or omissions, if any, made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus (as from time to time amended and supplemented), or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Agent, or by a person acting on behalf of the Agent, expressly for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, as the case may be; provided, however, that the obligation of the Agent to provide indemnity under the provisions of this Section 9(b) shall be limited to the amount which represents the compensation received by the Agent pursuant to this Agreement as of the date of Agent’s obligation to provide indemnity; provided, however, that the in the case of Agent’s negligence or willful misconduct, the obligation of the Agent to provide indemnity under the provisions of this Section 9(b) shall be limited to the amount which represents the product of the number of Shares sold hereunder and the initial public offering price per Share set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus, lawful interest and costs, including attorney’s fees. For all purposes of this Agreement, the amounts of the selling concession and reallowance set forth in the Prospectus, and the information under Underwriting constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Agent expressly for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus (as from time to time amended or supplemented), or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, as the case may be. If any action shall be brought against the Company or any other person so indemnified based on any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any application, and in respect of which indemnity may he sought against the Agent pursuant to this Section 9(b), the Agent shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the Company and each other person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the indemnified parties, by the provisions of Section 9(a).
 
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(c)    In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for this Section 9 is for any reason held to be unavailable to the Agent or the Company, then the Company shall contribute to the damages paid by the Agent, and the Agent shall contribute to the damages paid by the Company; provided, however, that no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In determining the amount of contribution to which the respective parties are entitled, there shall be considered the relative benefits received by each party from the sale of the Shares (taking into account the portion of the proceeds of the offering realized by each), the parties' relative knowledge and access to information concerning the matter with respect to which the claim was asserted, the opportunity to correct and prevent any statement or omission, and any other equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances. The Company and the Agent agree that it would not be equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation. Neither the Agent nor any person controlling the Agent shall be obligated to make contribution hereunder which in the aggregate exceeds the amount which represents the compensation received by the Agent pursuant to this Agreement as of the date of Agent’s obligation to provide indemnity; provided, however, that the in the case of Agent’s negligence or willful misconduct, the obligation of the Agent to provide indemnity under the provisions of this Section 9(c) shall be limited to the amount which represents the product of the number of Shares sold hereunder and the initial public offering price per Share set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus, lawful interest and costs, including attorney’s fees. For purposes of this Section, each person, if any, who controls the Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Agent, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act, shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. Anything in this Section 9(c) to the contrary notwithstanding, no party shall be liable for contribution with respect to the settlement of any claim or action effected without its written consent. This Section 9(c) is intended to supersede any right to contribution under the Act, the Exchange Act, or otherwise.
 
(d)    If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel and amounts to be paid in settlement of any claim, proceeding or action, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 9(a) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 clays prior to such settlement being entered into, and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.
 
10.    EFFECTIVE DATE .
 
Provided that at least one counterpart of this Agreement will then have been executed and delivered, this Agreement will become effective upon delivery by the Company of telecopies, correspondence or other written notification to the Agent indicating the Registration Statement is declared effective and released for distribution.
 
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11.    SURVIVAL OF INDEMNITIES, WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS .
 
The respective indemnity agreements of the Company and Agent contained in Section 9 hereof, and the representations and warranties of the Company and Agent set forth herein, will remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or Agent, or any controlling person referred to in Section 9, and will survive the delivery of and payment for the Shares, and any successor of the Agent or the Company or of any such controlling person or any legal representative of any such controlling person, as the case may be, will be entitled to the benefit of the respective indemnity agreements.
 
12.    NOTICES .
 
Except as is otherwise provided in this Agreement, (a) whenever notice is required by the provisions of this Agreement or otherwise to be given to the Company, such notice will be in writing addressed to the Company at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Suite A, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825, Attention: Brian Kistler and to Weintraub Law Group PC at 10085 Carroll Canyon Road, Suite 210, San Diego, California 92131; and (b) whenever notice is required by the provisions of this Agreement or otherwise to be given to Agent, such notice will be in writing addressed to the Agent at 822 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60607, Attention: David Bonifield. Any notice referred to herein may be given in writing or by telecopy or telephone and if by telecopy or telephone will be immediately confirmed in writing. Notice (unless actual) will be effective upon mailing or telecopy transmission, as the case may be.
 
13.    PERSONS ENTITLED TO BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT .
 
This Agreement is made solely for the benefit of Agent, the Company and the controlling persons referred to in Section 9 hereof, and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will acquire or have any right by virtue or this Agreement, and the term “ successors and assigns ,” as used in this Agreement, will not include any Purchaser.
 
14.    GOVERNING LAW .
 
This Agreement is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
 
15.    FURTHER CONDITIONS .
 
Until the Minimum Offering Date, this Agreement may be terminated by the Agent at its option by giving notice to the Company, if (a) the Company shall have become a party to any litigation which, in the opinion of counsel to the Agent, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the assets or operation of the business of the Company, (b) there shall have been, since the respective dates as of which information is in the Registration Statement, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company, which change in the Agent's reasonable judgment shall render it inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Shares, (c) there shall have been any important change in market levels, major catastrophe, substantial change in national, international or world affairs, national calamity, postal strike, act of God or other event or occurrence which, in the Agent's reasonable judgment, will materially disrupt the financial markets of the United States, or (d) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by federal or state authorities.
 
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16.    COUNTERPARTS .
 
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
 
17.    ENTIRE AGREEMENT .
 
This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the Agent and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and terminates and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between or among the Agent and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof.
 
18.    HEADINGS; BACKGROUND SECTION .
 
The descriptive headings in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. The provisions contained in the “Background” section of this Agreement shall be operative and shall represent the binding covenants, representations, warranties and agreements of the Parties.
 

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IN WITNESS whereof, the parties have signed this Agreement as of the date first above written.


ALARON FINANCIAL SERVICES



By :____________//s//__________________
Name: David Bonifield
Title: Senior Vice President



FREEDOM FINANCIAL


By :___________//s//___________________
Name: Brian Kistler
Title: CEO

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PLAN AND AGREEMENT OF REORGANIZATION
by merger of
TITAN HOLDINGS, INC.
with and into
NORTHERN BUSINESS ACQUISITION CORP.
under the name of TITAN HOLDINGS, INC.

This is a Plan and Agreement of Merger dated as of December 15, 2005 (“Plan”) is by and between TITAN HOLDINGS, INC, an Indiana corporation (the “Merging Corporation”), and NORTHERN BUSINESS ACQUISITION CORP., a Maryland corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”). The name of the surviving Maryland corporation will be changed to TITAN HOLDINGS, INC.

ARTICLE 1. PLAN OF MERGER

1.01 Plan Adopted

A Plan of merger of the Merging Corporation and the Surviving Corporation, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 40 of Title 23 of Indiana Code, is adopted as follows:

(a) The Merging Corporation shall be merged with and into the Surviving Corporation, to exist and be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland.

(b) The name of the Surviving Corporation shall be TITAN HOLDINGS, INC.

(c) When this Plan shall become effective, the separate corporate existence of the Merging Corporation shall cease, and the Surviving Corporation shall succeed, without other transfer, to all the rights and property of the Merging Corporation and shall be subject to all the debts and liabilities of the Merging Corporation in the same manner as if the Surviving Corporation had itself incurred them. All rights of creditors and all liens on the property of each constituent corporation shall be preserved unimpaired, limited in lien to the property affected by the liens immediately prior to the merger.

(d) The Surviving Corporation will carry on business with the assets of the Merging Corporation, as well as with its own assets. The Merging Corporation does not own any interest in the Surviving Corporation.

(e) Each constituent corporation has shares of the following classes and series, in the number and with or without voting rights as specified here:

(1) Titan Holdings, Inc. has 1,000 authorized shares in the class designated as common stock, and this class is entitled to vote.
 
 
 

 

(2) Northern Business Acquisition Corp. has 150,000,000 shares in the class designated as common stock, and this class is entitled to vote; 10,000,000 shares in the class designated as preferred stock and this class is entitled to vote.

(f) The shareholders of the Merging Corporation will surrender all of their shares in the manner set forth below.

(g) In exchange for the shares of the Merging Corporation surrendered by its shareholders, the Surviving Corporation will issue and transfer to these shareholders, on the basis set forth in Article 3 below, shares of its Common Stock.

(h) The shareholders of the Surviving Corporation will retain their shares as shares of the Surviving Corporation.

1.02.   Effective Date

The effective date of the merger (“Effective Date”) shall be the date of filing of articles of merger by the Secretary of State.

ARTICLE 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CONSTITUENT CORPORATIONS

2.01.   Merging Corporation

As a material inducement to the Surviving Corporation to execute this Plan and perform its obligations under this Plan, the Merging Corporation represents and warrants to the Surviving Corporation as follows:

(a) The Merging Corporation is a corporation duly organized, validly incorporated, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Indiana, with corporate power and authority to own property and carry on its business as it is now being conducted. It is not qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business in any other jurisdiction.

(b) The Merging Corporation has an authorized capitalization consisting of one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, of which one hundred thirty-five (135) shares are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid, and nonassessable on the date of this Plan.

2.02.   The Surviving Corporation

As a material inducement to the Merging Corporation to execute this Plan and perform its obligations under this Plan, the Surviving Corporation represents and warrants to the Merging Corporation as follows:

(a) The Surviving Corporation is a corporation duly organized, validly incorporated, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, with corporate power and authority to own property and carry on its business as it is now being conducted. It is not qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business in any other jurisdiction.
 
 
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(b) The surviving corporation has an authorized capitalization divided into two classes of shares, namely, 10,000,000 shares of $.001 par value preferred stock and 150,000,000 shares of common stock. As of the date of this Plan, no shares of the preferred stock and One Hundred Fifty Thousand (150,000) shares of the common stock are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid, and nonassessable.

2.03.   Securities Law

The parties will mutually arrange for and manage all necessary procedures under the requirements of federal and Indiana securities laws and the related supervisory commissions to the end that this Plan is properly processed to comply with registration formalities, or to take full advantage of any appropriate exemptions from registration, and to be otherwise in accord with all antifraud restrictions in this area.

ARTICLE 3. MANNER OF CONVERTING SHARES

3.01.   Manner

The holders of shares of the Merging Corporation shall surrender their shares to the Secretary of the Surviving Corporation promptly after the Effective Date, in exchange for shares of the Surviving Corporation to which they are entitled under this Article 3.

3.02.   Basis

(a) The shareholders of the Merging Corporation shall be entitled to receive One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand (1,350,000) shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, to be distributed on the basis of 10,000 shares for each share of common stock of the Merging Corporation.

3.03 . Shares of Surviving Corporation

The currently outstanding One Hundred Fifty Thousand (150,000) shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation shall remain outstanding as common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

ARTICLE 4. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

4.01 Directors and Officers of Surviving Corporation
.
On the Effective Date, the names of the Directors and principal officers of the Surviving Corporation who shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Surviving Corporation or until their respective successors have been elected or appointed and qualified are:
 
 
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(a)   Director:   Brian Kistler
 
(b)   Officer:   Brian Kistler, President, Secretary/Treasurer

ARTICLE 5. ARTICLES AND BYLAWS

5.01.   Articles of Surviving Corporation

The articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, existing on the Effective Date of the merger, shall continue in full force as the articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until they are altered, amended, or repealed as provided in the articles or as provided by law.

5.02.   Bylaws of Surviving Corporation

The bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, existing on the Effective Date of the merger, shall continue in full force as the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until they are altered, amended, or repealed as provided in the bylaws or as provided by law.

ARTICLE 6. NATURE AND SURVIVAL OF WARRANTIES,INDEMNIFICATION, AND EXPENSES OF MERGING CORPORATION

6.01.   Nature and Survival of Representations and Warranties

All statements contained in any memorandum, certificate, letter, document, or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Merging Corporation, or by or on behalf of the Surviving Corporation, pursuant to this Plan shall be deemed representations and warranties made by the respective parties to each other under this Plan. The covenants, representations, and warranties of the parties shall survive for a period of three years after the Effective Date. No inspection, examination, or audit made on behalf of the parties shall act as a waiver of any representation or warranty made under this Plan.

6.02.   Indemnification

The Merging Corporation agrees that on or prior to the Effective Date it shall obtain from its shareholders an agreement under which the shareholders shall indemnify and hold harmless the Surviving Corporation against and in respect of all damages (as defined in this paragraph) in excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate. Damages, as used in this paragraph, shall include any claim, action, demand, loss, cost, expense, liability, penalty, and other damage, including, without limitation, counsel fees and other costs and expenses incurred in investigation, in attempting to avoid damages or to oppose the imposition of damages, or in enforcing this indemnity, resulting to the Surviving Corporation from (a) any inaccurate representation made by or on behalf of the Merging Corporation or its shareholders in or pursuant to this Plan; (b) breach of any of the warranties made by or on behalf of the Merging Corporation or its shareholders in or pursuant to this Plan; (c) breach or default in the performance by the Merging Corporation of any of the obligations to be performed by it under this Plan; or (d) breach or default in the performance by the shareholders of any of the obligations to be performed by them under any plan delivered by them to the Surviving Corporation pursuant to this Plan. The shareholders shall reimburse the Surviving Corporation on demand for any payment made or for any loss suffered by the Surviving Corporation at any time after the Effective Date, based on the judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a bona fide compromise or settlement of claims, demands, or actions, in respect of any damages specified by the foregoing indemnity. The shareholders shall satisfy their obligations to the Surviving Corporation by the payment of cash on demand. The shareholders shall have the opportunity to defend any claim, action, or demand asserted against the Surviving Corporation for which it claims indemnity against the shareholders; provided that (a) the defense is conducted by reputable counsel approved by the Surviving Corporation, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; (b) the defense is expressly assumed in writing within ten days after written notice of the claim, action, or demand is given to the shareholders; and (c) counsel for the Surviving Corporation may participate at all times and in all proceedings (formal and informal) relating to the defense, compromise, and settlement of the claim, action, or demand, at the expense of the Surviving Corporation.
 
 
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6.03.   Expenses

The Merging Corporation will pay all expenses incurred by it and the Surviving Corporation in connection with and arising out of this Plan and the transactions contemplated by this Plan, including without limitation all fees and expenses of its counsel and accountants (none of which shall be charged to the Surviving Corporation).

ARTICLE 7. TERMINATION

7.01.   Circumstances

This Plan may be terminated and the merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Date notwithstanding the approval of the shareholders of either of the constituent corporations:

(a) By mutual consent of the Board of Directors of the constituent corporations.

(b) At the election of the Board of Directors of either constituent corporation if:

(1) The number of shareholders of either constituent corporation, or of both, dissenting from the merger shall be so large as to make the merger, in the opinion of either Board of Directors, inadvisable or undesirable.
 
 
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(2) Any material litigation or proceeding shall be instituted or threatened against either constituent corporation, or any of its assets, that, in the opinion of either Board of Directors, renders the merger inadvisable or undesirable.

(3) Any legislation shall be enacted that, in the opinion of either Board of Directors, renders the merger inadvisable or undesirable.

(4) Between the date of this Plan and the Effective Date, there shall have been, in the opinion of either Board of Directors, any materially adverse change in the business or condition, financial or otherwise, of either constituent corporation.

(c) At the election of the Board of Directors of the Merging Corporation if the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall not have ruled, in substance, that for federal income tax purposes the merger will qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that no gain or loss will be recognized to its shareholders on the exchange of their common stock for stock of the Surviving Corporation.

(d) At the election of the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation if without its prior consent in writing, the Merging Corporation shall have:

(1) Declared or paid a cash dividend on its common stock or declared or paid any other dividend or made any other distribution on its shares.

(2) Created or issued any indebtedness for borrowed money.

(3) Entered into any transaction other than those involved in carrying on its business in the usual manner.

7.02 . Notice of and Liability on Termination

If an election is made to terminate this Plan and abandon the merger:

(a) The President or any Vice President of the constituent corporation whose Board of Directors has made the election shall give immediate written notice of the election to the other constituent corporation.

(b) On the giving of notice as provided in Subparagraph (a), this Plan shall terminate and the proposed merger shall be abandoned, and except for payment of its own costs and expenses incident to this Plan, there shall be no liability on the part of either constituent corporation as a result of the termination and abandonment.

 
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ARTICLE 8. INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT

8.01 . Further Assurances

The Merging Corporation agrees that, as and when requested by the Surviving Corporation or by its successors or assigns, it will execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all deeds and other instruments. The Merging Corporation further agrees to take or cause to be taken any further or other actions that the Surviving Corporation may deem necessary or desirable to vest in, to perfect in, or to conform of record or otherwise to the Surviving Corporation title to and possession of all the property, rights, privileges, powers, and franchises referred to in Article 1 of this Plan, and otherwise to carry out the intent and purposes of this Plan.

8.02 . Notices

Any notice or other communication required or permitted under this Plan shall be properly given when deposited with the United States Postal Service for transmittal by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or when deposited with a public telegraph company for transmittal, charges prepaid, addressed as follows:

(a) In the case of the Merging Corporation, to:

Brian Kistler
6461 North 100 East
Ossian, IN 46777

(b) In the case of the Surviving Corporation, to:

Mark K. Shaner
70 South Potomac Street
Aurora, Colorado 80012

8.03 . Entire Plan; Counterparts

This Plan and the exhibits to this Plan contain the entire plan between the parties with regard to the contemplated transaction. This Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall be deemed one original.

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8.04 . Controlling Law

The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Plan shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Plan was executed as of December15, 2005.
 
TITAN HOLDINGS, INC.      
       
       
By /s/    

Brian K. Kistler, President
   
   
       
NORTHERN BUSINESS ACQUISITION CORP.      
       
       
By /s/      

Mark Shaner, President
     
 
NORTHERN BUSINESS ACQUISITION CORP.

I, in my capacity as Secretary of Northern Business Acquisition Corp.  attest, under penalty of perjury,  that Northern Business Acquisition  was authorized by its board of directors to enter into the foregoing "Plan and Agreement of Reorganization by merger of Titan Holdings, Inc. with and into Northern Business Acquisition Corp. under the name of Titan Holdings, Inc."
 
       
By: /s/    

Mark Shaner, Secretary 
   
 
 
 
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EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

By, Between and Among

Titan Holdings, Inc.
and
Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation
and
Rodney J. Sinn
and
Robin W. Hunt
and
Derrick Brooks
and
Tracey A. White
and
A. Dale Bloom

As of April __, 2006



TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
Page
1.
BASIC TRANSACTION
1
1.1
Exchange
1
   
2.
CLOSING
1
2.1
Closing
1
2.2
Cooperation after Closing
2
     
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FFM AND SHAREHOLDERS
2
3.1
Organization and Corporate Power
2
3.2
Due Authorization; Effect of Transaction
3
3.3
Financial Statements
3
3.4
Accounts Receivable
3
3.5
Liabilities
3
3.6
Capitalization
4
3.7
Dividends and Distributions
4
3.8
Subsidiaries
4
3.9
Leases
4
3.10
Personal Properties
5
3.11
Employment Arrangements
5
3.12
Material Contracts and Arrangements
5
3.13
Ordinary Course of Business
6
3.14
Litigation and Compliance with Laws
7
3.15
Tax Returns
7
3.16
Trademarks, Licenses, Etc
8
3.17
Insurance Policies
8
3.18
Extraordinary Events
8
3.19
Adverse Restrictions
8
3.20
Material Information
9
3.21
Certain Transactions
9
3.22
No Governmental Authorizations or Approvals Required
9
3.23
Employee Benefit Plans
9
3.24
Continuing Representations
10
   
4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS
10
4.1
Due Authorization; Effect of Transaction
11
4.2
Acquisition for Own Account; No Registration
11
4.3
No Financial Representations
11
4.4
Continuing Representations
11
     
5.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND AGREEMENTS OF PURCHASER
11
 

 
5.1
Organization and Corporate Power
11
5.2
Due Authorization; Effect of Transaction
11
5.3
Capitalization
12
5.4
Subsidiaries
12
5.5
Litigation and Compliance with Laws
12
5.6
No Government Authorizations or Approvals Required
12
5.7
Continuing Representations
13
     
6.
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
13
6.1
FFM's Covenants and Agreements Pending Closing
13
   
7.
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASER'S OBLIGATIONS
14
7.1
Opinion of FFM's and Shareholders' Counsel
14
7.2
No Opposition
14
7.3
Employment Agreements
14
7.4
Consulting and Non-Competition Agreement
14
7.5
Escrow Agreement
14
7.6
Permits, Etc.
14
7.7
Insurance
15
7.8
Representations and Covenants
15
7.9
Satisfaction of Counsel
15
7.10
Instruments of Transfer
15
7.11
Tax Waiver
15
7.12
Payments to Bank and Lender
15
7.13
Termination of Stock Purchase Agreement
15
7.14
Lock Up Agreement
15
7.15
Resignations
15
7.16
Diligence
16
     
8.
CONDITIONS OF FFM'S AND SHAREHOLDERS' OBLIGATIONS
16
8.1
Opinion of Purchaser's Counsel
16
8.2
Representations and Covenants
16
8.3
No Opposition
16
8.4
Employment Agreements
16
8.5
Consulting and Non-Competition Agreement
16
8.6
Escrow Agreement
16
8.7
Instruments of Transfer
16
8.8
Payments to Bank and Lender
16
     
9.
INDEMNIFICATION BY FFM AND SHAREHOLDERS
17
9.1
Indemnification
17
9.2
Notice of Claim
17
9.3
Set-Off or Reimbursement
18
 

 
9.4
Escrow Agreement
18
   
10.
NON-COMPETITION
18
10.1
Non-Competition
18
10.2
Saving Clause
19
   
 
11.
BROKERAGE FEE
19
12.
AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS
19
13.
ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
20
14.
SEVERABILITY
20
15.
COUNTERPARTS
20
16.
SECTION AND OTHER HEADINGS
21
17.
NOTICES
21
18.
GENDER
22
19.
LAW TO GOVERN
22
20.
COURTS
22
21.
ARBITRATION
22
 
EXHIBITS

A
FFM SHARES TO SHARES
B
ESCROW AGREEMENT
C
OPINION LETTER OF COUNSEL FOR FFM AND SHAREHOLDERS
D
SINN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
E
HUNT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
F
SINN NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT
G
HUNT NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT
H
TERMINATION AGREEMENT
I
LOCK UP AGREEMENT
J
OPINION LETTER OF COUNSEL FOR PURCHASER

SCHEDULES

3.1
Jurisdictions
3.3
Financial Statements
3.6
Capitalization
3.9
Leases
3.10
Personal Property
3.11
Employment Arrangements
3.12
Material Contracts and Arrangements
3.14
Litigation and Compliance with Laws
 

 
3.15
Tax Returns
3.16
Trademarks, Licenses, etc.
3.17
Insurance Policies
3.23
Employment Benefit Plans
5.1
Titan Holdings Jurisdictions
5.3
Titan Holdings Capitalization
5.4
Subsidiaries
 

 
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
 
THIS EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is dated April __, 2006, by and among Titan Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“ Purchaser ”); Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ FFM ”); Rodney J. Sinn, Robin W. Hunt, Tracey A. White and A. Dale Bloom, residents of Indiana, and Derrick Brooks, a resident of Florida (each a “ Shareholder ” and collectively, “ Shareholders ”).
 
RECITALS
 
Whereas , Shareholders own one hundred (100) shares of the common stock of FFM, which constitutes one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of FFM (“ FFM Shares ”), as set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement.
 
WHEREAS, the Parties hereto desire to enter into an agreement under the terms of which Shareholders will exchange all of its FFM Shares to the Purchaser, in exchange for [amount] shares of the Purchaser’s authorized and unissued common stock (the “ Shares ”). When issued, the Shares shall represent thirty five percent (35%) of the fully diluted issued common stock of the Purchaser.
 
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire for the transaction set forth herein to qualify as a tax-free reorganization pursuant to Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”).
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein and in consideration of the exchange by the Shareholders to the Purchaser of the FFM Shares, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Purchaser, the parties agree as follows:

1.   BASIC TRANSACTION.

1.1   Exchange. The Shareholders agree to assign, transfer, and deliver to the Purchaser, free and clear of all liens, pledges, encumbrances, charges, restrictions or known claims of any kind, nature, or description, the FFM Shares, constituting 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of FFM, and the Purchaser agrees to acquire such shares by issuing and delivering to the Shareholders in exchange therefor an aggregate of 726,923 of the then issued and outstanding common stock of the Purchaser to the Shareholders.
 
2. CLOSING .
 
2.1   Closing .   At the Closing, the Shareholders shall transfer to Purchaser the FFM Shares, free and clear of all claims, liens, pledges, encumbrances, mortgages, charges, security interests, options, preemptive rights, restrictions or any other interests or imperfections of title whatsoever, subject to the transfer restrictions of Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933. Said transfer shall be affected by delivery to Purchaser of the stock certificates representing the FFM Shares duly executed in blank or accompanied by duly executed stock powers in blank. If any Shareholder shall fail or refuse to deliver any of the FFM Shares, or any stock certificate or closing certificate or document required to be delivered by that Shareholder, at the Closing as provided herein, such default shall not relieve any other Shareholder of his obligations to comply fully with this Agreement, and the Purchaser, at its option and without prejudice to its rights against any such defaulting Shareholder or Shareholders, may (a) acquire only the FFM Shares which have been delivered to it, or (b) refuse to acquire any FFM Shares and thereby terminate all of its obligations hereunder to all the Shareholders, by delivery of written notice of termination and with no liability of the Purchaser to the non-defaulting Shareholders. The Shareholders acknowledge that the FFM Shares are unique and not otherwise available, and agree that, in addition to any other available remedies, Purchaser may seek any equitable remedies to enforce performance by the Shareholders hereunder, including, without limitation, an action for specific performance. If any Shareholder shall fail to perform his obligations under this Agreement at the Closing, no other Shareholder shall per se have any liability to Purchaser therefor. Subject to the transfer provisions of Rule 144 and the Escrow Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B , the Purchaser shall issue to the Shareholders the Shares, free and clear of all claims, liens, pledges, encumbrances, mortgages, charges, security interests, options, preemptive rights, restrictions or any other interests or imperfections of title whatsoever.
 
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2.2   Cooperation After Closing . The Shareholders will cooperate with Purchaser, at its request, on and after the Closing Date, in furnishing information, evidence, testimony, and other reasonable assistance in connection with any actions, proceedings, arrangements, or disputes relating to adjustment of federal income and other taxes of FFM for all periods prior to the Closing Date and in connection with any such other actions, proceedings, arrangements, or disputes involving FFM or based upon any of the FFM's contracts, agreements, acts, or omissions that were in effect or occurred on or prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that the Shareholders shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith; and provided, further, that if the Shareholders are not employed by the Purchaser or any of its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, or successors, the Shareholders also shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for the time spent providing such assistance. Such amounts shall be determined in consultation with the Shareholders at the time.

The Shareholders, and of them, agree that he or she will, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, upon request of Purchaser, take or cause to be taken such further actions and execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such further documents as may be reasonably required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

3.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FFM AND SHAREHOLDERS .

FFM and Shareholders jointly and severally represent and warrant, covenant and agree that:

3.1   Organization and Corporate Power . FFM is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, conducts operations, or maintains a stock of goods, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to carry on the business in which it is engaged (a true and correct list of each such jurisdiction is set forth in Schedule 3.1 of the Disclosure Schedule ) and to execute and deliver and carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
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3.2   Due Authorization; Effect of Transaction . No provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of FFM, or of any agreement, instrument, or understanding, or any judgment, decree, rule, or regulation, to which FFM is a party or by which FFM is bound, has been or will be violated by the execution and delivery by FFM of this Agreement or the performance or satisfaction of any agreement or condition herein contained upon its part to be performed or satisfied, and all requisite corporate and other authorizations for such execution, delivery, performance, and satisfaction have been duly obtained. Upon execution and delivery, this Agreement will be a legal, valid, and binding obligation of FFM and Shareholders, enforceable in accordance with its terms. FFM is not in default in the performance, observance, or fulfillment of any of the terms or conditions of its Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws.

3.3   Financial Statements . Except as set forth on the Schedule 3.3 of the Disclosure Schedule , FFM has delivered to the Purchaser its unaudited balance sheet (" Balance Sheet ") as of February 28, 2006 (the " Interim Date "). In addition, the FFM has delivered to the Buyer all audited financial statements of the FFM for the periods ended December 31, 2002, December 31, 2003, December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005, certified by the FFM's Auditor (all of which financial statements are collectively referred to as "Interim Financial Statements"). The Interim Financial Statements and similar balance sheets and statements for periods subsequent to those covered by the Interim Financial Statements are hereinafter referred to as " Financial Statements ." The FFM will continue to deliver quarterly unaudited financial statements to Buyer prior to the date of the Closing, promptly after the same are prepared by the FFM.

All of the Financial Statements are true, correct, and complete, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently followed throughout the periods (except as set forth in such notes or statements) and fairly present the financial condition of FFM and the results of its operations as at the dates thereof and throughout the periods covered thereby. The Financial Statements reflect or provide for all claims against, and all debts and liabilities of, FFM, fixed or contingent, as at the dates thereof, and there has not been any change between the date of the most recent Financial Statements and the date of this Agreement that has materially or adversely affected the business or properties or condition or prospects, financial or other, or results of operations of FFM, and no fact or condition exists or is contemplated or threatened, which might cause any such change at any time in the future.

3.4   Accounts Receivable . Subject to the bad debt reserve shown in the Financial Statements, all customer and trade notes and accounts receivable owned by FFM on the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the Financial Statements are fully collectible in the aggregate, to the extent of the aggregate face value thereof as indicated on such balance sheet.

3.5   Liabilities . FFM has no liabilities of any nature, whether absolute, contingent, or otherwise, except as set forth in the most recent balance sheet included in the Financial Statements, other than liabilities subsequently incurred in the ordinary course of business. FFM is not in breach or default or in arrears in respect of the terms or conditions of any such liabilities and no waiver or forbearance has been granted by any holder of any such liability with respect to any such liability.
 
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3.6   Capitalization . . The authorized capital stock of FFM consists of one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, having a par value of ....... dollars ($.......) per share, of which one hundred (100) shares are issued and outstanding. The FFM Shares has been duly and validly authorized, and is duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6 of the Disclosure Schedule , the FFM Shares are free and clear of any and all claims, liens, pledges, charges, encumbrances, mortgages, security interests, options, preemptive or other rights, restrictions on transfer, or other interests or equities or imperfections of title whatsoever. There are no other equity securities of FFM outstanding on the date hereof and there are no existing warrants, preemptive or other rights, options, calls, commitments, conversion privileges, or other agreements (all of the foregoing being collectively called " Options ") obligating FFM to issue any or all of its authorized and unissued capital stock, or any security convertible into and/or exchangeable for capital stock of the FFM. The FFM has no capital stock of any class authorized or outstanding except as identified herein. The FFM Shares represent one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the FFM. To the Best Knowledge of the Shareholders, the FFM Shares and Options issued to date by the FFM or any subsidiary were issued in transactions exempt from registration under the federal Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " Securities Act ") and under applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws (the " State Laws "). To the Best Knowledge of the Sellers, none of said corporations has or will have violated the Securities Act or the State Laws in connection with the issuance of any shares of capital stock or other securities from the date of incorporation through the Closing Date.

3.7   Dividends and Distributions . From the end of its most recent fiscal year to the date hereof FFM has not declared or paid any dividend or declared or made any distribution whatsoever to its Shareholders, either in cash, stock, or other property, through purchases or redemptions of stock or otherwise.

3.8   Subsidiaries . FFM does not own, directly or indirectly, any of the capital stock of any corporation, association, trust or similar entity, any interest in the equity of any partnership or similar entity, any share in any joint venture, or any other equity or proprietary interest in any entity or enterprise, however organized and however such interest may be denominated or evidenced.

3.9   Leases . The leases listed and described in Schedule 3.9 of the Disclosure Schedule constitute all the leases of real or personal property under which FFM is bound or to which FFM is a party. Each lease listed in Schedule 3.9 of the Disclosure Schedule is valid, binding, subsisting, and enforceable in accordance with its terms, and neither FFM nor any landlord or lessor is in default or in arrears in the performance or satisfaction of any agreement or condition on its part to be performed or satisfied thereunder, and no waiver or indulgence has been granted by any of the landlords or lessors under those leases. FFM is not the landlord or lessor under any leases of real or personal property.
 
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3.10   Personal Properties . FFM owns and has good and marketable title to all the tangible and intangible personal property and assets, other than the leaseholds referred to in the Schedule 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule , reflected upon the most recent balance sheet included in the Financial Statements or used by FFM in its business if not so reflected, free and clear of all mortgages, liens, encumbrances, equities, claims, and obligations to other persons, of whatever kind and character, except as set forth in Schedule 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule . Schedule 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule contains an identification of certain major items of fixed assets and machinery and equipment. None of the fixed assets and machinery and equipment is subject to contracts of sale, and none is held by FFM as lessee or as conditional sales vendee under any lease or conditional sales contract and none is subject to any title retention agreement, except as set forth in Schedule 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule . The fixed assets and machinery and equipment, taken as a whole, are in a state of good repair and maintenance and are in good operating condition; inventory is up to normal commercial standards and no inventory that is obsolete or unmarketable is reflected in the most recent balance sheets included in the Financial Statements. All items included in such inventory are covered on the books of FFM, and are valued on the Financial Statements at the lower of cost or market and, in any event, at not greater than their net realizable value, on an item by item basis. Upon the sale, assignment, transfer, and delivery of the Assets to Purchaser hereunder, there will be vested in Purchaser good and marketable title to the tangible and intangible personal property constituting a part thereof, free and clear of all mortgages, liens, encumbrances, equities, claims, and obligations to other persons, of whatever kind and character, except for the rights of third persons arising under contracts for the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, each of which is listed in Schedule 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule .

3.11   Employment Arrangements . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule , FFM has no obligation, contingent or otherwise, under any employment agreement, collective bargaining or other labor agreement, any agreement containing severance or termination pay arrangements, deferred compensation agreement, retainer or consulting arrangements, pension or retirement plan, bonus or profit-sharing plan, stock option or purchase plan, or other employee contract or non-terminable arrangement (whether or not that arrangement imposes a penalty for termination), group life, health, medical or hospitalization insurance plan or program, or other employee or fringe benefit plan, including vacation plans or programs and sick leave plans or programs. Schedule 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the basis of funding, and the current status of, any past service liability with respect to any such plan or agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule , FFM or its employees are not now and for the past five years have not been subject to or involved in or, to the best of FFM's knowledge, threatened with any union elections, petitions therefor or other organizational activities. FFM has performed all obligations required to be performed under all such agreements, plans, and arrangements and is not in breach of or in default or arrears under the terms thereof.

3.12   Material Contracts and Arrangements . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.12 of the Disclosure Schedule , FFM has no contract or arrangement, including, without limitation, any commitments or obligations, contingent or otherwise, under any contract or arrangement (i) for the purchase or sale of supplies, services or other items in excess of $2,500 in any one instance, (ii) for the purchase, sale or lease of any equipment or machinery, (iv) for the performance of service for others in excess of $5,000 in any one instance, or (iv) extending beyond December 31, 2008. All contracts of less than $5,000 do not in the aggregate exceed $10,000. Each of such contracts and arrangements is valid, binding, subsisting, and enforceable in accordance with its terms and FFM has performed all obligations required to be performed under any such contract or arrangement and is not in breach or default or in arrears in any material respect or in any other respect that would permit the other party to cancel such contract or arrangement under the terms thereof. To the best knowledge of Shareholders after due inquiry, each of the contracts, if any, set forth in Schedule 3.12 of the Disclosure Schedule calling for the performance of services can be satisfied or performed by FFM without any loss to it.
 
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3.13   Ordinary Course of Business . FFM, from the date of the balance sheet contained in the most recent Financial Statements to the date hereof,

(a)   has operated its business in the normal, usual, and customary manner in the ordinary and regular course of business;

(b)   has not sold or otherwise disposed of any of its properties or assets, other than inventory sold in the ordinary course of business;

(c)   except in each case in the ordinary course of business,

(i) has not amended or terminated any outstanding lease, contract, or agreement,

(ii) has not incurred any obligations or liabilities (fixed, contingent, or other), and

(iii) has not entered any commitments;

(d)   has not made any transactions outside the ordinary course of business in its inventory or any additions to its property or any purchases of machinery or equipment, except for normal maintenance and replacements;

(e)   has not discharged or satisfied any lien or encumbrance or paid any obligation or liability (absolute or contingent) other than current liabilities or obligations under contracts then existing or thereafter entered into in the ordinary course of business, and commitments under leases existing on that date or incurred since that date in the ordinary course of business;

(f)   has not mortgaged, pledged, or subjected to lien or any other encumbrances, any of its assets, tangible or intangible;

(g)   has not sold or transferred any tangible asset or cancelled any debts or claims except in each case in the ordinary course of business;
 
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(h)   has not sold, assigned, or transferred any patents, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, copyrights, or other intangible assets;

(i)   has not increased the compensation payable or to become payable to any of its officers, employees, or agents;

(j)   has not suffered any material damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) or any acquisition or taking of property by any governmental authority;

(k)   has not waived any rights that individually or in the aggregate exceed $5,000;

(l)   has not experienced any organized work stoppage or industrial action; or

(m)   has not entered into any other transaction or transactions that individually or in the aggregate are material to FFM, other than in the ordinary course of business.

3.14   Litigation and Compliance with Laws . Schedule 3.14 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a brief description of all litigation or legal or other actions, suits, proceedings, or investigations, at law or in equity or admiralty, or before any federal, state, municipal, or other governmental department (including, without limitation, the National Labor Relations Board), commission, board, agency, or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, in which FFM or any of its officers or directors, in such capacity, is engaged, or, to the knowledge and belief of FFM and Shareholders, with which FFM or any of its officers or directors is threatened in connection with the business or affairs or properties or assets of FFM. FFM is and at all times since its inception has been in compliance with all laws and governmental rules and regulations, domestic and foreign, and all requirements of insurance carriers, applicable to its business or affairs or properties or assets, including, without limitation, those relating to environmental protection, water or air pollution, and similar matters.

3.15   Tax Returns . FFM has filed, in accordance with applicable law, all federal, state, county, and local income and franchise tax returns and all real and personal property tax returns that are required to be filed, and the provision for taxes shown on the most recent balance sheet included in the Financial Statements is sufficient to satisfy all taxes of any kind of FFM, including interest and penalties in respect thereof, whether disputed or not, and whether accrued, due, absolute, deferred, contingent, or other for all periods ended on or prior to the date of such balance sheet. As of the date hereof no tax liabilities have been assessed or proposed that remain unpaid, and FFM has not signed any extension agreement with the Internal Revenue Service or any state or local taxing authority. FFM has paid all taxes that have become due pursuant to such returns and has paid all installments of estimated taxes due. All taxes and other assessments and levies that FFM is required by law to withhold or to collect have been duly withheld and collected, and have been paid over to the proper governmental authorities to the extent due and payable. From the end of its most recent fiscal year to the date hereof FFM has not made any payment of or on account of any federal, state, or local income, franchise, or any real or personal property taxes, except as set forth in Schedule 3.15 of the Disclosure Schedule . Neither FFM nor Shareholders is aware of any basis upon which any assessment for a material amount of additional federal income taxes could be made. The information shown on the federal income tax returns of FFM heretofore delivered to Purchaser is true, accurate, and complete and fairly presents the information purported to be shown.
 
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3.16   Trademarks, Licenses, Etc . Schedule 3.16 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth all of the trademarks, trade names, service marks, patents, copyrights, registrations, or applications with respect thereto, and licenses or rights under them owned, used, or intended to be acquired or used by FFM, and, to the extent indicated in Schedule 3.16 of the Disclosure Schedule , they have been duly registered in such offices as are indicated therein. FFM is the sole and exclusive owner of the trademarks, trade names, service marks, and copyrights, the holder of the full record title to the trademark registrations and the sole owner of the inventions covered by the patents and patent applications, all as set forth in Schedule 3.16 of the Disclosure Schedule ; FFM has the sole and exclusive right, to the extent listed in Schedule 3.16 of the Disclosure Schedule , to use such trademarks, trade names, service marks, patents and copyrights, and, except to the extent set forth on Schedule 3.16 of the Disclosure Schedule , all of them are free and clear of any mortgages, liens, encumbrances, equities, licenses, claims, and obligations to other persons of whatever kind and character.

3.17   Insurance Policies . The insurance policies listed and described briefly in Schedule 3.17 of the Disclosure Schedule constitute all of the policies in force and effect in respect of the business, properties and assets, including, without limitation, insurance on personnel, of FFM. FFM is not in default under any such policy. The insurance policies so listed and identified are sufficient in nature, scope, and amounts to insure adequately (and, in any event, in amounts sufficient to prevent FFM from becoming a co-insurer within the terms of such policies) the business, properties, and assets of FFM. FFM has not been refused insurance by any insurance carrier to which it has applied for insurance.

3.18   Extraordinary Events . From the end of its most recent fiscal year to the date hereof, neither the business nor properties nor condition, financial or other, nor results of operations of FFM have been materially and adversely affected in any way as the result of any fire, explosion, accident, casualty, labor disturbance, requisition, or taking of property by any governmental body or agency, flood, embargo, or Act of God or the public enemy, or cessation, interruption, or diminution of operations, whether or not covered by insurance.

3.19   Adverse Restrictions . The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are not events that of themselves or with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, could constitute, on the part of FFM, a violation of or conflict with or result in any breach of, or default under the terms, conditions, or provisions of, any judgment, law, or regulation, or of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of FFM, any agreement or instrument to which FFM is a party or by which it is bound, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever on the property or assets of FFM and no such event of itself or with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both will result in the acceleration of the due date of any obligation of FFM.
 
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3.20   Material Information . Neither the Financial Statements nor this Agreement (including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto) nor any certificate or other information or document furnished or to be furnished by either FFM or Shareholders to Purchaser contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated herein or therein or necessary to make the statements herein or therein not misleading.

3.21   Certain Transactions . None of the officers, directors, or employees of FFM is presently a party to any transaction with FFM (other than for services as officers, directors, and employees), including, without limitation, any contract, agreement, or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from, any officer, director, any such employee, any member of a family of any officer, director, or such employee or any corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, or partner.

3.22   No Governmental Authorizations or Approvals Required . No authorization or approval of, or filing with, any governmental agency, authority, or other body will be required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

3.23   Employee Benefit Plans .

Schedule 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct, and complete list of all pension, profit sharing, retirement, deferred compensation, welfare, insurance disability, bonus, vacation pay, severance pay, and other similar plans, programs, or agreements, and every material personnel policy, whether reduced to writing or not, relating to any persons employed by FFM and maintained at any time by FFM or by any other member (hereinafter, " Affiliate ") of a controlled group of corporations, group of trades, or businesses under common control or affiliated service group that includes FFM (as defined for purposes of Section 414(b), (c), and (m) of the Code) (collectively, the " Plans "). FFM has made available to Purchaser true, correct, and complete copies of all Plans that have been reduced to writing, together with all documents establishing or constituting any related trust, annuity contract, insurance contract, or other funding instrument, and true, correct, and complete written summaries of those that have not been reduced to writing. For each "defined benefit plan," FFM has made available a copy of the latest annual actuarial report, and for all Plans the latest Forms 3300. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule , neither FFM nor any Affiliate has any obligation or other employee benefit plan liability under applicable law; nor has FFM or any Affiliate ever been obligated to contribute to any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Section 3(37) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (" ERISA "). Neither FFM nor any Affiliate has incurred any "withdrawal liability" calculated under Section 4211 of ERISA and there has been no event or circumstance that would cause them to incur any such liability. Neither FFM nor any Affiliate has ever maintained a Plan providing health or life insurance benefits to former employees. No plan previously maintained by FFM or its Affiliates that was subject to ERISA has been terminated; no proceedings to terminate any such plan have been instituted within the meaning of Subtitle C of Title IV of ERISA; and no reportable event within the meaning of Section 4043 of Subtitle C has occurred with respect to any such Plan, and no liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has been incurred. For each Plan, FFM and every Affiliate are in compliance with all requirements prescribed by all statutes, regulations, orders, or rules currently in effect, and they have in all respects performed all obligations required to be performed by them. Neither FFM nor any Affiliate, nor any of their directors, officers, employees, or agents, nor any trustee or administrator of any trust created under the Plans, have engaged in or been a party to any "prohibited transaction" as defined in Section 4973 of the Code and Section 406 of ERISA that could subject FFM or Purchaser or their affiliates, directors, or employees or the Plans or the trusts relating thereto or any party dealing with any of the Plans or trusts to any tax or penalty on "prohibited transactions" imposed by Section 4973 of the Code. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule , neither the Plans nor the trusts created thereunder have incurred any "accumulated funding deficiency," as such term is defined in Section 412 of the Code and regulations issued thereunder, whether or not waived.
 
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Each Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to so qualify, and the trusts created thereunder have been determined to be exempt from tax under Section 301(a) of the Code; copies of all determination letters have been delivered to Purchaser; and nothing has occurred since the date of such determination letters that might cause the loss of such qualification or exemption. For each funded Defined Benefit Plan, the present value of the actuarial accrued liability, determined on a plan termination basis, does not exceed the fair market value of the assets held under such Plan, and there is no unpaid contribution for any Plan year ended prior to the Closing Date as required under Section 412 of the Code. For each Plan that is a qualified profit sharing or stock bonus plan, all employer contributions accrued for plan years ending prior to the Closing Date under the Plan terms and applicable law have been made.

Except as set forth on Schedule 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule , all of the liabilities with respect to all of the Plans are accurately reflected in FFM's Financial Statements and FFM's Balance Sheet.

3.24   Continuing Representations . The representations and warranties of FFM and Shareholders herein contained (a) relating to non-tax matters shall survive the Closing for a period of three (3) years and (b) relating to tax matters shall survive the Closing for the applicable statute of limitations.

4.   REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND AGREEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS.

Each Shareholder hereby warrants and represents, on and as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, as follows:
 
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4.1   Due Authorization; Effect of Transaction .   Each Shareholder has and will have at the Closing, full, lawful power and authority to enter into and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement, when executed and delivered, shall constitute the legal and binding obligations of each Shareholder, enforceable against each Shareholder in accordance with their respective terms.

4.2   Acquisition for Own Account; No Registration . Each Shareholder is acquiring the Shares for his own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution thereof in violation of the federal Securities Act or of the State Laws. Each Shareholder understands that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act each or the State Laws, and that the Shares must be held by each Shareholder indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act and applicable State Laws or is exempt from registration.
 
4.3   No Financial Representations . Neither the Purchaser nor each Shareholder has made any representation or warranty with respect to the future profitability or financial prospects of the Purchaser after the Closing Date.

4.4   Continuing Representations. The foregoing representations, warranties and agreements by each Shareholder shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made or which could be made by, or on behalf of, any Shareholder, and shall be true as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at, and as of, such Closing Date, and shall survive such Closing Date without limitation.

5.   REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND AGREEMENTS OF PURCHASER .

Purchaser represents and warrants, covenants and agrees that:

5.1   Organization and Corporate Power . Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, conducts operations, or maintains a stock of goods, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to carry on the business in which it is engaged (a true and correct list of each such jurisdiction is set forth in Schedule 5.1 of the Disclosure Schedule ) and to execute and deliver and carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

5.2   Due Authorization; Effect of Transaction . No provision of Purchaser's Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, or of any agreement, instrument, or understanding, or any judgment, decree, rule, or regulation, to which Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound, has been, or will be violated by the execution by Purchaser of this Agreement or the performance or satisfaction of any agreement or condition herein contained upon its part to be performed or satisfied, and all requisite corporate and other authorizations for such execution, delivery, performance, and satisfaction have been duly obtained. Upon execution and delivery, this Agreement will be a legal, valid, and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Purchaser is not in default in the performance, observance, or fulfillment of any of the terms or conditions of its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws.
 
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5.3   Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the Purchaser consists of one hundred fifty million (150,000,000) shares of common stock, having a par value of $0.0001 per share, of which one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) shares are issued and outstanding, and ten million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock, having a par value of $0.001 per share, of which none are issued and outstanding. The Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and is duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.3 of the Disclosure Schedule , the Shares are free and clear of any and all claims, liens, pledges, charges, encumbrances, mortgages, security interests, options, preemptive or other rights, restrictions on transfer, or other interests or equities or imperfections of title whatsoever. There are no other equity securities of FFM outstanding on the date hereof and there are no existing warrants, preemptive or other rights, options, calls, commitments, conversion privileges, or other agreements (all of the foregoing being collectively called " Purchaser Options ") obligating FFM to issue any or all of its authorized and unissued capital stock, or any security convertible into and/or exchangeable for capital stock of the FFM. The FFM has no capital stock of any class authorized or outstanding except as identified herein. The Shares represent one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the FFM. To the Best Knowledge of the Shareholders, the Shares and Options issued to date by the FFM or any subsidiary were issued in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or the State Laws. To the Best Knowledge of the Sellers, none of said corporations has or will have violated the Securities Act or the State Laws in connection with the issuance of any shares of capital stock or other securities from the date of incorporation through the Closing Date.

5.4   Subsidiaries . Except as set forth in Schedule 5.4 of the Disclosure Schedule , Purchaser does not own, directly or indirectly, any of the capital stock of any corporation, association, trust or similar entity, any interest in the equity of any partnership or similar entity, any share in any joint venture, or any other equity or proprietary interest in any entity or enterprise, however organized and however such interest may be denominated or evidenced.

5.5   Litigation and Compliance with Laws . The Purchaser has not been involved in any litigation or legal or other actions, suits, proceedings, or investigations, at law or in equity or admiralty, or before any federal, state, municipal, or other governmental department (including, without limitation, the National Labor Relations Board), commission, board, agency, or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, in which Purchaser or any of its officers or directors, in such capacity, is engaged, or, to the knowledge and belief of Purchaser, with which Purchaser or any of its officers or directors is threatened in connection with the business or affairs or properties or assets of Purchaser. Purchaser is and at all times since its inception has been in compliance with all laws and governmental rules and regulations, domestic and foreign, and all requirements of insurance carriers, applicable to its business or affairs or properties or assets, including, without limitation, those relating to environmental protection, water or air pollution, and similar matters.

5.6   No Governmental Authorizations or Approvals Required . No authorization or approval of, or filing with, any governmental agency, authority, or other body will be required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
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5.7   Continuing Representations . The representations and warranties of Purchaser herein contained (a) relating to non-tax matters shall survive the Closing for a period of three (3) years and (b) relating to tax matters shall survive the Closing for the applicable statute of limitations.

6.   COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS .

6.1   FFM's Covenants and Agreements Pending Closing . FFM, from the date hereof to the Closing Date,

(a)   will operate its business in the normal, usual, and customary manner in the ordinary and regular course of business;

(b)   will not sell or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets, other than inventory of finished goods sold in the ordinary course of business;

(c)   except in each case in the ordinary course of business,

(i) will not amend or terminate any outstanding lease, contract, or agreement,

(ii) will not incur any obligations or liabilities (fixed, contingent, or other), and

(iii) will not enter into any commitments;

(d)   will not make any unusual transactions in its inventory or any additions to its property or any purchases of machinery or equipment, except for normal maintenance and replacements;

(e)   will not discharge or satisfy any lien or encumbrance or pay any obligation or liability (absolute or contingent) other than current liabilities or obligations under contracts now existing or hereafter entered into in the ordinary course of business, and commitments under leases now existing;

(f)   will not mortgage, pledge, or subject to lien or any other encumbrances, any of its assets, tangible or intangible unless such mortgage, pledge, lien, or encumbrance is discharged before the Closing;

(g)   will not sell or transfer any tangible asset or cancel any debts or claims except in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(h)   will not sell, assign, or transfer any patents, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, copyrights, or other intangible assets;
 
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(i)   will not increase the compensation payable or to become payable to any of its officers, employees, or agents;

(j)   will not suffer any material damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) or any acquisition or taking of property by any governmental authority;

(k)   will not waive any rights of substantial value; or

(l)   will not enter into any other transaction or transactions that individually or in the aggregate are material to FFM.

7.   CONDITIONS OF PURCHASER'S OBLIGATIONS .

The obligations of Purchaser hereunder are subject to the fulfillment to the reasonable satisfaction of the Purchaser, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

7.1   Opinion of FFM's Counsel . FFM shall have furnished Purchaser with an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of Burt, Blee, Dixon, Sutton & Bloom, counsel for FFM, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit C .

7.2   No Opposition . No suit, action, or proceeding shall be pending or threatened at any time prior to or on the Closing Date before or by any court or governmental body (a) seeking to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with, the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; or (b) that might materially and adversely affect the business or properties or condition, financial or other, or results of operations of FFM.

7.3   Employments Agreements .   Rodney J. Sinn (“ Sinn ”) and Robin W. Hunt (“ Hunt ”) shall have executed and delivered to Purchaser Employment Agreements, in substantially the form of Exhibit D and Exhibit E, hereto.

7.4   Non-Competition Agreement . Sinn and Hunt shall have executed and delivered to Purchaser Non-Competition Agreements, in substantially the form of Exhibit F and Exhibit G, hereto.

7.5   Escrow Agreement .   The Shareholders shall have executed and delivered to the Purchaser an Escrow Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit B, hereto.

7.6   Permits, Etc. FFM shall have assigned to Purchaser, or Purchaser shall have obtained, all such permits, licenses, approvals, authorizations, variances, agreements, and warranties from federal, state, and local governmental authorities, which Purchaser shall, in the exercise of its sole discretion, deem necessary or desirable for the operation by Purchaser of the businesses of FFM after the Closing.
 
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7.7   Insurance . FFM shall have obtained appropriate binders or consents as to policies of insurance to be assigned to Purchaser hereunder.

7.8   Representations and Covenants . The representations and warranties of FFM and Shareholders contained in this Agreement or otherwise made in writing by it or him or on its or his behalf pursuant hereto or otherwise made in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of such date; each and all of the covenants, agreements, and conditions to be performed or satisfied by FFM or Shareholders hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly performed or satisfied; and FFM and Shareholders shall have furnished Purchaser with such certificates and other documents evidencing the truth of such representations and warranties and the performance and satisfaction of such covenants, agreements, and conditions as Purchaser shall have reasonably requested.

7.9   Satisfaction of Counsel . The validity of all transactions herein mentioned, as well as the form and substance of all opinions, bills of sale, assignments, deeds, stock powers, certificates, documents, and other instruments hereunder, shall be satisfactory in all reasonable respects to Weintraub Law Group PC, counsel to Purchaser.

7.10   Instruments of Transfer . The Shareholders shall have delivered to Purchaser the FFM Shares by delivery to Purchaser of the stock certificates representing the FFM Shares duly executed in blank or accompanied by duly executed stock powers in blank.

7.11   Tax Waiver . FFM shall have received copies of a waiver of lien certificate from the appropriate tax authorities of all applicable jurisdictions (other than the U.S. Internal Revenue Service).

7.12   Payments to Bank and Lender . All obligations of FFM to those parties set forth in Schedule 7.12 of the Disclosure Schedule shall have been paid in full, a new loan in the amount of $[amount] with [name of institution] shall be in place, and each party set forth on Schedule 7.12 of the Disclosure Schedule shall have released all security interests it may have in the property owned by FFM.

7.13   Termination of Stock Purchase Agreement .   The Termination Agreement of the Stock Purchase Agreement between FFM and it Shareholders shall be executed and delivered to the Purchaser, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit H , hereto.

7.14   Lock-up Agreement .   The Shareholders shall have executed and delivered a Lock-Up Agreement, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit I , hereto.

7.15   Resignations .   Derrick Brooks, Tracey A. White and A. Dale Bloom shall have submitted their resignations as officers and directors effective on or before the Closing Date.
 
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7.16   Diligence . Purchaser shall have completed its diligence review of the business, properties, assets, and liabilities of FFM, with results satisfactory to Purchaser.

8.   CONDITIONS OF FFM'S AND SHAREHOLDERS’ OBLIGATIONS .

The obligations of FFM and Shareholders hereunder are subject to the fulfillment to the reasonable satisfaction of FFM and Shareholders prior to or at the Closing of each of the following conditions:

8.1   Opinion of Purchaser's Counsel . Purchaser shall have furnished FFM and Shareholders with an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of Weintraub Law Group PC, counsel for Purchaser, in the firm set forth in Exhibit J , hereto.

8.2   Representations and Covenants . The representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement or otherwise made in writing by it or on its behalf pursuant hereto or otherwise made in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of such date; each of the covenants, agreements, and conditions to be performed or satisfied by Purchaser hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly performed or satisfied; and Purchaser shall have furnished FFM and Shareholders with such certificates or other documents evidencing the truth of such representations and warranties and the performance and satisfaction of such covenants, agreements, and conditions as FFM and Shareholders shall have reasonably requested.

8.3   No Opposition . No suit, action, or proceeding shall be pending or threatened on the Closing Date before or by any court or governmental authority seeking to restrain or prohibit the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

8.4   Employments Agreements .   FFM shall have executed and delivered to Sinn and Hunt Employment Agreements, in substantially the form of Exhibit D and Exhibit E , hereto.

8.5   Non-Competition Agreement . FFM shall have executed and delivered to Sinn and Hunt Non-Competition Agreements, in substantially the form of Exhibit F and Exhibit G , hereto.

8.6   Escrow Agreement .   The Purchaser shall have executed and delivered to the Shareholders an Escrow Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit B , hereto.

8.7   Instruments of Transfer . Purchaser shall have delivered to Shareholders the Shares by delivery to Shareholders of the stock certificates representing the Shares.

8.8   Payments to Bank and Lender . All obligations of FFM to those parties set forth in Schedule 7.12 of the Disclosure Schedule shall have been paid in full, a new loan in the amount of $[amount] with [name of institution] shall be in place, and each party set forth on Schedule 7.12 of the Disclosure Schedule shall have released all security interests it may have in the property owned by FFM.

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9.   INDEMNIFICATION BY FFM AND SHAREHOLDERS .

9.1   Indemnification .

(a)   FFM, Rodney J. Sinn and Robin W. Hunt (collectively, the " Selling Parties ") hereby agree jointly and severally to indemnify, defend, and hold Purchaser and its Affiliates (collectively with Purchaser, the " Purchasing Parties ") harmless from and against the amount of any actual (or potential in the case of any litigation or claims by any person not a party to this Agreement) damage, loss, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and settlement costs) to Purchasing Parties (" Loss ") occasioned or caused by, resulting from, or arising out of:

(i) Any failure by a Selling Party to perform, abide by, or fulfill any of the agreements, covenants, or obligations set forth in or entered into, in connection with this Agreement to be so performed or fulfilled by such Selling Party.

(ii) Any material inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement, or any certificate or Schedule or other writing furnished pursuant hereto.

(iii) Any failure on the part of Purchaser to withhold from the Purchase Price any amount due by either FFM to any governmental authority or other person that results in a loss to Purchaser.

(iv) Any claim, known or unknown, arising out of or by virtue of or based upon any liability or obligation of FFM.

(v) Any claim, known or unknown, arising out of or by virtue of or based upon any contract or agreement.

(vi) Any liability or obligation for any tort or any breach or violation of any contractual, quasi-contractual, legal, fiduciary, or equitable duty by any Selling Party, whether before, at, or after the Closing.

The amount of any Loss shall be the amount of cash reimbursement or set-off that, when received by the Purchasing Party or Purchasing Parties incurring such loss, shall place such Purchasing Party or Purchasing Parties in the same financial position it or they would have been in if such Loss has not occurred.

9.2   Notice of Claim . Purchasing Parties shall give prompt written notice to Selling Parties of any claim (actual or threatened) or other event that in the judgment of either Purchasing Party might result or has resulted in a Loss by a Purchasing Party hereunder, and Selling Parties shall have the right to assume the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom; provided that counsel for the Selling Parties, who shall conduct the defense of such claim (actual, threatened, or asserted) or litigation, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasing Parties, and Purchasing Parties may participate in such defense at their expense, and provided, further, that the omission by Purchasing Parties to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve Selling Parties of their obligations hereunder except to the extent that the omission results in a failure of actual notice to the Selling Parties and Selling Parties are damaged solely as a result of the failure to give notice. No Selling Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Purchasing Party, consent to the entry of any judgment or decree or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to Purchasing Parties of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation, and no Selling Party shall have liability with respect to any payment made by a Purchasing Party in connection with the settlement, satisfaction, or compromise of any claim unless the Selling Parties shall have approved thereof in advance in writing, which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed. If the Purchasing Parties shall not have received notice that the Selling Parties shall assume the defense of such claim within twenty (20) days after the notice is sent to the Selling Parties of the existence of such claim, the Purchasing Parties shall be free to proceed with the defense of such claim. Each such notice shall be accompanied (or followed as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the amount of such Loss becomes determinable) by a certificate signed by the President of Purchaser, and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such Loss in accordance with the provisions hereof, and accompanied by copies of all relevant documents and records. The omission to give such notice or provide such certificate by Purchasing Parties shall not relieve Selling Parties of their obligation under this Section 9.2 except to the extent such omission results in a failure of actual notice to the Selling Parties and Selling Parties are damaged solely by such failure to give notice. No Loss shall be considered to have occurred with respect to any payment made by any Purchasing Parties in settlement, satisfaction, or compromise of any claim unless the Selling Parties shall have approved thereof in advance and in writing.
 
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9.3   Reimbursement . Purchasing Parties shall have the right to receive prompt reimbursement from FFM of an amount equal to the amount of all Losses incurred by Purchasing Parties. Purchasing Parties shall deliver to Selling Parties a written notice explaining the nature and amount of each such set-off or required reimbursement as promptly as is reasonably practicable after Purchasing Parties shall have determined to require such reimbursement. Purchasing Parties may require such reimbursements in any order they choose.

9.4   Escrow Agreement .   The Shareholders shall collectively place fifty thousand (50,000) of the Shares in escrow, pursuant to the Escrow Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B , to secure the payment of any Losses incurred pursuant to this Section 9 of the Agreement.

10.   NON-COMPETITION .

10.1   Non-Competition . Each Shareholder severally agrees and covenants that each Shareholder shall not, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, directly or indirectly, anywhere within the territory in which the Purchaser or FFM conducts its real estate mortgage and lending business (the " Restricted Territory ") for a period from the date hereof until three (3) years following the date hereof: (1) form, acquire, finance, assist, support, or become associated as an employee, agent, partner, shareholder, coventurer or otherwise, directly or indirectly, with, or engage in, a business which is similar to the FFM's real estate mortgage and lending business (including, but not limited to those states that it is licensed to do business) (any such business is hereinafter referred to as a " Competitive Business "); (2) for the purpose of conducting or engaging in any Competitive Business, call upon, solicit, advise or otherwise do, or attempt to do business with any suppliers, customers or accounts of FFM and Purchaser or take away or interfere or attempt to interfere with any customer, trade, business or patronage of FFM and Purchaser; or (3) interfere with or attempt to interfere with or hire any officers, employees, representatives or agents of FFM or Purchaser, or any of the Purchaser's subsidiaries or affiliates, or induce or attempt to induce any of them to leave the employ of FFM or Purchaser or any of the Purchaser's subsidiaries or affiliates, or violate the terms of their contract with any of them. Each Shareholder shall not use or disclose, after the date hereof, any proprietary information or know-how of FFM in any Competitive Business. In the event of a breach or a threatened breach by a Shaerholder or any of its affiliates of this Section 10.1, the FFM and Purchaer shall be entitled to an injunction restraining such breach without posting bond, but nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit FFM and Purchaser from pursuing any remedy available to FFM and Purchaser for such breach or such threatened breach.
 
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10.2.   Saving Clause . The FFM, Purchaser and each Shareholder intend that the covenants of Section 10.1 shall be deemed to be a series of separate covenants, one for each county of each and every state, country, province, municipality, territory or jurisdiction located in the Restricted Territory and one for each month of the period specified above. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce any of such covenants, then such unenforceable covenants shall be deemed eliminated from the provisions hereof for the purpose of such proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced in such proceedings.
 
11.   BROKERAGE FEE .

FFM, Shareholders and Purchaser each represent that no broker has been involved in this transaction and each party agrees to indemnify and hold the others harmless from payment of any brokerage fee, finder's fee, or commission claimed by any party who claims to have been involved because of association with such party.

12.   AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS .

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties related to the subject matter of this Agreement, supersedes all prior or contemporary agreements, representations, warranties, covenants, and understandings of the parties. This Agreement may not be amended, nor shall any waiver, change, modification, consent, or discharge be affected, except by an instrument in writing executed by or on behalf of the party against whom enforcement of any amendment, waiver, change, modification, consent, or discharge is sought.
 
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Any waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement, or of the breach of any covenant, representation, or warranty contained herein, in any one instance, shall not operate as or be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of such term, condition, or breach of covenant, representation, or warranty, nor shall any failure at any time or times to enforce or require performance of any provision hereof operate as a waiver of or affect in any manner such party's right at a later time to enforce or require performance of such provision or of any other provision hereof; and no such written waiver, unless it, by its own terms, explicitly provides to the contrary, shall be construed to effect a continuing waiver of the provision being waived and no such waiver in any instance shall constitute a waiver in any other instance or for any other purpose or impair the right of the party against whom such waiver is claimed in all other instances or for all other purposes to require full compliance with such provision.

13.   ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS .

This Agreement shall not be assignable by any party without the written consent of the others. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

14.   SEVERABILITY .

If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be, or shall be found to be, invalid, inoperative, or unenforceable as applied to any particular case in any jurisdiction or jurisdictions, or in all jurisdictions or in all cases, because of the conflict of any provision with any constitution or statute or rule of public policy or for any other reason, such circumstance shall not have the effect of rendering the provision or provisions in question invalid, inoperative, or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction or in any other case or circumstance or of rendering any other provision or provisions herein contained invalid, inoperative, or unenforceable to the extent that such other provisions are not themselves actually in conflict with such constitution, statute, or rule of public policy, but this Agreement shall be reformed and construed in any such jurisdiction or case as if such invalid, inoperative, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein and such provision reformed so that it would be valid, operative, and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted in such jurisdiction or in such case.

15.   COUNTERPARTS .

This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and in pleading or proving any provision of this Agreement it shall not be necessary to produce more than one such counterpart. Fax signatures shall have the same force and affect as original signatures.

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16.   SECTION AND OTHER HEADINGS .

The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way effect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

17.   NOTICES .

All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, certified mail, return receipt requested:

(a)            TO FFM OR SHAREHOLDERS : If to FFM or Shareholders:

Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation
421 East Cook Road, Suite 200
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825
Fax: 260-490-5004
Email: rsinn@ffmtg.net

with a copy to:

Burt, Blee, Dixon, Sutton & Bloom
1000 Standard Federal Plaza
200 East Main Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Attention: A. Dale Bloom, Esq.
Fax: 260-422-3750
Email: _____________

(b)           TO PURCHASER : If to Purchaser, to:

Titan Holdings, Inc.
421 East Cook Road, Suite 200
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825
Fax: 260-490-5004
Email: bkistler@ffmtg.net

with a copy to:

Weintraub Law Group PC
10085 Carroll Canyon Road
Suite 210
San Diego, California 92131
Attention: Richard A. Weintraub
Fax: 858-566-7015  
Email: Rick@weintraublawgroup.com
 
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and/or to such other person(s) and address(es) as either party shall have specified in writing to the other.

18.   GENDER .

Whenever used herein, the singular number shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the use of any gender shall include all genders.

19.   LAW TO GOVERN .

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the law (other than the law governing conflict of law questions) of Indiana.

20.   COURTS .

Any action to enforce, arising out of, or relating in any way to, any of the provisions of this Agreement may be brought and prosecuted in such court or courts located in Allen County, Indiana as is provided by law; and the parties consent to the jurisdiction of the court or courts located in Allen County, Indiana and to service of process by registered mail, return receipt requested, or in any other manner provided by law.

21.   ARBITRATION .

If the parties hereto are unable to resolve any dispute with respect to claims arising hereunder within 30 days of written notice of such dispute by one party to the others, such dispute shall be settled by compulsory and binding arbitration by a panel of three arbitrators in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The parties agree that such arbitration shall be held in Fort Wayne Indiana.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, FFM, Shareholders, and Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
     
  Titan Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ 
 
Name: Brian Kistler
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

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  Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ 
 
Name: Rodney Sinn
  Title: President
 
     
     /s/ 
 
Rodney J. Sinn

   
     /s/ 
 
Robin W, Hunt

   
     /s/ 
 
Derrick Brooks
 
   
     /s/ 
 
Tracey A. White
 
   
     /s/ 
 
A. Dale Bloom

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EXHIBIT A
FFM SHARES TO SHARES

Shareholder
 
FFM Shares
 
Titan Shares
 
Rodney J. Sinn
   
41 Shares
   
298,038 Shares
 
Robin W. Hunt
   
29 Shares
   
210,808 Shares
 
Derrick Brooks
   
15 Shares
   
109,038 Shares
 
Tracey A. White
   
10 Shares
   
72,692 Shares
 
A. Dale Bloom
   
5 Shares
   
36,346 Shares
 

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EXHIBIT B
ESCROW AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT C
OPINION LETTER OF COUNSEL FOR FFM AND THE SHAREHOLDERS

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EXHIBIT D
SINN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT E
HUNT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT F
SINN NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT G
HUNT NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT H
TERMINATION AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT I
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

32


EXHIBIT J
OPINION LETTER OF COUNSEL TO PURCHASER

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DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

Schedule 3.1
Jurisdictions

Florida
Georgia
Missouri
Colorado
Tennessee

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Schedule 3.3
Financial Statements

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Schedule 3.6
Capitalization

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Schedule 3.9
Leases

Fort Wayne Real Estate Lease dated February 1, 2004
Florida lease?
Georgia lease?

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Schedule 3.10
Personal Property

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Schedule 3.11
Employment Arrangements

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Schedule 3.12
Material Contracts and Arrangements

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Schedule 3.14
Litigation and Compliance with Laws

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Schedule 3.15
Tax Returns

42


Schedule 3.16
Trademarks, Licenses, Etc.

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Schedule 3.17
Insurance Policies

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Schedule 3.23
Employment Benefit Plans

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Schedule 5.1
Titan Holdings Jurisdictions

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Schedule 5.3
Titan Holdings Capitalization

Certain shareholders (of 150,000 shares of common stock) have anti-dilution rights. After the initial public offering, such shareholders shall maintain a 10% interest in the Purchaser. Shares will be issued to them to retain this 10% interest in the common stock of the Purchaser.

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Schedule 5.4
Subsidiaries

Titan Investment Advisors, Inc.

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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

NORTHERN BUSINESS ACQUISITION CORP.
 
The undersigned, being a natural person and acting as incorporator, does hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of forming a business corporation in the State of Maryland, pursuant to the provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law.
 
FIRST: (1) The name of the incorporator is Kevin Wessell.
 
(2) The said incorporator’s address, including the street and number, if any, including the county or municipal area, and including the state or country, is 23404 W Lyons Avenue #223, City of Santa Clarita, County of Los Angeles, State of California 91321.
 
(3) The said incorporator is at least eighteen years of age.
 
(4) The said incorporator is forming the corporation named in these Articles of Incorporation under the general laws of the State of Maryland, to wit, the Maryland General Corporation Law.
 
SECOND: The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “corporation”) is NORTHERN BUSINESS ACQUISITION CORP.
 
THIRD : The corporation is formed for the following purpose or purposes:
 
To have all of the powers conferred upon corporations organized under the provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law.
 
FOURTH : The address, including street and number, if any, and the county or municipal area, of the principal office of the corporation within the State of Maryland, is 76   Cranbrook Rd., Cockeysville, County of Baltimore , MD 21020-3404.
 
FIFTH : The name and the address, including street and number, if any, and the county or municipal area, of the resident agent of the corporation within the State of Maryland is HIQ Maryland Corporation whose address is 516 North Charles St., 5 th   Floor, Baltimore, County of Baltimore City , MD 21201 .
 
SIXTH : (1) The Corporation is authorized to issue 150,000,000 shares of $.001 par value common stock and 10,000,000 shares of $.001 par value preferred stock, the aggregate par value of both of which is $160,000.00.
 
(2) The Board of Directors of the corporation is authorized, from   time to time, to issue any additional stock or convertible securities of the corporation without the approval of the holders of outstanding stock.
 
 
STATE OF MARYLAND
 
I hereby certify that this is a true ????? page document on file in this office ?????
 
STATE DEPARTMENT OF ?????
By: [SIGNATURE TO COME]
This stamp replaces our previous certification system. ?????  
 
Articles of Incorporation for Northern Business Acquisition Corp., a Maryland Corporation
 

 
(3) Provisions, if any, governing the restriction on the transferability of any of the shares of stock of the corporation may be set forth in the Bylaws of the corporation or in any agreement or agreements duly entered into.
 
(4) To the extent permitted by Section 2-104(b)(5) of the Maryland General Corporation Law, notwithstanding any provision of the Maryland General Corporation Law requiring a greater proportion, than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in order to take or authorize any action, any such, action may be taken or authorized upon the concurrence of at least a majority of the aggregate number of votes entitled to be cast thereon.
 
(5) No holder of any of the shares of any class of the corporation shall be entitled as of right to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire any shares of any class of the corporation which the corporation proposes to issue or any rights or options which the corporation proposes to grant for the purchase of shares of any class of the corporation or for the purchase of any shares, bonds, securities, or obligations of the corporation which are convertible into or exchangeable for, or which carry any rights, to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire shares of any class of the corporation; and any and all of such shares, bonds, securities, or obligations of the corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized or created, may be issued, or may be reissued or transferred if the same have been reacquired and have treasury status, and any and all of such rights and options may be granted by the Board of Directors to such persons, firms, corporations, and associations, and for such lawful consideration, and on such terms, as the Board of Directors in its discretion may determine, without first offering the same, or any thereof, to any said holder.
 
SEVENTH : (1) The number of directors of the corporation, until such number shall be changed by the Bylaws of the corporation, is one (1).
 
(2) The names of the individuals who will serve as directors of the corporation until their successors are elected and qualify are as follows:
 
Mark K Shaner
70 S Potomac St
Aurora, CO 80012
 
(3) The initial Bylaws of the corporation shall be adopted by the initial directors. Thereafter, the power to adopt, alter, and repeal the Bylaws of the corporation shall be vested in the Board of Directors of the corporation.
 
(4) The liability of the directors of the corporation is limited to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of Section 2-405.2 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, as the same may be amended and supplemented.
 
(5) The corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, as the same may be amended and supplemented, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in accordance with Section 2-418 of said Maryland General Corporation Law, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under said law from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by said Maryland General Corporation Law.

Articles of Incorporation for Northern Business Acquisition Corp., a Maryland Corporation
 

 
EIGHTH : From time to time any of the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation may be amended, altered or repealed, and other provisions authorized by the Maryland General Corporation Law at the time in force may be added or inserted in the manner and at the time prescribed by said laws, and any contract rights at any time conferred upon the stockholders of the corporation by these Articles of Incorporation are granted subject to the provisions of this Article.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have adopted and signed these Articles of Incorporation and do hereby acknowledge that the adoption and signing are my act.
 
Dated: June 3, 2005    
 
 
 
 
 
     /s/ Kevin Wessell
 
Kevin Wessell, Incorporator
 
Articles of Incorporation for Northern Business Acquisition Corp., a Maryland Corporation
 

 
I hereby consent to my designation in this document as resident agent for Northern Business Acquisition Corp.
     
   

Signed   /s/ Dawn A. Black
 
 
 
 

by: HIQ Maryland Corporation
   
 
Dawn A. Black
Corporate Secretary
 
 
Articles of Incorporation for Northern Business Acquisition Corp., a Maryland Corporation
 


BYLAWS OF

NORTHERN BUSINESS ACQUISITION CORP.
 
Article 1
 
Offices
 
Section 1. Principal Place of Business . The principal place of business of the corporation shall be located at 76 Cranbrook Rd., Cockeysville, MD 21020-3404.
 
Section 2. Registered Agent . The name and address of the registered agent of the corporation within the State of Maryland is HIQ Maryland Corporation, 516 N. Charles St., 5 th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201. The registered agent may be changed by the board of directors at any time.
 
Article 2
 
Shareholders
 
Section 1. Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held on the third Thursday of the month of June in each year, at 10:00 a.m. (time) or at any other time or any other day that shall be fixed by the board of directors, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of any other business that may come before the meeting. If the day fixed for the annual shall be a legal holiday in Maryland, the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day. If the election of directors shall not be held on the day designated in this bylaw for an annual meeting of the shareholders, or at any adjournment of the meeting, the board of directors shall cause the election to be held at a special meeting of the shareholders as soon thereafter as may be convenient.
 
Section 2. Call of Special Meeting . Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the president, the board of directors, or by the holders of not less than one-tenth of all outstanding shares of the corporation entitle to vote at the meeting.
 
Section 3. Place of Meeting . The board of directors may designate any place, either within or without Maryland, as the place of meeting for any annual or special meeting called by the board of directors. A waiver of notice signed by all shareholders entitled to vote at a meeting may designate any place, either within or without Maryland, as the place for the holding of the meeting. If no designation is made, the place of meeting shall be the principal place of business of the corporation in Maryland.
 
Section 4. Notice of Meetings . Written notice stating the place, day and hour meeting is called, shall, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, be delivered not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the president, the secretary, or the officer or other person authorized to give notice of the meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting; except that if all authorized shares are to be increased, at least thirty days’ notice shall be given. If mailed, the notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mails, addressed to the shareholder at his or her address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the corporation, with postage on the notice prepaid. A waiver in writing signed by the shareholder entitled to notice, whether before, or after the time stated in the notice, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of notice.
 
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Section 5. Fixing of Record Date . For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment of a meeting, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the board of directors of the corporation shall fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders, the date in any case to be not more than seventy days and, in case of a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten days prior to the date on which the particular action, requiring such determination of shareholders, is to be taken. If no record date is fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the day before the first notice given to shareholders, shall be the record date for the determination of shareholders. When a determination of shareholders has been made as provided in this section, the determination shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting.
 
Section 6. Shareholders’ List . The officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for shares of the corporation shall make, before each meeting of shareholders, a complete record of the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting or any adjournment of the meeting, arranged by voting groups and within each voting group by class or series, shall be in alphabetical order within each class or series, with the address of, and the number of shares of each class or series held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list shall be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning the earlier of ten days before the meeting for which the list was prepared or two business days after the notice of the meeting is given and continuing through the meeting, and any adjournment of the meeting, at the principal office of the corporation or at a place identified in the notice of the meeting in the city where the meeting will be held. The shareholders’ list shall be subject to the inspection on the written demand of any shareholder and, subject to restrictions of law, to copy the list during regular business hours and during the period it is available for inspection.
 
Section 7. Quorum. A majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum of a meeting of shareholders. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater proportion or number or voting by classes is required by the Maryland Business Corporation Act or the articles of incorporation. If less than a majority of the outstanding shares are represented at a meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. At an adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. The shareholders present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum present.
 
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Section 8. Proxies . At all meetings of shareholders, a shareholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy appointed in writing by the shareholder or by his or her duly authorized attorney-in-fact. The proxy shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation before or at the time of the meeting. Unless otherwise provided in the proxy, a proxy may be revoked at any time before it is voted, either by written notice or by oral notice given by the shareholder to the presiding officer during the meeting. The presence of a shareholder who has filed his or her proxy shall not of itself constitute a revocation. No proxy shall be valid after eleven months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. The board of directors shall have the power and authority to make rules establishing presumptions as to the validity and sufficiency of proxies.
 
Section 9. Voting of Shares . Each outstanding share entitled to vote shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders.
 
Section 10. Representative Voting of Share. The following shall apply when shares are to be voted by a representative:
 
Shares standing in the name of another corporation, whether domestic or foreign, may be voted by the officer, agent or proxy as the bylaws of the other corporation may prescribe, or, in the absence of any such provision, as the board of directors of the other corporation may determine.
 
Shares held by an administrator, executor, personal representative, guardian or conservator may be voted by the fiduciary, either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote the shares without a transfer of the shares into the trustee’s name.
 
Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by the trustee either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote the shares without a transfer of the shares into the trustee’s name.
 
Shares held by a minor or incompetent may be voted by the minor or incompetent in person or by proxy and no such vote shall be subject to disaffirmance or avoidance, unless prior to the vote the secretary of the corporation has actual knowledge that the shareholder is a minor, or that the shareholder has been adjudicated an incompetent or that judicial proceedings have been started for the appointment of a guardian.
 
Shares held in the names of joint tenants may be voted in person or by proxy by any one of the joint tenants, if no other individual joint tenant is present and claims the right to vote the shares or prior to the vote has filed with the secretary of the corporation a contrary proxy or a written denial of the authority of the person present to vote the shares.
 
Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by the receiver, and shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by the receiver without the transfer of the shares into the receiver’s name if authority is contained in an appropriate order of the court which appointed the receiver.
 
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A shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote the shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter, the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred.
 
Neither treasury shares of its own stock held by the corporation, nor the shares held by another corporation if a majority of the shares entitled to vote for the election of directors of the other corporation are held by the corporation, shall be voted at any meeting or counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time for purposes of any meeting.
 
Section 11. Informal Action by Shareholders . Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter of the action.
 
Article 3
 
Board of Directors
 
Section 1. General Powers and Duties . The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by its board of directors. The directors shall perform their duties in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation.
 
Section 2. Number, Tenure and Qualifications . The number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed from time to time by resolutions of the board of Directors, but in no instance shall there be less than one director. Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified. Directors need not be residents of the state of Maryland or shareholders of the corporation.
 
Section 3. Annual Meetings . An annual meeting of the board of directors shall be held immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of shareholders for the purpose or organization, election of corporate officers, election or appointment of other officers, agents or employees and for any other proper business. The board of directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place, either within or without Maryland, for the holding of additional regular meetings.
 
Section 4. Special Meetings . Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by or at the request of the president or any two directors. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the board of directors may fix any place, either within or without Maryland, as the place for holding any special meeting of the board of directors called by them.
 
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Section 5. Notice of Meeting . Notice of any annual regular or special meeting shall be given at least two days prior to the meeting by verbal communication, or written notice delivered personally or be telex, telegram or radiogram. If mailed, the notice shall be given four days in advance and shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mails, so addressed, with postage on the notice prepaid. If notice be given by telex, telegram or radiogram, the notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. A director may waive in writing, notice of a meeting, whether before, at, or after the time stated in the notice, and this shall be equivalent to the giving of the notice. The attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a wavier of notice of the meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual, regular, or special meeting of the board of directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting.
 
Section 6. Quorum . A majority of the number of directors fixed in Section 2 of this Article 3 shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board of directors, but if less than the majority is present at a meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors.
 
Section 7. Informal Action by Directors . If all the directors severally or collectively consent in writing to any action taken or to be taken by the corporation and the writing or writings evidencing their consent are filed with the secretary of the corporation, the action shall be as valid as though it had been authorized at a meeting of the board.
 
Section 8. Telephonic Meetings of Directors . The board of directors or any committee designated by the board may participate in any meeting of the board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment that enables all participants in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
 
Section 9. Removal of Directors . At a meeting called expressly for that purpose, the entire board of directors of any lesser number may be removed, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the shareholders in the manner provided by the Maryland Business Corporation Act.
 
Section 10. Vacancies . Any vacancy occurring in the board of directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors though less than a quorum of the board of directors, unless the director was elected by a voting group of the shareholders, then the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Business Corporation Act. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office. Any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by election by the board of directors for a term of office continuing only until the next election of directors by the shareholders.
 
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Section 11. Compensation . By resolution of the board of directors, each director, each director may be paid his or her expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the board of directors, and may be paid a stated salary as a director or a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the board of directors or both. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation for his or her services.
 
Section 12. Presumption of Assent . A director of the corporation who is present at a meeting of the board of directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless the director’s dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless the director shall file a written dissent to the action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment of the meeting or forwards the dissent by registered mail to the secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. The right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of the action.
 
Section 13. Executive and Other Committees . The board of directors by resolution may designate from among its members an executive committee and one or more other committees each of which, to the extent provided in the resolution, shall have all of the authority of the board of directors, except as otherwise provided by the Maryland Business Corporation Act.
 
Article 4
 
Officers
 
Section 1. Number and Qualifications . The principal officers of the corporation shall be a president, secretary, and a treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the board of directors. Other officers (including one or more vice presidents), assistant officers, agents, and employees that the board of directors may deem necessary may be elected by the board or may be appointed in a manner prescribed by these bylaws. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. The officers of the corporation shall be natural persons, eighteen years of age or older.
 
Section 2. Election and Term of Office . The principal officer of the corporation to be elected by the board of directors shall be elected annually by vote of the board of directors at the first meeting of the board of directors held after each annual meeting of the shareholders. Officers shall hold office until their successors shall have been elected, appointed or chosen and have qualified or until their death or until they shall resign or are removed in the manner provided by these bylaws.
 
Section 3. Removal of Officers . Any officer or agent may be removed by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation will be served by removal of the officer or agent, but the removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Election or appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights.
 
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Section 4. Vacancies . A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the board of directors.
 
Section 5. President . The president shall be the principal executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the control of the board of directors, shall in general, supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the corporation. The president shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the board of directors. The president shall present at each annual meeting of the shareholders a report of the business of the corporation for the preceding fiscal year and shall periodically make reports of the corporation’s business to the board of directors. The president shall have general supervision of all other officers, agents and employees of the corporation, and in any case when the duties of the officers, agents or employees of the corporation are not specifically prescribed by the bylaws or by board resolution, they shall be supervised by the president. The president may sign, with the secretary or any other proper officer of the corporation authorized by the board of directors, certificates for shares of the corporation, any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments which the board of directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution of the instrument shall be expressly delegated by the board of directors or by these bylaws to some other officer or agent of the corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed; and in general, shall perform all duties incident to the office of president and any other duties that may be prescribed by the board of directors from time to time.
 
Section 6. Vice Presidents . In the absence of the president or in the event of the president’s death, inability or refusal to act, the vice president (or in the event there be more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order designated at the time of their election, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions on the president. Any vice president may sign, with the secretary or an assistant secretary, certificates for shares of the corporation; and shall perform any other duties that from time to time may be assigned by the president or by the board of directors
 
Section 7. Secretary . The secretary shall:
 
(a)   Attend and keep the minutes of the proceedings of the shareholders and of the board of directors;
 
(b)   See that notice of board of director and shareholder meetings are given in accordance with the provisions of the bylaws or as otherwise required by law;
 
(c)   Be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the corporation and see that the seal of the corporation is affixed to any documents requiring the seal;
 
(d)   Sign with the president or a vice president, certificates for shares of the corporation, this issuance of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the board of directors;
 
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(e)   Have general charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation;
 
(f)   Keep a complete record of the shareholders on file in the principal place of business of the corporation, arranged in alphabetical order with the address of and the number of shares held by each shareholder; and
 
(g)   In general perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and any other duties that from time to time may be assigned by the president or by the board of directors.
 
Section 8. Treasurer . The treasurer shall
 
(a)   Keep correct and complete books and records of account on file in the principal place of business of the corporation;
 
(b)   Have custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation;
 
(c)   Receive monies due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever;
 
(d)   Immediately deposit all corporate funds in a bank or other depository as may be designated by the board of directors;
 
(e)   Disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the president of the board of directors;
 
(f)   Render to the president of the board of directors, at any time, an account of all of the transactions of the corporation; and
 
(g)   In general, perform the duties of the office of treasurer and any other duties that may be assigned by the president or by the board of directors.
 
Section 9. Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers . The assistant secretaries, when authorized by the board of directors, may sign with the president or vice president, certificates for shares of the corporation of the issuance of which shall have been authorized by a resolution of the board of directors. The assistant treasurers shall respectively, if required by the board of directors, give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in the sums and with the sureties that the board of directors shall determine. The assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, in general, shall perform the duties that shall be assigned to them by the secretary or the treasurer respectively, or by the president of the board of directors.
 
Section 10. Salaries . The salaries of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the board of directors and no officer shall be prevented from receiving the salary by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director of the corporation.
 
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Article 5
 
Contracts, Loans and Checks
 
Section 1. Contracts . The board of directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and the authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
 
Section 2. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the board of directors. This authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
 
Section 3. Checks and Drafts . AN checks, drafts or other others for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation, shall be signed by any officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation and in the manner that shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board of directors.
 
Article 6
 
Certificates for Shares and Their Transfer
 
Section 1. Certificates for Shares . Each purchase of shares of the corporation shall be entitled to a certificate, signed by the president or a vice president and by the secretary or an assistant secretary and sealed with the corporate seal or a facsimile of the seal certifying the number of shares owned in the corporation. The signatures of the officers on a certificate may be facsimiles if the certificate is manually signed on behalf of a transfer agent or a registrar, other than the corporation itself or one of its employees. Each certificate for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The certificate representing shares shall state on the face that the corporation is organized under the laws of this state; the name of the person to whom issued; the number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents. Restrictions imposed by the corporation on the transferability of the shares shall be noted conspicuously on the certificate.
 
Section 2. Transfer of Shares . The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the corporation. All certificates surrendered to the corporation for transfer shall be cancelled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled. Transfer of shares of the corporation shall be made only on the stock transfer books of the corporation by the holder of record of the shares or by his or her legal representative, who shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or by an attorney authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed wit the secretary of the corporation, and on surrender for cancellation of the certificate for the shares. The person in whose name shares stand on the books of the corporation shall be deemed by the corporation to be the owner of the shares for all purposes, except as otherwise authorized or provided in the bylaws.
 
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Section 3. Replacement of Lost or Destroyed Certificates . The board of directors may direct a new certificate for shares to be issued in place of any certificate previously issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost or destroyed, on the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost or destroyed. When authorizing the issue of a new certificate, the board of directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance of the new certificate, require the owner of the lost or destroyed certificate, or that person’s legal representative, or attorney in fact, to give the corporation a bond in twice the value of the shares as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost or destroyed.
 
Article 7
 
Corporate Seal
 
The board of directors shall adopt a corporate seal which shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed on the periphery the name of the corporation and the state of incorporation. In the center of the seal there shall be the work “Seal”.
 
Article 8
 
Amendments
 
The board of directors may amend the bylaws at any time to add, change, or delete a provision. The shareholders may also amend the bylaws.

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EXHIBIT B

[CORPORATE FINANCE ADVISORY SERVICES AGREEMENT]



FC LOGO
 
CORPORATE FINANCE ADVISORY SERVICES AGREEMENT
 
FRIEDLAND CORPORATE INVESTOR SERVICES LLC [“FRIEDLAND”] hereby agrees to provide to Northern Business Acquisition Corp. [the “Company”] corporate finance advisory services specifically and primarily designed to identify s privately-held merger or acquisition target with historical and ongoing business operations for the Company, with the objective of the Company combining with the target and having its post-transaction shares become publicly-traded in the United States.
 
1.   General Summary of Advisory Services
 
FRIEDLAND agrees to provide to the Company general advisory services, which shall include:
 
[a]
Identification of appropriate merger or acquisition candidates with historical and ongoing business operations
 
[b]
Assistance with negotiations with the target company (the “Target”)
 
2.   Costs for Advisory Services
 
2.1
Payment in Shares . The advisory services to be provided by FRIEDLAND shall commence upon the receipt by FRIEDLAND of an executed copy of this Advisory Services Agreement and the issuance by the Company to FRIEDLAND (or designees of FRIEDLAND) of shares of the common stock of the Company [the “Stock”], with the understanding that the Stock shall represent no less than 10% of the Company’s shares outstanding, on a fully   diluted basis, after the acquisition of, or merger with, the Target.
 
2.2.
Stock Certificates . Certificates representing the Stock shall be registered in FRIEDLAND’s name [or designees of FRIEDLAND] [or an appropriate book entry shall be made]. Certificates shall be issued to FRIEDLAND and registered in the name of FRIEDLAND [or designees of FRIEDLAND].
 
2.3
Adjustments to Stock . If there is any change, increase or decrease, in the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock which is effected without receipt of additional consideration by the Company, by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of stock, or other similar circumstances, or if there is a spin-off or other distribution of assets to the Company’s stockholders, other than the acquisition of the Target, the Company shall make an appropriate adjustment in the aggregate number of shares of Stock. Such adjustment shall be identical to the adjustment made generally with respect to outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. Any additional securities or other property issued to FRIEDLAND as a result of any of the foregoing events shall continue to be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as the Stock giving rise to the right to receive such additional securities or other property.
 
3.   Disclosure
 
Additionally, it is acknowledged that FRIEDLAND, or an affiliate of FRIEDLAND may enter, or has entered into a services agreement with many or all the potential merger or acquisition candidates to which FRIEDLAND will introduce the Company, and that FRIEDLAND, or an affiliate of FRIEDLAND may be receiving cash fees from the Target.
 
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4.   Representation and Warranties
 
4.1
Company . The Company represents and warrants to FRIEDLAND as follows: [i] The Company has been duly formed; [ii] the execution of this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company and does not require the consent of or notice to any party not previously obtained or given, and [iii] The Company shall indemnify and save FRIEDLAND harmless against any claims, damages, liabilities and causes of action, including but not limited to reasonable attorney fees, which arise by reason of the consulting services provided by FRIEDLAND hereunder, or by reason of an act FRIEDLAND may do on behalf of, or at the request of the Company, providing that FRIEDLAND’s actions and activities in providing consulting services hereunder, and any such act undertaken by FRIEDLAND on behalf of, or at the request of the Company, actions or activities are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement are undertaken in good faith, and do not involve gross negligence or wanton willful misconduct by FRIEDLAND.
 
4.2
FRIEDLAND . FRIEDLAND represents and warrants to the Company as follows: [i] FRIEDLAND has been duly formed under the laws of the State of Colorado; [ii] the execution of this Agreement and the performance of FRIEDLAND’S obligations hereunder does not require the consent of or notice to any party not previously obtained or given, and, there is nothing that prohibits or restricts the execution by FRIEDLAND of this Agreement or its performance of its obligations hereunder.
 
4.3
FRIEDLAND’s investment Representations . FRIEDLAND acknowledges that the Stock to be issued by the Company pursuant to this Agreement has not been registered under the Securities Act, or any applicable state securities laws, and is being offered and sold pursuant to exemptions from such registration requirements based in part upon FRIEDLAND’s representations and acknowledgments contained in this Agreement, including the following:
 
[a]
FRIEDLAND warrants and represents to the Company that FRIEDLAND is acquiring the Stock on FRIEDLAND’s own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution of the Stock or with any present intention of distributing or selling the Stock and Participant does not presently have reason to anticipate any change in circumstances or any particular occasion or event which would cause FRIEDLAND to sell the Stock;
 
[b]
FRIEDLAND acknowledges that FRIEDLAND must bear the economic risk of this investment indefinitely unless the Stock is registered pursuant to the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available;
 
[c]
FRIEDLAND understands there is no assurance that any exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws will be available in the future; and
 
[d]
FRIEDLAND represents that, by reason of FRIEDLAND’s relationship with the Company and FRIEDLAND’s business and financial expertise, FRIEDLAND has the capacity to protect FRIEDLAND’s own interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
5.   Covenants
 
Each of FRIEDLAND and the Company covenant that it will diligently, skillfully and in good faith do and perform the acts and duties required herein.
 
6.   Miscellaneous
 
6.1
Rights as a Stockholder . FRIEDLAND shall have, with respect to the Stock, all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the Stock and the right to receive any dividends or other distributions with respect thereto.
 
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6.2
Validity of Share Issuance. The shares of Stock have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
 
6.3
Further Action . The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as reasonably may be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.
 
6.4
Notice . All notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications [“Notices”] provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed or delivered personally or sent by facsimile to the applicable Party at the address of such Party set forth below in this Section 6.4. When mailed, each such Notice shall be sent by first class, certified mail, return receipt requested, enclosed in a postage prepaid wrapper, and shall be effective on the third business day after it has been deposited in the mail. When delivered personally, each such Notice shall be effective on the first business day on which or after which it is delivered to the address for the respective Party set forth in this Section 6.4. When sent by facsimile, each such Notice shall be effective on the first business day on which or after which it is sent. Each such Notice shall be addressed to the Party to be notified as shown below:
 
THE COMPANY:
Northern Business Acquisition Corp,
Attention: Mark Shaner
70 South Potomac
Aurora, CO 80012
Fax: (303)865-1056
 
FRIEDLAND:
FRIEDLAND CORPORATE INVESTOR SERVICES LLC
Attention: Jeffrey O. Friedland, Managing Member
36 Steele Street Suite 10
Denver, CO 80206
Fax: 1-212-202-4436
 
Either Party may change its respective address for purposes of this Section 6.4 by giving the other Party Notice of the new address in the manner set forth above.
 
6.5
Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be or become prohibited or invalid in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever, that provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remaining portion of that provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
 
6.6
Non-Waiver. The waiver of any Party of a breach or   a violation of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement.
 
6.7
Amendment . No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be deemed effective unless and until it has been executed in writing by the Parties to this Agreement. No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel to enforce any provision of this Agreement, except by a written instrument that has been executed by the Party charged with such waiver or estoppel.
 
6.8
Inurement . This Agreement shall be binding upon all of the Parties, and it shall benefit, respectively, each of the Parties, and their respective employees, agents and successors. Except as expressly provided herein, there are no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement, and this Agreement shall not be assignable by any party.
 
6.9
Headings . The headings to this Agreement are for convenience only, they form no part of this Agreement and shall not affect its interpretation.
 
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6.10
Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute a single instrument.
 
6.11
Arbitration . Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled in Denver, Colorado by arbitration [except as provided below], in accordance with the rules then obtaining, of the American Arbitration Association [the “Association”]. If the subject of the arbitration involves an intellectual property, corporate, or bankruptcy matter, as determined by the Association, then the arbitrator(s) shall have had experience in that subject. The Association is authorized to make arrangements for this arbitration, to be held under these rules in any locality in the United States agreed upon by the parties or as designated by the Association. In addition, in the event of a dispute for which the aggrieved party seeks immediate equitable relief, including without limitation an injunction, the appropriate action may be brought in any court with appropriate jurisdiction, provided that any such equitable relief shall be subject to modification by the court after completion of arbitration of the dispute. This Agreement shall be enforceable, and judgment upon any award rendered by all or a majority of the arbitrators may be entered, in any court of any county having jurisdiction,
 
6.12
Choice of Law . This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado of the United States without regard to conflicts of laws principles.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement, as of the date set forth below.
       
       
NORTHERN BUSINESS ACQUISITION CORP.
   
       
       
/s/ Mark Shaner
     

Mark Shaner
   
Title PRESIDENT
   
Date 6-17-05
     
       
       
FRIEDLAND CORPORATE INVESTOR SERVICES LLC
   
       
       
By:  /s/ Jeffrey O. Friedland
6-17-05
 

Jeffrey O. Friedland, Managing Director Member
 
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EXHIBIT C

[FORM OF STOCK CERTIFICATE]


 
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF TITAN HOLDINGS, INC.

Titan Holdings, Inc., a Maryland Corporation certifies that:

1.   Brian Kistler is the President and Chief Financial Officer of   Titan Holdings, Inc, a Maryland corporation. Robin Hunt is the Secretary of Titan Holdings, Inc.

2.   The Board of Directors of Titan Holdings, Inc. has approved the following amendments to the Articles of Incorporation:

Article 3 of the Articles of Incorporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

(A)   The corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock. The number of authorized Common shares is One Hundred Fifty Million (150,000,000) at $.001 par value. The number of authorized Preferred shares is Ten Million (10,000,000) at $.001 par value, the aggregate par value of both of which is $160,000.00. The corporation is authorized to issue one class of preferred stock, designated, “Class A.” The number of authorized Class A shares is One Million (1,000,000). The Class A shares shall be offered at a price of One Dollar ($1.00) per share.
 
(B)   A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed on the Class A series of shares or on their holders is as follows:

(i)   Dividend Rights . The holders of the Preferred shares of each series shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets at the time legally available, dividends in cash at the respective rates fixed for that series, and no more. Those dividends shall be payable quarterly on last day of March, June, September, and December in each year to holders of Preferred shares of record on a date not more than 60 nor fewer than 10 days preceding each respective payment date as specified by the Board of Directors or, if not so specified, as provided by law, except that, preceding any of those dates, the initial dividend on the Preferred shares may be paid on the next succeeding quarterly dividend payment date.

(a)   Those dividends shall accrue and be cumulative as follows: As to shares issued when no other shares of the same series are outstanding, from the date of issuance; as to shares issued when other shares of the same series are outstanding, from that date as shall make the dividend rights per share of the shares being issued uniform with the dividend rights per share of the shares then outstanding of that series, excluding rights to dividends declared and directed to be paid to shareholders of record as of a date preceding the date of issuance of the shares being issued. Dividends on Preferred shares shall accrue at the respective rates fixed for those shares whether or not those dividends are earned. Each Preferred share shall rank with each other Preferred share, irrespective of series, on a parity, proportionately, with respect to dividends at the respective rates fixed for that series, and no dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on the Preferred shares of any series unless at the same time a dividend, bearing the same proportion to the applicable dividend accrual, shall also be declared or paid or set apart for payment, as the case may be, on the Preferred shares of each other series then outstanding. An accumulation of dividends on Preferred shares shall not bear interest.

(b)   Dividends shall be declared and paid in full for all previous quarterly dividend periods, and declared and paid or set apart for payment in full for the current quarterly dividend period, before the corporation makes any distribution (as defined below) to the holders of common shares. ''Distribution'' in this paragraph (a) means the transfer of cash or property without consideration, whether by way of dividend or otherwise (except a dividend in shares of the corporation that are junior to the Preferred shares as to dividends or assets). The time of any distribution by way of dividend shall be the date the dividend is declared, and the time of any distribution by purchase or redemption of shares or otherwise than by dividend shall be the day cash or property is transferred by the corporation, whether or not pursuant to a contract of an earlier date; provided that, when a debt obligation that is a security is issued in exchange for shares, the time of the distribution is the date when the corporation acquires the shares in that exchange. At any time after all dividends on the Preferred shares of all series for all previous quarterly dividend periods shall have been declared and paid in full and dividends on the outstanding Preferred shares of all series for the current quarterly dividend period have been declared and paid or set apart for payment in full, distributions (as defined above) may be made to the holders of Common shares out of any assets at the time legally available for that purpose, subject, however, to the observance of any limitations then existing by reason of paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Article IV.
 
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(ii)   Redemption . Any or all of the Preferred shares of any series may be redeemed if the shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933. If the Company has not registered the shares within two (2) years the shareholder will have an automatic right to redeem the shares at a price or prices per share fixed for that series, plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date fixed for redemption, that sum referred to in this Article IV as the ''redemption price.'' If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Preferred shares of any series shall so provide, the redemption price or prices at which the Preferred shares of that series may be redeemed may vary depending on the time or circumstances of redemption. The resolution fixing the terms of any series may also fix the price or prices at which the shares of that series may be redeemed for the purpose of any sinking fund provided for that series by that resolution. In case of the redemption of fewer than all Preferred shares of a particular series at the time outstanding, the shares of the series to be redeemed shall be selected by the corporation pro rata or by lot. Fewer than all of the Preferred shares at any time outstanding may not be redeemed until all dividends accrued and in arrears on all Preferred shares outstanding shall have been paid for all past dividend periods.

(a)   The corporation shall give notice of any redemption as provided in this subparagraph (c). The notice of redemption shall set forth the series of Preferred shares or the part of any series of Preferred shares to be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price, if the shares are convertible, the then-current conversion price (as defined with respect to the convertible shares) and the date of termination of the right to convert, and, if the shares are certificated securities, the place or places at which the shareholders may obtain payment of the redemption price on surrender of their share certificates.

(b)   The corporation shall mail a copy of the notice, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of shares to be redeemed as of the date of mailing or as of a record date lawfully fixed, addressed to the holder at the holder's address appearing on the books of the corporation or given to the corporation for the purpose of notice, of if no such address appears or is given, at the place where the principal executive office of the corporation is located, not earlier than 60 nor later than 20 days before the date fixed for redemption. Failure to comply with this paragraph shall not invalidate the redemption of shares.

(c)   On or after the date fixed for redemption and stated in the notice, each holder of Preferred shares called for redemption shall, if the shares are certificated, surrender the certificate evidencing those shares to the corporation at the place designated in the notice and shall then be entitled to receive payment of the redemption price. If less than all shares represented by any surrendered certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares. If the notice of redemption shall have been duly given, and if on the date fixed for redemption funds necessary for the redemption shall be available, then, notwithstanding that the certificates evidencing any Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not have been surrendered, the dividends with respect to the shares so called for redemption shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption and all rights with respect to the shares so called for redemption shall after that date cease and terminate, excepting only the right of the holders to receive the redemption price without interest on surrender of their certificates, if the Preferred shares are certificated.
 
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(d)   If, on or prior to the date fixed for redemption of Preferred shares, the corporation deposits with any bank or trust company in California, as a trust fund, (i) a sum sufficient to redeem, on the date fixed for redemption, (ii) in the case of the redemption of uncertificated securities, an officer's certificate (as defined below) setting forth the holders of Preferred shares registered on the books of the corporation and the number of shares held by each, and (iii) irrevocable instructions and authority to the bank or trust company to publish the notice of redemption of Preferred shares (or to complete publication if it has previously been commenced) and to pay, on or after the date fixed for redemption or prior to redemption, the redemption price of the shares to their respective holders on the surrender of their share certificates in the case of certificated securities, then from and after the date of the deposit (although prior to the date fixed for redemption) the shares so called shall be redeemed and dividends on those shares shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption. ''Officer's Certificate'', as used in this paragraph (c), means a certificate signed and verified by the Board Chairperson or the President or any Vice-President and by the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or any Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer of the corporation. The deposit shall constitute full payment of the shares to their holders, and from and after the date of the deposit, the shares shall no longer be outstanding, and the holders of those shares shall cease to be shareholders with respect to those shares and shall have no rights with respect to those shares, except the right to receive from the bank or trust company payment of the redemption price of the shares without interest, on surrender of their certificates if the shares redeemed are certificated and without such surrender if the shares redeemed are uncertificated, and any rights of conversion that may be provided for those shares in the resolution fixing their terms. Any funds so deposited on account of the redemption price of Preferred shares that are convertible and are converted after the making of that deposit shall be repaid to the corporation promptly on the conversion of those Preferred shares. Any interest accrued on any funds so deposited shall be the property of, and paid to, the corporation. If the holders of Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not, at the end of six years from the date fixed for redemption, have claimed any funds deposited, the bank or trust company shall pay over to the corporation the unclaimed funds, and the bank or trust company shall from that time be relieved of all responsibility to those holders, and those holders shall look only to the corporation for payment of the redemption price.

(iii)   Right to Convert . The Class A Preferred shares shall be convertible, at the option (by delivering written instructions to the corporation by a holder of Class A Preferred shares opting to convert Class A Preferred shares to Common Shares) of the holders of the shares, within ten (10) days of the delivery of a notice by the Board of Directors (“Notice”) of the intention of the corporation of filing an initial registration (“Registration”) of Common shares under the Securities Act of 1933, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for those shares. The Class A Preferred shares shall be converted into that number of fully-paid and non-assessable Common shares. The initial conversion price for which each series of the preferred shares is as follows: 1) Class A preferred shares shall be converted at a rate of 1/3 of the initial registration price under a registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Common Shares converted from Class A Preferred shares shall be included in the Registration. This conversion price shall be subject to adjustment as provided below.
 
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(a)   Mechanics of Conversion. No fractional Common shares shall be issued upon conversion of Preferred shares. All Common shares (including fractions thereof) issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Preferred shares by a holder of Preferred shares shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common shares, the Corporation shall pay, in lieu of issuing any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to that fraction multiplied by the then-effective conversion price for that series of Preferred shares. Before any holder of Preferred shares shall be entitled to convert those shares into full Common shares and to receive certificates for Common shares, the holder shall (a) give written notice to the Corporation, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Preferred shares, that he or she elects to convert the same, and (b) surrender the certificate or certificates for those Preferred shares, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Preferred shares, or notify the Corporation or its transfer agent that the certificates have been lost stolen, or destroyed, and execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with those certificates. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such a delivery, or the execution of such an agreement and indemnification in the case of a lost certificate, issue and deliver at that office to that holder of Preferred shares a certificate or certificates for the number of Common shares to which that holder is entitled, and a check payable to the holder in the amount of any cash amounts payable as the result of a conversion into fractional Common shares. The conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of surrender of the Preferred shares to be converted and the person or persons entitled to receive the Common shares issuable upon conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of those Common shares on that date.

(b)   Adjustments to Conversion Price .

(i)   Adjustments for Dividends, Splits, Subdivisions, Combinations, or Consolidation of Common Shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be increased by stock dividend payable in Common shares, stock split, subdivision, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a greater number of Common shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for each series of Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be decreased in proportion to the percentage increase in the outstanding number of Common shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be decreased by reverse stock split, combination, consolidation, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these [Amended and Restated] Articles of Incorporation, into a lesser number of Common Shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for each series of Preferred Shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be increased in proportion to the percentage decrease in the outstanding number of Common shares.

(ii)   Adjustments for Other Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time, or from time to time makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common shares entitled to receive, any distribution payable in securities of the Corporation other than Common shares and other than as otherwise adjusted in this Article, then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the holders of Preferred shares shall receive upon conversion thereof, in addition to the number of Common shares receivable thereupon, the amount of securities of the Corporation that they would have received had their Preferred shares been converted into Common shares on the date of that event and had they thereafter, during the period from the date of that event to and including the date of conversion, retained those securities receivable by them during that period, subject to all other adjustments called for during that period under this Article with respect to the rights of the holders of the Preferred shares.
 
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(iii)   Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution. If the Common shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred shares shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification, or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), the Conversion Price then in effect for each series of Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of the reorganization or reclassification, be proportionately adjusted so that the Preferred shares shall be convertible into, in lieu of the number of Common shares that the holders would otherwise have been entitled to receive, a number of shares of that other class or classes of stock equivalent to the number of Common shares that would have been subject to receipt by the holders upon conversion of their Preferred shares immediately before that change.

(iv)   Adjustments Upon Issuance of Additional Stock. If the Corporation shall issue ''Additional Stock'' (as defined below) for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for any series of Preferred shares then in effect on the date and immediately prior to that issue, then and in that event, the Conversion Price shall be reduced concurrently with that issue, to a price equal to the aggregate consideration paid per share in that issue.

''Additional Stock'' shall mean all Common shares issued by the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Preferred shares were first issued other than Common shares issued or issuable at any time (i) upon conversion of the Preferred shares; (ii) to officers, directors, and employees of, and consultants to, the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Preferred shares were first issued as designated and approved by the Board of Directors; (iii) in connection with equipment leasing or bank financing transactions approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors; (iv) as a dividend or distribution in Preferred shares; or (v) as described in subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Paragraph 4.

For the purpose of making any adjustment in the Conversion Price as provided above, the consideration received by the Corporation for any issue or sale of Common shares will be computed as follows:

(1)   To the extent it consists of cash, as the amount of cash received by the Corporation before deduction of any offering expenses payable by the Corporation and any underwriting or similar commissions, compensation, or concessions paid or allowed by the Corporation in connection with the issue or sale;

(2)   To the extent it consists of property other than cash, at the fair market value of that property as determined in good faith by the Corporation's Board of Directors.

(3)   If Common shares are issued or sold together with other stock or securities or other assets of the Corporation for a consideration which covers both, as the portion of the consideration so received that may be reasonably determined in go faith by the Board of Directors to be allocable to those Common shares.
 
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If the Corporation (i) grants any rights or options to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire Common shares, or (ii) issues or sells any security convertible into Common shares, then, in each case, the price per Common share issuable on the exercise of the rights or options or the conversion of the securities will be determined by dividing the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the granting of the rights or options or the issue or sale of the convertible securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to the Corporation on exercise or conversion of the securities, by the maximum number of Common shares issuable on the exercise of conversion. Such a grant, issue, or sale will be considered to be an issue or sale for cash of the maximum number of Common shares issuable on exercise or conversion at the price per share determined under this subparagraph, and the Conversion Price will be adjusted as provided above to reflect (on the basis of that determination) the issue or sale. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price will be made as a result of the actual issuance of Common shares on the exercise of any such rights or options or the conversion of any such convertible securities.

On the redemption or repurchase of any such securities, or the expiration or termination of the right to convert into, exchange for, or exercise with respect to, Common shares, the Conversion Price will be readjusted to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon their issuance been made upon the basis of the issuance of only the number of those securities that were actually converted into, exchanged for, or exercised with respect to, Common shares. If the purchase price or conversion or exchange rate provided for in any such security changes at any time, then, at the time any such change becomes effective, the Conversion Price then in effect will be readjusted forthwith to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon the issuance of those securities been made upon the basis of (i) the issuance of only the number of Common shares theretofore actually delivered upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of those securities, and the total consideration received therefor, and (ii) the granting or issuance, at the time of the change, of any of those securities then still outstanding for the consideration, if any, received by the Company therefor and to be received on the basis of that changed price or rate.

(v)   Certificate as to Adjustments . On the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price of each series of Preferred shares, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute that adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Article, and furnish to each holder of Preferred shares a certificate setting forth that adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which that adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request of any holder of Preferred shares, furnish or cause to be furnished to that holder a like certificate setting forth (a) those adjustments and readjustments, (b) the Conversion Price at the time in effect, and (c) the number of Common shares and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of the Preferred shares.

(vi)     Notices of Record Date . In the event that this Corporation shall propose at any time:

(1)   To declare any dividend or distribution upon its Common shares, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities, whether or not a regular cash dividend and whether or not out of earnings or earned surplus
 
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(2)   To offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights;
 
(3)   To effect any reclassification or recapitalization of its Common shares outstanding involving a change in the Common shares; or

(4)   To merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell, lease, or convey all or substantially all its property or business, or to liquidate, dissolve, or wind up;

Then, in connection with each such event, this Corporation shall send to the holders of the Preferred shares:

(1)   At least 20 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record shall be taken for that dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above; and

(2)   In the case of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above, at least 20 days' prior written notice of the date when the events shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to exchange their Common shares for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of event or the record date for the determination of those holders if that record date is earlier).

Each such written notice shall be delivered personally or given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of the Preferred shares at the address for each such holder as shown on the books of this Corporation.

(vii)   Reservation of Stock Issuable on Conversion . The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Preferred shares, such a number of its Common shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Preferred shares; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued Common shares shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding Preferred shares, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Common shares to that number of shares which shall be sufficient for that purpose, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite shareholder approval of any necessary amendment to its Articles of Incorporation.
 
(viii)   Status of Converted Stock . In case any series of Preferred shares shall be converted pursuant to this Article, the shares so converted shall resume the status of authorized but unissued Preferred shares undesignated as to series

(iv)   Voting Rights . Except as in this Article otherwise expressly provided or as otherwise provided by law, the holders of Common shares shall have and possess the exclusive right to notice of shareholders' meetings and the exclusive voting rights and powers and the holders of Preferred shares shall not be entitled to notice of any shareholders' meetings or to vote on the election of directors or on any other matter. If at any time dividends on any series of Preferred shares shall be in arrears in an amount at least equal to eight quarterly dividends (whether consecutive or not), then, until all arrears in dividends on the Preferred shares shall have been paid and the full dividend on the Preferred shares for the then current quarterly dividend period shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment or fail to be paid in a timely manner as required by these articles eight times, whether or not subsequently paid, the holders of the cumulative outstanding Preferred shares (including Class A) shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect one-half of the authorized number of directors and the holders of Common shares then outstanding shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect the remaining one-half of the directors. The directors elected by the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to removal only by the vote of the holders of Preferred shares so long as the right of the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class to elect directors shall continue.
 
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(v)   Liquidation Rights . In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, the holders of the Preferred shares of each series shall be entitled to receive from the assets of the corporation such preferential amount in cash as may be fixed for the series in redemption of those shares and, a further preferential amount in cash equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date that payment is made available to the holders of Preferred shares. Those preferential amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any assets of the corporation to, the holders of Common shares in connection with the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Preferred shares of any series shall so provide, the preferential amount payable to the holders of Preferred shares of the series in the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation may vary depending on the time of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. With respect to the respective preferential amounts fixed for the series payable on any distribution of assets by way of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, each Preferred share shall rank with each other Preferred share, irrespective of series, in parity proportionate to those respective preferential amounts. No such amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment on the Preferred shares of any series unless at the same time amounts in like proportion to the respective preferential amounts to which the Preferred shares of each other series are entitled shall be paid or set apart for payment on each other series then outstanding. After the payment or the setting apart for payment to the holders of Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to receive, ratably, all remaining assets of the corporation. A consolidation or merger of this corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of this corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up within the meaning of this paragraph.
 
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3.   The amendment was approved by the required vote of the shareholders in accordance with Corporations Code Section 902 . The total number of outstanding shares of each class entitled to vote on this amendment was: ten million (10,000,000). The favorable vote of a simple majority of these shares is required to approve the amendment. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment equaled or exceeded the required vote.

We declare under penalty of perjury that the statements set forth in this certificate are true and correct of our own knowledge and that this declaration was executed on March 30, 2006 at Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Dated: March 30, 2006
       
By:  /s/        

Brian Kistler, President
   
       
       
        /s/        

Robin Hunt, Secretary
   
       

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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
TITAN HOLDINGS, INC.

Titan Holdings, Inc., a Maryland Corporation certifies that:

1.   Brian Kistler is the President and Chief Executive Officer of   Titan Holdings, Inc, a Maryland corporation. Robin W. Hunt is the Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of Titan Holdings, Inc.

2.   The Board of Directors of Titan Holdings, Inc. has approved the following amendments to the Articles of Incorporation:

The name of the corporation shall be changed to Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.

We declare under penalty of perjury that the statements set forth in this certificate are true and correct of our own knowledge and that this declaration was executed on April 24, 2006 at Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Approval by the Director; no stock has been issued.

Dated: April 24, 2006
 
         
By: // ss //      
 
Brian Kistler, President and Director
Chief Executive Officer
   
 
         
  // ss //      
 
Robin W. Hunt, Secretary and
Chief Financial Officer
   
 
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., a Maryland Corporation certifies that:

1.   Brian Kistler is the Chief Executive Officer of   Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc, a Maryland corporation and Robin Hunt is the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.

2.   The Board of Directors of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. has approved the following amendments to the Articles of Incorporation:

Article 6 of the Articles of Incorporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

(A)    The corporation is authorized to issue two (2) classes of stock. The number of authorized Common shares is One Hundred Fifty Million (150,000,000) at $.001 par value. The number of authorized Preferred shares is Ten Million (10,000,000) at $.001 par value, the aggregate par value of both of which is $160,000.00. The corporation is authorized to issue three (3) classes of preferred stock, designated as, “Class A,” “Class B,” and “Class C.” The number of authorized Class A shares is One Million (1,000,000) at a price of One Dollar ($1.00) per share. The number of authorized Class B shares is Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) at a price of One Dollar ($1.00) per share. The number of authorized Class C shares is Six Hundred Thousand (600,000) at a price of One Dollar ($1.00) per share.

(B)    A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed on the Class A series of shares or on their holders is as follows:

(i)    Dividend Rights . The holders of the Preferred shares of Class A shall not be entitled to receive dividends.

(ii)    Redemption . Any or all of the Class A Preferred shares may be redeemed if the shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933. If the Company has not registered the shares within two (2) years the shareholder will have an automatic right to redeem the shares at a price or prices per share fixed for that Class A series, plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date fixed for redemption, that sum referred to in this Article 6 as the ''redemption price.'' If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Class A Preferred shares shall so provide, the redemption price or prices at which the Class A Preferred shares may be redeemed may vary depending on the time or circumstances of redemption. The resolution fixing the terms of the Class A series may also fix the price or prices at which the shares of the Class A series may be redeemed for the purpose of any sinking fund provided for Class A shares by that resolution. In case of the redemption of fewer than all Class A Preferred shares of at the time outstanding, the shares of the Class A series to be redeemed shall be selected by the corporation pro rata or by lot. Fewer than all of the Class A Preferred shares at any time outstanding may not be redeemed until all dividends accrued and in arrears on all Class A Preferred shares outstanding shall have been paid for all past dividend periods. The Class A Preferred shares shall have priority over the Class B and Class C Preferred shares for automatic redemption; no Class B or Class C shares may be automatically redeemed until all Class A Preferred shares have been redeemed.

(a)    The corporation shall give notice of any redemption as provided in this subparagraph (c). The notice of redemption shall set forth the series of Preferred shares or the part of any Class A Preferred shares to be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price, if the shares are convertible, the then-current conversion price (as defined with respect to the convertible shares) and the date of termination of the right to convert, and, if the shares are certificated securities, the place or places at which the shareholders may obtain payment of the redemption price on surrender of their share certificates .
 
 
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(b)    The corporation shall mail a copy of the notice, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of Class A shares to be redeemed as of the date of mailing or as of a record date lawfully fixed, addressed to the holder at the holder's address appearing on the books of the corporation or given to the corporation for the purpose of notice, of if no such address appears or is given, at the place where the principal executive office of the corporation is located, not earlier than 60 nor later than 20 days before the date fixed for redemption. Failure to comply with this paragraph shall not invalidate the redemption of the Class A shares.

(c)    On or after the date fixed for redemption and stated in the notice, each holder of Class A Preferred shares called for redemption shall, if the shares are certificated, surrender the certificate evidencing those shares to the corporation at the place designated in the notice and shall then be entitled to receive payment of the redemption price. If less than all Class A shares represented by any surrendered certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed Class A shares. If the notice of redemption shall have been duly given, and if on the date fixed for redemption funds necessary for the redemption shall be available, then, notwithstanding that the certificates evidencing any Class A Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not have been surrendered, the dividends with respect to the Class A shares so called for redemption shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption and all rights with respect to the Class A shares so called for redemption shall after that date cease and terminate, excepting only the right of the holders to receive the redemption price without interest on surrender of their certificates, if the Class A Preferred shares are certificated.

(d)    If, on or prior to the date fixed for redemption of Class A Preferred shares, the corporation deposits with any bank or trust company, as a trust fund, (i) a sum sufficient to redeem, on the date fixed for redemption, (ii) in the case of the redemption of uncertificated securities, an officer's certificate (as defined below) setting forth the holders of Class A Preferred shares registered on the books of the corporation and the number of shares held by each, and (iii) irrevocable instructions and authority to the bank or trust company to publish the notice of redemption of Class A Preferred shares (or to complete publication if it has previously been commenced) and to pay, on or after the date fixed for redemption or prior to redemption, the redemption price of the shares to their respective holders on the surrender of their share certificates in the case of certificated securities, then from and after the date of the deposit (although prior to the date fixed for redemption) the shares so called shall be redeemed and dividends on those shares shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption. ''Officer's Certificate'', as used in this paragraph (c), means a certificate signed and verified by the Board Chairperson or the President or any Vice-President and by the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or any Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer of the corporation. The deposit shall constitute full payment of the shares to their holders, and from and after the date of the deposit, the shares shall no longer be outstanding, and the holders of those shares shall cease to be shareholders with respect to those shares and shall have no rights with respect to those shares, except the right to receive from the bank or trust company payment of the redemption price of the shares without interest, on surrender of their certificates if the shares redeemed are certificated and without such surrender if the shares redeemed are uncertificated, and any rights of conversion that may be provided for those shares in the resolution fixing their terms. Any funds so deposited on account of the redemption price of the Class A Preferred shares that are convertible and are converted after the making of that deposit shall be repaid to the corporation promptly on the conversion of those Class A Preferred shares. Any interest accrued on any funds so deposited shall be the property of, and paid to, the corporation. If the holders of Class A Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not, at the end of six (6) years from the date fixed for redemption, have claimed any funds deposited, the bank or trust company shall pay over to the corporation the unclaimed funds, and the bank or trust company shall from that time be relieved of all responsibility to those holders, and those holders shall look only to the corporation for payment of the redemption price.
 
 
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               (iii)       Right to Convert . The Class A Preferred shares shall be convertible, at the option (by delivering written instructions to the corporation by a holder of Class A Preferred shares opting to convert Class A Preferred shares to Common Shares) of the holders of the shares, within ten (10) days of the delivery of a notice by the Board of Directors (“Notice”) of the intention of the corporation of filing an initial registration (“Registration”) of Common shares under the Securities Act of 1933, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for those shares. The Class A Preferred shares shall be converted into that number of fully-paid and non-assessable Common shares. The initial conversion price for which each series of the preferred shares is as follows: Class A preferred shares shall be converted at a rate of 1/3 of the initial registration price under a registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Common Shares converted from Class A Preferred shares shall be included in the Registration. This conversion price shall be subject to adjustment as provided below.

(a)    Mechanics of Conversion. No fractional Common shares shall be issued upon conversion of Class A Preferred shares. All Common shares (including fractions thereof) issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Class A Preferred shares by a holder of Class A Preferred shares shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common shares, the Corporation shall pay, in lieu of issuing any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to that fraction multiplied by the then-effective conversion price for Class A Preferred shares. Before any holder of Class A Preferred shares shall be entitled to convert those shares into full Common shares and to receive certificates for Common shares, the holder shall (a) give written notice to the Corporation, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Class A Preferred shares, that he or she elects to convert the same, and (b) surrender the certificate or certificates for those Class A Preferred shares, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Class A Preferred shares, or notify the Corporation or its transfer agent that the certificates have been lost stolen, or destroyed, and execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with those certificates. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such a delivery, or the execution of such an agreement and indemnification in the case of a lost certificate, issue and deliver at that office to that holder of Class A Preferred shares a certificate or certificates for the number of Common shares to which that holder is entitled, and a check payable to the holder in the amount of any cash amounts payable as the result of a conversion into fractional Common shares. The conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of surrender of the Class A Preferred shares to be converted and the person or persons entitled to receive the Common shares issuable upon conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of those Common shares on that date.

(b)    Adjustments to Conversion Price .
 
 
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(i)    Adjustments for Dividends, Splits, Subdivisions, Combinations, or Consolidation of Common Shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be increased by stock dividend payable in Common shares, stock split, subdivision, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a greater number of Common shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for Class A Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be decreased in proportion to the percentage increase in the outstanding number of Common shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be decreased by reverse stock split, combination, consolidation, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a lesser number of Common Shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for Class A Preferred Shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be increased in proportion to the percentage decrease in the outstanding number of Common shares.

(ii)    Adjustments for Other Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time, or from time to time makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common shares entitled to receive, any distribution payable in securities of the Corporation other than Common shares and other than as otherwise adjusted in this Article, then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the holders of Class A Preferred shares shall receive upon conversion thereof, in addition to the number of Common shares receivable thereupon, the amount of securities of the Corporation that they would have received had their Class A Preferred shares been converted into Common shares on the date of that event and had they thereafter, during the period from the date of that event to and including the date of conversion, retained those securities receivable by them during that period, subject to all other adjustments called for during that period under this Article with respect to the rights of the holders of the Class A Preferred shares.

(iii)    Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution. If the Common shares issuable upon conversion of the Class A Preferred shares shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification, or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), the Conversion Price then in effect for Class A Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of the reorganization or reclassification, be proportionately adjusted so that the Class A Preferred shares shall be convertible into, in lieu of the number of Common shares that the holders would otherwise have been entitled to receive, a number of shares of that other class or classes of stock equivalent to the number of Common shares that would have been subject to receipt by the holders upon conversion of their Class A Preferred shares immediately before that change.

(iv)    Adjustments Upon Issuance of Additional Stock. If the Corporation shall issue ''Additional Stock'' (as defined below) for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for Class A Preferred shares then in effect on the date and immediately prior to that issue, then and in that event, the Conversion Price shall be reduced concurrently with that issue, to a price equal to the aggregate consideration paid per share in that issue.

''Additional Stock'' shall mean all Common shares issued by the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Class A Preferred shares were first issued other than Common shares issued or issuable at any time (i) upon conversion of the Class A Preferred shares; (ii) to officers, directors, and employees of, and consultants to, the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Class A Preferred shares were first issued as designated and approved by the Board of Directors; (iii) in connection with equipment leasing or bank financing transactions approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors; (iv) as a dividend or distribution in Class A Preferred shares; or (v) as described in this paragraph 2(B).
 
 
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For the purpose of making any adjustment in the Conversion Price as provided above, the consideration received by the Corporation for any issue or sale of Common shares will be computed as follows:

(1)    To the extent it consists of cash, as the amount of cash received by the Corporation before deduction of any offering expenses payable by the Corporation and any underwriting or similar commissions, compensation, or concessions paid or allowed by the Corporation in connection with the issue or sale;

(2)    To the extent it consists of property other than cash, at the fair market value of that property as determined in good faith by the Corporation's Board of Directors.

(3)    If Common shares are issued or sold together with other stock or securities or other assets of the Corporation for a consideration which covers both, as the portion of the consideration so received that may be reasonably determined in go faith by the Board of Directors to be allocable to those Common shares.

If the Corporation (i) grants any rights or options to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire Common shares, or (ii) issues or sells any security convertible into Common shares, then, in each case, the price per Common share issuable on the exercise of the rights or options or the conversion of the securities will be determined by dividing the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the granting of the rights or options or the issue or sale of the convertible securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to the Corporation on exercise or conversion of the securities, by the maximum number of Common shares issuable on the exercise of conversion. Such a grant, issue, or sale will be considered to be an issue or sale for cash of the maximum number of Common shares issuable on exercise or conversion at the price per share determined under this subparagraph, and the Conversion Price will be adjusted as provided above to reflect (on the basis of that determination) the issue or sale. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price will be made as a result of the actual issuance of Common shares on the exercise of any such rights or options or the conversion of any such convertible securities.

On the redemption or repurchase of any such securities, or the expiration or termination of the right to convert into, exchange for, or exercise with respect to, Common shares, the Conversion Price will be readjusted to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon their issuance been made upon the basis of the issuance of only the number of those securities that were actually converted into, exchanged for, or exercised with respect to, Common shares. If the purchase price or conversion or exchange rate provided for in any such security changes at any time, then, at the time any such change becomes effective, the Conversion Price then in effect will be readjusted forthwith to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon the issuance of those securities been made upon the basis of (i) the issuance of only the number of Common shares theretofore actually delivered upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of those securities, and the total consideration received therefor, and (ii) the granting or issuance, at the time of the change, of any of those securities then still outstanding for the consideration, if any, received by the Company therefor and to be received on the basis of that changed price or rate.
 
 
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(v)    Certificate as to Adjustments. On the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price of Class A Preferred shares, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute that adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Article, and furnish to each holder of Class A Preferred shares a certificate setting forth that adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which that adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request of any holder of Class A Preferred shares, furnish or cause to be furnished to that holder a like certificate setting forth (a) those adjustments and readjustments, (b) the Conversion Price at the time in effect, and (c) the number of Common shares and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of the Class A Preferred shares.

(vi)    Notices of Record Date. In the event that this Corporation shall propose at any time:

(1)    To declare any dividend or distribution upon its Common shares, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities, whether or not a regular cash dividend and whether or not out of earnings or earned surplus;

(2)    To offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights;

(3)    To effect any reclassification or recapitalization of its Common shares outstanding involving a change in the Common shares; or

(4)    To merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell, lease, or convey all or substantially all its property or business, or to liquidate, dissolve, or wind up;

Then, in connection with each such event, this Corporation shall send to the holders of the Class A Preferred shares:

(1)    At least 20 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record shall be taken for that dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above; and

(2)    In the case of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above, at least 20 days' prior written notice of the date when the events shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to exchange their Common shares for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of event or the record date for the determination of those holders if that record date is earlier).

Each such written notice shall be delivered personally or given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of the Class A Preferred shares at the address for each such holder as shown on the books of this Corporation.

(vii)    Reservation of Stock Issuable on Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Class A Preferred shares, such a number of its Common shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Class A Preferred shares; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued Common shares shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding Class A Preferred shares, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Common shares to that number of shares which shall be sufficient for that purpose, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite shareholder approval of any necessary amendment to its Articles of Incorporation.
 
 
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(viii)    Status of Converted Stock . In case Class A Preferred shares shall be converted pursuant to this Article, the shares so converted shall resume the status of authorized but unissued Class A Preferred shares.

                (iv)       Voting Rights . Except as in this Article otherwise expressly provided or as otherwise provided by law, the holders of Common shares shall have and possess the exclusive right to notice of shareholders' meetings and the exclusive voting rights and powers and the holders of any class of Preferred shares shall not be entitled to notice of any shareholders' meetings or to vote on the election of directors or on any other matter. If at any time dividends on any class of Preferred shares shall be in arrears in an amount at least equal to eight quarterly dividends (whether consecutive or not), then, until all arrears in dividends on the Preferred shares shall have been paid and the full dividend on the Preferred shares for the then current quarterly dividend period shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment or fail to be paid in a timely manner as required by these articles eight times, whether or not subsequently paid, the holders of the cumulative outstanding Preferred shares shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect one-half of the authorized number of directors and the holders of Common shares then outstanding shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect the remaining one-half of the directors. The directors elected by the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to removal only by the vote of the holders of Preferred shares so long as the right of the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class to elect directors shall continue.

                (v)        Liquidation Rights . In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, the holders of the Class A Preferred shares shall be entitled to receive first from the assets of the corporation such preferential amount in cash as may be fixed for the Class A Preferred shares in redemption of those shares and, a further preferential amount in cash equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date that payment is made available to the holders of Class A Preferred shares. Those preferential amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any assets of the corporation to, the holders of Class B Preferred, Class C Preferred, or Common shares in connection with the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Class A Preferred shares shall so provide, the preferential amount payable to the holders of Class A Preferred shares in the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation may vary depending on the time of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. With respect to the respective preferential amounts fixed for the Class A Preferred shares payable on any distribution of assets by way of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, each Class A Preferred share shall rank with each other Class A Preferred share in parity proportionate to those respective preferential amounts. No such amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment on the Class B or Class C Preferred shares unless at the same time amounts in like proportion to the respective preferential amounts to which the Class A Preferred are entitled shall be paid or set apart for payment on Class A Preferred shares then outstanding. After the payment or the setting apart for payment to the holders of Class A Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, and the Class B Preferred and Class C Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to receive, ratably, all remaining assets of the corporation. A consolidation or merger of this corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of this corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up within the meaning of this paragraph.
 
 
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(C)     A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed on the Class B series of shares or on their holders is as follows:

(i)    Dividend Rights . The holders of the Class B Preferred shares shall not be entitled to receive dividends.

(ii)    Redemption . Any or all of the Class B Preferred shares may be redeemed if the shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933. If the Company has not registered the shares within two (2) years the shareholder will have an automatic right to redeem the shares at a price or prices per share fixed for that Class B, plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date fixed for redemption, that sum referred to in this Article 6 as the ''redemption price.'' If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Class B Preferred shares shall so provide, the redemption price or prices at which the Class B Preferred shares may be redeemed may vary depending on the time or circumstances of redemption. The resolution fixing the terms of the Class B series may also fix the price or prices at which the Class B shares may be redeemed for the purpose of any sinking fund provided for Class B shares by that resolution. In case of the redemption of fewer than all Class B Preferred shares at the time outstanding, the Class B shares to be redeemed shall be selected by the corporation pro rata or by lot. Fewer than all of the Class B Preferred shares at any time outstanding may not be redeemed until all dividends accrued and in arrears on all Class B Preferred shares outstanding shall have been paid for all past dividend periods. The Class B Preferred shares shall be subordinate to all Class A Preferred shares and equal to Class C shares for automatic redemption; no Class B or Class C shares shall be automatically redeemed until such time as all Class A Preferred shares have been redeemed.

(a)    The corporation shall give notice of any redemption as provided in this subparagraph (c). The notice of redemption shall set forth the series of Preferred shares or the part of any series of Class B Preferred shares to be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price, if the shares are convertible, the then-current conversion price (as defined with respect to the convertible shares) and the date of termination of the right to convert, and, if the shares are certificated securities, the place or places at which the shareholders may obtain payment of the redemption price on surrender of their share certificates .

(b)    The corporation shall mail a copy of the notice, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of Class B shares to be redeemed as of the date of mailing or as of a record date lawfully fixed, addressed to the holder at the holder's address appearing on the books of the corporation or given to the corporation for the purpose of notice, of if no such address appears or is given, at the place where the principal executive office of the corporation is located, not earlier than 60 nor later than 20 days before the date fixed for redemption. Failure to comply with this paragraph shall not invalidate the redemption of the Class B shares.

(c)    On or after the date fixed for redemption and stated in the notice, each holder of Class B Preferred shares called for redemption shall, if the shares are certificated, surrender the certificate evidencing those shares to the corporation at the place designated in the notice and shall then be entitled to receive payment of the redemption price. If less than all the Class B shares represented by any surrendered certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed Class B shares. If the notice of redemption shall have been duly given, and if on the date fixed for redemption funds necessary for the redemption shall be available, then, notwithstanding that the certificates evidencing any Class B Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not have been surrendered, the dividends with respect to the Class B shares so called for redemption shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption and all rights with respect to the Class B shares so called for redemption shall after that date cease and terminate, excepting only the right of the holders to receive the redemption price without interest on surrender of their certificates, if the Class B Preferred shares are certificated.
 
 
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(d)    If, on or prior to the date fixed for redemption of Class B Preferred shares, the corporation deposits with any bank or trust company, as a trust fund, (i) a sum sufficient to redeem, on the date fixed for redemption, (ii) in the case of the redemption of uncertificated securities, an officer's certificate (as defined below) setting forth the holders of Class B Preferred shares registered on the books of the corporation and the number of shares held by each, and (iii) irrevocable instructions and authority to the bank or trust company to publish the notice of redemption of Class B Preferred shares (or to complete publication if it has previously been commenced) and to pay, on or after the date fixed for redemption or prior to redemption, the redemption price of the shares to their respective holders on the surrender of their share certificates in the case of certificated securities, then from and after the date of the deposit (although prior to the date fixed for redemption) the shares so called shall be redeemed and dividends on those shares shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption. ''Officer's Certificate'', as used in this paragraph (c), means a certificate signed and verified by the Board Chairperson or the President or any Vice-President and by the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or any Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer of the corporation. The deposit shall constitute full payment of the shares to their holders, and from and after the date of the deposit, the shares shall no longer be outstanding, and the holders of those shares shall cease to be shareholders with respect to those shares and shall have no rights with respect to those shares, except the right to receive from the bank or trust company payment of the redemption price of the shares without interest, on surrender of their certificates if the shares redeemed are certificated and without such surrender if the shares redeemed are uncertificated, and any rights of conversion that may be provided for those shares in the resolution fixing their terms. Any funds so deposited on account of the redemption price of Class B Preferred shares that are convertible and are converted after the making of that deposit shall be repaid to the corporation promptly on the conversion of those Class B Preferred shares. Any interest accrued on any funds so deposited shall be the property of, and paid to, the corporation. If the holders of Class B Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not, at the end of six (6) years from the date fixed for redemption, have claimed any funds deposited, the bank or trust company shall pay over to the corporation the unclaimed funds, and the bank or trust company shall from that time be relieved of all responsibility to those holders, and those holders shall look only to the corporation for payment of the redemption price.

(iii)      Right to Convert . The Class B Preferred shares shall be convertible, at the option (by delivering written instructions to the corporation by a holder of Class B Preferred shares opting to convert Class B Preferred shares to Common Shares) of the holders of the shares, within ten (10) days of the delivery of a notice by the Board of Directors (“Notice”) of the intention of the corporation of filing an initial registration (“Registration”) of Common shares under the Securities Act of 1933, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for those shares. The Class B Preferred shares shall be converted into that number of fully-paid and non-assessable Common shares. The initial conversion price for each series of the preferred shares is as follows Class B preferred shares shall be converted at a rate of One Dollar ($1.00) per share. The Common Shares converted from Class B Preferred shares shall be included in the Registration. This conversion price shall be subject to adjustment as provided below.
 
 
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(a)    Mechanics of Conversion. No fractional Common shares shall be issued upon conversion of Class B Preferred shares. All Common shares (including fractions thereof) issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Class B Preferred shares by a holder of Class B Preferred shares shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common shares, the Corporation shall pay, in lieu of issuing any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to that fraction multiplied by the then-effective conversion price for that series of Class B Preferred shares. Before any holder of Class B Preferred shares shall be entitled to convert those shares into full Common shares and to receive certificates for Common shares, the holder shall (a) give written notice to the Corporation, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Class B Preferred shares, that he or she elects to convert the same, and (b) surrender the certificate or certificates for those Class B Preferred shares, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Class B Preferred shares, or notify the Corporation or its transfer agent that the certificates have been lost stolen, or destroyed, and execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with those certificates. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such a delivery, or the execution of such an agreement and indemnification in the case of a lost certificate, issue and deliver at that office to that holder of Class B Preferred shares a certificate or certificates for the number of Common shares to which that holder is entitled, and a check payable to the holder in the amount of any cash amounts payable as the result of a conversion into fractional Common shares. The conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of surrender of the Class B Preferred shares to be converted and the person or persons entitled to receive the Common shares issuable upon conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of those Common shares on that date.

(b)    Adjustments to Conversion Price .

(i)   Adjustments for Dividends, Splits, Subdivisions, Combinations, or Consolidation of Common Shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be increased by stock dividend payable in Common shares, stock split, subdivision, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a greater number of Common shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for each series of Class B Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be decreased in proportion to the percentage increase in the outstanding number of Common shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be decreased by reverse stock split, combination, consolidation, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a lesser number of Common Shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for Class B Preferred Shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be increased in proportion to the percentage decrease in the outstanding number of Common shares.

(ii)   Adjustments for Other Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time, or from time to time makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common shares entitled to receive, any distribution payable in securities of the Corporation other than Common shares and other than as otherwise adjusted in this Article, then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the holders of Class B Preferred shares shall receive upon conversion thereof, in addition to the number of Common shares receivable thereupon, the amount of securities of the Corporation that they would have received had their Class B Preferred shares been converted into Common shares on the date of that event and had they thereafter, during the period from the date of that event to and including the date of conversion, retained those securities receivable by them during that period, subject to all other adjustments called for during that period under this Article with respect to the rights of the holders of the Class B Preferred shares.
 
 
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(iii)   Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution. If the Common shares issuable upon conversion of the Class B Preferred shares shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification, or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), the Conversion Price then in effect for Class B Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of the reorganization or reclassification, be proportionately adjusted so that the Preferred shares shall be convertible into, in lieu of the number of Common shares that the holders would otherwise have been entitled to receive, a number of shares of that other class or classes of stock equivalent to the number of Common shares that would have been subject to receipt by the holders upon conversion of their Class B Preferred shares immediately before that change.

(iv)   Adjustments Upon Issuance of Additional Stock. If the Corporation shall issue ''Additional Stock'' (as defined below) for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for Class B Preferred shares then in effect on the date and immediately prior to that issue, then and in that event, the Conversion Price shall be reduced concurrently with that issue, to a price equal to the aggregate consideration paid per share in that issue.

''Additional Stock'' shall mean all Common shares issued by the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Class B Preferred shares were first issued other than Common shares issued or issuable at any time (i) upon conversion of the Class B Preferred shares; (ii) to officers, directors, and employees of, and consultants to, the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Class B Preferred shares were first issued as designated and approved by the Board of Directors; (iii) in connection with equipment leasing or bank financing transactions approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors; (iv) as a dividend or distribution in Class B Preferred shares; or (v) as described in this paragraph 2(B).

For the purpose of making any adjustment in the Conversion Price as provided above, the consideration received by the Corporation for any issue or sale of Common shares will be computed as follows:

(1)    To the extent it consists of cash, as the amount of cash received by the Corporation before deduction of any offering expenses payable by the Corporation and any underwriting or similar commissions, compensation, or concessions paid or allowed by the Corporation in connection with the issue or sale;

(2)    To the extent it consists of property other than cash, at the fair market value of that property as determined in good faith by the Corporation's Board of Directors.

(3)    If Common shares are issued or sold together with other stock or securities or other assets of the Corporation for a consideration which covers both, as the portion of the consideration so received that may be reasonably determined in go faith by the Board of Directors to be allocable to those Common shares.
 
 
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If the Corporation (i) grants any rights or options to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire Common shares, or (ii) issues or sells any security convertible into Common shares, then, in each case, the price per Common share issuable on the exercise of the rights or options or the conversion of the securities will be determined by dividing the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the granting of the rights or options or the issue or sale of the convertible securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to the Corporation on exercise or conversion of the securities, by the maximum number of Common shares issuable on the exercise of conversion. Such a grant, issue, or sale will be considered to be an issue or sale for cash of the maximum number of Common shares issuable on exercise or conversion at the price per share determined under this subparagraph, and the Conversion Price will be adjusted as provided above to reflect (on the basis of that determination) the issue or sale. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price will be made as a result of the actual issuance of Common shares on the exercise of any such rights or options or the conversion of any such convertible securities.

On the redemption or repurchase of any such securities, or the expiration or termination of the right to convert into, exchange for, or exercise with respect to, Common shares, the Conversion Price will be readjusted to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon their issuance been made upon the basis of the issuance of only the number of those securities that were actually converted into, exchanged for, or exercised with respect to, Common shares. If the purchase price or conversion or exchange rate provided for in any such security changes at any time, then, at the time any such change becomes effective, the Conversion Price then in effect will be readjusted forthwith to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon the issuance of those securities been made upon the basis of (i) the issuance of only the number of Common shares theretofore actually delivered upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of those securities, and the total consideration received therefor, and (ii) the granting or issuance, at the time of the change, of any of those securities then still outstanding for the consideration, if any, received by the Company therefor and to be received on the basis of that changed price or rate.

(v)   Certificate as to Adjustments. On the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price of each series of Class B Preferred shares, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute that adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Article, and furnish to each holder of Class B Preferred shares a certificate setting forth that adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which that adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request of any holder of Class B Preferred shares, furnish or cause to be furnished to that holder a like certificate setting forth (a) those adjustments and readjustments, (b) the Conversion Price at the time in effect, and (c) the number of Common shares and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of the Class B Preferred shares.

(vi)   Notices of Record Date. In the event that this Corporation shall propose at any time:

(1)    To declare any dividend or distribution upon its Common shares, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities, whether or not a regular cash dividend and whether or not out of earnings or earned surplus:

(2)    To offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights;
 
 
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(3)    To effect any reclassification or recapitalization of its Common shares outstanding involving a change in the Common shares; or

(4)    To merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell, lease, or convey all or substantially all its property or business, or to liquidate, dissolve, or wind up;

Then, in connection with each such event, this Corporation shall send to the holders of the Class B Preferred shares:

(1)    At least 20 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record shall be taken for that dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above; and

(2)    In the case of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above, at least 20 days' prior written notice of the date when the events shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to exchange their Common shares for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of event or the record date for the determination of those holders if that record date is earlier).

Each such written notice shall be delivered personally or given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of the Class B Preferred shares at the address for each such holder as shown on the books of this Corporation.

(vii)   Reservation of Stock Issuable on Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Class B Preferred shares, such a number of its Common shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Class B Preferred shares; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued Common shares shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding Class B Preferred shares, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Common shares to that number of shares which shall be sufficient for that purpose, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite shareholder approval of any necessary amendment to its Articles of Incorporation.

(viii)   Status of Converted Stock. In case Class B Preferred shares shall be converted pursuant to this Article, the shares so converted shall resume the status of authorized but unissued Class B Preferred shares.

(iv)       Voting Rights . Except as in this Article otherwise expressly provided or as otherwise provided by law, the holders of Common shares shall have and possess the exclusive right to notice of shareholders' meetings and the exclusive voting rights and powers and the holders of any series Preferred shares shall not be entitled to notice of any shareholders' meetings or to vote on the election of directors or on any other matter. If at any time dividends on any series of Preferred shares shall be in arrears in an amount at least equal to eight quarterly dividends (whether consecutive or not), then, until all arrears in dividends on the Preferred shares shall have been paid and the full dividend on the Preferred shares for the then current quarterly dividend period shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment or fail to be paid in a timely manner as required by these articles eight times, whether or not subsequently paid, the holders of the cumulative outstanding Preferred shares shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect one-half of the authorized number of directors and the holders of Common shares then outstanding shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect the remaining one-half of the directors. The directors elected by the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to removal only by the vote of the holders of Preferred shares so long as the right of the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class to elect directors shall continue.
 
 
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(v)       Liquidation Rights . In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, the holders of the Class B Preferred shares shall be entitled to receive, only after the assets of the corporation have been distributed among or paid over to the Class A Preferred shares, from the assets of the corporation such preferential amount in cash as may be fixed for the Class B Preferred shares in redemption of those shares and, a further preferential amount in cash equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date that payment is made available to the holders of Class B Preferred shares. Those preferential amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any assets of the corporation to, the holders of Common shares in connection with the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Class B Preferred shares shall so provide, the preferential amount payable to the holders of Class B Preferred shares in the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation may vary depending on the time of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. With respect to the respective preferential amounts fixed for the Class B Preferred shares payable on any distribution of assets by way of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, Class A shares shall be set apart for full payment of preferential amounts, and thereafter each Class B Preferred share shall rank with each other Class C Preferred share in parity proportionate to those respective preferential amounts. No such amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment on the Class B Preferred shares unless at the same time amounts in like proportion to the respective preferential amounts to which the Class C Preferred shares are entitled shall be paid or set apart for payment on all Class B and Class C Preferred shares then outstanding. After the payment or the setting apart for payment to the holders of the Class A Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, and then the Class B and Class C Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to receive, ratably, all remaining assets of the corporation. A consolidation or merger of this corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of this corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up within the meaning of this paragraph.

(D)   A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed on the Class C series of shares or on their holders is as follows:

(i)    Dividend Rights . The holders of the Class C Preferred shares shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets at the time legally available, dividends in cash at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, and no more. Those dividends shall be payable quarterly on last day of March, June, September, and December in each year to holders of Class C Preferred shares of record on a date not more than 60 nor fewer than 10 days preceding each respective payment date as specified by the Board of Directors or, if not so specified, as provided by law, except that, preceding any of those dates, the initial dividend on the Class C Preferred shares may be paid on the next succeeding quarterly dividend payment date.
 
 
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(a)    Those dividends shall accrue and be cumulative as follows: As to shares issued when no other shares of Class C Preferred shares are outstanding, from the date of issuance; as to shares issued when other shares of Class C are outstanding, from that date as shall make the dividend rights per share of the shares being issued uniform with the dividend rights per share of the Class C shares then outstanding, excluding rights to dividends declared and directed to be paid to shareholders of record as of a date preceding the date of issuance of the shares being issued. Dividends on Class C Preferred shares shall accrue at the respective rates fixed for those shares whether or not those dividends are earned. An accumulation of dividends on Class C Preferred shares shall not bear interest.

(b)    Dividends shall be declared and paid in full for all previous quarterly dividend periods, and declared and paid or set apart for payment in full for the current quarterly dividend period, before the corporation makes any distribution (as defined below) to the holders of common shares. ''Distribution'' in this paragraph (a) means the transfer of cash or property without consideration, whether by way of dividend or otherwise (except a dividend in shares of the corporation that are junior to the Preferred shares as to dividends or assets). The time of any distribution by way of dividend shall be the date the dividend is declared, and the time of any distribution by purchase or redemption of shares or otherwise than by dividend shall be the day cash or property is transferred by the corporation, whether or not pursuant to a contract of an earlier date; provided that, when a debt obligation that is a security is issued in exchange for shares, the time of the distribution is the date when the corporation acquires the shares in that exchange. At any time after all dividends on the Preferred shares of all series for all previous quarterly dividend periods shall have been declared and paid in full and dividends on the outstanding Preferred shares of all series for the current quarterly dividend period have been declared and paid or set apart for payment in full, distributions (as defined above) may be made to the holders of Common shares out of any assets at the time legally available for that purpose, subject, however, to the observance of any limitations then existing by reason of any other provision of this paragraph 2(B).

(ii)    Redemption . Any or all of the Class C Preferred shares may be redeemed if the shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933; provided, however, the Class C Preferred Shares may not be redeemed until one (1) year after the close of the Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) of the stock of the Company. If the Company has not registered the shares within two (2) years the shareholder will have an automatic right to redeem the shares at a price or prices per share fixed for that Class C, plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date fixed for redemption, that sum referred to in this Article 6 as the ''redemption price.'' If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Class C Preferred shares shall so provide, the redemption price or prices at which the Class C Preferred shares may be redeemed may vary depending on the time or circumstances of redemption. The resolution fixing the terms of the Class C series may also fix the price or prices at which the Class C shares may be redeemed for the purpose of any sinking fund provided for Class C shares by that resolution. In case of the redemption of fewer than all Class C Preferred shares at the time outstanding, the Class C shares to be redeemed shall be selected by the corporation pro rata or by lot. Fewer than all of the Class C Preferred shares at any time outstanding may not be redeemed until all dividends accrued and in arrears on all Class C Preferred shares outstanding shall have been paid for all past dividend periods. The Class C Preferred shares shall be subordinate to all Class A Preferred shares and equal to Class B shares for automatic redemption; no Class B or Class C shares shall be automatically redeemed until such time as all Class A Preferred shares have been redeemed.
 
 
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(a)    The corporation shall give notice of any redemption as provided in this subparagraph (c). The notice of redemption shall set forth the series of Preferred shares or the part of any series of Class C Preferred shares to be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price, if the shares are convertible, the then-current conversion price (as defined with respect to the convertible shares) and the date of termination of the right to convert, and, if the shares are certificated securities, the place or places at which the shareholders may obtain payment of the redemption price on surrender of their share certificates .

(b)    The corporation shall mail a copy of the notice, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of Class C shares to be redeemed as of the date of mailing or as of a record date lawfully fixed, addressed to the holder at the holder's address appearing on the books of the corporation or given to the corporation for the purpose of notice, of if no such address appears or is given, at the place where the principal executive office of the corporation is located, not earlier than 60 nor later than 20 days before the date fixed for redemption. Failure to comply with this paragraph shall not invalidate the redemption of the Class C shares.

(c)    On or after the date fixed for redemption and stated in the notice, each holder of Class C Preferred shares called for redemption shall, if the shares are certificated, surrender the certificate evidencing those shares to the corporation at the place designated in the notice and shall then be entitled to receive payment of the redemption price. If less than all the Class C shares represented by any surrendered certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed Class C shares. If the notice of redemption shall have been duly given, and if on the date fixed for redemption funds necessary for the redemption shall be available, then, notwithstanding that the certificates evidencing any Class C Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not have been surrendered, the dividends with respect to the Class C shares so called for redemption shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption and all rights with respect to the Class C shares so called for redemption shall after that date cease and terminate, excepting only the right of the holders to receive the redemption price without interest on surrender of their certificates, if the Class C Preferred shares are certificated.

(d)    If, on or prior to the date fixed for redemption of Class C Preferred shares, the corporation deposits with any bank or trust company, as a trust fund, (i) a sum sufficient to redeem, on the date fixed for redemption, (ii) in the case of the redemption of uncertificated securities, an officer's certificate (as defined below) setting forth the holders of Class C Preferred shares registered on the books of the corporation and the number of shares held by each, and (iii) irrevocable instructions and authority to the bank or trust company to publish the notice of redemption of Class C Preferred shares (or to complete publication if it has previously been commenced) and to pay, on or after the date fixed for redemption or prior to redemption, the redemption price of the shares to their respective holders on the surrender of their share certificates in the case of certificated securities, then from and after the date of the deposit (although prior to the date fixed for redemption) the shares so called shall be redeemed and dividends on those shares shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption. ''Officer's Certificate'', as used in this paragraph (c), means a certificate signed and verified by the Board Chairperson or the President or any Vice-President and by the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or any Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer of the corporation. The deposit shall constitute full payment of the shares to their holders, and from and after the date of the deposit, the shares shall no longer be outstanding, and the holders of those shares shall cease to be shareholders with respect to those shares and shall have no rights with respect to those shares, except the right to receive from the bank or trust company payment of the redemption price of the shares without interest, on surrender of their certificates if the shares redeemed are certificated and without such surrender if the shares redeemed are uncertificated, and any rights of conversion that may be provided for those shares in the resolution fixing their terms. Any funds so deposited on account of the redemption price of Class C Preferred shares that are convertible and are converted after the making of that deposit shall be repaid to the corporation promptly on the conversion of those Class C Preferred shares. Any interest accrued on any funds so deposited shall be the property of, and paid to, the corporation. If the holders of Class C Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not, at the end of six (6) years from the date fixed for redemption, have claimed any funds deposited, the bank or trust company shall pay over to the corporation the unclaimed funds, and the bank or trust company shall from that time be relieved of all responsibility to those holders, and those holders shall look only to the corporation for payment of the redemption price.
 
 
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(iii)      Right to Convert . The Class C Preferred shares shall be convertible, at the option (by delivering written instructions to the corporation by a holder of Class C Preferred shares opting to convert Class C Preferred shares to Common Shares) of the holders of the shares, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for those shares; provided, however, the Class C Preferred shares may only be converted at a time after one year has elapsed since the close of the Initial Public Offering of the Company’s stock pursuant to the filing of an initial registration statement (“Initial Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933. The Class C Preferred shares shall be converted into that number of fully-paid and non-assessable Common shares. The initial conversion price for each series of the preferred shares is as follows Class C preferred shares shall be converted at a rate of eighty five percent (85%) of the initial registration price under a registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Common Shares converted from Class C Preferred shares shall be included in the Initial Registration Statement of Common Shares filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This conversion price shall be subject to adjustment as provided below.

(c)    Mechanics of Conversion. No fractional Common shares shall be issued upon conversion of Class C Preferred shares. All Common shares (including fractions thereof) issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Class C Preferred shares by a holder of Class C Preferred shares shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common shares, the Corporation shall pay, in lieu of issuing any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to that fraction multiplied by the then-effective conversion price for that series of Class C Preferred shares. Before any holder of Class C Preferred shares shall be entitled to convert those shares into full Common shares and to receive certificates for Common shares, the holder shall (a) give written notice to the Corporation, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Class C Preferred shares, that he or she elects to convert the same, and (b) surrender the certificate or certificates for those Class C Preferred shares, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Class C Preferred shares, or notify the Corporation or its transfer agent that the certificates have been lost stolen, or destroyed, and execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with those certificates. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such a delivery, or the execution of such an agreement and indemnification in the case of a lost certificate, issue and deliver at that office to that holder of Class C Preferred shares a certificate or certificates for the number of Common shares to which that holder is entitled, and a check payable to the holder in the amount of any cash amounts payable as the result of a conversion into fractional Common shares. The conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of surrender of the Class C Preferred shares to be converted and the person or persons entitled to receive the Common shares issuable upon conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of those Common shares on that date.
 
 
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(d)    Adjustments to Conversion Price .

(i)   Adjustments for Dividends, Splits, Subdivisions, Combinations, or Consolidation of Common Shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be increased by stock dividend payable in Common shares, stock split, subdivision, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a greater number of Common shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for each series of Class C Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be decreased in proportion to the percentage increase in the outstanding number of Common shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be decreased by reverse stock split, combination, consolidation, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a lesser number of Common Shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for Class C Preferred Shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be increased in proportion to the percentage decrease in the outstanding number of Common shares.

(ii)   Adjustments for Other Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time, or from time to time makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common shares entitled to receive, any distribution payable in securities of the Corporation other than Common shares and other than as otherwise adjusted in this Article, then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the holders of Class C Preferred shares shall receive upon conversion thereof, in addition to the number of Common shares receivable thereupon, the amount of securities of the Corporation that they would have received had their Class C Preferred shares been converted into Common shares on the date of that event and had they thereafter, during the period from the date of that event to and including the date of conversion, retained those securities receivable by them during that period, subject to all other adjustments called for during that period under this Article with respect to the rights of the holders of the Class C Preferred shares.

(iii)   Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution. If the Common shares issuable upon conversion of the Class C Preferred shares shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification, or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), the Conversion Price then in effect for Class C Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of the reorganization or reclassification, be proportionately adjusted so that the Preferred shares shall be convertible into, in lieu of the number of Common shares that the holders would otherwise have been entitled to receive, a number of shares of that other class or classes of stock equivalent to the number of Common shares that would have been subject to receipt by the holders upon conversion of their Class C Preferred shares immediately before that change.

(iv)   Adjustments Upon Issuance of Additional Stock. If the Corporation shall issue ''Additional Stock'' (as defined below) for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for Class C Preferred shares then in effect on the date and immediately prior to that issue, then and in that event, the Conversion Price shall be reduced concurrently with that issue, to a price equal to the aggregate consideration paid per share in that issue.
 
 
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''Additional Stock'' shall mean all Common shares issued by the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Class C Preferred shares were first issued other than Common shares issued or issuable at any time (i) upon conversion of the Class C Preferred shares; (ii) to officers, directors, and employees of, and consultants to, the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Class C Preferred shares were first issued as designated and approved by the Board of Directors; (iii) in connection with equipment leasing or bank financing transactions approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors; (iv) as a dividend or distribution in Class C Preferred shares; or (v) as described in this paragraph 2(B).

For the purpose of making any adjustment in the Conversion Price as provided above, the consideration received by the Corporation for any issue or sale of Common shares will be computed as follows:

(1)    To the extent it consists of cash, as the amount of cash received by the Corporation before deduction of any offering expenses payable by the Corporation and any underwriting or similar commissions, compensation, or concessions paid or allowed by the Corporation in connection with the issue or sale;

(2)    To the extent it consists of property other than cash, at the fair market value of that property as determined in good faith by the Corporation's Board of Directors;

(3)    If Common shares are issued or sold together with other stock or securities or other assets of the Corporation for a consideration which covers both, as the portion of the consideration so received that may be reasonably determined in go faith by the Board of Directors to be allocable to those Common shares.

If the Corporation (i) grants any rights or options to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire Common shares, or (ii) issues or sells any security convertible into Common shares, then, in each case, the price per Common share issuable on the exercise of the rights or options or the conversion of the securities will be determined by dividing the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the granting of the rights or options or the issue or sale of the convertible securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to the Corporation on exercise or conversion of the securities, by the maximum number of Common shares issuable on the exercise of conversion. Such a grant, issue, or sale will be considered to be an issue or sale for cash of the maximum number of Common shares issuable on exercise or conversion at the price per share determined under this subparagraph, and the Conversion Price will be adjusted as provided above to reflect (on the basis of that determination) the issue or sale. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price will be made as a result of the actual issuance of Common shares on the exercise of any such rights or options or the conversion of any such convertible securities.

On the redemption or repurchase of any such securities, or the expiration or termination of the right to convert into, exchange for, or exercise with respect to, Common shares, the Conversion Price will be readjusted to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon their issuance been made upon the basis of the issuance of only the number of those securities that were actually converted into, exchanged for, or exercised with respect to, Common shares. If the purchase price or conversion or exchange rate provided for in any such security changes at any time, then, at the time any such change becomes effective, the Conversion Price then in effect will be readjusted forthwith to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon the issuance of those securities been made upon the basis of (i) the issuance of only the number of Common shares theretofore actually delivered upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of those securities, and the total consideration received therefor, and (ii) the granting or issuance, at the time of the change, of any of those securities then still outstanding for the consideration, if any, received by the Company therefor and to be received on the basis of that changed price or rate.
 
 
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(v)   Certificate as to Adjustments. On the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price of Class C Preferred shares, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute that adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Article, and furnish to each holder of Class C Preferred shares a certificate setting forth that adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which that adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request of any holder of Class C Preferred shares, furnish or cause to be furnished to that holder a like certificate setting forth (a) those adjustments and readjustments, (b) the Conversion Price at the time in effect, and (c) the number of Common shares and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of the Class C Preferred shares.

(vi)   Notices of Record Date. In the event that this Corporation shall propose at any time:

(1)    To declare any dividend or distribution upon its Common shares, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities, whether or not a regular cash dividend and whether or not out of earnings or earned surplus:

(2)    To offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights;

(3)    To effect any reclassification or recapitalization of its Common shares outstanding involving a change in the Common shares; or

(4)    To merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell, lease, or convey all or substantially all its property or business, or to liquidate, dissolve, or wind up;

Then, in connection with each such event, this Corporation shall send to the holders of the Class C Preferred shares:

(1)    At least 20 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record shall be taken for that dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above; and

(2)    In the case of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above, at least 20 days' prior written notice of the date when the events shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to exchange their Common shares for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of event or the record date for the determination of those holders if that record date is earlier).

Each such written notice shall be delivered personally or given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of the Class C Preferred shares at the address for each such holder as shown on the books of this Corporation.
 
 
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(vii)   Reservation of Stock Issuable on Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Class C Preferred shares, such a number of its Common shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Class C Preferred shares; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued Common shares shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding Class C Preferred shares, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Common shares to that number of shares which shall be sufficient for that purpose, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite shareholder approval of any necessary amendment to its Articles of Incorporation.

(viii)   Status of Converted Stock. In case Class C Preferred shares shall be converted pursuant to this Article, the shares so converted shall resume the status of authorized but unissued Class C Preferred shares.

(iv)   Voting Rights . Except as in this Article otherwise expressly provided or as otherwise provided by law, the holders of Common shares shall have and possess the exclusive right to notice of shareholders' meetings and the exclusive voting rights and powers and the holders of any series Preferred shares shall not be entitled to notice of any shareholders' meetings or to vote on the election of directors or on any other matter. If at any time dividends on any series of Preferred shares shall be in arrears in an amount at least equal to eight quarterly dividends (whether consecutive or not), then, until all arrears in dividends on the Preferred shares shall have been paid and the full dividend on the Preferred shares for the then current quarterly dividend period shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment or fail to be paid in a timely manner as required by these articles eight times, whether or not subsequently paid, the holders of the cumulative outstanding Preferred shares shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect one-half of the authorized number of directors and the holders of Common shares then outstanding shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect the remaining one-half of the directors. The directors elected by the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to removal only by the vote of the holders of Preferred shares so long as the right of the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class to elect directors shall continue.

(v)   Liquidation Rights . In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, the holders of the Class C Preferred shares shall be entitled to receive, only after the assets of the corporation have been distributed among or paid over to the Class A Preferred shares, from the assets of the corporation such preferential amount in cash as may be fixed for the Class C Preferred shares in redemption of those shares and, a further preferential amount in cash equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date that payment is made available to the holders of Class C Preferred shares. Those preferential amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any assets of the corporation to, the holders of Common shares in connection with the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Class C Preferred shares shall so provide, the preferential amount payable to the holders of Class C Preferred shares in the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation may vary depending on the time of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. With respect to the respective preferential amounts fixed for the Class C Preferred shares payable on any distribution of assets by way of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, Class A shares shall be set apart for full payment of preferential amounts, and thereafter each Class C Preferred share shall rank with each other Class B Preferred share in parity proportionate to those respective preferential amounts. No such amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment on the Class C Preferred shares unless at the same time amounts in like proportion to the respective preferential amounts to which the Class C Preferred shares are entitled shall be paid or set apart for payment on all Class B and Class C Preferred shares then outstanding. After the payment or the setting apart for payment to the holders of the Class A Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, and then the Class B and Class C Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to receive, ratably, all remaining assets of the corporation. A consolidation or merger of this corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of this corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up within the meaning of this paragraph.
 
 
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3.   The amendment was approved by the required vote of the shareholders in accordance with Corporations Code Section 902 . The total number of outstanding shares of each class entitled to vote on this amendment was: ten million (10,000,000). The favorable vote of a simple majority of these shares is required to approve the amendment. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment equaled or exceeded the required vote.

The remainder of the Certificate of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation dated March 30, 2006 remain in its entirety and are included herein by reference in this Certificate of Amendment dated September 25, 2006.

We declare under penalty of perjury that the statements set forth in this certificate are true and correct of our own knowledge and that this declaration was executed on September 13, 2006 at Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Dated: October 2, 2006
 
       
By:    /s/    

Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
   
 
       
         /s/    

Robin Hunt, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
   
 

 
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., a Maryland Corporation certifies that:

1.   Brian Kistler is the Chief Executive Officer of   Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc, a Maryland corporation and Robin Hunt is the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.

2.   The Board of Directors of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. has approved the following amendments to the Articles of Incorporation:

Article 6 of the Articles of Incorporation is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

(A)    The corporation is authorized to issue two (2) classes of stock. The number of authorized Common shares is One Hundred Fifty Million (150,000,000) at $.001 par value. The number of authorized Preferred shares is Ten Million (10,000,000) at $.001 par value, the aggregate par value of both of which is $160,000.00. The corporation is authorized to issue three (3) classes of preferred stock, designated as, “Class A,” “Class B,” and “Class C.” The number of authorized Class A shares is One Million (1,000,000) at a price of Two Dollars ($2.00) per share. The number of authorized Class B shares is Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) at a price of Two Dollars ($2.00) per share. The number of authorized Class C shares is Three Hundred Thousand (300,000) at a price of Two Dollars ($2.00) per share.

(B)    A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed on the Class A series of shares or on their holders is as follows:

(i)    Dividend Rights . The holders of the Preferred shares of Class A shall not be entitled to receive dividends.

(ii)    Redemption . In the event not converted to Common shares and if the Company has not registered the shares within two (2) years the shareholder will have an automatic right to redeem the shares at a price or prices per share fixed for that Class A series, plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date fixed for redemption, that sum referred to in this Article 6 as the ''redemption price.'' If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Class A Preferred shares shall so provide, the redemption price or prices at which the Class A Preferred shares may be redeemed may vary depending on the time or circumstances of redemption. The resolution fixing the terms of the Class A series may also fix the price or prices at which the shares of the Class A series may be redeemed for the purpose of any sinking fund provided for Class A shares by that resolution. In case of the redemption of fewer than all Class A Preferred shares of at the time outstanding, the shares of the Class A series to be redeemed shall be selected by the corporation pro rata or by lot. The Class A Preferred shares shall have priority over the Class B and Class C Preferred shares for automatic redemption; no Class B or Class C shares may be automatically redeemed until all Class A Preferred shares have been redeemed.

(a)    The corporation shall give notice of any redemption as provided in this subparagraph (c). The notice of redemption shall set forth the series of Preferred shares or the part of any Class A Preferred shares to be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price, if the shares are convertible, the then-current conversion price (as defined with respect to the convertible shares) and the date of termination of the right to convert, and, if the shares are certificated securities, the place or places at which the shareholders may obtain payment of the redemption price on surrender of their share certificates .
 
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(b)    The corporation shall mail a copy of the notice, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of Class A shares to be redeemed as of the date of mailing or as of a record date lawfully fixed, addressed to the holder at the holder's address appearing on the books of the corporation or given to the corporation for the purpose of notice, of if no such address appears or is given, at the place where the principal executive office of the corporation is located, not earlier than 60 nor later than 20 days before the date fixed for redemption. Failure to comply with this paragraph shall not invalidate the redemption of the Class A shares.

(c)    On or after the date fixed for redemption and stated in the notice, each holder of Class A Preferred shares called for redemption shall, if the shares are certificated, surrender the certificate evidencing those shares to the corporation at the place designated in the notice and shall then be entitled to receive payment of the redemption price. If less than all Class A shares represented by any surrendered certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed Class A shares. If the notice of redemption shall have been duly given, and if on the date fixed for redemption funds necessary for the redemption shall be available, then, notwithstanding that the certificates evidencing any Class A Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not have been surrendered, the dividends with respect to the Class A shares so called for redemption shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption and all rights with respect to the Class A shares so called for redemption shall after that date cease and terminate, excepting only the right of the holders to receive the redemption price without interest on surrender of their certificates, if the Class A Preferred shares are certificated.

(d)    If, on or prior to the date fixed for redemption of Class A Preferred shares, the corporation deposits with any bank or trust company, as a trust fund, (i) a sum sufficient to redeem, on the date fixed for redemption, (ii) in the case of the redemption of uncertificated securities, an officer's certificate (as defined below) setting forth the holders of Class A Preferred shares registered on the books of the corporation and the number of shares held by each, and (iii) irrevocable instructions and authority to the bank or trust company to publish the notice of redemption of Class A Preferred shares (or to complete publication if it has previously been commenced) and to pay, on or after the date fixed for redemption or prior to redemption, the redemption price of the shares to their respective holders on the surrender of their share certificates in the case of certificated securities, then from and after the date of the deposit (although prior to the date fixed for redemption) the shares so called shall be redeemed and dividends on those shares shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption. ''Officer's Certificate'', as used in this paragraph (c), means a certificate signed and verified by the Board Chairperson or the President or any Vice-President and by the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or any Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer of the corporation. The deposit shall constitute full payment of the shares to their holders, and from and after the date of the deposit, the shares shall no longer be outstanding, and the holders of those shares shall cease to be shareholders with respect to those shares and shall have no rights with respect to those shares, except the right to receive from the bank or trust company payment of the redemption price of the shares without interest, on surrender of their certificates if the shares redeemed are certificated and without such surrender if the shares redeemed are uncertificated, and any rights of conversion that may be provided for those shares in the resolution fixing their terms. Any funds so deposited on account of the redemption price of the Class A Preferred shares that are convertible and are converted after the making of that deposit shall be repaid to the corporation promptly on the conversion of those Class A Preferred shares. Any interest accrued on any funds so deposited shall be the property of, and paid to, the corporation. If the holders of Class A Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not, at the end of six (6) years from the date fixed for redemption, have claimed any funds deposited, the bank or trust company shall pay over to the corporation the unclaimed funds, and the bank or trust company shall from that time be relieved of all responsibility to those holders, and those holders shall look only to the corporation for payment of the redemption price.
 
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(iii)   Right to Convert . The Class A Preferred shares shall be converted to fully-paid and non-assessable Common shares without any action by the holders thereof, as of the date of the filing of an initial registration (“Registration”) of Common shares under the Securities Act of 1933. The initial conversion price for which each series of the preferred shares is as follows: Class A preferred shares shall be converted at a rate of 2/3 of the initial registration price of the Common shares in the initial public offering (“IPO”) of the Company. This conversion price shall be subject to adjustment as provided below.

(a)    Mechanics of Conversion. No fractional Common shares shall be issued upon conversion of Class A Preferred shares. All Common shares (including fractions thereof) issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Class A Preferred shares by a holder of Class A Preferred shares shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common shares, the Corporation shall pay, in lieu of issuing any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to that fraction multiplied by the then-effective conversion price for Class A Preferred shares. Before any holder of Class A Preferred shares shall be entitled to convert those shares into full Common shares and to receive certificates for Common shares, the holder shall (a) give written notice to the Corporation, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Class A Preferred shares, that he or she elects to convert the same, and (b) surrender the certificate or certificates for those Class A Preferred shares, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Class A Preferred shares, or notify the Corporation or its transfer agent that the certificates have been lost stolen, or destroyed, and execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with those certificates. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such a delivery, or the execution of such an agreement and indemnification in the case of a lost certificate, issue and deliver at that office to that holder of Class A Preferred shares a certificate or certificates for the number of Common shares to which that holder is entitled, and a check payable to the holder in the amount of any cash amounts payable as the result of a conversion into fractional Common shares. The conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of surrender of the Class A Preferred shares to be converted and the person or persons entitled to receive the Common shares issuable upon conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of those Common shares on that date.

(b)    Adjustments to Conversion Price .

(i)    Adjustments for Dividends, Splits, Subdivisions, Combinations, or Consolidation of Common Shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be increased by stock dividend payable in Common shares, stock split, subdivision, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a greater number of Common shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for Class A Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be decreased in proportion to the percentage increase in the outstanding number of Common shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be decreased by reverse stock split, combination, consolidation, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a lesser number of Common Shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for Class A Preferred Shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be increased in proportion to the percentage decrease in the outstanding number of Common shares.
 
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(ii)    Adjustments for Other Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time, or from time to time makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common shares entitled to receive, any distribution payable in securities of the Corporation other than Common shares and other than as otherwise adjusted in this Article, then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the holders of Class A Preferred shares shall receive upon conversion thereof, in addition to the number of Common shares receivable thereupon, the amount of securities of the Corporation that they would have received had their Class A Preferred shares been converted into Common shares on the date of that event and had they thereafter, during the period from the date of that event to and including the date of conversion, retained those securities receivable by them during that period, subject to all other adjustments called for during that period under this Article with respect to the rights of the holders of the Class A Preferred shares.

(iii)    Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution. If the Common shares issuable upon conversion of the Class A Preferred shares shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification, or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), the Conversion Price then in effect for Class A Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of the reorganization or reclassification, be proportionately adjusted so that the Class A Preferred shares shall be convertible into, in lieu of the number of Common shares that the holders would otherwise have been entitled to receive, a number of shares of that other class or classes of stock equivalent to the number of Common shares that would have been subject to receipt by the holders upon conversion of their Class A Preferred shares immediately before that change.

(iv)    Adjustments Upon Issuance of Additional Stock. If the Corporation shall issue ''Additional Stock'' (as defined below) for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for Class A Preferred shares then in effect on the date and immediately prior to that issue, then and in that event, the Conversion Price shall be reduced concurrently with that issue, to a price equal to the aggregate consideration paid per share in that issue.

''Additional Stock'' shall mean all Common shares issued by the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Class A Preferred shares were first issued other than Common shares issued or issuable at any time (i) upon conversion of the Class A Preferred shares; (ii) to officers, directors, and employees of, and consultants to, the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Class A Preferred shares were first issued as designated and approved by the Board of Directors; (iii) in connection with equipment leasing or bank financing transactions approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors; (iv) as a dividend or distribution in Class A Preferred shares; or (v) as described in this paragraph 2(B).
 
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For the purpose of making any adjustment in the Conversion Price as provided above, the consideration received by the Corporation for any issue or sale of Common shares will be computed as follows:

(1)    To the extent it consists of cash, as the amount of cash received by the Corporation before deduction of any offering expenses payable by the Corporation and any underwriting or similar commissions, compensation, or concessions paid or allowed by the Corporation in connection with the issue or sale;

(2)    To the extent it consists of property other than cash, at the fair market value of that property as determined in good faith by the Corporation's Board of Directors.

(3)    If Common shares are issued or sold together with other stock or securities or other assets of the Corporation for a consideration which covers both, as the portion of the consideration so received that may be reasonably determined in go faith by the Board of Directors to be allocable to those Common shares.

If the Corporation (i) grants any rights or options to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire Common shares, or (ii) issues or sells any security convertible into Common shares, then, in each case, the price per Common share issuable on the exercise of the rights or options or the conversion of the securities will be determined by dividing the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the granting of the rights or options or the issue or sale of the convertible securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to the Corporation on exercise or conversion of the securities, by the maximum number of Common shares issuable on the exercise of conversion. Such a grant, issue, or sale will be considered to be an issue or sale for cash of the maximum number of Common shares issuable on exercise or conversion at the price per share determined under this subparagraph, and the Conversion Price will be adjusted as provided above to reflect (on the basis of that determination) the issue or sale. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price will be made as a result of the actual issuance of Common shares on the exercise of any such rights or options or the conversion of any such convertible securities.

On the redemption or repurchase of any such securities, or the expiration or termination of the right to convert into, exchange for, or exercise with respect to, Common shares, the Conversion Price will be readjusted to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon their issuance been made upon the basis of the issuance of only the number of those securities that were actually converted into, exchanged for, or exercised with respect to, Common shares. If the purchase price or conversion or exchange rate provided for in any such security changes at any time, then, at the time any such change becomes effective, the Conversion Price then in effect will be readjusted forthwith to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon the issuance of those securities been made upon the basis of (i) the issuance of only the number of Common shares theretofore actually delivered upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of those securities, and the total consideration received therefor, and (ii) the granting or issuance, at the time of the change, of any of those securities then still outstanding for the consideration, if any, received by the Company therefor and to be received on the basis of that changed price or rate.

(v)    Certificate as to Adjustments. On the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price of Class A Preferred shares, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute that adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Article, and furnish to each holder of Class A Preferred shares a certificate setting forth that adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which that adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request of any holder of Class A Preferred shares, furnish or cause to be furnished to that holder a like certificate setting forth (a) those adjustments and readjustments, (b) the Conversion Price at the time in effect, and (c) the number of Common shares and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of the Class A Preferred shares.

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(vi)    Notices of Record Date. In the event that this Corporation shall propose at any time:

(1)    To declare any dividend or distribution upon its Common shares, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities, whether or not a regular cash dividend and whether or not out of earnings or earned surplus;

(2)    To offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights;

(3)    To effect any reclassification or recapitalization of its Common shares outstanding involving a change in the Common shares; or

(4)    To merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell, lease, or convey all or substantially all its property or business, or to liquidate, dissolve, or wind up;

Then, in connection with each such event, this Corporation shall send to the holders of the Class A Preferred shares:

(1)    At least 20 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record shall be taken for that dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above; and

(2)    In the case of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above, at least 20 days' prior written notice of the date when the events shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to exchange their Common shares for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of event or the record date for the determination of those holders if that record date is earlier).

Each such written notice shall be delivered personally or given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of the Class A Preferred shares at the address for each such holder as shown on the books of this Corporation.

(vii)    Reservation of Stock Issuable on Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Class A Preferred shares, such a number of its Common shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Class A Preferred shares; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued Common shares shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding Class A Preferred shares, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Common shares to that number of shares which shall be sufficient for that purpose, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite shareholder approval of any necessary amendment to its Articles of Incorporation.
 
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(viii)    Status of Converted Stock . In case Class A Preferred shares shall be converted pursuant to this Article, the shares so converted shall resume the status of authorized but unissued Class A Preferred shares.

(iv)   Voting Rights . Except as in this Article otherwise expressly provided or as otherwise provided by law, the holders of Common shares shall have and possess the exclusive right to notice of shareholders' meetings and the exclusive voting rights and powers and the holders of any class of Preferred shares shall not be entitled to notice of any shareholders' meetings or to vote on the election of directors or on any other matter. If at any time dividends on any class of Preferred shares shall be in arrears in an amount at least equal to eight quarterly dividends (whether consecutive or not), then, until all arrears in dividends on the Preferred shares shall have been paid and the full dividend on the Preferred shares for the then current quarterly dividend period shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment or fail to be paid in a timely manner as required by these articles eight times, whether or not subsequently paid, the holders of the cumulative outstanding Preferred shares shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect one-half of the authorized number of directors and the holders of Common shares then outstanding shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect the remaining one-half of the directors. The directors elected by the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to removal only by the vote of the holders of Preferred shares so long as the right of the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class to elect directors shall continue.

(v)   Liquidation Rights . In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, the holders of the Class A Preferred shares shall be entitled to receive first from the assets of the corporation such preferential amount in cash as may be fixed for the Class A Preferred shares in redemption of those shares and, a further preferential amount in cash equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date that payment is made available to the holders of Class A Preferred shares. Those preferential amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any assets of the corporation to, the holders of Class B Preferred, Class C Preferred, or Common shares in connection with the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Class A Preferred shares shall so provide, the preferential amount payable to the holders of Class A Preferred shares in the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation may vary depending on the time of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. With respect to the respective preferential amounts fixed for the Class A Preferred shares payable on any distribution of assets by way of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, each Class A Preferred share shall rank with each other Class A Preferred share in parity proportionate to those respective preferential amounts. No such amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment on the Class B or Class C Preferred shares unless at the same time amounts in like proportion to the respective preferential amounts to which the Class A Preferred are entitled shall be paid or set apart for payment on Class A Preferred shares then outstanding. After the payment or the setting apart for payment to the holders of Class A Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, and the Class B Preferred and Class C Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to receive, ratably, all remaining assets of the corporation. A consolidation or merger of this corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of this corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up within the meaning of this paragraph.
 
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(C)     A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed on the Class B series of shares or on their holders is as follows:

(i)    Dividend Rights . The holders of the Class B Preferred shares shall not be entitled to receive dividends.

(ii)    Redemption . In the event not converted to Common shares and if the Company has not registered the shares within two (2) years the shareholder will have an automatic right to redeem the shares at a price or prices per share fixed for that Class B, plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date fixed for redemption, that sum referred to in this Article 6 as the ''redemption price.'' If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Class B Preferred shares shall so provide, the redemption price or prices at which the Class B Preferred shares may be redeemed may vary depending on the time or circumstances of redemption. The resolution fixing the terms of the Class B series may also fix the price or prices at which the Class B shares may be redeemed for the purpose of any sinking fund provided for Class B shares by that resolution. In case of the redemption of fewer than all Class B Preferred shares at the time outstanding, the Class B shares to be redeemed shall be selected by the corporation pro rata or by lot. The Class B Preferred shares shall be subordinate to all Class A Preferred shares and equal to Class C shares for automatic redemption; no Class B or Class C shares shall be automatically redeemed until such time as all Class A Preferred shares have been redeemed.

(a)    The corporation shall give notice of any redemption as provided in this subparagraph (c). The notice of redemption shall set forth the series of Preferred shares or the part of any series of Class B Preferred shares to be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price, if the shares are convertible, the then-current conversion price (as defined with respect to the convertible shares) and the date of termination of the right to convert, and, if the shares are certificated securities, the place or places at which the shareholders may obtain payment of the redemption price on surrender of their share certificates .

(b)    The corporation shall mail a copy of the notice, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of Class B shares to be redeemed as of the date of mailing or as of a record date lawfully fixed, addressed to the holder at the holder's address appearing on the books of the corporation or given to the corporation for the purpose of notice, of if no such address appears or is given, at the place where the principal executive office of the corporation is located, not earlier than 60 nor later than 20 days before the date fixed for redemption. Failure to comply with this paragraph shall not invalidate the redemption of the Class B shares.

(c)    On or after the date fixed for redemption and stated in the notice, each holder of Class B Preferred shares called for redemption shall, if the shares are certificated, surrender the certificate evidencing those shares to the corporation at the place designated in the notice and shall then be entitled to receive payment of the redemption price. If less than all the Class B shares represented by any surrendered certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed Class B shares. If the notice of redemption shall have been duly given, and if on the date fixed for redemption funds necessary for the redemption shall be available, then, notwithstanding that the certificates evidencing any Class B Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not have been surrendered, the dividends with respect to the Class B shares so called for redemption shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption and all rights with respect to the Class B shares so called for redemption shall after that date cease and terminate, excepting only the right of the holders to receive the redemption price without interest on surrender of their certificates, if the Class B Preferred shares are certificated.

(d)    If, on or prior to the date fixed for redemption of Class B Preferred shares, the corporation deposits with any bank or trust company, as a trust fund, (i) a sum sufficient to redeem, on the date fixed for redemption, (ii) in the case of the redemption of uncertificated securities, an officer's certificate (as defined below) setting forth the holders of Class B Preferred shares registered on the books of the corporation and the number of shares held by each, and (iii) irrevocable instructions and authority to the bank or trust company to publish the notice of redemption of Class B Preferred shares (or to complete publication if it has previously been commenced) and to pay, on or after the date fixed for redemption or prior to redemption, the redemption price of the shares to their respective holders on the surrender of their share certificates in the case of certificated securities, then from and after the date of the deposit (although prior to the date fixed for redemption) the shares so called shall be redeemed and dividends on those shares shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption. ''Officer's Certificate'', as used in this paragraph (c), means a certificate signed and verified by the Board Chairperson or the President or any Vice-President and by the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or any Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer of the corporation. The deposit shall constitute full payment of the shares to their holders, and from and after the date of the deposit, the shares shall no longer be outstanding, and the holders of those shares shall cease to be shareholders with respect to those shares and shall have no rights with respect to those shares, except the right to receive from the bank or trust company payment of the redemption price of the shares without interest, on surrender of their certificates if the shares redeemed are certificated and without such surrender if the shares redeemed are uncertificated, and any rights of conversion that may be provided for those shares in the resolution fixing their terms. Any funds so deposited on account of the redemption price of Class B Preferred shares that are convertible and are converted after the making of that deposit shall be repaid to the corporation promptly on the conversion of those Class B Preferred shares. Any interest accrued on any funds so deposited shall be the property of, and paid to, the corporation. If the holders of Class B Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not, at the end of six (6) years from the date fixed for redemption, have claimed any funds deposited, the bank or trust company shall pay over to the corporation the unclaimed funds, and the bank or trust company shall from that time be relieved of all responsibility to those holders, and those holders shall look only to the corporation for payment of the redemption price.
 
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(iii)   Right to Convert . The Class B Preferred shares shall be converted to fully-paid and non-assessable Common shares without any action by the holders thereof, as of the date of the filing of an initial registration (“Registration”) of Common shares under the Securities Act of 1933. The initial conversion price for each series of the preferred shares is as follows: Class B preferred shares shall be converted at a rate of 2/3 of the initial registration price of the Common shares in the IPO of the Company. This conversion price shall be subject to adjustment as provided below.

(a)    Mechanics of Conversion. No fractional Common shares shall be issued upon conversion of Class B Preferred shares. All Common shares (including fractions thereof) issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Class B Preferred shares by a holder of Class B Preferred shares shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common shares, the Corporation shall pay, in lieu of issuing any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to that fraction multiplied by the then-effective conversion price for that series of Class B Preferred shares. Before any holder of Class B Preferred shares shall be entitled to convert those shares into full Common shares and to receive certificates for Common shares, the holder shall (a) give written notice to the Corporation, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Class B Preferred shares, that he or she elects to convert the same, and (b) surrender the certificate or certificates for those Class B Preferred shares, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Class B Preferred shares, or notify the Corporation or its transfer agent that the certificates have been lost stolen, or destroyed, and execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with those certificates. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such a delivery, or the execution of such an agreement and indemnification in the case of a lost certificate, issue and deliver at that office to that holder of Class B Preferred shares a certificate or certificates for the number of Common shares to which that holder is entitled, and a check payable to the holder in the amount of any cash amounts payable as the result of a conversion into fractional Common shares. The conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of surrender of the Class B Preferred shares to be converted and the person or persons entitled to receive the Common shares issuable upon conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of those Common shares on that date.
 
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(b)    Adjustments to Conversion Price .

(i)   Adjustments for Dividends, Splits, Subdivisions, Combinations, or Consolidation of Common Shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be increased by stock dividend payable in Common shares, stock split, subdivision, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a greater number of Common shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for each series of Class B Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be decreased in proportion to the percentage increase in the outstanding number of Common shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be decreased by reverse stock split, combination, consolidation, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a lesser number of Common Shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for Class B Preferred Shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be increased in proportion to the percentage decrease in the outstanding number of Common shares.

(ii)   Adjustments for Other Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time, or from time to time makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common shares entitled to receive, any distribution payable in securities of the Corporation other than Common shares and other than as otherwise adjusted in this Article, then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the holders of Class B Preferred shares shall receive upon conversion thereof, in addition to the number of Common shares receivable thereupon, the amount of securities of the Corporation that they would have received had their Class B Preferred shares been converted into Common shares on the date of that event and had they thereafter, during the period from the date of that event to and including the date of conversion, retained those securities receivable by them during that period, subject to all other adjustments called for during that period under this Article with respect to the rights of the holders of the Class B Preferred shares.

(iii)   Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution. If the Common shares issuable upon conversion of the Class B Preferred shares shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification, or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), the Conversion Price then in effect for Class B Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of the reorganization or reclassification, be proportionately adjusted so that the Preferred shares shall be convertible into, in lieu of the number of Common shares that the holders would otherwise have been entitled to receive, a number of shares of that other class or classes of stock equivalent to the number of Common shares that would have been subject to receipt by the holders upon conversion of their Class B Preferred shares immediately before that change.
 
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(iv)   Adjustments Upon Issuance of Additional Stock. If the Corporation shall issue ''Additional Stock'' (as defined below) for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for Class B Preferred shares then in effect on the date and immediately prior to that issue, then and in that event, the Conversion Price shall be reduced concurrently with that issue, to a price equal to the aggregate consideration paid per share in that issue.

''Additional Stock'' shall mean all Common shares issued by the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Class B Preferred shares were first issued other than Common shares issued or issuable at any time (i) upon conversion of the Class B Preferred shares; (ii) to officers, directors, and employees of, and consultants to, the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Class B Preferred shares were first issued as designated and approved by the Board of Directors; (iii) in connection with equipment leasing or bank financing transactions approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors; (iv) as a dividend or distribution in Class B Preferred shares; or (v) as described in this paragraph 2(B).

For the purpose of making any adjustment in the Conversion Price as provided above, the consideration received by the Corporation for any issue or sale of Common shares will be computed as follows:

(1)    To the extent it consists of cash, as the amount of cash received by the Corporation before deduction of any offering expenses payable by the Corporation and any underwriting or similar commissions, compensation, or concessions paid or allowed by the Corporation in connection with the issue or sale;

(2)    To the extent it consists of property other than cash, at the fair market value of that property as determined in good faith by the Corporation's Board of Directors.

(3)    If Common shares are issued or sold together with other stock or securities or other assets of the Corporation for a consideration which covers both, as the portion of the consideration so received that may be reasonably determined in go faith by the Board of Directors to be allocable to those Common shares.

If the Corporation (i) grants any rights or options to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire Common shares, or (ii) issues or sells any security convertible into Common shares, then, in each case, the price per Common share issuable on the exercise of the rights or options or the conversion of the securities will be determined by dividing the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the granting of the rights or options or the issue or sale of the convertible securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to the Corporation on exercise or conversion of the securities, by the maximum number of Common shares issuable on the exercise of conversion. Such a grant, issue, or sale will be considered to be an issue or sale for cash of the maximum number of Common shares issuable on exercise or conversion at the price per share determined under this subparagraph, and the Conversion Price will be adjusted as provided above to reflect (on the basis of that determination) the issue or sale. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price will be made as a result of the actual issuance of Common shares on the exercise of any such rights or options or the conversion of any such convertible securities.
 
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On the redemption or repurchase of any such securities, or the expiration or termination of the right to convert into, exchange for, or exercise with respect to, Common shares, the Conversion Price will be readjusted to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon their issuance been made upon the basis of the issuance of only the number of those securities that were actually converted into, exchanged for, or exercised with respect to, Common shares. If the purchase price or conversion or exchange rate provided for in any such security changes at any time, then, at the time any such change becomes effective, the Conversion Price then in effect will be readjusted forthwith to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon the issuance of those securities been made upon the basis of (i) the issuance of only the number of Common shares theretofore actually delivered upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of those securities, and the total consideration received therefor, and (ii) the granting or issuance, at the time of the change, of any of those securities then still outstanding for the consideration, if any, received by the Company therefor and to be received on the basis of that changed price or rate.

(v)   Certificate as to Adjustments. On the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price of each series of Class B Preferred shares, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute that adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Article, and furnish to each holder of Class B Preferred shares a certificate setting forth that adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which that adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request of any holder of Class B Preferred shares, furnish or cause to be furnished to that holder a like certificate setting forth (a) those adjustments and readjustments, (b) the Conversion Price at the time in effect, and (c) the number of Common shares and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of the Class B Preferred shares.

(vi)   Notices of Record Date. In the event that this Corporation shall propose at any time:

(1)    To declare any dividend or distribution upon its Common shares, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities, whether or not a regular cash dividend and whether or not out of earnings or earned surplus:

(2)    To offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights;

(3)    To effect any reclassification or recapitalization of its Common shares outstanding involving a change in the Common shares; or

(4)    To merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell, lease, or convey all or substantially all its property or business, or to liquidate, dissolve, or wind up;

Then, in connection with each such event, this Corporation shall send to the holders of the Class B Preferred shares:

(1)    At least 20 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record shall be taken for that dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above; and
 
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(2)    In the case of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above, at least 20 days' prior written notice of the date when the events shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to exchange their Common shares for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of event or the record date for the determination of those holders if that record date is earlier).

Each such written notice shall be delivered personally or given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of the Class B Preferred shares at the address for each such holder as shown on the books of this Corporation.

(vii)   Reservation of Stock Issuable on Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Class B Preferred shares, such a number of its Common shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Class B Preferred shares; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued Common shares shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding Class B Preferred shares, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Common shares to that number of shares which shall be sufficient for that purpose, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite shareholder approval of any necessary amendment to its Articles of Incorporation.

(viii)   Status of Converted Stock. In case Class B Preferred shares shall be converted pursuant to this Article, the shares so converted shall resume the status of authorized but unissued Class B Preferred shares.

(iv)   Voting Rights . Except as in this Article otherwise expressly provided or as otherwise provided by law, the holders of Common shares shall have and possess the exclusive right to notice of shareholders' meetings and the exclusive voting rights and powers and the holders of any series Preferred shares shall not be entitled to notice of any shareholders' meetings or to vote on the election of directors or on any other matter. If at any time dividends on any series of Preferred shares shall be in arrears in an amount at least equal to eight quarterly dividends (whether consecutive or not), then, until all arrears in dividends on the Preferred shares shall have been paid and the full dividend on the Preferred shares for the then current quarterly dividend period shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment or fail to be paid in a timely manner as required by these articles eight times, whether or not subsequently paid, the holders of the cumulative outstanding Preferred shares shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect one-half of the authorized number of directors and the holders of Common shares then outstanding shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect the remaining one-half of the directors. The directors elected by the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to removal only by the vote of the holders of Preferred shares so long as the right of the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class to elect directors shall continue.

(v)   Liquidation Rights . In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, the holders of the Class B Preferred shares shall be entitled to receive, only after the assets of the corporation have been distributed among or paid over to the Class A Preferred shares, from the assets of the corporation such preferential amount in cash as may be fixed for the Class B Preferred shares in redemption of those shares and, a further preferential amount in cash equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date that payment is made available to the holders of Class B Preferred shares. Those preferential amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any assets of the corporation to, the holders of Common shares in connection with the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Class B Preferred shares shall so provide, the preferential amount payable to the holders of Class B Preferred shares in the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation may vary depending on the time of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. With respect to the respective preferential amounts fixed for the Class B Preferred shares payable on any distribution of assets by way of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, Class A shares shall be set apart for full payment of preferential amounts, and thereafter each Class B Preferred share shall rank with each other Class C Preferred share in parity proportionate to those respective preferential amounts. No such amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment on the Class B Preferred shares unless at the same time amounts in like proportion to the respective preferential amounts to which the Class C Preferred shares are entitled shall be paid or set apart for payment on all Class B and Class C Preferred shares then outstanding. After the payment or the setting apart for payment to the holders of the Class A Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, and then the Class B and Class C Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to receive, ratably, all remaining assets of the corporation. A consolidation or merger of this corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of this corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up within the meaning of this paragraph.
 
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(D)   A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed on the Class C series of shares or on their holders is as follows:

(i)    Dividend Rights . The holders of the Class C Preferred shares shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets at the time legally available, dividends in cash at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, and no more. Those dividends shall be payable quarterly on last day of March, June, September, and December in each year to holders of Class C Preferred shares of record on a date not more than 60 nor fewer than 10 days preceding each respective payment date as specified by the Board of Directors or, if not so specified, as provided by law, except that, preceding any of those dates, the initial dividend on the Class C Preferred shares may be paid on the next succeeding quarterly dividend payment date.

(a)    Those dividends shall accrue and be cumulative as follows: As to shares issued when no other shares of Class C Preferred shares are outstanding, from the date of issuance; as to shares issued when other shares of Class C are outstanding, from that date as shall make the dividend rights per share of the shares being issued uniform with the dividend rights per share of the Class C shares then outstanding, excluding rights to dividends declared and directed to be paid to shareholders of record as of a date preceding the date of issuance of the shares being issued. Dividends on Class C Preferred shares shall accrue at the respective rates fixed for those shares whether or not those dividends are earned. An accumulation of dividends on Class C Preferred shares shall not bear interest.

(b)    Dividends shall be declared and paid in full for all previous quarterly dividend periods, and declared and paid or set apart for payment in full for the current quarterly dividend period, before the corporation makes any distribution (as defined below) to the holders of common shares. ''Distribution'' in this paragraph (a) means the transfer of cash or property without consideration, whether by way of dividend or otherwise (except a dividend in shares of the corporation that are junior to the Preferred shares as to dividends or assets). The time of any distribution by way of dividend shall be the date the dividend is declared, and the time of any distribution by purchase or redemption of shares or otherwise than by dividend shall be the day cash or property is transferred by the corporation, whether or not pursuant to a contract of an earlier date; provided that, when a debt obligation that is a security is issued in exchange for shares, the time of the distribution is the date when the corporation acquires the shares in that exchange. At any time after all dividends on the Preferred shares of all series for all previous quarterly dividend periods shall have been declared and paid in full and dividends on the outstanding Preferred shares of all series for the current quarterly dividend period have been declared and paid or set apart for payment in full, distributions (as defined above) may be made to the holders of Common shares out of any assets at the time legally available for that purpose, subject, however, to the observance of any limitations then existing by reason of any other provision of this paragraph 2(B).
 
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(ii)    Redemption . . In the event not converted to Common shares and if the Company has not registered the shares within two (2) years the shareholder will have the right to redeem the shares at a price or prices per share fixed for that Class C, plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date fixed for redemption, that sum referred to in this Article 6 as the ''redemption price.'' If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Class C Preferred shares shall so provide, the redemption price or prices at which the Class C Preferred shares may be redeemed may vary depending on the time or circumstances of redemption. The resolution fixing the terms of the Class C series may also fix the price or prices at which the Class C shares may be redeemed for the purpose of any sinking fund provided for Class C shares by that resolution. In case of the redemption of fewer than all Class C Preferred shares at the time outstanding, the Class C shares to be redeemed shall be selected by the corporation pro rata or by lot. Fewer than all of the Class C Preferred shares at any time outstanding may not be redeemed until all dividends accrued and in arrears on all Class C Preferred shares outstanding shall have been paid for all past dividend periods. The Class C Preferred shares shall be subordinate to all Class A Preferred shares and equal to Class B shares for automatic redemption; no Class B or Class C shares shall be automatically redeemed until such time as all Class A Preferred shares have been redeemed.

(a)    The corporation shall give notice of any redemption as provided in this subparagraph (c). The notice of redemption shall set forth the series of Preferred shares or the part of any series of Class C Preferred shares to be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price, if the shares are convertible, the then-current conversion price (as defined with respect to the convertible shares) and the date of termination of the right to convert, and, if the shares are certificated securities, the place or places at which the shareholders may obtain payment of the redemption price on surrender of their share certificates .

(b)    The corporation shall mail a copy of the notice, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of Class C shares to be redeemed as of the date of mailing or as of a record date lawfully fixed, addressed to the holder at the holder's address appearing on the books of the corporation or given to the corporation for the purpose of notice, of if no such address appears or is given, at the place where the principal executive office of the corporation is located, not earlier than 60 nor later than 20 days before the date fixed for redemption. Failure to comply with this paragraph shall not invalidate the redemption of the Class C shares.
 
(c)    On or after the date fixed for redemption and stated in the notice, each holder of Class C Preferred shares called for redemption shall, if the shares are certificated, surrender the certificate evidencing those shares to the corporation at the place designated in the notice and shall then be entitled to receive payment of the redemption price. If less than all the Class C shares represented by any surrendered certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed Class C shares. If the notice of redemption shall have been duly given, and if on the date fixed for redemption funds necessary for the redemption shall be available, then, notwithstanding that the certificates evidencing any Class C Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not have been surrendered, the dividends with respect to the Class C shares so called for redemption shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption and all rights with respect to the Class C shares so called for redemption shall after that date cease and terminate, excepting only the right of the holders to receive the redemption price without interest on surrender of their certificates, if the Class C Preferred shares are certificated.
 
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(d)    If, on or prior to the date fixed for redemption of Class C Preferred shares, the corporation deposits with any bank or trust company, as a trust fund, (i) a sum sufficient to redeem, on the date fixed for redemption, (ii) in the case of the redemption of uncertificated securities, an officer's certificate (as defined below) setting forth the holders of Class C Preferred shares registered on the books of the corporation and the number of shares held by each, and (iii) irrevocable instructions and authority to the bank or trust company to publish the notice of redemption of Class C Preferred shares (or to complete publication if it has previously been commenced) and to pay, on or after the date fixed for redemption or prior to redemption, the redemption price of the shares to their respective holders on the surrender of their share certificates in the case of certificated securities, then from and after the date of the deposit (although prior to the date fixed for redemption) the shares so called shall be redeemed and dividends on those shares shall cease to accrue after the date fixed for redemption. ''Officer's Certificate'', as used in this paragraph (c), means a certificate signed and verified by the Board Chairperson or the President or any Vice-President and by the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or any Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer of the corporation. The deposit shall constitute full payment of the shares to their holders, and from and after the date of the deposit, the shares shall no longer be outstanding, and the holders of those shares shall cease to be shareholders with respect to those shares and shall have no rights with respect to those shares, except the right to receive from the bank or trust company payment of the redemption price of the shares without interest, on surrender of their certificates if the shares redeemed are certificated and without such surrender if the shares redeemed are uncertificated, and any rights of conversion that may be provided for those shares in the resolution fixing their terms. Any funds so deposited on account of the redemption price of Class C Preferred shares that are convertible and are converted after the making of that deposit shall be repaid to the corporation promptly on the conversion of those Class C Preferred shares. Any interest accrued on any funds so deposited shall be the property of, and paid to, the corporation. If the holders of Class C Preferred shares so called for redemption shall not, at the end of six (6) years from the date fixed for redemption, have claimed any funds deposited, the bank or trust company shall pay over to the corporation the unclaimed funds, and the bank or trust company shall from that time be relieved of all responsibility to those holders, and those holders shall look only to the corporation for payment of the redemption price.

(iii)   Right to Convert . The Class C Preferred shares shall be converted to fully-paid and non-assessable Common shares without any action by the holders thereof, as of the date of the filing of an initial registration (“Registration”) of Common shares under the Securities Act of 1933. The initial conversion price for each series of the preferred shares is as follows: Class C preferred shares shall be converted at a rate of eighty five percent (85%) of the initial registration price of the Common shares in the IPO of the Company. This conversion price shall be subject to adjustment as provided below.
 
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(c)    Mechanics of Conversion. No fractional Common shares shall be issued upon conversion of Class C Preferred shares. All Common shares (including fractions thereof) issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Class C Preferred shares by a holder of Class C Preferred shares shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common shares, the Corporation shall pay, in lieu of issuing any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to that fraction multiplied by the then-effective conversion price for that series of Class C Preferred shares. Before any holder of Class C Preferred shares shall be entitled to convert those shares into full Common shares and to receive certificates for Common shares, the holder shall (a) give written notice to the Corporation, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Class C Preferred shares, that he or she elects to convert the same, and (b) surrender the certificate or certificates for those Class C Preferred shares, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Class C Preferred shares, or notify the Corporation or its transfer agent that the certificates have been lost stolen, or destroyed, and execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with those certificates. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such a delivery, or the execution of such an agreement and indemnification in the case of a lost certificate, issue and deliver at that office to that holder of Class C Preferred shares a certificate or certificates for the number of Common shares to which that holder is entitled, and a check payable to the holder in the amount of any cash amounts payable as the result of a conversion into fractional Common shares. The conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of surrender of the Class C Preferred shares to be converted and the person or persons entitled to receive the Common shares issuable upon conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of those Common shares on that date.
 
(d)    Adjustments to Conversion Price .

(i)   Adjustments for Dividends, Splits, Subdivisions, Combinations, or Consolidation of Common Shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be increased by stock dividend payable in Common shares, stock split, subdivision, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a greater number of Common shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for each series of Class C Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be decreased in proportion to the percentage increase in the outstanding number of Common shares. In the event the outstanding Common shares shall be decreased by reverse stock split, combination, consolidation, or other similar transaction occurring after the filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, into a lesser number of Common Shares, the Conversion Price then in effect for Class C Preferred Shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of that event, be increased in proportion to the percentage decrease in the outstanding number of Common shares.

(ii)   Adjustments for Other Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time, or from time to time makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common shares entitled to receive, any distribution payable in securities of the Corporation other than Common shares and other than as otherwise adjusted in this Article, then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the holders of Class C Preferred shares shall receive upon conversion thereof, in addition to the number of Common shares receivable thereupon, the amount of securities of the Corporation that they would have received had their Class C Preferred shares been converted into Common shares on the date of that event and had they thereafter, during the period from the date of that event to and including the date of conversion, retained those securities receivable by them during that period, subject to all other adjustments called for during that period under this Article with respect to the rights of the holders of the Class C Preferred shares.
 
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(iii)   Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution. If the Common shares issuable upon conversion of the Class C Preferred shares shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification, or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), the Conversion Price then in effect for Class C Preferred shares shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of the reorganization or reclassification, be proportionately adjusted so that the Preferred shares shall be convertible into, in lieu of the number of Common shares that the holders would otherwise have been entitled to receive, a number of shares of that other class or classes of stock equivalent to the number of Common shares that would have been subject to receipt by the holders upon conversion of their Class C Preferred shares immediately before that change.

(iv)   Adjustments Upon Issuance of Additional Stock. If the Corporation shall issue ''Additional Stock'' (as defined below) for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for Class C Preferred shares then in effect on the date and immediately prior to that issue, then and in that event, the Conversion Price shall be reduced concurrently with that issue, to a price equal to the aggregate consideration paid per share in that issue.

''Additional Stock'' shall mean all Common shares issued by the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Class C Preferred shares were first issued other than Common shares issued or issuable at any time (i) upon conversion of the Class C Preferred shares; (ii) to officers, directors, and employees of, and consultants to, the Corporation after the date on which shares of the applicable Class C Preferred shares were first issued as designated and approved by the Board of Directors; (iii) in connection with equipment leasing or bank financing transactions approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors; (iv) as a dividend or distribution in Class C Preferred shares; or (v) as described in this paragraph 2(B).

For the purpose of making any adjustment in the Conversion Price as provided above, the consideration received by the Corporation for any issue or sale of Common shares will be computed as follows:

(1)    To the extent it consists of cash, as the amount of cash received by the Corporation before deduction of any offering expenses payable by the Corporation and any underwriting or similar commissions, compensation, or concessions paid or allowed by the Corporation in connection with the issue or sale;

(2)    To the extent it consists of property other than cash, at the fair market value of that property as determined in good faith by the Corporation's Board of Directors;

(3)    If Common shares are issued or sold together with other stock or securities or other assets of the Corporation for a consideration which covers both, as the portion of the consideration so received that may be reasonably determined in go faith by the Board of Directors to be allocable to those Common shares.
 
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If the Corporation (i) grants any rights or options to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire Common shares, or (ii) issues or sells any security convertible into Common shares, then, in each case, the price per Common share issuable on the exercise of the rights or options or the conversion of the securities will be determined by dividing the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the granting of the rights or options or the issue or sale of the convertible securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to the Corporation on exercise or conversion of the securities, by the maximum number of Common shares issuable on the exercise of conversion. Such a grant, issue, or sale will be considered to be an issue or sale for cash of the maximum number of Common shares issuable on exercise or conversion at the price per share determined under this subparagraph, and the Conversion Price will be adjusted as provided above to reflect (on the basis of that determination) the issue or sale. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price will be made as a result of the actual issuance of Common shares on the exercise of any such rights or options or the conversion of any such convertible securities.

On the redemption or repurchase of any such securities, or the expiration or termination of the right to convert into, exchange for, or exercise with respect to, Common shares, the Conversion Price will be readjusted to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon their issuance been made upon the basis of the issuance of only the number of those securities that were actually converted into, exchanged for, or exercised with respect to, Common shares. If the purchase price or conversion or exchange rate provided for in any such security changes at any time, then, at the time any such change becomes effective, the Conversion Price then in effect will be readjusted forthwith to the price that would have been obtained had the adjustment made upon the issuance of those securities been made upon the basis of (i) the issuance of only the number of Common shares theretofore actually delivered upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of those securities, and the total consideration received therefor, and (ii) the granting or issuance, at the time of the change, of any of those securities then still outstanding for the consideration, if any, received by the Company therefor and to be received on the basis of that changed price or rate.

(v)   Certificate as to Adjustments. On the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price of Class C Preferred shares, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute that adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Article, and furnish to each holder of Class C Preferred shares a certificate setting forth that adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which that adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request of any holder of Class C Preferred shares, furnish or cause to be furnished to that holder a like certificate setting forth (a) those adjustments and readjustments, (b) the Conversion Price at the time in effect, and (c) the number of Common shares and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of the Class C Preferred shares.

(vi)   Notices of Record Date. In the event that this Corporation shall propose at any time:

(1)    To declare any dividend or distribution upon its Common shares, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities, whether or not a regular cash dividend and whether or not out of earnings or earned surplus:

(2)    To offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights;
 
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(3)    To effect any reclassification or recapitalization of its Common shares outstanding involving a change in the Common shares; or

(4)    To merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell, lease, or convey all or substantially all its property or business, or to liquidate, dissolve, or wind up;

Then, in connection with each such event, this Corporation shall send to the holders of the Class C Preferred shares:

(1)    At least 20 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record shall be taken for that dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above; and

(2)    In the case of the matters referred to in (3) and (4), above, at least 20 days' prior written notice of the date when the events shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to exchange their Common shares for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of event or the record date for the determination of those holders if that record date is earlier).

Each such written notice shall be delivered personally or given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of the Class C Preferred shares at the address for each such holder as shown on the books of this Corporation.

(vii)   Reservation of Stock Issuable on Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Class C Preferred shares, such a number of its Common shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Class C Preferred shares; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued Common shares shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding Class C Preferred shares, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Common shares to that number of shares which shall be sufficient for that purpose, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite shareholder approval of any necessary amendment to its Articles of Incorporation.

(viii)   Status of Converted Stock. In case Class C Preferred shares shall be converted pursuant to this Article, the shares so converted shall resume the status of authorized but unissued Class C Preferred shares.

(iv)   Voting Rights . Except as in this Article otherwise expressly provided or as otherwise provided by law, the holders of Common shares shall have and possess the exclusive right to notice of shareholders' meetings and the exclusive voting rights and powers and the holders of any series Preferred shares shall not be entitled to notice of any shareholders' meetings or to vote on the election of directors or on any other matter. If at any time dividends on any series of Preferred shares shall be in arrears in an amount at least equal to eight quarterly dividends (whether consecutive or not), then, until all arrears in dividends on the Preferred shares shall have been paid and the full dividend on the Preferred shares for the then current quarterly dividend period shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment or fail to be paid in a timely manner as required by these articles eight times, whether or not subsequently paid, the holders of the cumulative outstanding Preferred shares shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect one-half of the authorized number of directors and the holders of Common shares then outstanding shall be entitled, voting as a class, to elect the remaining one-half of the directors. The directors elected by the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to removal only by the vote of the holders of Preferred shares so long as the right of the holders of Preferred shares voting as a class to elect directors shall continue.
 
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(v)   Liquidation Rights . In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, the holders of the Class C Preferred shares shall be entitled to receive, only after the assets of the corporation have been distributed among or paid over to the Class A Preferred shares, from the assets of the corporation such preferential amount in cash as may be fixed for the Class C Preferred shares in redemption of those shares and, a further preferential amount in cash equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on those shares to and including the date that payment is made available to the holders of Class C Preferred shares. Those preferential amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any assets of the corporation to, the holders of Common shares in connection with the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. If the resolution or resolutions fixing the terms of the Class C Preferred shares shall so provide, the preferential amount payable to the holders of Class C Preferred shares in the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation may vary depending on the time of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. With respect to the respective preferential amounts fixed for the Class C Preferred shares payable on any distribution of assets by way of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation, Class A shares shall be set apart for full payment of preferential amounts, and thereafter each Class C Preferred share shall rank with each other Class B Preferred share in parity proportionate to those respective preferential amounts. No such amounts shall be paid or set apart for payment on the Class C Preferred shares unless at the same time amounts in like proportion to the respective preferential amounts to which the Class C Preferred shares are entitled shall be paid or set apart for payment on all Class B and Class C Preferred shares then outstanding. After the payment or the setting apart for payment to the holders of the Class A Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, and then the Class B and Class C Preferred shares of the preferential amounts so payable to them, the holders of Common shares shall be entitled to receive, ratably, all remaining assets of the corporation. A consolidation or merger of this corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of this corporation, shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up within the meaning of this paragraph.

3.   The amendment was approved by the required vote of the shareholders in accordance with Corporations Code Section 902 . The total number of outstanding shares of each class entitled to vote on this amendment was: ten million (10,000,000). The favorable vote of a simple majority of these shares is required to approve the amendment. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment equaled or exceeded the required vote.

The remainder of the Certificate of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation dated March 30, 2006 remain in its entirety and are included herein by reference in this Certificate of Amendment dated December 28, 2006.
 
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We declare under penalty of perjury that the statements set forth in this certificate are true and correct of our own knowledge and that this declaration was executed on December 28, 2006 at Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Dated: December 28, 2006
         
By: // ss //      
 
Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
   
   
         
  // ss //      
 
Robin Hunt, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
   
 
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 
OF
 
TITAN HOLDINGS, INC.

The undersigned incorporator, desiring to form a corporation (herein referred to as the "Corporation") pursuant to the provisions of the Indiana Business Corporation Law, as amended (herein referred to as the "Law"), executes the following Articles Of Incorporation:

ARTICLE I

CORPORATE NAME

1.01.   Corporate Name . The name of the Corporation is Titan Holdings, Inc.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE AND POWERS

2.01.   Purpose . The purpose for which the Corporation is formed is to engage in any lawful business.

2.02.   Powers . The Corporation has the same powers as an individual to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out its purpose in any state, territory, district, or possession of the United States, or in any foreign country, and the general rights, privileges, and powers granted to Corporations by the Law and the common law.

ARTICLE III

REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT

3.01.   Registered Office . The street address of the Corporation's initial registered office in Indiana is 6461 N 100 East, Ossian, IN 46777.

3.02.   Registered Agent . The name of the Corporation's registered agent in Indiana at its registered office is Brian K. Kistler.
 

 
ARTICLE IV

NUMBER OF SHARES

4.01.   Number of Shares . The total number of shares which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is One Thousand (1,000) shares.

ARTICLE V

TERMS OF SHARES

5.01.   Voting Rights . All shares of the Corporation shall be of one class called common shares; and that class of shares shall have unlimited voting rights, with each share having one vote.

5.02.   Distribution Upon Dissolution . The common shares of the Corporation, being the sole class of the Corporation's shares, are entitled to receive the net assets of the Corporation upon dissolution.

5.03.   No Par . All shares shall be without par value.

5.04.   Preemptive Rights . Shareholders shall have no preemptive rights to subscribe to, or purchase, any shares or other securities of the Corporation,

ARTICLE VI

AMENDMENTS OF ARTICLES

6.01.   Amendments Of Articles . The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, or repeal any provision contained in these Articles Of Incorporation, or any amendment to them, in any manner now or hereafter prescribed by the Law, or any other applicable statute of the State of Indiana. All rights conferred upon shareholders by these Articles Of Incorporation, or any amendment to them, are granted subject to this reservation.
 

 
ARTICLE VII

INCORPORATOR

7.01. Incorporator . The name and address of the incorporator of the Corporation is Nicole R. Grose, Dale & Huffman, 1127 N, Main St., P.O. Box 277, Bluffton, IN 46714.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned incorporator executes these Articles Of Incorporation this 11 th day of August, 2005, and affirms under the penalties for perjury that the statements contained herein are true.
 
     
   
[SIGNATURE TO COME]
 
"Incorporator"
 
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This instrument was prepared by Nicole R. Grose, Attorney ID # 21652-64,   Dale & Huffman, 1127 N. Main St., P.O. Box 277, Bluffton, IN 46714.
 
 
 

 

CODE OF BYLAWS
OF
TITAN HOLDINGS, INC.

ARTICLE I

Identification

1.01. Name And Existence . The name of the Corporation is Titan Holdings, Inc. (herein referred to as the “Corporation”). The Corporation exists under the provisions of the Indiana Business Corporation Law, as amended, and its successors (herein referred to as the “Law”).

1.02. Principal Office . The principal office of the Corporation shall be at 646 1N 100 East, Ossian, Indiana, 46777, which is the location of the Corporation’s principal executive offices.

1.03. Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin at the beginning of the first day of January of the calendar year and shall end at the close of the last day of December of the same calendar year.

ARTICLE II

Shares

2.01. Number And Classes Of Authorized Shares . There shall be one thousand (1,000) authorized shares of the Corporation. All authorized shares shall be of one class.

2.02. Issuance Of Shares . The Board of Directors may authorize shares to be issued for consideration consisting of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the Corporation, including cash, promissory notes, services performed, contracts for services to be performed, or other securities of the Corporation. If shares are authorized to be issued for promissory notes or for promises to render services in the future, the Corporation shall report in writing to the shareholders the number of shares authorized to be so issued either with or before the notice of the next meeting of shareholders.

2.03. Certificates For Shares . Certificates for shares of the Corporation shall be issued to a subscriber by the Secretary of the Corporation when the consideration for which the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of the shares has been paid. Each certificate shall be in the form required by I.C. 23-1-26-6 and as prescribed by the Board of Directors.

2.04. Transfer Of Certificates . The shares of the Corporation shall be transferable only on the books of the Corporation upon surrender of the certificate or certificates representing the shares, properly endorsed by the registered holder or by the duly authorized attorney or agent of the holder.
 
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2.05. Lost, Stolen Or Destroyed Certificates . The Corporation may issue a new certificate for its shares in the place of any certificate previously issued and alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed. However, the Board of Directors may require the registered holder of the shares represented by the lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate, or the holder’s legal representative, to furnish an affidavit regarding the loss, theft, or destruction and to give a bond in the form and substance, with the surety or sureties, and with fixed or open penalty, as the Board of Directors may direct to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, theft, or destruction of the previously issued certificate. A new certificate may be issued without requiring any bond when, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, it is not imprudent to do so.

ARTICLE III

Meetings Of Shareholders

3.01. Place Of Meetings . All meetings of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation or at such other place, either in or out of the State of Indiana, as may be specified in the respective notices or waivers of notice of the meetings.

3.02. Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of Directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before that meeting shall be held at 9 o’clock in the morning on the third Saturday of April of each year, except that if that day is a legal holiday in the State of Indiana, then the meeting shall be held on the next business day which is not a legal holiday in the State of Indiana. Failure to hold the annual meeting at the designated time shall not affect the validity of any corporate action.

3.03. Special Meetings . The Corporation must hold a special meeting of shareholders on call of its President or its Board of Directors, or if the holders of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of all votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Secretary one or more written demands for the special meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice shall be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

3.04. Record Date . Unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board of Directors, the record date for purposes of determining the identity of shareholders shall be as follows:

(a). for determining shareholders entitled to demand a special shareholder meeting, the record date shall be the date the first shareholder signs the demand;

(b). for determining shareholders entitled to take action without a meeting, the record date shall be the date the first shareholder signs the consent to the action; and
 
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(c). for determining shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at shareholder meetings, the record date shall be the close of business on the day before the first notice is delivered to shareholders.

A record date determined by resolution of the Board of Directors may not be more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

3.05. Notice Of Meeting . A written or printed notice, stating the date, time, and place of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting or an annual meeting if otherwise required by the Law, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered, or mailed by the Corporation to each holder of the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, at such address as appears upon the records of the Corporation, no fewer than ten (10) days and no more than sixty (60) days before the meeting date. However, notice of a meeting at which any of the following corporate actions is to be considered shall be delivered or mailed to all shareholders of record, whether or not entitled to vote at the meeting, no fewer than ten (10) days and no more than sixty (60) days before the meeting:

(a). an amendment or amendments to the Articles of Incorporation requiring shareholder approval;

(b). a plan of merger or share exchange requiring shareholder approval;

(c). the sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of the Corporation’s property other than in the usual and regular course of business; or

(d). a proposal for voluntary dissolution requiring shareholder approval.

3.06. Waiver Of Notice . Notice of any meeting of the shareholders may be waived by a shareholder before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver shall be in writing, and shall be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. Attendance at any meeting, in person or by proxy: (a) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (b) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to consideration of the matter when it is presented.

3.07. Participation In Meetings By Electronic Communications . Any or all shareholders may participate in an annual or special meeting of the shareholders by, or through the use of, any means of communication by which all shareholders participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. Participation by any shareholder by this means shall be deemed to constitute presence in person at the meeting.

3.08. Voting At Meetings .

(a). Voting Rights . Except as may be otherwise provided in the Law or by the Articles of Incorporation, every shareholder shall have the right at any meeting of the shareholders to one vote for each share standing in the shareholder’s name on the books of the Corporation on the record date for the meeting.
 
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(b). Proxies . A shareholder entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders may vote either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the shareholder or executed by a duly authorized attorney-in-fact of the shareholder. For purposes of this section, a proxy granted by telegram, telex, telecopy, or other document transmitted electronically for or by a shareholder shall be deemed “executed in writing by the shareholder.” The general proxy of a fiduciary shall be given the same effect as the general proxy of any other shareholder. A proxy shall be valid for eleven (11) months after the date of its execution unless a shorter or longer period is expressly provided in the instrument of appointment.

(c). Quorum . At any meeting of shareholders, the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to be voted on the business to be transacted at the meeting, present either in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall be necessary at any meeting of shareholders before any action of the shareholders may be taken. In case a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of shareholders, the holders of record of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally scheduled.

(d). Voting Requirements . Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, at any meeting of the shareholders at which a quorum is present, action on a matter is approved if the votes cast favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action. Directors shall be elected, though, by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election for Directors at a meeting at which a quorum is present. Also, the following actions require the affirmative vote of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote on the proposed action:

(i). authorization by the shareholders of indemnification and advances for expenses under IC 23-I-37-15(a)(3);

(ii). amendments to the Articles of Incorporation which would give rise to dissenters’ rights, unless the Board of Directors requires a greater vote;

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(iii). adoption of a plan of merger or share exchange, unless the Board of Directors requires a greater vote;

(iv). sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the corporate property other than in the usual and regular course of business, unless the Board of Directors requires a greater vote;

(v). voluntary dissolution of the Corporation, unless the Board of Directors requires a greater vote.

(e). Voting Lists . For each meeting of the shareholders, the Secretary of the Corporation shall make a complete list of the shareholders entitled by law or by the Articles of Incorporation to notice thereof, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address and number of shares held by each such shareholder. The list shall be on file at the principal office of the Corporation or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. The list must be available for inspection by any shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting at any time during regular business hours for a period of five (5) business days before the date of the meeting for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting. A shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting, or the shareholder’s agent or attorney authorized in writing, is entitled on written demand to inspect and to copy the list at the shareholder’s expense during regular business hours during the period it is available for inspection. However, the shareholder’s demand must be made in good faith and for a proper purpose and must describe with reasonable particularity the shareholder’s purpose. Also, the list must be directly connected with the shareholder’s purpose. The original stock register or transfer book, or a duplicate thereof kept in the State of Indiana, shall be the only evidence as to the shareholders entitled to examine such list, stock ledger, or transfer book, or to vote at any meeting of the shareholders.

(f). Voting Of Shares Owned By Other Corporations . Shares of the Corporation standing in the name of another corporation may be voted by an officer, agent, or proxy appointed by the board of directors of the other corporation, or as the bylaws of the other corporation may prescribe, except if those shares are owned, directly or indirectly, by another corporation, domestic or foreign, the majority of the shares entitled to vote for the directors of which are owned by the Corporation.

3.09. Action Without A Meeting . Any action which may be taken at a shareholder meeting may be taken without a meeting if evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by all shareholders entitled to vote on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. Action taken by written consent is effective when the last shareholder signs the consent unless the consent specifies a different prior or subsequent effective date. A consent signed under this section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as a meeting vote in any document. If written notice of the action proposed to be taken by consent of all voting shareholders must be given to nonvoting shareholders under the Law or Section 3.05, that notice shall be given at least ten (10) days before the action is taken. That notice shall contain, or be accompanied by, the same information which would have been required to have been included in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.
 
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3.10. Organization. The President of the Corporation or, in his absence, any shareholder chosen by the shareholders present, shall call meetings of the shareholders to order and shall act as chairman of those meetings. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders. In the absence of the Secretary, the chairman of a meeting shall appoint a shareholder to act as Secretary of the meeting.

ARTICLE IV

The Board of Directors

4.01. Number . The initial number of directors of the Corporation shall be one (1). A variable range board consisting of a minimum of one (1) director and a maximum of five (5) directors is hereby established. The number of directors may be changed from the initial number of directors to a number within the range herein established by resolution of the Board of Directors. In the absence of a resolution of the Board of Directors setting the number of directors within the range, the number of directors shall be the number specified for the initial Board of Directors.

4.02. Management . Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the business, property, and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors

4.03. Annual Meeting . Unless otherwise determined by the President or the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall meet each year, immediately after the annual meeting of the shareholders, at the place where the meeting of the shareholders was held, for the purpose of electing officers and considering any other business that may be brought before the meeting. No notice shall be necessary for the holding of the annual meeting. If the annual meeting of the Board of Directors is not held, the election of officers may be held at any subsequent regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors.

4.04. Other Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held, without notice, at the time and place from time to time fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by the President, and shall be called on the written request of any member of the Board of Directors. Notice of the date, time, and place of a special meeting shall be sent by the Secretary to each director at his residence or usual place of business by letter, telegram, telex, telecopy, or other document transmitted electronically in a manner that, in regular course, would reach that place not later than during the second day immediately preceding the date set for the special meeting, and may also be delivered to a director personally at any time during the second day immediately preceding the meeting. Regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any place in or out of the State of Indiana, as may be specified in the respective notices, or waivers of notice, of the meetings.
 
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4.05. Waiver Of Notice . A director may waive any required notice either before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. However, a director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon the director’s arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to the action taken at the meeting. For purposes of this section, a waiver granted by telegram, telex, telecopy, or other document transmitted electronically by a director shall be deemed “signed by the director”.

4.06. Participation In Meetings By Electronic Communications . Any or all directors may participate in a meeting of the Board or of a committee of the Board by any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

4.07. Action Without A Meeting . Any action taken which may be taken at a Board of Directors’ meeting may be taken without a meeting if evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by each director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. For purposes of this section, a consent granted by telegram, telex, telecopy, or other document transmitted electronically by a director shall be deemed “signed by a director”. Action taken by written consent is effective when the last director signs the consent unless the consent specifies a different prior or subsequent effective date. A consent signed under this section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as a meeting vote in any document.

4.08. Quorum And Voting Requirements . A quorum of the Board of Directors for the transaction of all business, except filling vacancies on the Board of Directors, shall consist of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed Board size or, if the Corporation has a variable-range size Board, a majority of the number of directors prescribed or, if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins. If a quorum is present when a vote is taken the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors. A director who is present at a meeting when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to the action taken unless (a) the director objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon the director’s arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; (b) the director’s dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting, or, (c) the director delivers written notice of the director’s dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Secretary of the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

4.09. Election, Term Of Office And Qualification . Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of the shareholders at which a quorum is present by a plurality of the votes cast by the shareholders entitled to vote for the election of directors. Directors shall be elected for a term of one year and shall hold office until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The term of a director elected to fill a vacancy expires at the end of the term for which the director’s predecessor was elected. No decrease in the number of directors shall have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director. Directors need not be shareholders of the Corporation or residents of the State of Indiana.

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4.10. Removal . Any director may be removed, either with or without cause, at (a) the annual meeting of the shareholders, if the annual meeting notice states that one of the purposes of the meeting is to consider the removal of the director, or (b) any special meeting of the shareholders, or (c) any meeting of the Board of Directors.

4.11. Resignation . A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President of the Corporation, or the Secretary of the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

4.12. Vacancies . Any vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors, whether caused by removal, resignation, death, or increase in the number of directors, may be filled by the Board of Directors. However, if the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board, they may fill the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vote of the remaining members of the Board of Directors results in a tie, the vacancy shall be filled by vote of the shareholders entitled to vote for directors at a special meeting called for that purpose.

4.13. Compensation Of Directors . The Board of Directors is empowered and authorized to fix and determine the compensation of the directors. Until such time as the Board of Directors shall choose to act in this matter, members of the Board of Directors shall receive no compensation for serving on the Board of Directors.

4.14. Dividends . To the extent permitted by the Law, the Board of Directors shall have the power to declare dividends on its outstanding shares which the Corporation shall then pay.

4.15. Organization of Meetings . The President of the Corporation or, in his absence, any director chosen by the directors present, shall call meetings of the Board of Directors to order and shall act as chairman of those meetings. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary of meetings of the Board of Directors. In the absence of the Secretary, the chairman of a meeting shall appoint any director to act as Secretary of the meeting.

ARTICLE V

Officers Of The Corporation
 
5.01. Designation . The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such Vice Presidents, if any, as are appointed by the Board of Directors from time to time. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, create and define the duties of other offices in the Corporation, and shall elect or appoint persons to fill all such offices. Officers need not be shareholders of the Corporation. Election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights.

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5.02. Election, Removal And Vacancies . Officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors at its annual meeting and shall hold office for one year or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time, with or without cause. Vacancies in offices occurring by reason of death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

5.03. President . The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. The President shall preside at all meetings of shareholders and of the Board of Directors, discharge all the duties which devolve upon a presiding officer, and perform such other duties as these Bylaws provide, or as the Board of Directors may prescribe. The President shall have full authority to execute proxies on behalf of the Corporation, to vote stock owned by it in any other corporation, and to execute, with the Secretary, powers of attorney appointing other corporations, partnerships, or individuals the agent of the Corporation, all subject to the provisions of the Law, as amended, the Articles of Incorporation and these Bylaws.

5.04. Vice President . The Vice President shall perform all duties incumbent upon the President during the absence or disability of the President, and shall perform such other duties as these Bylaws may require or the Board of Directors may prescribe, However, if the Board of Directors elects more than one Vice President, they shall each perform the duties prescribed by the Board of Directors and their respective right to act during the absence or disability of the President shall be in the order in which their respective names appear in the resolution, or resolutions, electing them.

5.05. Secretary , The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors, and shall keep, or cause to be kept, a true and complete record of the proceedings of those meetings. The Secretary shall authenticate the records of the Corporation and shall, unless the Board of Directors provides otherwise, maintain the records required to be kept by the Corporation. The Secretary shall attend to the giving and serving of all notices of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as these Bylaws may require or the Board of Directors may prescribe.

5.06. Treasurer . The Treasurer shall be the financial officer of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall keep a correct and complete record of accounts, showing accurately at all times the financial condition of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall be the legal custodian of all monies, notes, securities, and other valuables which may from time to time come into the possession of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall immediately deposit all funds of the Corporation in a reliable bank or other depository designated by the Board of Directors, and shall keep those deposits in the name of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall furnish at meetings of the Board of Directors, or whenever requested by the President, a statement of the financial condition of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as these Bylaws may require or as the Board of Directors may prescribe. The Treasurer may be required to furnish bond in an amount determined by the Board of Directors.
 
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5.07. Delegation Of Authority . In the absence of any officer of the Corporation, or for any other reason the Board of Directors may deem sufficient, the Board of Directors may delegate the power or duties of such officer to any other officer or to any director, for the time being, provided a majority of the entire Board concurs therein.

5.08. Execution Of Instruments And Documents . Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, all deeds, mortgages, leases, notes and bonds, and all other written contracts and agreements to which the Corporation shall be a party, shall be signed by the President and attested by the Secretary. All checks, drafts, bills of exchange and orders for the payment of money of the Corporation shall be signed by those officers and employees of the Corporation as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

ARTICLE VI

Required Records

6.01. Meetings And Corporate Actions . The Corporation shall keep as permanent records the minutes of all meetings of its shareholders and Board of Directors, a record of all actions taken by the shareholders or Board of Directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the Board of Directors in place of the Board of Directors on behalf of the Corporation.

6.02. Accounting Records . The Corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.

6.03. Shareholder Records . The Corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its shareholders in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all shareholders in alphabetical order by class of shares showing the number and class of shares held by each.

6.04. Form Of Records . The Corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.

6.05. Records To Be Kept At Principal Office . The Corporation shall keep a copy of the following records at its principal office:

(a). Its Articles of Incorporation or restated Articles of Incorporation and all amendments to them currently in effect.

(b). Its Bylaws or restated Bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect.
 
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(c). Resolutions adopted by its Board of Directors with respect to one (1) or more classes or series of shares and fixing their relative rights, preferences, and limitations, if shares issued pursuant to those resolutions are outstanding.

(d). The minutes of all shareholders’ meetings, and records of all action taken by shareholders without a meeting, for the past three (3) years.

(e). All written communications to shareholders generally within the past three (3) years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three (3) years under IC 23-1-53-1.

(f). A list of the names and business addresses of its current directors and officers,

(g). Its most recent biennial report delivered to the Secretary of State under IC 23-1-53-3.

6.06. Inspection Of Records At Principal Office . A shareholder shall be entitled to inspect and copy any of the records of the Corporation described in Section 6.05 during regular business hours at the Corporation’s principal office upon written notice given to the Corporation at least five (5) business days in advance of when the shareholder wishes to do so.

ARTICLE VII

Indemnification

7.01. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers . Every person who is or was a director of the Corporation (as defined in IC 23-1-37-2) shall be indemnified by the Corporation against all liability and reasonable expenses (as those terms are defined in IC 23-1-37-3 and 4) incurred by that person in any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative of investigative, and whether formal or informal, because that person is or was a director of the Corporation, provided that such person is determined in the manner specified in IC 23-1-37-12 to have met the standards of conduct specified in IC 23-1-37-8. Subject to the requirements of IC 23-1-37-10, the Corporation shall advance to that person the reasonable expenses incurred by him or her in connection with any such action, suit, or proceeding. Upon demand for indemnification or advancement of expenses, as the case may be, the Corporation shall proceed as provided in IC 23-1-37-12 to determine whether that person is entitled thereto. Every person who is or was an officer of the Corporation shall be indemnified, and shall be entitled to an advancement of expenses, to the same extent as if that person were a director.

7.02. Report Of Indemnification . If the Corporation indemnifies or advances expenses to a director in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation, the Corporation shall report the indemnification or advance in writing to the shareholders with or before the notice of the next shareholders’ meeting as provided in IC 23-l-53-2(a).

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7.03. Indemnification Not A Limitation . Nothing contained in Section 7.01 shall limit or preclude the exercise of any right provided under the Law, the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, these Bylaws, any general or specific action of the Board of Directors or shareholders of the Corporation, or any contract relating to the indemnification or the advancement of expenses to any director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation, or the ability of the Corporation to otherwise indemnify of advance expenses to any director, officer, employee, or agent.

ARTICLE VIII

Conflict Of Interest Transaction

A transaction with the Corporation in which a Director of the Corporation has a direct or indirect interest is a conflict of interest transaction. A conflict of interest transaction is not voidable by the Corporation solely because of the Director’s interest in the transaction if the requirements of I.C. 23-1-35-2 are met.

ARTICLE IX

Amendments

The power to make, alter, amend, or repeal these Bylaws is vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

The foregoing Code of Bylaws of the Corporation was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on the 16 th day of August, 2005.
     
     
/s/ Brian K. Kistler
 
Brian K. Kistler, Secretary
 
 
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January 12, 2007

Board of Directors
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
6615 Brotherhood Way, Suite A
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825

Re:   Registration Statement on Form SB-2

Gentlemen:

We refer to the registration statement for Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), on Form SB-2 (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). The Registration Statement relates to the registration for sale of up to 3,234,464 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company (the “Shares”) under the Act.

In rendering the opinions hereinafter expressed, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise, identified to our satisfaction, of (1) the Registration Statement, together with all exhibits thereto, (2) the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, as amended, (3) the minutes and resolutions of the Board of Directors and shareholders of the Company, all as provided to us by the Company, and (4) such other documents and instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed below.

We have also examined such statutes, corporate records and documents as we have considered necessary to enable us to express the opinions set forth in this opinion letter. In such examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all individuals and the authenticity and enforceability of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies or facsimiles. As to various questions of fact material to this opinion letter, and as to the content and form of the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, minutes, records, resolutions, and other documents or writings of the Company, this firm has relied, to the extent it deems reasonably appropriate, upon representations and certificates of officers or directors of the Company and upon documents, records, and instruments furnished to this firm by the Company, without independent check or verification of their accuracy.
 


Members of our firm working with respect to the Company are admitted to the practice of law in the State of California and to practice federal law of the United States of America, and we do not express any opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction or any other applicable law or regulation.
 
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

(a)   The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the State of Maryland;

(b)   The Shares have been duly authorized; and

(c)   Upon issuance, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of this firm’s name under the caption “Experts.” In giving the foregoing consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
    Sincerely,
 
 
 
 
 
 
     /s/ 
 
Weintraub Law Group PC



Employment Agreement

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT made as of August 1, 2006, between Brian Kistler, an individual residing at 6461 N 100E, Ossian, Indiana 46777(hereinafter referred to as the "Employee") and Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., a corporation with offices at 421 E. Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 (hereinafter referred to as the "Employer").

WHEREAS, the Employer desires to employ the Employee, and the Employee desires to serve as an employee of the Employer on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.        
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises of the parties hereto, the Employer and the Employee agree as follows:  
 
1. Employment : The Employer hereby agrees to employ the Employee as Chief Executive Officer to perform managerial and executive functions of the Employer, and the Employee hereby agrees to perform such services for the Employer on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, subject to the directives of the Board of Directors of the Employer.

    2. Term of Employment : The term of this Agreement shall begin on August 1, 2006 and shall continue in full force and effect until August 1, 2009; provided, however, that this Agreement shall be automatically renewed on a year-to-year basis thereafter unless terminated by either party on at least three (3) months prior written notice during any given year, unless sooner terminated as provided herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause upon thirty (30) day’s written notice to Employee in which event the Employer shall pay severance to Employee pursuant to Section 8(g) hereof.

3. Compensation : During the term of this Agreement, for all services rendered by Employee under this Agreement, the Employer shall pay the Employee an annual base salary of one hundred twenty thousand dollars ($120,000) per annum, payable in arrears at a rate of five thousand dollars ($5,000) on the fifteenth and last day of each month. The Employee's base salary may be increased by the Board of Directors from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion. In addition to the annual base salary described in this Section, Employee may receive cash performance bonuses in the sole and absolute discretion of the Board of Directors of the Employer. The Company shall pay a bonus in the amount of one hundred twenty thousand dollars ($120,000) to the Employee in consideration of services performed in connection with an initial public offering of the Company, payable upon the close of such public offering.
 
4. Fringe Benefits:
   
(a) During the term hereof, commencing on the day and year first above written, the Employer shall (i) provide the Employee and his immediate family with medical and hospitalization insurance substantially similar to that provided for the other executive personnel of the Employer in similar management positions, (ii) reimburse the Employee and his immediate family for dental expenses incurred each year (such reimbursement shall be in addition to any dental insurance provided to the Employee and his immediate family under any dental plan from time to time maintained by the Company), (iii) reimburse the Employee for expenses incurred in connection with the purchase by Employee of membership in a fitness or exercise program reasonably acceptable to the Company, (iv) reimburse the Employee for the reasonable and customary cost of an annual physical examination, (v) provide to the Employee dependent group medical coverage upon terms and conditions satisfactory to the Company without charge to the Employee and, (vi) life insurance in an amount equal to [ 2 ] times Employee's annual base salary.
 
 
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(b) The Employee is authorized to incur on behalf of the Employer only such reasonable expenses (including travel and entertainment) in connection with the business of the Employer as are in conformity with the Employer's published guidelines. The Employer shall reimburse Employee for all such reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the business of the Employer upon the presentation by the Employee, from time to time, of an itemized account of such expenditures, which account shall be in form and substance in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service.
 
(c) During the term hereof, the Employer shall provide Employee with an automobile expense allowance equal to $6,000 dollars ($.500) per month.

5. Duties and Extent of Services: Upon the execution of this Agreement and throughout its term, the Employee shall assume the position of Chief Executive Officer for the Employer and shall undertake all of the duties incident to such office in addition to rendering all such other management duties as the Board of Directors may reasonably request. The parties hereto shall take whatever action is necessary to cause the election or appointment of the Employee to such position. The Employee shall exert his best efforts and shall devote his full time and attention to the affairs of the Employer. During the term of this Agreement the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, alone or as a member of a partnership (in the capacity of a general partner) or limited liability company (in the capacity of a manager), or as an officer, director, significant shareholder (i.e., owning or holding beneficially or of record five percent (5%) or more of the voting shares of an entity), or employee of any other corporation or entity, be engaged in or concerned with any other duties or pursuits whatsoever for pecuniary gain requiring his personal services without the prior written consent of the Employer.
 
6. Vacation : During each year of the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to thirty (30) days vacation.

7. Termination : Unless renewed as provided herein, the Employee's employment hereunder shall terminate on August 1, 2009, or sooner upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) The Employee's death;
 
(b) The termination of the Employee's employment hereunder by the Employer, at its option, to be exercised by written notice from the Employer to the Employee, upon the Employee's incapacity or inability to perform his services as contemplated herein for a period of at least sixty (60) consecutive days or an aggregate of one hundred twenty (120) consecutive or non-consecutive days during any twelve-month period during the term hereof due to the fact that his physical or mental health shall have become impaired so as to make it impossible or impractical for him to perform the duties and responsibilities contemplated for him hereunder; or
 
 
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(c) The termination for cause of the Employee's employment hereunder by the Employer, at its option, to be exercised by written notice from the Employer to the Employee in the event the Employee is derelict in his duties or commits any misconduct with respect to the Employer's affairs and such dereliction or misconduct shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after the Employer shall have given the Employee written notice specifying such dereliction or misconduct, and advising him that the Employer shall have the right to terminate his employment hereunder in the event such misconduct continues through such 30-day period.
 
(d) In the event that the Employee commits an act constituting common law fraud or any crime, which could reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact on the Employer, its business or assets.
 
(e) In the event that the Employee should fail (otherwise than on account of illness or other incapacity) or refuse to carry out the reasonable directives of the Board of Directors of the Employer, and such failure or refusal shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after the Employer shall have given the Employee written notice specifying such directives and wherein the Employee has failed or refused to carry out the same, and advising him that the Employer shall have the right to terminate his employment hereunder in the event such failure or refusal continues through such 30-day period.
 
(f) Cessation of the Employer's business.
 
(g) On thirty (30) days written notice from the Employer pursuant to Section 2 hereof. If (i) the Employer terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 2 hereof on thirty (30) days notice without cause or (ii) there is a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) that occurs prior to the expiration or termination of this Agreement and, within twelve (12) months after the Change in Control, (A) Employee's employment is terminated by the Employer otherwise than for the reasons set forth in Sections (7) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and/or (f) hereof or (B) Employee terminates his employment for Good Reason (as hereinafter defined), then Employer shall pay to Employee as severance pay, a total amount equal to (i) two times his most recent annual base salary, payable in twelve (12) equal consecutive monthly installments (without interest) beginning one (1) month after such termination plus (ii) the fringe benefits described in Section 5(a) for the twelve (12)-month period commencing on the effective date of such termination.

Employee expressly understands that payment of such severance pay and benefits (or portion thereof if such payments terminate pursuant to the last sentence of this paragraph) represents liquidated damages in full and final settlement of any and all amounts owed by Employer to Employee under this Agreement or otherwise except for the accrued portion, if any, of any bonus, stock option, commission, vacation or other benefit to which Employee is expressly entitled pursuant to any formal, written plan or agreement maintained by the Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Employee obtains full-time employment from any person or entity or accepts an engagement as a self-employed consultant or similar position during such 12-month period, then, upon commencement of any such employment or engagement, the severance pay and benefits payable under this Section 8(g) shall immediately be and be deemed reduced by an amount equal to the compensation and/or benefits payable by such other employment or engagement and the Employer shall have no further obligation to Employee under this Agreement or otherwise.
 
 
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(h) As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

(i) "Affiliate" of a person means any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the first person.

(ii) "Associate" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof.

(iii) "Change in Control" means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(A) A consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction between Parent or Employer, and any other corporation or other legal entity (other than an Affiliate of Parent or Employer) in which shares of common stock of Parent or Employer are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or other property, if as a result of such transaction less than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the common stock (or other securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors) of the surviving or resulting entity is beneficially owned (as hereinafter defined) by the beneficial owners of the Parent's or Employer's common stock as the case may be as of the date hereof ("Current Shareholders") and the number of persons serving on the Board of Directors of the surviving or resulting entity who are Affiliates, Associates, designees or nominees of any single "person" (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than the Current Shareholders is greater than the number of persons serving on such Board of Directors who are Affiliates, Associates, designees or nominees of the Current Shareholders;

(B) A sale of all or at least fifty percent (50%) (measured by book value as of the most recent annual or quarterly balance sheet) of the assets of Parent or Employer to another corporation or other legal entity (other than one of the Current Shareholders or any Affiliate of Parent or Employer); and

(C) A sale or other disposition of shares of common stock of Parent or Employer by the Current Shareholders to any corporation or other legal entity (other than one of the Current Shareholders or any Affiliate of Parent or Employer) as a result of which less than fifty percent (50%) of the then-outstanding common stock of Parent or Employer is beneficially owned (as hereinafter defined) by the Current Shareholders and the number of persons serving on Parent's or Employer's Board of Directors who are Affiliates, Associates, designees or nominees of any single "person" (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than the Current Shareholders is greater than the number of persons serving on Parent's or Employer's Board of Directors who are Affiliates, Associates, designees or nominees of the Current Shareholders.
 
 
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Beneficial ownership will be determined by applying the definition set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof. Also, for purposes of this Agreement, any person who, on the date on which a Change in control occurs, is serving on Parent's or Employer's Board of Directors will deemed to be an Affiliate, Associate, designee or nominee of the Current Shareholders after the Change in Control for as long as such person serves as a director of Parent or Employer or of any entity that survives or results from a transaction described in Section 8(h)(iii).

(iv) "Employer" includes any successor to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Employer.

(v) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended form time to time.

(vi) "Good Reason" means that, following a Change in Control and without Employee's written consent, (A) there has been a material and significant adverse change in the nature or scope of Employee's authority, duties or responsibilities in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (B) there has been a reduction in Employee's annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control or an adverse change in Employee's total compensation such that Employee's compensation and benefits in the aggregate are not materially comparable to his aggregate compensation and benefits in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; or (C) the principal place of Employee's employment is relocated to a place that is more than one hundred (100) miles from the principal place of Employee's employment immediately prior to the Change in Control or Employee is required to be away from his office in the course of discharging his duties and responsibilities materially and significantly more than was required prior to the Change in Control.

In the event of any termination (other than by the Employer without cause on thirty (30) days’ notice pursuant to Section 2), the Employer shall pay to the Employee such portion of his annual base salary payable to the date such termination becomes effective (reduced by any amount payable pursuant to any disability insurance policies), and thereafter the Employee shall have no claim for any further compensation hereunder; provided, however, that in the event of the Employee's death, his death shall be deemed to have occurred on the last day of the month in which he dies. Upon any termination Employee shall also receive all the benefits to which he is entitled under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act ("COBRA"), provided that if the Employee is entitled to receive severance and fringe benefits described in Section 8(g), COBRA benefits shall commence at the expiration of the twelve (12) month (or such shorter period) as is provided in such Section.

8. Restrictions On The Employee : During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending two (2) years after the termination of the Employee's employment by the Employer for any reason, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly induce or attempt to induce any of the employees of the Employer to leave the employ of Employer. If this Agreement is terminated by the Employer pursuant to Section 2 hereof, the foregoing 2-year period shall be reduced to one (1) year.
 
 
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9. Covenant Not To Compete : During the period commencing on the date hereof, and ending on the termination of the Employee's employment for any reason, the Employee shall not, except as a passive investor in publicly held companies, engage in, or own or control any interest in, or act as principal, director, officer or employee of, or consultant to, any firm or corporation which is in competition with the Employer or its Parent.
 
10. Proprietary Information :  
 
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, "proprietary information" shall mean any proprietary information relating to the business of the Employer or its Parent or any entity in which the Employer or its Parent has a controlling interest that has not previously been publicly released by duly authorized representatives of the Employer and shall include (but shall not be limited to) information encompassed in all proposals, marketing and sales plans, financial information, costs, pricing information, computer programs (including without limitation source code, object code, algorithms and models), customer information, customer lists, and all methods, concepts, know-how or ideas in or reasonably related to the business of Employer or any entity in which the Employer has a controlling interest. The Employee agrees to regard and preserve as confidential all proprietary information, whether he has such information in his memory or in writing or other tangible or intangible form. The Employee will not, without written authority from the Employer to do so, directly or indirectly, use for his benefit or purposes, nor disclose to others, either during the term of his employment hereunder or thereafter, any proprietary information except as required by the conditions of his employment hereunder or pursuant to court order (in which case Employee shall give the Employer prompt written notice so that the Employer may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Employee agrees not to remove from the premises of the Employer or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Employer, except as an employee of the Employer in pursuit of the business of the Employer or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or any entity in which the Employer has a controlling interest, or except as specifically permitted in writing by the Employer, any document or object containing or reflecting any proprietary information. The Employee recognizes that all such documents and objects, whether developed by him or by someone else, are the exclusive property of the Employer. Proprietary information shall not include information which is presently in the public domain or which comes into the public domain through no fault of the Employee or which is disclosed to the Employee by a third party lawfully in possession of such information with a right to disclose same.

(b) All proprietary information and all of the Employee's interest in trade secrets, trademarks, computer programs, customer information, customer lists, employee lists, products, procedure, copyrights, patents and developments hereafter to the end of the period of employment hereunder developed by the Employee as a result of, or in connection with, his employment hereunder, shall belong to the Employer; and without further compensation, but at the Employer's expense, forthwith upon request of the Employer, Employee shall execute any and all such assignments and other documents and take any and all such other action as Employer may reasonably request in order to vest in Employer all the Employee's right, title and interest in and to all of the aforesaid items, free and clear of liens, charges and encumbrances.
 
 
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(c) The Employee expressly agrees that the covenants set forth in Sections 9, 10 and 11 of this Agreement are being given to Employer in connection with the employment of the Employee by Employer and that such covenants are intended to protect Employer against the competition by the Employee, within the terms stated, to the fullest extent deemed reasonable and permitted in law and equity. In the event that the foregoing limitations upon the conduct of the Employee are beyond those permitted by law, such limitations, both as to time and geographical area, shall be, and be deemed to be, reduced in scope and effect to the maximum extent permitted by law.

11. Injunctive Relief : The Employee acknowledges that the injury to the Employer resulting from any violation by him of any of the covenants contained in this Agreement will be of such a character that it cannot be adequately compensated by money damages, and, accordingly, the Employer may, in addition to pursuing its other remedies, obtain an injunction from any court having jurisdiction of the matter restraining any such violation.

12. Representation of Employee : The Employee represents and warrants that neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of his duties hereunder violates the provisions of any other agreement to which he is a party or by which he is bound.
   
13. Parties; Non-Assignabilit y: As used herein, the term the "Employer" shall mean and include the Employer, its Parent and any subsidiary thereof and any successor thereto unless the context indicates otherwise. Any assignment of this Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of Section 8(g). This Agreement and all rights hereunder are personal to the Employee and shall not be assignable by him and any purported assignment shall be null and void and shall not be binding on the Employer.


14. Entire Agreement : This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and supersedes all previous representations, negotiations, commitments, and writing with respect thereto.
   
15. Amendment or Alteration : No amendment or alteration of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by all of the parties hereto.
   
16. Choice of Law : This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana.

17. Arbitration : Any controversy, claim, or breach arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof shall be settled by arbitration in Fort Wayne, Indiana in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association and the judgment upon the award rendered shall be entered by consent in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
 
 
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18. Notices : Any notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing, and if sent by registered mail to the residence of the Employee, or to the principal office of the Employer, respectively.
 
19. Waiver of Breach : The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by any of the parties hereto.
 
21. Binding Effect : The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective personal representatives, heirs, administrators, successors, and permitted assigns.

22. Gender : Pronouns in any gender shall be construed as masculine, feminine, or neuter as the context requires in this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.


By:   /s/

Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
 

 /s/

Brian Kistler

 
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Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation
421 East Cook Road, Suite 200
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825
April 28, 2006

Rodney J. Sinn
17225 North State Rd 1
Spencerville, IN 46788

Dear Rodney:
 
This letter is being delivered in connection with your continued employment by Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation, an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”). By signing this letter, you agree that this letter sets forth the basic terms and conditions of your employment.
 
1.    Salary . Your annual salary is currently set at $180,000. You will receive a bonus of 20% of the total fees generated by you for the Company.
 
2.    Duties. Your job title is President. As an exempt employee, you are required to exercise your specialized expertise, independent judgment and discretion to provide high-quality services.
 
3.    Hours of Work . As an exempt employee, you are expected to work the number of hours required to get the job done. However, you are generally expected to be present during normal working hours of the Company. Normal working hours will be established by the Company and may be changed as needed to meet the needs of the business.
 
4.    Immigration Documentation . Please be advised that your continued employment is contingent on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company. You must comply with the Immigration and Naturalization Service’s employment verification requirements.
 
5.    Representation and Warranty of Employee . You represent and warrant to the Company that the performance of your duties has not violated and will not violate any agreements with or trade secrets of any other person or entity.
 
6.    Employee Benefits . You will be eligible to receive paid time off (“ PTO ”) from work for vacations, personal business, personal illness or family business in accordance with the Company’s current PTO policy. You are also eligible to receive the Company’s standard health insurance benefits and dental insurance benefits, as provided in benefit plans currently, or to be, maintained by the Company. These benefits may change from time to time. You will be covered by workers’ compensation insurance and State Disability Insurance, as required by state law.
 
7.    Equity-Based Compensation . You may be eligible to receive awards of equity-based compensation (e.g., options to acquire shares of the capital stock of the Company or the opportunity to purchase restricted shares of such stock) pursuant to one or more employee benefit plans maintained by the Company from time to time for such purpose; however, any such compensation shall be (i) solely within the discretion of the Board (or a Committee of the Board maintained for such purpose) and (ii) subject to the terms of any definitive agreement with respect thereto.
 
 
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8.    Term of Employment . Your employment with the Company shall remain “ at-will ” after the effective date of this Agreement. In other words, either you or the Company can terminate your employment at any time for any reason, with or without cause and with or without notice.
 
9.    Dispute Resolution Procedure . You and the Company (the “ parties ”) agree that any dispute arising out of or related to the employment relationship, including the termination of that relationship and any allegations of unfair or discriminatory treatment arising under state or federal law or otherwise, to the maximum extent permitted by law, shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration, except where the law specifically forbids the use of arbitration as a final and binding remedy, or where section (d) below specifically allows a different remedy. The following dispute resolution procedure shall apply:
 
(a)    The party claiming to be aggrieved shall furnish to the other party a written statement of the grievance identifying any witnesses or documents that support the grievance and the relief requested or proposed.
 
(b)    The responding party shall furnish a statement of the relief, if any, that it is willing to provide, and the witnesses or documents that support its position as to the appropriate action. The parties can mutually agree to waive this step. If the matter is not resolved at this step, the parties shall submit the dispute to non-binding mediation before a mediator to be jointly selected by the parties. The Company will pay the cost of the mediation.
 
(c)    If the mediation does not produce a resolution of the dispute, the parties agree that the dispute shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration. The parties shall attempt to agree to the identity of an arbitrator, and, if they are unable to do so, they will obtain a list of arbitrators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and select an arbitrator by striking names from that list.
 
The arbitrator shall have the authority to determine whether the conduct complained of in subsection (a) of this section violates the rights of the complaining party and, if so, to grant any relief authorized by law, subject to the exclusions of subsection (d) below. The arbitrator shall not have the authority to modify, change or refuse to enforce the terms of any employment agreement between the parties. In addition, the arbitrator shall not have the authority to require the Company to change any lawful policy or benefit plan.
 
The hearing shall be transcribed. The Company shall bear the costs of the arbitration if you prevail. If the Company prevails, you will pay half the cost of the arbitration or $500, whichever is less. Each party shall be responsible for paying its own attorneys fees.
 
 
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Arbitration shall be the exclusive final remedy for any dispute between the parties, to the maximum extent permitted by law, including but not limited to disputes involving claims for discrimination or harassment (such as claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act), wrongful termination, breach of contract, breach of public policy, physical or mental harm or distress or any other disputes, and the parties agree that no dispute shall be submitted to arbitration where the party claiming to be aggrieved has not complied with the preliminary steps provided for in subsections (a) and (b) above.
 
The parties agree that the arbitration award shall be enforceable in any court having jurisdiction to enforce this Agreement, so long as the arbitrator’s findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence on the whole and the arbitrator has not made errors of law; provided , however , that either party may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction regarding or related to matters involving the Company’s confidential, proprietary or trade secret information, or regarding or related to inventions that you may claim to have developed prior to joining the Company or after joining the Company. The parties further agree that, for violations of your confidentiality, proprietary information or trade secret obligations which the parties have elected to submit to arbitration, the Company retains the right to seek preliminary injunctive relief in court in order to preserve the status quo or prevent irreparable injury before the matter can be heard in arbitration.
 
(d)    The Company reserves the right to modify, change or cancel this provision upon 30 days written notice. However, such cancellation shall not affect matters which have already been submitted to arbitration.
 
10.    Integrated Agreement . Please note that this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements, representations or promises of any kind, whether written, oral, express or implied between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matters herein. It constitutes the full, complete and exclusive agreement between you and the Company with respect to the subject matters herein. This agreement cannot be changed unless in writing, signed by you and the Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company.
 
 
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11.    Severability . If any term of this Agreement is held to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected; and, the parties shall use their best efforts to find an alternative way to achieve the same result.
 
In order to confirm your agreement with these terms, please sign one copy of this letter and return it to me. The other copy is for your records. If there is any matter in this letter which you wish to discuss further, please do not hesitate to speak to me.
     
  Very truly yours,
   
  Freedom Financial Mortgage   Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:   /s/
 
Rodney J. Sinn, Its President
 
I agree to the terms of employment set forth in this Agreement.
 
       
Signature: /s/     April 28, 2006

Name (printed): Rodney J. Sinn    
    Date
   
 
 
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Noncompete and Nondisclosure Agreement

THIS NONCOMPETE AND NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") dated as of May 3, 2006 by and between Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation, a corporation with a principal place of business at 421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 ("Employer"), and Rodney J. Sinn, an individual residing at 17225 Road 1, Spencerville, IN 46788 ("Employee").

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, pursuant to an employment agreement of even date herewith, the Employee will be employed by the Employer commencing May 3, 2006 in connection with certain aspects of the development, implementation and/or marketing of certain products for Employer; and

WHEREAS, in connection with such employment, Employee may be given access to, generate, or otherwise come into contact with certain proprietary and/or confidential information of Employer or clients of Employer; and

WHEREAS, Employee and Employer desire to prevent the dissemination, unauthorized disclosure or misuse of such information;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

1.   Covenant Not to Solicit :

During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending three (3) years after the termination of the Employee's employment by Employer for any reason, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly induce or attempt to induce any of the employees of Employer to leave the employ of Employer, or solicit the business of any client or customer of Employer or any consultant to Employer.

2.   Covenant Not to Compete :

During the period commencing on the date hereof, the Employee shall not, except as a passive investor in less than five percent (5%) of the equity securities of a publicly held company, engage in, or own or control an interest in, or act as principal, director or officer of, or consultant to, any firm or corporation (i) engaged in a venture or business substantially similar to that of the Employer or (ii) which is in direct or indirect competition with the Employer within any state in which the Employer now conducts, or conducts during the period of employment of the Employee, its business.

3.   Proprietary Information :

(a)   For purposes of this Agreement, "Proprietary Information" shall mean any information relating to the business of Employer that has not previously been publicly released by duly authorized representatives of Employer and shall include (but shall not be limited to) information encompassed in all proposals, marketing and sales plans, financial information, costs, pricing information, computer programs (including source code, object code, algorithms and models), customer information, customer lists, and all methods, concepts, know-how or ideas in or reasonably related to the business of Employer as well as confidential information belonging to Employer's customers or clients. The Employee agrees to regard and preserve as confidential all Proprietary Information whether Employee has such Proprietary Information in Employee's memory or in writing or other physical form.
 
 
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(b)   The Employee will not, without written authority from Employer to do so, directly or indirectly, use any Proprietary Information for Employee's benefit or purposes, nor disclose any Proprietary Information to others, either during the term of Employee's employment by Employer or thereafter, except as required by the conditions of Employee's employment by Employer. The Employee agrees not to remove from the premises of Employer, except as an employee of Employer in pursuit of the business of Employer, or except as specifically permitted in writing by Employer, any document or object containing or reflecting any Proprietary Information. The Employee recognizes that all such documents and objects, whether developed by Employee or by someone else, are the sole and exclusive property of Employer.
 
(c)   All Proprietary Information and all of the Employee's interest in trade secrets, trademarks, computer programs, customer information, customer lists, employee lists, products, procedure, copyrights and developments created or developed by Employee during the term of this agreement as a result of, or in connection with, Employee's employment by Employer, shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer and shall be deemed work made for hire for purposes of the United States copyright laws. Without further compensation, but at Employer's expense, forthwith upon request of the Employer, Employee shall execute any and all such assignments and other documents and take any and all such other action as Employer may reasonably request in order to vest in Employer all of Employee's right, title and interest in all of the aforesaid items, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever.

4.   Saving Provision :

The Employee expressly agrees that the covenants set forth in this Agreement are being given to Employer in connection with the employment of the Employee by Employer and that such covenants are intended to protect Employer against the competition by the Employee, within the terms stated, to the fullest extent deemed reasonable and permitted in law and equity. In the event that the foregoing limitations upon the conduct of the Employee are beyond those permitted by law, such limitations, both as to time and geographical area, shall be, and be deemed to be, reduced in scope and effect to the maximum extent permitted by law.

5.   Injunctive Relief :

The Employee acknowledges that disclosure of any Confidential Information or breach of any of the non-competitive covenants or agreements contained herein will give rise to irreparable injury to Employer or clients of Employer, inadequately compensable in damages. Accordingly, Employer or, where appropriate a client of Employer, may seek and obtain injunctive relief against the breach or threatened breach of the foregoing undertakings, in addition to any other legal remedies which may be available. The Employee further acknowledges and agrees that in the event of the termination of employment with the Employer the Employee's experience and capabilities are such that the Employee can obtain employment in business activities which are of a different or non-competing nature with his or her activities as an employee of Employer; and that the enforcement of a remedy hereunder by way of injunction shall not prevent the Employee from earning a reasonable livelihood. The Employee further acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained herein are necessary for the protection of the Company's legitimate business interests and are reasonable in scope and content, and that the Employee will, promptly upon the request of Employer at any time, cause any subsequent employer to execute and deliver to Employer a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement in substantially the form of Section 2 hereof and otherwise satisfactory to Employer.
 
 
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6.   Enforceability :

The provisions of this Agreement shall be enforceable notwithstanding the existence of any claim or cause of action of Employee against Employer whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise.

7.   Term :

This Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall terminate upon the termination of the Employee's employment by the Employer for any reason, provided that the provisions of Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

8.   Governing Law :

The Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana.

9.   General :

This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be modified only by an instrument in writing signed by both parties hereto. Any notice to be given under this Agreement shall be sufficient if it is in writing and is sent by certified or registered mail to Employee at his residence address as the same appears on the books and records of Employer or to Employer at its principal office, attention of the President, or otherwise as directed by Employer, from time to time. Non-compliance with any one paragraph of this agreement shall not have an effect on the validity of any other part of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement relating to confidentiality or non-competition shall survive the termination of employment, however caused.
 
 
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10.   Designation of Agent :

Employee represents, warrants and covenants that he is subject to service of process in the State of Indiana and that he will remain so subject so long as this Agreement is in effect. If for any reason any Employee should not be so subject, Employee hereby designates and appoints, without power of revocation, the Secretary of the State of Indiana as his agent upon whom may be served all process, pleadings, notices or other papers which may be served upon him as a result of any of his obligations under this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have set their hands.

Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation


By:   /s/

Robin W. Hunt, its Vice President

Employee

 /s/

Rodney J. Sinn
 
 
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Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation
421 East Cook Road, Suite 200
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825

April 28, 2006

Robin W. Hunt
17318 Dawkins Road
New Haven, IN 46788

Dear Robin:
 
This letter is being delivered in connection with your continued employment by Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation, an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”). By signing this letter, you agree that this letter sets forth the basic terms and conditions of your employment.
 
1.    Salary . Your annual salary is currently set at $120,000. You will receive a bonus of 20% of the origination fees generated by you for the Company.
 
2.    Duties. Your job title is Chief Financial Officer. As an exempt employee, you are required to exercise your specialized expertise, independent judgment and discretion to provide high-quality services.
 
3.    Hours of Work. As an exempt employee, you are expected to work the number of hours required to get the job done. However, you are generally expected to be present during normal working hours of the Company. Normal working hours will be established by the Company and may be changed as needed to meet the needs of the business.
 
4.    Immigration Documentation. Please be advised that your continued employment is contingent on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company. You must comply with the Immigration and Naturalization Service’s employment verification requirements.
 
5.    Representation and Warranty of Employee. You represent and warrant to the Company that the performance of your duties has not violated and will not violate any agreements with or trade secrets of any other person or entity.
 
6.    Employee Benefits. You will be eligible to receive paid time off (“ PTO ”) from work for vacations, personal business, personal illness or family business in accordance with the Company’s current PTO policy. You are also eligible to receive the Company’s standard health insurance benefits and dental insurance benefits, as provided in benefit plans currently, or to be, maintained by the Company. These benefits may change from time to time. You will be covered by workers’ compensation insurance and State Disability Insurance, as required by state law.
 
7.    Equity-Based Compensation. You may be eligible to receive awards of equity-based compensation (e.g., options to acquire shares of the capital stock of the Company or the opportunity to purchase restricted shares of such stock) pursuant to one or more employee benefit plans maintained by the Company from time to time for such purpose; however, any such compensation shall be (i) solely within the discretion of the Board (or a Committee of the Board maintained for such purpose) and (ii) subject to the terms of any definitive agreement with respect thereto.
 
 
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8.    Term of Employment. Your employment with the Company shall remain “ at-will ” after the effective date of this Agreement. In other words, either you or the Company can terminate your employment at any time for any reason, with or without cause and with or without notice.
 
9.    Dispute Resolution Procedure. You and the Company (the “ parties ”) agree that any dispute arising out of or related to the employment relationship, including the termination of that relationship and any allegations of unfair or discriminatory treatment arising under state or federal law or otherwise, to the maximum extent permitted by law, shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration, except where the law specifically forbids the use of arbitration as a final and binding remedy, or where section (d) below specifically allows a different remedy. The following dispute resolution procedure shall apply:
 
(a)    The party claiming to be aggrieved shall furnish to the other party a written statement of the grievance identifying any witnesses or documents that support the grievance and the relief requested or proposed.
 
(b)    The responding party shall furnish a statement of the relief, if any, that it is willing to provide, and the witnesses or documents that support its position as to the appropriate action. The parties can mutually agree to waive this step. If the matter is not resolved at this step, the parties shall submit the dispute to non-binding mediation before a mediator to be jointly selected by the parties. The Company will pay the cost of the mediation.
 
(c)    If the mediation does not produce a resolution of the dispute, the parties agree that the dispute shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration. The parties shall attempt to agree to the identity of an arbitrator, and, if they are unable to do so, they will obtain a list of arbitrators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and select an arbitrator by striking names from that list.
 
The arbitrator shall have the authority to determine whether the conduct complained of in subsection (a) of this section violates the rights of the complaining party and, if so, to grant any relief authorized by law, subject to the exclusions of subsection (d) below. The arbitrator shall not have the authority to modify, change or refuse to enforce the terms of any employment agreement between the parties. In addition, the arbitrator shall not have the authority to require the Company to change any lawful policy or benefit plan.
 
The hearing shall be transcribed. The Company shall bear the costs of the arbitration if you prevail. If the Company prevails, you will pay half the cost of the arbitration or $500, whichever is less. Each party shall be responsible for paying its own attorneys fees.
 
 
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Arbitration shall be the exclusive final remedy for any dispute between the parties, to the maximum extent permitted by law, including but not limited to disputes involving claims for discrimination or harassment (such as claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act), wrongful termination, breach of contract, breach of public policy, physical or mental harm or distress or any other disputes, and the parties agree that no dispute shall be submitted to arbitration where the party claiming to be aggrieved has not complied with the preliminary steps provided for in subsections (a) and (b) above.
 
The parties agree that the arbitration award shall be enforceable in any court having jurisdiction to enforce this Agreement, so long as the arbitrator’s findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence on the whole and the arbitrator has not made errors of law; provided , however , that either party may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction regarding or related to matters involving the Company’s confidential, proprietary or trade secret information, or regarding or related to inventions that you may claim to have developed prior to joining the Company or after joining the Company. The parties further agree that, for violations of your confidentiality, proprietary information or trade secret obligations which the parties have elected to submit to arbitration, the Company retains the right to seek preliminary injunctive relief in court in order to preserve the status quo or prevent irreparable injury before the matter can be heard in arbitration.
 
(d)    The Company reserves the right to modify, change or cancel this provision upon 30 days written notice. However, such cancellation shall not affect matters which have already been submitted to arbitration.
 
10.    Integrated Agreement . Please note that this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements, representations or promises of any kind, whether written, oral, express or implied between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matters herein. It constitutes the full, complete and exclusive agreement between you and the Company with respect to the subject matters herein. This agreement cannot be changed unless in writing, signed by you and the Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company.
 
 
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11.    Severability . If any term of this Agreement is held to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected; and, the parties shall use their best efforts to find an alternative way to achieve the same result.
 
In order to confirm your agreement with these terms, please sign one copy of this letter and return it to me. The other copy is for your records. If there is any matter in this letter which you wish to discuss further, please do not hesitate to speak to me.
     
 
Very truly yours,
   
  Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/
 
Robin W. Hunt, its Vice President
 
I agree to the terms of employment set forth in this Agreement.
 
Signature:  /s/

Name (printed): Robin W. Hunt
   
April 28, 2006
Date
 
 
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Noncompete and Nondisclosure Agreement

THIS NONCOMPETE AND NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") dated as of May 3, 2006 by and between Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation, a corporation with a principal place of business at 421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 ("Employer"), and Robin W. Hunt, an individual residing at 17318 Dawkins Road, New Haven, IN 46788 ("Employee").

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, pursuant to an employment agreement of even date herewith, the Employee will be employed by the Employer commencing May 3, 2006 in connection with certain aspects of the development, implementation and/or marketing of certain products for Employer; and

WHEREAS, in connection with such employment, Employee may be given access to, generate, or otherwise come into contact with certain proprietary and/or confidential information of Employer or clients of Employer; and

WHEREAS, Employee and Employer desire to prevent the dissemination, unauthorized disclosure or misuse of such information;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

1.   Covenant Not to Solicit :

During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending three (3) years after the termination of the Employee's employment by Employer for any reason, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly induce or attempt to induce any of the employees of Employer to leave the employ of Employer, or solicit the business of any client or customer of Employer or any consultant to Employer.

2.   Covenant Not to Compete :

During the period commencing on the date hereof, the Employee shall not, except as a passive investor in less than five percent (5%) of the equity securities of a publicly held company, engage in, or own or control an interest in, or act as principal, director or officer of, or consultant to, any firm or corporation (i) engaged in a venture or business substantially similar to that of the Employer or (ii) which is in direct or indirect competition with the Employer within any state in which the Employer now conducts, or conducts during the period of employment of the Employee, its business.

3.   Proprietary Information :

(a)   For purposes of this Agreement, "Proprietary Information" shall mean any information relating to the business of Employer that has not previously been publicly released by duly authorized representatives of Employer and shall include (but shall not be limited to) information encompassed in all proposals, marketing and sales plans, financial information, costs, pricing information, computer programs (including source code, object code, algorithms and models), customer information, customer lists, and all methods, concepts, know-how or ideas in or reasonably related to the business of Employer as well as confidential information belonging to Employer's customers or clients. The Employee agrees to regard and preserve as confidential all Proprietary Information whether Employee has such Proprietary Information in Employee's memory or in writing or other physical form.
 
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(b)   The Employee will not, without written authority from Employer to do so, directly or indirectly, use any Proprietary Information for Employee's benefit or purposes, nor disclose any Proprietary Information to others, either during the term of Employee's employment by Employer or thereafter, except as required by the conditions of Employee's employment by Employer. The Employee agrees not to remove from the premises of Employer, except as an employee of Employer in pursuit of the business of Employer, or except as specifically permitted in writing by Employer, any document or object containing or reflecting any Proprietary Information. The Employee recognizes that all such documents and objects, whether developed by Employee or by someone else, are the sole and exclusive property of Employer.
 
(c)   All Proprietary Information and all of the Employee's interest in trade secrets, trademarks, computer programs, customer information, customer lists, employee lists, products, procedure, copyrights and developments created or developed by Employee during the term of this agreement as a result of, or in connection with, Employee's employment by Employer, shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer and shall be deemed work made for hire for purposes of the United States copyright laws. Without further compensation, but at Employer's expense, forthwith upon request of the Employer, Employee shall execute any and all such assignments and other documents and take any and all such other action as Employer may reasonably request in order to vest in Employer all of Employee's right, title and interest in all of the aforesaid items, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever.

4.   Saving Provision :

The Employee expressly agrees that the covenants set forth in this Agreement are being given to Employer in connection with the employment of the Employee by Employer and that such covenants are intended to protect Employer against the competition by the Employee, within the terms stated, to the fullest extent deemed reasonable and permitted in law and equity. In the event that the foregoing limitations upon the conduct of the Employee are beyond those permitted by law, such limitations, both as to time and geographical area, shall be, and be deemed to be, reduced in scope and effect to the maximum extent permitted by law.

5.   Injunctive Relief :

The Employee acknowledges that disclosure of any Confidential Information or breach of any of the non-competitive covenants or agreements contained herein will give rise to irreparable injury to Employer or clients of Employer, inadequately compensable in damages. Accordingly, Employer or, where appropriate a client of Employer, may seek and obtain injunctive relief against the breach or threatened breach of the foregoing undertakings, in addition to any other legal remedies which may be available. The Employee further acknowledges and agrees that in the event of the termination of employment with the Employer the Employee's experience and capabilities are such that the Employee can obtain employment in business activities which are of a different or non-competing nature with his or her activities as an employee of Employer; and that the enforcement of a remedy hereunder by way of injunction shall not prevent the Employee from earning a reasonable livelihood. The Employee further acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained herein are necessary for the protection of the Company's legitimate business interests and are reasonable in scope and content, and that the Employee will, promptly upon the request of Employer at any time, cause any subsequent employer to execute and deliver to Employer a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement in substantially the form of Section 2 hereof and otherwise satisfactory to Employer.
 
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6.   Enforceability :

The provisions of this Agreement shall be enforceable notwithstanding the existence of any claim or cause of action of Employee against Employer whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise.

7.   Term :

This Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall terminate upon the termination of the Employee's employment by the Employer for any reason, provided that the provisions of Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

8.   Governing Law :

The Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana.

9.   General :

This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be modified only by an instrument in writing signed by both parties hereto. Any notice to be given under this Agreement shall be sufficient if it is in writing and is sent by certified or registered mail to Employee at his residence address as the same appears on the books and records of Employer or to Employer at its principal office, attention of the President, or otherwise as directed by Employer, from time to time. Non-compliance with any one paragraph of this agreement shall not have an effect on the validity of any other part of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement relating to confidentiality or non-competition shall survive the termination of employment, however caused.
 
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10.   Designation of Agent :

Employee represents, warrants and covenants that he is subject to service of process in the State of Indiana and that he will remain so subject so long as this Agreement is in effect. If for any reason any Employee should not be so subject, Employee hereby designates and appoints, without power of revocation, the Secretary of the State of Indiana as his agent upon whom may be served all process, pleadings, notices or other papers which may be served upon him as a result of any of his obligations under this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have set their hands.

Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation

       
By: /s/     

Robin W. Hunt, its Vice President
   

Employee

       
/s/     

Robin W. Hunt
   

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Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
6615 Brotherhood Way, Suite A
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825

January 10 , 2007

Gregory Fields

Dear Greg:
 
This letter is being delivered in connection with your employment by Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”). By signing this letter, you agree that this letter sets forth the basic terms and conditions of your employment.
 
1.    Salary . Your annual salary is currently set at $60,000. Any amounts paid as salary will be subject to regular payroll deductions and will be paid on a semi-monthly basis. As a general matter, your salary will be reviewed annually, but the Company reserves the right to change your compensation from time to time on reasonable notice.
 
2.    Duties. Your job title is Chief Operations Officer, but you may be assigned other titles and duties as needed and your title and duties may change from time to time on reasonable notice, based on the needs of the Company and your skills, as determined by the Company.
 
As an exempt employee, you are required to exercise your specialized expertise, independent judgment and discretion to provide high-quality services. You are required to follow office policies and procedures adopted from time to time by the Company and to take such general direction as you may be given from time to time by your superiors. The Company reserves the right to change these policies and procedures at any time. (Also see Adjustments and Changes in Employment Status - below). You are required to devote 100% of your energies, efforts and abilities to your employment, unless the Board expressly agrees in writing otherwise.
 
3.    Hours of Work . As an exempt employee, you are expected to work the number of hours required to get the job done. However, you are generally expected to be present during normal working hours of the Company. Normal working hours will be established by the Company and may be changed as needed to meet the needs of the business.
 
4.    Adjustments and Changes in Employment Status. You understand that the Company reserves the right to make personnel decisions regarding your employment, including but not limited to decisions regarding any promotion, salary adjustment, transfer or disciplinary action, up to and including termination, consistent with the needs of the business.
 
5.    Immigration Documentation. Please be advised that your continued employment is contingent on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company. You must comply with the Immigration and Naturalization Service’s employment verification requirements.
 
 
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6.    Representation and Warranty of Employee. You represent and warrant to the Company that the performance of your duties has not violated and will not violate any agreements with or trade secrets of any other person or entity.
 
7.    Employee Benefits. You will be eligible to receive paid time off (“ PTO ”) from work for vacations, personal business, personal illness or family business in accordance with the Company’s current PTO policy. You are also eligible to receive the Company’s standard health insurance benefits and dental insurance benefits, as provided in benefit plans currently, or to be, maintained by the Company. These benefits may change from time to time. You will be covered by workers’ compensation insurance and State Disability Insurance, as required by state law.
 
8.    Equity-Based Compensation. You may be eligible to receive awards of equity-based compensation (e.g., options to acquire shares of the capital stock of the Company or the opportunity to purchase restricted shares of such stock) pursuant to one or more employee benefit plans maintained by the Company from time to time for such purpose; however, any such compensation shall be (i) solely within the discretion of the Board (or a Committee of the Board maintained for such purpose) and (ii) subject to the terms of any definitive agreement with respect thereto.
 
9.    Term of Employment. Your employment with the Company shall remain “ at-will ” after the effective date of this Agreement. In other words, either you or the Company can terminate your employment at any time for any reason, with or without cause and with or without notice.
 
10.    Dispute Resolution Procedure. You and the Company (the “ parties ”) agree that any dispute arising out of or related to the employment relationship, including the termination of that relationship and any allegations of unfair or discriminatory treatment arising under state or federal law or otherwise, to the maximum extent permitted by law, shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration, except where the law specifically forbids the use of arbitration as a final and binding remedy, or where section (d) below specifically allows a different remedy. The following dispute resolution procedure shall apply:
 
(a)    The party claiming to be aggrieved shall furnish to the other party a written statement of the grievance identifying any witnesses or documents that support the grievance and the relief requested or proposed.
 
(b)    The responding party shall furnish a statement of the relief, if any, that it is willing to provide, and the witnesses or documents that support its position as to the appropriate action. The parties can mutually agree to waive this step. If the matter is not resolved at this step, the parties shall submit the dispute to non-binding mediation before a mediator to be jointly selected by the parties. The Company will pay the cost of the mediation.
 
(c)    If the mediation does not produce a resolution of the dispute, the parties agree that the dispute shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration. The parties shall attempt to agree to the identity of an arbitrator, and, if they are unable to do so, they will obtain a list of arbitrators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and select an arbitrator by striking names from that list.
 
 
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The arbitrator shall have the authority to determine whether the conduct complained of in subsection (a) of this section violates the rights of the complaining party and, if so, to grant any relief authorized by law, subject to the exclusions of subsection (d) below. The arbitrator shall not have the authority to modify, change or refuse to enforce the terms of any employment agreement between the parties. In addition, the arbitrator shall not have the authority to require the Company to change any lawful policy or benefit plan.
 
The hearing shall be transcribed. The Company shall bear the costs of the arbitration if you prevail. If the Company prevails, you will pay half the cost of the arbitration or $500, whichever is less. Each party shall be responsible for paying its own attorneys fees.
 
Arbitration shall be the exclusive final remedy for any dispute between the parties, to the maximum extent permitted by law, including but not limited to disputes involving claims for discrimination or harassment (such as claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act), wrongful termination, breach of contract, breach of public policy, physical or mental harm or distress or any other disputes, and the parties agree that no dispute shall be submitted to arbitration where the party claiming to be aggrieved has not complied with the preliminary steps provided for in subsections (a) and (b) above.
 
The parties agree that the arbitration award shall be enforceable in any court having jurisdiction to enforce this Agreement, so long as the arbitrator’s findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence on the whole and the arbitrator has not made errors of law; provided , however , that either party may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction regarding or related to matters involving the Company’s confidential, proprietary or trade secret information, or regarding or related to inventions that you may claim to have developed prior to joining the Company or after joining the Company. The parties further agree that, for violations of your confidentiality, proprietary information or trade secret obligations which the parties have elected to submit to arbitration, the Company retains the right to seek preliminary injunctive relief in court in order to preserve the status quo or prevent irreparable injury before the matter can be heard in arbitration.
 
(d)    The Company reserves the right to modify, change or cancel this provision upon 30 days written notice. However, such cancellation shall not affect matters which have already been submitted to arbitration.
 
11.    Integrated Agreement . Please note that this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements, representations or promises of any kind, whether written, oral, express or implied between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matters herein. It constitutes the full, complete and exclusive agreement between you and the Company with respect to the subject matters herein. This agreement cannot be changed unless in writing, signed by you and the Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company.
 
 
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12.    Severability. If any term of this Agreement is held to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected; and, the parties shall use their best efforts to find an alternative way to achieve the same result.
 
In order to confirm your agreement with these terms, please sign one copy of this letter and return it to me. The other copy is for your records. If there is any matter in this letter which you wish to discuss further, please do not hesitate to speak to me.
     
  Very truly yours,
   
  Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ 
 
Brian Kistler, its Chief Executive Officer
 
I agree to the terms of employment set forth in this Agreement.
 
       
Signature:  /s/      

Name (printed): Gregory Fields
   
Date January 10, 2006
 
 
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Robin W. Hunt
17318 Dawkins Rd
New Haven, IN 46774
May 3, 2006

VIA U.S. MAIL

Brian Kistler
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
421 East Cook Road, Suite 200
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825

Re:   Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.- Proposed Issuance of Common Stock

Dear Mr. Kistler:

I am a shareholder of Freedom   Financial Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”). I am the holder of Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Six (249,136) shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”). In connection with the Exchange Agreement of even date of which we are parties, I hereby agree that for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days after the closing date of the registration statement on Form SB-2 relating to the public offering of common stock of the Company contemplated to be filed within the next one hundred fifty (150) days (the “Closing Date”), I will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock without your prior written consent, except as follows:

(1)   I may offer and sell an aggregate of one third of the Shares, commencing sixty (60) days after the after the Closing Date provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than one hundred thirty five (135%) percent of the initial public offering price;

(2)   I may offer and sell an aggregate of one third of the Shares, commencing ninety (90) days after the Closing Date provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than one hundred thirty five (135%) percent of the initial public offering price;

(3)   I may offer and sell an aggregate of one third of the Shares, commencing one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than one hundred thirty five (135%) percent of the initial public offering price;

(4)   I may transfer any number of such shares to my children, by gift or otherwise, provided that any such shares will continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter.
 
 
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I hereby consent to the Company informing the transfer agent of the Company of these restrictions and understand that a stop transfer order will be placed at the transfer agent to enforce the terms and conditions of this letter. Further, I consent to the placement of a legend on the certificate as set forth:

“THESE SHARES ARE RESTRICTED BY A LETTER AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MAY 3, 2006, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”  

This agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and its respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns.
 
    Very truly yours,  
 
 
 
 
 
 
    /s/ 
 
Robin W. Hunt
   
 
 
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Rodney J. Sinn
17225 Rd 1
Spencerville, IN 46788

May 3, 2006

VIA U.S. MAIL

Brian Kistler
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
421 East Cook Road, Suite 200
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825

Re:   Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.- Proposed Issuance of Common Stock

Dear Mr. Kistler:

I am a shareholder of Freedom   Financial Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”). I am the holder of Three Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Seven (352,227) shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”). In connection with the Exchange Agreement of even date of which we are parties, I hereby agree that for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days after the closing date of the registration statement on Form SB-2 relating to the public offering of common stock of the Company contemplated to be filed within the next one hundred fifty (150) days (the “Closing Date”), I will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock without your prior written consent, except as follows:

(1)   I may offer and sell an aggregate of one third of the Shares, commencing sixty (60) days after the after the Closing Date provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than one hundred thirty five (135%) percent of the initial public offering price;

(2)   I may offer and sell an aggregate of one third of the Shares, commencing ninety (90) days after the Closing Date provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than one hundred thirty five (135%) percent of the initial public offering price;

(3)   I may offer and sell an aggregate of one third of the Shares, commencing one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than one hundred thirty five (135%) percent of the initial public offering price;

(4)   I may transfer any number of such shares to my children, by gift or otherwise, provided that any such shares will continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter.

 
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I hereby consent to the Company informing the transfer agent of the Company of these restrictions and understand that a stop transfer order will be placed at the transfer agent to enforce the terms and conditions of this letter. Further, I consent to the placement of a legend on the certificate as set forth:

“THESE SHARES ARE RESTRICTED BY A LETTER AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MAY 3, 2006, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”  

This agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and its respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns.
 
    Very truly yours,
 
 
 
 
 
 
    /s/ 
 
Rodney J. Sinn

 
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Registration Rights Agreement
 
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the __ day of _________2006 by and between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland having its principal place of business at Fort Wayne, Indiana and those individuals and entities set forth on the attached Exhibit A, each of which is referred to as an "Investor" and all of which as the "Investors."

In consideration of the purchase by the Investors of up to five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of the Corporation's Class A Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, convertible to common stock, $.001 par value in the aggregate (the "Shares") the parties agree as follows:

1.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The term "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") promulgated thereunder.

(b) The term "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(c) The term "Registerable Securities" means: (1) the Shares; and (2) any Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Corporation issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any and all shares of the Corporation's preferred stock or debt instrument convertible by its terms into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, $.001 par value, now or hereafter owned by the Investors, excluding in all cases, however, any Registerable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which his or her rights under this Agreement are not assigned.

(d) The number of shares of "Registerable Securities then outstanding" shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock which are outstanding, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registerable Securities.

(e) The term "Holder" means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registerable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.

 
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2.   Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

If (but without any obligation to do so) the Corporation proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Corporation for shareholders other than the Holders) any of its Common Stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating to the sale of securities to participants in a Corporation stock option, stock purchase or similar plan, or a registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registerable Securities), the Corporation shall, at that time, subject to the provisions of Section 6 and any restrictions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any state securities commissioners, cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registerable Securities that each such Holder is entitled to have registered pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement, the Private Placement Memorandum of the Company, and the Common Stock Warrants between the Company and Holder.

3.   Obligations of the Corporation.

Whenever required under this Agreement to effect the registration of any Registerable Securities, the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 180 days.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement.

(c) Furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registerable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, provided that the Corporation shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.
 
 
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(f) Notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

(g) Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, on the date that such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective: (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Corporation for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registerable Securities, and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Corporation, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities.

4.   Furnish Information.

It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Corporation to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registerable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Corporation such information regarding itself, the Registerable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registerable Securities.

5.   Expenses of Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

The Corporation shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registerable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 2 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 11), including without limitation all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders selected by them, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registerable Securities.

6.   Underwriting Requirements.

In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares being issued by the Corporation, the Corporation shall not be required under Section 2 to include any of the Holders' securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Corporation and the underwriters selected by it, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the underwriters, jeopardize the success of the offering by the Corporation. If the total amount of securities, including Registerable Securities, requested by Holders to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Corporation that the underwriters reasonably believe compatible with the success of the offering, then the Corporation shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registerable Securities, which the underwriters believe will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling Holders according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling Holders) but in no event shall: (i) the amount of securities of the selling Holders included in the offering be reduced below 50% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Corporation's securities, in which case the selling Holders may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other Holder's securities are included. For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single "selling Holder," and any pro rata reduction with respect to such "selling Holder" shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such "selling Holder," as defined in this sentence.
 
 
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7.   Delay of Registration.

No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

8.   Indemnification.

In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriters (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriters within the meaning of the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively Violation): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law; and the Corporation will pay as incurred to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Corporation (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Corporation be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.
 
 
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 8(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 8(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 8, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8.
 
 
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(d) The obligations of the Corporation and Holders under this Section 8 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registerable Securities in a registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

9.     Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Corporation to the public without registration the Corporation agrees to:

(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation for the offering of its securities to the general public;

(b) File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

(c) Furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, forthwith upon request: (i) a written statement by the Corporation that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation and such other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonable requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

10.   Assignment of Registration Rights.

The rights to cause the Corporation to register Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of at least 10,000 shares of such securities provided the Corporation is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees restricted under the Act. The foregoing 10,000 share limitation shall not apply, however, to transfers by an Investor to shareholders or partners of such Investor if all such transferees or assignees agree in writing to appoint a single representative as their attorney in fact for the purpose of receiving any notices and exercising their rights under this Agreement.
 
 
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11.     "Market Stand-Off" Agreement.

Each Investor hereby agrees that during the 180-day period following the effective date of a registration statement of the Corporation filed under the Act, it shall not, to the extent requested by the Corporation and such underwriter, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any Common Stock of the Corporation held by it at any time during such period except Common Stock included in such registration; provided, however, that:

(a) Such agreement shall be applicable only to the first such registration statement of the Corporation which covers Common Stock (or other securities) to be sold on its behalf to the public in an underwritten offering; and

(b) All officers and directors of the Corporation and all other persons with registration rights (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) enter into similar agreements.

Additionally, Each Investor hereby agrees that that for a period of up to 360 days after the Closing Date of the registration statement on Form SB-2 relating to the public offering, each investor will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock without prior written consent, except as follows:

(a) After the 180 day period from the Closing Date, each Investor may offer and sell an aggregate of one-third of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 120 percent of the initial public offering price;

(b) After the 270 day period from the Closing Date, each Investor may offer and sell up to two-thirds of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 120 percent of the initial public offering price;

(c) After the 360 day period from the Closing Date, each Investor may offer and sell all of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below; and

(d) Each Investor may transfer any number of such shares to his/her children, by gift or otherwise, provided that any such shares will continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter.

Each Investor acknowledges that the SEC may require that an Investor will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock for a period longer than that described in this Section 11.

 
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In order to enforce the foregoing covenants, the Corporation may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Registerable Securities of each Investor (and the shares or securities of ever other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.

12.   Amendment of Registration Rights.

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding (including securities into which such securities are convertible), each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

13.   Termination of Registration Rights.

No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Agreement after three (3) years following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Act in connection with the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of its securities to the general public.

14.     Termination of Prior Registration Rights.

Any and all prior registration rights granted to any party hereto are hereby terminated in their entirety and are replaced in their entirety with the rights contained in this Agreement, effective on the date hereof. The provisions of this Section 14 shall be effective as to and as against all Holders of Registerable Securities as defined herein.

15.   Miscellaneous.

(a) Transfer; Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Maryland.

(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(d) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
 
 
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(e) Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as such party may designate by 20 days’ advance written notice to the other parties.

(f) Amendments and Waivers. Other than as provided in Section 16 above, any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Shares or Registerable Securities issued hereunder. Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each transferee of any Share or Registerable Securities, each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

(g) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
    FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
 
Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer

INVESTOR:      
       
   

By:
   
 
 

Print Name and Title:
________________________________
Address:
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Series A Common Stock Warrant

January __, 2006

NEITHER THIS WARRANT, NOR THE STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF, HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 SECURITIES ACT"), OR QUALIFIED OR REGISTERED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (THE "STATE SECURITIES LAWS"), AND THIS WARRANT HAS BEEN, AND THE COMMON STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF WILL BE, ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR RESALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION MAY BE MADE WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SAID REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND THAT APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

This certifies that __________________("Purchaser"), an individual, with a principal residence of____________________________________________________, or any party to whom this Warrant is assigned in compliance with the terms hereof (Purchaser and any such assignee being hereafter sometimes referred to as "Holder"), is entitled to subscribe to and purchase, during the period commencing at the date first set forth above and ending at 11:59 p.m. local time in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on at date as of three (3) years from the date of the close of the initial public offering of the Company’s stock, ___________ shares of fully paid and nonassessable common stock, having a par value of $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maryland with its principal place of business at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 . The purchase price of each such share shall be the Warrant Price as defined below. This Warrant was originally issued to Purchaser pursuant to the Private Placement Memorandum (as defined below).
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

1.1   "Common Stock Equivalents" shall mean Convertible Securities and Rights.

1.2   "Convertible Securities" means any securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into Common Stock.

1.3   "Effective Price" means the quotient obtained by dividing (i) Minimum Consideration by (ii) Maximum Shares Upon Exercise.

1.4   "Maximum Shares Upon Exercise" means the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable under a Common Stock Equivalent upon complete exercise and full conversion of all Rights or Convertible Securities represented thereby, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which increase the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion).
 
 
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1.5   "Minimum Consideration" means the minimum aggregate consideration paid or payable at any time for the purchase of the Common Stock Equivalents during the term of the Common Stock Equivalents, and upon complete exercise and full conversion of the Common Stock Equivalents, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to exercise or conversion price (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which reduce such minimum aggregate consideration).

1.6   "Private Placement Memorandum" shall mean that certain Private Placement Memorandum dated December 28, 2006 of the Company.

1.7   "Rights" means any options, warrants, or rights to purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

1.8   "Warrant Price" shall mean 120% of the price for the Common Stock in a registration statement on Form SB-2 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), anticipated to be filed as set forth in the Private Placement Memorandum.

ARTICLE II
EXERCISE AND PAYMENT

2.1   Cash Exercise . The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised by Holder, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, and by the payment to the Company, by certified, cashier's or other check acceptable to the Company, of an amount equal to the aggregate Warrant Price of the shares being purchased; provided, however, that this Warrant shall not be exercised until one (1) year after the closing date of the offering in the registration statement on form SB-2 pursuant to the Act.

2.2   Stock Certificate . In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased shall be delivered to Holder within a reasonable time and, unless this Warrant has been fully exercised or has expired, a new Warrant representing the Aggregate Price with respect to which this Warrant shall not have been exercised shall also be issued to Holder within such time.

2.3   Stock Fully Paid; Reservation of Shares . The Company covenants and agrees that all Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof (excluding taxes based on the income of Holder). The Company further covenants and agrees that during the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved for issuance a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock as would be required upon the full exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant.

 
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2.7   Fractional Shares . No fractional share of Common Stock will be issued in connection with any exercise hereof, but in lieu of a fractional share upon complete exercise hereof, Holder may purchase a whole share at the then effective Warrant Price.

ARTICLE III
CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS OF NUMBER OF
SHARES PURCHASABLE AND WARRANT PRICE
 
The number and kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Warrant Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events, as follows:

3.1   Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger . In case of: (i) any reclassification or change of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant; (ii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a merger with another corporation in which the Company is a continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification, change or exchange of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant); or (iii) any sale or transfer to another corporation of all, or substantially all, of the property of the Company, then, and in each such event, the Company or such successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, shall execute a new Warrant which will provide that Holder shall have the right to exercise such new Warrant and purchase upon such exercise, in lieu of each share of Common Stock theretofore issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of securities, money and property receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer by a holder of one share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such new Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided in this Section 3 and the provisions of this Section 3.1, shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, sales and transfers.

3.2   Subdivision or Combination of Shares . If the Company shall at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding and unexercised in whole or in part: (i) divide its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately reduced; or (ii) combine shares of its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased.

3.3   Adjustment for Issue or Sale of Shares at Less Than the Warrant Price . If, in a transaction other than an issuance excepted from these provisions as set forth below or an issuance that causes an adjustment under Sections 3.1 or 3.2, the Company shall at any time or from time to time, issue any additional shares of Common Stock without consideration or for a net consideration per share less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance, then, and in each case, the Warrant Price shall be lowered to an amount equal to the lowest per share price received, or deemed received, by the Company as consideration for such Shares.

 
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For purposes of this Section 3.3:

(i)   There shall be no adjustment under this Section 3.3 for any sales or issuances: (a) in a transaction in which an adjustment will be made pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2; (b) of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents issued pursuant to any equity incentive plan approved by the Company's shareholders and Board of Directors; or (c) upon exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding on the original date of issuance of this Warrant;

(ii)   The issuance of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed an issuance at such time of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock Equivalents. If the Effective Price shall be less than the Warrant Price at the time of such issuance, then an adjustment in the Warrant Price shall be made upon each such issuance in the manner provided in this Section 3.3. No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made under this Section 3.3 upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents if an adjustment has previously been made as above provided. Any adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be disregarded, if, as and when such Common Stock Equivalents expire or are cancelled without being exercised so that the Warrant Price effective immediately upon such cancellation or expiration shall be equal to the Warrant Price in effect at the time of the issuance of the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents, with such additional adjustments as would have been made to the Warrant Price had the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents not been issued.

3.4   Other Action Affecting Common Stock . If the Company takes any action affecting its Common Stock after the date hereof (including dividends and distributions), other than an action described in any of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof, which would have a material effect upon Holder's rights hereunder, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted downward in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors of the Company shall in good faith determine to be equitable under the circumstances.

3.5   Time of Adjustments to the Warrant Price . All adjustments to the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be effective as of the earlier of:

(i)   the date of issue (or date of sale, if earlier) of the security causing the adjustment;

(ii)   the effective date of a division or combination of shares;

(iii)   the record date of any action of holders of the Company's capital stock of any class taken for the purpose of dividing or combining shares or entitling shareholders to receive a distribution or dividends.

3.6   Notice of Adjustments . In each case of an adjustment in the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, the Company, at its expense, shall cause the Treasurer of the Company to compute such adjustment and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall promptly mail a copy of each such certificate to Holder pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof.
 
 
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3.7   Duration of Adjusted Warrant Price . Following each adjustment of the Warrant Price, such adjusted Warrant Price shall remain in effect until a further adjustment of the Warrant Price.

3.8   Adjustment of Number of Shares . Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price pursuant to this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder shall be adjusted to the nearest whole share, to the number obtained by dividing the Aggregate Price by the Warrant Price as adjusted.

ARTICLE IV
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND LOSS

4.1   Transfer . This Warrant is transferable on the books of the Company at its principal office by the registered Holder hereof upon surrender of this Warrant properly endorsed, subject to compliance with federal and state securities laws. The Company shall issue and deliver to the transferee a new Warrant or Warrants representing the Warrants so transferred. Upon any partial transfer, the Company will issue and deliver to Holder a new Warrant or Warrants with respect to the Warrants not so transferred.

4.2   Securities Laws . Upon any issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, it shall be the Company's responsibility to comply with the requirements of: (1) the 1933 Securities Act; (2) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (3) any applicable listing requirements of any national securities exchange; (4) any state securities regulation or "Blue Sky" laws; and (5) requirements under any other law or regulation applicable to the issuance or transfer of such shares. If required by the Company, in connection with each issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, the Holder will give: (i) assurances in writing, satisfactory to the Company, that such shares are not being purchased with a view to the distribution thereof in violation of applicable laws, (ii) sufficient information, in writing, to enable the Company to rely on exemptions from the registration or qualification requirements of applicable laws, if available, with respect to such exercise, and (iii) its cooperation to the Company in connection with such compliance.

4.3   Exchange . This Warrant is exchangeable at the principal office of the Company for Warrants to purchase the same Aggregate Price purchasable hereunder, each new Warrant to represent the right to purchase such Aggregate Price as Holder shall designate at the time of such exchange. Each new Warrant shall be identical in form and content to this Warrant, except for appropriate changes in the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby, the Aggregate Price of such shares, the percentage stated in Section 4.1 above, and any other changes which are necessary in order to prevent the Warrant exchange from changing the respective rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder as they existed immediately prior to such exchange.

 
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4.4   Loss or Mutilation . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the ownership of, and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of, this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft, or destruction) of indemnity satisfactory to it, and (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation hereof, the Company will execute and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant.

ARTICLE V
HOLDER RIGHTS

5.1   No Shareholder Rights Until Exercise . No Holder hereof, solely by virtue hereof, shall be entitled to any rights as a shareholder of the Company. Holder shall have all rights of a shareholder with respect to securities purchased upon exercise hereof at the time of cash or net issue exercise pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereof, or at the time of automatic exercise hereof (even if not surrendered) pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof.

ARTICLE VI
CALL PROVISIONS

6.1   Subject to the provisions of clause 6.2 below, after one (1) year from the date of the close of the Company’s Initial Public Offering of Common Stock, and in the event that the closing bid price of a share of Common Stock as traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (or such other exchange or stock market on which the Common Stock may then be listed or quoted) equals or exceeds 120% of the price for the Common Stock in a registration statement on Form SB-2 (appropriately adjusted for any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend or other reclassification or combination of the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof) for at least twenty (20) consecutive trading days, the Company, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice (the "Notice Period") given to the Purchaser, may call this Warrant at a redemption price equal to 120% of the price for the Common Stock in a registration statement on Form SB-2 per share of Common Stock then purchasable pursuant to this Warrant; provided that the Company simultaneously calls all Series A Common Stock Warrants on the same terms and all of the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder either (A) are registered pursuant to an effective registration statement which has not been suspended and for which no stop order is in effect, and pursuant to which the Purchaser is able to sell such shares of Common Stock at all times during the Notice Period or (B) no longer constitute Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement). Notwithstanding any such notice by the Company, the Purchaser shall have the right to exercise this Warrant prior to the end of the Notice Period.

6.2   In connection with any transfer or exchange of less than all of this Warrant, the transferring Purchaser shall deliver to the Company an agreement or instrument executed by the transferring Purchaser and the new Holder allocating between them on whatever basis they may determine in their sole discretion any subsequent call of this Warrant by the Company, such that after giving effect to such transfer the Company shall have the right to call the same number of Warrants that it would have had if the transfer or exchange had not occurred.

 
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ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS

7.1   Additional Covenants by the Company . The Company further covenants and agrees that it will:

(a)   Give each Holder prompt written notice of any intended changes to the composition of its capital structure, whether by issuance of new securities or otherwise;

(b)   Give each Holder written notice of any shareholders' meeting and will allow a representative of each Holder to attend such meetings;

(c)   Give each Holder five (5) days' prior written notice of any action that the Company intends to take by shareholders' written consent;

(d)   Allow, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, the inspection of its minute book and other corporate records by a representative of the Holder;

(e)   Not engage, other than on arm's-length terms, in any transaction with any of its shareholders or affiliates (as such term is defined under Rule 144 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Securities Act, as amended);

(f)   Provide Holder, within sixty (60) days after the end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, quarterly financial statements reflecting its operations for the quarter, and within ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal year, consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year; and

(g)   Keep its properties insured in terms reasonably acceptable to Holder.

7.2   Governmental Approvals . The Company will from time to time take all action which may be necessary to obtain and keep effective any and all permits, consents and approvals of governmental agencies and authorities and securities acts filings under federal and state laws, which may be or become requisite in connection with the issuance, sale, and delivery of this Warrant, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the shares of Common Stock or other securities or property issuable or deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant.

7.3   Governing Laws . It is the intention of the parties hereto that except as set forth below, the internal laws of Maryland (irrespective of its choice of law principles) shall govern the validity of this warrant, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company is organized under the laws of a state other than Indiana, the corporation laws of that state shall govern the procedural and substantive matters pertaining to the due authorization, issuance, delivery and exercise of this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock upon exercise hereof. Except as set forth below, the parties hereby agree that any suit to enforce any provision of this Warrant arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the business relationship between any of the parties hereto shall be brought in the federal district courts located in Indiana or the courts of such State. Each party hereby agrees that such courts shall have personal jurisdiction and venue with respect to such party and each party hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. In addition to the foregoing jurisdiction, Holder, at its sole option, may commence any such suit in any jurisdiction in which the Company has a business office or is incorporated.
 
 
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7.4   Binding Upon Successors and Assigns . Subject to, and unless otherwise provided in, this Warrant, each and all of the covenants, terms provisions, and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the permitted successors, executors, heirs, representatives, administrators and assigns of the parties hereto.

7.5   Severability . If any one or more provisions of this Warrant, or the application thereof, shall for any reason and to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Warrant and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall be interpreted so as best to reasonably effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace any such void or unenforceable provisions of this Warrant with valid and enforceable provisions which will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provisions.

7.6   Default, Amendment and Waivers . This Warrant may be amended upon the written consent of the Company and the Holder. The waiver by a party of any breach hereof for default in payment of any amount due hereunder or default in the performance hereof shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other default or any succeeding breach or default. The failure to cure any breach of any term of this Warrant within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof shall constitute an event of default under this Warrant. Upon such event of default, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by one-half and thereafter shall continue to be reduced by one-half from the then adjusted Warrant Price for each successive 30-day period in which such breach is not cured.

7.7   No Waiver . The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right of such party thereafter to enforce such provisions.

7.8   Attorneys' Fees . Should suit be brought to enforce or interpret any part of this Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover, as an element of the costs of suit and not as damages, reasonable attorneys' fees to be fixed by the court (including, without limitation, costs, expenses and fees on any appeal). The prevailing party shall be the party entitled to recover its costs of suit, regardless of whether such suit proceeds to final judgment. A party not entitled to recover its costs shall not be entitled to recover attorneys' fees. No sum for attorneys' fees shall be counted in calculating the amount of a judgment for purposes of determining if a party is entitled to recover costs or attorneys' fees.

7.9   Notices . Whenever any party hereto desires or is required to give any notice, demand, or request with respect to this Warrant, each such communication shall be in writing and shall be effective only if it is delivered by personal service or mailed, United States certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to such party at its address stated at the beginning of this Warrant or to such other address as such party may designate by written notice delivered hereunder. Such communication shall be effective when they are received by the addressee thereof; but if sent by certified mail in the manner set forth above, they shall be effective five (5) business days after being deposited in the United States mail. Any party may change its address for such communications by giving notice thereof to the other party in conformity with this Section.
 
 
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7.10   Time . Time is of the essence of this Warrant.

7.11   Construction of Agreement . This Warrant has been negotiated by the respective parties hereto and their attorneys and the language hereof shall not be construed for or against any party.

7.12   No Endorsement . Holder understands that no federal or state securities administrator has made any finding or determination relating to the fairness of investment in the Company or purchase of the Common Stock hereunder and that no federal or state securities administrator has recommended or endorsed the offering of securities by the Company hereunder.

7.13   Pronouns . All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person, persons, entity or entities may require.

7.14   Further Assurances . Each party agrees to cooperate fully with the other parties and to execute such further instruments, documents and agreements and to give such further written assurances, as may be reasonably requested by any other party to better evidence and reflect the transactions described herein and contemplated hereby, and to carry into effect the intents and purposes of this Warrant.

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
 
       
By: /s/    

Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
   


 
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Series B Common Stock Warrant

January __, 2006

NEITHER THIS WARRANT, NOR THE STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF, HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 SECURITIES ACT"), OR QUALIFIED OR REGISTERED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (THE "STATE SECURITIES LAWS"), AND THIS WARRANT HAS BEEN, AND THE COMMON STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF WILL BE, ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR RESALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION MAY BE MADE WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SAID REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND THAT APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

This certifies that __________________("Purchaser"), an individual, with a principal residence of____________________________________________________, or any party to whom this Warrant is assigned in compliance with the terms hereof (Purchaser and any such assignee being hereafter sometimes referred to as "Holder"), is entitled to subscribe to and purchase, during the period commencing at the date first set forth above and ending at 11:59 p.m. local time in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on at date as of five (5) years from the date of the close of the initial public offering of the Company’s stock, ___________ shares of fully paid and nonassessable common stock, having a par value of $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maryland with its principal place of business at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 . The purchase price of each such share shall be the Warrant Price as defined below. This Warrant was originally issued to Purchaser pursuant to the Private Placement Memorandum (as defined below).
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

1.1   "Common Stock Equivalents" shall mean Convertible Securities and Rights.

1.2   "Convertible Securities" means any securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into Common Stock.

1.3   "Effective Price" means the quotient obtained by dividing (i) Minimum Consideration by (ii) Maximum Shares Upon Exercise.

1.4   "Maximum Shares Upon Exercise" means the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable under a Common Stock Equivalent upon complete exercise and full conversion of all Rights or Convertible Securities represented thereby, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which increase the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion).
 
 
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1.5   "Minimum Consideration" means the minimum aggregate consideration paid or payable at any time for the purchase of the Common Stock Equivalents during the term of the Common Stock Equivalents, and upon complete exercise and full conversion of the Common Stock Equivalents, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to exercise or conversion price (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which reduce such minimum aggregate consideration).

1.6   "Private Placement Memorandum" shall mean that certain Private Placement Memorandum dated December 28, 2006 of the Company.

1.7   "Rights" means any options, warrants, or rights to purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

1.8   "Warrant Price" shall mean 150% of the price for the Common Stock in a registration statement on Form SB-2 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), anticipated to be filed as set forth in the Private Placement Memorandum.

ARTICLE II
EXERCISE AND PAYMENT

2.1   Cash Exercise . The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised by Holder, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, and by the payment to the Company, by certified, cashier's or other check acceptable to the Company, of an amount equal to the aggregate Warrant Price of the shares being purchased; provided, however, that this Warrant shall not be exercised until one (1) year after the closing date of the offering in the registration statement on form SB-2 pursuant to the Act.

2.2   Stock Certificate . In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased shall be delivered to Holder within a reasonable time and, unless this Warrant has been fully exercised or has expired, a new Warrant representing the Aggregate Price with respect to which this Warrant shall not have been exercised shall also be issued to Holder within such time.

2.3   Stock Fully Paid; Reservation of Shares . The Company covenants and agrees that all Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof (excluding taxes based on the income of Holder). The Company further covenants and agrees that during the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved for issuance a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock as would be required upon the full exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant.

 
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2.7   Fractional Shares . No fractional share of Common Stock will be issued in connection with any exercise hereof, but in lieu of a fractional share upon complete exercise hereof, Holder may purchase a whole share at the then effective Warrant Price.

ARTICLE III
CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS OF NUMBER OF
SHARES PURCHASABLE AND WARRANT PRICE

The number and kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Warrant Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events, as follows:

3.1   Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger . In case of: (i) any reclassification or change of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant; (ii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a merger with another corporation in which the Company is a continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification, change or exchange of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant); or (iii) any sale or transfer to another corporation of all, or substantially all, of the property of the Company, then, and in each such event, the Company or such successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, shall execute a new Warrant which will provide that Holder shall have the right to exercise such new Warrant and purchase upon such exercise, in lieu of each share of Common Stock theretofore issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of securities, money and property receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer by a holder of one share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such new Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided in this Section 3 and the provisions of this Section 3.1, shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, sales and transfers.

3.2   Subdivision or Combination of Shares . If the Company shall at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding and unexercised in whole or in part: (i) divide its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately reduced; or (ii) combine shares of its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased.

3.3   Adjustment for Issue or Sale of Shares at Less Than the Warrant Price . If, in a transaction other than an issuance excepted from these provisions as set forth below or an issuance that causes an adjustment under Sections 3.1 or 3.2, the Company shall at any time or from time to time, issue any additional shares of Common Stock without consideration or for a net consideration per share less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance, then, and in each case, the Warrant Price shall be lowered to an amount equal to the lowest per share price received, or deemed received, by the Company as consideration for such Shares.

 
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For purposes of this Section 3.3:

(i)   There shall be no adjustment under this Section 3.3 for any sales or issuances: (a) in a transaction in which an adjustment will be made pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2; (b) of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents issued pursuant to any equity incentive plan approved by the Company's shareholders and Board of Directors; or (c) upon exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding on the original date of issuance of this Warrant;

(ii)   The issuance of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed an issuance at such time of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock Equivalents. If the Effective Price shall be less than the Warrant Price at the time of such issuance, then an adjustment in the Warrant Price shall be made upon each such issuance in the manner provided in this Section 3.3. No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made under this Section 3.3 upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents if an adjustment has previously been made as above provided. Any adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be disregarded, if, as and when such Common Stock Equivalents expire or are cancelled without being exercised so that the Warrant Price effective immediately upon such cancellation or expiration shall be equal to the Warrant Price in effect at the time of the issuance of the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents, with such additional adjustments as would have been made to the Warrant Price had the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents not been issued.

3.4   Other Action Affecting Common Stock . If the Company takes any action affecting its Common Stock after the date hereof (including dividends and distributions), other than an action described in any of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof, which would have a material effect upon Holder's rights hereunder, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted downward in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors of the Company shall in good faith determine to be equitable under the circumstances.

3.5   Time of Adjustments to the Warrant Price . All adjustments to the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be effective as of the earlier of:

(i)   the date of issue (or date of sale, if earlier) of the security causing the adjustment;

(ii)   the effective date of a division or combination of shares;

(iii)   the record date of any action of holders of the Company's capital stock of any class taken for the purpose of dividing or combining shares or entitling shareholders to receive a distribution or dividends.

3.6   Notice of Adjustments . In each case of an adjustment in the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, the Company, at its expense, shall cause the Treasurer of the Company to compute such adjustment and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall promptly mail a copy of each such certificate to Holder pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof.
 
 
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3.7   Duration of Adjusted Warrant Price . Following each adjustment of the Warrant Price, such adjusted Warrant Price shall remain in effect until a further adjustment of the Warrant Price.

3.8   Adjustment of Number of Shares . Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price pursuant to this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder shall be adjusted to the nearest whole share, to the number obtained by dividing the Aggregate Price by the Warrant Price as adjusted.

ARTICLE IV
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND LOSS

4.1   Transfer . This Warrant is transferable on the books of the Company at its principal office by the registered Holder hereof upon surrender of this Warrant properly endorsed, subject to compliance with federal and state securities laws. The Company shall issue and deliver to the transferee a new Warrant or Warrants representing the Warrants so transferred. Upon any partial transfer, the Company will issue and deliver to Holder a new Warrant or Warrants with respect to the Warrants not so transferred.

4.2   Securities Laws . Upon any issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, it shall be the Company's responsibility to comply with the requirements of: (1) the 1933 Securities Act; (2) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (3) any applicable listing requirements of any national securities exchange; (4) any state securities regulation or "Blue Sky" laws; and (5) requirements under any other law or regulation applicable to the issuance or transfer of such shares. If required by the Company, in connection with each issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, the Holder will give: (i) assurances in writing, satisfactory to the Company, that such shares are not being purchased with a view to the distribution thereof in violation of applicable laws, (ii) sufficient information, in writing, to enable the Company to rely on exemptions from the registration or qualification requirements of applicable laws, if available, with respect to such exercise, and (iii) its cooperation to the Company in connection with such compliance.

4.3   Exchange . This Warrant is exchangeable at the principal office of the Company for Warrants to purchase the same Aggregate Price purchasable hereunder, each new Warrant to represent the right to purchase such Aggregate Price as Holder shall designate at the time of such exchange. Each new Warrant shall be identical in form and content to this Warrant, except for appropriate changes in the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby, the Aggregate Price of such shares, the percentage stated in Section 4.1 above, and any other changes which are necessary in order to prevent the Warrant exchange from changing the respective rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder as they existed immediately prior to such exchange.

 
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4.4   Loss or Mutilation . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the ownership of, and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of, this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft, or destruction) of indemnity satisfactory to it, and (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation hereof, the Company will execute and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant.

ARTICLE V
HOLDER RIGHTS

5.1   No Shareholder Rights Until Exercise . No Holder hereof, solely by virtue hereof, shall be entitled to any rights as a shareholder of the Company. Holder shall have all rights of a shareholder with respect to securities purchased upon exercise hereof at the time of cash or net issue exercise pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereof, or at the time of automatic exercise hereof (even if not surrendered) pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof.

ARTICLE VI
CALL PROVISIONS

6.1   Subject to the provisions of clause 6.2 below, after two (2) years from the date of the close of the Company’s Initial Public Offering of Common Stock, and in the event that the closing bid price of a share of Common Stock as traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (or such other exchange or stock market on which the Common Stock may then be listed or quoted) equals or exceeds 150% of the price for the Common Stock in a registration statement on Form SB-2 (appropriately adjusted for any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend or other reclassification or combination of the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof) for at least twenty (20) consecutive trading days, the Company, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice (the "Notice Period") given to the Purchaser, may call this Warrant at a redemption price equal to 150% of the price for the Common Stock in a registration statement on Form SB-2 per share of Common Stock then purchasable pursuant to this Warrant; provided that the Company simultaneously calls all Series B Common Stock Warrants on the same terms and all of the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder either (A) are registered pursuant to an effective registration statement which has not been suspended and for which no stop order is in effect, and pursuant to which the Purchaser is able to sell such shares of Common Stock at all times during the Notice Period or (B) no longer constitute Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement). Notwithstanding any such notice by the Company, the Purchaser shall have the right to exercise this Warrant prior to the end of the Notice Period.

6.2   In connection with any transfer or exchange of less than all of this Warrant, the transferring Purchaser shall deliver to the Company an agreement or instrument executed by the transferring Purchaser and the new Holder allocating between them on whatever basis they may determine in their sole discretion any subsequent call of this Warrant by the Company, such that after giving effect to such transfer the Company shall have the right to call the same number of Warrants that it would have had if the transfer or exchange had not occurred.

 
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ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS

7.1   Additional Covenants by the Company . The Company further covenants and agrees that it will:

(a)   Give each Holder prompt written notice of any intended changes to the composition of its capital structure, whether by issuance of new securities or otherwise;

(b)   Give each Holder written notice of any shareholders' meeting and will allow a representative of each Holder to attend such meetings;

(c)   Give each Holder five (5) days' prior written notice of any action that the Company intends to take by shareholders' written consent;

(d)   Allow, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, the inspection of its minute book and other corporate records by a representative of the Holder;

(e)   Not engage, other than on arm's-length terms, in any transaction with any of its shareholders or affiliates (as such term is defined under Rule 144 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Securities Act, as amended);

(f)   Provide Holder, within sixty (60) days after the end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, quarterly financial statements reflecting its operations for the quarter, and within ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal year, consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year; and

(g)   Keep its properties insured in terms reasonably acceptable to Holder.

7.2   Governmental Approvals . The Company will from time to time take all action which may be necessary to obtain and keep effective any and all permits, consents and approvals of governmental agencies and authorities and securities acts filings under federal and state laws, which may be or become requisite in connection with the issuance, sale, and delivery of this Warrant, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the shares of Common Stock or other securities or property issuable or deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant.

7.3   Governing Laws . It is the intention of the parties hereto that except as set forth below, the internal laws of Maryland (irrespective of its choice of law principles) shall govern the validity of this warrant, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company is organized under the laws of a state other than Indiana, the corporation laws of that state shall govern the procedural and substantive matters pertaining to the due authorization, issuance, delivery and exercise of this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock upon exercise hereof. Except as set forth below, the parties hereby agree that any suit to enforce any provision of this Warrant arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the business relationship between any of the parties hereto shall be brought in the federal district courts located in Indiana or the courts of such State. Each party hereby agrees that such courts shall have personal jurisdiction and venue with respect to such party and each party hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. In addition to the foregoing jurisdiction, Holder, at its sole option, may commence any such suit in any jurisdiction in which the Company has a business office or is incorporated.
 
 
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7.4   Binding Upon Successors and Assigns . Subject to, and unless otherwise provided in, this Warrant, each and all of the covenants, terms provisions, and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the permitted successors, executors, heirs, representatives, administrators and assigns of the parties hereto.

7.5   Severability . If any one or more provisions of this Warrant, or the application thereof, shall for any reason and to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Warrant and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall be interpreted so as best to reasonably effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace any such void or unenforceable provisions of this Warrant with valid and enforceable provisions which will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provisions.

7.6   Default, Amendment and Waivers . This Warrant may be amended upon the written consent of the Company and the Holder. The waiver by a party of any breach hereof for default in payment of any amount due hereunder or default in the performance hereof shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other default or any succeeding breach or default. The failure to cure any breach of any term of this Warrant within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof shall constitute an event of default under this Warrant. Upon such event of default, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by one-half and thereafter shall continue to be reduced by one-half from the then adjusted Warrant Price for each successive 30-day period in which such breach is not cured.

7.7   No Waiver . The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right of such party thereafter to enforce such provisions.

7.8   Attorneys' Fees . Should suit be brought to enforce or interpret any part of this Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover, as an element of the costs of suit and not as damages, reasonable attorneys' fees to be fixed by the court (including, without limitation, costs, expenses and fees on any appeal). The prevailing party shall be the party entitled to recover its costs of suit, regardless of whether such suit proceeds to final judgment. A party not entitled to recover its costs shall not be entitled to recover attorneys' fees. No sum for attorneys' fees shall be counted in calculating the amount of a judgment for purposes of determining if a party is entitled to recover costs or attorneys' fees.

7.9   Notices . Whenever any party hereto desires or is required to give any notice, demand, or request with respect to this Warrant, each such communication shall be in writing and shall be effective only if it is delivered by personal service or mailed, United States certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to such party at its address stated at the beginning of this Warrant or to such other address as such party may designate by written notice delivered hereunder. Such communication shall be effective when they are received by the addressee thereof; but if sent by certified mail in the manner set forth above, they shall be effective five (5) business days after being deposited in the United States mail. Any party may change its address for such communications by giving notice thereof to the other party in conformity with this Section.
 
 
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7.10   Time . Time is of the essence of this Warrant.

7.11   Construction of Agreement . This Warrant has been negotiated by the respective parties hereto and their attorneys and the language hereof shall not be construed for or against any party.

7.12   No Endorsement . Holder understands that no federal or state securities administrator has made any finding or determination relating to the fairness of investment in the Company or purchase of the Common Stock hereunder and that no federal or state securities administrator has recommended or endorsed the offering of securities by the Company hereunder.

7.13   Pronouns . All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person, persons, entity or entities may require.

7.14   Further Assurances . Each party agrees to cooperate fully with the other parties and to execute such further instruments, documents and agreements and to give such further written assurances, as may be reasonably requested by any other party to better evidence and reflect the transactions described herein and contemplated hereby, and to carry into effect the intents and purposes of this Warrant.

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
 
       
By: /s/
   

Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
   


 
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Convertible Note

THIS NOTE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON ITS CONVERSION HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON ITS CONVERSION MAY BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

Titan Holdings, Inc.

Dated: August 1, 2005

For value received Titan Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland and having its principal place of business at 421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to Brian Kistler (“Payee”), or registered assigns, on the Maturity Date the principal amount outstanding pursuant to the "Grid" attached hereto and made a part hereof, or such part thereof as then remains unpaid, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, interest on any overdue principal, at a rate equal to the lesser of (a) 6% per annum or (b) the highest rate allowed by applicable law, with such interest on overdue principal accruing from the date such principal became due by reason of maturity, acceleration or otherwise.

Principal (and interest, if any) shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America, at the principal office of Payee or at such other place as the legal holder may designate from time to time in writing to the Company. Interest, if any, shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and a 30-day month.

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

For all purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

“Common Stock” shall mean and include the Company's authorized Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, as constituted at the date hereof, and shall also include any capital stock of any class or series of the Company hereafter authorized which shall not be limited to a fixed sum or percentage of par value in respect of the rights of the holders thereof to participate in dividends and/or in the distribution of assets upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. In the event the Company authorizes one or more classes or series of capital stock qualifying as "Common Stock" for purposes of the foregoing definition, in addition to the class of authorized capital stock denominated as "Common Stock" in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation as of the date hereof, the Holder shall have the right to designate, at each time it exercises its rights under this Note, the class or series of authorized capital it elects to purchase in satisfaction of its rights under this note.

 
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“Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Article IV.

“Current Market Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 (vii).

“Holder” shall mean a registered holder of a Note and shall, solely for the purposes of Article 9 hereof, mean the holder of Registerable Securities.

“Maturity Date” shall mean December 31, 2007.

“Note’ shall mean this Convertible Note, or any replacement note representing all or a portion of the principal amount of this Convertible Note.

“Other Shareholders” shall mean holders of securities of the Company who are entitled by contract with the Company or who are permitted by the Company to have securities included in a registration of the Company's securities.

“Register”, “Registered” and “Registration” shall refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and the effectiveness of such registration statement.

“Registration Expenses” shall mean all expenses incurred by the Company in compliance with Article 9 hereof, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses, and the expense of any special audits incident to or required by any such registration (but excluding the compensation of regular employees of the Company, which shall be paid in any event by the Company).

“Registerable Securities” shall mean the Shares not theretofore sold to the public.

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Selling Expenses” shall mean all underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of Registerable Securities, all fees and disbursements of counsel for any Holder and any blue-sky fees and expenses excluded from the definition of "Registration Expenses."

“Shares of Common Stock” purchased or purchasable by a Holder of a Note upon the exercise thereof.

“Term of this Note” shall mean the period beginning on the date of initial issuance hereof and ending on the Maturity Date.


 
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ARTICLE 2
PAYMENT

2.1   Payment. The entire amount of this Note then outstanding and not previously converted into Common Stock shall be payable in full, together with any and all accrued interest thereon, on the Maturity Date.

2.2   Optional Prepayment. The Company shall have the right to prepay the outstanding principal balance of this Note in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty, provided that any prepayment in whole of this Note must be accompanied by payment in full of any and all accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment. Prepayments shall be applied first to accrued interest on this Note, and then to the outstanding principal balance.

2.3   Payment on Non-Business Days. Whenever any payment to be made shall be due on a Saturday, Sunday or a date on which banks in the State of Indiana are authorized or required to be closed, such payment may be made on the next succeeding business day.

ARTICLE 3
REGISTRATION, EXCHANGE, REPLACEMENT

3.1 Registration, etc. The Company shall maintain at its principal office a register and shall record therein the names and addresses of the registered Holders of this Note, the address to which notices are to be sent and the address to which payments are to be made as designated by the registered Holder if other than the address of the Holder, and the particulars of all transfers, exchanges and replacements of Notes. No transfer of this Note shall be valid unless the registered Holder or the executors or administrators or the duly appointed attorney of such Holder requests such transfer to be made on such register, upon surrender therefor for exchange as hereinafter provided, accompanied by an instrument in writing, duly executed in form as set forth in the forms of assignment attached hereto. Any replacement, transfer or subdivision of this Note shall be registered on the date of execution by the Company. The registered Holder of this Note shall be that person in whose name the Note has been so registered by the Company. A registered Holder shall be deemed the owner of the Note for all purposes and, subject to the provisions hereof and thereof, shall be entitled to the principal, premium, if any, and interest evidenced by such Note free from all equities or rights of setoff or counterclaim between the Company and the transferor of such registered Holder or any previous registered Holder of such Note or any unregistered transferee or assignee.

3.2   Transfer and Exchange. The registered Holder of this Note may, prior to maturity or acceleration thereof, surrender such Note at the principal office of the Company for transfer or exchange. Within a reasonable time after notice to the Company from a registered Holder of its intention to make such exchange and without expense (other than transfer taxes, if any) to such registered Holder, the Company shall issue in exchange therefor another Note or Notes for the same aggregate principal amount as the unpaid principal balance of the Note so surrendered having the same maturity and rate of interest, containing the same provisions and subject to the same terms and conditions as the Note so surrendered. Each new Note shall be made payable to such person or persons, or registered assigns as the registered Holder of such surrendered Note may designate, and such transfer or exchange shall be made in such a manner that no gain or loss of principal or interest shall result therefrom.

 
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3.3   Replacement. Upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note and, if requested, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, the Company will issue a new Note, in the amount of the unpaid principal balance of the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note and dated the date to which interest has been paid, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.

ARTICLE 4
CONVERSION

4.1   Voluntary Conversion. Any Holder of this Note has the right, at the Holder's option, at any time prior to payment in full of the principal balance of this Note, to convert this Note, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.2, in whole for the amount then outstanding, into full, paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock of the Company. The number of shares of Common Stock into which this Note may be converted (Shares) shall be determined by dividing the aggregate principal amount, together with accrued interest to the date of conversion, if any, by the Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at the time of such conversion. The initial Conversion Price shall be equal to $1.

4.2   Conversion Procedure.

4.2.1.   Notice of Conversion Pursuant to Section 4.1. Before the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note into Shares of Common Stock, it shall surrender this Note at the office of the Company and shall give written notice by mail, postage prepaid, to the Company at its principal corporate office, of the election to covert the same, if the Holder is electing to convert pursuant to section 4.1, and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates for Shares of Common Stock to which the Holder of this Note shall be entitled. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of this Note, and the person or persons entitled to receive the Shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holder of such Shares of Common Stock as of such date.

4.3   Delivery of Stock Certificates. As promptly as practicable after the conversion of this Note, the Company, at its expense, will issue and deliver to the Holder of this Note a certificate for the number of full Shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion.

4.4   Mechanics and Effect of Conversion. Fractional shares shall not be issued upon the conversion of this Note but in any case where the Holder would otherwise be entitled under the terms hereof to receive a fractional share upon the complete conversion of this Note, the Company shall, upon the conversion of this Note for the largest number of whole shares then called for, pay a sum in cash equal to the excess of the value of such fractional share (determined in such reasonable manner as may be prescribed in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) over the Conversion Price for such fractional share. Upon the conversion of this Note pursuant to Section 4.1 above, the Holder shall surrender this Note, duly endorsed, to the principal office of the Company. At its expense, the Company shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver to such Holder at such principal office a certificate or certificates for the number of Shares of such Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled upon such conversion (bearing such legends as are required by the this Note and applicable state and federal securities laws in the opinion of counsel to the Company), together with any other securities and property to which the Holder is entitled upon such conversion under the terms of this Note, including a check payable to the Holder for any cash amounts payable as described above. In the event of any conversion of this Note pursuant to Section 4.1 above, such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the closing of the issuance and sale of such Stock and on and after such date the Holder of this Note entitled to receive the Shares of such Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purpose as the record Holder of such Shares, the Company shall be forever released from all its obligations and liabilities under this Note, except that the Company shall be obligated to pay the Holder within thirty (30) days after the date of such conversion, any interest accrued and unpaid to and including the date of such conversion, and no more.

 
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ARTICLE 5
ANTIDILUTION PROVISIONS

5.1   Adjustment of Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment of the Conversion Price as provided in Section 5.2, the Holder shall thereafter be entitled to purchase, at the Conversion Price resulting from such adjustment, the number of shares (calculated to the nearest tenth of a share) obtained by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares purchasable pursuant hereto immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Conversion Price resulting from such adjustment.

5.2   Adjustment of the Conversion Price. The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

(i)   If the Company shall at any time or from time to time during the Term of this Note issue shares of Common Stock other than Excluded Stock (as hereinafter defined) without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Common Stock, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to each such issuance or adjustment shall forthwith (except as provided in this clause (i)) be adjusted to a price equal to the consideration per share for which such additional shares of Common Stock are so issued.

 
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For the purposes of any adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this clause (i), the following provisions shall be applicable:

1.   In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor after deducting therefrom any discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Company for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

2.   In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, irrespective of any accounting treatment; provided, however, that such fair market value as determined by the Board of Directors, together with any cash consideration being paid, shall not exceed the aggregate Current Market Price (as hereinafter defined) of the shares of Common Stock being issued.

3.   In the case of the issuance of: (i) options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, (ii) securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, or (iii) options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities:

(A)   The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (1) and (2) above with the proviso in subdivision (2) being applied to the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such exercise), if any, received by the Company upon the issuance of such options or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options or rights for the Common Stock covered thereby;

(B)   The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of, or in exchange for, any such convertible or exchangeable securities, or upon the exercise of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversions or exchanges thereof, shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued, or such options or rights were issued, and for a consideration equal to the consideration received by the Company for any such securities and related options or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Company upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (1) and (2) above with the proviso in subdivision (2) being applied to the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such conversion, exchange or exercise);

(C)   On any change in the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of any such options or rights or conversion of or exchange for such convertible or exchangeable securities, other than a change resulting from antidilution provisions thereof, the Conversion Price shall forthwith be readjusted to such Conversion Price as would have resulted had the adjustment made upon the issuance of such options or rights related to such securities not converted prior to such change being made upon the basis of such change; and

 
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(D)   On the expiration of any such options or rights, the termination of any such rights to convert or exchange, or the expiration of any options or rights, related to such convertible or exchangeable securities, the Conversion Price shall forthwith be readjusted to such Conversion Price as would have resulted had the adjustment it made upon the issuance of such options, rights, securities or options or rights related to such securities being made upon the basis of the issuance of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or upon the exercise of the options or rights related to such securities.

(ii)   "Excluded Stock" shall mean shares of Common Stock issued by the Company as a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or upon any subdivision or split-up of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.

(iii)   If, at any time during the Term of this Note, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or by a subdivision or split-up of shares of Common Stock, then following the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such stock dividend, subdivision or split-up, the Conversion Price shall be appropriately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise hereof shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares.

(iv)   If, at any time during the Term of this Note, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date for such combination, the Conversion Price shall appropriately increase so that the number of shares of common Stock issuable upon the exercise hereof shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares.

(v)   Without limiting any prohibitions on such issuance elsewhere contained in this Note, in case at any time during the Term of this Note the Company shall: (i) declare a cash dividend upon its Common Stock payable otherwise than out of earnings or earned surplus, or (ii) shall distribute to holders of its Common Stock shares of its capital stock (other than Common Stock), stock or other securities of other persons, evidences of indebtedness issued by the Company or other persons' assets (excluding cash dividends and distributions) or options or rights (excluding options to purchase and rights to subscribe for Common Stock or other securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock), then, in each such case, immediately following the record date fixed for the determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, the Conversion Price in effect thereafter shall be determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction of which the numerator shall be an amount equal to the difference of (x) the Current Market Price of one share of Common Stock minus (y) the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive) of the stock, securities, evidences of indebtedness, assets, options or rights so distributed in respect of one share of Common Stock and of which the denominator shall be such Current Market Price.

 
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(vi)   All calculations under this Article 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one tenth (1/10) of a share, as the case may be.

(vii) For the purpose of any computation pursuant to this Article 5, the Current Market Price at any date of one share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be the average of the daily closing prices for the twenty (20) consecutive business days ending no more than three (3) business days before the day in question (as adjusted for any stock dividend, split, combination or reclassification that took effect during such 20-business day period). The closing price for each day shall be the last reported sales price or, in case no such reported sales took place on such day, the average of the last reported bid and asked prices, in either case on the principal national securities exchange in which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading (or if the Common Stock is not at the time listed or admitted for trading on any such exchange, then such price as shall be equal to the average of the last reported bid and asked prices, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System (NASDAQ) on such day, or if, on any day in question the security shall not be quoted on the NASDAQ, then such price shall be equal to the average of the last reported bid and asked prices on such day as reported by The National Quotation Bureau Incorporated, or any similar reputable quotation and reporting service if such quotation is not reported by The National Quotation Bureau Incorporated; provided, however, that if the Common Stock is not traded in such manner that the quotations referred to in this clause (vii) are available for the period required hereunder, the Current Market Price shall, if the Payee consents, be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company or, if the Payee does not so consent or if such determination cannot be made, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Board of Directors of the Company (or if such selection cannot be made, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules).

(viii)   Whenever the Conversion Price shall be adjusted as provided in this Article 5, the Company shall prepare a statement showing the facts requiring such adjustment and the Conversion Price that shall be in effect after such adjustment. The Company shall cause a copy of such statement to be sent by mail, first class postage prepaid, to each Holder of this Note at the address appearing on the Company's records. Where appropriate, such copy may be given in advance and may be included as part of the notice required to be mailed under the provisions of subsection (X) of this Article 5.

(ix)   Adjustments made pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be made on the date such dividend, subdivision, split-up, combination or distribution, as the case may be, is made, and shall become effective at the opening of business on the business day next following the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to such dividend, subdivision, split-up, combination or distribution.

 
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(x)   In the event the Company shall propose to take any action of the types described in clauses (iii), (iv), or (v) of this Article 5, the Company shall forward, at the same time and in the same manner, to the Holder of this Note such notice, if any, which the Company shall give to the holders of capital stock of the Company.

(xi)   In any case in which the provisions of this Article 5 shall require that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event, until the occurrence of such event, the Company may defer issuing to the Holder of all or any part of this Note which is exercised after such record date and before the occurrence of such event, the additional shares of capital stock issuable upon such exercise by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above the shares of capital stock issuable upon such exercise before giving effect to such adjustment exercise; provided, however, that the Company shall deliver to such Holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Holder's right to receive such additional shares upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.

(xii)   The sale or other disposition of any Common Stock theretofore held in the treasury of the Company shall be deemed to be an issuance thereof.

ARTICLE 6
MERGERS, CONSOLIDATION, SALES

In the case of any proposed consolidation or merger of the Company with another entity, or the proposed sale of all or substantially all of its assets to another person or entity, or any proposed reorganization or reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, then, as a condition of such consolidation, merger, sale, reorganization or reclassification, lawful and adequate provision shall be made whereby the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable hereunder, such shares of stock, securities or assets as may (by virtue of such consolidation, merger, sale, reorganization or reclassification) be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange for the number of Shares of such Common Stock purchasable hereunder immediately before such consolidation, merger, sale, reorganization or reclassification. In any such case, appropriate provision shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable as nearly as may be in relation to any Shares, securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Note. The Company shall not effect any such consolidation, merger or sale unless: (I) either (A) the Holder shall have given its written consent thereto, or (B) the other party to the consolidation, merger or sale is not controlled by, does not control, and is not under common control with, the Company and the transaction is not being undertaken with the purpose of diminishing, defeating or avoiding the Holder's rights hereunder, and (ii) prior to or simultaneously with the consummation thereof the successor corporation or purchaser, as the case may be, shall assume, by written instrument, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such Shares, securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the Holder is entitled to receive.

 
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ARTICLE 7
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION

In case of any distribution of the assets of the Company in dissolution or liquidation (except under circumstances when the foregoing Article 6 shall be applicable), the Company shall give notice thereof to the Holder hereof and shall make no distribution to shareholders until the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of mailing of the aforesaid notice and, in any case, the Holder hereof may convert this Note within thirty (30) days from the date of the giving of such notice and all rights herein granted not so exercised within such thirty (30) day period shall thereafter become null and void.

ARTICLE 8
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY DIVIDENDS

Without limiting other provisions of this Note regarding dividends and distribution, if the Board of Directors of the Company shall declare any dividend or other distribution on its Common Stock except out of earned surplus or by way of a stock dividend payable in shares of its Common Stock the Company shall mail notice thereof to the Holder hereof not less than five (5) days prior to the record date fixed for determining shareholders entitled to participate in such dividend or other distribution, and the Holder hereof shall not participate in such dividend or other distribution unless this Note is converted prior to such record date. The provisions of this Article 8 shall not apply to distributions made in connection with transactions covered by Article 7.

ARTICLE 9
REGISTRATION RIGHTS, ETC.

9.1   Company Registration.

(a)   Notice of Registration. If the Company shall determine to register any of its securities either for its own account or the account of a security holder or holders, other than a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans, or a registration relating solely to a Commission Rule 145 transaction, or a registration on any registration form which does not permit secondary sales, the Company will:

(i)   Promptly give to each Holder written notice thereof (which shall include a list of the jurisdictions in which the Company intends to attempt to qualify such securities under the other state securities.

(ii)   Include in such registration (and any related qualification under blue sky laws or other compliance), and in any, underwriting involved therein, all the Registerable Securities specified in a written request or requests, made by any Holder within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the written notice from the Company described in clause (i) above, subject to any limitations on the number of shares as set forth in Section 9.1(b) below.

 
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(b)   Underwriting. If the registration of which the Company gives notice is for a registered public offering involving an underwriting, the Company shall so advise the Holders as part of the written notice given pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(i). In such event, the right of any Holder to registration pursuant to Section 9.1 shall be conditioned upon such Holders participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder's Registerable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall (together with the Company, directors and officers and the Other Shareholders distributing their securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for underwriting by the Company.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 9.1, if the underwriter determines that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of shares to be underwritten, the underwriter may (subject to the allocation priority set forth below) exclude from such registration and underwriting some or all of the Registerable Securities which would otherwise be underwritten. The Company shall so advise all holders of securities requesting registration, and the number of shares of securities that are entitled to be included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated in the following manner. The number of shares that may be included in the registration and underwriting on behalf of such Holders, directors and officers and Other Shareholders shall be allocated among such Holders, directors and officers and Other Shareholders in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective amounts of Registerable Securities and other securities which they had requested to be included in such registration at the time of filing the registration statement.

If any Holder of Registerable Securities or any officer, director or Other Shareholder disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, he may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter. Any Registerable Securities or other securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from such registration.

9.2   Registration Rights. In the event that the Company grants registration rights, including demand registration rights, to any other holder of securities of the Company, the Company will promptly give to the Holder written notice thereof and, if, in the opinion of the Holder such registration rights are more favorable than the registration rights provided under this Note, the Holder shall so notify the Company within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the foregoing notice from the Company, whereupon such registration rights shall automatically be deemed to be incorporated in this Note. All registration rights granted to the Holder under the terms of this Agreement shall survive any exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights granted under Section 4.1 hereof.

9.3   Expenses of Registration. The Company shall bear all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration, qualification and compliance by the Company pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof. All Selling Expenses shall be borne by the holders of the securities so registered pro rata on the basis of the number of their shares so registered.

 
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9.4   Registration Procedures. In case of each registration affected by the Company pursuant to this Article 9, the Company will keep each Holder advised in writing as to the initiation of each registration and as to the completion thereof. The Company will, at its expense:

(a)   Keep such registration effective for a period of ninety (90) days or until the Holder or Holders have completed the distribution described in the registration statement relating thereto, whichever first occurs;

(b)   Furnish such number of prospectuses and other documents incident thereto as a Holder from time to time may reasonably request; and

(c)   Use its best efforts to register or qualify the Registerable Securities under the securities laws or blue-sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder may request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to register or qualify such Registerable Securities in any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to execute a general consent to service of process in order to effect such registration, qualification or compliance, unless the Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities Act or applicable rules or regulation, thereunder.

9.5   Indemnification.

(a)   The Company, with respect to each registration, qualification and compliance effected pursuant to this Article 9, will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, each of its officers, directors, partners, and agents and each party controlling such Holder, and each underwriter, if any, and each party who controls any underwriter, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any prospectus, offering circular or other document (including any related registration statement, notification or the like) incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance, or based on any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance, and will reimburse each such Holder, each of its officer, directors, partners, and agents, and each party controlling such Holder, each such underwriter and each party who controls any such underwriter, for any legal and any other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, provided that the Company will not be able in any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission based solely upon written information furnished to the Company by such Holder or underwriter, as the case may be, and stated to be specifically for use in any prospectus, offering circular or other document (including any related registration statement, notification or the like) incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance.

 
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(b)   Each Holder and Other Shareholder will, if Registerable Securities held by him are included in the securities as to which such registration, qualification or compliance is being effected, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and officers and each underwriter, if any, of the Company's securities covered by such a registration statement, each party who controls the Company or such underwriter, each other such Holder and other Shareholder and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, and agents, and each party controlling such Holder or Other Shareholder, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Company and such Holders, Other Shareholders, directors, officers, partners, agents, parties, underwriters or control persons for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document solely in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Holder or Other Shareholder and stated to be specifically for use in any prospectus, offering circular or other document (including any related registration statement, notification or the like) incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance; provided, however, that the obligations of such Holders and Other Shareholders hereunder shall be limited to an amount equal to the proceeds to each such Holder or Other shareholder of securities sold as contemplated herein.

(c)   Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5 (Indemnified Party) shall give notice to the party required to provide indemnification (Indemnifying Party) promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not unreasonably be withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party's expense (unless the Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that actual or potential differing interests or defenses exist or may exist between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party, in which case such expense shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party), and provided further that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article 9. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Each Indemnified Party shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested by an Indemnifying Party in order to enable such Indemnifying Party to defend a claim as to which indemnity is sought.

9.6   Information by Holder. Each Holder of Registerable Securities, and each other Shareholder holding securities included in any registration, shall furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder or Other Shareholder as the Company may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Article 9.

 
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9.7   Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that may permit the sale of the Registerable Securities to the public without registration, the Company agrees to:

(a)   Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the securities Act, at all times from and after ninety (90) days following the effective date of the first registration under the Securities Act filed by the Company for an offering of its securities to the general public;

(b)   File with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act) at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements; and

(c)   So long as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, furnish to the Holder forthwith upon request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time from and after 365 days following the effective date of the first registration statement in connection with an offering of its Securities to the general public), and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed as the Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or Holder to sell any such regulation of the Commission allowing securities without registration.

9.8   Lock-Up. Any Registerable Shares that are actually registered pursuant to this ARTICLE 9 shall not be traded until one (1) year from the closing date of the registration statement including the Registerable Shares. Such shares shall contain the following legend:

"The shares represented by this certificate are subject to a lock-up restriction as set forth in a Convertible Note dated August 1, 2005, and may not be sold or transferred in the absence of compliance therewith."

ARTICLE 10
NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

This Note shall not, except upon its conversion into Common Stock, entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company. No provision hereof, in the absence of affirmative action by the Holder to purchase shares of Common Stock, and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the Conversion Price hereunder or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 
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ARTICLE 11
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

11.1   Transfer Restriction Legend. Each certificate for Shares shall bear the following legend (and any additional legend required by: (i) any securities laws and (ii) any securities exchange upon which such Shares may, at the time of such exercise be listed) on the face thereof unless at the time of exercise such Shares shall be registered under the Securities Act:

"The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be sold or transferred in the absence of such registration or an exemption therefrom under said Act."

Any certificate issued at any time in exchange or substitution for any certificate bearing such legend except a new certificate issued upon completion of a public distribution under a registration statement of the securities represented thereby) shall also bear such legend unless, in the opinion of counsel for the holder thereof (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Company) the securities represented thereby are not, at such time, required by law to such legend.

11.2   Covenants as to Common Stock. The Company covenants and agrees that all Shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon the conversion of this Note will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The Company further covenants and agrees that it will pay when due and payable any and all federal and state taxes which may be payable in respect of the conversion of this Note or any Common Stock or certificates therefor issuable upon the conversion of this Note. The Company further covenants and agrees that if any shares of capital stock to be reserved for the purpose of the issuance of shares upon the conversion of this Note require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or state law before such shares may be validly issued or delivered upon exercise, then the Company will in good faith and as expeditiously as possible endeavor to secure such registration or approval, as the case may be. If and so long as the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of this Note is listed on any national securities exchange, the Company will, if permitted by the rules of such exchange, list and keep listed on such exchange, upon official notice of issuance, all Shares of such Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Note.

11.3   Will Reserve Shares. The Company will reserve and set apart and have available for issuance at all times, free from preemptive or other preferential rights, the number of Shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of this Note.

11.4   Will Not Issue Certain Stock. The Company will not issue any capital stock of any class which has rights to be preferred as to dividends and/or as to the distribution of assets upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, unless (a) such rights shall be limited to a fixed sum or percentage of par value in respect of participation in dividends and in the distribution of assets, and (b) such stock is nonvoting.

 
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11.5   Will Not Declare Dividends. The Company will not pay any dividend or other distribution on any of its capital stock unless such dividend or other distribution on such share of capital stock and all other dividends or distribution paid during the prior one year period on such shares of capital stock are paid out of earned surplus and the aggregate amount thereof is less than ___% of the fair market value of the shares of capital stock (if then ascertainable) on the date of declaration of such dividend or other distribution.


ARTICLE 12
EVENTS OF DEFAULT

12.1   Events of Default. If any of the following events (each an "Event of Default") shall occur and be continuing during the term of this Note:

(a) The Company shall default in any payment of any principal under this Note when and as due (whether by reason of demand, maturity, mandatory prepayment, acceleration, or otherwise) or in the payment of any interest on this Note then outstanding;

(b) The company shall default in any payment of any principal under any Note then outstanding when and as due (whether by reason of demand, maturity, mandatory prepayment, acceleration, or otherwise) or in the payment of any interest on such Note then outstanding;

(c) The occurrence of a default or Event of Default under any agreement, instrument or document securing the payment of the principal of or interest on this Note, or any default under any agreement or instrument which evidences a debt owed by the Company to the Payee shall have occurred and be continuing;

(d) The filing of a petition of bankruptcy by or against Company for adjudication as a bankrupt under the federal Bankruptcy Code as amended, the dissolution of Company in connection with the bankruptcy or other insolvency, the appointment of a receiver or trustee of substantially all of the property of Company, or the making by Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors; provided, however, that Company shall have thirty (30) days cure any involuntary proceedings commenced against it; then any Holder of any of the Notes may, at the option of such Holder, declare all Notes, and all Notes shall thereupon become, forthwith due and payable thereon without any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, and the Company shall forthwith pay to all Holders, the entire principal.

12.2   Annulment of Acceleration of Notes. If a declaration is made pursuant to Section 12.1 by any Holder or Holders of the Notes, then and in every such case, the Holders of 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (exclusive of Notes then directly or indirectly owned by the Company, any of its subsidiaries any Affiliates and/or any Related Party) may, by written instrument filed with the Company, rescind and annul such declaration, and the consequences thereof, provided that at the time such declaration is annulled and rescinded:

 
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(a)   No judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant to the Notes;

(b)   All arrears of interest (if any) upon all the Notes and all other sums payable under the Notes (except any principal, interest or premium on the Notes which has become due and payable by reason of such declaration) shall have been duly paid; and

(c)   Each and every other default and Event of Default shall have been waived or otherwise made good or cured; and provided further that no such rescission and annulment shall extend to or affect any subsequent default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

12.3   Notice. If an Event of Default occurs, the Company shall give prompt notice thereof to the Holder hereof.

ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS

13.1   Late Charge. Payee may collect a "late charge" equal to 5% of any installment of interest or principal or both that is not paid within ten (10) days after the due date thereof. Late charges shall be separately charged to and collected from the Company and shall be due upon demand by Payee.

13.2   Fees and Expenses. The Company shall pay all costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by Payee in connection with the collection of this Note upon an Event of Default. Such expenditures incurred by, Payee shall bear interest at the rate of ten (10%) percent per annum from the date of demand, default or judgment, as applicable.

13.3   Notices. All notices under this Note shall be given in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Agreement.

13.4   Governing Law. This Note is being delivered as a sealed instrument in the State of Indiana and shall be construed in accordance with the laws thereof.

13.5   Headings. Article, section and subsection headings in this Note are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Note for any other purpose.

13.6   Surrender in Exchange. Any portion of the outstanding principal and any accrued interest under this Note may be used at par by the Holder hereof to pay for any other securities of the Company which the Holder hereof may from time to time purchase from the Company.

13.7   Binding Effect. The obligations of the Company set forth herein shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company, whether or not such successors or assigns are permitted by the terms hereof or of the Agreement. The rights of the Holder hereof are transferable to successor Holder or Holders of this Note.

 
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13.8   Amendments, Waivers and Consents. Any provision in this Note to the contrary notwithstanding, changes in or additions to this Note may be made, and compliance with any covenant or provision herein set forth may be omitted or waived by the Company, if the Company: (I) shall obtain consent thereto in writing from the Holder or Holders of at least 50% in aggregate principal amount of all Notes then outstanding, and (ii) shall deliver copies of such consent in writing to any Holders who did not execute the same; provided, that no such consent shall be effective to reduce (or to postpone the date fixed for the payment of) the principal or interest payable on any Note, without the consent of the Holder thereof, or to reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Notes the consent of the Holders of which is required under this Section. Any waiver or consent may be given subject to satisfaction of conditions stated therein and any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

13.9   Company Waivers. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Company, and all others that may become liable for all or any part of the obligations evidenced by this Note, hereby waive presentment, demand, notice of nonpayment, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance or enforcement of this Note, and do hereby consent to any number of renewals or extensions of the time of payment hereof and agree that any such renewals or extensions may be made without notice to any such persons and without affecting their liability herein and do further consent to the release of any part or parts or all of the security for the payment hereof and to the release of any person liable hereon (all without affecting the liability of the other persons, firms, or corporations liable for the payment of this Note); AND DO HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this instrument by its officer thereunto duly authorized.
 
Titan Holdings, Inc.      
       
       
By:                // ss //
     

Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
   
       


 
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NOVATION   AGREEMENT

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., formerly known as Titan Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, with an address of 421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46825, hereinafter referred to as the Company, and Brian Kistler, an individual residing at 6461 N 100E, Ossian, Indiana 46777, hereinafter referred to as Kistler, in consideration of the promises made herein, agree as follows:

1. Original Agreement. On August 1, 2005, Company and Kistler entered into a Convertible Note agreement under which the Company agreed (1) to pay Kistler, on the Maturity Date, the principal amount of the loan outstanding; or (2) to provide Kistler the option to convert the amount outstanding into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $1. The Convertible Note is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

2. Novation. Company and Kistler hereby agree to extinguish the original agreement referred to in Paragraph 1. Each party hereby relinquishes any claim that they had or may have had under that original agreement and stipulates that this agreement constitutes a novation with respect to the original agreement.

3. New Agreement. Company and Kistler agree to replace the original agreement with the following new agreement: Company shall issue to Kistler 304,589 shares of Class B Convertible Preferred Shares of stock. pursuant to a new agreement dated September 30, 2006 a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B. Both parties agree that all contract rights between them will henceforth flow from the new agreement alone and that the new agreement is not merely a supplement to or alteration of the original agreement referred to in Paragraph 1 but is rather a complete replacement for it.
 
     
Executed this 30th day of September, 2006.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
KISTLER    
 
//ss//
 
Brian Kistler  
   
COMPANY  
   
//ss//  
Robin Hunt, Secretary  

 
 

 
Brian K. Kistler
6461 North 100 East
Ossian, IN 46777

September 30, 2006
 
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
Attn: Board of Directors
421 East Cook Road
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby subscribes for 304,589 shares of the Class B Convertible Preferred shares of stock (the “Shares”) of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and as full consideration for the issuance of the Shares by the Corporation, the undersigned agrees to convert debt owed by the Corporation to him to equity via a Novation Agreement to which this document is an exhibit.

In consideration of your acceptance of this offer and your authorization for the issuance of a certificate in my name representing the Shares, the undersigned hereby represents, warrants and acknowledges to each of you and the Corporation that (a) the Shares are being acquired for the account of the undersigned, for purposes of investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof, as those terms are used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (b) the undersigned has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of converting the debt owed to him by the Corporation into the Shares; (c) the undersigned has received copies of such documents and such other information as the undersigned has deemed necessary in order to make an informed decision with respect to the conversion of debt into the Shares; and (d) the undersigned understands, and has the financial capability of assuming, the economic risk of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time.

The undersigned further acknowledges to each of you that the undersigned has been advised that he will not be able to dispose of the Shares, or any interest therein, without first complying with the relevant provisions of the Act and any applicable state securities laws. The undersigned further understands that the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act, permitting routine sales of securities of certain issuers subject to the terms and conditions thereof, are not currently, and will not be available, to the undersigned with respect to the Shares. The undersigned acknowledges that the Corporation is not under any obligation to register the Shares or to furnish any information or take any other action, to assist the undersigned in complying with the terms and conditions of any exemption which might be available under the Act or any state securities laws with respect to sales of the Shares by the undersigned in the future.
 
 
 

 

Accordingly, the undersigned agrees to hold the Shares subject to all applicable provisions of the Act, applicable state securities laws, the Articles of Incorporation and the By-laws of the Corporation, and any agreement restricting the disposition or encumbrance of the Shares to which the undersigned is a party. The undersigned shall give the Corporation prompt written notice of any proposed disposition of the Shares and shall not proceed with any such proposed disposition unless a registration under the Act is in effect with respect to the Shares and all state securities laws have been complied with or unless the Corporation shall have received an opinion of counsel, of standing satisfactory to the Corporation, to the effect that such registration is not required, and the undersigned authorizes the Corporation to place a suitable legend to this effect on the stock certificate to be issued representing the Shares.

The representations, agreements and acknowledgments set forth above are being given by the undersigned with the understanding that they will be relied upon by the Corporation and its Board of Directors in order to claim the availability of the exemption from the registration provisions of the Act contained in Section 4(2) thereof.

DATED as of the 30th of September, 2006
 
     
Very truly yours,
       
     
Brian K. Kistler
       
   
//ss//
   
 
 
 

 

Registration Rights Agreement
Class B Convertible Preferred
 
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the 30th day of September 2006 by and between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland having its principal place of business at Fort Wayne, Indiana and Brian Kistler, an individual, residing at 6461 N 100E, Ossian, Indiana 46777 who is referred to as the “Holder.”

In consideration of the debt owed by the Company to Holder, by virtue of loans Holder made to Company, the debt shall be converted into 304,589 shares of the Corporation's Class B Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, convertible to common stock, $.0001 par value in the aggregate (the "Shares") the parties agree as follows:

1.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The term "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") promulgated thereunder.

(b) The term "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(c) The term "Registerable Securities" means: (1) the Shares; and (2) any Common Stock, $.0001 par value, of the Corporation issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any and all shares of the Corporation's preferred stock or debt instrument convertible by its terms into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, $.0001 par value, now or hereafter owned by the Holder, excluding in all cases, however, any Registerable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which his or her rights under this Agreement are not assigned.

(d) The number of shares of "Registerable Securities then outstanding" shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding which are, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registerable Securities.

(e) The term "Holder" means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registerable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.

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2.   Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

If (but without any obligation to do so) the Corporation proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Corporation for shareholders other than the Holder) any of its Common Stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating to the sale of securities to participants in a Corporation stock option, stock purchase or similar plan, or a registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registerable Securities), the Corporation shall, at that time, cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registerable Securities that such Holder is entitled to have registered pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement, the Novation Agreement, and the Subscription Agreement between the Company and Holder.

3.   Obligations of the Corporation.

Whenever required under this Agreement to effect the registration of any Registerable Securities, the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holder of a majority of the Registerable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 180 days.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement.

(c) Furnish to the Holder such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registerable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holder, provided that the Corporation shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.
 
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(f) Notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

(g) Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, on the date that such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective: (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Corporation for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities, and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Corporation, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities.

4.   Furnish Information.

It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Corporation to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registerable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Corporation such information regarding itself, the Registerable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registerable Securities.

5.   Expenses of Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

The Corporation shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registerable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 2 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 11), including without limitation all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holder selected by them, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registerable Securities.

6.   Underwriting Requirements.

In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares being issued by the Corporation, the Corporation shall not be required under Section 2 to include any of the Holder's securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Corporation and the underwriters selected by it, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the underwriters, jeopardize the success of the offering by the Corporation. If the total amount of securities, including Registerable Securities, requested by Holder to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Corporation that the underwriters reasonably believe compatible with the success of the offering, then the Corporation shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registerable Securities, which the underwriters believe will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling Holder according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling Holder) but in no event shall: (i) the amount of securities of the selling Holder included in the offering be reduced below 50% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Corporation's securities, in which case the selling Holder may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other Holder's securities are included. For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single "selling Holder," and any pro rata reduction with respect to such "selling Holder" shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such "selling Holder," as defined in this sentence.
 
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7.   Delay of Registration.

No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

8.   Indemnification.

In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriters (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriters within the meaning of the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively Violation): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law; and the Corporation will pay as incurred to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Corporation (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Corporation be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.
 
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 8(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 8(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 10, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 10.
 
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(d) The obligations of the Corporation and Holder under this Section 10 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registerable Securities in a registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

9.     Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

With a view to making available to the Holder the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Corporation to the public without registration the Corporation agrees to:

(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation for the offering of its securities to the general public;

(b) File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

(c) Furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, forthwith upon request: (i) a written statement by the Corporation that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation and such other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonable requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

10.   Assignment of Registration Rights.

The rights to cause the Corporation to register Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of at least 10,000 shares of such securities provided the Corporation is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees restricted under the Act. The foregoing 10,000 share limitation shall not apply, however, to transfers by an Holder to shareholders or partners of such Holder if all such transferees or assignees agree in writing to appoint a single representative as their attorney in fact for the purpose of receiving any notices and exercising their rights under this Agreement.
 
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11.     "Market Stand-Off" Agreement.

Holder hereby agrees that during the 30-day period following the close of the public offering of the Corporation Act, it shall not, to the extent requested by the Corporation and such underwriter, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any Common Stock of the Corporation held by it at any time during such period except Common Stock included in such registration; provided, however, that such agreement shall be applicable only to the first such registration statement of the Corporation which covers Common Stock (or other securities) to be sold on its behalf to the public in an underwritten offering; and

In order to enforce the foregoing covenants, the Corporation may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Registerable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of ever other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.

12.   Amendment of Registration Rights.

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holder of a majority of the Registerable Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding (including securities into which such securities are convertible), each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

13.   Termination of Registration Rights.

No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Agreement after three (3) years following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Act in connection with the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of its securities to the general public.

14.     Termination of Prior Registration Rights.

Any and all prior registration rights granted to any party hereto are hereby terminated in their entirety and are replaced in their entirety with the rights contained in this Agreement, effective on the date hereof. The provisions of this Section 14 shall be effective as to and as against all Holder of Registerable Securities as defined herein.

15.   Miscellaneous.

(a) Transfer; Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
 
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(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Indiana as applied to agreements among Indiana residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Indiana.

(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(d) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

(e) Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as such party may designate by 20 days’ advance written notice to the other parties.

(f) Amendments and Waivers. Other than as provided in Section 16 above, any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement my be waived either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holder of a majority of the then outstanding Shares or Registerable Securities issued hereunder. Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each transferee of any Share or Registerable Securities, each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

(g) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

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(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
     
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Robin Hunt, Secretary
   
 
 
     
HOLDER:
 
 
     
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By: Brian Kistler
Print Name and Title: Brian Kistler, CEO
Address: 461 N 100 East
 Ossian, IN 46777
     
 
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Brian K. Kistler
6461 North 100 East
Ossian, IN 46777

December 31 , 2006

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
Attn: Board of Directors
6615 Brotherhood Way
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In September 2006, the undersigned subscribed for 304,589 shares of the Class B Convertible Preferred shares of stock (the "Shares") of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Corporation") and as full consideration for the issuance of the Shares by the Corporation, the undersigned agreed to convert debt owed by the Corporation to him to equity via a Novation Agreement. Subsequently, in December 2006, the terms of the previous agreement were renegotiated and the undersigned agreed to accept 152,294 Shares.

In consideration of your acceptance of this offer and your authorization for the issuance of a certificate in my name representing the Shares, the undersigned hereby represents, warrants and acknowledges to each of you and the Corporation that (a) the Shares are being acquired for the account of the undersigned, for purposes of investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof, as those terms are used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (b) the undersigned has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of converting the debt owed to him by the Corporation into the Shares; (c) the undersigned has received copies of such documents and such other information as the undersigned has deemed necessary in order to make an informed decision with respect to the conversion of debt into the Shares; and (d) the undersigned understands, and has the financial capability of assuming, the economic risk of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time.

The undersigned further acknowledges to each of you that the undersigned has been advised that he will not be able to dispose of the Shares, or any interest therein, without first complying with the relevant provisions of the Act and any applicable state securities laws. The undersigned further understands that the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act, permitting routine sales of securities of certain issuers subject to the terms and conditions thereof, are not currently, and will not be available, to the undersigned with respect to the Shares. The undersigned acknowledges that the Corporation is not under any obligation to register the Shares or to furnish any information or take any other action, to assist the undersigned in complying with the terms and conditions of any exemption which might be available under the Act or any state securities laws with respect to sales of the Shares by the undersigned in the future.

 
 

 
 
Accordingly, the undersigned agrees to hold the Shares subject to all applicable provisions of the Act, applicable state securities laws, the Articles of Incorporation and the By-laws of the Corporation, and any agreement restricting the disposition or encumbrance of the Shares to which the undersigned is a party. The undersigned shall give the Corporation prompt written notice of any proposed disposition of the Shares and shall not proceed with any such proposed disposition unless a registration under the Act is in effect with respect to the Shares and all state securities laws have been complied with or unless the Corporation shall have received an opinion of counsel, of standing satisfactory to the Corporation, to the effect that such registration is not required, and the undersigned authorizes the Corporation to place a suitable legend to this effect on the stock certificate to be issued representing the Shares.

The representations, agreements and acknowledgments set forth above are being given by the undersigned with the understanding that they will be relied upon by the Corporation and its Board of Directors in order to claim the availability of the exemption from the registration provisions of the Act contained in Section 4(2) thereof.

DATED as of the 31st of December, 2006
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Very truly yours,
 
Brian K. Kistler
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Registration Rights Agreement
Class B Convertible Preferred
 
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the 31st day of December 2006 by and between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland having its principal place of business at Fort Wayne, Indiana and Brian Kistler, an individual, residing at 6461 N 100E, Ossian, Indiana 46777 who is referred to as the “Holder.”

In consideration of the debt owed by the Company to Holder, by virtue of loans Holder made to Company, the debt shall be converted into 152,294 shares of the Corporation's Class B Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, convertible to common stock, $.001 par value in the aggregate (the "Shares") the parties agree as follows:

1.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The term "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") promulgated thereunder.

(b) The term "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(c) The term "Registerable Securities" means: (1) the Shares; and (2) any Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Corporation issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any and all shares of the Corporation's preferred stock or debt instrument convertible by its terms into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, $.001 par value, now or hereafter owned by the Holder, excluding in all cases, however, any Registerable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which his or her rights under this Agreement are not assigned.

(d) The number of shares of "Registerable Securities then outstanding" shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding which are, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registerable Securities.

(e) The term "Holder" means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registerable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.

 
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2.   Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

If (but without any obligation to do so) the Corporation proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Corporation for shareholders other than the Holder) any of its Common Stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating to the sale of securities to participants in a Corporation stock option, stock purchase or similar plan, or a registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registerable Securities), the Corporation shall, at that time, subject to the provisions of Section 6 and any restrictions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any state securities commissioners, cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registerable Securities that such Holder is entitled to have registered pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement, the Novation Agreement, and the Subscription Agreement between the Company and Holder.

3.   Obligations of the Corporation.

Whenever required under this Agreement to effect the registration of any Registerable Securities, the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holder of a majority of the Registerable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 180 days.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement.

(c) Furnish to the Holder such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registerable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holder, provided that the Corporation shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.

 
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(f) Notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

(g) Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, on the date that such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective: (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Corporation for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities, and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Corporation, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities.

4.   Furnish Information.

It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Corporation to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registerable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Corporation such information regarding itself, the Registerable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registerable Securities.

5.   Expenses of Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

The Corporation shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registerable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 2 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 11), including without limitation all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holder selected by them, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registerable Securities.

6.   Underwriting Requirements.

In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares being issued by the Corporation, the Corporation shall not be required under Section 2 to include any of the Holder's securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Corporation and the underwriters selected by it, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the underwriters, jeopardize the success of the offering by the Corporation. If the total amount of securities, including Registerable Securities, requested by Holder to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Corporation that the underwriters reasonably believe compatible with the success of the offering, then the Corporation shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registerable Securities, which the underwriters believe will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling Holder according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling Holder) but in no event shall: (i) the amount of securities of the selling Holder included in the offering be reduced below 50% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Corporation's securities, in which case the selling Holder may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other Holder's securities are included. For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single "selling Holder," and any pro rata reduction with respect to such "selling Holder" shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such "selling Holder," as defined in this sentence.

 
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7.   Delay of Registration.

No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

8.   Indemnification.

In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriters (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriters within the meaning of the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively Violation): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law; and the Corporation will pay as incurred to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Corporation (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Corporation be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.

 
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 8(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 8(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 10, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 10.

 
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(d) The obligations of the Corporation and Holder under this Section 10 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registerable Securities in a registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

9.     Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

With a view to making available to the Holder the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Corporation to the public without registration the Corporation agrees to:

(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation for the offering of its securities to the general public;

(b) File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

(c) Furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, forthwith upon request: (i) a written statement by the Corporation that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation and such other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonable requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

10.   Assignment of Registration Rights.

The rights to cause the Corporation to register Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of at least 10,000 shares of such securities provided the Corporation is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees restricted under the Act. The foregoing 10,000 share limitation shall not apply, however, to transfers by an Holder to shareholders or partners of such Holder if all such transferees or assignees agree in writing to appoint a single representative as their attorney in fact for the purpose of receiving any notices and exercising their rights under this Agreement.

 
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11.     "Market Stand-Off" Agreement.

Holder hereby agrees that during the 90-day period following the close of the public offering of the Corporation, it shall not, to the extent requested by the Corporation and such underwriter, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any Common Stock of the Corporation held by it at any time during such period except Common Stock included in such registration; provided, however, that:
 
(a) Such agreement shall be applicable only to the first such registration statement of the Corporation which covers Common Stock (or other securities) to be sold on its behalf to the public in an underwritten offering; and

(b) All officers and directors of the Corporation and all other persons with registration rights (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) enter into similar agreements.

Additionally, Holder hereby agrees that that for a period of up to 180 days after the Closing Date of the registration statement on Form SB-2 relating to the public offering, Holder will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock without prior written consent, except as follows:

(a) After the 90 day period from the Closing Date, Holder may offer and sell 1/3 of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than the initial public offering price;

(b) After the 120 day period from the Closing Date, each Investor may offer and sell up to 2/3 of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than the initial public offering price;

(c) After the 150 day period from the Closing Date, each Investor may offer and sell all of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below; provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than the initial public offering price, and

(d) Each Investor may transfer any number of such shares to his/her children, by gift or otherwise, provided that any such shares will continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter.

Each Investor acknowledges that the SEC may require that an Investor will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock for a period longer than that described in this Section 11.

In order to enforce the foregoing covenants, the Corporation may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Registerable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of ever other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.

 
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12.   Amendment of Registration Rights.

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holder of a majority of the Registerable Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding (including securities into which such securities are convertible), each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

13.   Termination of Registration Rights.

No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Agreement after three (3) years following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Act in connection with the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of its securities to the general public.

14.     Termination of Prior Registration Rights.

Any and all prior registration rights granted to any party hereto are hereby terminated in their entirety and are replaced in their entirety with the rights contained in this Agreement, effective on the date hereof. The provisions of this Section 14 shall be effective as to and as against all Holder of Registerable Securities as defined herein.

15.   Miscellaneous.

(a) Transfer; Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Indiana as applied to agreements among Indiana residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Indiana.

(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(d) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

(e) Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as such party may designate by 20 days’ advance written notice to the other parties.

 
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(f) Amendments and Waivers. Other than as provided in Section 16 above, any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement my be waived either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holder of a majority of the then outstanding Shares or Registerable Securities issued hereunder. Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each transferee of any Share or Registerable Securities, each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

(g) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
     
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.  
 
// ss //
 
 
 
 
Robin Hunt, Secretary    
 
HOLDER:  
   
// ss //  
By: Brian Kistler  
   
Print Name and Title: Brian Kistler, CEO
Address:   6461 N 100 East 
  Ossian, IN 46777
 

 
 
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FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
 
This Agreement is made as of September 30, 2006 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and Brian Kistler (“Kistler”), an individual with a principal residence of 6461 N 100 E Ossian, Indiana 46777.
 
WHEREAS the Company desires to issue to Kistler and Kistler desires to acquire shares of Class B Preferred Stock of the Company as herein described on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
 
WHEREAS the issuance of Class B Preferred Stock hereunder is in connection with services rendered by Kistler for the Company.
 
NOW, THEREFORE , the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
1.   Issuance of Stock. Pursuant the vesting schedule and satisfaction of the condition precedent to vesting in Section 3, the Company hereby agrees to issue to Kistler and Kistler hereby agrees to acquire an aggregate of 169,500 shares of the Company’s Class B Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, convertible to common stock, $.001 par value in the aggregate (the “Shares”).
 
2.   Share Certificate. The Company shall promptly issue and deliver to Kistler a share certificate evidencing the Shares. The share certificate will bear the legends as described in Section 7, below.
 
3.   Vesting. The Shares shall vest pursuant to the following vesting schedule:
 
(a)   Vesting Schedule.
 
 
(1)
October 1, 2007 - 56,500 Shares
 
 
(2)
October 1, 2008 - 56,500 Shares
 
 
(3)
October 1, 2009 - 56,500 Shares
 
(b)   Condition Precedent. Kistler hereby agrees to remain employed by the Company for a period of three (3) years from the date of execution of this Agreement. In the event that Kistler is not employed by the Company on each date listed in Section 3(a), all of his right, title, and interest to the Shares indicated for such time period will be forfeited.
 
(c)   Terms of Employment. The terms and conditions of Kistler’s employment shall be those as defined in the employment agreement between Kistler and the Company executed on August 1, 2006 whereby the parties agreed to employ Kistler as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or any such agreement which amends or replaces the August 1, 2006 agreement.
 
 
 

 
 
4.   Restrictions on Transfer of Class B Preferred Shares Issued Pursuant to This Agreement.
 
(a)   The Shares being issued hereunder may not be sold, offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred in the absence of an effective Registration Statement under the Act with respect to such Shares or an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company that such registration is not required. The Company shall not be required to transfer on its books any portion of such Shares issued hereunder which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Agreement, or to treat as the owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote as such owner or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred.

(b)   Kistler understands and acknowledges that the Shares have not been registered under the Act and are deemed to constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144 promulgated under the Act. In this connection, Kistler warrants and represents to the Company that Kistler is acquiring the Shares for Kistler’s own account and Kistler has no present intention of distributing or selling said Shares except as permitted under the Act. Kistler further warrants and represents that Kistler has either (i) preexisting personal or business relationships with the Company or any of its officers, directors or controlling persons, or (ii) the capacity to protect his own interests in connection with the acquisition of the Shares by virtue of the business or financial expertise of Kistler or of any professional advisors to Kistler who are unaffiliated with and who are not compensated by the Company or any of its affiliates, directly or indirectly. Kistler further acknowledges that the exemption from registration under Rule 144 will not be available for at least one year from the date of acquisition of the Shares unless at least one year from the date of sale (i) a public trading market then exists for the Class B Preferred Stock of the Company, (ii) adequate information concerning the Company is then available to the public, and (iii) other terms and conditions of Rule 144 are complied with; and that any sale of the Shares may be made only in limited amounts in accordance with such terms and conditions. Kistler further represents and warrants that he is a bona fide resident of, and not a temporary resident of, and has his principal residence in the State of Indiana.
 
(c)   Kistler hereby agrees that if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters in connection with any registration of the public offering of any securities of the Company under the Act, Kistler shall not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Shares or other securities of the Company during a period of up to 180 days (as specified by such representative) following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Act; provided, however, that such restriction shall only apply to the first two registration statements of the Company to become effective under the Act which include securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an underwritten public offering under the Act. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such 180-day period.
 
5.   Registration Rights . The Shares are subject to a registration rights agreement of even date between Kistler and the Company (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, common stock which underlies the Class B preferred shares will be registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Act”) if the Company proposes to file a registration statement under the Act.
 
 
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6.     Conversion to Common Stock . Upon the effectiveness of a registration statement filed by the Company in connection with the public offering of the securities of the Company and upon election by Kistler to convert the Class B shares to common shares, the restrictions on transfer as described in Section 4 will not be applicable; applicable restrictions on transfer and sale will be those as defined in Section 3 of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
 
7.   Stock Certificate Legends. All stock certificates evidencing any shares of Class B Preferred Stock issued hereunder shall be endorsed with the following legends:
 
(a)   “THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR THE PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THIS COMPANY. ANY TRANSFER OR ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF ANY SHARES SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT IS VOID WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER OF THESE SHARES.”
 
(b)   “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”). THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTED UNLESS THE SECURITIES ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM IS AVAILABLE.”
 
(c)   Any other legend required to be placed thereon by the Company’s bylaws or applicable state, federal or foreign securities laws.
 
8.   Adjustment for Stock Split. All references to the number of Shares and the purchase price of the Shares in this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or other change in the Shares, which may be made by the Company after the date of this Agreement.
 
9.   Tax Consequences. Kistler understands that the Shares have been valued by the Board of Directors of the Company at One Dollar ($1.00) per Share (the “Issue Price”), and that the Company believes this valuation represents a fair attempt at reaching an accurate appraisal of their present worth. Kistler understands, however, that the Company can give no assurances that the Issue Price is in fact the fair market value of the Shares and that it is possible that the Internal Revenue Service could successfully assert that the value of the Shares on the date of purchase is greater than so determined. If the Internal Revenue Service were to succeed in a tax determination that the Shares had value greater than that upon which the transaction was based, the additional value could constitute ordinary income as of the date of its receipt. The additional taxes (and interest) due would be payable by Kistler, and there is no provision for the Company to reimburse him for that tax liability, and Kistler assumes all responsibility for such potential tax liability. Kistler has reviewed with Kistler’s own tax advisor the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Kistler is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. Kistler understands that Kistler (and not the Company) shall be responsible for Kistler’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. ACCORDINGLY, KISTLER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPER AND TIMELY FILING OF ANY ELECTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND ANY COMPARABLE STATE ELECTION, WHICH KISTLER ELECTS TO MAKE IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY THEREFOR. An 83(b) Election Form is attached as Exhibit A hereto. The Company may withhold from Kistler’s wages, or require Kistler to pay, any applicable withholding or employment taxes resulting from the lapse of any restrictions imposed on the Shares.
 
 
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10.   General Provisions.
 
(a)   The rights and benefits of the Company under this Agreement shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, rights and obligations of Kistler under this Agreement shall be binding upon Kistler, his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of Kistler under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.
 
(b)   Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given by either the Company or Kistler pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or deposited in the U.S. Mail, First Class with postage prepaid, and addressed to the parties at the addresses of the parties set forth at the end of this Agreement or such other address as a party may request by notifying the other in writing.
 
(c)   Nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever the right or power of the Company, or a parent or subsidiary of the Company, to terminate Kistler’s employment for any reason, with or without cause.
 
(d)   Either party’s failure to enforce any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such provision or provisions, nor prevent that party thereafter from enforcing each and every other provision of this Agreement. The rights granted both parties herein are cumulative and shall not constitute a waiver of either party’s right to assert all other legal remedies available to it under the circumstances.
 
(e)   Kistler agrees upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes or intent of this Agreement.
 
(f)   Kistler has reviewed this Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of this Agreement.
 
(g)   This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana and interpreted and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, as such laws are applied by Indiana courts to contract made and to be performed entirely in Indiana by residents of that state.
 
(h)   Kistler acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of shares pursuant to Section 3 hereof is earned only by continuing service as an employee at the will of the Company. Kistler further acknowledges and agrees that this agreement, the transactions contemplated hereunder and the vesting schedule set forth herein do not constitute an express or implied promise of continued engagement as an employee for the vesting period, for any period, or at all, and shall not interfere with Kistler’s right or the Company’s right to terminate Kistler’s employment relationship at any time, with or without cause.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first set forth above.
 
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.    
Kistler:
         
By:
// ss //
   
// ss //
 
Robin Hunt, Secretary
   
Brian Kistler
 
 
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Registration Rights Agreement
Class B Convertible Preferred
 
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the 30 th day of September 2006 by and between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland having its principal place of business at Fort Wayne, Indiana and Brian Kistler, an individual, residing at 6461 N 100E, Ossian, Indiana 46777 who is referred to as the “Holder.”

In consideration of the services performed for the Company by Holder, the Company shall issue to Holder, pursuant to a Restricted Stock Agreement, 169,500 shares of the Corporation's Class B Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, convertible to common stock, $.001 par value in the aggregate (the "Shares") the parties agree as follows:

1.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The term "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") promulgated thereunder.

(b) The term "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(c) The term "Registerable Securities" means: (1) the Shares; and (2) any Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Corporation issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any and all shares of the Corporation's preferred stock or debt instrument convertible by its terms into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, $.001 par value, now or hereafter owned by the Holder, excluding in all cases, however, any Registerable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which his or her rights under this Agreement are not assigned.

(d) The number of shares of "Registerable Securities then outstanding" shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock which are outstanding, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registerable Securities.

(e) The term "Holder" means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registerable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.

 
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2.   Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

If (but without any obligation to do so) the Corporation proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Corporation for shareholders other than the Holder) any of its Common Stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating to the sale of securities to participants in a Corporation stock option, stock purchase or similar plan, or a registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registerable Securities), the Corporation shall, at that time, cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registerable Securities that such Holder is entitled to have registered pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement and the Restricted Stock Agreement between the Company and Holder.

3.   Obligations of the Corporation.

Whenever required under this Agreement to effect the registration of any Registerable Securities, the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holder of a majority of the Registerable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 180 days.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement.

(c) Furnish to the Holder such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registerable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holder, provided that the Corporation shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.

(f) Notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

 
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(g) Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, on the date that such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective: (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Corporation for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities, and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Corporation, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities.

4.   Furnish Information.

It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Corporation to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registerable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Corporation such information regarding itself, the Registerable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registerable Securities.

5.   Expenses of Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

The Corporation shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registerable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 2 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 11), including without limitation all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holder selected by them, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registerable Securities.

6.   Underwriting Requirements.

In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares being issued by the Corporation, the Corporation shall not be required under Section 2 to include any of the Holder's securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Corporation and the underwriters selected by it, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the underwriters, jeopardize the success of the offering by the Corporation. If the total amount of securities, including Registerable Securities, requested by Holder to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Corporation that the underwriters reasonably believe compatible with the success of the offering, then the Corporation shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registerable Securities, which the underwriters believe will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling Holder according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling Holder) but in no event shall: (i) the amount of securities of the selling Holder included in the offering be reduced below 50% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Corporation's securities, in which case the selling Holder may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other Holder's securities are included. For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single "selling Holder," and any pro rata reduction with respect to such "selling Holder" shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such "selling Holder," as defined in this sentence.

 
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7.   Delay of Registration.

No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

8.   Indemnification.

In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriters (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriters within the meaning of the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively Violation): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law; and the Corporation will pay as incurred to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Corporation (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Corporation be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.

 
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 8(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 8(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 8, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8.

 
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(d) The obligations of the Corporation and Holder under this Section 8 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registerable Securities in a registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

9.     Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

With a view to making available to the Holder the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Corporation to the public without registration the Corporation agrees to:

(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation for the offering of its securities to the general public;

(b) File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

(c) Furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, forthwith upon request: (i) a written statement by the Corporation that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation and such other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonable requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

10.   Assignment of Registration Rights.

The rights to cause the Corporation to register Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of at least 10,000 shares of such securities provided the Corporation is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees restricted under the Act. The foregoing 10,000 share limitation shall not apply, however, to transfers by an Holder to shareholders or partners of such Holder if all such transferees or assignees agree in writing to appoint a single representative as their attorney in fact for the purpose of receiving any notices and exercising their rights under this Agreement.

 
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11.   Amendment of Registration Rights.

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holder of a majority of the Registerable Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding (including securities into which such securities are convertible), each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

12.   Termination of Registration Rights.

No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Agreement after three (3) years following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Act in connection with the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of its securities to the general public.

13.     Termination of Prior Registration Rights.

Any and all prior registration rights granted to any party hereto are hereby terminated in their entirety and are replaced in their entirety with the rights contained in this Agreement, effective on the date hereof. The provisions of this Section 14 shall be effective as to and as against all Holder of Registerable Securities as defined herein.

14.   Miscellaneous.

(a) Transfer; Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Indiana as applied to agreements among Indiana residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Indiana.

(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(d) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

(e) Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as such party may designate by 20 days’ advance written notice to the other parties.

 
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(f) Amendments and Waivers. Other than as provided in Section 16 above, any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement my be waived either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holder of a majority of the then outstanding Shares or Registerable Securities issued hereunder. Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each transferee of any Share or Registerable Securities, each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

(g) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
     
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
//ss//  
Robin Hunt, Secretary
   
HOLDER:  
   
//ss//  
By: Brian Kistler
Print Name and Title: Brian Kistler, CEO
Address:   6461 N 100 East
   Ossian, IN 46777
 
   
 
 
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FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
 
This Agreement is made as of December 31, 2006 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and Brian Kistler (“Kistler”), an individual with a principal residence of 6461 N 100 E Ossian, Indiana 46777.
 
WHEREAS in September 2006 the Company and Kistler entered into a restricted stock agreement;

WHEREAS , the undersigned acknowledges that the terms of the September 2006 restricted stock agreement have been modified;

WHEREAS , the undersigned hereby agrees to the modified terms as stated in this Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Agreement;

WHEREAS the Company desires to issue to Kistler and Kistler desires to acquire shares of Class B Preferred Stock of the Company as herein described on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
 
WHEREAS the issuance of Class B Preferred Stock hereunder is in connection with services rendered by Kistler for the Company.
 
NOW, THEREFORE , the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
1.   Issuance of Stock. Pursuant the vesting schedule and satisfaction of the condition precedent to vesting in Section 3, the Company hereby agrees to issue to Kistler and Kistler hereby agrees to acquire an aggregate of 84,750 shares of the Company’s Class B Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, convertible to common stock, $.001 par value in the aggregate (the “Shares”).
 
2.   Share Certificate. The Company shall promptly issue and deliver to Kistler a share certificate evidencing the Shares. The share certificate will bear the legends as described in Section 7, below.
 
3.   Vesting. The Shares shall vest pursuant to the following vesting schedule:
 
(a)   Vesting Schedule.
 
 
(1)
October 1, 2007 - 28, 250 Shares
 
 
(2)
October 1, 2008 - 28,250 Shares
 
 
(3)
October 1, 2009 - 28,250 Shares
 
(b)   Condition Precedent. Kistler hereby agrees to remain employed by the Company for a period of three (3) years from the date of execution of this Agreement. In the event that Kistler is not employed by the Company on each date listed in Section 3(a), all of his right, title, and interest to the Shares indicated for such time period will be forfeited.
 
 
 

 
 
(c)   Terms of Employment. The terms and conditions of Kistler’s employment shall be those as defined in the employment agreement between Kistler and the Company executed on August 1, 2006 whereby the parties agreed to employ Kistler as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or any such agreement which amends or replaces the August 1, 2006 agreement.
 
4.   Restrictions on Transfer of Class B Preferred Shares Issued Pursuant to This Agreement.
 
(a)   The Shares being issued hereunder may not be sold, offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred in the absence of an effective Registration Statement under the Act with respect to such Shares or an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company that such registration is not required. The Company shall not be required to transfer on its books any portion of such Shares issued hereunder which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Agreement, or to treat as the owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote as such owner or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred.

(b)   Kistler understands and acknowledges that the Shares have not been registered under the Act and are deemed to constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144 promulgated under the Act. In this connection, Kistler warrants and represents to the Company that Kistler is acquiring the Shares for Kistler’s own account and Kistler has no present intention of distributing or selling said Shares except as permitted under the Act. Kistler further warrants and represents that Kistler has either (i) preexisting personal or business relationships with the Company or any of its officers, directors or controlling persons, or (ii) the capacity to protect his own interests in connection with the acquisition of the Shares by virtue of the business or financial expertise of Kistler or of any professional advisors to Kistler who are unaffiliated with and who are not compensated by the Company or any of its affiliates, directly or indirectly. Kistler further acknowledges that the exemption from registration under Rule 144 will not be available for at least one year from the date of acquisition of the Shares unless at least one year from the date of sale (i) a public trading market then exists for the Class B Preferred Stock of the Company, (ii) adequate information concerning the Company is then available to the public, and (iii) other terms and conditions of Rule 144 are complied with; and that any sale of the Shares may be made only in limited amounts in accordance with such terms and conditions. Kistler further represents and warrants that he is a bona fide resident of, and not a temporary resident of, and has his principal residence in the State of Indiana.
 
(c)   Kistler hereby agrees that if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters in connection with any registration of the public offering of any securities of the Company under the Act, Kistler shall not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Shares or other securities of the Company during a period of up to 180 days (as specified by such representative) following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Act; provided, however, that such restriction shall only apply to the first two registration statements of the Company to become effective under the Act which include securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an underwritten public offering under the Act. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such 180-day period.
 
 
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5.   Registration Rights . The Shares are subject to a registration rights agreement of even date between Kistler and the Company (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, common stock which underlies the Class B preferred shares will be registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Act”) if the Company proposes to file a registration statement under the Act.
 
6.     Conversion to Common Stock . Upon the filing of a registration statement filed by the Company in connection with the public offering of the securities of the Company the Class B shares will be converted to common shares, the restrictions on transfer as described in Section 4 will not be applicable; applicable restrictions on transfer and sale will be those as defined in Section 3 of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
 
7.   Stock Certificate Legends. All stock certificates evidencing any shares of Class B Preferred Stock issued hereunder shall be endorsed with the following legends:
 
(a)   “THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR THE PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THIS COMPANY. ANY TRANSFER OR ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF ANY SHARES SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT IS VOID WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER OF THESE SHARES.”
 
(b)   “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”). THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTED UNLESS THE SECURITIES ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM IS AVAILABLE.”
 
(c)   Any other legend required to be placed thereon by the Company’s bylaws or applicable state, federal or foreign securities laws.
 
8.   Adjustment for Stock Split. All references to the number of Shares and the purchase price of the Shares in this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or other change in the Shares, which may be made by the Company after the date of this Agreement.
 
9.   Tax Consequences. Kistler understands that the Shares have been valued by the Board of Directors of the Company at Two Dollars ($2.00) per Share (the “Issue Price”), and that the Company believes this valuation represents a fair attempt at reaching an accurate appraisal of their present worth. Kistler understands, however, that the Company can give no assurances that the Issue Price is in fact the fair market value of the Shares and that it is possible that the Internal Revenue Service could successfully assert that the value of the Shares on the date of purchase is greater than so determined. If the Internal Revenue Service were to succeed in a tax determination that the Shares had value greater than that upon which the transaction was based, the additional value could constitute ordinary income as of the date of its receipt. The additional taxes (and interest) due would be payable by Kistler, and there is no provision for the Company to reimburse him for that tax liability, and Kistler assumes all responsibility for such potential tax liability. Kistler has reviewed with Kistler’s own tax advisor the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Kistler is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. Kistler understands that Kistler (and not the Company) shall be responsible for Kistler’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. ACCORDINGLY, KISTLER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPER AND TIMELY FILING OF ANY ELECTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND ANY COMPARABLE STATE ELECTION, WHICH KISTLER ELECTS TO MAKE IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY THEREFOR. An 83(b) Election Form is attached as Exhibit A hereto. The Company may withhold from Kistler’s wages, or require Kistler to pay, any applicable withholding or employment taxes resulting from the lapse of any restrictions imposed on the Shares.
 
 
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10.   General Provisions.
 
(a)   The rights and benefits of the Company under this Agreement shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, rights and obligations of Kistler under this Agreement shall be binding upon Kistler, his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of Kistler under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.
 
(b)   Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given by either the Company or Kistler pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or deposited in the U.S. Mail, First Class with postage prepaid, and addressed to the parties at the addresses of the parties set forth at the end of this Agreement or such other address as a party may request by notifying the other in writing.
 
(c)   Nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever the right or power of the Company, or a parent or subsidiary of the Company, to terminate Kistler’s employment for any reason, with or without cause.
 
(d)   Either party’s failure to enforce any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such provision or provisions, nor prevent that party thereafter from enforcing each and every other provision of this Agreement. The rights granted both parties herein are cumulative and shall not constitute a waiver of either party’s right to assert all other legal remedies available to it under the circumstances.
 
(e)   Kistler agrees upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes or intent of this Agreement.
 
 
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(f)   Kistler has reviewed this Agreement in its entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of this Agreement.
 
(g)   This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana and interpreted and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, as such laws are applied by Indiana courts to contract made and to be performed entirely in Indiana by residents of that state.
 
(h)   Kistler acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of shares pursuant to Section 3 hereof is earned only by continuing service as an employee at the will of the Company. Kistler further acknowledges and agrees that this agreement, the transactions contemplated hereunder and the vesting schedule set forth herein do not constitute an express or implied promise of continued engagement as an employee for the vesting period, for any period, or at all, and shall not interfere with Kistler’s right or the Company’s right to terminate Kistler’s employment relationship at any time, with or without cause.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first set forth above.
 
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
 
 
   
Kistler:
By: // ss //     // ss //

Robin Hunt, Secretary
   
Brian Kistler
 
 
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Registration Rights Agreement
Class B Convertible Preferred
 
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the 31st day of December 2006 by and between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland having its principal place of business at Fort Wayne, Indiana and Brian Kistler, an individual, residing at 6461 N 100E, Ossian, Indiana 46777 who is referred to as the “Holder.”

In consideration of the services performed for the Company by Holder, the Company shall issue to Holder, pursuant to a Restricted Stock Agreement, 84,750 shares of the Corporation's Class B Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, convertible to common stock, $.001 par value in the aggregate (the "Shares") the parties agree as follows:

1.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The term "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") promulgated thereunder.

(b) The term "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(c) The term "Registerable Securities" means: (1) the Shares; and (2) any Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Corporation issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any and all shares of the Corporation's preferred stock or debt instrument convertible by its terms into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, $.001 par value, now or hereafter owned by the Holder, excluding in all cases, however, any Registerable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which his or her rights under this Agreement are not assigned.

(d) The number of shares of "Registerable Securities then outstanding" shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock which are outstanding, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registerable Securities.

(e) The term "Holder" means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registerable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.



 
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2.   Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

If (but without any obligation to do so) the Corporation proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Corporation for shareholders other than the Holder) any of its Common Stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating to the sale of securities to participants in a Corporation stock option, stock purchase or similar plan, or a registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registerable Securities), the Corporation shall, at that time, subject to the provisions of Section 6 and any restrictions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any state securities commissioners, cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registerable Securities that such Holder is entitled to have registered pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement and the Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Agreement between the Company and Holder.

3.   Obligations of the Corporation.

Whenever required under this Agreement to effect the registration of any Registerable Securities, the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holder of a majority of the Registerable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 180 days.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement.

(c) Furnish to the Holder such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registerable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holder, provided that the Corporation shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.

 
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(f) Notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

(g) Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, on the date that such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective: (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Corporation for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities, and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Corporation, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities.

4.   Furnish Information.

It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Corporation to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registerable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Corporation such information regarding itself, the Registerable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registerable Securities.

5.   Expenses of Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

The Corporation shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registerable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 2 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 11), including without limitation all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holder selected by them, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registerable Securities.

 
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6.   Underwriting Requirements.

In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares being issued by the Corporation, the Corporation shall not be required under Section 2 to include any of the Holder's securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Corporation and the underwriters selected by it, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the underwriters, jeopardize the success of the offering by the Corporation. If the total amount of securities, including Registerable Securities, requested by Holder to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Corporation that the underwriters reasonably believe compatible with the success of the offering, then the Corporation shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registerable Securities, which the underwriters believe will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling Holder according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling Holder) but in no event shall: (i) the amount of securities of the selling Holder included in the offering be reduced below 50% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Corporation's securities, in which case the selling Holder may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other Holder's securities are included. For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single "selling Holder," and any pro rata reduction with respect to such "selling Holder" shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such "selling Holder," as defined in this sentence.

7.   Delay of Registration.

No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

8.   Indemnification.

In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriters (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriters within the meaning of the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively Violation): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law; and the Corporation will pay as incurred to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Corporation (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Corporation be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.

 
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 8(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 8(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 8, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8.

 
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(d) The obligations of the Corporation and Holder under this Section 8 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registerable Securities in a registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

9.     Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

With a view to making available to the Holder the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Corporation to the public without registration the Corporation agrees to:

(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation for the offering of its securities to the general public;

(b) File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

(c) Furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, forthwith upon request: (i) a written statement by the Corporation that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation and such other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonable requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

10.   Assignment of Registration Rights.

The rights to cause the Corporation to register Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of at least 10,000 shares of such securities provided the Corporation is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees restricted under the Act. The foregoing 10,000 share limitation shall not apply, however, to transfers by an Holder to shareholders or partners of such Holder if all such transferees or assignees agree in writing to appoint a single representative as their attorney in fact for the purpose of receiving any notices and exercising their rights under this Agreement.

 
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11.   Amendment of Registration Rights.

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holder of a majority of the Registerable Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding (including securities into which such securities are convertible), each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

12.   Termination of Registration Rights.

No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Agreement after three (3) years following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Act in connection with the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of its securities to the general public.

13.     Termination of Prior Registration Rights.

Any and all prior registration rights granted to any party hereto are hereby terminated in their entirety and are replaced in their entirety with the rights contained in this Agreement, effective on the date hereof. The provisions of this Section 14 shall be effective as to and as against all Holder of Registerable Securities as defined herein.

14.   Miscellaneous.

(a) Transfer; Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Indiana as applied to agreements among Indiana residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Indiana.

(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(d) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 
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(e) Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as such party may designate by 20 days’ advance written notice to the other parties.

(f) Amendments and Waivers. Other than as provided in Section 16 above, any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement my be waived either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holder of a majority of the then outstanding Shares or Registerable Securities issued hereunder. Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each transferee of any Share or Registerable Securities, each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

(g) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.

______//ss//__________________
Robin Hunt, Secretary


HOLDER:

______//ss//___________________
By: Brian Kistler

Print Name and Title: Brian Kistler, CEO
Address:     6461 N 100 East
                               Ossian, IN 46777
 
 
 
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Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc
 
Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate
 
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (“FFH”) (Buyer) does hereby offer to acquire the real property from Robert W. Carteaux and Stanley P. Lipp dba Carteaux/Lipp Realty (Seller) located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825, pursuant to the following terms:
 
1.   Purchase Price. The purchase price shall be the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) in cash at closing in addition to the Notes and Warrants set forth in Paragraphs 2 and 3, below.
 
2.   Notes. FFH shall provide two (2) convertible notes in the amount of three hundred thousand ($300,000) (the Notes”) issued to Robert W. Carteaux and Stanley P. Lipp subject to the following:  
 
a. The Notes shall be convertible into common stock of FFH at 85% of the price set forth in FFH’s initial public offering (“Conversion Price”);
 
b.   Conversion into common stock at the Conversion Price shall not occur until the expiration of one (1) year from the date of the close of the initial public offering;
 
c.   The Notes shall bear no interest if converted into common stock. If not converted, the note will bear interest at the rate of 6%, due and payable upon the stated maturity date.
 
d.   If not earlier converted, the Notes will be due and payable on December 31, 2008.
 
3.   Warrants. Warrants to acquire shares of common stock of FFH, in an amount equal to 150% of the number of shares the Notes could be converted into as of the closing date of the initial public offering and shall be granted at the Conversion Price; provided, however, the Warrants are not exercised for a period on one (1) year from the close of the initial public offering. Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the close of the initial public offering.
 
4. Registration Rights. Piggyback registration rights for the shares of common stock underlying the Notes and the Warrants shall be granted to the extent of any secondary offering registered with the SEC.
 
5.   Taxes and Rents. All property taxes and rents will be pro-rated as of the day of closing.
 
6.   Financing is to be handled by Tower bank under the terms set forth by Tower in the commitment letter attached.
 
7. All costs for inspections and appraisal required by the bank for financing will be paid for by  buyer.
 
8.   Possession will take place on the day of closing.
 
9.   Sellers will provide clear title as required by law.
 
This offer is made August  9 , 2006 by:
       
BRIANK      

Brian Kistler CEO, Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc
   
 
I hereby agree and accept the terms as written above August  9, 2006:
       
ROBERTC      

Robert Carteaux  
   
Stan Lipp
 
421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 260-490-5323* Fax 260-490-5004
 

 
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc
 
Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate
 
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (“FFH”) (Buyer) does hereby offer to acquire the real property from Robert W. Carteaux and Stanley P. Lipp dba Carteaux/Lipp Realty (Seller) located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825, pursuant to the following terms:
 
1.   Purchase Price. The purchase price shall be the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) in cash at closing in addition to the Notes and Warrants set forth in Paragraphs 2 and 3, below.
 
2.   Notes. FFH shall provide two (2) convertible notes in the amount of three hundred thousand ($300,000) (the Notes") issued to Robert W. Carteaux and Stanley P. Lipp subject to the following:
 
a. The Notes shall be convertible into common stock of FFH at 8.5% of the price set forth in FFH's initial public offering ("Conversion Price");
 
b. Conversion into common stock at the Conversion Price shall not occur until the expiration of one (1) year from the date of the close of the initial public offering;
 
c.   The Notes shall bear no interest if converted into common stock. If not converted, the note will bear interest at the rate of 6%, due and payable upon the stated maturity date.
 
d.   If not earlier converted, the Notes will be due and payable on December 31, 2008.
 
3.   Warrants. Warrants to acquire shares of common stock of FFH, in an amount equal to 150% o f the number of shares the Notes could be converted into as of the closing date of the initial public offering and shall be granted at the Conversion Price; provided, however, the Warrants are not exercised for a period on one (1) year from the close of the initial public offering. Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the close of the initial public offering.
 
4.   Registration Rights. Piggyback registration rights for the shares of common stock underlying the Notes and the Warrants shall be granted to the extent of any secondary offering registered with the SEC.
 
5.   Taxes and Rents. All property taxes and rents will be pro-rated as of the day of closing.
 
6.   Financing is to be handled by Tower bank under the terms set forth by Tower in the commitment letter attached.

7. All costs for inspections and appraisal required by the bank for financing will be paid for by buyer.
 
8.   Possession will take place on the day of closing.
 
9.   Sellers will provide clear title as required by law.
 
This offer is made August  8, 2006 by:
 
     
BRIANK      

Brian Kistler CEO, Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc
   
 
I hereby agree and accept the terms as written above August 8, 2006:
       
      STANL

Robert Carteaux  
   
Stan Lipp
 
421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 260-490-5323* Fax 260-490-5004
 

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc
 
Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate


Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (“FFH”) (Buyer) does hereby offer to acquire the real property from Robert W. Carteaux (“Carteaux”) and Stanley P. Lipp (“Lipp”) dba Carteaux/Lipp Realty (Seller) located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825, pursuant to the following terms:

1. Purchase Price. The purchase price shall be the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) in cash at closing in addition to the Preferred Stock and Warrants set forth in Paragraphs 2 and 3, below.

2. Preferred Stock. FFH shall provide Class C Convertible Preferred Stock in the amount of six hundred thousand (600,000) shares (the “Shares”). Each Share will be valued at One Dollar ($1.00) at issuance. The rights and preferences of the Class C Shares are attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Shares will be issued as follows: three hundred thousand (300,000) issued to Carteaux and three hundred thousand (300,000) issued to Lipp and will be subject to the following:

a. The Shares shall be convertible into common stock of FFH at 85% of the price set forth in FFH’s initial public offering (“Conversion Price”);

b. Conversion into common stock at the Conversion Price shall be at the option of the holder upon written notice to FFH at a time after one year has elapsed since the Corporation filed an initial registration statement (“Initial Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933.

c. The Class C Preferred Stock shall receive dividends, as stated in Exhibit A, if not converted into common stock.
 
3. Warrants. Warrants to acquire shares of common stock of FFH, in an amount equal to 150% of the number of shares the Class C Preferred Shares could be converted into as of the closing date of the initial public offering and shall be granted at the price set forth in FFH’s initial public offering of stock (the “IPO Price”); provided, however, the Warrants are not exercised for a period on one (1) year from the close of the initial public offering. Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the close of the initial public offering. The Common Stock Warrant Agreements for Carteaux and Lipp are attached hereto as Exhibits B and C, respectively.

4. Registration Rights. Piggyback registration rights for the shares of common stock into which the Preferred Stock can be converted and the common stock underlying the Warrants shall be granted to the extent of any secondary offering registered with the SEC. The Registration Rights Agreements for Carteaux and Lipp are attached hereto as Exhibits D and E, respectively.

421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 260-490-5323* Fax 260-490-5004


 
 

 

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc
 
5. Taxes and Rents. All property taxes and rents will be pro-rated as of the day of closing.

6 Financing is to be handled by Tower bank under the terms set forth by Tower in the commitment letter attached.

7 All costs for inspections and appraisal required by the bank for financing will be paid for by buyer.

8 Possession will take place on the day of closing.

9 Sellers will provide clear title as required by law.

This Amended and Restated Offer is made September 30, 2006 by:
 
       
// ss //
     

Brian Kistler CEO, Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc
   
       

I hereby agree and accept the terms as written above September 30, 2006:

 
       
// ss //
     

Stanley P. Lipp
   
       

 
       
// ss //
     

Robert W. Carteaux
   
       
     

421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 260-490-5323* Fax 260-490-5004

 
 

 
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc
 
Second Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate
 
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (“FFH”) (Buyer) does hereby offer to acquire the real property from Robert W. Carteaux (“Carteaux”) and Stanley P. Lipp (“Lipp”) dba Carteaux/Lipp Realty (Seller) located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825, pursuant to the following terms:

1. Purchase Price. The purchase price shall be the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) in cash at closing in addition to the Preferred Stock and Warrants set forth in Paragraphs 2 and 3, below.

2. Preferred Stock. FFH shall provide Class C Convertible Preferred Stock in the amount of three hundred thousand (300,000) shares (the “Shares”). Each Share will be valued at Two Dollars ($2.00) at issuance. The rights and preferences of the Class C Shares are attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Shares will be issued as follows: one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) issued to Carteaux and one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) issued to Lipp and will be subject to the following:

a. The Shares shall be convertible into common stock of FFH at 85% of the price set forth in FFH’s initial public offering (“Conversion Price”);

b. Conversion into common stock at the Conversion Price shall be automatic as of the date the Corporation files an initial registration statement (“Initial Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933.

c. The Class C Preferred Stock shall receive dividends, as stated in Exhibit A, if not converted into common stock.
 
3. Warrants. Warrants to acquire shares of common stock of FFH, in an amount equal to 150% of the number of shares the Class C Preferred Shares could be converted into as of the closing date of the initial public offering and shall be granted at the price set forth in FFH’s initial public offering of stock (the “IPO Price”); provided, however, the Warrants are not exercised for a period on one (1) year from the close of the initial public offering. Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the close of the initial public offering. The Common Stock Warrant Agreements for Carteaux and Lipp are attached hereto as Exhibits B and C, respectively.

4. Registration Rights. Piggyback registration rights for the shares of common stock into which the Preferred Stock can be converted and the common stock underlying the Warrants shall be granted to the extent of any secondary offering registered with the SEC. The Registration Rights Agreements for Carteaux and Lipp are attached hereto as Exhibits D and E, respectively.
 
421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 260-490-5323* Fax 260-490-5004
 
 
 

 
 
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc

5.
Taxes and Rents. All property taxes and rents will be pro-rated as of the day of closing.

 
6.
Financing is to be handled by Tower bank under the terms set forth by Tower in the commitment letter attached.

 
7.
All costs for inspections and appraisal required by the bank for financing will be paid for by buyer.

 
8.
Possession will take place on the day of closing.

 
9.
Sellers will provide clear title as required by law.

This Amended and Restated Offer is made January 9, 2007 by:
 
       
//ss//
   

Brian Kistler CEO, Freedom Financial
Holdings, Inc
   

I hereby agree and accept the terms as written above January 9, 2007:
 
       
//ss//
   

Stanley P. Lipp
   
 
       
//ss//
   

Robert W. Carteaux
   

421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 260-490-5323* Fax 260-490-5004
 
 
 

 
Registration Rights Agreement
Class C Convertible Preferred
 
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the 30th day of September 2006 by and between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland having its principal place of business at Fort Wayne, Indiana and Robert W. Carteaux, an individual who is referred to as the "Holder."

In consideration of the sale by the Holder of the real property located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825, the Company will issue : (i) three hundred thousand (300,000) shares of the Corporation's Class C Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, issued at a value of one dollar per share ($1.00), convertible to common stock, $.0001 par value in the aggregate; and (ii) warrants to acquire shares of common stock of the Company issued pursuant to a Common Stock Warrant Agreement entered into by the Company and Holder on September 30, 2006, (the common stock that the Class C Preferred Stock and the Warrants are convertible into are herein referred to as the “Shares”), the parties agree as follows:

1.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The term "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") promulgated thereunder.

(b) The term "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(c) The term "Registerable Securities" means: (1) the Shares, which includes the common stock which the Class C Preferred stock is convertible into as well as the common stock which underlies the warrants issued pursuant to the Common Stock Warrant Agreement referred to above; and (2) any Common Stock, $.0001 par value, of the Corporation issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any and all shares of the Corporation's preferred stock or debt instrument convertible by its terms into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, $.0001 par value, now or hereafter owned by the Holders, excluding in all cases, however, any Registerable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which his or her rights under this Agreement are not assigned.

(d) The number of shares of "Registerable Securities then outstanding" shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding which are, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registerable Securities.

 
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(e) The term "Holder" means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registerable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.

2.   Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

If (but without any obligation to do so) the Corporation proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Corporation for shareholders other than the Holders) any of its Common Stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating to the sale of securities to participants in a Corporation stock option, stock purchase or similar plan, or a registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registerable Securities), the Corporation shall, at that time, cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registerable Securities that each such Holder is entitled to have registered pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement, the Common Stock Warrant Agreement, and the Amended and Restated Building Purchase Agreement between the Company and Holder.

3.   Obligations of the Corporation.

Whenever required under this Agreement to effect the registration of any Registerable Securities, the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 180 days.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement.

(c) Furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registerable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, provided that the Corporation shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.

 
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(f) Notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

(g) Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, on the date that such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective: (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Corporation for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registerable Securities, and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Corporation, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities.

4.   Furnish Information.

It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Corporation to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registerable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Corporation such information regarding itself, the Registerable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registerable Securities.

5.   Expenses of Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

The Corporation shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registerable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 2 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 11), including without limitation all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders selected by them, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registerable Securities.

6.   Underwriting Requirements.

 
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In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares being issued by the Corporation, the Corporation shall not be required under Section 2 to include any of the Holders' securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Corporation and the underwriters selected by it, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the underwriters, jeopardize the success of the offering by the Corporation. If the total amount of securities, including Registerable Securities, requested by Holders to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Corporation that the underwriters reasonably believe compatible with the success of the offering, then the Corporation shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registerable Securities, which the underwriters believe will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling Holders according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling Holders) but in no event shall: (i) the amount of securities of the selling Holders included in the offering be reduced below 50% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Corporation's securities, in which case the selling Holders may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other Holder's securities are included. For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single "selling Holder," and any pro rata reduction with respect to such "selling Holder" shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such "selling Holder," as defined in this sentence.

7.   Delay of Registration.

No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

8.   Indemnification.

In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriters (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriters within the meaning of the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively Violation): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law; and the Corporation will pay as incurred to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Corporation (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Corporation be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.

 
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 8(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 8(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 10, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 10.

 
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(d) The obligations of the Corporation and Holders under this Section 10 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registerable Securities in a registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

9.     Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Corporation to the public without registration the Corporation agrees to:

(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation for the offering of its securities to the general public;

(b) File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

(c) Furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, forthwith upon request: (i) a written statement by the Corporation that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation and such other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonable requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

10.   Assignment of Registration Rights.

The rights to cause the Corporation to register Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of at least 10,000 shares of such securities provided the Corporation is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees restricted under the Act. The foregoing 10,000 share limitation shall not apply, however, to transfers by a Holder to shareholders or partners of such Holder if all such transferees or assignees agree in writing to appoint a single representative as their attorney in fact for the purpose of receiving any notices and exercising their rights under this Agreement.

 
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11.     "Market Stand-Off" Agreement.

Each Holder hereby agrees that during the 90-day period following the effective date of a registration statement of the Corporation filed under the Act, it shall not, to the extent requested by the Corporation and such underwriter, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any Common Stock of the Corporation held by it at any time during such period except Common Stock included in such registration; provided, however, that:

(a) Such agreement shall be applicable only to the first such registration statement of the Corporation which covers Common Stock (or other securities) to be sold on its behalf to the public in an underwritten offering; and

(b) All officers and directors of the Corporation and all other persons with registration rights (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) enter into similar agreements.

Additionally, Each Holder hereby agrees that that for a period of up to 120 days after the Closing Date of the registration statement on Form SB-2 relating to the public offering, each Holder will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock without prior written consent, except as follows:

(a) After the 60 day period from the Closing Date, each Holder may offer and sell an aggregate of one-third of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 135 percent of the initial public offering price;

(b) After the 90 day period from the Closing Date, each Holder may offer and sell up to two-thirds of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 135 percent of the initial public offering price;

(c) After the 120 day period from the Closing Date, each Holder may offer and sell all of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 135 percent of the initial public offering price; and

(d) Each Holder may transfer any number of such shares to my children, by gift or otherwise, provided that any such shares will continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter.

In order to enforce the foregoing covenants, the Corporation may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Registerable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of ever other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.

 
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12.   Amendment of Registration Rights.

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding (including securities into which such securities are convertible), each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

13.   Termination of Registration Rights.

No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Agreement after three (3) years following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Act in connection with the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of its securities to the general public.

14.     Termination of Prior Registration Rights.

Any and all prior registration rights granted to any party hereto are hereby terminated in their entirety and are replaced in their entirety with the rights contained in this Agreement, effective on the date hereof. The provisions of this Section 14 shall be effective as to and as against all Holders of Registerable Securities as defined herein.

15.   Miscellaneous.

(a) Transfer; Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Indiana as applied to agreements among Indiana residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Indiana.

(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(d) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

(e) Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as such party may designate by 20 days’ advance written notice to the other parties.

 
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(f) Amendments and Waivers. Other than as provided in Section 16 above, any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement my be waived either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Shares or Registerable Securities issued hereunder. Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each transferee of any Share or Registerable Securities, each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

(g) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
     
 
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 //ss//
 
Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
   

  HOLDER:      
       
       
//ss//
     

Robert W. Carteaux
   
Print Name and Title: Robert W. Carteaux
Address:            7009 Woodcroft Lane
      Fort Wayne, IN 46804
     
 
 
 
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Registration Rights Agreement
Class C Convertible Preferred
 
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the 30 day of September 2006 by and between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland having its principal place of business at Fort Wayne, Indiana and Stanley P. Lipp, an individual who is referred to as the “Holder.”

In consideration of the sale by the Holder of the real property located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825, the Company will issue : (i) three hundred thousand (300,000) shares of the Corporation’s Class C Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, issued at a value of one dollar per share ($1.00), convertible to common stock, $.0001 par value in the aggregate; and (ii) warrants to acquire shares of common stock of the Company issued pursuant to a Common Stock Warrant Agreement entered into by the Company and Holder on September 30, 2006, (the common stock that the Class C Preferred Stock and the Warrants are convertible into are herein referred to as the “Shares”), the parties agree as follows:

1.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The term “Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) promulgated thereunder.

(b) The term “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(c) The term “Registerable Securities” means: (1) the Shares, which includes the common stock which the Class C Preferred stock is convertible into as well as the common stock which underlies the warrants issued pursuant to the Common Stock Warrant Agreement referred to above; and (2) any Common Stock, $.0001 par value, of the Corporation issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any and all shares of the Corporation’s preferred stock or debt instrument convertible by its terms into shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock, $.0001 par value, now or hereafter owned by the Holders, excluding in all cases, however, any Registerable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which his or her rights under this Agreement are not assigned.

(d) The number of shares of “Registerable Securities then outstanding” shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding which are, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registerable Securities.
 
 
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(e) The term “Holder” means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registerable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.

2.   Incidental or “Piggyback” Registration.

If (but without any obligation to do so) the Corporation proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Corporation for shareholders other than the Holders) any of its Common Stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating to the sale of securities to participants in a Corporation stock option, stock purchase or similar plan, or a registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registerable Securities), the Corporation shall, at that time, cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registerable Securities that each such Holder is entitled to have registered pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement, the Common Stock Warrant Agreement, and the Amended and Restated Building Purchase Agreement between the Company and Holder.

3.   Obligations of the Corporation.

Whenever required under this Agreement to effect the registration of any Registerable Securities, the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 180 days.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement.

(c) Furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registerable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, provided that the Corporation shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.
 
 
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(f) Notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

(g) Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, on the date that such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective: (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Corporation for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registerable Securities, and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Corporation, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities.

4.   Furnish Information.

It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Corporation to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registerable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Corporation such information regarding itself, the Registerable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder’s Registerable Securities.

5.   Expenses of Incidental or “Piggyback” Registration.

The Corporation shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registerable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 2 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 11), including without limitation all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders selected by them, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registerable Securities.
 
 
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6.   Underwriting Requirements.

In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares being issued by the Corporation, the Corporation shall not be required under Section 2 to include any of the Holders’ securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Corporation and the underwriters selected by it, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the underwriters, jeopardize the success of the offering by the Corporation. If the total amount of securities, including Registerable Securities, requested by Holders to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Corporation that the underwriters reasonably believe compatible with the success of the offering, then the Corporation shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registerable Securities, which the underwriters believe will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling Holders according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling Holders) but in no event shall: (i) the amount of securities of the selling Holders included in the offering be reduced below 50% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Corporation’s securities, in which case the selling Holders may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other Holder’s securities are included. For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single “selling Holder,” and any pro rata reduction with respect to such “selling Holder” shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such “selling Holder,” as defined in this sentence.

7.   Delay of Registration.

No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

8.   Indemnification.

In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriters (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriters within the meaning of the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively Violation): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law; and the Corporation will pay as incurred to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Corporation (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Corporation be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.
 
 
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 8(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 8(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 10, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 10.
 
 
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(d) The obligations of the Corporation and Holders under this Section 10 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registerable Securities in a registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

9.     Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Corporation to the public without registration the Corporation agrees to:

(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation for the offering of its securities to the general public;

(b) File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

(c) Furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, forthwith upon request: (i) a written statement by the Corporation that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation and such other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonable requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

10.   Assignment of Registration Rights.

The rights to cause the Corporation to register Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of at least 10,000 shares of such securities provided the Corporation is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees restricted under the Act. The foregoing 10,000 share limitation shall not apply, however, to transfers by a Holder to shareholders or partners of such Holder if all such transferees or assignees agree in writing to appoint a single representative as their attorney in fact for the purpose of receiving any notices and exercising their rights under this Agreement.
 
 
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11.     “Market Stand-Off” Agreement.

Each Holder hereby agrees that during the 90-day period following the effective date of a registration statement of the Corporation filed under the Act, it shall not, to the extent requested by the Corporation and such underwriter, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any Common Stock of the Corporation held by it at any time during such period except Common Stock included in such registration; provided, however, that:

(a) Such agreement shall be applicable only to the first such registration statement of the Corporation which covers Common Stock (or other securities) to be sold on its behalf to the public in an underwritten offering; and

(b) All officers and directors of the Corporation and all other persons with registration rights (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) enter into similar agreements.

Additionally, Each Holder hereby agrees that that for a period of up to 120 days after the Closing Date of the registration statement on Form SB-2 relating to the public offering, each Holder will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock without prior written consent, except as follows:

(a) After the 60 day period from the Closing Date, each Holder may offer and sell an aggregate of one-third of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 135 percent of the initial public offering price;

(b) After the 90 day period from the Closing Date, each Holder may offer and sell up to two-thirds of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 135 percent of the initial public offering price;

(c) After the 120 day period from the Closing Date, each Holder may offer and sell all of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 135 percent of the initial public offering price; and

(d) Each Holder may transfer any number of such shares to my children, by gift or otherwise, provided that any such shares will continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter.

In order to enforce the foregoing covenants, the Corporation may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Registerable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of ever other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.
 
 
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12.   Amendment of Registration Rights.

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding (including securities into which such securities are convertible), each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

13.   Termination of Registration Rights.

No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Agreement after three (3) years following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Act in connection with the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of its securities to the general public.

14.     Termination of Prior Registration Rights.

Any and all prior registration rights granted to any party hereto are hereby terminated in their entirety and are replaced in their entirety with the rights contained in this Agreement, effective on the date hereof. The provisions of this Section 14 shall be effective as to and as against all Holders of Registerable Securities as defined herein.

15.   Miscellaneous.

(a) Transfer; Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Indiana as applied to agreements among Indiana residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Indiana.

(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(d) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

(e) Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as such party may designate by 20 days’ advance written notice to the other parties.
 
 
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(f) Amendments and Waivers. Other than as provided in Section 16 above, any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement my be waived either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Shares or Registerable Securities issued hereunder. Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each transferee of any Share or Registerable Securities, each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

(g) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
     
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
       
     
// ss //
   
Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
 
HOLDER:
     
       
// ss //
     

Stanley P. Lipp
   
       
Print Name and Title: Stan Lipp
     
Address:   3270 Seoge Place
 Naples, FL 34105
     
 
 
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Common Stock Warrant Agreement

September 30, 2006

NEITHER THIS WARRANT, NOR THE STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF, HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 SECURITIES ACT"), OR QUALIFIED OR REGISTERED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (THE "STATE SECURITIES LAWS"), AND THIS WARRANT HAS BEEN, AND THE COMMON STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF WILL BE, ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR RESALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION MAY BE MADE WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SAID REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND THAT APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

This certifies that Stanley P. Lipp, an individual ("Holder"), a having his principal residence at 3270 Sedge Place, Naples, FL 34105, or any party to whom this Warrant is assigned in compliance with the terms hereof, is entitled to subscribe to and purchase, during the period commencing at the date first set forth above and ending at 11:59 p.m. local time in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on _________,(date), _________ shares of fully paid and nonassessable common stock, having a par value of $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock" or “Shares”) of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maryland with its principal place of business at 421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 . The purchase price of each such share shall be the Warrant Price as defined below. This Warrant was originally issued to Holder pursuant to the Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate (as defined below).
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

1.1   "Common Stock Equivalents" shall mean Convertible Securities and Rights.

1.2   "Convertible Securities" means any securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into Common Stock.

1.3   "Effective Price" means the quotient obtained by dividing (i) Minimum Consideration by (ii) Maximum Shares Upon Exercise.

1.4   "Maximum Shares Upon Exercise" means the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable under a Common Stock Equivalent upon complete exercise and full conversion of all Rights or Convertible Securities represented thereby, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which increase the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion).

 
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1.5   "Minimum Consideration" means the minimum aggregate consideration paid or payable at any time for the purchase of the Common Stock Equivalents during the term of the Common Stock Equivalents, and upon complete exercise and full conversion of the Common Stock Equivalents, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to exercise or conversion price (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which reduce such minimum aggregate consideration).

1.6   "Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate" shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate dated September 30, 2006 between Holder and the Company.

1.7   "Rights" means any options, warrants, or rights to purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

1.8   "Warrant Price" shall mean the price for the Initial Public Offering of Common Stock in a registration statement on Form SB-2 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).

ARTICLE II
EXERCISE AND PAYMENT

2.1   Cash Exercise . The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised by Holder, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, and by the payment to the Company, by certified, cashier's or other check acceptable to the Company, of an amount equal to the aggregate Warrant Price of the shares being purchased; provided, however, that this Warrant shall not be exercised until one (1) year after the closing date of the offering in the registration statement on form SB-2 pursuant to the Act. Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the close of the Initial Public Offering.

2.2   Stock Certificate . In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased shall be delivered to Holder within a reasonable time and, unless this Warrant has been fully exercised or has expired, a new Warrant representing the Aggregate Price with respect to which this Warrant shall not have been exercised shall also be issued to Holder within such time.

2.3   Stock Fully Paid; Reservation of Shares . The Company covenants and agrees that all Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof (excluding taxes based on the income of Holder). The Company further covenants and agrees that during the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved for issuance a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock as would be required upon the full exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant.

 
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2.7   Fractional Shares . No fractional share of Common Stock will be issued in connection with any exercise hereof, but in lieu of a fractional share upon complete exercise hereof, Holder may purchase a whole share at the then effective Warrant Price.

ARTICLE III
CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS OF NUMBER OF
SHARES PURCHASABLE AND WARRANT PRICE

The number and kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Warrant Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events, as follows:

3.1   Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger . In case of: (i) any reclassification or change of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant; (ii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a merger with another corporation in which the Company is a continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification, change or exchange of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant); or (iii) any sale or transfer to another corporation of all, or substantially all, of the property of the Company, then, and in each such event, the Company or such successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, shall execute a new Warrant which will provide that Holder shall have the right to exercise such new Warrant and purchase upon such exercise, in lieu of each share of Common Stock theretofore issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of securities, money and property receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer by a holder of one share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such new Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided in this Section 3 and the provisions of this Section 3.1, shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, sales and transfers.

3.2   Subdivision or Combination of Shares . If the Company shall at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding and unexercised in whole or in part: (i) divide its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately reduced; or (ii) combine shares of its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased.

3.3   Adjustment for Issue or Sale of Shares at Less Than the Warrant Price . If, in a transaction other than an issuance excepted from these provisions as set forth below or an issuance that causes an adjustment under Sections 3.1 or 3.2, the Company shall at any time or from time to time, issue any additional shares of Common Stock without consideration or for a net consideration per share less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance, then, and in each case, the Warrant Price shall be lowered to an amount equal to the lowest per share price received, or deemed received, by the Company as consideration for such Shares.

 
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For purposes of this Section 3.3:

(i)   There shall be no adjustment under this Section 3.3 for any sales or issuances: (a) in a transaction in which an adjustment will be made pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2; (b) of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents issued pursuant to any equity incentive plan approved by the Company's shareholders and Board of Directors; or (c) upon exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding on the original date of issuance of this Warrant;

(ii)   The issuance of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed an issuance at such time of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock Equivalents. If the Effective Price shall be less than the Warrant Price at the time of such issuance, then an adjustment in the Warrant Price shall be made upon each such issuance in the manner provided in this Section 3.3. No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made under this Section 3.3 upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents if an adjustment has previously been made as above provided. Any adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be disregarded, if, as and when such Common Stock Equivalents expire or are cancelled without being exercised so that the Warrant Price effective immediately upon such cancellation or expiration shall be equal to the Warrant Price in effect at the time of the issuance of the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents, with such additional adjustments as would have been made to the Warrant Price had the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents not been issued.

3.4   Other Action Affecting Common Stock . If the Company takes any action affecting its Common Stock after the date hereof (including dividends and distributions), other than an action described in any of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof, which would have a material effect upon Holder's rights hereunder, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted downward in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors of the Company shall in good faith determine to be equitable under the circumstances.

3.5   Time of Adjustments to the Warrant Price . All adjustments to the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be effective as of the earlier of:

(i)   the date of issue (or date of sale, if earlier) of the security causing the adjustment;

(ii)   the effective date of a division or combination of shares;

(iii)   the record date of any action of holders of the Company's capital stock of any class taken for the purpose of dividing or combining shares or entitling shareholders to receive a distribution or dividends.

3.6   Notice of Adjustments . In each case of an adjustment in the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, the Company, at its expense, shall cause the Treasurer of the Company to compute such adjustment and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall promptly mail a copy of each such certificate to Holder pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof.

 
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3.7   Duration of Adjusted Warrant Price . Following each adjustment of the Warrant Price, such adjusted Warrant Price shall remain in effect until a further adjustment of the Warrant Price.

3.8   Adjustment of Number of Shares . Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price pursuant to this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder shall be adjusted to the nearest whole share, to the number obtained by dividing the Aggregate Price by the Warrant Price as adjusted.

ARTICLE IV
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND LOSS

4.1   Transfer . This Warrant is transferable on the books of the Company at its principal office by the registered Holder hereof upon surrender of this Warrant properly endorsed, subject to compliance with federal and state securities laws. The Company shall issue and deliver to the transferee a new Warrant or Warrants representing the Warrants so transferred. Upon any partial transfer, the Company will issue and deliver to Holder a new Warrant or Warrants with respect to the Warrants not so transferred.

4.2   Securities Laws . Upon any issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, it shall be the Company's responsibility to comply with the requirements of: (1) the 1933 Securities Act; (2) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (3) any applicable listing requirements of any national securities exchange; (4) any state securities regulation or "Blue Sky" laws; and (5) requirements under any other law or regulation applicable to the issuance or transfer of such shares. If required by the Company, in connection with each issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, the Holder will give: (i) assurances in writing, satisfactory to the Company, that such shares are not being purchased with a view to the distribution thereof in violation of applicable laws, (ii) sufficient information, in writing, to enable the Company to rely on exemptions from the registration or qualification requirements of applicable laws, if available, with respect to such exercise, and (iii) its cooperation to the Company in connection with such compliance.

4.3   Exchange . This Warrant is exchangeable at the principal office of the Company for Warrants to purchase the same Aggregate Price purchasable hereunder, each new Warrant to represent the right to purchase such Aggregate Price as Holder shall designate at the time of such exchange. Each new Warrant shall be identical in form and content to this Warrant, except for appropriate changes in the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby, the Aggregate Price of such shares, the percentage stated in Section 4.1 above, and any other changes which are necessary in order to prevent the Warrant exchange from changing the respective rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder as they existed immediately prior to such exchange.

4.4   Loss or Mutilation . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the ownership of, and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of, this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft, or destruction) of indemnity satisfactory to it, and (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation hereof, the Company will execute and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant.

 
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ARTICLE V
HOLDER RIGHTS

5.1   No Shareholder Rights Until Exercise . No Holder hereof, solely by virtue hereof, shall be entitled to any rights as a shareholder of the Company. Holder shall have all rights of a shareholder with respect to securities purchased upon exercise hereof at the time of cash or net issue exercise pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereof, or at the time of automatic exercise hereof (even if not surrendered) pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof.

ARTICLE VI
REGISTRATION RIGHTS

6.1   Agreement. The Holder and the Company have entered in a Registration Rights Agreement of even date.  

ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS

7.1   Additional Covenants by the Company . The Company further covenants and agrees that it will:

(a)   Give each Holder prompt written notice of any intended changes to the composition of its capital structure, whether by issuance of new securities or otherwise;

(b)   Give each Holder written notice of any shareholders' meeting and will allow a representative of each Holder to attend such meetings;

(c)   Give each Holder five (5) days' prior written notice of any action that the Company intends to take by shareholders' written consent;

(d)   Allow, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, the inspection of its minute book and other corporate records by a representative of the Holder;

(e)   Not engage, other than on arm's-length terms, in any transaction with any of its shareholders or affiliates (as such term is defined under Rule 144 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Securities Act, as amended);

(f)   Provide Holder, within sixty (60) days after the end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, quarterly financial statements reflecting its operations for the quarter, and within ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal year, consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year; and

 
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(g)   Keep its properties insured in terms reasonably acceptable to Holder.

7.2   Governmental Approvals . The Company will from time to time take all action which may be necessary to obtain and keep effective any and all permits, consents and approvals of governmental agencies and authorities and securities acts filings under federal and state laws, which may be or become requisite in connection with the issuance, sale, and delivery of this Warrant, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the shares of Common Stock or other securities or property issuable or deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant.

7.3   Governing Laws . It is the intention of the parties hereto that except as set forth below, the internal laws of Indiana (irrespective of its choice of law principles) shall govern the validity of this warrant, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company is organized under the laws of a state other than Indiana, the corporation laws of that state shall govern the procedural and substantive matters pertaining to the due authorization, issuance, delivery and exercise of this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock upon exercise hereof. Except as set forth below, the parties hereby agree that any suit to enforce any provision of this Warrant arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the business relationship between any of the parties hereto shall be brought in the federal district courts located in Indiana or the courts of such State. Each party hereby agrees that such courts shall have personal jurisdiction and venue with respect to such party and each party hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. In addition to the foregoing jurisdiction, Holder, at its sole option, may commence any such suit in any jurisdiction in which the Company has a business office or is incorporated.

7.4   Binding Upon Successors and Assigns . Subject to, and unless otherwise provided in, this Warrant, each and all of the covenants, terms provisions, and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the permitted successors, executors, heirs, representatives, administrators and assigns of the parties hereto.

7.5   Severability . If any one or more provisions of this Warrant, or the application thereof, shall for any reason and to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Warrant and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall be interpreted so as best to reasonably effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace any such void or unenforceable provisions of this Warrant with valid and enforceable provisions which will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provisions.

7.6   Default, Amendment and Waivers . This Warrant may be amended upon the written consent of the Company and the Holder. The waiver by a party of any breach hereof for default in payment of any amount due hereunder or default in the performance hereof shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other default or any succeeding breach or default. The failure to cure any breach of any term of this Warrant within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof shall constitute an event of default under this Warrant. Upon such event of default, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by one-half and thereafter shall continue to be reduced by one-half from the then adjusted Warrant Price for each successive 30-day period in which such breach is not cured.

 
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7.7   No Waiver . The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right of such party thereafter to enforce such provisions.

7.8   Attorneys' Fees . Should suit be brought to enforce or interpret any part of this Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover, as an element of the costs of suit and not as damages, reasonable attorneys' fees to be fixed by the court (including, without limitation, costs, expenses and fees on any appeal). The prevailing party shall be the party entitled to recover its costs of suit, regardless of whether such suit proceeds to final judgment. A party not entitled to recover its costs shall not be entitled to recover attorneys' fees. No sum for attorneys' fees shall be counted in calculating the amount of a judgment for purposes of determining if a party is entitled to recover costs or attorneys' fees.

7.9   Notices . Whenever any party hereto desires or is required to give any notice, demand, or request with respect to this Warrant, each such communication shall be in writing and shall be effective only if it is delivered by personal service or mailed, United States certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to such party at its address stated at the beginning of this Warrant or to such other address as such party may designate by written notice delivered hereunder. Such communication shall be effective when they are received by the addressee thereof; but if sent by certified mail in the manner set forth above, they shall be effective [ number ] business days after being deposited in the United States mail. Any party may change its address for such communications by giving notice thereof to the other party in conformity with this Section.

7.10   Time . Time is of the essence of this Warrant.

7.11   Construction of Agreement . This Warrant has been negotiated by the respective parties hereto and their attorneys and the language hereof shall not be construed for or against any party.

7.12   No Endorsement . Holder understands that no federal or state securities administrator has made any finding or determination relating to the fairness of investment in the Company or purchase of the Common Stock hereunder and that no federal or state securities administrator has recommended or endorsed the offering of securities by the Company hereunder.

7.13   Pronouns . All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person, persons, entity or entities may require.

7.14   Further Assurances . Each party agrees to cooperate fully with the other parties and to execute such further instruments, documents and agreements and to give such further written assurances, as may be reasonably requested by any other party to better evidence and reflect the transactions described herein and contemplated hereby, and to carry into effect the intents and purposes of this Warrant.

 
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Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.   Holder
   
 
   
 
 
 
By: // ss //   By:   // ss //
  Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer         Stanley P. Lipp
     
 
 
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Common Stock Warrant Agreement

September 30, 2006

NEITHER THIS WARRANT, NOR THE STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF, HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 SECURITIES ACT"), OR QUALIFIED OR REGISTERED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (THE "STATE SECURITIES LAWS"), AND THIS WARRANT HAS BEEN, AND THE COMMON STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF WILL BE, ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR RESALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION MAY BE MADE WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SAID REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND THAT APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

This certifies that Robert W. Carteaux, an individual ("Holder"), a having his principal residence at 7009 Woodcroft Lane, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804, or any party to whom this Warrant is assigned in compliance with the terms hereof, is entitled to subscribe to and purchase, during the period commencing at the date first set forth above and ending at 11:59 p.m. local time in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on _________,(date), _________ shares of fully paid and nonassessable common stock, having a par value of $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock" or “Shares”) of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maryland with its principal place of business at 421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 . The purchase price of each such share shall be the Warrant Price as defined below. This Warrant was originally issued to Holder pursuant to the Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate (as defined below).
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

1.1   "Common Stock Equivalents" shall mean Convertible Securities and Rights.

1.2   "Convertible Securities" means any securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into Common Stock.

1.3   "Effective Price" means the quotient obtained by dividing (i) Minimum Consideration by (ii) Maximum Shares Upon Exercise.

1.4   "Maximum Shares Upon Exercise" means the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable under a Common Stock Equivalent upon complete exercise and full conversion of all Rights or Convertible Securities represented thereby, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which increase the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion).

 
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1.5   "Minimum Consideration" means the minimum aggregate consideration paid or payable at any time for the purchase of the Common Stock Equivalents during the term of the Common Stock Equivalents, and upon complete exercise and full conversion of the Common Stock Equivalents, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to exercise or conversion price (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which reduce such minimum aggregate consideration).

1.6   "Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate" shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate dated _________, 2006 between Holder and the Company.

1.7   "Rights" means any options, warrants, or rights to purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

1.8   "Warrant Price" shall mean the price for the Initial Public Offering of Common Stock in a registration statement on Form SB-2 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).

ARTICLE II
EXERCISE AND PAYMENT

2.1   Cash Exercise . The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised by Holder, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, and by the payment to the Company, by certified, cashier's or other check acceptable to the Company, of an amount equal to the aggregate Warrant Price of the shares being purchased; provided, however, that this Warrant shall not be exercised until one (1) year after the closing date of the offering in the registration statement on form SB-2 pursuant to the Act. Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the close of the Initial Public Offering.

2.2   Stock Certificate . In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased shall be delivered to Holder within a reasonable time and, unless this Warrant has been fully exercised or has expired, a new Warrant representing the Aggregate Price with respect to which this Warrant shall not have been exercised shall also be issued to Holder within such time.

2.3   Stock Fully Paid; Reservation of Shares . The Company covenants and agrees that all Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof (excluding taxes based on the income of Holder). The Company further covenants and agrees that during the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved for issuance a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock as would be required upon the full exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant.

 
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2.7   Fractional Shares . No fractional share of Common Stock will be issued in connection with any exercise hereof, but in lieu of a fractional share upon complete exercise hereof, Holder may purchase a whole share at the then effective Warrant Price.

ARTICLE III
CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS OF NUMBER OF
SHARES PURCHASABLE AND WARRANT PRICE

The number and kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Warrant Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events, as follows:

3.1   Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger . In case of: (i) any reclassification or change of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant; (ii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a merger with another corporation in which the Company is a continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification, change or exchange of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant); or (iii) any sale or transfer to another corporation of all, or substantially all, of the property of the Company, then, and in each such event, the Company or such successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, shall execute a new Warrant which will provide that Holder shall have the right to exercise such new Warrant and purchase upon such exercise, in lieu of each share of Common Stock theretofore issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of securities, money and property receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer by a holder of one share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such new Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided in this Section 3 and the provisions of this Section 3.1, shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, sales and transfers.

3.2   Subdivision or Combination of Shares . If the Company shall at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding and unexercised in whole or in part: (i) divide its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately reduced; or (ii) combine shares of its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased.

3.3   Adjustment for Issue or Sale of Shares at Less Than the Warrant Price . If, in a transaction other than an issuance excepted from these provisions as set forth below or an issuance that causes an adjustment under Sections 3.1 or 3.2, the Company shall at any time or from time to time, issue any additional shares of Common Stock without consideration or for a net consideration per share less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance, then, and in each case, the Warrant Price shall be lowered to an amount equal to the lowest per share price received, or deemed received, by the Company as consideration for such Shares.

 
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For purposes of this Section 3.3:

(i)   There shall be no adjustment under this Section 3.3 for any sales or issuances: (a) in a transaction in which an adjustment will be made pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2; (b) of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents issued pursuant to any equity incentive plan approved by the Company's shareholders and Board of Directors; or (c) upon exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding on the original date of issuance of this Warrant;

(ii)   The issuance of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed an issuance at such time of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock Equivalents. If the Effective Price shall be less than the Warrant Price at the time of such issuance, then an adjustment in the Warrant Price shall be made upon each such issuance in the manner provided in this Section 3.3. No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made under this Section 3.3 upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents if an adjustment has previously been made as above provided. Any adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be disregarded, if, as and when such Common Stock Equivalents expire or are cancelled without being exercised so that the Warrant Price effective immediately upon such cancellation or expiration shall be equal to the Warrant Price in effect at the time of the issuance of the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents, with such additional adjustments as would have been made to the Warrant Price had the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents not been issued.

3.4   Other Action Affecting Common Stock . If the Company takes any action affecting its Common Stock after the date hereof (including dividends and distributions), other than an action described in any of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof, which would have a material effect upon Holder's rights hereunder, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted downward in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors of the Company shall in good faith determine to be equitable under the circumstances.

3.5   Time of Adjustments to the Warrant Price . All adjustments to the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be effective as of the earlier of:

(i)   the date of issue (or date of sale, if earlier) of the security causing the adjustment;

(ii)   the effective date of a division or combination of shares;

(iii)   the record date of any action of holders of the Company's capital stock of any class taken for the purpose of dividing or combining shares or entitling shareholders to receive a distribution or dividends.

3.6   Notice of Adjustments . In each case of an adjustment in the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, the Company, at its expense, shall cause the Treasurer of the Company to compute such adjustment and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall promptly mail a copy of each such certificate to Holder pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof.

 
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3.7   Duration of Adjusted Warrant Price . Following each adjustment of the Warrant Price, such adjusted Warrant Price shall remain in effect until a further adjustment of the Warrant Price.

3.8   Adjustment of Number of Shares . Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price pursuant to this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder shall be adjusted to the nearest whole share, to the number obtained by dividing the Aggregate Price by the Warrant Price as adjusted.

ARTICLE IV
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND LOSS

4.1   Transfer . This Warrant is transferable on the books of the Company at its principal office by the registered Holder hereof upon surrender of this Warrant properly endorsed, subject to compliance with federal and state securities laws. The Company shall issue and deliver to the transferee a new Warrant or Warrants representing the Warrants so transferred. Upon any partial transfer, the Company will issue and deliver to Holder a new Warrant or Warrants with respect to the Warrants not so transferred.

4.2   Securities Laws . Upon any issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, it shall be the Company's responsibility to comply with the requirements of: (1) the 1933 Securities Act; (2) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (3) any applicable listing requirements of any national securities exchange; (4) any state securities regulation or "Blue Sky" laws; and (5) requirements under any other law or regulation applicable to the issuance or transfer of such shares. If required by the Company, in connection with each issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, the Holder will give: (i) assurances in writing, satisfactory to the Company, that such shares are not being purchased with a view to the distribution thereof in violation of applicable laws, (ii) sufficient information, in writing, to enable the Company to rely on exemptions from the registration or qualification requirements of applicable laws, if available, with respect to such exercise, and (iii) its cooperation to the Company in connection with such compliance.

4.3   Exchange . This Warrant is exchangeable at the principal office of the Company for Warrants to purchase the same Aggregate Price purchasable hereunder, each new Warrant to represent the right to purchase such Aggregate Price as Holder shall designate at the time of such exchange. Each new Warrant shall be identical in form and content to this Warrant, except for appropriate changes in the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby, the Aggregate Price of such shares, the percentage stated in Section 4.1 above, and any other changes which are necessary in order to prevent the Warrant exchange from changing the respective rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder as they existed immediately prior to such exchange.

4.4   Loss or Mutilation . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the ownership of, and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of, this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft, or destruction) of indemnity satisfactory to it, and (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation hereof, the Company will execute and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant.

 
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ARTICLE V
HOLDER RIGHTS

5.1   No Shareholder Rights Until Exercise . No Holder hereof, solely by virtue hereof, shall be entitled to any rights as a shareholder of the Company. Holder shall have all rights of a shareholder with respect to securities purchased upon exercise hereof at the time of cash or net issue exercise pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereof, or at the time of automatic exercise hereof (even if not surrendered) pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof.

ARTICLE VI
REGISTRATION RIGHTS

6.1   Agreement. The Holder and the Company have entered in a Registration Rights Agreement of even date.  

ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS

7.1   Additional Covenants by the Company . The Company further covenants and agrees that it will:

(a)   Give each Holder prompt written notice of any intended changes to the composition of its capital structure, whether by issuance of new securities or otherwise;

(b)   Give each Holder written notice of any shareholders' meeting and will allow a representative of each Holder to attend such meetings;

(c)   Give each Holder five (5) days' prior written notice of any action that the Company intends to take by shareholders' written consent;

(d)   Allow, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, the inspection of its minute book and other corporate records by a representative of the Holder;

(e)   Not engage, other than on arm's-length terms, in any transaction with any of its shareholders or affiliates (as such term is defined under Rule 144 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Securities Act, as amended);

(f)   Provide Holder, within sixty (60) days after the end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, quarterly financial statements reflecting its operations for the quarter, and within ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal year, consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year; and

 
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(g)   Keep its properties insured in terms reasonably acceptable to Holder.

7.2   Governmental Approvals . The Company will from time to time take all action which may be necessary to obtain and keep effective any and all permits, consents and approvals of governmental agencies and authorities and securities acts filings under federal and state laws, which may be or become requisite in connection with the issuance, sale, and delivery of this Warrant, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the shares of Common Stock or other securities or property issuable or deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant.

7.3   Governing Laws . It is the intention of the parties hereto that except as set forth below, the internal laws of Indiana (irrespective of its choice of law principles) shall govern the validity of this warrant, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company is organized under the laws of a state other than Indiana, the corporation laws of that state shall govern the procedural and substantive matters pertaining to the due authorization, issuance, delivery and exercise of this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock upon exercise hereof. Except as set forth below, the parties hereby agree that any suit to enforce any provision of this Warrant arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the business relationship between any of the parties hereto shall be brought in the federal district courts located in Indiana or the courts of such State. Each party hereby agrees that such courts shall have personal jurisdiction and venue with respect to such party and each party hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. In addition to the foregoing jurisdiction, Holder, at its sole option, may commence any such suit in any jurisdiction in which the Company has a business office or is incorporated.

7.4   Binding Upon Successors and Assigns . Subject to, and unless otherwise provided in, this Warrant, each and all of the covenants, terms provisions, and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the permitted successors, executors, heirs, representatives, administrators and assigns of the parties hereto.

7.5   Severability . If any one or more provisions of this Warrant, or the application thereof, shall for any reason and to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Warrant and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall be interpreted so as best to reasonably effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace any such void or unenforceable provisions of this Warrant with valid and enforceable provisions which will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provisions.

7.6   Default, Amendment and Waivers . This Warrant may be amended upon the written consent of the Company and the Holder. The waiver by a party of any breach hereof for default in payment of any amount due hereunder or default in the performance hereof shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other default or any succeeding breach or default. The failure to cure any breach of any term of this Warrant within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof shall constitute an event of default under this Warrant. Upon such event of default, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by one-half and thereafter shall continue to be reduced by one-half from the then adjusted Warrant Price for each successive 30-day period in which such breach is not cured.

 
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7.7   No Waiver . The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right of such party thereafter to enforce such provisions.

7.8   Attorneys' Fees . Should suit be brought to enforce or interpret any part of this Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover, as an element of the costs of suit and not as damages, reasonable attorneys' fees to be fixed by the court (including, without limitation, costs, expenses and fees on any appeal). The prevailing party shall be the party entitled to recover its costs of suit, regardless of whether such suit proceeds to final judgment. A party not entitled to recover its costs shall not be entitled to recover attorneys' fees. No sum for attorneys' fees shall be counted in calculating the amount of a judgment for purposes of determining if a party is entitled to recover costs or attorneys' fees.

7.9   Notices . Whenever any party hereto desires or is required to give any notice, demand, or request with respect to this Warrant, each such communication shall be in writing and shall be effective only if it is delivered by personal service or mailed, United States certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to such party at its address stated at the beginning of this Warrant or to such other address as such party may designate by written notice delivered hereunder. Such communication shall be effective when they are received by the addressee thereof; but if sent by certified mail in the manner set forth above, they shall be effective [ number ] business days after being deposited in the United States mail. Any party may change its address for such communications by giving notice thereof to the other party in conformity with this Section.

7.10   Time . Time is of the essence of this Warrant.

7.11   Construction of Agreement . This Warrant has been negotiated by the respective parties hereto and their attorneys and the language hereof shall not be construed for or against any party.

7.12   No Endorsement . Holder understands that no federal or state securities administrator has made any finding or determination relating to the fairness of investment in the Company or purchase of the Common Stock hereunder and that no federal or state securities administrator has recommended or endorsed the offering of securities by the Company hereunder.

7.13   Pronouns . All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person, persons, entity or entities may require.

7.14   Further Assurances . Each party agrees to cooperate fully with the other parties and to execute such further instruments, documents and agreements and to give such further written assurances, as may be reasonably requested by any other party to better evidence and reflect the transactions described herein and contemplated hereby, and to carry into effect the intents and purposes of this Warrant.
 
       
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.    
Holder
       
By:                  //ss//
 
   
By :                         //ss//

Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
   

Robert W. Carteaux
       
 
 

 
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Registration Rights Agreement
Class C Convertible Preferred
 
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the 9th day of January, 2007 by and between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland having its principal place of business at Fort Wayne, Indiana and Stan Lipp, an individual who is referred to as the "Holder."

In consideration of the sale by the Holder of the real property located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825, the Company will issue : (i) one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) shares of the Corporation's Class C Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, issued at a value of two dollars per share ($2.00), convertible to common stock, $.001 par value in the aggregate; and (ii) warrants to acquire shares of common stock of the Company issued pursuant to a Common Stock Warrant entered into by the Company and Holder on January 9, 2007, (the common stock that the Class C Preferred Stock and the Warrants are convertible into are herein referred to as the “Shares”), the parties agree as follows:

1.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The term "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") promulgated thereunder.

(b) The term "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(c) The term "Registerable Securities" means: (1) the Shares, which includes the common stock which the Class C Preferred stock is convertible into as well as the common stock which underlies the warrants issued pursuant to the Common Stock Warrant Agreement referred to above; and (2) any Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Corporation issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any and all shares of the Corporation's preferred stock or debt instrument convertible by its terms into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, $.001 par value, now or hereafter owned by the Holders, excluding in all cases, however, any Registerable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which his or her rights under this Agreement are not assigned.

(d) The number of shares of "Registerable Securities then outstanding" shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding which are, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registerable Securities.

(e) The term "Holder" means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registerable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.

 
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2.   Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

If (but without any obligation to do so) the Corporation proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Corporation for shareholders other than the Holders) any of its Common Stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating to the sale of securities to participants in a Corporation stock option, stock purchase or similar plan, or a registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registerable Securities), the Corporation shall, at that time, subject to the provisions of Section 6 and any restrictions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any state securities commissioners, cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registerable Securities that each such Holder is entitled to have registered pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement, the Common Stock Warrant, and the Second Amended and Restated Building Purchase Agreement between the Company and Holder.

3.   Obligations of the Corporation.

Whenever required under this Agreement to effect the registration of any Registerable Securities, the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 180 days.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement.

(c) Furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registerable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, provided that the Corporation shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.

 
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(f) Notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

(g) Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, on the date that such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective: (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Corporation for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registerable Securities, and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Corporation, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities.

4.   Furnish Information.

It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Corporation to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registerable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Corporation such information regarding itself, the Registerable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registerable Securities.

5.   Expenses of Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

The Corporation shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registerable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 2 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 11), including without limitation all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders selected by them, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registerable Securities.

6.   Underwriting Requirements.

In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares being issued by the Corporation, the Corporation shall not be required under Section 2 to include any of the Holders' securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Corporation and the underwriters selected by it, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the underwriters, jeopardize the success of the offering by the Corporation. If the total amount of securities, including Registerable Securities, requested by Holders to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Corporation that the underwriters reasonably believe compatible with the success of the offering, then the Corporation shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registerable Securities, which the underwriters believe will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling Holders according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling Holders) but in no event shall: (i) the amount of securities of the selling Holders included in the offering be reduced below 50% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Corporation's securities, in which case the selling Holders may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other Holder's securities are included. For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single "selling Holder," and any pro rata reduction with respect to such "selling Holder" shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such "selling Holder," as defined in this sentence.

 
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7.   Delay of Registration.

No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

8.   Indemnification.

In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriters (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriters within the meaning of the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively Violation): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law; and the Corporation will pay as incurred to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Corporation (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Corporation be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.

 
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 8(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 8(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 10, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 10.

 
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(d) The obligations of the Corporation and Holders under this Section 10 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registerable Securities in a registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

9.     Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Corporation to the public without registration the Corporation agrees to:

(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation for the offering of its securities to the general public;

(b) File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

(c) Furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, forthwith upon request: (i) a written statement by the Corporation that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation and such other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonable requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.
 
10.   Assignment of Registration Rights.

The rights to cause the Corporation to register Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of at least 10,000 shares of such securities provided the Corporation is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees restricted under the Act. The foregoing 10,000 share limitation shall not apply, however, to transfers by a Holder to shareholders or partners of such Holder if all such transferees or assignees agree in writing to appoint a single representative as their attorney in fact for the purpose of receiving any notices and exercising their rights under this Agreement.

 
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11.     "Market Stand-Off" Agreement.

Each Holder hereby agrees that during the 360-day period following the effective date of a registration statement of the Corporation filed under the Act, it shall not, to the extent requested by the Corporation and such underwriter, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any Common Stock of the Corporation held by it at any time during such period except Common Stock included in such registration; provided, however, that:

(a) Such agreement shall be applicable only to the first such registration statement of the Corporation which covers Common Stock (or other securities) to be sold on its behalf to the public in an underwritten offering; and

(b) All officers and directors of the Corporation and all other persons with registration rights (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) enter into similar agreements.

(c) Each Holder may transfer any number of such shares to my children, by gift or otherwise, provided that any such shares will continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter.

Each Holder acknowledges that the SEC may require that a Holder will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of the Company Common Stock for a period longer than that described in this Section 11.

In order to enforce the foregoing covenants, the Corporation may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Registerable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of ever other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.
 
12.   Amendment of Registration Rights.

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding (including securities into which such securities are convertible), each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

13.   Termination of Registration Rights.

No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Agreement after three (3) years following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Act in connection with the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of its securities to the general public.

 
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14.     Termination of Prior Registration Rights.

Any and all prior registration rights granted to any party hereto are hereby terminated in their entirety and are replaced in their entirety with the rights contained in this Agreement, effective on the date hereof. The provisions of this Section 14 shall be effective as to and as against all Holders of Registerable Securities as defined herein.

15.   Miscellaneous.

(a) Transfer; Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Maryland

(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(d) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

(e) Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as such party may designate by 20 days’ advance written notice to the other parties.

(f) Amendments and Waivers. Other than as provided in Section 16 above, any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement my be waived either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Shares or Registerable Securities issued hereunder. Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each transferee of any Share or Registerable Securities, each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

(g) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 
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(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
     
 
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
//ss//
 

Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
   

HOLDER:      
       
//ss//
     

Stan Lipp
   
Print Name and Title: Stan Lipp
Address:                    3270 Sedge Place
      Naples, FL 34105
     

 
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Registration Rights Agreement
Class C Convertible Preferred
 
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the 9th day of January 2007 by and between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland having its principal place of business at Fort Wayne, Indiana and Robert W. Carteaux, an individual who is referred to as the "Holder."

In consideration of the sale by the Holder of the real property located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825, the Company will issue : (i) one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) shares of the Corporation's Class C Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, issued at a value of two dollars per share ($2.00), convertible to common stock, $.001 par value in the aggregate; and (ii) warrants to acquire shares of common stock of the Company issued pursuant to a Common Stock Warrant entered into by the Company and Holder on January 9, 2007, (the common stock that the Class C Preferred Stock and the Warrants are convertible into are herein referred to as the “Shares”), the parties agree as follows:

1.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The term "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") promulgated thereunder.

(b) The term "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(c) The term "Registerable Securities" means: (1) the Shares, which includes the common stock which the Class C Preferred stock is convertible into as well as the common stock which underlies the warrants issued pursuant to the Common Stock Warrant Agreement referred to above; and (2) any Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Corporation issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any and all shares of the Corporation's preferred stock or debt instrument convertible by its terms into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, $.001 par value, now or hereafter owned by the Holders, excluding in all cases, however, any Registerable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which his or her rights under this Agreement are not assigned.

(d) The number of shares of "Registerable Securities then outstanding" shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding which are, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registerable Securities.

 
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(e) The term "Holder" means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registerable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.

2.   Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

If (but without any obligation to do so) the Corporation proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Corporation for shareholders other than the Holders) any of its Common Stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating to the sale of securities to participants in a Corporation stock option, stock purchase or similar plan, or a registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registerable Securities), the Corporation shall, at that time, subject to the provisions of Section 6 and any restrictions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any state securities commissioners, cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registerable Securities that each such Holder is entitled to have registered pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement, the Common Stock Warrant, and the Second Amended and Restated Building Purchase Agreement between the Company and Holder.

3.   Obligations of the Corporation.

Whenever required under this Agreement to effect the registration of any Registerable Securities, the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 180 days.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement.

(c) Furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registerable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, provided that the Corporation shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.

 
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(f) Notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

(g) Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, on the date that such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective: (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Corporation for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registerable Securities, and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Corporation, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities.

4.   Furnish Information.

It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Corporation to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registerable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Corporation such information regarding itself, the Registerable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registerable Securities.

5.   Expenses of Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

The Corporation shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registerable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 2 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 11), including without limitation all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders selected by them, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registerable Securities.

6.   Underwriting Requirements.

In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares being issued by the Corporation, the Corporation shall not be required under Section 2 to include any of the Holders' securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Corporation and the underwriters selected by it, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the underwriters, jeopardize the success of the offering by the Corporation. If the total amount of securities, including Registerable Securities, requested by Holders to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Corporation that the underwriters reasonably believe compatible with the success of the offering, then the Corporation shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registerable Securities, which the underwriters believe will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling Holders according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling Holders) but in no event shall: (i) the amount of securities of the selling Holders included in the offering be reduced below 50% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Corporation's securities, in which case the selling Holders may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other Holder's securities are included. For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single "selling Holder," and any pro rata reduction with respect to such "selling Holder" shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such "selling Holder," as defined in this sentence.

 
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7.   Delay of Registration.

No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

8.   Indemnification.

In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriters (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriters within the meaning of the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively Violation): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law; and the Corporation will pay as incurred to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Corporation (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Corporation be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.

 
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 8(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 8(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 10, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 10.

 
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(d) The obligations of the Corporation and Holders under this Section 10 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registerable Securities in a registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

9.     Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Corporation to the public without registration the Corporation agrees to:

(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation for the offering of its securities to the general public;

(b) File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

(c) Furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, forthwith upon request: (i) a written statement by the Corporation that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation and such other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonable requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

10.   Assignment of Registration Rights.

The rights to cause the Corporation to register Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of at least 10,000 shares of such securities provided the Corporation is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees restricted under the Act. The foregoing 10,000 share limitation shall not apply, however, to transfers by a Holder to shareholders or partners of such Holder if all such transferees or assignees agree in writing to appoint a single representative as their attorney in fact for the purpose of receiving any notices and exercising their rights under this Agreement.

 
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11.     "Market Stand-Off" Agreement.

Each Holder hereby agrees that during the 360-day period following the effective date of a registration statement of the Corporation filed under the Act, it shall not, to the extent requested by the Corporation and such underwriter, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any Common Stock of the Corporation held by it at any time during such period except Common Stock included in such registration; provided, however, that:

(a) Such agreement shall be applicable only to the first such registration statement of the Corporation which covers Common Stock (or other securities) to be sold on its behalf to the public in an underwritten offering; and

(b) All officers and directors of the Corporation and all other persons with registration rights (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) enter into similar agreements.

(c) Each Holder may transfer any number of such shares to my children, by gift or otherwise, provided that any such shares will continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter.

Each Holder acknowledges that the SEC may require that a Holder will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of the Company Common Stock for a period longer than that described in this Section 11.

In order to enforce the foregoing covenants, the Corporation may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Registerable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of ever other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.

12.   Amendment of Registration Rights.

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding (including securities into which such securities are convertible), each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

13.   Termination of Registration Rights.

No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Agreement after three (3) years following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Act in connection with the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of its securities to the general public.

 
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14.     Termination of Prior Registration Rights.

Any and all prior registration rights granted to any party hereto are hereby terminated in their entirety and are replaced in their entirety with the rights contained in this Agreement, effective on the date hereof. The provisions of this Section 14 shall be effective as to and as against all Holders of Registerable Securities as defined herein.

15.   Miscellaneous.

(a) Transfer; Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Maryland

(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(d) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

(e) Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as such party may designate by 20 days’ advance written notice to the other parties.

(f) Amendments and Waivers. Other than as provided in Section 16 above, any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement my be waived either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Shares or Registerable Securities issued hereunder. Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each transferee of any Share or Registerable Securities, each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

(g) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 
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(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
     
       
//ss//
   

Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
   
 
HOLDER:
     
       
//ss//
   

Robert W. Carteaux
   
Print Name and Title: Robert W. Carteaux      
Address:                   7009 Woodcroft Lane
   Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804
     
       

 
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Common Stock Warrant

January 9, 2007

NEITHER THIS WARRANT, NOR THE STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF, HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 SECURITIES ACT"), OR QUALIFIED OR REGISTERED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (THE "STATE SECURITIES LAWS"), AND THIS WARRANT HAS BEEN, AND THE COMMON STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF WILL BE, ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR RESALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION MAY BE MADE WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SAID REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND THAT APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

This certifies that Stan Lipp, an individual ("Holder"), a having his principal residence at 3270 Sedge Place, Naples, FL 34105, or any party to whom this Warrant is assigned in compliance with the terms hereof, is entitled to subscribe to and purchase, during the period commencing at the date first set forth above and ending at 11:59 p.m. local time in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on _________,(date), _________ shares of fully paid and nonassessable common stock, having a par value of $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock" or “Shares”) of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maryland with its principal place of business at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 . The purchase price of each such share shall be the Warrant Price as defined below. This Warrant was originally issued to Holder pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate (as defined below).
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

1.1   "Common Stock Equivalents" shall mean Convertible Securities and Rights.

1.2   "Convertible Securities" means any securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into Common Stock.

1.3   "Effective Price" means the quotient obtained by dividing (i) Minimum Consideration by (ii) Maximum Shares Upon Exercise.

1.4   "Maximum Shares Upon Exercise" means the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable under a Common Stock Equivalent upon complete exercise and full conversion of all Rights or Convertible Securities represented thereby, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which increase the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion).

 
 

 
 
1.5   "Minimum Consideration" means the minimum aggregate consideration paid or payable at any time for the purchase of the Common Stock Equivalents during the term of the Common Stock Equivalents, and upon complete exercise and full conversion of the Common Stock Equivalents, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to exercise or conversion price (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which reduce such minimum aggregate consideration).

1.6   "Second Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate" shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate dated December 2006 between Holder and the Company.

1.7   "Rights" means any options, warrants, or rights to purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

1.8   "Warrant Price" shall mean the price for the Initial Public Offering of Common Stock in a registration statement on Form SB-2 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).

ARTICLE II
EXERCISE AND PAYMENT

2.1   Cash Exercise . The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised by Holder, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, and by the payment to the Company, by certified, cashier's or other check acceptable to the Company, of an amount equal to the aggregate Warrant Price of the shares being purchased; provided, however, that this Warrant shall not be exercised until one (1) year after the closing date of the offering in the registration statement on form SB-2 pursuant to the Act. Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the close of the Initial Public Offering.

2.2   Stock Certificate . In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased shall be delivered to Holder within a reasonable time and, unless this Warrant has been fully exercised or has expired, a new Warrant representing the Aggregate Price with respect to which this Warrant shall not have been exercised shall also be issued to Holder within such time.

2.3   Stock Fully Paid; Reservation of Shares . The Company covenants and agrees that all Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof (excluding taxes based on the income of Holder). The Company further covenants and agrees that during the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved for issuance a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock as would be required upon the full exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant.

 
 

 

2.7   Fractional Shares . No fractional share of Common Stock will be issued in connection with any exercise hereof, but in lieu of a fractional share upon complete exercise hereof, Holder may purchase a whole share at the then effective Warrant Price.

ARTICLE III
CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS OF NUMBER OF
SHARES PURCHASABLE AND WARRANT PRICE

The number and kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Warrant Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events, as follows:

3.1   Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger . In case of: (i) any reclassification or change of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant; (ii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a merger with another corporation in which the Company is a continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification, change or exchange of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant); or (iii) any sale or transfer to another corporation of all, or substantially all, of the property of the Company, then, and in each such event, the Company or such successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, shall execute a new Warrant which will provide that Holder shall have the right to exercise such new Warrant and purchase upon such exercise, in lieu of each share of Common Stock theretofore issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of securities, money and property receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer by a holder of one share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such new Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided in this Section 3 and the provisions of this Section 3.1, shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, sales and transfers.

3.2   Subdivision or Combination of Shares . If the Company shall at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding and unexercised in whole or in part: (i) divide its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately reduced; or (ii) combine shares of its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased.

3.3   Adjustment for Issue or Sale of Shares at Less Than the Warrant Price . If, in a transaction other than an issuance excepted from these provisions as set forth below or an issuance that causes an adjustment under Sections 3.1 or 3.2, the Company shall at any time or from time to time, issue any additional shares of Common Stock without consideration or for a net consideration per share less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance, then, and in each case, the Warrant Price shall be lowered to an amount equal to the lowest per share price received, or deemed received, by the Company as consideration for such Shares.

 
 

 

For purposes of this Section 3.3:

(i)   There shall be no adjustment under this Section 3.3 for any sales or issuances: (a) in a transaction in which an adjustment will be made pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2; (b) of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents issued pursuant to any equity incentive plan approved by the Company's shareholders and Board of Directors; or (c) upon exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding on the original date of issuance of this Warrant;

(ii)   The issuance of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed an issuance at such time of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock Equivalents. If the Effective Price shall be less than the Warrant Price at the time of such issuance, then an adjustment in the Warrant Price shall be made upon each such issuance in the manner provided in this Section 3.3. No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made under this Section 3.3 upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents if an adjustment has previously been made as above provided. Any adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be disregarded, if, as and when such Common Stock Equivalents expire or are cancelled without being exercised so that the Warrant Price effective immediately upon such cancellation or expiration shall be equal to the Warrant Price in effect at the time of the issuance of the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents, with such additional adjustments as would have been made to the Warrant Price had the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents not been issued.

3.4   Other Action Affecting Common Stock . If the Company takes any action affecting its Common Stock after the date hereof (including dividends and distributions), other than an action described in any of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof, which would have a material effect upon Holder's rights hereunder, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted downward in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors of the Company shall in good faith determine to be equitable under the circumstances.

3.5   Time of Adjustments to the Warrant Price . All adjustments to the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be effective as of the earlier of:

(i)   the date of issue (or date of sale, if earlier) of the security causing the adjustment;

(ii)   the effective date of a division or combination of shares;

(iii)   the record date of any action of holders of the Company's capital stock of any class taken for the purpose of dividing or combining shares or entitling shareholders to receive a distribution or dividends.

 
 

 

3.6   Notice of Adjustments . In each case of an adjustment in the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, the Company, at its expense, shall cause the Treasurer of the Company to compute such adjustment and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall promptly mail a copy of each such certificate to Holder pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof.

3.7   Duration of Adjusted Warrant Price . Following each adjustment of the Warrant Price, such adjusted Warrant Price shall remain in effect until a further adjustment of the Warrant Price.

3.8   Adjustment of Number of Shares . Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price pursuant to this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder shall be adjusted to the nearest whole share, to the number obtained by dividing the Aggregate Price by the Warrant Price as adjusted.

ARTICLE IV
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND LOSS

4.1   Transfer . This Warrant is transferable on the books of the Company at its principal office by the registered Holder hereof upon surrender of this Warrant properly endorsed, subject to compliance with federal and state securities laws. The Company shall issue and deliver to the transferee a new Warrant or Warrants representing the Warrants so transferred. Upon any partial transfer, the Company will issue and deliver to Holder a new Warrant or Warrants with respect to the Warrants not so transferred.

4.2   Securities Laws . Upon any issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, it shall be the Company's responsibility to comply with the requirements of: (1) the 1933 Securities Act; (2) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (3) any applicable listing requirements of any national securities exchange; (4) any state securities regulation or "Blue Sky" laws; and (5) requirements under any other law or regulation applicable to the issuance or transfer of such shares. If required by the Company, in connection with each issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, the Holder will give: (i) assurances in writing, satisfactory to the Company, that such shares are not being purchased with a view to the distribution thereof in violation of applicable laws, (ii) sufficient information, in writing, to enable the Company to rely on exemptions from the registration or qualification requirements of applicable laws, if available, with respect to such exercise, and (iii) its cooperation to the Company in connection with such compliance.

4.3   Exchange . This Warrant is exchangeable at the principal office of the Company for Warrants to purchase the same Aggregate Price purchasable hereunder, each new Warrant to represent the right to purchase such Aggregate Price as Holder shall designate at the time of such exchange. Each new Warrant shall be identical in form and content to this Warrant, except for appropriate changes in the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby, the Aggregate Price of such shares, the percentage stated in Section 4.1 above, and any other changes which are necessary in order to prevent the Warrant exchange from changing the respective rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder as they existed immediately prior to such exchange.

 
 

 

4.4   Loss or Mutilation . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the ownership of, and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of, this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft, or destruction) of indemnity satisfactory to it, and (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation hereof, the Company will execute and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant.

ARTICLE V
HOLDER RIGHTS

5.1   No Shareholder Rights Until Exercise . No Holder hereof, solely by virtue hereof, shall be entitled to any rights as a shareholder of the Company. Holder shall have all rights of a shareholder with respect to securities purchased upon exercise hereof at the time of cash or net issue exercise pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereof, or at the time of automatic exercise hereof (even if not surrendered) pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof.

ARTICLE VI
REGISTRATION RIGHTS

6.1   Agreement. The Holder and the Company have entered in a Registration Rights Agreement of even date.  

ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS

7.1   Additional Covenants by the Company . The Company further covenants and agrees that it will:

(a)   Give each Holder prompt written notice of any intended changes to the composition of its capital structure, whether by issuance of new securities or otherwise;

(b)   Give each Holder written notice of any shareholders' meeting and will allow a representative of each Holder to attend such meetings;

(c)   Give each Holder five (5) days' prior written notice of any action that the Company intends to take by shareholders' written consent;

(d)   Allow, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, the inspection of its minute book and other corporate records by a representative of the Holder;

(e)   Not engage, other than on arm's-length terms, in any transaction with any of its shareholders or affiliates (as such term is defined under Rule 144 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Securities Act, as amended);

 
 

 

(f)   Provide Holder, within sixty (60) days after the end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, quarterly financial statements reflecting its operations for the quarter, and within ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal year, consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year; and

(g)   Keep its properties insured in terms reasonably acceptable to Holder.

7.2   Governmental Approvals . The Company will from time to time take all action which may be necessary to obtain and keep effective any and all permits, consents and approvals of governmental agencies and authorities and securities acts filings under federal and state laws, which may be or become requisite in connection with the issuance, sale, and delivery of this Warrant, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the shares of Common Stock or other securities or property issuable or deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant.

7.3   Governing Laws . It is the intention of the parties hereto that except as set forth below, the internal laws of Maryland (irrespective of its choice of law principles) shall govern the validity of this warrant, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company is organized under the laws of a state other than Indiana, the corporation laws of that state shall govern the procedural and substantive matters pertaining to the due authorization, issuance, delivery and exercise of this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock upon exercise hereof. Except as set forth below, the parties hereby agree that any suit to enforce any provision of this Warrant arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the business relationship between any of the parties hereto shall be brought in the federal district courts located in Indiana or the courts of such State. Each party hereby agrees that such courts shall have personal jurisdiction and venue with respect to such party and each party hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. In addition to the foregoing jurisdiction, Holder, at its sole option, may commence any such suit in any jurisdiction in which the Company has a business office or is incorporated.

7.4   Binding Upon Successors and Assigns . Subject to, and unless otherwise provided in, this Warrant, each and all of the covenants, terms provisions, and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the permitted successors, executors, heirs, representatives, administrators and assigns of the parties hereto.

7.5   Severability . If any one or more provisions of this Warrant, or the application thereof, shall for any reason and to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Warrant and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall be interpreted so as best to reasonably effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace any such void or unenforceable provisions of this Warrant with valid and enforceable provisions which will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provisions.

 
 

 

7.6   Default, Amendment and Waivers . This Warrant may be amended upon the written consent of the Company and the Holder. The waiver by a party of any breach hereof for default in payment of any amount due hereunder or default in the performance hereof shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other default or any succeeding breach or default. The failure to cure any breach of any term of this Warrant within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof shall constitute an event of default under this Warrant. Upon such event of default, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by one-half and thereafter shall continue to be reduced by one-half from the then adjusted Warrant Price for each successive 30-day period in which such breach is not cured.

7.7   No Waiver . The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right of such party thereafter to enforce such provisions.

7.8   Attorneys' Fees . Should suit be brought to enforce or interpret any part of this Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover, as an element of the costs of suit and not as damages, reasonable attorneys' fees to be fixed by the court (including, without limitation, costs, expenses and fees on any appeal). The prevailing party shall be the party entitled to recover its costs of suit, regardless of whether such suit proceeds to final judgment. A party not entitled to recover its costs shall not be entitled to recover attorneys' fees. No sum for attorneys' fees shall be counted in calculating the amount of a judgment for purposes of determining if a party is entitled to recover costs or attorneys' fees.

7.9   Notices . Whenever any party hereto desires or is required to give any notice, demand, or request with respect to this Warrant, each such communication shall be in writing and shall be effective only if it is delivered by personal service or mailed, United States certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to such party at its address stated at the beginning of this Warrant or to such other address as such party may designate by written notice delivered hereunder. Such communication shall be effective when they are received by the addressee thereof; but if sent by certified mail in the manner set forth above, they shall be effective [ number ] business days after being deposited in the United States mail. Any party may change its address for such communications by giving notice thereof to the other party in conformity with this Section.

7.10   Time . Time is of the essence of this Warrant.

7.11   Construction of Agreement . This Warrant has been negotiated by the respective parties hereto and their attorneys and the language hereof shall not be construed for or against any party.

7.12   No Endorsement . Holder understands that no federal or state securities administrator has made any finding or determination relating to the fairness of investment in the Company or purchase of the Common Stock hereunder and that no federal or state securities administrator has recommended or endorsed the offering of securities by the Company hereunder.

 
 

 
 
7.13   Pronouns . All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person, persons, entity or entities may require.

7.14   Further Assurances . Each party agrees to cooperate fully with the other parties and to execute such further instruments, documents and agreements and to give such further written assurances, as may be reasonably requested by any other party to better evidence and reflect the transactions described herein and contemplated hereby, and to carry into effect the intents and purposes of this Warrant.
 
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.     Holder
       
       
By: //ss//     By: //ss//

Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
   

Stan Lipp
       
 
 

 

Common Stock Warrant

January 9, 2007

NEITHER THIS WARRANT, NOR THE STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF, HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 SECURITIES ACT"), OR QUALIFIED OR REGISTERED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (THE "STATE SECURITIES LAWS"), AND THIS WARRANT HAS BEEN, AND THE COMMON STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF WILL BE, ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR RESALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION MAY BE MADE WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SAID REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND THAT APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

This certifies that Robert W. Carteaux, an individual ("Holder"), a having his principal residence at 7009 Woodcroft Lane, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804, or any party to whom this Warrant is assigned in compliance with the terms hereof, is entitled to subscribe to and purchase, during the period commencing at the date first set forth above and ending at 11:59 p.m. local time in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on _________,(date), _________ shares of fully paid and nonassessable common stock, having a par value of $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock" or “Shares”) of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maryland with its principal place of business at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 . The purchase price of each such share shall be the Warrant Price as defined below. This Warrant was originally issued to Holder pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate (as defined below).
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

1.1   "Common Stock Equivalents" shall mean Convertible Securities and Rights.

1.2   "Convertible Securities" means any securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into Common Stock.

1.3   "Effective Price" means the quotient obtained by dividing (i) Minimum Consideration by (ii) Maximum Shares Upon Exercise.

1.4   "Maximum Shares Upon Exercise" means the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable under a Common Stock Equivalent upon complete exercise and full conversion of all Rights or Convertible Securities represented thereby, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which increase the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion).
 
 
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1.5   "Minimum Consideration" means the minimum aggregate consideration paid or payable at any time for the purchase of the Common Stock Equivalents during the term of the Common Stock Equivalents, and upon complete exercise and full conversion of the Common Stock Equivalents, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to exercise or conversion price (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which reduce such minimum aggregate consideration).

1.6   "Second Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate" shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Official Offer to Purchase Real Estate dated December 2006 between Holder and the Company.

1.7   "Rights" means any options, warrants, or rights to purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

1.8   "Warrant Price" shall mean the price for the Initial Public Offering of Common Stock in a registration statement on Form SB-2 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).

ARTICLE II
EXERCISE AND PAYMENT

2.1   Cash Exercise . The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised by Holder, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, and by the payment to the Company, by certified, cashier's or other check acceptable to the Company, of an amount equal to the aggregate Warrant Price of the shares being purchased; provided, however, that this Warrant shall not be exercised until one (1) year after the closing date of the offering in the registration statement on form SB-2 pursuant to the Act. Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the close of the Initial Public Offering.

2.2   Stock Certificate . In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased shall be delivered to Holder within a reasonable time and, unless this Warrant has been fully exercised or has expired, a new Warrant representing the Aggregate Price with respect to which this Warrant shall not have been exercised shall also be issued to Holder within such time.

2.3   Stock Fully Paid; Reservation of Shares . The Company covenants and agrees that all Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof (excluding taxes based on the income of Holder). The Company further covenants and agrees that during the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved for issuance a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock as would be required upon the full exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant.
 
 
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2.7   Fractional Shares . No fractional share of Common Stock will be issued in connection with any exercise hereof, but in lieu of a fractional share upon complete exercise hereof, Holder may purchase a whole share at the then effective Warrant Price.

ARTICLE III
CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS OF NUMBER OF
SHARES PURCHASABLE AND WARRANT PRICE

The number and kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Warrant Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events, as follows:

3.1   Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger . In case of: (i) any reclassification or change of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant; (ii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a merger with another corporation in which the Company is a continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification, change or exchange of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant); or (iii) any sale or transfer to another corporation of all, or substantially all, of the property of the Company, then, and in each such event, the Company or such successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, shall execute a new Warrant which will provide that Holder shall have the right to exercise such new Warrant and purchase upon such exercise, in lieu of each share of Common Stock theretofore issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of securities, money and property receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer by a holder of one share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such new Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided in this Section 3 and the provisions of this Section 3.1, shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, sales and transfers.

3.2   Subdivision or Combination of Shares . If the Company shall at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding and unexercised in whole or in part: (i) divide its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately reduced; or (ii) combine shares of its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased.

3.3   Adjustment for Issue or Sale of Shares at Less Than the Warrant Price . If, in a transaction other than an issuance excepted from these provisions as set forth below or an issuance that causes an adjustment under Sections 3.1 or 3.2, the Company shall at any time or from time to time, issue any additional shares of Common Stock without consideration or for a net consideration per share less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance, then, and in each case, the Warrant Price shall be lowered to an amount equal to the lowest per share price received, or deemed received, by the Company as consideration for such Shares.
 
 
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For purposes of this Section 3.3:

(i)   There shall be no adjustment under this Section 3.3 for any sales or issuances: (a) in a transaction in which an adjustment will be made pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2; (b) of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents issued pursuant to any equity incentive plan approved by the Company's shareholders and Board of Directors; or (c) upon exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding on the original date of issuance of this Warrant;

(ii)   The issuance of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed an issuance at such time of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock Equivalents. If the Effective Price shall be less than the Warrant Price at the time of such issuance, then an adjustment in the Warrant Price shall be made upon each such issuance in the manner provided in this Section 3.3. No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made under this Section 3.3 upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents if an adjustment has previously been made as above provided. Any adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be disregarded, if, as and when such Common Stock Equivalents expire or are cancelled without being exercised so that the Warrant Price effective immediately upon such cancellation or expiration shall be equal to the Warrant Price in effect at the time of the issuance of the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents, with such additional adjustments as would have been made to the Warrant Price had the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents not been issued.

3.4   Other Action Affecting Common Stock . If the Company takes any action affecting its Common Stock after the date hereof (including dividends and distributions), other than an action described in any of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof, which would have a material effect upon Holder's rights hereunder, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted downward in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors of the Company shall in good faith determine to be equitable under the circumstances.

3.5   Time of Adjustments to the Warrant Price . All adjustments to the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be effective as of the earlier of:

(i)   the date of issue (or date of sale, if earlier) of the security causing the adjustment;

(ii)   the effective date of a division or combination of shares;

(iii)   the record date of any action of holders of the Company's capital stock of any class taken for the purpose of dividing or combining shares or entitling shareholders to receive a distribution or dividends.

3.6   Notice of Adjustments . In each case of an adjustment in the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, the Company, at its expense, shall cause the Treasurer of the Company to compute such adjustment and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall promptly mail a copy of each such certificate to Holder pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof.
 
 
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3.7   Duration of Adjusted Warrant Price . Following each adjustment of the Warrant Price, such adjusted Warrant Price shall remain in effect until a further adjustment of the Warrant Price.

3.8   Adjustment of Number of Shares . Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price pursuant to this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder shall be adjusted to the nearest whole share, to the number obtained by dividing the Aggregate Price by the Warrant Price as adjusted.

ARTICLE IV
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND LOSS

4.1   Transfer . This Warrant is transferable on the books of the Company at its principal office by the registered Holder hereof upon surrender of this Warrant properly endorsed, subject to compliance with federal and state securities laws. The Company shall issue and deliver to the transferee a new Warrant or Warrants representing the Warrants so transferred. Upon any partial transfer, the Company will issue and deliver to Holder a new Warrant or Warrants with respect to the Warrants not so transferred.

4.2   Securities Laws . Upon any issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, it shall be the Company's responsibility to comply with the requirements of: (1) the 1933 Securities Act; (2) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (3) any applicable listing requirements of any national securities exchange; (4) any state securities regulation or "Blue Sky" laws; and (5) requirements under any other law or regulation applicable to the issuance or transfer of such shares. If required by the Company, in connection with each issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, the Holder will give: (i) assurances in writing, satisfactory to the Company, that such shares are not being purchased with a view to the distribution thereof in violation of applicable laws, (ii) sufficient information, in writing, to enable the Company to rely on exemptions from the registration or qualification requirements of applicable laws, if available, with respect to such exercise, and (iii) its cooperation to the Company in connection with such compliance.

4.3   Exchange . This Warrant is exchangeable at the principal office of the Company for Warrants to purchase the same Aggregate Price purchasable hereunder, each new Warrant to represent the right to purchase such Aggregate Price as Holder shall designate at the time of such exchange. Each new Warrant shall be identical in form and content to this Warrant, except for appropriate changes in the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby, the Aggregate Price of such shares, the percentage stated in Section 4.1 above, and any other changes which are necessary in order to prevent the Warrant exchange from changing the respective rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder as they existed immediately prior to such exchange.

4.4   Loss or Mutilation . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the ownership of, and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of, this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft, or destruction) of indemnity satisfactory to it, and (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation hereof, the Company will execute and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant.
 
 
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ARTICLE V
HOLDER RIGHTS

5.1   No Shareholder Rights Until Exercise . No Holder hereof, solely by virtue hereof, shall be entitled to any rights as a shareholder of the Company. Holder shall have all rights of a shareholder with respect to securities purchased upon exercise hereof at the time of cash or net issue exercise pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereof, or at the time of automatic exercise hereof (even if not surrendered) pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof.

ARTICLE VI
REGISTRATION RIGHTS

6.1   Agreement. The Holder and the Company have entered in a Registration Rights Agreement of even date.  

ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS

7.1   Additional Covenants by the Company . The Company further covenants and agrees that it will:

(a)   Give each Holder prompt written notice of any intended changes to the composition of its capital structure, whether by issuance of new securities or otherwise;

(b)   Give each Holder written notice of any shareholders' meeting and will allow a representative of each Holder to attend such meetings;

(c)   Give each Holder five (5) days' prior written notice of any action that the Company intends to take by shareholders' written consent;

(d)   Allow, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, the inspection of its minute book and other corporate records by a representative of the Holder;

(e)   Not engage, other than on arm's-length terms, in any transaction with any of its shareholders or affiliates (as such term is defined under Rule 144 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Securities Act, as amended);

(f)   Provide Holder, within sixty (60) days after the end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, quarterly financial statements reflecting its operations for the quarter, and within ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal year, consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year; and
 
 
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(g)   Keep its properties insured in terms reasonably acceptable to Holder.

7.2   Governmental Approvals . The Company will from time to time take all action which may be necessary to obtain and keep effective any and all permits, consents and approvals of governmental agencies and authorities and securities acts filings under federal and state laws, which may be or become requisite in connection with the issuance, sale, and delivery of this Warrant, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the shares of Common Stock or other securities or property issuable or deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant.

7.3   Governing Laws . It is the intention of the parties hereto that except as set forth below, the internal laws of Maryland (irrespective of its choice of law principles) shall govern the validity of this warrant, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company is organized under the laws of a state other than Indiana, the corporation laws of that state shall govern the procedural and substantive matters pertaining to the due authorization, issuance, delivery and exercise of this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock upon exercise hereof. Except as set forth below, the parties hereby agree that any suit to enforce any provision of this Warrant arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the business relationship between any of the parties hereto shall be brought in the federal district courts located in Indiana or the courts of such State. Each party hereby agrees that such courts shall have personal jurisdiction and venue with respect to such party and each party hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. In addition to the foregoing jurisdiction, Holder, at its sole option, may commence any such suit in any jurisdiction in which the Company has a business office or is incorporated.

7.4   Binding Upon Successors and Assigns . Subject to, and unless otherwise provided in, this Warrant, each and all of the covenants, terms provisions, and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the permitted successors, executors, heirs, representatives, administrators and assigns of the parties hereto.

7.5   Severability . If any one or more provisions of this Warrant, or the application thereof, shall for any reason and to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Warrant and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall be interpreted so as best to reasonably effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace any such void or unenforceable provisions of this Warrant with valid and enforceable provisions which will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provisions.

7.6   Default, Amendment and Waivers . This Warrant may be amended upon the written consent of the Company and the Holder. The waiver by a party of any breach hereof for default in payment of any amount due hereunder or default in the performance hereof shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other default or any succeeding breach or default. The failure to cure any breach of any term of this Warrant within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof shall constitute an event of default under this Warrant. Upon such event of default, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by one-half and thereafter shall continue to be reduced by one-half from the then adjusted Warrant Price for each successive 30-day period in which such breach is not cured.
 
 
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7.7   No Waiver . The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right of such party thereafter to enforce such provisions.

7.8   Attorneys' Fees . Should suit be brought to enforce or interpret any part of this Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover, as an element of the costs of suit and not as damages, reasonable attorneys' fees to be fixed by the court (including, without limitation, costs, expenses and fees on any appeal). The prevailing party shall be the party entitled to recover its costs of suit, regardless of whether such suit proceeds to final judgment. A party not entitled to recover its costs shall not be entitled to recover attorneys' fees. No sum for attorneys' fees shall be counted in calculating the amount of a judgment for purposes of determining if a party is entitled to recover costs or attorneys' fees.

7.9   Notices . Whenever any party hereto desires or is required to give any notice, demand, or request with respect to this Warrant, each such communication shall be in writing and shall be effective only if it is delivered by personal service or mailed, United States certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to such party at its address stated at the beginning of this Warrant or to such other address as such party may designate by written notice delivered hereunder. Such communication shall be effective when they are received by the addressee thereof; but if sent by certified mail in the manner set forth above, they shall be effective [ number ] business days after being deposited in the United States mail. Any party may change its address for such communications by giving notice thereof to the other party in conformity with this Section.

7.10   Time . Time is of the essence of this Warrant.

7.11   Construction of Agreement . This Warrant has been negotiated by the respective parties hereto and their attorneys and the language hereof shall not be construed for or against any party.

7.12   No Endorsement . Holder understands that no federal or state securities administrator has made any finding or determination relating to the fairness of investment in the Company or purchase of the Common Stock hereunder and that no federal or state securities administrator has recommended or endorsed the offering of securities by the Company hereunder.

7.13   Pronouns . All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person, persons, entity or entities may require.

7.14   Further Assurances . Each party agrees to cooperate fully with the other parties and to execute such further instruments, documents and agreements and to give such further written assurances, as may be reasonably requested by any other party to better evidence and reflect the transactions described herein and contemplated hereby, and to carry into effect the intents and purposes of this Warrant.
 
 
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Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.     Holder
       
By:   /s/      By:   /s/ 

Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
   

Robert W. Carteaux
 
 
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Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc
 
Official Offer for Personal Guarantee

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (“FFH”) does hereby offer (in accordance with the acquisition of the real property from Robert W. Carteaux and Stanley P. Lipp dba Carteaux/Lipp Realty located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825) the following to Robert W. Carteaux for his personal guarantee for the portion of loan covering the costs for renovation of said property pursuant to the following terms:

1. Warrants. 150,000 Warrants to acquire shares of common stock of FFH, shall be granted at the Conversion Price of 85% of the Initial Public Offering (IPO); provided, however, the Warrants shall not be exercised for a period of one (1) year from the close of the initial public offering. Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the close of the initial public offering.
 
2. Registration Rights. Piggyback registration rights for the Warrants shall be granted to the extent of any secondary offering registered with the SEC.
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This offer is made August 9,, 2006 by:
 
       
/s/    

Brian Kistler CEO, Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc
   

I hereby agree and accept the terms as written above August 9, 2006:
 
       
/s/    

Robert W. Carteaux
   


421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 260-490-5323* Fax 260-490-5004
 
 
 

 
 

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc

Amended and Restated Official Offer for Personal Guarantee

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (“FFH”) does hereby offer (in accordance with the acquisition of the real property from Robert W. Carteaux and Stanley P. Lipp dba Carteaux/Lipp Realty located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825) the following to Robert W. Carteaux for his personal guarantee for the portion of loan covering the costs for renovation of said property pursuant to the following terms:

1. Warrants. 150,000 Warrants to acquire shares of common stock of FFH, shall be granted at the Conversion Price of 85% of the Initial Public Offering (IPO); provided, however, the Warrants shall not be exercised for a period of one (1) year from the close of the initial public offering. Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the close of the initial public offering. The Warrant Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

2. Registration Rights. Piggyback registration rights for the Warrants shall be granted to the extent of any secondary offering registered with the SEC.

This offer is made September 30, 2006 by:
 
 
/s/

Brian Kistler CEO, Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc

I hereby agree and accept the terms as written above September 30, 2006:
 
 
/s/

Robert W. Carteaux

421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 260-490-5323* Fax 260-490-5004
 
 
 

 

Common Stock Warrant Agreement

September 30, 2006

NEITHER THIS WARRANT, NOR THE STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF, HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 SECURITIES ACT"), OR QUALIFIED OR REGISTERED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (THE "STATE SECURITIES LAWS"), AND THIS WARRANT HAS BEEN, AND THE COMMON STOCK TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF WILL BE, ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR RESALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION MAY BE MADE WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SAID REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND THAT APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

This certifies that Robert W. Carteaux, an individual ("Holder"), a having his principal residence at 7009 Woodcroft Lane, fort Wayne, Indiana , or any party to whom this Warrant is assigned in compliance with the terms hereof, is entitled to subscribe to and purchase, during the period commencing at the date first set forth above and ending at 11:59 p.m. local time in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on _________, 150,000 shares of fully paid and nonassessable common stock, having a par value of $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock" or “Shares”) of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maryland with its principal place of business at 421 East Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 . The purchase price of each such share shall be the Warrant Price as defined below. This Warrant was originally issued to Holder pursuant to the Amended and Restated Personal Guarantee (as defined below).
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

1.1   "Common Stock Equivalents" shall mean Convertible Securities and Rights.

1.2   "Convertible Securities" means any securities which are directly or indirectly convertible into Common Stock.

1.3   "Effective Price" means the quotient obtained by dividing (i) Minimum Consideration by (ii) Maximum Shares Upon Exercise.

1.4   "Maximum Shares Upon Exercise" means the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable under a Common Stock Equivalent upon complete exercise and full conversion of all Rights or Convertible Securities represented thereby, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which increase the number of shares issuable upon exercise and conversion).
 
 
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1.5   "Minimum Consideration" means the minimum aggregate consideration paid or payable at any time for the purchase of the Common Stock Equivalents during the term of the Common Stock Equivalents, and upon complete exercise and full conversion of the Common Stock Equivalents, computed without regard to contingent adjustments to exercise or conversion price (other than adjustments caused solely by the passage of time which reduce such minimum aggregate consideration).

1.6   "Amended and Restated Personal Guarantee" shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Personal Guarantee dated September 30, 2006 between Holder and the Company.

1.7   "Rights" means any options, warrants, or rights to purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

1.8   "Warrant Price" shall mean 85% of the price for the Initial Public Offering of Common Stock in a registration statement on Form SB-2 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).

ARTICLE II
EXERCISE AND PAYMENT

2.1   Cash Exercise . The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised by Holder, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, and by the payment to the Company, by certified, cashier's or other check acceptable to the Company, of an amount equal to the aggregate Warrant Price of the shares being purchased; provided, however, that this Warrant shall not be exercised until one (1) year after the closing date of the offering in the registration statement on form SB-2 pursuant to the Act. Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the close of the Initial Public Offering.

2.2   Stock Certificate . In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased shall be delivered to Holder within a reasonable time and, unless this Warrant has been fully exercised or has expired, a new Warrant representing the Aggregate Price with respect to which this Warrant shall not have been exercised shall also be issued to Holder within such time.

2.3   Stock Fully Paid; Reservation of Shares . The Company covenants and agrees that all Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof (excluding taxes based on the income of Holder). The Company further covenants and agrees that during the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved for issuance a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock as would be required upon the full exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant.
 
 
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2.7   Fractional Shares . No fractional share of Common Stock will be issued in connection with any exercise hereof, but in lieu of a fractional share upon complete exercise hereof, Holder may purchase a whole share at the then effective Warrant Price.
 
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS OF NUMBER OF
SHARES PURCHASABLE AND WARRANT PRICE

The number and kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Warrant Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events, as follows:

3.1   Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger . In case of: (i) any reclassification or change of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant; (ii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a merger with another corporation in which the Company is a continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification, change or exchange of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant); or (iii) any sale or transfer to another corporation of all, or substantially all, of the property of the Company, then, and in each such event, the Company or such successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, shall execute a new Warrant which will provide that Holder shall have the right to exercise such new Warrant and purchase upon such exercise, in lieu of each share of Common Stock theretofore issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of securities, money and property receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer by a holder of one share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such new Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided in this Section 3 and the provisions of this Section 3.1, shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, sales and transfers.

3.2   Subdivision or Combination of Shares . If the Company shall at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding and unexercised in whole or in part: (i) divide its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately reduced; or (ii) combine shares of its Common Stock, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased.

3.3   Adjustment for Issue or Sale of Shares at Less Than the Warrant Price . If, in a transaction other than an issuance excepted from these provisions as set forth below or an issuance that causes an adjustment under Sections 3.1 or 3.2, the Company shall at any time or from time to time, issue any additional shares of Common Stock without consideration or for a net consideration per share less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance, then, and in each case, the Warrant Price shall be lowered to an amount equal to the lowest per share price received, or deemed received, by the Company as consideration for such Shares.

For purposes of this Section 3.3:
 
 
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(i)   There shall be no adjustment under this Section 3.3 for any sales or issuances: (a) in a transaction in which an adjustment will be made pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2; (b) of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents issued pursuant to any equity incentive plan approved by the Company's shareholders and Board of Directors; or (c) upon exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding on the original date of issuance of this Warrant;

(ii)   The issuance of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed an issuance at such time of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock Equivalents. If the Effective Price shall be less than the Warrant Price at the time of such issuance, then an adjustment in the Warrant Price shall be made upon each such issuance in the manner provided in this Section 3.3. No adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be made under this Section 3.3 upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion of Common Stock Equivalents if an adjustment has previously been made as above provided. Any adjustment of the Warrant Price shall be disregarded, if, as and when such Common Stock Equivalents expire or are cancelled without being exercised so that the Warrant Price effective immediately upon such cancellation or expiration shall be equal to the Warrant Price in effect at the time of the issuance of the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents, with such additional adjustments as would have been made to the Warrant Price had the expired or cancelled Common Stock Equivalents not been issued.

3.4   Other Action Affecting Common Stock . If the Company takes any action affecting its Common Stock after the date hereof (including dividends and distributions), other than an action described in any of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof, which would have a material effect upon Holder's rights hereunder, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted downward in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors of the Company shall in good faith determine to be equitable under the circumstances.

3.5   Time of Adjustments to the Warrant Price . All adjustments to the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be effective as of the earlier of:

(i)   the date of issue (or date of sale, if earlier) of the security causing the adjustment;

(ii)   the effective date of a division or combination of shares;

(iii)   the record date of any action of holders of the Company's capital stock of any class taken for the purpose of dividing or combining shares or entitling shareholders to receive a distribution or dividends.

3.6   Notice of Adjustments . In each case of an adjustment in the Warrant Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder, the Company, at its expense, shall cause the Treasurer of the Company to compute such adjustment and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall promptly mail a copy of each such certificate to Holder pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof.
 
 
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3.7   Duration of Adjusted Warrant Price . Following each adjustment of the Warrant Price, such adjusted Warrant Price shall remain in effect until a further adjustment of the Warrant Price.

3.8   Adjustment of Number of Shares . Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price pursuant to this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder shall be adjusted to the nearest whole share, to the number obtained by dividing the Aggregate Price by the Warrant Price as adjusted.

ARTICLE IV
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND LOSS

4.1   Transfer . This Warrant is transferable on the books of the Company at its principal office by the registered Holder hereof upon surrender of this Warrant properly endorsed, subject to compliance with federal and state securities laws. The Company shall issue and deliver to the transferee a new Warrant or Warrants representing the Warrants so transferred. Upon any partial transfer, the Company will issue and deliver to Holder a new Warrant or Warrants with respect to the Warrants not so transferred.

4.2   Securities Laws . Upon any issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, it shall be the Company's responsibility to comply with the requirements of: (1) the 1933 Securities Act; (2) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (3) any applicable listing requirements of any national securities exchange; (4) any state securities regulation or "Blue Sky" laws; and (5) requirements under any other law or regulation applicable to the issuance or transfer of such shares. If required by the Company, in connection with each issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant, the Holder will give: (i) assurances in writing, satisfactory to the Company, that such shares are not being purchased with a view to the distribution thereof in violation of applicable laws, (ii) sufficient information, in writing, to enable the Company to rely on exemptions from the registration or qualification requirements of applicable laws, if available, with respect to such exercise, and (iii) its cooperation to the Company in connection with such compliance.

4.3   Exchange . This Warrant is exchangeable at the principal office of the Company for Warrants to purchase the same Aggregate Price purchasable hereunder, each new Warrant to represent the right to purchase such Aggregate Price as Holder shall designate at the time of such exchange. Each new Warrant shall be identical in form and content to this Warrant, except for appropriate changes in the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby, the Aggregate Price of such shares, the percentage stated in Section 4.1 above, and any other changes which are necessary in order to prevent the Warrant exchange from changing the respective rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder as they existed immediately prior to such exchange.
 
4.4   Loss or Mutilation . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the ownership of, and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of, this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft, or destruction) of indemnity satisfactory to it, and (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation hereof, the Company will execute and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant.
 
 
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ARTICLE V
HOLDER RIGHTS

5.1   No Shareholder Rights Until Exercise . No Holder hereof, solely by virtue hereof, shall be entitled to any rights as a shareholder of the Company. Holder shall have all rights of a shareholder with respect to securities purchased upon exercise hereof at the time of cash or net issue exercise pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereof, or at the time of automatic exercise hereof (even if not surrendered) pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof.

ARTICLE VI
REGISTRATION RIGHTS

6.1   Agreement . The Holder and the Company have entered in a Registration Rights Agreement of even date.  

ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS

7.1   Additional Covenants by the Company . The Company further covenants and agrees that it will:

(a)   Give each Holder prompt written notice of any intended changes to the composition of its capital structure, whether by issuance of new securities or otherwise;

(b)   Give each Holder written notice of any shareholders' meeting and will allow a representative of each Holder to attend such meetings;

(c)   Give each Holder five (5) days' prior written notice of any action that the Company intends to take by shareholders' written consent;

(d)   Allow, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, the inspection of its minute book and other corporate records by a representative of the Holder;

(e)   Not engage, other than on arm's-length terms, in any transaction with any of its shareholders or affiliates (as such term is defined under Rule 144 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Securities Act, as amended);

(f)   Provide Holder, within sixty (60) days after the end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, quarterly financial statements reflecting its operations for the quarter, and within ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal year, consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year; and
 
 
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(g)   Keep its properties insured in terms reasonably acceptable to Holder.

7.2   Governmental Approvals . The Company will from time to time take all action which may be necessary to obtain and keep effective any and all permits, consents and approvals of governmental agencies and authorities and securities acts filings under federal and state laws, which may be or become requisite in connection with the issuance, sale, and delivery of this Warrant, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the shares of Common Stock or other securities or property issuable or deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant.

7.3   Governing Laws . It is the intention of the parties hereto that except as set forth below, the internal laws of Indiana (irrespective of its choice of law principles) shall govern the validity of this warrant, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company is organized under the laws of a state other than Indiana, the corporation laws of that state shall govern the procedural and substantive matters pertaining to the due authorization, issuance, delivery and exercise of this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock upon exercise hereof. Except as set forth below, the parties hereby agree that any suit to enforce any provision of this Warrant arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the business relationship between any of the parties hereto shall be brought in the federal district courts located in Indiana or the courts of such State. Each party hereby agrees that such courts shall have personal jurisdiction and venue with respect to such party and each party hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. In addition to the foregoing jurisdiction, Holder, at its sole option, may commence any such suit in any jurisdiction in which the Company has a business office or is incorporated.

7.4   Binding Upon Successors and Assigns . Subject to, and unless otherwise provided in, this Warrant, each and all of the covenants, terms provisions, and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the permitted successors, executors, heirs, representatives, administrators and assigns of the parties hereto.

7.5   Severability . If any one or more provisions of this Warrant, or the application thereof, shall for any reason and to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Warrant and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall be interpreted so as best to reasonably effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace any such void or unenforceable provisions of this Warrant with valid and enforceable provisions which will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provisions.

7.6   Default, Amendment and Waivers . This Warrant may be amended upon the written consent of the Company and the Holder. The waiver by a party of any breach hereof for default in payment of any amount due hereunder or default in the performance hereof shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other default or any succeeding breach or default. The failure to cure any breach of any term of this Warrant within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof shall constitute an event of default under this Warrant. Upon such event of default, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by one-half and thereafter shall continue to be reduced by one-half from the then adjusted Warrant Price for each successive 30-day period in which such breach is not cured.
 
 
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7.7   No Waiver . The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right of such party thereafter to enforce such provisions.

7.8   Attorneys' Fees . Should suit be brought to enforce or interpret any part of this Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover, as an element of the costs of suit and not as damages, reasonable attorneys' fees to be fixed by the court (including, without limitation, costs, expenses and fees on any appeal). The prevailing party shall be the party entitled to recover its costs of suit, regardless of whether such suit proceeds to final judgment. A party not entitled to recover its costs shall not be entitled to recover attorneys' fees. No sum for attorneys' fees shall be counted in calculating the amount of a judgment for purposes of determining if a party is entitled to recover costs or attorneys' fees.

7.9   Notices . Whenever any party hereto desires or is required to give any notice, demand, or request with respect to this Warrant, each such communication shall be in writing and shall be effective only if it is delivered by personal service or mailed, United States certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to such party at its address stated at the beginning of this Warrant or to such other address as such party may designate by written notice delivered hereunder. Such communication shall be effective when they are received by the addressee thereof; but if sent by certified mail in the manner set forth above, they shall be effective [ number ] business days after being deposited in the United States mail. Any party may change its address for such communications by giving notice thereof to the other party in conformity with this Section.

7.10   Time . Time is of the essence of this Warrant.

7.11   Construction of Agreement . This Warrant has been negotiated by the respective parties hereto and their attorneys and the language hereof shall not be construed for or against any party.

7.12   No Endorsement . Holder understands that no federal or state securities administrator has made any finding or determination relating to the fairness of investment in the Company or purchase of the Common Stock hereunder and that no federal or state securities administrator has recommended or endorsed the offering of securities by the Company hereunder.

7.13   Pronouns . All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person, persons, entity or entities may require.

7.14   Further Assurances . Each party agrees to cooperate fully with the other parties and to execute such further instruments, documents and agreements and to give such further written assurances, as may be reasonably requested by any other party to better evidence and reflect the transactions described herein and contemplated hereby, and to carry into effect the intents and purposes of this Warrant.
 
 
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Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.     Holder
       
       
By: /s/     By: /s/

Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
   

Robert W. Carteaux


 
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Registration Rights Agreement

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the 30th day of September 2006 by and between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland having its principal place of business at Fort Wayne, Indiana and Robert W. Carteaux, an individual who is referred to as the "Holder."

In consideration of the sale by the Holder of the real property located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 and Holder’s personal guarantee for the portion of loan covering the costs for renovation of said property   the Company will issue One Hundred Fifty Thousand (150,000) warrants to acquire shares of common stock of the Company issued pursuant to a Common Stock Warrant Agreement (the “Shares”) entered into by the Company and Holder on September 30, 20006, the parties agree as follows:

1.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The term "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") promulgated thereunder.

(b) The term "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(c) The term "Registerable Securities" means: (1) the Shares; and (2) any Common Stock, $.0001 par value, of the Corporation issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any and all shares of the Corporation's preferred stock or debt instrument convertible by its terms into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, $.0001 par value, now or hereafter owned by the Holders, excluding in all cases, however, any Registerable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which his or her rights under this Agreement are not assigned.

(d) The number of shares of "Registerable Securities then outstanding" shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding which are, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registerable Securities.

(e) The term "Holder" means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registerable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.

2.   Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.
 
 
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If (but without any obligation to do so) the Corporation proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Corporation for shareholders other than the Holders) any of its Common Stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating to the sale of securities to participants in a Corporation stock option, stock purchase or similar plan, or a registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registerable Securities), the Corporation shall, at that time, promptly give each Holder written notice of such registration. Upon the written request of each Holder given within 10 days after mailing of such notice by the Corporation in accordance with the terms hereof, the Corporation shall, subject to the provisions of Section 6, cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registerable Securities that each such Holder has requested to be registered.

3.   Obligations of the Corporation.

Whenever required under this Agreement to effect the registration of any Registerable Securities, the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 180 days.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement.

(c) Furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registerable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, provided that the Corporation shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.
 
 
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(f) Notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

(g) Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, on the date that such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective: (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Corporation for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registerable Securities, and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Corporation, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities.

4.   Furnish Information.

It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Corporation to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registerable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Corporation such information regarding itself, the Registerable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registerable Securities.

5.   Expenses of Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

The Corporation shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registerable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 2 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 11), including without limitation all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders selected by them, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registerable Securities.

6.   Underwriting Requirements.

In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares being issued by the Corporation, the Corporation shall not be required under Section 2 to include any of the Holders' securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Corporation and the underwriters selected by it, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the underwriters, jeopardize the success of the offering by the Corporation. If the total amount of securities, including Registerable Securities, requested by Holders to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Corporation that the underwriters reasonably believe compatible with the success of the offering, then the Corporation shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registerable Securities, which the underwriters believe will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling Holders according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling Holders) but in no event shall: (i) the amount of securities of the selling Holders included in the offering be reduced below 50% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Corporation's securities, in which case the selling Holders may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other Holder's securities are included. For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single "selling Holder," and any pro rata reduction with respect to such "selling Holder" shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such "selling Holder," as defined in this sentence.
 
 
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7.   Delay of Registration.

No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

8.   Indemnification.

In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriters (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriters within the meaning of the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively Violation): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law; and the Corporation will pay as incurred to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Corporation (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Corporation be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.
 
 
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 8(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 8(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 10, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 10.
 
 
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(d) The obligations of the Corporation and Holders under this Section 10 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registerable Securities in a registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

9.     Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Corporation to the public without registration the Corporation agrees to:

(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation for the offering of its securities to the general public;

(b) File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

(c) Furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, forthwith upon request: (i) a written statement by the Corporation that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation and such other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonable requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

10.   Assignment of Registration Rights.

The rights to cause the Corporation to register Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of at least 10,000 shares of such securities provided the Corporation is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees restricted under the Act. The foregoing 10,000 share limitation shall not apply, however, to transfers by an Holder to shareholders or partners of such Holder if all such transferees or assignees agree in writing to appoint a single representative as their attorney in fact for the purpose of receiving any notices and exercising their rights under this Agreement.
 
 
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11.     "Market Stand-Off" Agreement.

Each Holder hereby agrees that during the 90-day period following the effective date of a registration statement of the Corporation filed under the Act, it shall not, to the extent requested by the Corporation and such underwriter, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any Common Stock of the Corporation held by it at any time during such period except Common Stock included in such registration; provided, however, that:

(a) Such agreement shall be applicable only to the first such registration statement of the Corporation which covers Common Stock (or other securities) to be sold on its behalf to the public in an underwritten offering; and

(b) All officers and directors of the Corporation and all other persons with registration rights (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) enter into similar agreements.

Additionally, Each Holder hereby agrees that that for a period of up to 120 days after the Closing Date of the registration statement on Form SB-2 relating to the public offering, each Holder will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any Shares of Company Common Stock without prior written consent, except as follows:

(a) After the 60 day period from the Closing Date, each Holder may offer and sell an aggregate of one-third of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 135 percent of the initial public offering price;

(b) After the 90 day period from the Closing Date, each Holder may offer and sell up to two-thirds of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 135 percent of the initial public offering price;

(c) After the 120 day period from the Closing Date, each Holder may offer and sell all of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 135 percent of the initial public offering price; and

(d) Each Holder may transfer any number of such Shares to my children, by gift or otherwise, provided that any such Shares will continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter.

In order to enforce the foregoing covenants, the Corporation may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Registerable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of ever other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.

12.   Amendment of Registration Rights.

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the Registerable Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding (including securities into which such securities are convertible), each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.
 
 
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13.   Termination of Registration Rights.

No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Agreement after three (3) years following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Act in connection with the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of its securities to the general public.

14.     Termination of Prior Registration Rights.

Any and all prior registration rights granted to any party hereto are hereby terminated in their entirety and are replaced in their entirety with the rights contained in this Agreement, effective on the date hereof. The provisions of this Section 14 shall be effective as to and as against all Holders of Registerable Securities as defined herein.

15.   Miscellaneous.

(a) Transfer; Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Indiana as applied to agreements among Indiana residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Indiana.

(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(d) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

(e) Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as such party may designate by 20 days’ advance written notice to the other parties.
 
 
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(f) Amendments and Waivers. Other than as provided in Section 16 above, any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement my be waived either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Shares or Registerable Securities issued hereunder. Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each transferee of any Share or Registerable Securities, each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

(g) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
    FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/
 
Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer
 
 
HOLDER:      
       
       
/s/    

Robert W. Carteaux
   


Print Name and Title:
Robert W. Carteaux
Address:
7009 Woodcroft Lane
 
Fort Wayne, IN 46804-2891

 
 
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Mentor Plan Program  

 
ACTION Mentoring Program
 
- PROGRAM AGREEMENT -
 
This Agreement is between You (Your Company or business entity) and Your Business Coach (hereinafter referred to as “ACTION”)
 
Client Name BRIAN KISTLER
 
Company Name FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC
 
(The Client and/or Company herein referred to as “you”)
 
Business Address 6615 BROTHERHOOD WAY, FT WAYNE, IN 46825
 
Home Address _______________________________________________________________

Business Phone 260 490-5363
Home Phone 260 622-6485
Fax Number 260 490-5004
Mobile Phone 260 450-3570
Email bkis2323@aol.com
Start Date 11/13/06
 
The Alignment Consultation or Alignment Day.
 
This is a must for anyone in business. Your Action Business Coach evaluates your business and personal life, and identifies different areas of untapped potential. This process is a vital first step in getting maximum value from your commitment to the Mentoring program.
 
The Alignment Consultation starts off with an in-depth look at your goals, both business and personal, the sales and marketing strategies you have used previously and what results were achieved. The Alignment Consultation is basically a road map for the future of your business. It will give you a complete list of strategies and ideas that you may not be currently using in your business, as well as identifying those you are using that could use a few improvements.
 
The process of going through the Alignment ensures you, your life and/or business partners and your entire Team are clear on your goals and objectives, before we begin to change anything. This is vitally important to ensure we are able to clearly identify what each person is striving to achieve.
 
The first step to the Alignment Consultation is to arrange a suitable time to conduct the consultation. The Alignment Consultation takes between 3 and 4 hours for individuals and can be done face to face or over the phone. I recommend that all decision makers be involved in this process, again, this includes business and life partners. The Alignment Day is designed for businesses with 4 or more Team members and includes a full day of training, planning, goal setting and gaining congruence on the future of your business.
 
Greg Fields © copyright Action International 2003
 

 
Mentor Plan Program  

 
There are four Mentoring programs for you to choose from:
 
Platinum-Making a Real Difference Program
 
Your ‘Making a Real Difference’ program is for those people who really want to kick their business along and achieve real goals for the year. Your business is probably already experiencing steady growth. You have some really solid ground-work in place and you and your Team might eventually make it happen anyway. You just know that working with me as your Personal and Business Coach would make a real difference to your lifestyle, the value and the position of your business in the marketplace. (This may be a prelude to your exit strategy!)
 
This program is not for the faint hearted or the non-committed; it is for those business owners who are really willing to make a difference and are not afraid of taking on challenges. With the ‘Making a Real Difference’ program, your personal and your business goals are combined. You understand that introducing systems and performance standards are the key to achieving what you want from your business in the future. Yes, we work on all areas of your business, but as your Coach, there is more demand to really perform and not let you get away with all those old habits that have been holding you and your business back. You must be committed to change.
 
The ‘Making a Real Difference Program’ includes:
 
·
Up to four 1-hour strategy implementation and goal setting sessions, via phone or face-to-face, each month plus one ½-day personal visit coaching call, sales training, staff training, site visit, competitor research or seminar each month.
 
·
Up to six hours per month, critiquing, reviewing and developing print advertisements, brochures, sales aids, marketing, systems, logistics or team recruitment pieces;
 
·
Up to two ????? ½   day workshops or training seminars during the program for you and your whole team, on selling, team building, telemarketing or a custom content that you and I, as your Coach, would develop together;
 
·
A Personal Profile Analysis using the Thomas DiSC program for the business owner and any one other individual within your organisation completed at the same time as the Alignment Consultation plus up to 5 other team members or job applicants throughout the program;
 
Gold — Grow Your Business Program
 
The ‘Grow Your Business’ program is designed for those businesses who are determined to achieve significant growth in the next 12 months. Your business is probably already going well but you may typically need to rapidly expand your customer base, introduce a new product or open another outlet. You have some really good staff members in place but your business is struggling to reach its full potential. You are probably working way too many hours a week and the business would not be able to survive without your constant input.
 
The “Grow Your Business Program” includes:
 
·
Up to four 1-hour strategy implementation and goal setting sessions, via phone or face-to-face, each month;
 
·
Up to six hours per month, critiquing and developing marketing, systems, logistics or team recruitment pieces;
 
Greg Fields © copyright Action International 2003
 

 
Mentor Plan Program  

 
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One four hour workshop or training seminar during the first six months of the program for you and any one other member of your team on selling, using sales scripts, team building, customer service or a specific content that you and I would develop together;
 
·
A Personal Profile Analysis using the Thomas DiSC program for the business owner and any one other individual within your organisation completed at the same time as the Alignment Consultation;
 
Silver - Empower Your Business Program
 
This program suits those business owners who really are committed to get their business ahead. The type of business that most benefits from this program is a business who’s owner really wants their business to implement the strategies for improvement detailed in their ‘Alignment Consultation’ as quickly and effectively as possible.
 
The “Empower Your Business Program” includes:
 
·
Up to a 1-hour strategy implementation and goal setting session via the phone or face-to-face each week;
 
·
Up to four hours per month critiquing marketing, systems, logistics or team building pieces;
 
·
Access to DISC psychological profiling, and specific training programs at reduced costs.
 
Bronze - Building a Solid Base Program
 
This program is designed for those small business owners or managers who know they want more out of their business but don’t know how to get it. It’s really for businesses which have just started, don’t have the infrastructure to take full advantage of the more in-depth programs, or just need an injection of enthusiasm and guidance each month. It is also recommended as a follow on program for business owners that have completed 12 months of one-to-one mentoring or as an aid to implement the strategies identified as part of a Success Model Business Plan,
 
The ‘Building Your Solid Base’ Program includes:
 
·
Up to a 1-hour strategy and goal setting session via phone or face-to-face, two visits per month;
 
·
Up to two hours per month critiquing your marketing, systems, or team building pieces.
 
Your Marketing Strategies
 
The number and combination of the Strategies that we implement during each program will depend on their size, complexity and your ability to undertake the workload involved .   The appropriateness, order and priority of your strategies will be identified and discussed by you and I during the Alignment Consultation (which is a pre-requisite to any mentoring program) but may change during the term of the program to be responsive to the variables of your business.
 
I am, as a Licensed Business Coach, experienced in, and able to assist you with the strategic design and implementation of material in the following areas;
 
·
Media Advertising   -   Strategic formulation and advice on the writing, layout, target marketing target appeal, monitoring the effectiveness and return on your investment of advertising across a range of media including Yellow Pages, newspapers, magazine, radio and television;
 
Greg Fields © copyright Action International 2003
 

 
Mentor Plan Program  

 
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Direct Mail -   Strategic formulation and advice on the writing, layout and distribution of Direct Mail letters to existing customers or new prospects;
 
·
Newsletter - Advice on production, layout, content and distribution of Newsletters where you will be required to do a draft of the articles you would like in the newsletter. (ACTION head office can edit and layout those articles and design the overall layout of the newsletter if necessary for a modest additional fee);
 
·
Sales Scripts - Tips and advice on development and implementation of sales scripts for direct mail follow-up, incoming or out-bound calls and face-to-face selling;
 
·
Host Beneficiary - This is a form of Strategic Alliance where two parties collaborate to gain benefits that neither party could achieve alone. E.g. it could be where non-competitive businesses share such resources as client databases, to enable both parties to extend their market reach. I can assist you through the entire process and help you develop your approach as well as the sales strategy and tools you’ll use to see the relationship mature and develop;
 
·
Referral Strategy -   Advice and assistance with a marketing strategy to actively and regularly encourage your customers to refer new prospects enabling you to convert them to new clients. These strategies can either be proactive or reactive;
 
·
Repeat Business Strategy - Advice on marketing strategies to encourage your existing customers to buy from you more often;
 
·
Radio Advertising -     Creative ideas , feedback and critique of scripts, suggested programs and logistical tips for your radio advertising schedule;
 
·
Television Advertising - Comment and feedback on storyboards and suggested schedules and logistical tips for your TV advertising;
 
·
Fliers - These can be changed/critiqued a number of times if necessary to test and measure various markets, headlines, offers and mediums to identify the most effective version;
 
·
Company Brochure - Advice and tips on concept design of a Brochure for promotional purposes that may accompany a letter or be given to your client with a quote or tender. The design may include suggested copy, basic graphics and layout. The production of the finished brochure may require you to contract the services of a graphic artist depending on your requirements;
 
·
Yellow Pages Advertisement -   Review and critique of your current Yellow Pages and White Pages entry designed to achieve maximum effectiveness and return on investment;
 
·
Business Name, Cards, Stationary, Letterheads and Image -   for new businesses or those that need an image lift or name change, I can advise and critique your concepts and designs to ensure the most professional presentation possible in your market place;
 
·
Quotations -   Advice and tips on the re-design of your quotation or tender forms into ‘ACTION Plan’ forms to use in face-to-face quoting and presenting;
 
·
Networks -   advise you on the effectiveness and steps involved in forming an informal, local business network, consortium, or breakfast club, to promote the pooling of resources, group leverage and other marketing advantages that come through local business alliances. The “Success Club” is a prime example of this type of group;
 
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Mentor Plan Program  

 
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Creation of Sales Aids   - I will be available to work with you and your team to develop a set of unique benefit oriented Sales Aids to help in the conversion of enquiries into customers.
 
Some of these strategies will be designed as tests for you to implement (test and measure). From there, we will work out and begin the integration of your most effective marketing strategies into your long-term marketing program. They are designed so that you and I can evaluate, test results and determine the best future strategies and their priorities for implementation.
 
Program Fees.
 
Payment is by automatic bank deduction, check, or credit card. All further payments are by direct debit (credit card payments attract a 5% fee). A bank form will be provided for you to instruct your bank. Payment is on time and monthly in advance.
 
Period
 
Program
 
Monthly Fee
12+ months
 
Platinum
 
$2,995
12+ months
 
Gold
 
$2,495
12+ months
 
Silver
 
$1,995
12+ months
 
Bronze
 
$1,795
4 hours
 
Alignment only
 
$1,495 (One time payment)
14 Weeks
 
Group Coaching
 
$2,495 (One time payment)
 
Your Commitment to the Program.
 
My role as your Business Coach is essentially that of mentor and motivator. To ensure that you keep up with the work required, and to ensure this program and it’s fundamental philosophies are instilled correctly into your business, you will be required to input approximately (Bronze-two hours/Silver three hours/Gold-four hours/Platinum-five hours) per week of marketing and business development time in addition to meetings with your ACTION Coach. This is designed to achieve the desired results within your business within the quickest possible time but may occur outside normal business hours.
 
Your perspective during the program.
 
Consistent with the Mentor Plan point of view, we strongly advise against crisis management within your business. I.e. re-acting because you need immediate results or better cash flow. Instead, we recommend a step by step process to implement the strategies and concepts that ACTION recommends.
 
General Conditions:
 
1.
The Mentor Plan Program Materials you receive are confidential and proprietary, and can not be used, disclosed or duplicated except within your own company. These materials are unpublished works protected by copyright laws and no unauthorised copying, adaptation, distribution storage or displays are permitted.
 
2.
Our services are advisory. You bear sole responsibility for the use and implementation of these services in your business. You agree to forever indemnify and hold harmless your Licensed ACTION Coach from and against any loss, cost or expense resulting from your activities related to the subject matter in this document and in The Mentor Plan.
 
Greg Fields © copyright Action International 2003
 

 
Mentor Plan Program  

 
3.
While your Licensed ACTION Coach will be providing you with guidance, direction and program materials, such a role is advisory and not of actually doing the activity itself . You will be primarily accountable for producing the results during the Program. In this way your ACTION Coach seeks to educate, train and motivate you in order to make your ability to run a successful business a life long activity.
 
4.
Consultations can be re-scheduled, but often at the expense of desired times. If you need to reschedule meetings you agree to provide 24 hours notice or risk forfeiture of the consultation.
 
5.
From time to time, your Licensed ACTION Coach will be required to attend educational workshops and take a vacation and will need to schedule consultations around such times.
 
6.
ACTION reserves the right to replace your Licensed ACTION Coach with another Coach should it, in the opinion of ACTION, become necessary.
 
7.
ACTION may from time to time, alter the content or structure of the program as it considers necessary, but at all times ACTION will continue to provide value for money.
 
8.
You or your Coach may elect to terminate this agreement at any time upon thirty days notice in writing.
 
9.
This agreement is the entire agreement between you and your Coach, all prior agreements, promises or representations being merged herein.
 
10.
This agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana.
 
 
Program chosen PLATINUM   at   $ 2995
 
Executed on and effective from the 7 th day of November 2006
 
Coach: Greg Fields
 
On Behalf Of: G.K Fields & Associates dba Action International
 
Signature: /s/ Greg Fields           Date: 11/7/06

Client: B RIAN K ISTLER
 
On Behalf Of: Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
 
Signature: /s/ Brian Kistler           Date 11/7/06

 
Greg Fields © copyright Action International 2003
 

 

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc

January 1, 2007

GK Fields and Associates dba
ACTION International
918 Perry Woods Cove
Fort Wayne, In 46845

RE: Addendum to consulting agreement dated November 7, 2006

Dear Greg,

This is to inform you that Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc has decided to lower our participation in the Business Consulting Program from Platinum $2,995 to Bronze $1,495 from this date forward.

Sincerely,
 

/s/

Brian Kistler
CEO
 
I hereby acknowledge this change.
 

/s/

Gregory K. Fields- Owner

6615 Brotherhood Way, Suite A, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 260-490-5363* Fax 260-490-5004
 
 
 

 
 
CONSULTING AGREEMENT
 
This Agreement is made effective as of June 13, 2006, by and between Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation, of 421 East Cook Rd., ste 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, and Medallion Consultants, LLC, of 7086 So. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84121.
 
In this Agreement, the party who is contracting to receive services shall be referred to as "Company", and the party who will be providing the services shall be referred to as "Consultant".
 
Consultant has a background in Mortgage Banking, Commercial Loan Brokering, Sub-Prime Lending, Hard-Money Lending, Distressed & Foreclosure Properties, Business Operations, Accounting, and Internal Company Re-Organization for Business Organization & Management and is willing to provide services based on this background.
 
Company desires to have services provided by Consultant.
 
Therefore, the parties agree as follows:
 
1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. Beginning on the date of this Agreement, Consultant will provide the following services (collectively, the "Services"):
 
A)
Assist Company's owner(s) to established Company as a Mortgage Banker with a Warehouse Line-of-Credit
 
·
Set-up internal banking functions, with Custom "Quality Control Program"
 
·
Train personnel to perform their "closing" & "funding" duties
 
·
Establish Company's Secondary Market Investor Relationships
 
·
Secure "Seller Contracts" for Company with these investors
 
B)
Assist Company to develop a "Sub-Prime" revenue center
 
·
Develop and establish internal "intake" process system
 
·
Develop and establish internal "underwriting" process system
 
·
Develop and establish internal "processing" system
 
·
Establish Company's Secondary Market Investor relationships with several Sub-Prime Investors
 
·
Secure "Seller Contracts'' for Company with these Investors
 
·
Train Company personnel to perform their duties
 

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C)
Assist Company to develop a "Multi-Family Financing" revenue center
 
·
Develop and establish internal “intake” process system
 
·
Develop and establish internal "underwriting" process system
 
·
Develop and establish "processing” system, which may include outside contract processors
 
·
Establish investor relationships with multi-family property investors
 
·
Secure "Broker Agreements" for Company with these investors
 
·
Train personnel to perform their duties
 
D)
Assist Company to develop their Customized Business / Employee Management Documentation
 
·
Design and Develop a Customized Company "Employee Handbook"
 
·
Written Company Policies & Procedures
 
·
Including "Sexual Harassment" & "Family Medical Leave Act"
 
·
Written Annual / Semi-Annual "Employee Evaluations"
 
·
Management & Supervisors & Non-Supervisory Personnel
 
·
Written "Employee-Progressive-Discipline" Company Policy
 
2 . PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES. The manner in which the Services are to be performed and the specific hours to   be worked by Consultant shall be determined by Consultant. Company will rely on Consultant to work as many hours as may be reasonably necessary to fulfill Consultant's obligations under this Agreement.
 
In addition to above Services, Consultant will assist Company in developing, preparing, and submitting applications, providing information, and performing any other act reasonably requested by any financial institution, body or agency required to complete this process. Furthermore, Consultant will also act on Company's behalf to communicate and coordinate, by any and all means, with any individual, at any company or institution said documents are submitted, in order to facilitate the approval process. During the term of this agreement, Company will pay Consultant, as outlined below, regardless of who actually submits paperwork.
 
3.   SERVICE FEE PAYMENTS. Company will pay a fee to Consultant for said Services in the amount(s) described herein. This fee shall be payable as follows: an initial payment of $5,000, paid as Consideration with this agreement, together with subsequent "BENCHMARK" payments as outlined below, which will only be paid upon completion of each specific Benchmark.
 
·
$2,000   Establish Warehouse Line of Credit
 
·
$1,500   Complete Seller's Contract with 3 conventional investors
 
·
$1,500   1st loan completed with any conventional investor
 
·
$1,500   Complete Seller's Contract with 3 Sub-Prime investors
 
·
$1,500   1 st loan completed with any Sub-Prime investor
 
·
$1,500   Complete FHA Seller's Contract with 3 FHA investors
 
·
$1,500   1 st loan completed with any FHA investor
 

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"SELLER'S CONTRACT" is defined as; Company's written agreement with Secondary Market Investors willing to purchase closed & funded loans from Company; similar to broker contracts with Wholesale Investors, outlining broker's relationship with Lenders to accept brokered loans.
 
If any of the above "benchmarks" are not completed
Company will not be required to pay Consultant for that service.
 
4. COMMISSION PAYMENTS. In addition to the fees outlined in the preceding paragraph, Company will also make commission payments to Consultant as outlined below, based upon individual loans closed / funded by Company.
 
· Conforming / Government Residential Loans   $100.00 each.
 
For the purposes of this Agreement, for each conforming or government residential loan funded by the Company on its initial or subsequent warehouse line(s),
$ 100.00 shall be paid to Consultant - to a maximum of 300 loans.
 
· Sub-Prime Residential Loans   $250.00 each.
 
For the purposes of this Agreement, for each Sub-Prime residential loan funded by the Company on its initial or subsequent warehouse line(s),
$250.00 shall be paid to Consultant - to a maximum of 200 loans
 
· Multi-Family Financing Loans   $500.00 each.
 
For the purposes of this Agreement, for each Multi-Family housing loan closed by the Company, through any funding source,
$ 500.00 shall be paid to Consultant - to a maximum of 30 loans.
 
Commissions will be paid-out directly following the funding of all loans closed at title or the receipt of revenue on any transaction, as outlined below.
 
a.   Payment Schedule.   The commission payments shall be payable weekly, no later than two days after the end of each applicable week, during which any transactions were conducted. Consultant sends out invoices on a weekly basis.
 
b. Accounting. Company shall maintain records in sufficient detail for purposes of determining the amount of Company's loan production. Company shall provide to Consultant a written accounting that sets forth the manner in which loan production was calculated. While this agreement is open, Company shall also provide Consultant with a weekly closing/funding report, showing which loans have been closed each week, faxed to Consultant’s office by Tuesday at 12:00 PM (MST) of each week. Based upon Company's weekly reporting, Consultant will Invoice Company weekly.
 
c.   Right to Inspect . Consultant, or Consultant's agent, shall have the right to inspect Company's records, including activity reports from Warehouse Line Facility and Document Preparation Company, for the limited purpose of verifying the number of transactions completed and the documentation for said loan transactions, subject to such restrictions as Company may reasonably impose to protect the confidentiality of the records. Such inspections shall be made during reasonable business hours, as may be set by Company, assuring that Consultant & Company complies with any applicable state disclosure laws.
 

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5. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. Consultant shall be entitled to reimbursement from Company for the following "out-of-pocket" expenses: travel and/or transportation expenses, including lodging and meals, when required to travel outside the Salt Lake City metropolitan areas, printing, and any third-party consulting, professional or application fees.
 
Company shall only be required to reimburse Consultant for expenses,
which have been given specific written pre-approval by Company.
 
6. SUPPORT SERVICES. If and when Consultant is working on-site, at Company's office(s), Company will provide the following support services for the benefit of Consultant: office/desk space, office supplies, support staff and/or secretarial support, as required.
 
7. NEW PROJECT APPROVAL. Consultant and Company recognize that Consultant's Services will include working on various projects for Company. Consultant shall obtain the approval of Company prior to the commencement of a new project.
 
8. TERM OF AGREEMENT. The term of this Agreement shall run for three years. However, this agreement will remain open beyond three years, if necessary, until all Commission Payments, as outlined in Paragraph 4 above, have been earned & paid to Consultant.
 
9. BEST EFFORTS OF CONSULTANT. Consultant agrees to perform faithfully, industriously, and to the best of Consultant's ability, experience, and talents, all of the duties that may be required by the express and implicit terms of this Agreement, to the reasonable satisfaction of Company. Such duties shall be provided at such place(s) as the needs, business, or opportunities of Company may require from time to time.
 
10. BEST EFFORTS OF COMPANY. Company agrees to perform faithfully, industriously, and to the best of Company's ability, experience, and talents, all of the duties that may be required by the express and implicit terms of this Agreement, to the reasonable satisfaction of Consultant. Such duties shall be provided at such place(s) as the needs, business, or opportunities of Consultant may require from time to time.
 
11. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. It is understood by the parties that Consultant is an independent contractor with respect to Company, and not an employee of Company. Company will not provide fringe benefits, including health insurance benefits, paid vacation, or any other employee benefit, for the benefit of Consultant.
 
12. EMPLOYEES. Consultant's employees, if any, who perform services for Company under this Agreement, shall also be bound by the provisions of this Agreement.
 
13. INJURIES. Consultant acknowledges Consultant's obligation to obtain appropriate insurance coverage for the benefit of Consultant (and Consultant's employees, if any).
 
Consultant waives any rights to recovery from Company for any personal injuries that Consultant (and/or Consultant's employees) may sustain while performing services under this Agreement and that are a result of the negligence of Consultant or Consultant's employees.
 

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14. INDEMNIFICATION. Consultant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Company from all claims, losses, expenses, fees including attorney fees, costs, and judgments that may be asserted against Company that result from the acts or omissions of Consultant, Consultant's employees, if any, and Consultant's agents.
 
15. CONFIDENTIALITY. Company recognizes that Consultant has and will have the following information, concerning Company's operation:
 
- products
- prices
- costs
- discounts
- future plans
         
- business affairs
- process information
-trade secrets
   
         
- technical information
- customer lists
     
 
and other proprietary information (collectively, "Information”) which are valuable, special and unique assets of Company and need to be protected from improper disclosure.
 
In consideration for the disclosure of the Information, Consultant agrees that Consultant will not at any time or in any manner, either directly or indirectly, use any information for Consultant's own benefit, or divulge, disclose, or communicate in any manner any information to any third party without the prior written consent of Company.
 
Consultant will protect the information and treat it as strictly confidential. A violation of this paragraph shall be a material violation of this Agreement. With respect to Consultant's proprietary information, Company agrees to gives Consultant similar confidentiality.
 
16.   UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. If it appears that Consultant has disclosed (or has threatened to disclose) information in violation of this Agreement, Company shall be entitled to an injunction to restrain Consultant from disclosing, in whole or in part, such information, or from providing any services to any party to whom such Information has been disclosed or may be disclosed. Company shall not be prohibited by this provision from pursuing other remedies, including a claim for losses and damages.
 
17. CONFIDENTIALITY AFTER TERMINATION. The confidentiality provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect after the termination of this Agreement.
 
The intent of this provision is to prevent Company from disclosing Consultant's proprietary information to any individual or other company, while allowing Company to continue with their mortgage banking operation & investor relationships following the termination of this agreement.
 
18. COMPANY'S RIGHT TO COPY DOCUMENTS. All documentation sent to any third party by Consultant, on behalf of Company, pursuant to this agreement, will first be sent to Company for review, copying and signature(s). These documents will than be returned to Consultant for final review before being sent to said third parties.
 
Furthermore, Company will be provided copies of any applications or other documents sent to any party on Company's behalf by Consultant, which are not first reviewed by Company.
 

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19.   NOTICES. All notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered when delivered in person or deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

IF for Company:
IF for Consultant:
Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp.
Medallion Consultants, LLC.
c/o Robin W. Hunt
c/o Randall Farr, Managing Director
CFO/Vice - President
7086 S. Highland Drive, Ste. 250
421, E Cost Rd., Ste. 200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84121
Fort Wayne, 14 46825
 
 
Such address may be changed from time to time by either party, by providing written notice to the other in the manner set forth above.
 
20.   ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and there are no other promises or conditions in any other agreement whether oral or written. This Agreement supersedes any prior written or oral agreements between parties.
 
21.   AMENDMENT. This Agreement may be modified or amended if the amendment is made in writing and is signed by both parties.
 
22.   SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision it would become valid and enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited.
 
23.   WAIVER OF CONTRACTUAL RIGHT. The failure of either party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of that party's right to subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision of this Agreement.
 
24.   COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE COMMITMENTS. In addition to Company's "Best Efforts" to perform, as outlined in Paragraph 10, Company commits to the following:
 
A) Company will complete and return Initial "Consulting / Mortgage Warehouse Line Application" on or before June 20 th 2006.
 
B) Company's principal contact person (Robin Hunt & Brian Kistler) commits to allocate a minimum of two (2) hours per week of uninterrupted time to work with Consultants in designing & developing Company's consulting program.
 
CONSULTING AGREEMENT (MB)
Initials 
[SIGNATURE TO COME]
Copyright 2002; Medallion Consultants, LLC
   
(Revised January 20, 2006)
   
 

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25. APPLICABLE LAW. The laws of the State of Utah shall govern this Agreement,
 
Made this 13 th day of June 2006.
 
Party receiving services:
 
Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation
 
By: /s/ Robin W. Hunt
(Company's Authorized Signature)
Robin W. Hunt
 
Party providing services:
 
Medallion Consultants, LLC.
 
By: /s/ Brent Watson
(Brent Watson-Marketing Director)
 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT (MB)
Initials 
[SIGNATURE TO COME]
Copyright 2002; Medallion Consultants, LLC
   
(Revised January 20, 2006)
   
 

 
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FC LOGO
 
CORPORATE FINANCE ADVISORY SERVICES AGREEMENT
 
FRIEDLAND CAPITAL INC. [“FRIEDLAND”] hereby agrees to provide to Titan Holdings, Inc. [the “Company”] corporate finance advisory services specifically and primarily designed to achieve the Company’s corporate finance objectives, specifically to result in the Company’s shares [or the shares of a successor entity controlled by the Company or its shareholders] becoming publicly-traded in the United States.
 
Specifically, FRIEDLAND’s services shall include the identification of an appropriate merger candidate that is positioned to become publicly traded.
 
1.   General Summary of Advisory Services
 
FRIEDLAND agrees to provide to the Company general advisory services, which shall include:
 
·
Determination of corporate finance strategy
 
·
Assistance in the selection of an auditing firm
 
·
Assistance in the selection of US securities counsel
 
·
Assistance in coordinating with legal counsel, the auditor and other experts in the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement for the Company [or its successors] to be filed with the US Securities & Exchange Commission [“SEC”] and other regulatory filings for an Initial Public Offering [IPO]
 
·
Assistance in the selection of a US NASD member broker-dealer to   become the underwriter of the “IPO”.
 
·
Assistance in determining the appropriate Trading Facility for the Company’s shares, and the preparation and filing of a listing application or 15c2-11 with a Trading Facility. In the event that a 15c2-11 is to be filed, arrangements will be made with a NASD member broker-deal to file the 15c-2211.
 
The objective of the IPO will not be to raise a substantial sum of capital, but instead to offer a limited number of shares to the public so that the Company [or its successor] has a shareholder base of   approximately 200 shareholders holding “round lots” [e.g. 100 shares]. The Company will be positioned to have its shares listed on the DTC Bulletin Board, Nasdaq, the American Stock Exchange, or New York Stock Exchange [the “Trading Facility”], with the appropriate Trading Facility to be determined by the Company, and the Company [or its successor] meeting the listing requirements of the Trading Facility.
 
The services to be provided by FRIEDLAND under this Agreement end upon the Company’s shares becoming publicly-traded in the US, with the cost for any services to be provided to Company by FRIEDLAND to be negotiated between the Company and FRIEDLAND.
 
2. Costs for Advisory Services
 
The Company agrees to pay to FRIEDLAND for the advisory services to be provided by FRIEDLAND the following fees based on   certain benchmarks being reached:
 
·
US$15,000 upon the execution of this Agreement and prior to the initiation of any services by FRIEDLAND
 
·
US$35,000 upon the selection of a US securities attorney.
 
·
US$50,000 upon the filing of a Registration Statement with the US Securities & Exchange Commission [SEC].
 


 
 
·
$20,000 upon the Registration Statement being declared effective by the SEC,
 
·
$40,000 upon the commencement of trading of the Company’s shares.
 
The advisory services to be provided by FRIEDLAND shall commence upon the receipt by FRIEDLAND of an executed copy of this Advisory Services Agreement and the payment by the Company to FRIEDLAND of the initial financial advisory fee.
 
In the event that any payments due under this Agreement are not paid when due, FRIEDLAND shall have the option of immediately stopping its services until such time as the past due payments are made.
 
3. Disclosure
 
Additionally, it is acknowledged that FRIEDLAND, and/or an affiliate of FRIEDLAND will be entering or has entered into a services agreement with a newly-formed Maryland or Delaware corporation [“NEWCO”], and will be assisting NEWCO with the identification and negotiation of an appropriate privately-held company to be merged into or acquired by NEWCO. It is anticipated that NEWCO will be the entity that will acquire, merge with or otherwise combine with, the Company, and that NEWCO will be the company that will become the publicly traded entity. NEWCO will be compensating FRIEDLAND, and/or an affiliate of FRIEDLAND and based on the estimate of the number of shares to be outstanding upon the completion of the IPO in an amount estimated to represent 10% of the shares of NEWCO outstanding after the completion of the IPO. FREIDLAND, and/or an affiliate of FRIEDLAND shall have the option to allocate all or a portion of these shares to other parties. NEWCO may also pay cash fees to Friedland, and/or an affiliate of FREDLAND.
 
4. Representation and Warranties
 
4.1
The Company represents and warrants to FRIEDLAND as follows: [i] The Company will be duly formed; [ii] the execution of this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company and does not require the consent of or notice to any party not previously obtained or given, and [iii] the Company shall indemnify and save FRIEDLAND harmless against any claims, damages, liabilities and causes of action, including but not limited to reasonable attorney fees, which arise by reason of the consulting services provided by FRIEDLAND hereunder, or by reason of an act FRIEDLAND may do on behalf of, or at the request of the Company, provided that FRIEDLAND’s actions and activities in providing the advisory services hereunder, and any such act undertaken by FRIEDLAND on behalf of, or at the request of the Company, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement are undertaken in good faith, and do not involve gross negligence or unlawful misconduct by FRIEDLAND.
 
4.2
FRIEDLAND represents end warrants to the Company as follows: [i] FRIEDLAND has been duly formed under the laws of the State of Colorado; [ii] the execution of this Agreement and the performance of FRIEDLAND’S obligations hereunder does not require the consent of or notice to any party not previously obtained or given and there is nothing that prohibits or restricts the execution by FRIEDLAND of this Agreement or its performance of its obligations hereunder. attached hereto.
 
5. Covenants
 
Each of FREDLAND and the Company covenants that it will diligently, skillfully and in good faith do and perform the acts and duties required herein.
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6. Miscellaneous
 
6.1
Notice All notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications [“Notices”]   provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed or delivered personally or sent by facsimile to the applicable Party at the address of such Party set forth below in this Section 6.1. When mailed, each such Notice shall be sent by first class, certified mail, return receipt requested, enclosed in a postage prepaid wrapper, and shall be effective on the third business day after it has been deposited in the mail. When delivered personally, each such Notice shall be effective when on the first business day on which or after which it is delivered to the address for the respective Party set forth in this Section 6.1. When sent by facsimile, each such Notice shall be effective on the first business day on which or after which it is sent. Each such Notice shall be addressed to the Party to be notified as shown below:
 
THE COMPANY:
Titan Holdings. Inc.
 
Attention: Brian Kistler
 
6461 N 100 E
 
OSSIAN, IN 46777
 
Fax:
   
FRIEDLAND:
FRIEDLAND CAPITAL INC.
 
Attention: Jeffrey O. Friedland, Managing Director
 
36 Steele Street, Suite 10
 
Denver, CO 80206
 
Fax:1-212-202-4436
 
Either Party may change its respective address for purposes of this Section 6.1 by giving the other Party Notice of the new address in the manner set forth above.
 
6.2
Severability Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be or become prohibited or invalid in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever, that provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remaining portion of that provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
 
6.3
Non-Waiver The waiver of any Party of a breach or a violation of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or   be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement.
 
6.4
Amendment No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be deemed effective unless and until it has been executed in writing by the Parties to this Agreement. No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel to enforce any provision of this Agreement, except by a written instrument that has been executed by the Party charged with such waiver or estoppel.
 
6.5
Increment This Agreement shall be binding upon all of the Parties, and it shall benefit, respectively, each of the Parties, and their respective employees, agents and successors. Except as expressly provided herein, there are no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement, and this Agreement shall not be assignable by any party.
 
6.6
Headings The headings to this Agreement are for convenience only; they form no part of this Agreement and shall not affect its interpretation.
 
6.7
Counterparts This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute a single instrument.
 

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6.8
Arbitration Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled in Denver, Colorado by arbitration [except as provided below], in accordance with the rules then obtaining, of the American Arbitration Association [the “Association”]. If the subject of the arbitration involves an intellectual property, corporate, or bankruptcy matter, as determined by the Association, then the arbitrator[s] shall have had experience in that subject. The Association is authorized to make arrangements for this arbitration, to be held under these rules in any locality in the United States agreed upon by the parties or as designated by the Association. In addition, in the event of a dispute for which the aggrieved party seeks immediate equitable relief, including without limitation an injunction, the appropriate action may be brought in any court with appropriate jurisdiction, provided that any such equitable relief shall be subject to modification by the court after completion of arbitration of the dispute. This Agreement shall be enforceable, and judgment upon any award rendered by all or a   majority of the arbitrators may be entered, in any court of any county having jurisdiction.
 
6.9
Choice Of Law This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado of the United States and subject to the exclusive and sole jurisdiction of Colorado courts.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement, as of the dates set forth below.
 
TITAN HOLDINGS, INC.
   
     
     
/s/ Brian Kistler
Title PRESIDENT
Date 8/4/05

BRIAN KISTLER
 
 
 
FRIEDLAND CAPITAL INC.
   
     
     
By: /s/ Jeffrey O. Friedland
8/04/05
 

Jeffrey O. Friedland, Managing Director
 
Date
 
 

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AMENDMENT TO FRIEDLAND CAPITAL CORPORATE FINANCE ADVISORY SERVICES AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, Friedland Capital, Inc. (“Friedland”) and the former Titan Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) on August 4, 2005;

WHEREAS, Friedland and the Company desire to amend the Agreement in order to clarify the terms of the Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Friedland and the Company agree as follows:

Section 3. Disclosure shall be amended by the addition of the following:

The calculation of the 10% of the shares of NEWCO outstanding after the completion of the IPO shall NOT include the convertible notes for (i) Brian Kistler; or (ii) the purchase of the real property located at 6615 Brotherhood Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement, this 14 th day of August, 2006.

COMPANY
 
BY:  /s/  

Brian K. Kistler
TITLE: President/CEO
 
FRIEDLAND CAPITAL, INC.
 
BY:  /s/

Jeffrey Friedland
TITLE: President

 
 

 
FC LOGO
CORPORATE FINANCE ADVISORY SERVICES AGREEMENT
 
FRIEDLAND CORPORATE INVESTOR SERVICES LLC (“FRIEDLAND”) hereby agrees to provide to Northern Business Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) corporate finance advisory services specifically and primarily designed to identify a privately-held merger or acquisition target with historical and ongoing business operations for the Company, with the objective of the Company combining with the target and having its post-transaction shares became publicly-traded in the United States.
 
1.
General Summary of Advisory Services
 
FRIEDLAND agrees to provide to the Company general advisory services, which shall include;
 
[a]
Identification of appropriate merger or acquisition candidates with historical and ongoing business operations
 
[b]
Assistance with negotiations with the target company (the “Target”)
 
2.
Costs for Advisory Services
 
2.1
Payment in Shares . The advisory services to be provided by FRIEDLAND shall commence upon the receipt by FRIEDLAND of an executed copy of this Advisory Services Agreement and the issuance by the Company to FRIEDLAND (or designees of FRIEDLAND) of shares of the common stock of the Company (the “Stock”), with the understanding that the Stock shall represent no less than 10% of the Company’s shares outstanding, on a fully diluted basis, after the acquisition of, or merger with, the Target.
 
2.2
Stock Certificates . Certificates representing the Stock shall be registered in FRIEDLAND’s name [or designees of FRIEDLAND] [or an appropriate book entry shall be made]. Certificates shall be issued to FRIEDLAND and registered in the name of FRIEDLAND [or designees of FRIEDLAND].
 
2.3
Adjustments to Stock . If there is any change, increase or decrease, in the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock which is effected without receipt of additional consideration by the Company, by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of stock, or other similar circumstances, or if there is a spin-off or other distribution of assets to the Company’s stockholders, other than the acquisition of the Target, the Company shall make an appropriate adjustment in the aggregate number of shares of Stock. Such adjustment shall be identical to the adjustment made generally with respect to outstanding shares of the Company’s common stack. Any additional securities or other property issued to FRIEDLAND as a result of any of the foregoing events shall continue to be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as the Stock giving rise to the right to receive such additional securities or other property.
 
3.
Disclosure
 
Additionally, it is acknowledged that FRIEDLAND, or an affiliate of FRIEDLAND may enter, or has entered into a services agreement with many or all the potential merger or acquisition candidates to which FRIEDLAND will introduce the Company, and that FRIEDLAND, or an affiliate of FRIEDLAND may be receiving cash fees from the Target.
 
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4.
Representation and Warranties
 
4.1
Company . The Company represents and warrants to FRIEDLAND as follows: [i] The Company has been duly formed; [ii] the execution of this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company and does not require the consent of or notice to any party not previously obtained or given, and [iii] The Company shall indemnify and save FRIEDLAND harmless against any claims, damages, liabilities and causes of action, including but not limited to reasonable attorney fees, which arise by reason of the consulting services provided by FRIEDLAND hereunder, or by reason of an act FRIEDLAND may do on behalf of, or at the request of the Company, providing that FRIEDLAND’s actions and activities in providing consulting services hereunder, and any such act undertaken by FRIEDLAND on behalf of, or at the request of the Company, actions or activities are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, are undertaken in good faith, and do not involve gross negligence or wanton or willful misconduct by FRIEDLAND.
 
4.2
FRIEDLAND . FRIEDLAND represents and warrants to the Company as follows: [i] FRIEDLAND has been duly formed under the laws of the State of Colorado: [ii] the execution of this Agreement and the performance of FRIEDLAND’S obligations hereunder does not require the consent of or notice to any party not previously obtained or given, and, there is nothing that prohibits or restricts the execution by FRIEDLAND of this Agreement or its performance of its obligations hereunder.
 
4.3
FRIEDLAND’s investment Representations . FRIEDLAND acknowledges that the Stock to be issued by the Company pursuant to this Agreement has not been registered under the Securities Act, or any applicable state securities laws, and is being offered and sold pursuant to exemptions from such registration requirements based in part upon FRIEDLAND’s representations and acknowledgments contained in this Agreement, including the following:
 
[a]
FRIEDLAND warrants and represents to the Company that FRIEDLAND is acquiring the Stock on FRIEDLAND’s own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution of the Stock or with any present intention of distributing or selling the Stock and Participant does not presently have reason to anticipate any change in circumstances or any particular occasion or event which would cause FRIEDLAND to sell the Stock;
 
[b]
FRIEDLAND acknowledges that FRIEDLAND must bear the economic risk of this investment indefinitely unless the Stock is registered pursuant to the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available;
 
[c]
FRIEDLAND understands there is no assurance that any exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws will be available in the future; and
 
[d]
FRIEDLAND represents that, by reason of FRIEDLAND’s relationship with the Company and FRIEDLAND’s business and financial expertise, FRIEDLAND has the capacity to protect FRIEDLAND’s own interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
5.
Covenants
 
Each of FRIEDLAND and the Company covenant that it will diligently, skillfully and in good faith do and perform the acts and duties required herein.
 
6.
Miscellaneous
 
6.1
Rights as a Stockholder . FRIEDLAND shall have, with respect to the Stock, all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the Stock and the right to receive any dividends or other distributions with respect thereto.
 
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6.2
Validity of Share Issuance . The shares of Stock have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
 
6.3
Further Action . The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as reasonably may be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.
 
6.4
Notice . All notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications [“Notices”] provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed or delivered personally or sent by facsimile to the applicable Party at the address of such Party set forth below in this Section 6.4. When mailed, each such Notice shall be sent by first class, certified mail, return receipt requested, enclosed in a postage prepaid wrapper, and shall be effective on the third business day after it has been deposited in the mail. When delivered personally, each such Notice shall be effective on the first business day on which or after which it is delivered to the address for the respective Party set forth in this Section 6.4. When sent by facsimile, each such Notice shall be effective on the first business day on which or after which it is sent. Each such Notice shall be addressed to the Party to be notified as shown below:
 
THE COMPANY:
   
Northern Business Acquisition Corp.
Attention: Mark Shaner
70 South Potomac
Aurora, CO 80012
Fax: (303) 865-1056
     
  FRIEDLAND:
FRIEDLAND CORPORATE INVESTOR SERVICES LLC
Attention: Jeffrey O. Friedland, Managing Member
36 Steele Street, Suite 10
Denver, CD 80206
Fax:1-212-202-4436
 
Either Party may change its respective address for purposes of this Section 6.4 by giving the other Party Notice of the new address in the manner set forth above.
 
6.5
Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be or become prohibited or invalid in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever, that provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remaining portion of that provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
 
6.6
Non-Waiver . The waiver of any Party of a breach or a violation of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement.
 
6.7
Amendment . No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be deemed effective unless and until it has been executed in writing by the Parties to this Agreement. No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel to enforce any provision of this Agreement, except by a written instrument that has been executed by the Party charged with such waiver or estoppel.
 
6.8
Inurement . This Agreement shall be binding upon all of the Parties, and it shall benefit respectively, each of the Parties, and their respective employees, agents and successors. Except as expressly provided herein, there are no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement, and this Agreement shall not be assignable by any party.
 
6.9
Headings . The headings to this Agreement are for convenience only, they form no part of this Agreement and shall not affect its interpretation.
 
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6.10
Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute a single instrument.
 
6.11
Arbitration . Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled in Denver, Colorado by arbitration [except as provided below], in accordance with the rules then obtaining, of the American Arbitration Association [the “Association”]. If the subject of the arbitration involves an intellectual property, corporate, or bankruptcy matter, as determined by the Association, then the arbitrator[s] shall have had experience in that subject. The Association is authorized to make arrangements for this arbitration, to be held under these rules in any locality in the United States agreed upon by the parties or as designated by the Association. In addition, in the event of a dispute for which the aggrieved party seeks immediate equitable relief, including without limitation an injunction, the appropriate action may be brought in any court with appropriate jurisdiction, provided that any such equitable relief shall be subject to modification by the court after completion of arbitration of the dispute. This Agreement shall be enforceable, and judgment upon any award rendered by all or a majority of the arbitrators may be entered, in any court of any county having jurisdiction.
 
6.12
Choice of Law . This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado of the United States without regard to conflicts of laws principles.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement, as of the date set forth below.
 
NORTHERN BUSINESS ACQUISITION CORP.      
       
/s/ Mark Shaner      

Mark Shaner
   
Title PRESIDENT      
Date 6-17-05      
 
     
FRIEDLAND CORPORATE INVESTOR SERVICES LLC    
       
By:  /s/ Jeffrey O. Friedland
6-17-05
 

Jeffrey O. Friedland, Managing Member
Date  
       
 
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CORDREYCOCHRAN
COMMERCIAL LEASE AGREEMENT
(Single-Tenant Facilities)
GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
CORDREY COCHRAN
REALTY INC
 
 
 
In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, this Lease is entered into this 1 st day of October 2002 between the undersigned landlord (hereinafter “Landlord”), and the undersigned tenant (hereinafter “Tenant”), Landlord leases to Tenant, and Tenant leases from Landlord, the Property described as follows: All that tract of land lying and being in 1 and Lot ________ of the ________ District, _________ Section of Cherokee County, Georgia, and being known as Address 2230 Towne Lake PKwy, City Woodstock, Zip Code 30189, according to the present system of numbering in and around this area, being more particularly described as Lot ____, Block ____, Unit ____, Phase/Section ____ of ______ ________ Development/Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book _____, Page_____, ______________, ___ County, Georgia, records together with all fixtures, landscaping, improvements, and appurtenances (all being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Property”), as more particularly described in Exhibit “A”, or if no Exhibit “A” is attached, as is recorded with the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county in which Property is located and is made a part of this Lease by reference.
 
1.
Term . The initial term of this Lease shall be for month/month beginning on the earlier of the completion of the work described in any attached Work letter or the 1 st day of October, 2006 (“Commencement Date”), through and including the _______ day of ________, 20__ 60 days written termination Notice.
 
2.
Possession. If Landlord is unable to deliver possession of Property on the Commencement Date, rent shall be abated on a daily basis until possession is granted. If possession is not granted within 14 days from the Commencement Date, Tenant may terminate this Lease in which event Landlord shall promptly refund all payments and deposits to Tenant. Landlord shall not be liable for delays in the delivery of possession to Tenant.
 
3.
Rent . Tenant shall pay base rent to Landlord without demand, deduction, or setoff in advance in the sum of One thousand two hundred fifty Dollars ($1250?????) per month on the first day of each month during the term of the lease or any renewals thereof, at the following address: 2230 Towne Lake Pkwy Bldg ????? Suite 120 (or at such other address as may be designated from time to time by Landlord in writing). If the Commencement Date begins on the second day through the last day of any month, the rent shall be prorated for that portion of the month and shall be paid at the time of leasing Property. Tenant shall also pay   additional rent as may be provided elsewhere in this Lease. Such additional rent shall be paid in the same manner as the base rent.
 
4.
Late Payment; Service Charge For Returned Checks. Rent not paid in full by the fifth day of the month shall be late. Landlord shall have no obligation to accept any rent not received by the fifth of the month. If late payment is made and Landlord accepts the same, the payment must be in the form of cash, cashier’s check or money order and must include an additional rent amount of $50__ and, if applicable, a service charge for any returned check of $45__ Landlord reserves the right to refuse to accept personal checks from Tenant after one or more of Tenant’s personal checks have been returned by the bank unpaid.
 
5.
Security Deposit .   NONE COLLECTED
 
A. Security Deposit to be Held by Landlord or Broker: [ Check one.   The section not marked shall not be a part of this Agreement ]
 
o Landlord Holding Security Deposit.
 
(1)
Tenant has paid to Landlord as security for Tenant’s fulfillment of the conditions of this Lease a security deposit of __________________ Dollars ($   )   in cash, money order and/or check (“Security Deposit”).
 
(2)
Landlord shall deposit the Security Deposit in Landlord’s general account with Landlord retaining the interest if the account is interest bearing. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that Landlord shall have the right to use such funds for whatever purpose Landlord sees fit, and such funds will not be segregated or set apart in any manner.
 
(3)
Tenant recognizes and accepts the risk of depositing the Security Deposit with Landlord. Tenant acknowledges that Tenant has not relied upon the advise of any Broker in deciding to pay such Security Deposit to Landlord. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that:
 
(a)
Broker has no responsibility for, or control over, any Security Deposit deposited with Landlord;
 
(b)
Broker has no ability or obligation to insure that the Security Deposit is properly applied or   deposited;
 
(c)
The disposition of the Security Deposit is the sole responsibility of Landlord and Tenant as herein provided; and
 
(d)
Landlord and Tenant agree to indemnify and hold harmless Broker and Broker’s affiliated licensees against all claims, damages, losses, expenses or liability arising from the handling of the Security Deposit by Landlord.
 
(4)
Landlord shall return Security Deposit to Tenant, after deducting any sum which Tenant owes Landlord hereunder, or any sum which Landlord may expend to repair arising out of or related to Tenant’s occupancy hereunder, abandonment of Property or default in this Lease (provided Landlord attempts to mitigate such actual damages), including but not limited to any repair, replacement, cleaning or painting of Property reasonably necessary due to the negligence, carelessness, accident, or abuse of Tenant or Tenant’s employees, agents, invitees, guests, or licensees. In the event Landlord elects to retain any part of the Security Deposit, Landlord shall promptly provide Tenant with a written statement selling forth the reasons for the retention of any portion of the Security Deposit, including the damages for which any portion of the Security Deposit is retained. The use and application of the Security Deposit by Landlord shall be at the discretion of the Landlord. Appropriation by Landlord of all or part of the Security Deposit shall not be an exclusive remedy for Landlord, but shall be cumulative, and in addition to all   remedies of Landlord at law or under this Lease. The Tenant may not apply the Security Deposit to any rent payment.
 
Copyright© 2006 by Georgia Association of REALTORS®, Inc.
CF9, Commercial Lease Agreement (Single-Tenant Facilities),
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o   Broker Holding Security Deposit.
 
(1)
Tenant has paid to Broker as security for Tenant’s fulfillment of the conditions of this lease (“Security Deposit”)______________________ Dollars ($ _____), in o cash, o money order and/or o check.
 
(2)
The Broker shall deposit the Security Deposit in Brokers escrow/trust account (with Broker retaining the interest if the account is interest bearing) within five banking days from the Binding Agreement Date.
 
(3)
Broker shall disburse the Security Deposit only as follows: (a) upon the failure or the parties to enter into a binding lease; (b) upon a subsequent written agreement signed by all parties having an interest in the funds; (c) upon order of a court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over any dispute involving the security deposit: (d) upon a reasonable interpretation of this Agreement by Broker; (e) as provided in the General Provisions section below of this Paragraph; or (f) upon the termination of the agency relationship between Landlord and Broker, in which event Broker shall only disburse the Security Deposit, to another licensed Georgia Real Estate Broker selected by Landlord unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Landlord and Tenant after notice to Broker and Tenant, Prior to disbursing the Security Deposit pursuant to a reasonable interpretation of this Agreement; Broker shall give all parties fifteen days notice, stating to whom the disbursement will be made. Any party may object in writing to the disbursement, provided the objection is received by Broker prior to the end of the fifteen day notice period. All objections not raised in a timely manner, shall be waived. In the event a timely objection is made, Broker shall consider the objection and shall do any or a combination of the following: (a) hold the Security Deposit for a reasonable period of time to give the parties an opportunity to resolve the dispute; (b) disburse the Security Deposit and so notify all parties; and/or (c) interplead the Security Deposit into a court of competent jurisdiction. Broker shall be reimbursed for and may deduct from any funds interpleaded its costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees. The prevailing party in the interpleader action shall be entitled to collect from the other party the costs and expenses reimbursed to Broker. No party shall seek damages from Broker (nor shall Broker be liable for the same) for any matter arising out of or related to the performance of Broker’s duties under this Security Deposit paragraph.
 
B. General Provisions Regarding Security Deposit:
 
(1)
In the event any Security Deposit check is not honored, for any reason, by the bank upon which it is drawn, the holder thereof shall promptly notify the other parties and Broker(s) to this Lease. Tenant shall have three banking days after notice to deliver good funds to the holder. In the event Tenant does not timely deliver good funds to the holder, the Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the Tenant.
 
(2)
The entire Security Deposit, if held by Landlord, will be returned to Tenant within thirty days alter Property is vacated if:
 
(a)
The term of the Lease has expired or the Lease has been terminated in writing by the mutual consent of both parties;
 
(b)
All monies due under this Lease by Tenant have been paid;
 
(c)
Property is not damaged and is left in its original condition, normal wear and tear excepted;
 
(d)
All keys have been returned; and
 
(e)
Tenant is not in default under any of the terms of this Lease.
 
6.
Repairs And Maintenance . Tenant acknowledges that Tenant has inspected Property and that it is fit for its stated use. Tenant agrees that no representations regarding Property or the condition thereof and no promises to alter, decorate, improve, or repair have been made by Landlord, Broker, or their agents unless specified in this Lease.
 
The following shall be kept in good working order and repair. normal wear and tear expected, by either the Landlord or Tenant as follows [ Check all that apply. The sections not marked shall not be a   part of this Agreement]:
 
 
TENANT.
LANDLORD
Heating system
o
þ
Plumbing system
o
þ
Parking area
o
þ
Driveway
o
þ
Building Exteriors
o
þ
Smoke detector
o
þ
Terrace/patio
o
þ
Restrooms
o
þ
Stairs
o
o
Exterior windows
o
þ
Security Alarm
o
þ
Elevators
o
o
Air conditioning system
o
þ
Electrical system/fixtures
o
þ
Exterior walkways
o
þ
Interior hallways
o
þ
Lobby
o
þ
Loading Area
o
þ
Trash Facilities
o
þ
Landscaping
o
þ
Other
o
þ
Other
o
þ
 
Any item not mentioned herein but existing on Property (other than furniture, fixtures and equipment of Tenant shall be maintained by Landlord o OR Tenant þ [ Check one. The box not marked shall not be a part of this Agreement ]
 
Upon receipt of written notice from Tenant, Landlord shall, within a reasonable time period thereafter, repair all defects in those facilities and systems that are the responsibility of Landlord to maintain in good working order and repair. If Tenant does not promptly perform its maintenance and repair obligations as set forth herein, Landlord may make such repairs and/or replacements and Tenant shall promptly pay the costs of the same. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any damage caused by any of the above referenced systems or facilities or by water coming through or around the roof or any door, flashing, skylight, vent, window, or the like in or about Property, except if such damage is due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord. Tenant shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of repairs made necessary by the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant (including Tenant’s employees, agents, invitees, guests, or licensees).
 
Copyright© 2006 by Georgia Association of REALTORS®, Inc.
CF9, Commercial Lease Agreement (Single-Tenant Facilities),
Page 2 of 9
 

 
 
7.
Services . Landlord shall provide, at Landlord’s expense the following services [Check all that apply. The sections not marked shall not be a part of this Agreement ] :
 
o   General cleaning and janitorial service of the interior of Property 0 times per week
 
o Concierge service as follows: ___________________________________________________
 
o Parking attendant as follows: ___________________________________________________
 
o Property monitor as follows: ___________________________________________________
 
þ Trash collection service 1 times per week exterior bins only.
 
o Soap, paper towels, and toilet tissue for rest rooms _______ _______ times per week
 
o Replacement of all light bulbs and repair and maintenance of all light fixtures located in the interior of Property.
 
o Other   _______    
 
Landlord shall not be liable for the nonperformance or inadequate performance of such services by third parties. Tenant shall be responsible for the costs and provision of any services that Landlord has not expressly agreed to pay for in this Lease. Tenant agrees to provide services not provided by Landlord that are necessary to keep Property in good order, condition, and repair, normal wear and tear excepted. If Tenant does not provide such services, Landlord may then provide such services and Tenant shall promptly pay Landlord the costs for such services.
 
8.
Utilities . The services and/or utilities set forth below serving Property shall be paid by either the Landlord or Tenant as follows: [ Check all that apply. The sections not marked shall not be a part of this Agreement ]
 
UTILITY
 
TENANT
 
LANDLORD
 
Water
 
o
 
þ
 
Electricity
 
þ
 
o
 
Garbage
 
o
 
þ
 
Telephone
 
þ
 
o
 
Other ____
 
þ
 
o
 
 
UTILITY
 
TENANT
 
LANDLORD
 
Sewer
 
o
 
þ
 
Natural Gas
 
þ
 
o
 
Cable Television
 
þ
 
o
 
Digital Subscriber Line
 
þ
 
o
 
Other _______
 
o
 
o
 
 
Tenant shall be responsible for the costs of any utilities that Landlord has not expressly agreed to pay for in this Lease. Tenant must provide proof of payment of final bills for all utilities or service termination (cutoff) slips. Landlord may, at Landlord’s option, pay utilities and be reimbursed by Tenant along with the next month’s rent. Landlord shall not be liable for any interruptions or delays in the provision of utility services unless such interruptions or delays shall be caused by Landlord’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
 
9.
Renewal Term . Either party may terminate this Lease at the end of the term by giving the other party 60 days written notice prior to the end of the term. If neither party gives notice of termination, the Lease will automatically be extended on a month-to-month basis with all terms remaining the same except that Landlord reserves the right to increase the amount of rent upon delivery of written notice to Tenant 60 days prior to the effective date of any increase. Thereafter, Tenant may terminate this Lease upon 60 days written notice to Landlord and Landlord may terminate this Lease upon 60 days written notice to Tenant.
 
10.
Sublet and Assignment Tenant may not sublet Property in whole or in part or assign this Lease without the prior written consent of Landlord. This Lease shall create the relationship of Landlord and Tenant between the parties hereto; no estate shall pass out of Landlord and this Lease shall create a usufruct only. In the event Landlord shall assign this Lease, the assignee thereof shall be responsible to timely pay Brokers all commissions and other sums owed to them hereunder.
 
11.
Right of Access, Signage .
 
A.
Landlord and Landlord’s agents shall have the right of access to Property for inspection, repairs and maintenance during reasonable hours. In the case of emergency, Landlord may enter Property at any time to protect life and prevent damage to Property. Landlord and/or Landlord’s agents may place a “for rent” or “for sale” sign on the interior or exterior of Property, and may show Property to prospective tenants or purchasers during reasonable hours. Tenant agrees to cooperate with Landlord, Landlord’s agent and Brokers who may show Property to prospective Tenants. Tenant shall secure valuables and agrees to hold Landlord and/or Landlord’s Agent harmless for any loss thereof. For each occasion where the access rights described above are denied. Tenant shall pay Landlord the sum of $100 as liquidated damages; it being acknowledged that Landlord shall be damaged by the denial of access, that Landlord’s actual damages are hard to estimate, and that the above amount represents a reasonable pre-estimate of Landlord’s damages rather than a penalty.
 
B.
Without Landlord’s prior written permission, Tenant shall not place any sign, advertising matter, or any other things of any kind on any part of the outside walls or roof of Property or on any part of the interior of Property that is visible from the exterior of Property. Tenant shall maintain all such permitted signs, advertising matter, or any other things of any kind in good condition and repair. Tenant agrees to remove at its cost all such permitted signs, advertising matter, or any other things of any kind at the end of this Lease.
 
12.
Use . Property shall only be used for the purposes set out as follows: Mortgage, Business Property shall be used so as to comply with all federal, state, county, and municipal laws and ordinances and any applicable rules and regulations. Tenant shall not use or permit Property to be used for any disorderly or unlawful purpose; nor shall Tenant engage in any activity on Property which would endanger the health and safety of other; Tenants or which otherwise creates a nuisance.
 
Copyright© 2006 by Georgia Association of REALTORS®, Inc.
CF9, Commercial Lease Agreement (Single-Tenant Facilities).
Page 3 of 9
 

 
13.
Property Loss. Storage of personal property by Tenant shall be at Tenant’s risk and Landlord shall not be responsible for any loss or damage. Tenant shall be responsible to insure Tenant’s personal property against loss or damage. Landlord shall not be responsible for any damage to Tenant’s property, unless such damage is caused by Landlord’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
 
14.
Default .
 
A.
If Tenant defaults under any term, condition or provision of this Lease, including, but not limited to, failure to pay rent or   failure to reimburse Landlord for any damages, repairs or costs when due, Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Lease by giving written notice to Tenant and accelerate all remaining payments that Tenant is required to pay under this Lease. These payments shall be due and payable 15 days after Tenant receives the aforementioned notice. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that Landlord shall be damaged by Tenant’s default, that Landlord’s actual damages are hard to estimate, and that the above amount represents a reasonable pre-estimate of Landlord’s damages rather than a penalty. If Landlord accelerates as provided in this subparagraph, it shall seek another tenant for Property and credit any amounts received to the Tenant, less the following:
 
(1)
reimbursement for all expenses incurred as a result of Tenant’s failure to perform its obligations under the Lease;
 
(2)
the costs of securing another tenant, including, but not limited to, advertising and brokerage commissions; and
 
(3)
the costs of altering, dividing, painting, repairing, and replacing Property to accommodate a new tenant.
 
Landlord’s rights expressed herein are cumulative of any and all other rights expressed in this Lease. Tenant shall remain liable for rents from and after any action by Landlord under a proceeding against Tenant for holding over or distress warrant, whether or not Tenant retains the right to possession of Property.
 
B.
If Tenant abandons Property or violates any of the Rules and Regulations set forth herein, or otherwise fails to abide by and perform any of the obligations, terms, conditions or provisions of this Lease, each and any such breach shall constitute a default under this Lease. If any such default continues for ten calendar days after Landlord delivers written notice of said default to Tenant, Landlord may, at his option, terminate this Lease by delivering written notice thereof to Tenant and pursue the remedy described herein.
 
C.
All rights and remedies available to Landlord by law or in this Lease shall be cumulative and concurrent.
 
15.   Rules And Regulations .
 
A.
Tenant is prohibited from adding, changing or in any way altering locks installed on the doors of Property without prior written permission of Landlord. If all keys to Property are not returned when Tenant vacates Property. Landlord may charge a re-key change in the amount of $ TBD
 
B.
Motor vehicles with expired or missing license plates, non-operative vehicles, boats, trailers, RVs and campers are not permitted on Property. Any such vehicle may be removed by Landlord of the expense of Tenant, for storage or for public or private sale, at Landlord’s option, and Tenant shall have no right or recourse against Landlord thereafter.
 
C.
No goods or materials of any kind or description which are combustible or would increase fire risk shall   he kept in or placed on Property (except for goods and materials typically found in a general office use provided that the same are limited in quantity to that. normally found in such use).
 
D.
No nails, screws or adhesive hangers except standard picture hooks, shade brackets and curtain rod brackets may be   placed in walls, woodwork or any part of Property.
 
E.
Tenant shall not place any objects or personal property on Property in a manner that is inconsistent with She load limits of Property, Tenant shall consult Landlord before placing any heavy furniture, file cabinets, or   other equipment in Property.
 
N/A F.
Landlord shall provide heating and air conditioning to Property between _____ a.m. and ____ p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays); between a.m. and   p.m., Saturday; and between   a.m. and ____ pm., Sunday. Tenant shall notify Landlord by 4 p.m. of the preceding day of any requests for overtime heating and air conditioning. Landlord may charge Tenant its reasonable costs of providing such overtime heating and air conditioning.
 
G.
Tenant shall not, without Landlord’s prior written consent, use any equipment which use   electric current in excess of 110 volts, which will increase the amount of electricity ordinarily furnished for use   of Property as general office space, or which require clean circuits or other distribution circuits.
 
H.
Landlord may establish additional reasonable Rules and Regulations concerning the maintenance, use, and operation of Property. Amendments and additions to the Rules and Regulations shall be effective upon delivery of a copy thereof to Tenant.
 
16.   Abandonment. If Tenant removes or attempts to remove personal property from Property other than in the usual course of continuing occupancy, without having first paid Landlord all ????? due, Property may be considered abandoned, and Landlord shall have the right, without notice, to store or dispose of any personal property left on Property by Tenant. Landlord shall also have the right to store or dispose of any of Tenant’s personal property remaining on Property after the termination of this Lease. Any such personal property shall become landlord’s personal property.
 
17.   Estoppel Certificate. Tenant shall from time to time, upon Landlord’s request execute, acknowledge, and deliver to Landlord, within ten days of such request, a certificate certifying: (a) that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if there has been modification thereof; that the same is in full force and effect as modified and stating the nature thereof); (b) that to the best of its knowledge there are no uncured defects on the part of the Landlord (or if any such defaults exist, a specific description thereof); (c) the date to which any rents or other charges have been paid in advance; and (d) any other reasonable matters requested by Landlord. Landlord and any prospective purchaser or transferee of Landlord’s interest hereunder or any then existing or prospective mortgagee or grantee or any deed to secure debt may rely on such certificates.
 
18. Alteration And Improvements . Tenant shall not make or allow to be   made any alterations, physical additions, or improvements in or to Property without first obtaining Landlord’s prior written consent. Landlord may grant or withhold such consent within its reasonable discretion and may impose reasonable conditions upon its consent. All costs of any such alteration, addition, or improvement shall be borne by Tenant, unless otherwise agreed in writing. The provisions of the work letter, attached hereto as   an Exhibit and a part of this Lease, shall govern any alterations or improvements to be performed prior to the Commencement Date of this Lease.

Copyright© 2006 by Georgia Association of REALTORS®, Inc.
CF9, Commercial Lease Agreement (Single-Tenant Facilities),
Page 4 of 9
 

 
 
19.
Destruction Of Property .
 
A.
If earthquake, fire, storm, or other casually shall totally destroy (or so substantially damage as to be untenable) Property, rent shall abate from the date of such destruction. Landlord shall have 60 days to commence the restoration of Property to a tenable condition. If in Landlord’s sole discretion restoration cannot be completed within 180 days following such destruction, Landlord may, by written notice furnished to Tenant within 30 days of such destruction, terminate this Lease, whereupon rent and all other obligations hereunder shall be adjusted between the parties as of date of such destruction. In the event the Landlord elects to complete such restoration, but fails to do so within 180 days following such destruction, this Lease may be terminated as of the date of such destruction upon written notice from either party to the other given not more than ten days following expiration of said 180 day period. If such notice is not given, then this Lease shall remain in force and rent shall commence upon delivery of Property to Tenant in a tenable condition.
 
B.
If Property is damaged but not rendered wholly untenable by earthquake, fire, storm, or other casually, rent shall abate in such proportion as Property have been damaged and Landlord shall restore Property as reasonably quickly as practicable whereupon full rent shall commence.
 
C.
Rent shall not abate nor shall Tenant be entitled to terminate this Lease if the damage or destruction of Property, whether total or partial, is the result of the negligence of Tenants, its contractors, employees, agents, invitees, guests, or licensees.
 
20.
Insurance . Tenant agrees that during the term of the Lease, Tenant will carry and maintain, at its sole cost, the following types of insurance, in the amounts specified and in the form hereinafter provided for [Check all that apply. The sections not marked shall not be a part of this Agreement]:
 
þ A.
  General Commercial Liability insurance (or reasonable equivalent thereto): Such insurance shall cover Property and Tenant’s use thereof against claims for personal injury, bodily injury or death, property damage and products liability occurring upon, in, or about Property. The limits of such policy shall be in such amounts as Landlord may from time to time reasonably require, but in any event not less than 1 million Dollars ($1,000,000) for each occurrence. Such insurance shall be endorsed to cover independent contractors and contractual liability. Such insurance shall extend to any liability of Tenant arising out of the indemnities provided for in this Lease.
 
o B.
 Fire and Extended Coverage Insurance (or reasonable equivalent thereto): Such insurance shall cover Tenant’s interest in its improvements to Property, and all furniture, equipment, supplies, and other property owned, leased, held or possessed by it and contained therein. Such insurance shall coverage shall be in an amount equal to not less than ___________ percent (%) of full replacement cost as updated from time to time during the term of the Lease. Tenant shall promptly provide Landlord written notice in the event of any damages to persons or property occurring on Property from fire, accident, or any other casually.
 
o C.
Workers’ Compensation Insurance (or reasonable equivalent thereto): Such insurance shall include coverage as required by applicable law.
 
o D.  
Contractors Insurance (or reasonable equivalent thereto): If Tenant engages any contractor or subcontractor to construct improvements or perform any other work on Property, Tenant shall require that such contractor or subcontractor have in force commercial general liability insurance, including personal injury coverage, contractual liability coverage, completed operations coverage, property damage endorsement, and, for any work which is subcontracted, contractor’s protective liability coverage, insuring against any and all liability for injury to or death of a person or persons and for damage to property occasioned by or arising out of such work. The limits of such policy for both damage to property and bodily injury to be in such amounts as Landlord may from time to time reasonably require, but in any event not less than ____________ , Dollars ($ _______) for each occurrence. Any such contractor or subcontractor shall also be required to maintain workers’ compensation insurance as required by applicable law. All insurance policies procured and maintained herein (other than workers’ compensation insurance) shall name Landlord, Landlord’s property manager(s), Landlord’s broker(s) and Landlord’s lender as additional insureds, shall be carried with insurance companies licensed to do business in the State of Georgia and having a current financial strength rating in Best’s Ratings of not less than B+ Such policies shall be non-cancellable and may not be materially altered except after 30 days notice to Landlord. Such insurance policies or, at Landlord’s election, duly executed certificates of such policies, accompanied by proof of the premium for such insurance, shall be delivered to Landlord before the earlier of (a) the initial entry by Landlord upon Property for the installation of its equipment or improvements, or (b) the Commencement Date of the Lease. Certificates of renewal of such insurance or copies of any replacement insurance policies, accompanied by proof of payment of the premiums for such insurance, shall be delivered to Landlord at least ten days before the expiration of each respective policy term. Tenant shall comply with all rules and regulations applicable to Property issued by the Board of Fire Underwriters or by any body hereinafter constituted exercising similar functions. Tenant shall not intentionally do anything, or permit anything to be done, on or about Property that might adversely affect, contravene, or impair any policies of insurance that are in force for Property or any part thereof. Tenant shall pay all costs, damages, expenses, claims, fines, or   penalties incurred by Landlord or Tenant because of Tenant’s failure to comply with this Paragraph. Tenant indemnifies Landlord from all liability with reference thereto.
 
21.
Taxes . Tenant shall pay any and all taxes (including assessments and license fees) assessed or imposed upon Tenant’s fixtures, furniture, appliances, and personal property located in Property. [ Check one. The section not marked shall not be a part of this Agreement ]:
 
þ A.
 Landlord Pays All Property Taxes: Landlord shall pay all property taxes levied against Property. Tenant shall not pay any property taxes levied against Property,
 
B.
 Tenant Pays increases in Property Taxes: In addition to other rent payments specified in this Lease, Tenant shall pay as additional rent the amount by which all property taxes on Property for each tax year exceed taxes on Property for the tax year ______. On or before the first day of the; term of this Lease. Landlord will provide Tenant written notice of Landlord’s estimate of the additional rent payable under this subparagraph. During December of each calendar year or as soon as practicable, Landlord will give Tenant written notice of its estimate of the payments to be made for the ensuing calendar year. On the first day of each month during the term of the Lease, Tenant will pay one-twelfth of the estimated amount in the manner provided in the Rent Paragraph. If notice is not given in   December, Tenant will continue to pay on the basis of the prior year’s estimate until the month after the notice is given. Within 90 days after the close of each calendar year or as soon as practicable thereafter, Landlord will deliver to Tenant: (1) a statement of property taxes for the calendar year certified by certified public accountants designated by Landlord; and (2) a statement of the payments made or to be made for the calendar year that has been prepared on the basis of the certified statement. If on the basis of those statements, Tenant owes an amount that is less than the estimated payments for the calendar year previously made by   the Tenant, Landlord will pay Tenant the amount of the overpayment within 30 days after delivery of those statements. If on the basis of those statement Tenant owes an amount that is more than the estimated payments for such calendar year previously made by Tenant, Tenant will pay the deficiency to Landlord within 30 days after delivery of those statements. If the Lease commences on a day other than the first day of the calendar year or ends on a day other than the last day of a calendar year, the amounts payable under this subparagraph shall be prorated.
 
Copyright© 2006 by Georgia Association of REALTORS®, Inc.
CF9, Commercial Lease Agreement (Single -Tenant Facilities),
Page 5 of 9
 

 
 
22.
Condemnation . If all or any   part of Property are taken or appropriated by any public or quasi-public authority under the power of eminent domain, and if the remaining portion of Property is thereby rendered untenable or unusable for the purposes herein stated, this Lease shall terminate when the condemning authority takes possession, and any rent paid for any period beyond possession by the condemning authority shall be repaid to Tenant. Landlord shall receive the entire condemnation award without deduction therefrom for any Interest of Tenant in Property, but Tenant shall have the right to make a   separate claim with the condemning authority for, and to receive therefore, (a) any moving expenses incurred by Tenant as a result of such condemnation; (b) any costs incurred or paid by Tenant in connection with any alteration or improvement made by Tenant to Property; (c) the value of Tenant’s personal property taken; (d) Tenant’s loss of business income; and (e) any other separate claim which Tenant may be permitted to make under applicable law, provided that such other separate claims shall not reduce or adversely affect the amount of Landlord’s award.
 
23.
Disclaimer . Tenant and Landlord acknowledge that they have not relied upon any advice, representations or statements of Brokers and waive and shall not assert any claims against Brokers involving the same. Tenant and Landlord agree that Brokers shall not be responsible to advise Tenant on any matter including but not limited to the following: any matter which could have been revealed through a survey, title search or inspection of Property; the condition of Property, any portion thereof, or any item therein; building products and construction techniques; the necessity or cost or any repairs to Property: mold; hazardous or toxic materials or substances; termites and other wood destroying organisms; the tax or legal consequences of this transaction; the availability and cost or utilities or community amenities; the appraised or future value of Property: any condition(s) existing off Property which may affect Property; the terms, conditions and availability of financing; and the uses and zoning of Property whether permitted or proposed. Tenant acknowledges that Broker is not an expert with respect to the above matters and that, If any of these matters or any other matters are of concern, Tenant should seek independent expert advice relative thereto. Tenant acknowledges that Broker shall not be responsible to monitor or supervise any portion of any construction or repairs to Property and that such tasks clearly fall outside the scope of real estate brokerage services.
 
24.
Agency And Brokerage.
 
A.
Agency Disclosure: In this Lease, the term “Broker” shall mean a licensed Georgia real estate broker or brokerage firm and, where the context would indicate, the Broker’s affiliated licensees. No Broker in this transaction shall owe any duly to Tenant or Owner/Landlord greater than what is set forth in their brokerage engagements and the Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act, O.C.G.A. § 10-6A-1 et. seq.;
 
1.
No   Agency Relationship. Tenant and Owner/Landlord acknowledge that, If they are not represented by a Broker, they are each solely responsible for protecting their own interests, and that Broker’s role is limited to performing ministerial acts for that party.
 
2.
Listing Broker. Broker working with the Owner/Landlord is identified on the signature page as the “Listing Broker”: and said Broker is o , OR, is NOT o representing Owner/Landlord;
 
3.
Leasing Broker. Broker working with Tenant is identified on the signature page as “Leasing Broker”: and said Broker is o , OR, is NOT o representing Tenant; and
 
4.
Dual Agency or Designated Agency. If Tenant and owner/Landlord are both being represented by the same Broker, a relationship of other designated agency o OR, dual agency o shall exist.
 
a.
Dual Agency Disclosure. [ Applicable only if dual agency been selected above ]   Tenant and Owner/Landlord are aware that Broker is acting as a dual agent in this transaction and consent to the same. Tenant and Owner/Landlord have been advised that:
 
(1)
In serving as a dual agent, Broker is representing two clients whose interests are or at times could be   different or even adverse;
(2)
(2)
As dual agent, Broker will disclose all known adverse, material facts relevant to the transaction to all parties in the transaction, except for information made confidential by   request or instructions from eithor client, and which is not otherwise required to be disclosed by law;
 
(3)
Tenant and Owner/Landlord do not have to consent to dual agency and, the consent of the Tenant and Owner/Landlord to dual agency has been given voluntarily and the parties have read and understand their brokerage engagement   agreements; and
 
(4)
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, Tenant and Owner/Landlord each hereby direct Broker, while acting as a dual agent, to keep confidential and not reveal to the other party any information which could materially and adversely affect its negotiating position.
 
Copyright© 2006 by Georgia Association of REALTORS®, Inc.
CF9, Commercial Lease Agreement (Single -Tenant Facilities),
Page 6 of 9
 

 
 
b.
Designated Agency Assignment: [ Applicable only if the designated agency has been selected above ]
 
Broker has assigned _________________________________________________ to work exclusively with Tenant as Tenant’s designated agent and _________________________________________________ to work exclusively with Owner/Landlord as Owner/Landlord’s designated agent. Each designated agent shall exclusively represent the party to whom each has been assigned as a client and shall not represent in this transaction the client assigned to the other designated agent.
 
B.
Material Relationship Disclosure: The Broker and/or affiliated licensees have no material relationship with either client except as follows: Owners of Building are Employees of Freedom Financial (A material relationship means one actually known of a personal, familial or business nature between the Broker and/or affiliated licensees and a client which would impair their ability to exercise fair judgment relative to another client.)
 
C.
Brokerage: The Brokers listed below have performed a valuable service in this transaction and are made parties hereunder to enforce their commission rights. Payment of commission to a Broker shall not create an agency or subagency relationship between Leasing Broker and either Landlord or Landlord’s Broker. Landlord agrees to pay the Broker listed below and representing Landlord to lease and/or manage Property (“Listing Broker”) a commission (which commission has already been negotiated in a separate agreement) of [ Check one . The section not marked shall not be a part of this Agreement ]:
 
o
$______________ or ____________ percent (%) of the total base rent to be paid under the Lease, which shall be due and payable upon occupancy.
 
o
$___________________ or _________ percent (%) of base rents paid, which shall be due and payable upon Tenant’s monthly payment of rent in the manner provided in the Rent Paragraph above.
 
In the event the Lease is made in cooperation with another Broker listed below as   the Leasing Broker, the Listing Broker shall receive ________ percent (%) of the total real estate commission paid hereunder and the Leasing Broker shall receive ___________ percent (%)   of the total real estate commission paid hereunder. In the event Tenant and/or Landlord fail or refuse to perform any of their obligations herein, the non-performing party shall immediately pay the Listing Broker and the Leasing Broker their full commissions. The Listing Broker and Leasing Broker may jointly or independently pursue the non-performing party for that portion of the commission which they would have otherwise received under the Lease.
 
25.
Other Provisions.  
 
A.
Time of Essence: Time is of the essence of this Lease.
 
B.
No Waiver: Any failure of Landlord to insist upon the strict and prompt performance of any covenants or conditions of this Lease or any of the rules and regulations set forth herein shall not operate as a waiver of any such violation or of Landlord’s right to insist on prompt compliance in the future of such covenant or condition, and shall not prevent a subsequent action by Landlord for any such violation. No provision, covenant or condition of this Lease may be waived by Landlord unless such waiver is in writing and signed by Landlord.
 
C.
Definitions: “Landlord” as used in this Lease shall include its representatives, heirs, agents, assigns, and successors in title to Property. Broker shall be considered the authorized agent of Landlord except to the extent specifically provided for herein. The terms “Landlord” and “Tenant” shall include singular and plural, and corporations, partnerships, companies or individuals, as may fit the particular circumstances. The term “Binding Agreement Date” shall mean the date that this Lease has been signed by the Tenant and Landlord and a   fully signed and executed copy thereof has   been returned to the party making the offer to lease. “Property taxes” means any form of real or personal property taxes, assessments, special assessments, toes, charges, levies, penalties, service payments in lieu of taxes, excises, assessments, and charges for transit, housing, or any other purposes, impositions or taxes of every kind and nature whatsoever, assessed or levied by any authority having the power to tax against Property or any legal or equitable interest of Landlord in Property, whether imposed now or in the future, excepting only taxes measured by the net income of Landlord from all sources.
 
D.
Entire Agreement: This Lease and any attached addenda constitute the entire Agreement between the parties and no oral statement or amendment not reduced to writing and signed by both parties shall be binding.
 
E.
Attorney’s Fees and Costs of Collection: Whenever any sums due hereunder are collected by law, or by attorney at law to prosecute such an action, then both parties agree that the prevailing party will be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees, plus all costs of collection.
 
F.
Indemnification: Tenant agrees to Indemnify and hold harmless Landlord and Broker against any and all injuries, damages, losses, suits and claims against Landlord and/or Broker arising out of or related to: (a) Tenant’s failure to fulfill any condition of this Lease; (b) any damage or injury happening in or to Property or to any improvements thereon as a result of the acts or omissions of Tenant or Tenant’s family members, invitees or licensees; (c)   Tenant’s failure to   comply with any requirements imposed by any governmental authority; (d) any judgment, lien or other encumbrance filed against Property as a result of Tenant’s actions and any damage or injury happening in or about Property to Tenant or Tenant’s family members, invitees or licensees (except if such damage or injury is caused by the intentional wrongful acts of Landlord or Broker) and Tenant covenants not to   sue Landlord or Broker with respect to any of these matters. For the purpose of this paragraph, the term “Broker” shall include Broker and Broker’s affiliated licensees and employees.
 
G.
No Partnership: Tenant by execution of this Lease is not a partner of Landlord in the conduct of its business or otherwise, or joint venturer, or a member of any joint enterprise with Landlord.
 
H.
No Recordation: Tenant shall not record this Lease nor any short form memorandum thereof without Landlord’s prior written consent.
 
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CF9, Commercial Lease Agreement (Single-Tenant Facilities),
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1.   Notices:
 
1.
All Notices Must Be In Writing. All notices, including, but not limited to offers, counterollers, acceptances, amendments, notices to terminate and demands, required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, signed by the party giving the notice and delivered either: (a) in person, (b) by an overnight delivery service, prepaid, (c) by facsimile transmission (FAX); or (d) by the United States Postal Service, postage prepaid, registered or certified return receipt requested.
 
o 2.
(Check here if Broker can accept notice for Landlord, If this box is not checked the paragraph below shall not be a part of this Lease.)
 
When Notice to Broker is Notice to   Client. Except in transactions where Broker is practicing designated agency, notice to Broker shall for all purposes be deemed to be notice to the party being represented by Broker as a client. In transactions where Broker is practicing designated agency, notice to the designated agent shall be deemed to be notice to the party being represented by the designated agent. All FAX notices to Listing Broker or Leasing Broker shall be sent to their respective FAX numbers identified on the signature page of this Lease. FAX notices to the designated agent for Tenant shall be sent to the FAX number of Leasing Broker. FAX notices to the designated agent for Landlord shall be sent to the FAX number of Listing Broker. Notice to Broker shall not be deemed to be Notice to any party who is only a customer of Broker.
 
3.
Where Notices Should be Sent. All FAX notices to Tenant or Landlord shall be sent to the following facsimile numbers: Unrepresented Tenant: ______________________; Unrepresented Landlord: ________________________
 
Notices other than by FAX shall be sent to Tenant at the address of Property and to Landlord at the address set forth below, or such other address as may be specified by Landlord in a notice to Tenant:_______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
4.
Miscellaneous. Except as may be provided below, notices shall be deemed to be given as of the date and time they are received. The notice requirements referenced herein shall be strictly construed
 
Notice sent by FAX shall be deemed to be given and received as of the date and time if is transmitted provided that the sending FAX products a written confirmation showing the correct date and time of the transmission and the telephone number reference herein to which the notice should have been sent. Any notice sent by FAX shall be sent to such other Fax number as the receiving party may from time to time specify by notice to the party sending the FAX. Any party sending notice by FAX shall send an original copy of the notice if so requested by the other party. A faxed signature of a party shall constitute an original signature binding upon thy party.
 
J.   Governing Law: This Agreement may be   signed in multiple counterparts and   shall be governed by and Interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Georgia.
 
26.
Sale Of Property To Tenant: Landlord shall pay Leasing Broker a commission in the amount of __________ percent (%) __________________ and Listing Broker a commission in the amount of __________ percent (%) of the gross sales price at closing if Tenant acquires from Landlord title to Property or any part thereof or any property as an addition, expansion, or substitution for Property during the term of this Lease, any renewals thereof, or within one year after the expiration of this Lease. Such commission shall be payable in lieu of any further commission which otherwise Broker would have been due under this Lease. Notwithstanding the above, Owner shall immediately give notice to Broker if and when: a) Owner enters into a contract to sell Property; or b)   Owner closes on the sale of Property to another.
 
27.
Exhibits . All exhibits attached hereto, listed below or referenced herein are made a part of this Lease. If any such exhibit conflicts with any preceding paragraph, said exhibit shall control:
 
SPECIAL STIPULATIONS: The following Special Stipulations, if conflicting with any exhibit or preceding paragraph, shall control.

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CF9, Commercial Lease Agreement (Single- Tenant Facilities),
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o Mark box if additional stipulations are attached.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hand and seal the day and year first written above.
 
_________________________________________________
 
/s/ Robin W. Hunt
Leasing Broker
 
Tenant’s Signature
     
_________________            ________________________
MLS Office Code           Brokerage Firm License Number
 
FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Print or Type Name
     
Broker’s Phone# ____________ & FAX# ______________  
By: Robin W. Hunt, Vice-President
 
 
Tenant’s Signature
     
By: ______________________________________________
Broker or Brokers Affiliated Licensee
 
___________________
Print or Type Name
     
_________________________________________________
Print or Type Name
   
_________________________________________________
Leasing Agent’s Georgia Real Estate License Number
   
     
Multiple Listing Number ____________________________
   
 
_________________________________________________
Listing Broker
 
 
Elle Enterprises
Landlord’s Signature
     
    By: /s/ LORI L. BEARDSLEE
______________         ______________________________
MLS Office Code       Brokerage Firm License Number
 
LORI L. BEARDSLEE
Print or Type Name
 
Broker’s Phone# ______________ & FAX# ______________
 
 
____________________________________________
Landlord’s Signature
 
By: ______________________________________________
Broker or Brokers Affiliated Licensee
 
 
____________________________________________
Print or Type Name
 
_________________________________________________
Print or Type Name
   
 
_________________________________________________
Listing Agent’s Georgia Real Estate License Number
   
 
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CF9, Commercial Lease Agreement (Single -Tenant Facilities),
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OFFICE LEASE - STONE POINTE OFFICE PARK
 
THIS OFFICE LEASE ("Lease") is entered into effective July 1, 2003 by PD Properties, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company ("Landlord"), and Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp., an Indiana corporation ("Tenant").
 
1.   LEASE AND DESCRIPTION OF LEASED PREMISES.   Landlord leases to Tenant, and Tenant leases from Landlord, the office space and existing improvements consisting of approximately 2,277 sq. ft. commonly known 421 E. Cook Road, Suite 100, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 46825 (the "Premises"), located on real estate legally described in the addendum attached to this Lease as Exhibit "A" (the "Real Estate"). The Premises is located in an office building situated on the Real Estate (the "Building").
 
2.   ACCEPTANCE AND SURRENDER OF PREMISES AND REMOVAL OF TRADE FIXTURES.
 
2.1.  Tenant accepts the Premises as being in a state of good and acceptable repair and condition. Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord at the end of the Lease Term (as that term is defined in Section 3.1) in the same condition as when Tenant took possession, allowing for reasonable use and wear, subject to the provisions in Section 2.2 .
 
2.2.  Upon termination of this Lease, Landlord shall have the option either to require Tenant to remove all trade fixtures then located on the Premises ("Trade Fixtures"), if any, and restore the Premises to the condition described in Section 2.1 . or to require that all Trade Fixtures remain attached to the Premises, and become the property of Landlord.
 
3.   TERM.
 
3.1.  Term.   The term of this Lease shall be for 36 months, commencing on July 1, 2003 (the "Commencement Date"), and ending on June 30, 2006 (the "Lease Term"), unless terminated earlier under this Lease.

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4.   RENT.
 
4.1.  As rent for the Premises, Tenant shall pay Landlord the sum of $34,740 per year, payable in equal monthly installments of $2,895 each ("Monthly Rent"). The first payment of Monthly Rent is due on the Commencement Date, and successive payments of a like amount are due and payable on the first day of each succeeding calendar month during the Lease Term. If the Commencement Date is on a day other than the first day of any calendar month, Tenant shall pay the pro-rata share of rent due for the unexpired time in the first month, in additional to rent due for the full month following. All payments under this Lease shall be made in full and without right of offset or deduction of any kind, and shall be prorated for any part of a month.
 
4.2.  Late Charges . Tenant acknowledges that late payment by Tenant to Landlord of Monthly Rent and other sums due under this Lease will cause Landlord to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount of which will be difficult to ascertain. Such costs include, but are not limited to, processing and accounting charges, and late charges which may be imposed upon Landlord by the terms of any mortgage covering the Premises. Accordingly, if any installment of rent or any other sum due from Tenant shall not be received by Landlord within five days after such amount shall be due, then, without any requirement for Notice (as that term is defined in Section 22.1 ) to Tenant, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a late charge equal to 10% of such overdue amount. The parties agree that such late charge represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the costs Landlord will incur by reason of late payment by Tenant. Acceptance of such late charge by Landlord in no event shall constitute a waiver of Tenant's default with respect to such over due amount, or prevent Landlord from exercising any of the other rights and remedies granted under this Lease.
 
5.   USE OF PREMISES.   The Premises are leased to be used only for general office purposes. Tenant may not use, or permit the use of, the Premises for any other purpose without first obtaining the express prior consent of Landlord or of Landlord's authorized agent. Tenant shall not commit, or allow to be committed, any waste on the Premises (either ameliorating or deteriorating), create or allow a nuisance to exist on the Premises, or use or allow the Premises to be used for any unlawful purpose or any purpose which increase Landlord's insurance premiums on the Premises, the Building, or the Real Estate. Landlord makes no representation concerning the suitability of the Premises, either structurally or pursuant to any governmental land use or environmental laws or regulations, for Tenant's permitted uses.
 
6.   TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS . Landlord shall pay all real property taxes and assessments on the Premises during the Lease Term. Tenant shall be solely responsible for and pay all personal property taxes assessed for the Trade Fixtures, inventory, equipment, and all other personal property of Tenant on the Premises. All taxes shall be paid prior to delinquency. Each party who is responsible to pay taxes under this Section 6, shall provide the other party, upon request, with proof of payment of such taxes.
 
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7.   RISK OF LOSS AND INSURANCE.
 
7.1.  Landlord's Risk of Loss. Landlord shall bear the risk of loss arising from damage to, or loss of, the Premises.
 
7.2.  Tenant's Risk of Loss.   Tenant shall bear the risk of loss arising from damage to, or loss of, the interior of the Premises (including without limitation all wall coverings, carpeting, and decorations), Tenant's personal property and any Trade Fixtures located on the Premises, and any interruption of Tenant's business use of the Premises.
 
7.3.  Tenant's Insurance.   Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, shall obtain and maintain at all times during the Lease Term, the following policies of insurance:
 
7.3.1.  Liability insurance insuring both Tenant and Landlord for injuries to person or damage to property occasioned or resulting from any use of the Premises during the term of this Lease, with coverage to be in an amount not less than $1,000,000; and
 
7.3.2.  Insurance on Tenant's contents in, and inventory and other personal property on and around, the Premises, including all Trade Fixtures, with coverage in an amount not less than $50,000.
 
7.4.  Additional Insured. Any policy of insurance obtained under Section 7.3.1 shall name Landlord and Landlord's lenders as additional insureds. No party named as an additional insured shall incur any liability for the payment of premiums for any such policy.
 
7.5.  Proof of Coverage and Payment Notice.   Tenant shall provide Landlord, upon request, with a certificate of insurance or a reproduction of each insurance policy required under Section 7.3, and satisfactory proof that all premiums due have been paid, and that each such policy is in full force and effect at all times during the Lease Term. All policies of insurance obtained under Section 7.3.1 shall include an addendum or rider to the effect that Landlord shall be notified by the insurer, in writing, not less than ten days prior to the expiration or termination of any such policy of insurance.
 
7.6.  Indemnity.   In addition and supplemental to any such liability insurance, Tenant indemnifies and holds Landlord harmless from any damage, loss, or claim, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, arising out of any use of the Premises during the Lease Term, unless caused by the act or omission of Landlord or Landlord's agents, employees, licensees, or invitees, or any other tenant of Landlord in the Building, and except as provided in Section 7.7 .
 
7.7 Waiver of Right of Subrogation.
 
7.7.1. Landlord releases Tenant, to the extent Landlord has insurance coverage against the hazards to which this release applies, from liability for loss or damage caused by casualties insured against under this Lease, notwithstanding any fault or negligence of Tenant or Tenant's agents; provided, however, that this release shall be effective only if Landlord's policy or policies of insurance contain a waiver of right of subrogation clause which provides that a release given by an insured shall not affect the policy or the right of the named insured to recover under the policy.
 
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7.7.2.  Tenant releases Landlord, to the extent Tenant has insurance coverage against the hazards to which this release applies, from liability for loss or damage caused by casualties insured against under this Lease, notwithstanding any fault or negligence of Landlord or Landlord's agents; provided, however, that this release shall be effective only if Tenant's policy or policies of insurance contain a waiver of right of subrogation clause which provides that a release given by an insured shall not affect the policy or the right of the named insured to recover under the policy.
 
7.7.3.  Each party agrees to have its insurance policy or policies include a waiver of right of subrogation clause if it is includable without additional premium. However, if an insurance carrier requires additional premium for a waiver of right of subrogation clause, then the party in whose favor the release would operate (Tenant in the case of Section 7.7.1, and Landlord in the case of Section 7.7.2) shall bear the cost of such premium. Refusal of a party to pay such cost on demand excuses the other party from obtaining a waiver of right of subrogation clause, with the result that the release in favor of the refusing party will not be effective.
 
8.  PAYMENT OF UTILITIES.   Landlord shall pay all charges for electric, gas, water, and sewage utility services furnished to the Premises during the Lease Term. Tenant shall pay when due all charges for telephone and internet services furnished to the Premises during the Lease Term. If Tenant fails to timely pay any such utility charge, and such failure results in the creation of a lien against the Premises or any part of the Real Estate, Landlord may pay such charge, which then shall be considered as additional rent immediately due and payable by Tenant to Landlord.
 
9 REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, AND ALTERATIONS.
 
9.1.  Landlord's Obligations.   Landlord, at Landlord's cost and expense, shall maintain, repair, and keep the exterior of the Premises, including without limitation, the roof, roof structure, foundation, walls, drive lanes, parking areas, and other paved areas, doors, adjacent sidewalks, landscaping, and all mechanical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and electrical systems, in good, safe, and usable repair and condition, except for any damage to any such item caused by an act or omission of Tenant or Tenant's agents, employees, contractors, licensees, or invitees (for which items Tenant shall be responsible). Landlord also shall be responsible to remove snow and ice from the parking lot and sidewalks on the Real Estate in a commercially reasonable manner, and to provide janitorial service (including trash removal) for the Premises.
 
9.2. Tenant's Obligations.   Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, shall maintain, repair, and keep in good, safe, and useable repair and condition, the interior of the Premises, all personal property of Tenant and any Trade Fixtures located on the Premises, and window glass on the Premises (including exterior and interior window cleaning).
 
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9.3.  Alternations and Improvements.
 
9.3.1.  Tenant shall not alter or improve the Premises (including without limitation, painting, wallpapering, and carpeting) without the prior consent of Landlord to do so. Any such alteration, addition, improvement, or fixture (except any Trade Fixtures specifically identified by Landlord in writing as Tenant's property under Section 2.2, but subject to Tenant's responsibility to repair any damage or injury to the Premises caused by removal of Trade Fixtures), made or placed in or on the Premises shall, upon expiration of this Lease or its earlier termination, belong to Landlord without compensation to Tenant. Before installation of any fixture, or initiation of work on any alterations or improvement, in or on the Premises, Tenant shall submit plans, specifications, and designs for such work to Landlord for approval. If Tenant's plans, specifications, and designs are disapproved by Landlord, such fixtures or work shall not be installed or commenced until all changes required by Landlord are made.
 
9.3.2.  Landlord shall not be liable or responsible for ensuring that any alteration, addition, repair, improvement, or decoration to the Premises made by Tenant is in conformance with any applicable federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance, including but not limited to, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §12101, et seq. It shall be Tenant's responsibility to comply with all applicable federal, state, or local laws, including the Americans With Disabilities Act, and Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from any fine, penalty, charge, assessment, liability, or expense incurred by Landlord, or assessed against the Premises as a result of Tenant's failure to conform any such alteration, addition, repair, improvement, or decoration with any applicable federal, state or local law, regulation, or ordinance as provided in this Section 9.3.2 .
 
9.3.3.  Tenant shall not be liable or responsible for ensuring that any alteration, addition, repair, improvement, or decoration to the Premises made by Landlord is in conformance with any applicable federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance, including, but not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §12101, et seq. It shall be Landlord's responsibility to comply with all applicable federal, state or local laws, including the Americans With Disabilities Act, and Landlord agrees to indemnify and hold Tenant harmless from any fine, penalty, charge, assessment, liability, or expense incurred by Tenant, or assessed against the Premises as a result of Landlord's failure to conform any such alteration, addition, repair, improvement, or decoration with any applicable federal, state or local law, regulation, or ordinance as provided in this Section 9.3.3 .
 
9.4.  Workmanship of Maintenance, Improvements, and Alterations.   All repairs, maintenance, improvements, or alterations permitted or required by Tenant under this Lease, shall be performed in good and workmanlike manner, with first quality materials, and in such manner that the Premises will not be structurally weakened or materially altered in any adverse way.
 
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9.5.  Mechanic's Liens.
 
9.5.1.  Any contract that Tenant shall make with any contractor, materialman, laborer, subcontractor, or supplier which will or may result in a lien upon the Premises or any part of the Real Estate, shall be entered into and so carried out so as to prevent (to the extent possible under Indiana law) the attachment of any mechanic's, materialman, laborers' or other statutory lien on or against the Premises or any part of the Premises, in accordance with the provisions and terms of Indiana law at that time applicable. Tenant further shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any such claims or liens, including reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and shall defend Landlord's interest against any such claim or lien brought against the Premises by reason of repairs, maintenance, improvements, or alterations initiated by Tenant, with or without Landlord's consent.
 
9.5.2.  Notwithstanding the provisions in Section 9.5.1 , if a notice of intention to hold a mechanic's lien is filed against the Premises, Landlord may, at Landlord's option, compel the prosecution of an action to foreclose such mechanic's lien by the lienor. If any such notice of intention to hold mechanic's lien shall be filed and an action commenced to foreclose that lien, Tenant, upon demand by Landlord, shall cause the lien to be released by the filing of a written undertaking with a surety approved by the court, and obtaining an order from the court releasing the Premises from such lien.
 
9.6.  No Implied Consent.   Nothing in this Lease shall be deemed or construed to constitute consent or a request to any party for the performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials for the improvement, alteration, or repairing of the Premises; nor as giving Tenant the right or authority to contract for, authorize, or permit the performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials that would permit the attachment of a valid mechanic's lien.
 
10.  COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH LAWS.
 
10.1.   Tenant shall, at Tenant's own expense, comply with any applicable current or subsequently enacted environmental law affecting Tenant's use of the Premises. Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole expense, make any and all submissions to, provide all information to, and comply with all requirements of any appropriate governmental authority under any such law concerning conditions caused by Tenant. If any such governmental authority determines under any environmental law, rule, or regulation that a clean-up plan must be prepared, and that a clean up be undertaken because of any spills or discharges of hazardous substances or waste at the Premises which are caused by Tenant, or by Tenant's agents, employees, licensees, or invitees, Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole expense, prepare and submit all required plans and financial assurances, and carry out or give all such required plans and assurances. At no expense to Landlord, Tenant shall promptly provide all information requested by Landlord for preparation of affidavits required by Landlord to determine the applicability of any environmental clean-up laws to the Premises, and shall sign such affidavits promptly when requested to do so by Landlord.
 
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10.2. Tenant shall defend, indemnify, and hold Landlord harmless from all fines, suits, procedures, claims, and actions of any kind caused by Tenant, including Landlord's reasonable costs and attorneys' fees, arising out of, or in any way connected with, any spills or discharges of hazardous substances or waste at the Premises that occur during the Lease Term, or during the period of any holdover of the Premises by Tenant, and from all fines, suits, procedures, claims, and actions of any kind arising out of Tenant's failure to provide all information, to make all submissions, and to take all steps required by any governmental authority under any environmental clean-up law. Tenant's obligations and liabilities under this Section 10 shall continue so long as Landlord remains responsible for any spill or discharge of a hazardous substance or waste at the Premises that occur during the Lease Term or any holdover period by Tenant.
 
10.3. Tenant shall further promptly supply Landlord with all notices, correspondence, and submissions given or made by Tenant to any appropriate governmental authority, including without limitation, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or any other local, state, or federal authority that requires submission of any information concerning environmental matters or hazardous wastes or substances. Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole expense, comply with any currently or subsequently enacted occupational safety and health law, rule, and regulation, hazardous chemical disclosure and other similar law enacted by any governing agency, including without limitation, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which affect in any manner Tenant's use or occupancy of the Premises, and Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from all fines, suits, procedures, claims, and actions of any kind arising under them, including Landlord's reasonable costs and attorneys' fees.
 
11. RISE OF LOSS AND CASUALTY.   If the Premises are damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty during the Lease Term, Tenant shall give immediate Notice (as that term is defined in Section 22.1 ) of such damage or destruction to Landlord, and the following provisions shall apply:
 
11.1. If the Premises are totally destroyed by fire or other casualty, or if the Premises are so damaged that the cost of the repair or restoration would exceed 50% of the cost to entirely replace the Premises at the time such damage or destruction took place, then either party shall have the right to terminate this Lease by giving Notice to the other party within 30 days after the occurrence of such damage or destruction, and this Lease then shall terminate as of 15 days after the date such Notice is given. If either party fails to timely exercise the option to terminate this Lease under this Section 11.1 , Landlord and Tenant each shall cause the damage for which they have the respective risks of loss under Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 , to be repaired as soon as reasonably practicable, and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect.
 
11.2. If the Premises are damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty to such an extent that the cost of repair and restoration does not exceed 50% of the cost to totally replace the Premises at the time of such damage or destruction took place, then this Lease shall not terminate, and the provisions of Section 11.1 concerning the repair and restoration of the Premises shall control.
 
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11.3. The opinion of an architect or registered engineer appointed by Landlord to determine the costs of repair, restoration, or replacement of the Premises shall be controlling upon the parties for the purposes of Sections 11.1 and 11.2 . The provisions of this Section 11.3 are not intended to limit, modify, or release Tenant from any liability Tenant may have under this Lease or otherwise, in relation to any damage or destruction of the Premises.
 
11.4. Notwithstanding the provisions in Sections 11.1 and 11.2, if any damage or destruction to the Premises, is caused by any act or omission of Tenant or Tenant's agents, employees, licensees, or invitees, Tenant shall be solely responsible to pay for and cause the Premises to be restored or repaired to at least as good a condition as existed as of the time such casualty occurred.
 
11.5. If a casualty of the Premises occurs that is not Tenant's responsibility under Section 11.4, and that causes the Premises to be untenentable, Monthly Rent due under this Lease shall be abated pro rata, in a fair and equitable manner until the Premises is repaired or restored in accordance with this Section 11 .
 
12. CONDEMNATION.   If the entire Premises, or such portion of it as will make the remainder unsuitable for the use permitted by this Lease, is condemned by any legally constituted authority, or if a conveyance or other acquisition in lieu of such condemnation is made, then this Lease shall terminate as of the date possession is required by, or given to, the condemnor. If a portion of the Premises is condemned, but the remainder is still suitable for the uses permitted by this Lease, this Lease shall not terminate, but a portion of the rent for the remainder of the Lease Term shall be abated in proportion to the amount of Premises taken which is actually and regularly employed by Tenant in the operation of Tenant's business at the time Tenant first receives notice of any such condemnation action. All compensation paid in connection with the condemnation shall belong to, and be the sole property of, Landlord, except Tenant shall be entitled to any compensation awarded for Tenant's Trade Fixtures and moving expenses.
 
13. LANDLORD'S ENTRY FOR INSPECTION .
 
13.1.   Landlord reserves the right, and Tenant agrees to permit Landlord, its employees, agents, and contractors, to enter the Premises at reasonable times for each of the following purposes:
 
13.1.1. Conducting inspections of the Premises;
 
13.1.2.  Making repairs, additions, or alterations to the Premises;
 
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13.1.3. Showing the Premises to any prospective purchaser, tenant, lender, or insurer;
 
13.1.4. Posting "For Rent" or "For Sale" signs or any signs or notices that Landlord deems prudent;
 
13.1.5. Attempting to keep the Premises free of liens;
 
13.1.6. Taking such action as is permitted under this Lease upon an Event of Default (as that term is defined in Section 17.1 ) by Tenant; or
 
13.1.7. Taking any necessary action in the event of an emergency.
 
13.2. Landlord may, in connection with any entry, erect scaffolding, barriers, or similar structures, post relevant notices, and employ moveable equipment, without any obligation to reduce Tenant's rent for the Premises during such period, and without incurring liability to Tenant for disturbance of quiet enjoyment of the Premises or loss of occupation of it.
 
14.  SUBLETTING AND ASSIGNMENT.
 
14.1.   Tenant shall not assign or sublease the Premises, or any part of it, or any right or privilege connected with it, nor shall Tenant allow any other person, except Tenant's agents and employees, to occupy the Premises or any part of it, without first obtaining Landlord's consent. Landlord expressly covenants that such consent shall not be unreasonably or arbitrarily withheld; provided, however, that any one consent by Landlord shall not be a consent to a subsequent assignment, sublease, or occupation by any other person and as a condition precedent to Tenant's right to sublease or assign this Lease. Tenant's unauthorized assignment, sublease, or license to occupy the Premises shall be void, and shall terminate this Lease, at Landlord's option. Tenant's interest in this Lease shall not be assignable by operation of law without Landlord's written consent, and any assignment in violation of this Section 14 shall, at Landlord's option, constitute an Event of Default.
 
14.2.  Assignment by Landlord . Landlord may freely assign this Lease without the consent of Tenant.
 
15. PARKING.   Landlord shall provide Tenant with a sufficient number of parking spaces in the existing parking lot on the Real Estate, which are reasonably adequate for Tenant's use of the Premises as permitted under this Lease. Tenant shall require Tenant's employees to park in areas designated by Landlord.
 
16. SECURITY DEPOSIT . There is no security deposit by Tenant required under this Lease.
 
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17. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
 
17.1.   Default by Tenant.   Each of the following acts or omissions shall constitute an event of default (an "Event of Default") by Tenant and a material breach of this Lease:
 
17.1.1. The failure to pay when due any Monthly Rent due under this Lease.
 
17.1.2. The failure of Tenant to make any other payment when due under this Lease, including without limitation, insurance premiums, utility payments, taxes, and any expense incurred in the maintenance or improvement of the Premises, which failure continues for a period of at least 10 days, after Notice is given to Tenant.
 
17.1.3. Any failure to perform or observe any other obligation of Tenant under this Lease, which failure of performance or observance continues for a period of at least 30 days after Notice is given to Tenant.
 
17.1.4. Any of Tenant's property located on the Premises is seized or levied upon under any legal or governmental process.
 
17.1.5. Tenant becomes insolvent or subject to an insolvency proceeding, or has any property placed in the control of a trustee, receiver, or other custodian.
 
17.1.6. Tenant abandons or vacates the Premises for a period of at least 30 consecutive days.
 
17.1.7. The initiation and prosecution of dissolution, liquidation, or receivership proceedings against Tenant, or Tenant's failure to maintain its corporate or other entity existence in conformance with Indiana law (if applicable).
 
17.1.8. There is an act or omission by Tenant that constitutes an Event of Default under any other provision of this Lease.
 
17.2.   Default by Landlord.   Landlord shall not be in default of this Lease unless Landlord fails to perform the obligations required of Landlord under this Lease within a reasonable time, but in no event longer than 30 days after Notice is given by Tenant to Landlord specifying the nature of the default claimed, provided, however, that if the nature of Landlord's default is such that more than 30 days are required for performance, then Landlord shall not be in default if Landlord commences performance within such 30 day period, and then diligently prosecutes the same to completion or satisfaction.
 
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18.   REMEDIES.
 
18.1.   Landlord's Remedies . Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord shall have the following remedies in addition to Landlord's other rights and remedies as provided at law or in equity:
 
18.1 . 1 .   Re-entry.   Landlord may re-enter the Premises immediately, and remove all of Tenant's personnel property from it; provided, however, that any retaking or possession by Landlord shall be without prejudice to the rights and remedies of Landlord to recover for damages sustained by reason of Tenant's failure to properly perform the terms and conditions of this Lease.
 
18.1.2. Termination.   After re-entry, Landlord may terminate this Lease by giving 15 days' written Notice of such termination to Tenant. Reentry only, without Notice of termination, shall not terminate this Lease.
 
18.1.3. Reletting Premises.   After re-entry, Landlord may relet the Premises or any part of it, without terminating this Lease, at such rent and on such terms as Landlord may choose, in Landlord's sole discretion.
 
18.1.4. Other Damages.   Landlord may further pursue all available legal and equitable remedies for an Event of Default by Tenant, including the recovery of reasonable attorneys' fees and all costs incurred as an Event of Default by Tenant. In addition, any obligation owed by Tenant to Landlord under this Lease shall bear interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the date when due.
 
18.1.5. Landlord's Lien . It is expressly agreed if there is an Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord shall have a lien on all Trade Fixtures, equipment, machinery, goods, and other tangible personal property of any description belonging to Tenant which are placed in, or become a part of, the Premises, as security for rent due and to become due for the remainder of the Lease Term and all other obligations of Tenant under this Lease, which lien shall not be in lieu of, or in any way affect, Landlord's other remedies, but shall be in addition to them. Tenant grants to Landlord a security interest in all such personal property for such purposes, and upon an Event of Default by Tenant, consents to the Landlord's filing of a financing statement bearing only Landlord's signature as evidence of said security interest; provided, however, that this lien shall not prevent the sale by Tenant of any merchandise in the ordinary course of business free of such lien. In the event of Landlord's exercise of the remedy of re-entry provided to Landlord under Section 18.1.1 , and upon termination of this Lease, Landlord may exercise all remedies available to secured parties under the Indiana Uniform Commercial Code then in effect.
 
18.2. Tenant's Remedies . If Landlord defaults under Section 17.2. Tenant shall be entitled to all legal and equitable remedies available, and to recover all reasonable attorney fees and other costs and expenses incurred by Tenant as a result of Landlord's default.
 
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18.3. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.   The rights and remedies provided by this Lease are cumulative, and the use of any one right or remedy shall not preclude or waive a party's right to use any other remedy. Such rights and remedies are given in addition to all other rights granted a party by law.
 
18.4. Waiver . The failure by a party to enforce a breach of this Lease shall not be construed as a waiver by that party of the right to enforce such a breach at a later time, or to enforce any other breach.
 
18.5. Joint Liability.   If Tenant consists of more than one person, each such person shall be jointly and severally liable to Landlord for Tenant's Events of Default.
 
19.   ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE.
 
19.1.   Upon Landlord giving Tenant at least 10 days prior Notice, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to Landlord a statement in writing:
 
19.1.1. Certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if modified, stating the nature of such modification and certifying that this Lease, as so modified, is in full force and effect), and the date to which the rent and other charges are paid in advance, if any; and
 
19.1.2. Acknowledging that there is not, to Tenant's knowledge, any uncured default by Landlord under this Lease, or specifying each such default, if any is claimed.
 
19.2. Any statement provided under Section 19.1 may be conclusively relied upon by a prospective purchaser or lienholder of the Premises or the Real Estate. At Landlord's option, Tenant's failure to timely deliver such statement shall be an Event of Default, or shall be a conclusive determination binding on Tenant that:
 
19.2.1. This Lease is in full force and effect, without modification except as may be represented by Landlord;
 
19.2.2. There is no uncured Event of Default by Landlord under the Lease; and
 
19.2.3. Not more than one month's rent has been paid in advance.
 
20. QUIET ENJOYMENT . Landlord warrants that Tenant shall have the quiet use and enjoyment of the Premises during the Lease Term, free from unreasonable interference by Landlord.
 
21. SUBORDINATION AND EXONERATION OF LANDLORD.   The interest granted to Tenant pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Lease are, and shall throughout the Lease Term, be subordinate to Landlord's right to pledge or mortgage the Premises or the Real Estate as security for any indebtedness incurred by Landlord in its sole discretion. Landlord may convey title to the Premises pursuant to a sale or exchange of property, subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease; provided, however, that Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant or any immediate or remote assignee or successor of Tenant, for any act or omission occurring from and after any such conveyance.
 
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22.   NOTICE.
 
22.1. Written Notice.   Any notice, designation, consent, approval, offer, acceptance, statement, request, or other communication required or allowed under this Agreement (each, a "Notice") shall be in writing. Any action required under this Agreement that is a term within the definition of "Notice" also shall be in writing.
 
22.2. Place of Notice.   Notice to a party shall be given at the party's address stated below, or at such other address as a party may designate in a Notice to the other party:
 
If to Landlord:
PD Properties, LLC
 
c/o Manager
 
415 E. Dupont Road, Suite 500
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825
   
If to Tenant:
Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp.
 
Attn: President
 
421 E. Cook Road, Suite 200  
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825
 
22.3.   Manner of Giving Notice.   Notice shall be deemed given when:
 
22.3.1. Personal service of the Notice is made on the party to be notified but the party need not be present at the address designated under Section 22.2;
 
22.3.2. The Notice is mailed to the party to be notified by means of certified or registered U.S. mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or
 
22.3.3. The Notice is sent to the party to be notified by express courier such as "Federal Express", or such other similar carrier guaranteeing next day delivery.
 
22.4.   Refusal of Notice . Refusal by a party to accept a Notice shall not affect the giving of the Notice.
 
23.   MEMORANDUM.   The parties shall, upon request of Landlord, execute and record a short form of Memorandum of Lease in a form agreed upon by the parties, summarizing the terms and conditions of this Lease.
 
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24.   AUTHORITY . Each person signing this Lease in a representative capacity on behalf of a party warrants and represents to each other party that:
 
24.1. The person executing this Lease has the actual authority and power to so sign, and to bind the person's respective principal to the provisions of this Lease; and
 
24.2. All corporate or other entity action necessary for the making of this Lease has been duly taken.
 
25.   MISCELLANEOUS .
 
25.1. Binding Effect . This Lease and the covenants and conditions of it, shall apply to, and be binding upon, the parties and their respective heirs, successors, and legal representatives.
 
25.2. Entire Agreement.   This Lease represents the entire agreement of the parties, and supersedes all their prior negotiations and agreements pertaining to the lease or use of the Premises by Tenant.
 
25.3. Amendment . This Lease may only be amended in a writing signed by both parties.
 
25.4. Captions, Number, and Gender . The captions appearing throughout this Lease are included for convenience purposes only, and shall not be interpreted as substantive terms of this Lease. Throughout this Lease, the singular shall be interpreted to include the plural, and the plural the singular. Further, the use of any gender for convenience purposes only, and the use of one gender shall include all others.
 
25.5. Invalid Provision and Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Lease shall not affect the other provisions of it; and this Lease shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision was omitted.
 
25.6. Governing Law.   This Lease shall be governed in all respects whether as to validity, construction, capacity, performance, or otherwise by the laws of the State of Indiana.
 
25.7. Rule of Construction.   The judicial rule of construction requiring or allowing a document to be construed to the detriment or against the interests of the document's maker or drafter shall not apply to this Lease.
 
25.8. Counterparts . This Lease may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but together the counterparts shall constitute one and the same document.
 
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25.9. Force Majeure. If, by reason of acts of God, floods, storms, explosion, fires, labor troubles, strikes, insurrection, riots, acts of the public enemy, or federal, state or local law, order, rule, or regulation, either party is prevented from complying with any obligation, covenant, or condition in this Lease, then while so prevented, the condition shall be suspended, or the obligation or covenant shall be extended, the party shall be relieved of the obligation to comply with such obligation or covenant, and the party shall not be liable for damages for failure to so comply.
 
25.10. Review by Counsel.   Each party has had the opportunity to have this Lease reviewed by independent counsel before signing it.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands as of the day and year first above written.
 
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    PD PROPERTIES, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Diana L. Parent
 
Diana L. Parent, Manager
   
 
"LANDLORD"
 

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FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
/s/ Rodney J. Sinn
 
(Signature)
   
  Rodney J. Sinn
 
(Printed/Typed Name)
   
  Its: President
 
(Title)
   
 
"TENANT"
 
 
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PARKC LOGO
 
January 9, 2006
 
Freedom Financial
421 E. Cook Road, Suite 200
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
 
RE: Office Lease Renewal
 
Dear Rod,
 
It was a pleasure meeting with you to discuss your office space needs. As we had discussed, we will be doing a First Amendment to your office lease to simply renew your current lease for another term of 36 months. Please find following a quick summary of your current monthly leasing situation, including both suites and your sub-lease proceeds compared to the new lease amendment.
 
Lease
 
Current
 
Proposed
 
Various
 
Suite 200
 
$
1853.00
   
0
 
$
1853.00
 
Suite 100
 
$
2895.00
 
$
2943.00
 
$
48.00
 
Sub-Lease
   
($1578.00
)
 
0
   
($578.00
)
Total
 
$
3170.00
 
$
2943.00
   
($ 227.00
)
 
 
As you can see there is a modest increase in your lease to accommodate past and current expense increases. You will also see that your total net payment has decreased by $227.00 per month. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. It would be appreciated if you find this amendment agreeable to simply sign one copy and return it to my office at your earliest convenience.
 
Sincerely,
       
       
/s/ Diana L. Parent    

Diana L. Parent
   
President    
 
Enclosure
 
409 E. Cook Rd., Suite #300
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Tel: 260.489.8500
Fax: 260.489.8544
 

 
FIRST AMENDMENT OF OFFICE LEASE
STONE POINTE OFFICE PARK
 
This FIRST AMENDMENT OF OFFICE LEASE is entered into and effective January 31 , 2006 by PD Properties, LLC, an Indiana Limited Liability company ("Landlord") and Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation, an Indiana corporation ("Tenant") and amends the office lease effective July 1, 2003.
 
All terms and condition of the office lease remain in force except the following which shall be amended hereafter.
 
3.1
Term. The term of this Lease shall be extended 36 months, commencing on July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2009.
   
4.1
The rental rate for the extended period shall be $3 5,310 per year, payable in equal monthly installments of $2,942.50.
 
IN WITNESS WHEROF, the parties have set their hands as of the day and year first above written.
 
    PD PROPERTIES, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Diana L. Parent
 
Diana L. Parent, Manager
 
 
“LANDLORD"
 
 
    FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Rodney J. Sinn
 
Rodney J. Sinn, President
 
 
"TENANT"
 
 

OFFICE LEASE  STONE POINTS OFFICE PARK
 
THIS OFFICE LEASE (“Lease”) is entered into effective February 1, 2004 by PD Properties, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“Landlord”), and Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp., an Indiana corporation (“Tenant”).
 
1. LEASE AND DESCRIPTION OF LEASED PREMISES.   Landlord leases to Tenant, and Tenant leases from Landlord, the office space and existing improvements consisting of approximately 1,457 sq. ft. commonly known as 421 E. Cook Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 46825 (the “Premises”), located on real estate legally described in the addendum attached to this Lease as Exhibit “A” (the “Real Estate”). The Premises is located in an office building situated on the Real Estate (the “Building”).
 
2.   ACCEPTANCE AND SURRENDER OF PREMISES AND REMOVAL OF TRADE FIXTURES.
 
2.1. Tenant accepts the Premises as being in a state of good and acceptable repair and condition. Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord at the end of the Lease Term (as that term is defined in Section 3.1 ) in the same condition as when Tenant took possession, allowing for reasonable use and wear, subject to the provisions in Section 2.2 .
 
2.2. Upon termination of this Lease. Landlord shall have the option either to require Tenant to remove all trade fixtures then located on the Premises (“Trade Fixtures”), if any, and restore the Premises to the condition described in Section 2.1 , or to require that all   Trade Fixtures remain attached to the Premises, and become the property of Landlord.
 
3.   TERM.
 
3.1.   Term.   The term of this Lease shall be for 29 months, commencing on February 1, 2004 (the “Commencement Date”), and ending on June 30, 2006 (the “Lease Term”), unless terminated earlier under this Lease.
 
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4.   RENT.
 
4.1. As rent for the Premises, Tenant shall pay Landlord the sum of $22,233 per year, payable in equal monthly installments of $1,853 each (“Monthly Rent”). The first payment of Monthly Rent is due on the Commencement Date, and successive payments of a like amount are due and payable on the first day of each succeeding calendar month during the Lease Term. If the Commencement Date is on a day other than the first day of any calendar month, Tenant shall pay the pro-rata share of rent due for the unexpired time in the first month, in additional to rent due for the full month following. All payments under this Lease shall be made in full and without right of offset or deduction of any kind, and shall be prorated for any part of a month.
 
4.2.   Late Charges . Tenant acknowledges that late payment by Tenant to Landlord of Monthly Rent and other sums due under this Lease will cause Landlord to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount of which will be difficult to ascertain. Such costs include, but are not limited to, processing and accounting charges, and late charges which may be imposed upon Landlord by the terms of any mortgage covering the Premises. Accordingly, if any installment of rent or any other sum due from Tenant shall not be received by Landlord within five days after such amount shall be due, then, without any requirement for Notice (as that term is defined in Section 22.1 ) to Tenant, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a late charge equal to 10% of such overdue amount. The parties agree that such late charge represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the costs Landlord will incur by reason of late payment by Tenant. Acceptance of such late charge by Landlord in no event shall constitute a waiver of Tenant’s default with respect to such over due amount, or prevent Landlord from exercising any of the other rights and remedies granted under this Lease.
 
5.   USE OF PREMISES.   The Premises are leased to be used only for general office purposes. Tenant may not use, or permit the use of, the Premises for any other purpose without first obtaining the express prior consent of Landlord or of Landlord’s authorized agent. Tenant shall not commit, or allow to be committed, any waste on the Premises (either ameliorating or deteriorating), create or allow a nuisance to exist on the Premises, or use or allow the Premises to be used for any unlawful purpose or any purpose which increase Landlord’s insurance premiums on the Premises, the Building, or the Real Estate. Landlord makes no representation concerning the suitability of the Premises, either structurally or pursuant to any governmental land use or environmental laws or regulations, for Tenant’s permitted uses.
 
6.   TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. Landlord shall pay all real property taxes and assessments on the Premises during the Lease Term. Tenant shall be solely responsible for and pay all personal property taxes assessed for the Trade Fixtures, inventory, equipment, and all other personal property of Tenant on the Premises. All taxes shall be paid prior to delinquency. Each party who is responsible to pay taxes under this Section 6 , shall provide the other party, upon request, with proof of payment of such taxes.
 
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7. RISK OF LOSS AND INSURANCE.
 
7.1 . Landlord’s Risk of Loss.   Landlord shall bear the risk of loss arising from damage to, or loss of, the Premises.
 
7.2.   Tenant’s Risk of Loss.   Tenant shall bear the risk of loss arising from damage to, or loss of, the interior of the Premises (including without limitation all wall coverings, carpeting, and decorations), Tenant’s personal property and any Trade Fixtures located on the Premises, and any interruption of Tenant’s business use of the Premises.
 
7.3.   Tenant’s Insurance.   Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall obtain and maintain at all times during the Lease Term, the following policies of insurance:
 
7.3.1. Liability insurance insuring both Tenant and Landlord for injuries to person or damage to property occasioned or resulting from any use of the Premises during the term of this Lease, with coverage to be in an amount not less than $1,000,000; and
 
7.3.2. Insurance on Tenant’s contents in, and inventory and other personal property on and around, the Premises, including all Trade Fixtures, with coverage in an amount not less than $50,000.
 
7.4.   Additional Insured . Any policy of insurance obtained under Section 7.3.1 shall name Landlord and Landlord’s lenders as additional insureds. No party named as an additional insured shall incur any liability for the payment of premiums for any such policy.
 
7.5. Proof of Coverage and Payment Notice.   Tenant shall provide Landlord, upon request, with a certificate of insurance or a reproduction of each insurance policy required under Section 7.3 , and satisfactory proof that all premiums due have been paid, and that each such policy is in full force and effect at all times during the Lease Term. All policies of insurance obtained under Section 7.3.1 shall include an addendum or rider to the effect that Landlord shall be notified by the insurer, in writing, not less than ten days prior to the expiration or termination of any such policy of insurance.
 
7.6.   Indemnity.   In addition and supplemental to any such liability insurance, Tenant indemnifies and holds Landlord harmless from any damage, loss, or claim, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, arising out of any use of the Premises during the Lease Term, unless caused by the act or omission of Landlord or Landlord’s agents, employees, licensees, or invitees, or any other tenant of Landlord in the Building, and except as provided in Section 7.7 .
 
7.7.   Waiver of Right of Subrogation.
 
7.7.1.   Landlord releases Tenant, to the extent Landlord has insurance coverage against the hazards to which this release applies, from liability for loss or damage caused by casualties insured against under this Lease, notwithstanding any fault or negligence of Tenant or Tenant’s agents; provided, however, that this release shall be effective only if Landlord’s policy or policies of insurance contain a waiver of right of subrogation clause which provides that a release given by an insured shall not affect the policy or the right of the named insured to recover under the policy.
 
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7.7.2. Tenant releases Landlord, to the extent Tenant has insurance coverage against the hazards to which this release applies, from liability for loss or damage caused by casualties insured against under this Lease, notwithstanding any fault or negligence of Landlord or Landlord’s agents; provided, however, that this release shall be effective only if Tenant’s policy or policies of insurance contain a waiver of right of subrogation clause which provides that a release given by an insured shall not affect the policy or the right of the named insured to recover under the policy.
 
7.7.3. Each party agrees to have its insurance policy or policies include a waiver of right of subrogation clause if it is includable without additional premium. However, if an insurance carrier requires additional premium for a waiver of right of subrogation clause, then the party in whose favor the release would operate (Tenant in the case of Section 7.7.1 , and Landlord in the case of Section 7.7.2) shall bear the cost of such premium. Refusal of a party to pay such cost on demand excuses the other party from obtaining a waiver of right of subrogation clause, with the result that the release in favor of the refusing party will not be effective.
 
8. PAYMENT OF UTILITIES.   Landlord shall pay all charges for electric, gas, water, and sewage utility services furnished to the Premises during the Lease Term. Tenant shall pay when due all charges for telephone and internet services furnished to the Premises during the Lease Term. If Tenant fails to timely pay any such utility charge, and such failure results in the creation of a lien against the Premises or any part of the Real Estate, Landlord may pay such charge, which then shall be considered as additional rent immediately due and payable by Tenant to Landlord.
 
9. REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, AND ALTERATIONS.
 
9.1 . Landlord’s Obligations.   Landlord, at Landlord’s cost and expense, shall maintain, repair, and keep the exterior of the Premises, including without limitation, the roof, roof structure, foundation, walls, drive lanes, parking areas, and other paved areas, doors, adjacent sidewalks, landscaping, and all mechanical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and electrical systems, in good, safe, and usable repair and condition, except for any damage to any such item caused by an act or omission of Tenant or Tenant’s agents, employees, contractors, licensees, or invitees (for which items Tenant shall be responsible). Landlord also shall be responsible to remove snow and ice from the parking lot and sidewalks on the Real Estate in a commercially reasonable manner, and to provide janitorial service (including trash removal) for the Premises.
 
9.2. Tenant’s Obligations.   Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall maintain, repair, and keep in good, safe, and useable repair and condition, the interior of the Premises, all personal property of Tenant and any Trade Fixtures located on the Premises, and window glass on the Premises (including exterior and interior window cleaning).
 
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9.3. Alternations and Improvements .
 
9.3.1. Tenant shall not alter or improve the Premises (including without limitation, painting, wallpapering, and carpeting) without the prior consent of Landlord to do so. Any such alteration, addition, improvement, or fixture (except any Trade Fixtures specifically identified by Landlord in writing as Tenant’s property under Section 2.2 , but subject to Tenant’s responsibility to repair any damage or injury to the Premises caused by removal of Trade Fixtures), made or placed in or on the Premises shall, upon expiration of this Lease or its earlier termination, belong to Landlord without compensation to Tenant. Before installation of any fixture, or initiation of work on any alterations or improvement, in or on the Premises, Tenant shall submit plans, specifications, and designs for such work to Landlord for approval. If Tenant’s plans, specifications, and designs are disapproved by Landlord, such fixtures or work shall not be installed or commenced until all changes required by Landlord are made.
 
9.3.2. Landlord shall not be liable or responsible for ensuring that any alteration, addition, repair, improvement, or decoration to the Premises made by Tenant is in conformance with any applicable federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance, including but not limited to, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §12101, et seq. It shall be Tenant’s responsibility to comply with all applicable federal, state, or local laws, including the Americans With Disabilities Act, and Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from any fine, penalty, charge, assessment, liability, or expense incurred by Landlord, or assessed against the Premises as a result of Tenant’s failure to conform any such alteration, addition, repair, improvement, or decoration with any applicable federal, state or local law, regulation, or ordinance as provided in this Section 9.3.2 .
 
9.3.3. Tenant shall not be liable or responsible for ensuring that any alteration, addition, repair, improvement, or decoration to the Premises made by Landlord is in conformance with any applicable federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance, including, but not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §12101, et seq. It shall be Landlord’s responsibility to comply with all applicable federal, state or local laws, including the Americans With Disabilities Act, and Landlord agrees to indemnify and hold Tenant harmless from any fine, penalty, charge, assessment, liability, or expense incurred by Tenant, or assessed against the Premises as a result of Landlord’s failure to conform any such alteration, addition, repair, improvement, or decoration with any applicable federal, state or local law, regulation, or ordinance as provided in this Section 9.3.3 .
 
9.4. Workmanship of Maintenance, Improvements, and Alterations.   All repairs, maintenance, improvements, or alterations permitted or required by Tenant under this Lease, shall be performed in good and workmanlike manner, with first quality materials, and in such manner that the Premises will not be structurally weakened or materially altered in any adverse way.
 
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9.5. Mechanic’s Liens.
 
9.5.1. Any contract that Tenant shall make with any contractor, materialman, laborer, subcontractor, or supplier which will or may result in a lien upon the Premises or any part of the Real Estate, shall be entered into and so carried out so as to prevent (to the extent possible under Indiana law) the attachment of any mechanic’s, materialman, laborers’ or other statutory lien on or against the Premises or any part of the Premises, in accordance with the provisions and terms of Indiana law at that time applicable. Tenant further shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any such claims or liens, including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, and shall defend Landlord’s interest against any such claim or lien brought against the Premises by reason of repairs, maintenance, improvements, or alterations initiated by Tenant, with or without Landlord’s consent.
 
9.5.2. Notwithstanding the provisions in Section 9.5.1 , if a notice of intention to hold a mechanic’s lien is filed against the Premises, Landlord may, at Landlord’s option, compel the prosecution of an action to foreclose such mechanic’s lien by the lienor. If any such notice of intention to hold mechanic’s lien shall be filed and an action commenced to foreclose that lien, Tenant, upon demand by Landlord, shall cause the lien to be released by the filing of a written undertaking with a surety approved by the court, and obtaining an order from the court releasing the Premises from such lien.
 
9.6.   No Implied Consent.   Nothing in this Lease shall be deemed or construed to constitute consent or a request to any party for the performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials for the improvement, alteration, or repairing of the Premises; nor as giving Tenant the right or authority to contract for, authorize, or permit the performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials that would permit the attachment of a valid mechanic’s lien.
 
10. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH LAWS.
 
10.1. Tenant shall, at Tenant’s own expense, comply with any applicable current or subsequently enacted environmental law affecting Tenant’s use of the Premises. Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole expense, make any and all submissions to, provide all information to, and comply with all requirements of any appropriate governmental authority under any such law concerning conditions caused by Tenant. If any such governmental authority determines under any environmental law, rule, or regulation that a clean-up plan must be prepared, and that a clean up be undertaken because of any spills or discharges of hazardous substances or waste at the Premises which are caused by Tenant, or by Tenant’s agents, employees, licensees, or invitees, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole expense, prepare and submit all required plans and financial assurances, and carry out or give all such required plans and assurances. At no expense to Landlord, Tenant shall promptly provide all information requested by Landlord for preparation of affidavits required by Landlord to determine the applicability of any environmental clean-up laws to the Premises, and shall sign such affidavits promptly when requested to do so by Landlord.
 
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10.2. Tenant shall defend, indemnify, and hold Landlord harmless from all fines, suits, procedures, claims, and actions of any kind caused by Tenant, including Landlord’s reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees, arising out of, or in any way connected with, any spills or discharges of hazardous substances or waste at the Premises that occur during the Lease Term, or during the period of any holdover of the Premises by Tenant, and from all fines, suits, procedures, claims, and actions of any kind arising out of Tenant’s failure to provide all information, to make all submissions, and to take all steps required by any governmental authority under any environmental clean-up law. Tenant’s obligations and liabilities under this Section 10 shall continue so long as Landlord remains responsible for any spill or discharge of a hazardous substance or waste at the Premises that occur during the Lease Term or any holdover period by Tenant.
 
10.3. Tenant shall further promptly supply Landlord with all notices, correspondence, and submissions given or made by Tenant to any appropriate governmental authority, including without limitation, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or any other local, state, or federal authority that requires submission of any information concerning environmental matters or hazardous wastes or substances. Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole expense, comply with any currently or subsequently enacted occupational safety and health law, rule, and regulation, hazardous chemical disclosure and other similar law enacted by any governing agency, including without limitation, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which affect in any manner Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises, and Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from all fines, suits, procedures, claims, and actions of any kind arising under them, including Landlord’s reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees.
 
11. RISK OF LOSS AND CASUALTY.   If the Premises are damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty during the Lease Term, Tenant shall give immediate Notice (as that term is defined in Section 22.1 ) of such damage or destruction to Landlord, and the following provisions shall apply:
 
11.1. If the Premises are totally destroyed by fire or other casualty, or if the Premises are so damaged that the cost of the repair or restoration would exceed 50% of the cost to entirely replace the Premises at the time such damage or destruction took place, then either party shall have the right to terminate this Lease by giving Notice to the other party within 30 days after the occurrence of such damage or destruction, and this Lease then shall terminate as of 15 days after the date such Notice is given. If either party fails to timely exercise the option to terminate this Lease under this Section 11.1 , Landlord and Tenant each shall cause the damage for which they have the respective risks of loss under Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 , to be repaired as soon as reasonably practicable, and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect.
 
11.2. If the Premises are damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty to such an extent that the cost of repair and restoration does not exceed 50% of the cost to totally replace the Premises at the time of such damage or destruction took place, then this Lease shall not terminate, and the provisions of Section 11.1 concerning the repair and restoration of the Premises shall control.
 
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11.3. The opinion of an architect or registered engineer appointed by Landlord to determine the costs of repair, restoration, or replacement of the Premises shall be controlling upon the parties for the purposes of Sections 11.1 and 11.2 . The provisions of this Section 11.3 are not intended to limit, modify, or release Tenant from any liability Tenant may have under this Lease or otherwise, in relation to any damage or destruction of the Premises.
 
11.4. Notwithstanding the provisions in Sections 11.1 and 11.2 , if any damage or destruction to the Premises, is caused by any act or omission of Tenant or Tenant’s agents, employees, licensees, or invitees, Tenant shall be solely responsible to pay for and cause the Premises to be restored or repaired to at least as good a condition as existed as of the time such casualty occurred.
 
11.5. If a casualty of the Premises occurs that is not Tenant’s responsibility under Section 11.4 , and that causes the Premises to be untenentable, Monthly Rent due under this Lease shall be abated pro rata, in a fair and equitable manner until the Premises is repaired or restored in accordance with this Section 11 .
 
12 . CONDEMNATION . If the entire Premises, or such portion of it as will make the remainder unsuitable for the use permitted by this Lease, is condemned by any legally constituted authority, or if a conveyance or other acquisition in lieu of such condemnation is made, then this Lease shall terminate as of the date possession is required by, or given to, the condemnor. If a portion of the Premises is condemned, but the remainder is still suitable for the uses permitted by this Lease, this Lease shall not terminate, but a portion of the rent for the remainder of the Lease Term shall be abated in proportion to the amount of Premises taken which is actually and regularly employed by Tenant in the operation of Tenant’s business at the time Tenant first receives notice of any such condemnation action. All compensation paid in connection with the condemnation shall belong to, and be the sole property of, Landlord, except Tenant shall be entitled to any compensation awarded for Tenant’s Trade Fixtures and moving expenses.
 
13 . LANDLORD’S ENTRY FOR INSPECTION.
 
13.1. Landlord reserves the right, and Tenant agrees to permit Landlord, its employees, agents, and contractors, to enter the Premises at reasonable times for each of the following purposes:
 
13.1.1. Conducting inspections of the Premises;
 
13.1.2. Making repairs, additions, or alterations to the Premises;
 
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13.1.3. Showing the Premises to any prospective purchaser, tenant, lender, or insurer;
 
13.1.4. Posting “For Rent” or “For Sale” signs or any signs or notices that Landlord deems prudent;
 
13.1.5. Attempting to keep the Premises free of liens;
 
13.1.6. Taking such action as is permitted under this Lease upon an Event of Default (as that term is defined in Section 17.1 ) by Tenant; or
 
13.17. Taking any necessary action in the event of an emergency.
 
13.2. Landlord may, in connection with any entry, erect scaffolding, barriers, or similar structures, post relevant notices, and employ moveable equipment, without any obligation to reduce Tenant’s rent for the Premises during such period, and without incurring liability to Tenant for disturbance of quiet enjoyment of the Premises or loss of occupation of it.
 
14. SUBLETTING AND ASSIGNMENT.
 
14.1. Tenant shall not assign or sublease the Premises, or any part of it, or any right or privilege connected with it, nor shall Tenant allow any other person, except Tenant’s agents and employees, to occupy the Premises or any part of it, without first obtaining Landlord’s consent. Landlord expressly covenants that such consent shall not be unreasonably or arbitrarily withheld; provided, however, that any one consent by Landlord shall not be a consent to a subsequent assignment, sublease, or occupation by any other person and as a condition precedent to Tenant’s right to sublease or assign this Lease. Tenant’s unauthorized assignment, sublease, or license to occupy the Premises shall be void, and shall terminate this Lease, at Landlord’s option. Tenant’s interest in this Lease shall not be assignable by operation of law without Landlord’s written consent, and any assignment in violation of this Section 14 shall, at Landlord’s option, constitute an Event of Default.
 
14.2. Assignment by Landlord.   Landlord may freely assign this Lease without the consent of Tenant.
 
15 . PARKING.   Landlord shall provide Tenant with a sufficient number of parking spaces in the existing parking lot on the Real Estate, which are reasonably adequate for Tenant’s use of the Premises as permitted under this Lease. Tenant shall require Tenant’s employees to park in areas designated by Landlord.
 
16.   SECURITY DEPOSIT.   There is no security deposit by Tenant required under this Lease.
 
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17. EVENTS OF DEFAULT .
 
17.1. Default by Tenant.   Each of the following acts or omissions shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”) by Tenant and a material breach of this Lease:
 
17.1.1. The failure to pay when due any Monthly Rent due under this Lease.
 
17.1.2. The failure of Tenant to make any other payment when due under this Lease, including without limitation, insurance premiums, utility payments, taxes, and any expense incurred in the maintenance or improvement of the Premises, which failure continues for a period of at least 10 days, after Notice is given to Tenant.
 
17.1.3. Any failure to perform or observe any other obligation of Tenant under this Lease, which failure of performance or observance continues for a period of at least 30 days after Notice is given to Tenant.
 
17.1.4. Any of Tenant’s property located on the Premises is seized or levied upon under any legal or governmental process.
 
17.1.5. Tenant becomes insolvent or subject to an insolvency proceeding, or has any property placed in the control of a trustee, receiver, or other custodian.
 
17.1.6. Tenant abandons or vacates the Premises for a period of at least 30 consecutive days.
 
17.1.7. The initiation and prosecution of dissolution, liquidation, or receivership proceedings against Tenant, or Tenant’s failure to maintain its corporate or other entity existence in conformance with Indiana law (if applicable).
 
17.1.8. There is an act or omission by Tenant that constitutes an Event of Default under any other provision of this Lease.
 
17.2. Default by Landlord.   Landlord shall not be in default of this Lease unless Landlord fails to perform the obligations required of Landlord under this Lease within a reasonable time, but in no event longer than 30 days after Notice is given by Tenant to Landlord specifying the nature of the default claimed, provided, however, that if the nature of Landlord’s default is such that more than 30 days are required for performance, then Landlord shall not be in default if Landlord commences performance within such 30 day period, and then diligently prosecutes the same to completion or satisfaction.
 
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18. REMEDIES.
 
18.1. Landlord’s Remedies.   Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord shall have the following remedies in addition to Landlord’s other rights and remedies as provided at law or in equity:
 
18.1.1. Re-entry.   Landlord may re-enter the Premises immediately, and remove all of Tenant’s personnel property from it; provided, however, that any retaking or possession by Landlord shall be without prejudice to the rights and remedies of Landlord to recover for damages sustained by reason of Tenant’s failure to properly perform the terms and conditions of this Lease.
 
18.1.2. Termination.   After re-entry, Landlord may terminate this Lease by giving 15 days’ written Notice of such termination to Tenant. Reentry only, without Notice of termination, shall not terminate this Lease.
 
18.1.3 . Reletting Premises . After re-entry, Landlord may relet the Premises or any part of it, without terminating this Lease, at such rent and on such terms as Landlord may choose, in Landlord’s sole discretion.
 
18.1.4 . Other Damages.   Landlord may further pursue all available legal and equitable remedies for an Event of Default by Tenant, including the recovery of reasonable attorneys’ fees and all costs incurred as an Event of Default by Tenant. In addition, any obligation owed by Tenant to Landlord under this Lease shall bear interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the date when due.
 
18.1.5 . Landlord’s Lien.   It is expressly agreed if there is an Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord shall have a lien on all Trade Fixtures, equipment, machinery, goods, and other tangible personal property of any description belonging to Tenant which are placed in, or become a part of, the Premises, as security for rent due and to become due for the remainder of the Lease Term and all other obligations of Tenant under this Lease, which lien shall not be in lieu of, or in any way affect, Landlord’s other remedies, but shall be in addition to them. Tenant grants to Landlord a security interest in all such personal property for such purposes, and upon an Event of Default by Tenant, consents to the Landlord’s filing of a financing statement bearing only Landlord’s signature as evidence of said security interest; provided, however, that this lien shall not prevent the sale by Tenant of any merchandise in the ordinary course of business free of such lien. In the event of Landlord’s exercise of the remedy of re-entry provided to Landlord under Section 18.1.1 , and upon termination of this Lease, Landlord may exercise all remedies available to secured parties under the Indiana Uniform Commercial Code then in effect.
 
18.2. Tenant’s Remedies.   If Landlord defaults under Section 17.2 , Tenant shall be entitled to all legal and equitable remedies available, and to recover all reasonable attorney fees and other costs and expenses incurred by Tenant as a result of Landlord’s default.
 
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18.3.   Rights and Remedies Cumulative.   The rights and remedies provided by this Lease are cumulative, and the use of any one right or remedy shall not preclude or waive a party’s right to use any other remedy. Such rights and remedies are given in addition to all other rights granted a party by law.
 
18.4. Waiver.   The failure by a party to enforce a breach of this Lease shall not be construed as a waiver by that party of the right to enforce such a breach at a later time, or to enforce any other breach.
 
18.5. Joint Liability.   If Tenant consists of more than one person, each such person shall be jointly and severally liable to Landlord for Tenant’s Events of Default.
 
19. ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE.
 
19.1. Upon Landlord giving Tenant at least 10 days prior Notice, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to Landlord a statement in writing:
 
19.1.1. Certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if modified, stating the nature of such modification and certifying that this Lease, as so modified, is in full force and effect), and the date to which the rent and other charges are paid in advance, if any; and
 
19.1.2. Acknowledging that there is not, to Tenant’s knowledge, any uncured default by Landlord under this Lease, or specifying each such default, if any is claimed.
 
19.2. Any statement provided under Section 19.1 may be conclusively relied upon by a prospective purchaser or lienholder of the Premises or the Real Estate. At Landlord’s option, Tenant’s failure to timely deliver such statement shall be an Event of Default, or shall be a conclusive determination binding on Tenant that:
 
19.2.1. This Lease is in full force and effect, without modification except as may be represented by Landlord;
 
19.2.2. There is no uncured Event of Default by Landlord under the Lease; and
 
19.2.3. Not more than one month’s rent has been paid in advance.
 
20. QUIET ENJOYMENT. Landlord warrants that Tenant shall have the quiet use and enjoyment of the Premises during the Lease Term, free from unreasonable interference by Landlord.
 
21. SUBORDINATION AND EXONERATION OF LANDLORD.   The interest granted to Tenant pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Lease are, and shall throughout the Lease Term, be subordinate to Landlord’s right to pledge or mortgage the Premises or the Real Estate as security for any indebtedness incurred by Landlord in its sole discretion. Landlord may convey title to the Premises pursuant to a sale or exchange of property, subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease; provided, however, that Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant or any immediate or remote assignee or successor of Tenant, for any act or omission occurring from and after any such conveyance.
 
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22. NOTICE.
 
22.1.   Written Notice.   Any notice, designation, consent, approval, offer, acceptance, statement, request, or other communication required or allowed under this Agreement (each, a “Notice”) shall be in writing. Any action required under this Agreement that is a term within the definition of “Notice” also shall be in writing.
 
22.2.   Place of Notice.   Notice to a party shall be given at the party’s address stated below, or at such other address as a party may designate in a Notice to the other party:
 
If to Landlord:
PD Properties, LLC
 
c/o Manager
 
415 E. Dupont Road, Suite 500
 
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825
   
If to Tenant:
Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp.
 
Attn: President
 
421 E. Cook Road, Suite 200
 
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825
 
22.3. Manner of Giving Notice. Notice shall be deemed given when:
 
22.3.1. Personal service of the Notice is made on the party to be notified but the party need not be present at the address designated under Section 22.2 ;
 
22.3.2. The Notice is mailed to the party to be notified by means of certified or registered U.S. mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or
 
22.3.3. The Notice is sent to the party to be notified by express courier such as “Federal Express”, or such other similar carrier guaranteeing next day delivery.
 
22.4. Refusal of Notice.   Refusal by a party to accept a Notice shall not affect the giving of the Notice.
 
23. MEMORANDUM.   The parties shall, upon request of Landlord, execute and record a short form of Memorandum of Lease in a form agreed upon by the parties, summarizing the terms and conditions of this Lease.

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24. AUTHORITY.   Each person signing this Lease in a representative capacity on behalf of a party warrants and represents to each other party that:
 
24.1. The person executing this Lease has the actual authority and power to so sign, and to bind the person’s respective principal to the provisions of this Lease; and
 
24.2. All corporate or other entity action necessary for the making of this Lease has been duly taken.
 
25. MISCELLANEOUS.
 
25.1.   Binding Effect.   This Lease and the covenants and conditions of it, shall apply to, and be binding upon, the parties and their respective heirs, successors, and legal representatives.
 
25.2.   Entire Agreement.   This Lease represents the entire agreement of the parties, and supersedes all their prior negotiations and agreements pertaining to the lease or use of the Premises by Tenant.
 
25.3.   Amendment.   This Lease may only be amended in a writing signed by both parties.
 
25.4.   Captions, Number, and Gender.   The captions appearing throughout this Lease are included for convenience purposes only, and shall not be interpreted as substantive terms of this Lease. Throughout this Lease, the singular shall be interpreted to include the plural, and the plural the singular. Further, the use of any gender for convenience purposes only, and the use of one gender shall include all others.
 
25.5.   Invalid Provision and Severability.   The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Lease shall not affect the other provisions of it; and this Lease shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision was omitted.
 
25.6.   Governing Law.   This Lease shall be governed in all respects whether as to validity, construction, capacity, performance, or otherwise by the laws of the State of Indiana.
 
25.7.   Rule of Construction.   The judicial rule of construction requiring or allowing a document to be construed to the detriment or against the interests of the document’s maker or drafter shall not apply to this Lease.
 
25.8.   Counterparts.   This Lease may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but together the counterparts shall constitute one and the same document.
 
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25.9.   Force Majeure . If, by reason of acts of God, floods, storms, explosion, fires, labor troubles, strikes, insurrection, riots, acts of the public enemy, or federal, state or local law, order, rule, or regulation, either party is prevented from complying with any obligation, covenant, or condition in this Lease, then while so prevented, the condition shall be suspended, or the obligation or covenant shall be extended, the party shall be relieved of the obligation to comply with such obligation or covenant, and the party shall not be liable for damages for failure to so comply.
 
25.10. Review by Counsel.   Each party has had the opportunity to have this Lease reviewed by independent counsel before signing it.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands as of the day and year first above written.
 
[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.]
 
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PD PROPERTIES, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
  /s/ Diana L. Parent
 

Diana L. Parent, Manager
   
 
        “LANDLORD”

 
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FREEDOM FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:   /s/ Robin Hunt
 
(Signature)
 
     
/s/  ROBIN HUNT
 
(Printed/Typed Name)
 
     
Its:   VICE PRESIDENT
 
(Title)
   
 
“TENANT”
 
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EXHIBIT “A”
 
Legal Description of the Real Estate
 
Part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 31 North, Range 12 East, Allen County, Indiana, more particularly described as follows:
 
Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 12, Township 31 North, Range 12 East, Allen County, Indiana; thence North 00 degrees 39 minutes 27 seconds West along the West line of Section 12, said line also being the centerline of Coldwater Road, a distance of 393.1 feet; thence leaving Coldwater Road and following the centerline of Branch #1 of Kruse Drain, North 86 degrees 01 minute 10 seconds East a distance of 628.26 feet; thence North 78 degrees 29 minutes 17 seconds East a distance of 62.90 feet; thence leaving the Kruse Drain, South 00 degrees 39 minutes 27 seconds East a distance of 447.32 feet; thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 18 seconds West along the South line of Section 12, said line being the centerline of Cook Road, a distance of 689.0 feet to the point of beginning, containing 6.59 acres.
 
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EXECUTIVE SUITES LEASE
 
THIS LEASE is made A pril 1, 2001 between ASP MV, L.L.C., (“Landlord”), an d Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation  (“Tenant”).
 
WITNESSETH
 
WHEREAS, Landlord operates a suite of executive offices called Cypress Point Executive Suites (“Suites”) in a building located at 10014 N. Dale Mabry Highway (“Building”), which is located within an office park known as Cypress Point Office Park located at 10004-10014 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, Fl 33618 (Project”).
 
WHEREAS, Landlord agrees to furnish and or make available those office services normally and customarily used in executive offices, which are hereinafter specifically described and such additional services may be specifically agreed to; and
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as follows:
 
1.
Term. Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant accepts and agrees to lease executive office suite number 5 (“The Premises”) within the suites as depicted on schedule 1. The term of this Lease shall commence April 1,  2001 and shall terminate on June 30, 2001 continuing Month to Month thereafter. If Landlord does not deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on the commencement date because a prior tenant has failed to vacate the premises, Landlord shall not be subject to any liability for such failure, but the commencement date and the payment of rent shall be deferred until delivery of possession.
 
2.
Base Rent and Security Deposit. Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord as rental for the Premises the total sum of $ 460.00 per month (“Base Rent”), plus applicable sales tax, during the term, which shall be payable monthly in advance on the first day of each month. Monthly installments for any fractional calendar month, at the beginning or end of the term, shall be prorated based on the number of days in such month. The monthly Base Rent shall entitle the Tenant to the use of the premises and the services included in the monthly Base Rent as shown on Schedule 2. “Regular Business Hours,” as used in this Lease, means 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and all other national holidays observed by Landlord. Landlord will notify Tenant of annual holidays observed.
 
Upon execution of this Agreement, Tenant shall pay to Landlord security deposit which shall be in the amount of $491.05 (“Deposit). It is agreed that Landlord, at Landlord’s option, may at the time of any default by Tenant under any of the terms, provisions, covenants or conditions of this Lease, apply sums payable by Tenant under this Lease and Tenant shall thereby be discharged only pro tanto; that Tenant shall remain liable for any amounts that such sum shall be sufficient to pay; that Landlord may exhaust any or all rights and remedies against tenant before resorting to said sum.
 
3.
Services.   Tenant acknowledges and agrees that in order for Landlord to have available to Tenant the services provided herein, it is necessary for Landlord to secure equipment and personnel on a full-time basis and incur the cost thereof. Accordingly all secretarial services, photocopies, postage, word processing, mailing services, and facsimile services, and such other services (“Services”) as may from time to time be provided by Landlord shall be available to the Tenant at the rates established by the Landlord from time to time. The Landlord reserves the right to increase the charges for these additional services as necessary upon thirty (30) days prior written notice. The charges for these services shall be invoiced monthly and shall be due and payable upon receipt of invoice by the Tenant.
 
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Tenant shall use only telephone equipment and systems as provided by Landlord. Tenant agrees to pay a monthly equipment rental fee for the use of each telephone in the amount of $ 25.00 per month for an Executone 17 key digital telephone or $ 35.00 per month for an Executone 28 key digital speaker phone. Any additional telephones will be at the rate of $ 15.00 per month.
 
Base Rent, charges for services under this paragraph 6, together with all other amounts payable by Tenant to Landlord under this Lease, including, without limitation, any late charges shall be deemed to be “Rent”.
 
4.
Late Charges. All Payments for Base Rent shall be paid on or before the first day of the month in which they are due and in the event same is not paid by the fifth day of the month in which they are due, Tenant shall owe a late payment service charge of ten percent (10%) of the amount due, in addition to Base Rent, or $25.00, whichever is greater. If charges for Services are not paid within five (5) days after billing, they are also subject to a ten percent (10%) late payment service charge. Tenant agrees that a $25.00 service charge per check may be added by Landlord in the event any check tendered by Tenant is returned for any reason. This S25.00 service charge shall be in addition to any late payment service charge that may be due.
 
5.
Use. Tenant shall have the right to occupy and use the Premises for general business office purposes only related specifically to the Tenant’s business o f Mortgage Brokerage a nd for no other purpose (including but not limited to the purpose of food or sleeping quarters or any other form of lodging or residential activity) and solely by the Tenant. Tenant agrees not to use or permit the use of the Premises for any purpose which is illegal, or which, in Landlord’s opinion, creates a nuisance or disturbance to any occupants of the Suites or the Building or the Project, or which would increase the cost of Insurance coverage for the Premises, the Suites, the Building or the Project. Tenant agrees to refrain from using any electrical devices using more than 0.25 Kilowatt hour at rated capacity, without the prior written permission of Landlord. There may be a surcharge for using high energy electrical devices. If, after execution of this Lease or at any point during the Term, Tenant increases the number of persons occupying the Premises, only with Landlord’s prior written approval, a rental adjustment of  $50.00 per person will be made.
 
6.
Utilities and Building Services. Landlord will make any repairs to the Premises as it deems necessary, and Landlord will furnish, during Regular Business Hours, electricity for lighting and normal office use, common restroom facilities, and heating and air conditioning. Landlord shall not be liable for any damage for failure to furnish such services if such failure is caused by breakage, repairs, strikes or other cause, similar or dissimilar, beyond the reasonable control of Landlord; nor shall Landlord be liable under any circumstances for loss or injury to persons or property resulting from fire, explosion, water damage, rain or snow or any other casualty of any nature.
 
7.
Tenant Improvements. Unless otherwise expressly agrees to in writing by Landlord, Landlord shall have no obligation to construct any tenant improvements in the Premises and Tenant accepts the Premises “as is”.
 
8.
Insurance.   Tenant shall, from the date on which it takes possession of the Premises even if such date precedes the commencement of the Term, and throughout the Term, procure and carry at its expense comprehensive liability insurance and contents insurance in the amount of $300,000.00 on the Premises with an insurance company authorized to do business in Florida and acceptable to Landlord. Such insurance shall be carried in the name and for the benefit of Tenant and Landlord. Upon occupancy, a Certificate of Insurance shall be delivered to Landlord naming Landlord additionally insured.
 
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9.
Assignment and Subleasing.   Tenant shall not assign this Lease or sublet the Premises or permit the use of the Premises by others without the prior written consent of Landlord which shall not be unreasonably withheld. However, Landlord may exercise assignment of this Lease without permission of Tenant.
 
10.
Relocation. Landlord expressly reserves the right at Landlord’s sole cost and expense to relocate Tenant in some other space of Landlord’s choosing of approximately the same dimensions and size within the Suites.
 
11.
Fire or Other Casualty. In the event the Premises, the Suites, or the Building should be totally destroyed by fire, tornado or other casualty or be so damaged that rebuilding or repairs cannot be completed within sixty (60) days after date of such damage, either Tenant or Landlord may, at its option terminate this Lease. In the event the Premises, the Suites, or the Building should be so damaged to the extent that rebuilding or repairs cannot be completed within sixty (60) days after the date of such damage, Landlord may, at its option, elect to terminate this Lease or within thirty (30) days after such damage, notify Tenant of Landlord’s intent to repair the Premises in which event the Base Rent shall be abated for the period of time in which such Premises are not available for occupancy by Tenant.
 
12.
Waiver of Certain Claims.   Tenant, to the extent permitted by law, waives all claims it may have against Landlord, and against Landlord’s agents and employees for any damages sustained by Tenant or by any occupant of the Premises, or by any other person, resulting from any cause arising at any time, except for any loss, cost injury or damage caused by any act of negligence by Landlord, its agent and employees. Tenant agrees to hold Landlord harmless and indemnified against any expense, loss or liability paid, suffered or incurred, including attorney fees, as a result of any breach by Tenant, its agents, customers or visitors of any agreement in this Lease, or as a result of Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises, or the carelessness, negligence or improper conduct of Tenant, its agents, customers or invitees.
 
13.
Limitation of Landlord’s Liability.   The obligation of Landlord under this Lease do not constitute personal obligations of the individual partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees or agents of Landlord, and Tenant shall look solely to Landlord’s interest in the Premises and to no other assets of Landlord for satisfaction of any liability in respect of this Lease. Tenant will not seek recourse against the individual partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees or agents of Landlord or any of their personal assets for such satisfaction. Notwithstanding any other provisions contained herein, Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant, its contractors, agents or employees for any consequential damages or damages for loss of profits.
 
14.
Mutual Covenants.   In the event that either Tenant or Landlord does not wish to continue said Lease, either shall give notice in writing to the other at least thirty (30) days before the date it wishes to terminate the Lease and to have the Tenant vacate the premises.
 
15.
Default.   Each of the following acts, omissions or occurrences of Tenant shall constitute an “Event-of-Default”:
 
A. Failure to pay any sum due pursuant to the terms of this Lease after five (5) days written notice.
 
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B.   Failure to perform or observe according to its terms any covenant contained in this Lease; or any other instrument or document executed in connection with this Lease.
 
C.   Failure to strictly observe and comply with any other term of this Lease and such failure continues after fifteen (15) days written notice.
 
D.   Commission of any act of bankruptcy, becoming insolvent, making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, causing to be appointed, with or without the consent of the Landlord, a receiver, trustee or liquidator to oversee or dispose of any of the assets of the Tenant.
 
16.
Remedies.   Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord shall have the option to pursue any one or more of the following remedies without any notice or demand for possession “whatsoever:
 
A.   Elect that the Rent due hereunder be accelerated and the entire amount of remaining Rent be due immediately, plus any past due amounts.
 
B.   Terminate all Services to include any and all of Schedule2 (Services).
 
C.   Enter upon Tenant’s Premises and take immediate possession.
 
D.   In addition to the statutory Landlord’s lien, the Landlord shall have at all times, and Tenant hereby grants to Landlord, a valid security interest to secure the payment of all Rent and other sums due or to become due to Landlord from Tenant and to secure the payment of any damages or losses which Landlord may suffer by reason of any breach by Tenant and of any covenant, agreement or condition contained herein, including a lien upon all goods, wares, equipment, fixtures, furniture and other personal property of the Premises presently located on or which may hereafter be situated in the Premises presently located on or which may hereafter be situated in the Premises, and all proceeds therefrom. Landlord shall have all rights and remedies as provided by Florida law. The requirement of reasonable notice shall be met if such notice is given at least five (5) days before the time of any sale or the occurrence of any other event for which is required. Furniture or equipment rental from the Landlord or the Landlord’s vendor remains the property of the Landlord or the vendor.
 
E.   Exercise any and or all other remedies available to Landlord at law or in equity, including, without limitation, injunctive relief, attorney’s fees and costs.
 
17.
Attorney’s Fees.   If any action or proceeding is brought by either party against the other pertaining to or arising out of this Lease, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred on account of such action or proceeding.
 
18.
Restrictions.   Tenant will not bring a copy machine, telephone system, any manner of word processing, data processing equipment or any other similar type of equipment except personal computers into the office without the prior written approval of Landlord, nor will Tenant hire any secretary and/or typist to work in the Suites at any time whether full or part-time during regular business hours or after hours without prior written approval of Landlord. Landlord shall have sole and absolute discretion in refusing and/or permitting the above.
 
19.
Other Terms and Conditions. The parties agree as follows:
 
A.   Tenant will not damage or deface the furniture, walls, floors, carpeting or ceilings, or make any unlawful, improper or offensive use of the Premises, obstruct hallways and other common areas, nor commit any act which may damage the Building or Project or disturb the quiet enjoyment of any other tenant. Tenant further agrees to provide, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, and utilize a plastic chair mat of the type normally used to protect carpet. Damage to the carpet from failure to use a chair mat shall not be considered normal wear and tear and Tenant shall be responsible for such damages, including, but not limited to, the cost of replacement of the entire carpet in the Premises. At the termination of this Lease, Tenant shall return the Premises in as good condition as when Tenant took possession, normal wear and tear excepted.
 
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B.  Landlord shall have the right at all reasonable times to enter the Premises to inspect the same, to make such repairs and alterations in accordance with this Lease and (within sixty (60) days prior to termination of this Lease) to show the Premises to prospective tenants provided Landlord shall use reasonable efforts not to disrupt Tenant’s business.
 
C.  Any notice hereunder shall be in writing and deemed duly given if delivered or mailed to Tenant’s or Landlord’s address as shown below, or to such address as may be specified in writing by either party.
 
            1)      If intended for Tenant:
 
Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation
421 E. Cook Rd  
Suite 200
Ft. Wayne. Indiana 46825
 
            2)       If intended for Landlord:
 
ASP MV, L.L.C.
c/o Terrabrook
3030 LBJ Freeway
Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75234
 
                    With a copy to:
 
ASP MV, L.L.C.
c/o Cypress Point Executive Suites
10014 North Dale Mabry Highway
Suite 101
Tampa, FL 33618
 
or to such other address which any party entitled to receive notice hereunder has designated to the other in writing.
 
D.  Tenant agrees that any personal property brought into the Premises is done so at Tenant’s own risk and if any loss/damage occurs, Landlord is not liable.
 
E.  If Tenant fails to pay Rent promptly when due, abandons the Premises or otherwise defaults in complying with this Lease, Landlord shall be entitled to immediate possession of the Premises and reasonable damages, including any court cost or reasonable attorney fees incurred by Landlord in attempting to collect rent, damages and in regaining possession.
 
F.   This Lease, any memorandum, short form or notice hereof may be not recorded in any public record without the written consent of Landlord.
 
G.   Landlord reserves the right to limit excessive conference room usage.
 
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H. Restriction on Hiring and Non-Competition.   Tenant hereby acknowledges that all employees of the Suites who perform work for Tenant under this Lease or other service agreements are in fact employees of the Suites. Tenant, including its principals and any affiliated companies, agrees that during the Term of this Lease and within one (1) year of the te rmin ation of this Lease, neither Tenant nor any of its employees will hire any person who is employed by the Suites. Further, during the Term of Lease and for a period of thirty-six (36) months thereafter, Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord, its successors and assigns, that it will not offer any service to any tenant of the Building if such service or a reasonable similar equivalent is offered by Landlord at the time tenant offers the service or its reasonable equivalent to another tenant of the Building. In the event that Tenant shall breach any obligation of Tenant contained in this paragraph, Tenant shall be liable to Landlord for, and shall pay to Landlord on demand, damages in the sum of $10,000.00 for each violation hereof, it being mutually agreed that the actual damage which would be sustained by Landlord as the result of any such breach would be, from the nature of the case, impracticable or extremely difficult to fix and that the aforesaid liquidated damage amount is fair and reasonable. The representations and warranties of Tenant shall survive the termination of this Lease.
 
20.
Additional Provisions. Tenant agrees to:
 
A.   Compliance with Laws: Comply with the provision of all recorded covenants, conditions and restrictions and all building, zoning, fire and other governmental laws, ordinances, regulations or rules applicable to the Premises and all requirements of the carriers of insurance covering the Building or Project.
 
B.   Nuisances or Waste: Not do or permit anything to be done in or about the Premises or the Suites, or bring or keep anything in the Premises or the Suites that may damage the building, constitute waste, constitute an immoral purpose, or use or store any toxic chemicals, wastes, elements or substances in the Premises or the Suites.
 
C.   Alterations and Improvements: Any improvement/alterations desired by Tenant require prior written consent from Landlord. Upon expiration of this Lease, all improvements/property left on Premises by Tenant shall be deemed conclusively abandoned and may, at the election of Landlord, either be retained as Landlord’s property or removed by Landlord without consideration to Tenant.
 
D.   Liens: Keep the Premises free from liens arising out of any work performed, materials furnished or obligations incurred by or for Tenant. If, at any time, a lien or encumbrance is filed against the Premises, Building or the Project as a result of Tenant’s work, materials or obligations, Tenant shall promptly discharge such lien or encumbrance. If such hen or encumbrance has not been removed within 30 days from the date it is filed, Tenant agrees to deposit with Landlord an amount equal to 150% of the amount of the lien, to be held by Landlord as security for the lien being discharged.
 
E.   Signage:   Obtain the prior approval of the Landlord before placing any sign or symbol in doors or windows or elsewhere in or about the Premises, or upon any other part of the building including building directories. Any signs or symbols which have been placed without Landlord’s approval may be removed by Landlord. Upon expiration or termination of this lease, all signs installed by Tenant shall be removed and any damage resulting therefrom shall be promptly repaired, or such removal and repair may be done by Landlord and the cost charged to Tenant as rent.
 
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21.
Severability. In the event any part of this Lease is held to be unenforceable, or invalid, for any reason, the balance of this Lease shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect during the Term of the Lease.
 
22.
Disclosure. In accordance with Florida Law, the following disclosure is hereby made:
 
Radon Gas: Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that, when it has accumulated in a building in sufficient quantities, may present health risks to persons who are exposed to it over time. Levels of Radon that exceed Federal and State guidelines have been found in buildings in Florida. Additional information regarding Radon and radon testing may be obtained from your county public health unit.
 
23.
Rules. Landlord shall from time to time establish and maintain reasonable rules and regulations for the efficient operation of the Suites in which the Premises are located. Tenant hereby covenants and agrees to abide by these rules and regulations.
 
24.
Miscellaneous.
 
A.   All schedules and addenda attached hereto are hereby incorporated herein. The laws of the State of Florida shall govern this Lease.
 
B.   If Tenant is a corporation, each person signing this Lease on behalf of Tenant represents and warrants that he has full authority to do so and that this Lease binds corporation. If Tenant is a partnership, each person signing this Lease for Tenant represents and warrants that he is a general partner and that this Lease binds the partnership and all general partners of the partnership.
 
C.   If Tenant is an individual of partnership, all parties signing this Lease as Tenant shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of Tenant.
 
D.   Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that there are no agents, brokers, finders or other parties with whom Tenant has dealt who are or may be entitled to any commission or fee with respect to this Lease or the Premises.
 
This Lease constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto; all prior agreements and representations between the parties, whether written or oral, shall be of no force and effect. This Lease cannot be changed, modified, or discharged orally but only by an agreement in writing and signed by all parties.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Lease as of the day and year first above written.
 
LANDLORD:       TENANT:
       
ASP MV, L.L.C.   Freedom Financial Mortgage Corporation
       
By: /s/ Scott R. Fitzgerald   By: /s/ Robin W. Hunt
 
Its Authorized Signatory
   
  Robin W. Hunt - Vice President
         
SCOTT R. FITZGERALD
VICE-PRESIDENT
  Its: Vice - President
 
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SCHEDULE 1
 
(SUITE LAYOUT)
 
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SCHEDULE 2
SERVICES INCLUDED IN THE MONTHLY RENT
 
Telephone Service - Personalized with your business name.
 
Office Furniture - One desk, one executive chair, one credenza, two side chairs, one lamp when available
 
Utilities and Cleaning Services
 
Receptionist - Professionally trained staff to greet your clients.
 
Kitchen Facility - Full use, including free coffee, tea and hot chocolate for you and your clients.
 
Conference Rooms - One large conference room, one small conference room and a courtesy office on a reservation only basis.
 
Audio/Visual Equipment - For your personalized presentations.
 
Mail Service - Daily pick up and delivery at a central location.
 
Signage - Your company name on the building directory and outside your office.
 
Access to your Suite and Facilities - 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
 
Free Notary Service - In house.
 
OTHER SERVICES WITH AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE

Photo Copies
 
1 - 199 Copies
 
$.13/copy
   
200 - 499 copies
 
$.l0/copy
   
500 & over copies
 
$ . 08 /copy
         
Fax Service
 
$1.00 per page incoming or outgoing
   
         
Metered Mail
 
20% handling charge plus postage
   
 
Telephone Instrument Rental - In addition to the monthly rental, Tenant agrees to pay a telephone rental charge in the amount of $25.00 per month for an Executone 17 key digital telephone or $35.00 per month for an Executone 28 key digital speaker telephone. Any additional telephones will be at the rate of $15.00 each per month.
 
Word Processing - $21.00 per hour
 

 
SCHEDULE 3
RULE AND REGULATIONS
 
1.
Tenant shall not block or obstruct any of the entries, passages, doors or hallways of the Suites or Building, or throw any trash or material of any nature into such areas, or permit such areas to be used at any time except for ingress or egress. In the event Tenant must dispose of crates, boxes, etc., which will not fit into the office wastepaper baskets, it will be the responsibility of Tenant to dispose of same, in no event shall Tenant set such items in the public hallways or other areas except in Tenant’s own Premises for disposal.
 
2.
No sign, door plaque, advertisement or notice shall be displayed, painted or affixed by Tenant, in or on any part of the outside or inside of the Premises, the Suites, Building or Project.
 
3.
Landlord will not be responsible for lost or stolen property, equipment, money or any article taken from the Premises, the Suites, Building or Project regardless of how or when loss occurs.
 
4.
No additional lock shall be placed on any door or changes made to existing locks without the prior written consent of Landlord. Landlord will furnish two keys to each lock on the doors to the Premises and Landlord, upon request of Tenant, shall provide additional duplicate keys at Tenants expense. Landlord may at all times keep a pass key to the Premises. All keys shall be returned to Landlord promptly upon termination of this Lease.
 
5.
Tenant shall do no painting or decorating in the Premises, or mark, paint or cut into, drive nails or screws into or in any way deface any part of the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord.
 
6.
Landlord reserves the right to close at 5:00 p.m. However, Tenant has the right to admittance under regulations prescribed by Landlord. Landlord specifically reserves the right to refuse admittance to the building after business hours, on Saturday, Sunday or legal holidays to any person or persons who cannot furnish satisfactory identification, or to any person or persons, who for any other reason in the Landlord’s judgement, should be denied access to the building.
 
7.
Tenant shall not, without the Landlord’s prior written consent, store or operate any computer (except a desk top computer) or any other large business machines, reproduction equipment, heating equipment, stove, refrigerator or coffee equipment, or conduct a mechanical business thereon, do any cooking thereon, or use or allow to be used on the Premises oil, burning fluids, gasoline, kerosene for heating, warming or lighting. No article deemed hazardous on account of fire or any explosives shall be brought onto said Premises. No offensive gases, odors or liquids will be permitted.
 
8.
Tenant shall not permit the operation of any musical or sound producing instruments or device which may be heard outside the Premises, or which may emanate electrical waves which will impair radio or television broadcasting or reception.
 
9.
Tenant shall, before leaving the Premises unattended, close and lock all doors and shut off all utilities; damage resulting from failure to do so shall be paid by Tenant.
 
10.
Tenant shall reimburse Landlord, upon demand, for costs and expenses incurred by Landlord by reason of repair or replacement of any and all plate and other glass now or in the future located in the Premises whether installed by Landlord or Tenant resulting from or caused by the negligence or willful or wanton misconduct of Tenant or those claiming by through or under it.
 
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11.
Tenant shall give Landlord prompt notice of all accidents to or defects in air conditioning equipment, plumbing, electric facilities or any part of appurtenance of the Premises.
 
12.
The plumbing facilities shall not be used for any other purpose than that for which they are constructed, and no foreign substance of any land shall be thrown therein, and the expense of any breakage, stoppage, or damage resulting from violation of this provision shall be borne by Tenant.
 
13.
If Tenant requires any wiring for business machines, office equipment or otherwise, such wiring shall be done by an electrician designated by Landlord. The electrical current shall be used for ordinary lighting purposes only unless written permission to do otherwise shall first have been obtained by the Landlord at an agreed cost to Tenant.
 
14.
All contractors and/or technicians performing work for Tenant within the Premises, shall be referred to Landlord for approval before performing such work. This shall apply to all work including, but not Limited to, installation of telephones, telegraph equipment, electrical devices and attachments, and all installations affecting floors, walls, windows, doors, ceiling, equipment or any other physical feature of the Premises. None of this work shall be done by Tenant without Landlord’s prior written approval.
 
15.
Glass panel doors that reflect or admit light into the passageways or into any place in the building shall not be covered or obstructed by the Tenant, and Tenant shall not permit, erect, and/or place drapes, furniture, fixtures, shelving, display cases or tables, lights or signs and advertising devices in front of or in proximity of interior and exterior windows, glass panels, or glass doors providing a view into the interior of the Premises unless same shall have first been approved in writing by Landlord.
 
16.
Canvassing, soliciting and peddling in the Suites, Building, Project or parking areas is prohibited without prior written approval of Landlord.
 
17.
The work of Landlord’s janitors or cleaning personnel shall not be hindered by Tenant after 5:00 p.m. and such work may be done at any time when the offices are vacant. The windows, doors and fixtures may be cleaned at any time. Tenant shall provide adequate waste and rubbish receptacles, cabinets, bookcases, map cases, etc., necessary to prevent unreasonable hardship to Landlord in discharging its obligation regarding cleaning service. In this regard, Tenant shall also empty all glasses, cups and other containers holding any type of liquid whatsoever.
 
18.
No bicycles, vehicles, or animals of any land shall be brought into or kept in or about the Premises at any time.
 
19.
No smoking of any land shall be permitted in any of the Suites, conference rooms, corridors, halls, elevators, stairways or restrooms.
 
20.
No removals, or the carrying in and out of any safes, freight, furniture or bulky matter of any description must take place during the hours which the Landlord or its agent may determine from time to time. All such movement shall be under supervision of Landlord and in the manner agreed between Tenant and Landlord by prearrangement before performance. Landlord reserves the right to prescribe the weight and position of all safes, which must be placed upon two-inch-thick plank strips to distribute the weight. Any damage done to the building or to other tenant or to other persons in bringing in or removing safes, furniture or other bulky or heavy articles shall be paid for by the Tenant.
 
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21.
Landlord reserves the right to make such other and further reasonable rules and regulations as in its judgement may from time to time be needed for safety, care and cleanliness of the Premises, the Suites, or the Building, and for the preservation of good order therein and any such other or further Rules and regulations shall be finding upon the parties hereto with the same force and effect as if they had been set forth herein at the time of the execution hereof.
 
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FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. 2006 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN


T HIS F REEDOM F INANCIAL H OLDINGS , I NC . 2006 I NCENTIVE S TOCK P LAN (the " Plan ") is designed to retain directors, executives, selected employees and consultants and reward them for making major contributions to the success of the Company. These objectives are accomplished by making long-term incentive awards under the Plan thereby providing Participants with a proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the Company.

1.  
Definitions.

(a)  
" Board " - The Board of Directors of the Company.

(b)  
" Code " - The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

(c)  
" Committee " - The Compensation Committee of the Company's Board, or such other committee of the Board that is designated by the Board to administer the Plan, composed of not less than two members of the Board all of whom are disinterested persons, as contemplated by Rule 16b-3 (" Rule 16b-3 ") promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the " Exchange Act ").

(d)  
" Company " - FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. and its subsidiaries including subsidiaries of subsidiaries.

(e)  
" Exchange   Act " - The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

(f)  
" Fair Market Value " - The fair market value of the Company's issued and outstanding Stock as determined in good faith by the Board or Committee.

(g)  
" Indiana Blue Sky Laws " - Chapter 1-Securities Regulation of the Blue Sky Law of the Indiana Statutes.

(h)  
" Grant " - The grant of any form of stock option, stock award, or stock purchase offer, whether granted singly, in combination or in tandem, to a Participant pursuant on such terms, conditions and limitations as the Committee may establish in order to fulfill the objectives of the Plan.

(i)  
" Grant Agreement " - An agreement between the Company and a Participant that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to a Grant.

(j)  
" Option " - Either an Incentive Stock Option, in accordance with Section 422 of Code, or a Nonstatutory Option, to purchase the Company's Stock that may be awarded to a Participant under the Plan. A Participant who receives an award of an Option shall be referred to as an " Optionee ."
 

 
(k)  
" Participant " - A director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company to whom an Award has been made under the Plan.

(l)  
" Restricted Stock Purchase Offer " - A Grant of the right to purchase a specified number of shares of Stock pursuant to a written agreement issued under the Plan.

(m)  
" Securities Act " - The Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

(n)  
" Stock " - Authorized and issued or unissued shares of common stock of the Company.

(o)  
" Stock Award " - A Grant made under the Plan in stock or denominated in units of stock for which the Participant is not obligated to pay additional consideration.

2.  
Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Board, provided however, that the Board may delegate such administration to the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board and/or the Committee shall have authority to (a) grant, in its discretion, Incentive Stock Options in accordance with Section 422 of the Code, or Nonstatutory Options, Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers; (b) determine in good faith the fair market value of the Stock covered by any Grant; (c) determine which eligible persons shall receive Grants and the number of shares, restrictions, terms and conditions to be included in such Grants; (d) construe and interpret the Plan; (e) promulgate, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to its administration, and correct defects, omissions and inconsistencies in the Plan or any Grant; (f) consistent with the Plan and with the consent of the Participant, as appropriate, amend any outstanding Grant or amend the exercise date or dates thereof; (g) determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absence which may be granted to Participants without constituting termination of their employment for the purpose of the Plan or any Grant; and (h) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the Plan's administration. The interpretation and construction by the Board of any provisions of the Plan or selection of Participants shall be conclusive and final. No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Grant made thereunder.

3.  
Eligibility.

(a)  
General: The persons who shall be eligible to receive Grants shall be directors, officers, employees or consultants to the Company. The term consultant shall mean any person, other than an employee, who is engaged by the Company to render services and is compensated for such services. An Optionee may hold more than one Option. Any issuance of a Grant to an officer or director of the Company subsequent to the first registration of any of the securities of the Company under the Exchange Act shall comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3.

(b)  
Incentive Stock Options: Incentive Stock Options may only be issued to employees of the Company. Incentive Stock Options may be granted to officers or directors, provided they are also employees of the Company. Payment of a director's fee shall not be sufficient to constitute employment by the Company.

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The Company shall not grant an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan to any employee if such Grant would result in such employee holding the right to exercise for the first time in any one (1) calendar year, under all Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan or any other plan maintained by the Company, with respect to shares of Stock having an aggregate fair market value, determined as of the date of the Option is granted, in excess of $100,000. Should it be determined that an Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan exceeds such maximum for any reason other than a failure in good faith to value the Stock subject to such option, the excess portion of such option shall be considered a Nonstatutory Option. To the extent the employee holds two (2) or more such Options which become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, the foregoing limitation on the exercisability of such Option as Incentive Stock Options under the Federal tax laws shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such Options are granted. If, for any reason, an entire Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option by reason of exceeding such maximum, such Option shall be considered a Nonstatutory Option.

(c)  
Nonstatutory Option: The provisions of the foregoing Section 3(b) shall not apply to any Option designated as a " Nonstatutory Option " or which sets forth the intention of the parties that the Option be a Nonstatutory Option.

(d)  
Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Purchase Offers: The provisions of this Section 3 shall not apply to any Stock Award or Restricted Stock Purchase Offer under the Plan.

4.  
Stock.

(a)  
Authorized Stock: Stock subject to Grants may be either unissued or reacquired Stock.

(b)  
Number of Shares: Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5(i) of the Plan, the total number of shares of Stock which may be purchased or granted directly by Options, Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers, or purchased indirectly through exercise of Options granted under the Plan shall not exceed Three Hundred Thousand (300,000). If any Grant shall for any reason terminate or expire, any shares allocated thereto but remaining unpurchased upon such expiration or termination shall again be available for Grants with respect thereto under the Plan as though no Grant had previously occurred with respect to such shares. Any shares of Stock issued pursuant to a Grant and repurchased pursuant to the terms thereof shall be available for future Grants as though not previously covered by a Grant.

(c)  
Reservation of Shares: The Company shall reserve and keep available at all times during the term of the Plan such number of shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. If, after reasonable efforts, which efforts shall not include the registration of the Plan or Grants under the Securities Act, the Company is unable to obtain authority from any applicable regulatory body, which authorization is deemed necessary by legal counsel for the Company for the lawful issuance of shares hereunder, the Company shall be relieved of any liability with respect to its failure to issue and sell the shares for which such requisite authority was so deemed necessary unless and until such authority is obtained.
 
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(d)  
Application of Funds : The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Stock pursuant to the exercise of Options or rights under Stock Purchase Agreements will be used for general corporate purposes.

(e)  
No Obligation to Exercise : The issuance of a Grant shall impose no obligation upon the Participant to exercise any rights under such Grant.

5.  
Terms and Conditions of Options. Options granted hereunder shall be evidenced by agreements between the Company and the respective Optionees, in such form and substance as the Board or Committee shall from time to time approve. The form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A and the three forms of a Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement for employees, for directors and for consultants, attached hereto as Exhibit B-1,   Exhibit B-2 and Exhibit B-3, respectively, shall be deemed to be approved by the Board. Option agreements need not be identical, and in each case may include such provisions as the Board or Committee may determine, but all such agreements shall be subject to and limited by the following terms and conditions:

(a)  
Number of Shares: Each Option shall state the number of shares to which it pertains.

(b)  
Exercise Price: Each Option shall state the exercise price, which shall be determined as follows:

(i)  
Any Incentive Stock Option granted to a person who at the time the Option is granted owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company (" Ten Percent Holder ") shall have an exercise price of no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock as of the date of grant; and

(ii)  
Incentive Stock Options granted to a person who at the time the Option is granted is not a Ten Percent Holder shall have an exercise price of no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock as of the date of grant.

For the purposes of this Section 5(b), the Fair Market Value shall be as determined by the Board in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive and binding; provided however, that if there is a public market for such Stock, the Fair Market Value per share shall be the average of the bid and asked prices (or the closing price if such stock is listed on the NASDAQ National Market System or Small Cap Issue Market) on the date of grant of the Option, or if listed on a stock exchange, the closing price on such exchange on such date of grant.

(c)  
Medium and Time of Payment: The exercise price shall become immediately due upon exercise of the Option and shall be paid in cash or check made payable to the Company. Should the Company's outstanding Stock be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act at the time the Option is exercised, then the exercise price may also be paid as follows:

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(i)  
In shares of Stock held by the Optionee for the requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to the Company's earnings for financial reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the exercise date, or

(ii)  
Through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee shall concurrently provide irrevocable written instructions (a) to a Company designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable Federal, state and local income and employment taxes required to be withheld by the Company by reason of such purchase and (b) to the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction.

At the discretion of the Board, exercisable either at the time of the Option grant or of the Option exercise, the exercise price may also be paid (i) by Optionee's delivery of a promissory note in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and permissible under the Indiana Blue Sky Laws Rules of the State of Indiana and bearing interest at a rate determined by the Board in its sole discretion, but in no event less than the minimum rate of interest required to avoid the imputation of compensation income to the Optionee under the Federal tax laws, or (ii) in such other form of consideration permitted by the Indiana corporations law as may be acceptable to the Board.

(d)  
Term and Exercise of Options: Any Option granted to an employee of the Company shall become exercisable over a period of no longer than five (5) years, and no less than twenty percent (20%) of the shares covered thereby shall become exercisable annually. No Option shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, prior to one (1) year from the date it is granted unless the Board shall specifically determine otherwise, as provided herein. In no event shall any Option be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is granted, and no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Holder shall, by its terms, be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of the Option. Unless otherwise specified by the Board or the Committee in the resolution authorizing such Option, the date of grant of an Option shall be deemed to be the date upon which the Board or the Committee authorizes the granting of such Option.

Each Option shall be exercisable to the nearest whole share, in installments or otherwise, as the respective Option agreements may provide. During the lifetime of an Optionee, the Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee and shall not be assignable or transferable by the Optionee, and no other person shall acquire any rights therein. To the extent not exercised, installments (if more than one) shall accumulate, but shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, only during the period for exercise as stated in the Option agreement, whether or not other installments are then exercisable.

(e)  
Termination of Status as Employee, Consultant or Director: If Optionee's status as an employee shall terminate for any reason other than Optionee's disability or death, then Optionee (or if the Optionee shall die after such termination, but prior to exercise, Optionee's personal representative or the person entitled to succeed to the Option) shall have the right to exercise the portions of any of Optionee's Incentive Stock Options which were exercisable as of the date of such termination, in whole or in part, not less than thirty (30) days nor more than three (3) months after such termination (or, in the event of " termination for good cause " as that term is defined in Indiana case law related thereto, or by the terms of the Plan or the Option Agreement or an employment agreement, the Option shall automatically terminate as of the termination of employment as to all shares covered by the Option).

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With respect to Nonstatutory Options granted to employees, directors or consultants, the Board may specify such period for exercise, not less than thirty (30) days (except that in the case of " termination for cause " or removal of a director, the Option shall automatically terminate as of the termination of employment or services as to shares covered by the Option, following termination of employment or services as the Board deems reasonable and appropriate. The Option may be exercised only with respect to installments that the Optionee could have exercised at the date of termination of employment or services. Nothing contained herein or in any Option granted pursuant hereto shall be construed to affect or restrict in any way the right of the Company to terminate the employment or services of an Optionee with or without cause.

(f)  
Disability of Optionee: If an Optionee is disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) at the time of termination, the three (3) month period set forth in Section 5(e) shall be a period, as determined by the Board and set forth in the Option, of not less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year after such termination.

(g)  
Death of Optionee: If an Optionee dies while employed by, engaged as a consultant to, or serving as a Director of the Company, the portion of such Optionee's Option which was exercisable at the date of death may be exercised, in whole or in part, by the estate of the decedent or by a person succeeding to the right to exercise such Option at any time within (i) a period, as determined by the Board and set forth in the Option, of not less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year after Optionee's death, which period shall not be more, in the case of a Nonstatutory Option, than the period for exercise following termination of employment or services, or (ii) during the remaining term of the Option, whichever is the lesser. The Option may be so exercised only with respect to installments exercisable at the time of Optionee's death and not previously exercised by the Optionee.

(h)  
Nontransferability of Option: No Option shall be transferable by the Optionee, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

(i)  
Recapitalization: Subject to any required action of shareholders, the number of shares of Stock covered by each outstanding Option, and the exercise price per share thereof set forth in each such Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Stock of the Company resulting from a stock split, stock dividend, combination, subdivision or reclassification of shares, or the payment of a stock dividend, or any other increase or decrease in the number of such shares affected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been " effected without receipt of consideration " by the Company.
 
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In the event of a proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of the Company (collectively, a " Reorganization "), unless otherwise provided by the Board, this Option shall terminate immediately prior to such date as is determined by the Board, which date shall be no later than the consummation of such Reorganization. In such event, if the entity which shall be the surviving entity does not tender to Optionee an offer, for which it has no obligation to do so, to substitute for any unexercised Option a stock option or capital stock of such surviving entity, as applicable, which on an equitable basis shall provide the Optionee with substantially the same economic benefit as such unexercised Option, then the Board may grant to such Optionee, in its sole and absolute discretion and without obligation, the right for a period commencing thirty (30) days prior to and ending immediately prior to the date determined by the Board pursuant hereto for termination of the Option or during the remaining term of the Option, whichever is the lesser, to exercise any unexpired Option or Options without regard to the installment provisions of Paragraph 6(d) of the Plan; provided, that any such right granted shall be granted to all Optionees not receiving an offer to receive substitute options on a consistent basis, and provided further, that any such exercise shall be subject to the consummation of such Reorganization.

Subject to any required action of shareholders, if the Company shall be the surviving entity in any merger or consolidation, each outstanding Option thereafter shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of shares of Stock equal to the shares subject to the Option would have been entitled by reason of such merger or consolidation.

In the event of a change in the Stock of the Company as presently constituted, which is limited to a change of all of its authorized shares without par value into the same number of shares with a par value, the shares resulting from any such change shall be deemed to be the Stock within the meaning of the Plan.

To the extent that the foregoing adjustments relate to stock or securities of the Company, such adjustments shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided in this Section 5(i), the Optionee shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class or the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class, and the number or price of shares of Stock subject to any Option shall not be affected by, and no adjustment shall be made by reason of, any dissolution, liquidation, merger, consolidation or sale of assets or capital stock, or any issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class.

The Grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make any adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes in its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, or liquidate or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
 
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(j)  
Rights as a Shareholder: An Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered by an Option until the effective date of the issuance of the shares following exercise of such Option by Optionee. No adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued, except as expressly provided in Section 5(i) hereof.

(k)  
Modification, Acceleration, Extension, and Renewal of Options: Subject to the terms and conditions and within the limitations of the Plan, the Board may modify an Option, or, once an Option is exercisable, accelerate the rate at which it may be exercised, and may extend or renew outstanding Options granted under the Plan or accept the surrender of outstanding Options (to the extent not theretofore exercised) and authorize the granting of new Options in substitution for such Options, provided such action is permissible under Section 422 of the Code and the Indiana Blue Sky Laws. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(k), however, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, alter to the Optionee's detriment or impair any rights or obligations under any Option theretofore granted under the Plan.

(l)  
Exercise Before Exercise Date: At the discretion of the Board, the Option may, but need not, include a provision whereby the Optionee may elect to exercise all or any portion of the Option prior to the stated exercise date of the Option or any installment thereof. Any shares so purchased prior to the stated exercise date shall be subject to repurchase by the Company upon termination of Optionee's employment as contemplated by Section 5(n) hereof prior to the exercise date stated in the Option and such other restrictions and conditions as the Board or Committee may deem advisable.

(m)  
Other Provisions: The Option agreements authorized under the Plan shall contain such other provisions, including, without limitation, restrictions upon the exercise of the Options, as the Board or the Committee shall deem advisable. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option, if the exercise of such Option or the issuance of shares thereunder would violate, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Company, the provisions of any applicable law or the rules or regulations of any applicable governmental or administrative agency or body, such as the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Indiana Blue Sky Laws, Indiana corporation law, and the rules promulgated under the foregoing or the rules and regulations of any exchange upon which the shares of the Company are listed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the exercise of each Option shall be subject to the condition that if at any time the Company shall determine that (i) the satisfaction of withholding tax or other similar liabilities, or (ii) the listing, registration or qualification of any shares covered by such exercise upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or (iii) the consent or approval of any regulatory body, or (iv) the perfection of any exemption from any such withholding, listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval is necessary or desirable in connection with such exercise or the issuance of shares thereunder, then in any such event, such exercise shall not be effective unless such withholding, listing registration, qualification, consent, approval or exemption shall have been effected, obtained or perfected free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.
 
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(n)  
Repurchase Agreement: The Board may, in its discretion, require as a condition to the Grant of an Option hereunder, that an Optionee execute an agreement with the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the Board in its discretion (" Repurchase Agreement "), (i) restricting the Optionee's right to transfer shares purchased under such Option without first offering such shares to the Company or another shareholder of the Company upon the same terms and conditions as provided therein; and (ii) providing that upon termination of Optionee's employment with the Company, for any reason, the Company (or another shareholder of the Company, as provided in the Repurchase Agreement) shall have the right at its discretion (or the discretion of such other shareholders) to purchase and/or redeem all such shares owned by the Optionee on the date of termination of his or her employment at a price equal to: (A) the fair value of such shares as of such date of termination; or (B) if such repurchase right lapses at 20% of the number of shares per year, the original purchase price of such shares, and upon terms of payment permissible under the Indiana Blue Sky Laws; provided that in the case of Options or Stock Awards granted to officers, directors, consultants or affiliates of the Company, such repurchase provisions may be subject to additional or greater restrictions as determined by the Board or Committee.

6.  
Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Purchase Offers.

(a)  
Types of Grants.

(i)  
Stock Award. All or part of any Stock Award under the Plan may be subject to conditions established by the Board or the Committee, and set forth in the Stock Award Agreement, which may include, but are not limited to, continuous service with the Company, achievement of specific business objectives, increases in specified indices, attaining growth rates and other comparable measurements of Company performance. Such Awards may be based on Fair Market Value or other specified valuation. All Stock Awards will be made pursuant to the execution of a Stock Award Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C .

(ii)  
Restricted Stock Purchase Offer. A Grant of a Restricted Stock Purchase Offer under the Plan shall be subject to such (i) vesting contingencies related to the Participant's continued association with the Company for a specified time and (ii) other specified conditions as the Board or Committee shall determine, in their sole discretion, consistent with the provisions of the Plan. All Restricted Stock Purchase Offers shall be made pursuant to a Restricted Stock Purchase Offer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D .

(b)  
Conditions and Restrictions. Shares of Stock which Participants may receive as a Stock Award under a Stock Award Agreement or Restricted Stock Purchase Offer under a Restricted Stock Purchase Offer may include such restrictions as the Board or Committee, as applicable, shall determine, including restrictions on transfer, repurchase rights, right of first refusal, and forfeiture provisions. When transfer of Stock is so restricted or subject to forfeiture provisions it is referred to as " Restricted Stock ". Further, with Board or Committee approval, Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers may be deferred, either in the form of installments or a future lump sum distribution. The Board or Committee may permit selected Participants to elect to defer distributions of Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers in accordance with procedures established by the Board or Committee to assure that such deferrals comply with applicable requirements of the Code including, at the choice of Participants, the capability to make further deferrals for distribution after retirement. Any deferred distribution, whether elected by the Participant or specified by the Stock Award Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Offers or by the Board or Committee, may require the payment be forfeited in accordance with the provisions of Section 6(c). Dividends or dividend equivalent rights may be extended to and made part of any Stock Award or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers denominated in Stock or units of Stock, subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Board or Committee may establish.
 
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(c)  
Cancellation and Rescission of Grants. Unless the Stock Award Agreement or Restricted Stock Purchase Offer specifies otherwise, the Board or Committee, as applicable, may cancel any unexpired, unpaid, or deferred Grants at any time if the Participant is not in compliance with all other applicable provisions of the Stock Award Agreement or Restricted Stock Purchase Offer, the Plan and with the following conditions:

(i)  
A Participant shall not render services for any organization or engage directly or indirectly in any business which, in the judgment of the chief executive officer of the Company or other senior officer designated by the Board or Committee, is or becomes competitive with the Company, or which organization or business, or the rendering of services to such organization or business, is or becomes otherwise prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company. For Participants whose employment has terminated, the judgment of the chief executive officer shall be based on the Participant's position and responsibilities while employed by the Company, the Participant's post-employment responsibilities and position with the other organization or business, the extent of past, current and potential competition or conflict between the Company and the other organization or business, the effect on the Company's customers, suppliers and competitors and such other considerations as are deemed relevant given the applicable facts and circumstances. A Participant who has retired shall be free, however, to purchase as an investment or otherwise, stock or other securities of such organization or business so long as they are listed upon a recognized securities exchange or traded over-the-counter, and such investment does not represent a substantial investment to the Participant or a greater than ten percent (10%) equity interest in the organization or business.

(ii)  
A Participant shall not, without prior written authorization from the Company, disclose to anyone outside the Company, or use in other than the Company's business, any confidential information or material, as defined in the Company's Proprietary Information and Invention Agreement or similar agreement regarding confidential information and intellectual property, relating to the business of the Company, acquired by the Participant either during or after employment with the Company.

(iii)  
A Participant, pursuant to the Company's Proprietary Information and Invention Agreement, shall disclose promptly and assign to the Company all right, title and interest in any invention or idea, patentable or not, made or conceived by the Participant during employment by the Company, relating in any manner to the actual or anticipated business, research or development work of the Company and shall do anything reasonably necessary to enable the Company to secure a patent where appropriate in the United States and in foreign countries.
 
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(iv)  
Upon exercise, payment or delivery pursuant to a Grant, the Participant shall certify on a form acceptable to the Committee that he or she is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Plan. Failure to comply with all of the provisions of this Section 6(c) prior to, or during the six (6) months after, any exercise, payment or delivery pursuant to a Grant shall cause such exercise, payment or delivery to be rescinded. The Company shall notify the Participant in writing of any such rescission within two (2) years after such exercise, payment or delivery. Within ten (10) days after receiving such a notice from the Company, the Participant shall pay to the Company the amount of any gain realized or payment received as a result of the rescinded exercise, payment or delivery pursuant to a Grant. Such payment shall be made either in cash or by returning to the Company the number of shares of Stock that the Participant received in connection with the rescinded exercise, payment or delivery.

(d)  
Nonassignability.

(i)  
Except pursuant to Section 6(e)(iii) and except as set forth in Section 6(d)(ii), no Grant or any other benefit under the Plan shall be assignable or transferable, or payable to or exercisable by, anyone other than the Participant to whom it was granted.

(ii)  
Where a Participant terminates employment and retains a Grant pursuant to Section 6(e)(ii) in order to assume a position with a governmental, charitable or educational institution, the Board or Committee, in its discretion and to the extent permitted by law, may authorize a third party (including but not limited to the trustee of a "blind" trust), acceptable to the applicable governmental or institutional authorities, the Participant and the Board or Committee, to act on behalf of the Participant with regard to such Awards.

(e)  
Termination of Employment. If the employment or service to the Company of a Participant terminates, other than pursuant to any of the following provisions under this Section 6(e), all unexercised, deferred and unpaid Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers shall be cancelled immediately, unless the Stock Award Agreement or Restricted Stock Purchase Offer provides otherwise:

(i)  
Retirement Under a Company Retirement Plan. When a Participant's employment terminates as a result of retirement in accordance with the terms of a Company retirement plan, the Board or Committee may permit Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers to continue in effect beyond the date of retirement in accordance with the applicable Grant Agreement and the exercisability and vesting of any such Grants may be accelerated.

(ii)  
Rights in the Best Interests of the Company. When a Participant resigns from the Company and, in the judgment of the Board or Committee, the acceleration and/or continuation of outstanding Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers would be in the best interests of the Company, the Board or Committee may (i) authorize, where appropriate, the acceleration and/or continuation of all or any part of Grants issued prior to such termination and (ii) permit the exercise, vesting and payment of such Grants for such period as may be set forth in the applicable Grant Agreement, subject to earlier cancellation pursuant to Section 9 or at such time as the Board or Committee shall deem the continuation of all or any part of the Participant's Grants are not in the Company's best interest.
 
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(iii)  
Death or Disability of a Participant.  

(1)  
In the event of a Participant's death, the Participant's estate or beneficiaries shall have a period up to the expiration date specified in the Grant Agreement within which to receive or exercise any outstanding Grant held by the Participant under such terms as may be specified in the applicable Grant Agreement. Rights to any such outstanding Grants shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution in the following order: (a) to beneficiaries so designated by the Participant; if none, then (b) to a legal representative of the Participant; if none, then (c) to the persons entitled thereto as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Grants so passing shall be made at such times and in such manner as if the Participant were living.

(2)  
In the event a Participant is deemed by the Board or Committee to be unable to perform his or her usual duties by reason of mental disorder or medical condition which does not result from facts which would be grounds for termination for cause, Grants and rights to any such Grants may be paid to or exercised by the Participant, if legally competent, or a committee or other legally designated guardian or representative if the Participant is legally incompetent by virtue of such disability.

(3)  
After the death or disability of a Participant, the Board or Committee may in its sole discretion at any time (1) terminate restrictions in Grant Agreements; (2) accelerate any or all installments and rights; and (3) instruct the Company to pay the total of any accelerated payments in a lump sum to the Participant, the Participant's estate, beneficiaries or representative; notwithstanding that, in the absence of such termination of restrictions or acceleration of payments, any or all of the payments due under the Grant might ultimately have become payable to other beneficiaries.

(4)  
In the event of uncertainty as to interpretation of or controversies concerning this Section 6, the determinations of the Board or Committee, as applicable, shall be binding and conclusive.

7.  
Investment Intent. All Grants under the Plan are intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 701 thereunder. Unless and until the granting of Options or sale and issuance of Stock subject to the Plan are registered under the Securities Act or shall be exempt pursuant to the rules promulgated thereunder, each Grant under the Plan shall provide that the purchases or other acquisitions of Stock thereunder shall be for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof. Further, unless the issuance and sale of the Stock have been registered under the Securities Act, each Grant shall provide that no shares shall be purchased upon the exercise of the rights under such Grant unless and until (i) all then applicable requirements of state and federal laws and regulatory agencies shall have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel, and (ii) if requested to do so by the Company, the person exercising the rights under the Grant shall (i) give written assurances as to knowledge and experience of such person (or a representative employed by such person) in financial and business matters and the ability of such person (or representative) to evaluate the merits and risks of exercising the Option, and (ii) execute and deliver to the Company a letter of investment intent and/or such other form related to applicable exemptions from registration, all in such form and substance as the Company may require. If shares are issued upon exercise of any rights under a Grant without registration under the Securities Act, subsequent registration of such shares shall relieve the purchaser thereof of any investment restrictions or representations made upon the exercise of such rights.
 
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8.  
Amendment, Modification, Suspension or Discontinuance of the Plan. The Board may, insofar as permitted by law, from time to time, with respect to any shares at the time not subject to outstanding Grants, suspend or terminate the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever, except that without the approval of the shareholders of the Company, no such revision or amendment shall (i) increase the number of shares subject to the Plan, (ii) decrease the price at which Grants may be granted, (iii) materially increase the benefits to Participants, or (iv) change the class of persons eligible to receive Grants under the Plan; provided, however, no such action shall alter or impair the rights and obligations under any Option, or Stock Award, or Restricted Stock Purchase Offer outstanding as of the date thereof without the written consent of the Participant thereunder. No Grant may be issued while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated, but the rights and obligations under any Grant issued while the Plan is in effect shall not be impaired by suspension or termination of the Plan.

In the event of any change in the outstanding Stock by reason of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of shares, recapitalization, merger, or similar event, the Board or the Committee may adjust proportionally (a) the number of shares of Stock (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) available for Incentive Stock Options and Nonstatutory Options and (iii) covered by outstanding Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers; (b) the Stock prices related to outstanding Grants; and (c) the appropriate Fair Market Value and other price determinations for such Grants. In the event of any other change affecting the Stock or any distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to holders of Stock, such adjustments as may be deemed equitable by the Board or the Committee, including adjustments to avoid fractional shares, shall be made to give proper effect to such event. In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Board or the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume stock options, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, and other Grants by means of substitution of new Grant Agreements for previously issued Grants or an assumption of previously issued Grants.

9.  
Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to deduct applicable taxes from any Grant payment and withhold, at the time of delivery or exercise of Options, Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Purchase Offers or vesting of shares under such Grants, an appropriate number of shares for payment of taxes required by law or to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for withholding of such taxes. If Stock is used to satisfy tax withholding, such stock shall be valued based on the Fair Market Value when the tax withholding is required to be made.
 
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10.  
Availability of Information. During the term of the Plan and any additional period during which a Grant granted pursuant to the Plan shall be exercisable, the Company shall make available, not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days following the close of each of its fiscal years, such financial and other information regarding the Company as is required by the bylaws of the Company and applicable law to be furnished in an annual report to the shareholders of the Company.
 
11.  
Notice. Any written notice to the Company required by any of the provisions of the Plan shall be addressed to the chief personnel officer or to the chief executive officer of the Company, and shall become effective when it is received by the office of the chief personnel officer or the chief executive officer.

12.  
Indemnification of Board. In addition to such other rights or indemnifications as they may have as directors or otherwise, and to the extent allowed by applicable law, the members of the Board and the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company against the reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any claim, action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal thereof, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken, or failure to act, under or in connection with the Plan or any Grant granted thereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such claim, action, suit or proceeding, except in any case in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such claim, action, suit or proceeding that such Board or Committee member is liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duties; provided that within sixty (60) days after institution of any such action, suit or Board proceeding the member involved shall offer the Company, in writing, the opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same.
 
13.  
Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the Code or the securities laws of the United States, shall be governed by the law of the State of Indiana and construed accordingly.

14.  
Effective and Termination Dates. The Plan shall become effective on the date it is approved by the holders of a majority of the shares of Stock then outstanding. The Plan shall terminate ten years later, subject to earlier termination by the Board pursuant to Section 8.

The foregoing 2006 Incentive Stock Plan (consisting of 14 pages, including this page) was duly adopted and approved by the Board of Directors on March 1, 2006 and subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation on or before March 1, 2006.
 
     
 
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   // ss //
   

Brian Kistler
  Its: Chief Executive Officer
 
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February 5, 2007
VIA U.S. MAIL

Brian Kistler
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
6615 Brotherhood Way, Suite A
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825

Re:
Lock Up Agreement

Dear Mr. Kistler:

I am a shareholder of Freedom   Financial Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”). I am the holder of ______ (___) shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”). I hereby agree that for a period of three hundred sixty (360) days after the effective date of the registration statement on Form SB-2 relating to the public offering of common stock of the Company contemplated to be filed within the next thirty (30) days (the “Effective Date”), I will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock without your prior written consent, except I may transfer any number of such shares to my children, by gift or otherwise, provided that any such shares will continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter.

I hereby consent to the Company informing the transfer agent of the Company of these restrictions and understand that a stop transfer order will be placed at the transfer agent to enforce the terms and conditions of this letter. Further, I consent to the placement of a legend on the certificate as set forth:

“THESE SHARES ARE RESTRICTED BY A LETTER AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 5, 2007, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”  

This agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and its respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns.

Very truly yours,  
 
 

___________________________________
 


February 5, 2007

VIA U.S. MAIL

Brian Kistler
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.
6615 Brotherhood Way, Suite A
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825

Re:
Amended Lock-Up Agreement

Dear Mr. Kistler:

I am a shareholder of Freedom   Financial Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”). I am the holder of ________ (______) shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”). In May 2006 I agreed to the imposition of restrictions on the sale of the Shares for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days after the closing date of the registration statement on Form SB-2 relating to the public offering of common stock of the Company. I understand that the Company is preparing to file a Form SB-2 and that in connection with the filing the underwriter is requiring a lock-up of the Shares for 360 days after the effective date of the registration statement. I hereby agree that I will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock without your prior written consent, except that I may transfer any number of such shares to my children, by gift or otherwise, provided that any such shares will continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter.

I hereby consent to the Company informing the transfer agent of the Company of these restrictions and understand that a stop transfer order will be placed at the transfer agent to enforce the terms and conditions of this letter. Further, I consent to the placement of a legend on the certificate as set forth:

“THESE SHARES ARE RESTRICTED BY A LETTER AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 5, 2007, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”  

This agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and its respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns.

Very truly yours,  
 
 
By: ___________________________
 

1NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
 
 
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
WARRANT
 
Warrant No. [   ]
Original Issue Date: [•] , 2007
 
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company" ), hereby certifies that, as partial compensation for placement agent services, Alaron Financial Services Inc. or its registered assigns (the "Holder" ), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of [•] shares of Common Stock (each such share, a "Warrant Share" and all such shares, the "Warrant Shares" ), at any time and from time to time from and after one (1) year from the effective date of the Registration Statement (defined below) and through and including 5 years from the effective date of the Registration Statement (the "Expiration Date" ), and subject to the following terms and conditions:
 
1.   Definitions . As used in this Warrant, the following terms shall have the respective definitions set forth in this Section 1.
 
"Affiliate" means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144.
 
"Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions in the State of Illinois are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
 
"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, $.001 par value per share, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.
 

 
 

 

"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
"Exercise Price" means $2.20, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 10.
 
"Fundamental Transaction" means any of the following: (1) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (2) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (3) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (4) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property.
 
“Illinois Courts” means the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Chicago, Illinois.
 
“Original Issue Date” means the Original Issue Date first set forth on the first page of this Warrant.
 
"Person" means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
 
“Registration Expenses” means all registration filing fees, reasonable professional fees and other reasonable expenses of the Company’s compliance with federal, state and other securities laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with state or other securities law qualifications and registrations), printing expenses, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses; reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and reasonable fees and disbursements for counsel for the Holder or any such holders of the Securities (as defined in section 4(a)(i)).
 
“Registration Statement” means the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 initially filed with the Commission on February 8, 2007, including any and all amendments thereto.
 
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
 
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
"Trading Day" means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the Pink Sheets, LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
 

 
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"Trading Market" means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market, the NASDAQ SmallCap Market or OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
 
"Warrant Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.
 
2.   Registration of Warrant . The Company shall register this Warrant upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the "Warrant Register" ), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
 
3.   Registration of Transfers . The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new Warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new Warrant, a "New Warrant" ), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of a Warrant.
 
4.   Registration Rights .
(a) Following the Company’s initial public offering of securities registered pursuant to the Securities Act, to the extent the Warrant Shares have not already been registered in the Registration Statement and continue to be salable, whenever the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act, whether for its own account or for the account of another stockholder (except for the registration of securities to be offered pursuant to an employee benefit plan on Form S-8, pursuant to a registration made on Form S-4 or any successor forms then in effect) at any time, and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of the Securities (a “Piggyback Registration” ), it will so notify in writing the Holder and any such holders of the Securities no later than forty-five (45) days prior to the anticipated filing date. The Company will include in the Piggyback Registration all Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion within fifteen (15) business days after the applicable holder’s receipt of the Company’s notice. The Holder or any such holders of the Securities may withdraw all or any part of the Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time before ten (10) business days prior to the effective date of the Piggyback Registration. In any Piggyback Registration, the Company, the Holder or any such holders of the Securities and any Person who hereafter becomes entitled to register its securities in a registration initiated by the Company must sell their securities on the same terms and conditions. The Company shall pay or reimburse to the Holder or any such holders of the Securities included in a Piggyback Registration all Registration Expenses of those holders in connection with any Piggyback Registration.


 
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(b) In respect of the Registration Statement, or in the event of a registration pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Warrant Shares so registered to be registered or qualified for sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Holder or such holders may reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify to do business in any state by reason of this Section 4(b) in which it is not otherwise required to qualify to do business and provided further, that the Company has no obligation to qualify the Warrant Shares where such qualification would cause any unreasonable delay or expenditure by the Company.

(c) The Company shall keep effective the Registration Statement and any registration or qualification contemplated by this Section 4, and shall from time to time amend or supplement each applicable registration statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, application, document and communication for such period of time as shall be required to permit the Holder or such holders to complete the offer and sale of the Warrant Shares covered thereby.

(d) In the event of a registration pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4, the Company shall furnish to the Holder and to each such holder such reasonable number of copies of the registration statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case, including all exhibits), such reasonable number of copies of each prospectus contained in such registration statement and each supplement or amendment thereto (including each preliminary prospectus), all of which shall conform to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and such other documents as the Holder or such holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Warrant Shares included in such registration.

(e) In the event of a registration pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4, the Company shall furnish the Holder and each holder of any Warrant Shares so registered with an opinion of its counsel to the effect that (i) the registration statement has become effective under the Securities Act and no order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement preventing or suspending the use of the registration statement, preventing or suspending the use of the registration statement, any preliminary prospectus, any final prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto has been issued, nor to such counsel’s actual knowledge has the Securities and Exchange Commission or any securities or blue sky authority of any jurisdiction instituted or threatened to institute any proceedings with respect to such an order and (ii) the registration statement and each prospectus forming a part thereof (including each preliminary prospectus), and any amendment or supplement thereto, complies as to form with the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Such counsel shall also provide a Blue Sky Memorandum setting forth the jurisdictions in which the Warrant Shares have been registered or qualified for sale.

(f) The Company agrees that until all the Warrant Shares have been sold under a registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, it shall keep current in filing all reports, statements and other materials required to be filed with the Commission to permit holders of the Warrant Shares to sell such securities under Rule 144.


 
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(g) The Holder and any holders who propose to register their Warrant Shares under the Securities Act shall execute and deliver to the Company a selling stockholder questionnaire on a form to be provided by the Company.

(h) The Company shall not be required by the terms hereof to file a registration statement if, in the opinion of counsel to the holders of the Warrant and Warrant Shares and counsel for the Company (or, should they not agree, in the opinion of another counsel experienced in securities law matters acceptable to counsel for the holders of the Warrants and Warrant Shares and the Company), the proposed public offering or other transfer as to which such registration statement is requested to be filed is exempt from applicable federal and state securities laws, rules, regulations and would result in unaffiliated purchasers or transferees obtaining securities that are not restricted securities as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

5.   Exercise and Duration of Warrants . This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder at any time and from time to time on or after one year from the effective date of the Registration Statement through and including the Expiration Date. At 6:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the Expiration Date, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value. The Company may not call or redeem any portion of this Warrant without the prior written consent of the affected Holder.
 
6.   Delivery of Warrant Shares .
 
(a)   To effect exercises hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant unless the aggregate Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant is being exercised. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice (in the form attached hereto) to the Company (with the attached Warrant Shares Exercise Log) at its address for notice set forth herein and upon payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder intends to purchase hereunder, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than three Trading Days after the Date of Exercise (as defined herein)) issue and deliver to the Holder, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise. The Company shall, upon request of the Holder and subsequent to the date on which a registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, use its reasonable best efforts to deliver Warrant Shares hereunder electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions, if available, provided , that, the Company may, but will not be required to change its transfer agent if its current transfer agent cannot deliver Warrant Shares electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation. A "Date of Exercise" means the date on which the Holder shall have delivered to the Company: (i) the Exercise Notice (with the Warrant Exercise Log attached to it), appropriately completed and duly signed and (ii) payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Holder to be purchased.
 

 
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(b)   If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 6(a), then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
 
(c)   The Company's obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
 
7.   Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.
 
8.   Replacement of Warrant . If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity (which shall not include a surety bond), if requested. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to issue the New Warrant.
 
9.   Reservation of Warrant Shares . The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 10). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
 

 
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10.   Certain Adjustments . The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 10.
 
(a)   Stock Dividends and Splits . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination.
 
(b)   Fundamental Transactions . If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding there is a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the "Alternate Consideration" ). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. At the Holder's option and request, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall, either (1) issue to the Holder a new warrant substantially in the form of this Warrant and consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder's right to purchase the Alternate Consideration for the aggregate Exercise Price upon exercise thereof, or (2) purchase the Warrant from the Holder for a purchase price, payable in cash within five Trading Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction), equal to the Black Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such request. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this paragraph (b) and insuring that the Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
 

 
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(c)   Number of Warrant Shares . Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 10, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.
 
(d)   Calculations . All calculations under this Section 10 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100 th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
 
(e)   Notice of Adjustments . Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 10, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company's Transfer Agent.
 
(f)   Notice of Corporate Events . If the Company (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution of cash, securities or other property in respect of its Common Stock, including without limitation any granting of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental Transaction or (iii) authorizes the voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then the Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice describing the material terms and conditions of such transaction (but only to the extent such disclosure would not result in the dissemination of material, non-public information to the Holder) at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date on which a Person would need to hold Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction, and the Company will take all steps reasonably necessary in order to insure that the Holder is given the practical opportunity to exercise this Warrant prior to such time so as to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction; provided, however, that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be described in such notice.
 
11.   Payment of Exercise Price . The Holder shall pay the Exercise Price by delivery of the immediately available funds.
 
12.   Limitations on Exercise . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder's for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 9.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 10 of this Warrant. This restriction may not be waived.
 

 
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13.   No Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares which would, otherwise be issuable, the Company shall pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the closing price of one Warrant Share as reported by the applicable Trading Market on the date of exercise.
 
14.   Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m., (Eastern Standard Time, on a Trading Day), (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on any Trading Day, (iii) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, 6615 Brotherhood Way, Suite A, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825, Attention: Brian Kistler, and to Weintraub Law Group PC at 10085 Carroll Canyon Road, Suite 210, San Diego, California 92131 (or such other address as the Company shall indicate in writing in accordance with this Section), or (ii) if to the Holder, to the addresses appearing on the Warrant Register or such other address as the Holder may provide to the Company in accordance with this Section.
 
15.   Warrant Agent . The Company shall serve as warrant agent under this Warrant. Upon 10 days' notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent may be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its corporate trust or shareholders services business shall be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder's last address as shown on the Warrant Register.
 
16.   Miscellaneous .
 
(a)   This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their successors and assigns.
 

 
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(b)   All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of this Warrant and the transactions herein contemplated ( “Proceedings” ) (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the Illinois Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any Illinois Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.
 
(c)   The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
 
(d)   In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
 
(e)   Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof shall not, by reason of by being a Holder, be entitled to any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Warrant Shares.
 
(f)   This Warrant (together with the other agreements and documents being delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Warrant) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.


 
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(g)   The failure of the Company or the Holder to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Warrant shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect the validity of this Warrant or any provision hereof or the right of the Company or any Holder to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Warrant. No waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions of this Warrant shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party or parties against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought; and no waiver of any such breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
 
 
  FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
   
 
By: ______________________________________
Name:
Title:
 
 
 
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EXERCISE NOTICE
FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
WARRANT DATED FEBRUARY __, 2007

 
The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to purchase _____________ shares of Common Stock pursuant to the above referenced Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
 
(1)
The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase _________________ Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.
 
(2)
The holder shall pay the sum of $____________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
 
(3)
Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the holder _______________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
 
(4)
By its delivery of this Exercise Notice, the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that in giving effect to the exercise evidenced hereby the Holder will not beneficially own in excess of the number of shares of Common Stock (determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) permitted to be owned under Section 11 of this Warrant to which this notice relates.

   
   
Dated: __________, ____
Name of Holder:
   
 
(Print) _____________________________
   
 
By: _______________________________
 
Name: _ ____________________________
 
Title: ______________________________
   
 
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)
 

 
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Warrant Shares Exercise Log
 
 
Date
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FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
WARRANT DATED FEBRUARY __, 2007
WARRANT NO. [ ]
 
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
 
[To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ________________________________ the right represented by the above-captioned Warrant to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock to which such Warrant relates and appoints ________________ attorney to transfer said right on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
 
Dated:   _______________, ____
 
 
_______________________________________
 
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)
 
 
 
_______________________________________
 
Address of Transferee
 
 
 
_______________________________________
 
 
_______________________________________
 
 
In the presence of:
 
 
_______________________________
 
 
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Registration Rights Agreement
Class B Convertible Preferred
 
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the 6 th day of February 2007 by and between Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland having its principal place of business at Fort Wayne, Indiana and Brian Kistler, an individual, residing at 6461 N 100E, Ossian, Indiana 46777 who is referred to as the “Holder.” This agreement supersedes the registration rights agreement between the Company and Holder dated December 2006.

In consideration of the debt owed by the Company to Holder, by virtue of loans Holder made to Company, the debt shall be converted into 152,294 shares of the Corporation's Class B Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, convertible to common stock, $.001 par value in the aggregate (the "Shares") the parties agree as follows:

1.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The term "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") promulgated thereunder.

(b) The term "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(c) The term "Registerable Securities" means: (1) the Shares; and (2) any Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Corporation issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any and all shares of the Corporation's preferred stock or debt instrument convertible by its terms into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, $.001 par value, now or hereafter owned by the Holder, excluding in all cases, however, any Registerable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which his or her rights under this Agreement are not assigned.

(d) The number of shares of "Registerable Securities then outstanding" shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding which are, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registerable Securities.

(e) The term "Holder" means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registerable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.

 
 

 
 
2.   Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

If (but without any obligation to do so) the Corporation proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Corporation for shareholders other than the Holder) any of its Common Stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating to the sale of securities to participants in a Corporation stock option, stock purchase or similar plan, or a registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registerable Securities), the Corporation shall, at that time, subject to the provisions of Section 6 and any restrictions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any state securities commissioners, cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registerable Securities that such Holder is entitled to have registered pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement, the Novation Agreement, and the Subscription Agreement between the Company and Holder.

3.   Obligations of the Corporation.

Whenever required under this Agreement to effect the registration of any Registerable Securities, the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holder of a majority of the Registerable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 180 days.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement.

(c) Furnish to the Holder such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registerable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holder, provided that the Corporation shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.

 
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(f) Notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

(g) Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, on the date that such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective: (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Corporation for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities, and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Corporation, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder requesting registration of Registerable Securities.

4.   Furnish Information.

It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Corporation to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registerable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Corporation such information regarding itself, the Registerable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registerable Securities.

5.   Expenses of Incidental or "Piggyback" Registration.

The Corporation shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registerable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 2 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 11), including without limitation all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holder selected by them, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registerable Securities.

6.   Underwriting Requirements.

In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares being issued by the Corporation, the Corporation shall not be required under Section 2 to include any of the Holder's securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Corporation and the underwriters selected by it, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the underwriters, jeopardize the success of the offering by the Corporation. If the total amount of securities, including Registerable Securities, requested by Holder to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Corporation that the underwriters reasonably believe compatible with the success of the offering, then the Corporation shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registerable Securities, which the underwriters believe will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling Holder according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling Holder) but in no event shall: (i) the amount of securities of the selling Holder included in the offering be reduced below 50% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Corporation's securities, in which case the selling Holder may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other Holder's securities are included. For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single "selling Holder," and any pro rata reduction with respect to such "selling Holder" shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such "selling Holder," as defined in this sentence.

 
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7.   Delay of Registration.

No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

8.   Indemnification.

In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Agreement:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriters (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriters within the meaning of the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively Violation): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law; and the Corporation will pay as incurred to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Corporation (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Corporation be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.

 
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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 8(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 8(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 10, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 10.

 
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(d) The obligations of the Corporation and Holder under this Section 10 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registerable Securities in a registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

9.     Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

With a view to making available to the Holder the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Corporation to the public without registration the Corporation agrees to:

(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation for the offering of its securities to the general public;

(b) File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

(c) Furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registerable Securities, forthwith upon request: (i) a written statement by the Corporation that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 180 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation and such other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonable requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

10.   Assignment of Registration Rights.

The rights to cause the Corporation to register Registerable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of at least 10,000 shares of such securities provided the Corporation is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees restricted under the Act. The foregoing 10,000 share limitation shall not apply, however, to transfers by an Holder to shareholders or partners of such Holder if all such transferees or assignees agree in writing to appoint a single representative as their attorney in fact for the purpose of receiving any notices and exercising their rights under this Agreement.

 
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11.     "Market Stand-Off" Agreement.

Holder hereby agrees that during the 180-day period following the close of the public offering of the Corporation, it shall not, to the extent requested by the Corporation and such underwriter, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any Common Stock of the Corporation held by it at any time during such period except Common Stock included in such registration; provided, however, that:
 
(a) Such agreement shall be applicable only to the first such registration statement of the Corporation which covers Common Stock (or other securities) to be sold on its behalf to the public in an underwritten offering; and

(b) All officers and directors of the Corporation and all other persons with registration rights (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) enter into similar agreements.

Additionally, Holder hereby agrees that that for a period of up to 180 days after the Closing Date of the registration statement on Form SB-2 relating to the public offering, Holder will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock without prior written consent, except as follows:

(a) After the 180 day period from the Closing Date, Holder may offer and sell 1/3 of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 120% of the initial public offering price;

(b) After the 270 day period from the Closing Date, each Investor may offer and sell up to 2/3 of the Shares, subject to paragraph (d) below, provided that any such shares so sold are sold for a price not less than 120% of the initial public offering price;

(c) After the 360 day period from the Closing Date, each Investor may offer and sell all of the Shares, regardless of price, subject to paragraph (d) below;, and

(d) Each Investor may transfer any number of such shares to his/her children, by gift or otherwise, provided that any such shares will continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter.

Each Investor acknowledges that the SEC may require that an Investor will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock for a period longer than that described in this Section 11.

In order to enforce the foregoing covenants, the Corporation may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Registerable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of ever other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.

 
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12.   Amendment of Registration Rights.

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holder of a majority of the Registerable Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding (including securities into which such securities are convertible), each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

13.   Termination of Registration Rights.

No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Agreement after three (3) years following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Act in connection with the initial firm commitment underwritten offering of its securities to the general public.

14.     Termination of Prior Registration Rights.

Any and all prior registration rights granted to any party hereto are hereby terminated in their entirety and are replaced in their entirety with the rights contained in this Agreement, effective on the date hereof. The provisions of this Section 14 shall be effective as to and as against all Holder of Registerable Securities as defined herein.

15.   Miscellaneous.

(a) Transfer; Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Indiana as applied to agreements among Indiana residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Indiana.

(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(d) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

(e) Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as such party may designate by 20 days’ advance written notice to the other parties.

 
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(f) Amendments and Waivers. Other than as provided in Section 16 above, any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement my be waived either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Corporation and the Holder of a majority of the then outstanding Shares or Registerable Securities issued hereunder. Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each transferee of any Share or Registerable Securities, each future Holder of all such securities, and the Corporation.

(g) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.

__________//s//______________
Robin Hunt, Secretary


HOLDER:

_______//s//________________
By: Brian Kistler

Print Name and Title:   Brian Kistler, CEO
   
Address:   6461 N. 100 E  
 
Ossian, IN 46777


 
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Exhibit 21.1

List of Subsidiaries of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.

Name of Subsidiary
Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Effective Ownership
     
Freedom Financial
Indiana
Freedom Financial
Mortgage Corporation
 
Holdings, Inc. - 100%


INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM CONSENT
 
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington D.C.
 
We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. and subsidiary on Form SB-2, of our report dated August 2, 2006, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
 
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus
 
 
/s/ Cordovano and Honeck, LLP
 
Cordovano and Honeck, LLP
Englewood, Colorado
February 7, 2007