UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549  
FORM 10  
 
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  
 
MINN SHARES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
37-1615850
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
       
1624 Harmon Place, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN
 
55403
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (612) 486-5587
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 to be so registered
 
Name of each exchange on which
 each class is to be registered
None
 
Not Applicable
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
 
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
(Title of class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
¨    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
  
 
  
Page
Item 1.
  
Business
  
1
     
Item 1A.
  
Risk Factors
  
5
     
Item 2.
  
Financial Information
  
5
     
Item 3.
  
Properties
  
6
     
Item 4.
  
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
  
6
     
Item 5.
  
Directors and Executive Officers
  
8
     
Item 6.
  
Executive Compensation
  
9
     
Item 7.
  
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
  
11
     
Item 8.
  
Legal Proceedings
  
11
     
Item 9.
  
Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
  
11
     
Item 10.
  
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
  
12
     
Item 11.
  
Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered
  
12
     
Item 12.
  
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
  
13
     
Item 13.
  
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
  
14
     
Item 14.
  
Change in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
  
14
     
Item 15.
  
Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
14
 
 
 

 
 
EXPLANATORY NOTES
 
We are voluntarily filing this General Form for Registration of Securities on Form 10 to register our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
 
This registration statement will become effective automatically by lapse of time 60 days from the date of filing pursuant to Section 12(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, at which point we will be subject to the requirements of Regulation 13A under the Exchange Act, which will require us to file annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, and we will be required to comply with all other obligations of the Exchange Act applicable to issuers filing registration statements pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
 
In this registration statement, unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “Minn Shares Delaware,” the “Company,” the “Registrant,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Minn Shares Inc., a Delaware corporation. Our principal place of business is located at 1624 Harmon Place, Suite 210, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403.
 
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

There are statements in this registration statement that are not historical facts. These “forward-looking statements” can be identified by use of terminology such as “believe,” “hope,” “may,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “positioned,” “strategy” and similar expressions. You should be aware that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. For a discussion of these risks, you should read this entire registration statement carefully; especially the risks discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors.” Although management believes that the assumptions underlying the forward looking statements included in this registration statement are reasonable, they do not guarantee our future performance, and actual results could differ from those contemplated by these forward looking statements. The assumptions used for purposes of the forward-looking statements specified in the following information represent estimates of future events and are subject to uncertainty as to possible changes in economic, legislative, industry, and other circumstances. As a result, the identification and interpretation of data and other information and their use in developing and selecting assumptions from and among reasonable alternatives require the exercise of judgment. To the extent that the assumed events do not occur, the outcome may vary substantially from anticipated or projected results, and, accordingly, no opinion is expressed on the achievability of those forward-looking statements. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the results and events contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this registration statement will in fact transpire. You are cautioned to not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

 
 

 
 
Item 1.
Business.

HISTORY

Minn Shares Inc., a Delaware corporation (“we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”), was incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 22, 2010 to effect the reincorporation (the “Reincorporation”) of Minn Shares Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Minn Shares Minnesota”) in the State of Delaware. On December 1, 2010 we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Minn Shares Minnesota, pursuant to which Minn Shares Minnesota was merged with and into the Company.  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the time of the merger, Minn Shares Minnesota ceased to exist and the Company continued as the surviving corporation.  As a result, the Company succeeded to all of the assets, property, rights, privileges, franchises, immunities and powers of Minn Shares Minnesota and assumed all of the duties, liabilities, obligations and restrictions of every kind and description of Minn Shares Minnesota.  Minn Shares Minnesota then ceased to exist.  As a result of the Reincorporation, the legal domicile of the Company is the State of Delaware. It has no subsidiaries and the Company selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.

Minn Shares Minnesota was incorporated in the State of Minnesota on January 15, 1987 under the name H. H. & P. Yogurt, Inc., and on September 8, 1994, changed its name to Minn Shares Inc. Minn Shares Minnesota operated two yogurt shops: one in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and one in St. Paul, Minnesota. Both stores were ultimately closed by October 1990, at which time Minn Shares Minnesota ceased to engage in the yogurt business, and focused its business on locating a suitable merger or acquisition candidate or investigating the possibility of becoming a closed-end, non-diversified management company.

In August 1993, Minn Shares Minnesota filed a registration application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to become a closed-end, non-diversified management company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), and began activity shortly thereafter. On August 3, 2001, Minn Shares Minnesota filed an Application for Deregistration of Certain Registered Investment Companies on Form N-8F (the “Form N-8F”), which was subsequently amended on September 14, 2001, at which time Minn Shares Minnesota requested deregistration. On September 27, 2001, Minn Shares Minnesota’s registration under the Investment Company Act ceased to be in effect.

Subsequent to the filing of the Form N-8F, as amended, and deregistration under the Investment Company Act, Minn Shares Minnesota appointed a liquidating agent to handle the winding-up of its business activities, affairs and obligations, distributing any remaining assets to its shareholders with the intent to ultimately dissolve Minn Shares Minnesota. All of the remaining net assets were distributed to its shareholders by the liquidating agent during the period between 2001 through 2009.

In 2009, upon the approval of Minn Shares Minnesota’s shareholders, Minn Shares Minnesota approved a plan to cancel its dissolution and accepted an offer from Paramount Trading, Ltd., a Nevada limited liability company (“Paramount”), to purchase a controlling interest in Minn Shares Minnesota. Subsequently, Minn Shares Minnesota was merged with and into the Company and was reincorporated in the State of Delaware.

On December 1, 2010, as described above, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 1, 2010, pursuant to which the Company issued an aggregate of 1,191,346 shares of Common Stock in exchange for the cancellation of 11,913,455 shares of Minn Shares Minnesota common stock issued and outstanding before the Reincorporation.

Since December 2001, Minn Shares Minnesota has not engaged in any business activities other than for the purpose of collecting and distributing its assets, paying, satisfying and discharging any existing debts and obligations and doing other acts required to liquidate and wind up its business and affairs. The current business purpose of the Company is to seek the acquisition of or merger with an existing company.  We will not restrict any potential candidate targets to any specific business, industry or geographical location and thus may acquire any type of business.

 
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BUSINESS OF ISSUER

The Company, pursuant to SEC Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) qualifies as a “shell company,” because it has no or nominal assets (other than cash) and no or nominal operations.  Our principal business objective for the next 12 months and beyond such time will be to achieve long-term growth potential through a combination with a business rather than immediate-short term earnings.  As of September 30, 2010, we have total current assets equal to $1,374 and its auditors have issued an opinion raising substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management does not intend to undertake any efforts to cause a market to develop in our securities, either debt or equity, until we have successfully concluded a business combination. The Company intends to comply with the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for so long as it is subject to those requirements.

The Company currently serves as a vehicle to investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire a target company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation.   The Company will not restrict its potential candidate target companies to any industry, specific business or geographical location and, thus, may acquire any type of business. The Company intends to establish a market for freely trading shares following the conclusion of a successful business combination and commencing business as an operating company.

The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by or under the supervision of the Company’s officers and directors. As of this date, the Company has not entered into any definitive agreement with any party, nor have there been any specific discussions with any potential business combination candidate regarding business opportunities for the Company. While the Company has limited funds, it has unrestricted flexibility in seeking, analyzing and participating in potential business opportunities in that it may seek a business combination target in any business, industry or location. In its efforts to analyze potential acquisition targets, the Company will consider the following kinds of factors:

 
Potential for growth, indicated by new technology, anticipated market expansion or new products;
 
 
Competitive position as compared to other firms of similar size and experience within the industry segment as well as within the industry as a whole;
 
 
Strength and diversity of management, either in place or scheduled for recruitment;
 
 
Capital requirements and anticipated availability of required funds, to be provided by the Company or from operations, through the sale of additional securities, through joint ventures or similar arrangements or from other sources;
 
 
The cost of participation by the Company as compared to the perceived tangible and intangible values and potentials;
 
 
The extent to which the business opportunity can be advanced;
 
 
The accessibility of required management expertise, personnel, raw materials, services, professional assistance and other required items; and
 
 
Other relevant factors.
 
In applying the foregoing criteria, no one of which will be controlling, management will attempt to analyze all factors and circumstances and make a determination based upon reasonable investigative measures and available data. Potentially available business opportunities may occur in many different industries, and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex. Due to the Company’s limited capital available for investigation, the Company may not discover or adequately evaluate adverse facts about the opportunity to be acquired. In addition, we will be competing against other entities that possess greater financial, technical and managerial capabilities for identifying and completing business combinations. In evaluating a prospective business combination, we will conduct a due diligence review of potential targets based on information which may be available to us regarding private companies, although such review may be limited given our limited personnel and financial resources and the inexperience of our management with respect to such activities. We expect that our due diligence will encompass, among other things, meetings with the target business’s incumbent management and inspection of its facilities, as necessary, as well as a review of financial and other information which is made available to us. This due diligence review will be conducted either by our management or by unaffiliated third parties, including but not limited to attorneys, accountants, consultants or other such professionals that we may engage.   While the Company does not have any agreements in effect with any third parties, one of the third parties, which the Company expects will assist the Company in identifying and conducting a due diligence review of potential business combination targets is Paramount. The costs associated with hiring third parties as required to complete a business combination are difficult to determine for the various reasons described below and may be significant.  Our limited funds and the lack of full-time management will likely make it impracticable to conduct a complete and exhaustive investigation and analysis of a target business before we consummate a business combination. Management decisions, therefore, will likely be made without detailed feasibility studies, independent analysis, market surveys and the like which, if we had more funds available to us, would be desirable. We will be particularly dependent on making decisions upon information provided by the promoters, owners, sponsors or others associated with the target business seeking our participation.

 
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We do not currently intend to retain any entity to act as a “finder” to identify and analyze the merits of potential target businesses.  However, if we do, at present, we contemplate that at least one of the third parties who may introduce business combinations to us may be Paramount. Joseph Whitney, our former officer and director and a current shareholder is the sole officer and director of Paramount.  Richard Gilbert, our current President, Secretary and Chairman of the Board, serves as a consultant to Paramount.  Greyton Becker, our Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and a director also serves as a consultant to Paramount.   There are currently no agreements or preliminary agreements or understandings between the Company and Paramount.  

The time and costs required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete a business combination cannot presently be ascertained with any degree of certainty. The amount of time it takes to complete a business combination, the location of the target company, and the size and complexity of the business of the target company are all factors that determine the costs associated with completing a business combination transaction.  Prior to identifying a target company, the time and costs required to complete a business combination is difficult to determine.  Any costs incurred with respect to the evaluation of a prospective business combination that is not ultimately completed will result in a loss to us.

Through information obtained from industry professionals and publications, such as the Reverse Merger Report, the Company is aware that there are hundreds of shell companies seeking a business combination target.  As a result, the Company is in a highly competitive market for a small number of business opportunities, which could reduce the likelihood of consummating a successful business combination. We are, and will continue to be, an insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with, joint ventures with and acquisitions of small private and public entities. A large number of established and well-financed entities, including small public companies and venture capital firms, are active in mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be desirable target candidates for us. Nearly all of these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we do; consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. These competitive factors may reduce the likelihood of our identifying and consummating a successful business combination.

FORM OF ACQUISITION

The manner in which the Company participates in an opportunity will depend upon the nature of the opportunity, the respective needs and desires of the Company and the promoters of the opportunity, and the relative negotiating strength of the Company and such promoters.

It is likely that the Company will acquire its participation in a business opportunity through the issuance of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) or other securities of the Company. Although the terms of any such transaction cannot be predicted, it should be noted that in certain circumstances the criteria for determining whether or not an acquisition is a so-called “tax free” reorganization under Section 368(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) depends upon whether the owners of the acquired business own 80% or more of the voting stock of the surviving entity. If a transaction were structured to take advantage of these provisions rather than other “tax free” provisions provided under the Code, all prior stockholders would in such circumstances retain 20% or less of the total issued and outstanding shares of the surviving entity. Under other circumstances, depending upon the relative negotiating strength of the parties, prior stockholders may retain substantially less than 20% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the surviving entity. This could result in substantial additional dilution to the equity of those who were stockholders of the Company prior to such reorganization. The Company does not intend to supply disclosure to shareholders concerning a target company prior to the consummation of a business combination transaction, unless required by applicable law or regulation. In the event a proposed business combination involves a change in majority of directors of the Company, the Company will file and provide to shareholders a Schedule 14F-1, which shall include, information concerning the target company, as required. The Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K, as required, within four business days of a business combination that results in the Company ceasing to be a shell company. This Form 8-K will include complete disclosure of the target company, including audited financial statements.

 
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The present stockholders of the Company will likely not have control of a majority of the voting securities of the Company following a reorganization transaction. As part of such a transaction, all or a majority of the Company’s directors may resign and one or more new directors may be appointed without any vote by stockholders.

In the case of an acquisition, the transaction may be accomplished upon the sole determination of management without any vote or approval by stockholders. In the case of a statutory merger or consolidation directly involving the Company, it will likely be necessary to call a stockholders’ meeting and obtain the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding securities. The necessity to obtain such stockholder approval may result in delay and additional expense in the consummation of any proposed transaction and may also give rise to certain appraisal rights to dissenting stockholders. Most likely, management will seek to structure any such transaction so as not to require stockholder approval.

The Company intends to search for a target for a business combination by contacting various sources including, but not limited to, our affiliates, lenders, investment banking firms, private equity funds, consultants and attorneys. The approximate number of persons or entities that will be contacted is unknown and dependent on whether any opportunities are presented by the sources that we contact. It is anticipated that the investigation of specific business opportunities and the negotiation, drafting and execution of relevant agreements, disclosure documents and other instruments will require substantial management time and attention and substantial cost for accountants, attorneys and others. If a decision is made not to participate in a specific business opportunity, the costs theretofore incurred in the related investigation might not be recoverable. Furthermore, even if an agreement is reached for the participation in a specific business opportunity, the failure to consummate that transaction may result in the loss to the Company of the related costs incurred.  The costs that will be incurred are not ascertainable at this time as the costs are expected to be tied to the amount of time it takes to identify and complete a business combination transaction as well as the specific factors related to the business combination target that is chosen, including such factors as the location, size and complexity of the business of the target company.  The Company has not established a timeline with respect to the identification of a business combination target.   Due to our management’s affiliation with Paramount, we expect that Paramount will assist the Company in identifying a business combination target for us.  There are currently no agreements or understandings between the Company and Paramount.

It is anticipated that the investigation of specific business opportunities and the negotiation, drafting and execution of relevant agreements, disclosure documents and other instruments will require substantial management time and attention and substantial cost for accountants, attorneys and others. The costs that will be incurred are not ascertainable at this time as the costs are expected to be tied to the amount of time it takes to identify and complete a business combination transaction as well as the specific factors related to the business combination target that is chosen, including such factors as the location, size and complexity of the business of the target company.  The specific costs may be estimated once the Company identifies a business combination target.   If a decision is made not to participate in a specific business opportunity, the costs theretofore incurred in the related investigation might not be recoverable. Furthermore, even if an agreement is reached for the participation in a specific business opportunity, the failure to consummate that transaction may result in the loss to the Registrant of the related costs incurred. The Company has not established a timeline with respect to the identification of a business combination target.  We expect that the Company’s management, through its affiliation with Paramount, will use its contacts and business relationships to identify a business combination target for the Company.

We presently have no employees apart from our management. Our officers and directors are engaged in outside business activities and are engaged as consultants on a full-time basis by certain third parties including Paramount. Our officers and directors will be dividing their time amongst these entities and anticipate that they will devote very limited time to our business until the acquisition of a successful business opportunity has been identified. The specific amount of time that management will devote to the Company may vary from week to week or even day to day, and, therefore, the specific amount of time that management will devote to the Company on a weekly basis cannot be ascertained with any level of certainty. In all cases, management intends to spend as much time as is necessary to exercise its fiduciary duties as officers or directors of the Company.

We expect no significant changes in the number of our employees other than such changes, if any, incident to a business combination.

 
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Item 1A.
Risk Factors.

As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide this information.

Item 2.
Financial Information.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity and capital resources should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and related notes for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

The Company was reorganized as a vehicle to investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire a target company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation. Our principal business objective for the next twelve months and beyond such time will be to achieve long-term growth potential through a combination with a business rather than immediate, short-term earnings. The Company will not restrict its potential candidate target companies to any specific business, industry or geographical location and, thus, may acquire any type of business.

The Company does not currently engage in any business activities that provide cash flow. We expect that the costs of investigating and analyzing business combinations for the next twelve months and beyond such time will be paid with amounts that may be loaned to, advanced to, or invested in us by our stockholders, management or other investors.  We currently do not have any agreements, arrangements or understanding with any stockholders, management or others and there are no assurances that we will be able to receive the funds required to locate and consummate a business combination transaction.

During the next twelve months we anticipate incurring costs related to:

 
filing Exchange Act reports, and
 
 
investigating, analyzing and consummating an acquisition.
 
We anticipate incurring expenses of at least $25,000 for the next 12 months in legal, accounting and other professional service fees related to the filing of Exchange Act reports and investigating and analyzing a business combination. The costs that will be incurred with respect to the consummation of a business combination are not ascertainable at this time as the costs are expected to be tied to the amount of time it takes to identify and complete a business combination transaction as well as the specific factors related to the business combination target that is chosen, including such factors as the location, size and complexity of the business of the target company. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As of the date of the filing of this registration statement the Company is a shell company and has not earned any revenues from operations since 2001 and we have minimal funds in our treasury.   Currently, however, our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Our ability to continue as a going concern is also dependent on our ability to locate a suitable target company and ultimately, enter into a possible reverse merger with such company. Management’s plan includes obtaining additional funds by equity financing through a reverse merger transaction and/or related party advances; however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available.

 
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The Company is currently devoting its efforts to locating merger candidates. The Company may consider a business that has recently commenced operations, is in need of additional funds for expansion into new products or markets, is seeking to develop a new product or service or is an established business which may be experiencing financial or operating difficulties and is in need of additional capital. In the alternative, a business combination may involve the acquisition of, or merger with, a company that does not need substantial additional capital, but which desires to establish a public trading market for its shares, while avoiding, among other things, the time delays, significant expense, and loss of voting control which may occur in a public offering.
 
Management does not have a timeline or a specific plan of action with respect to how or who it will contact.  Management expects to locate a business combination target through management’s outside business and networking activities.  Our officers and directors have not had any preliminary contact or discussions with any representative of any other entity regarding a business combination with us. Any target business that is selected may be a financially unstable company or an entity in its early stages of development or growth, including entities without established records of sales or earnings. In that event, we will be subject to numerous risks inherent in the business and operations of financially unstable and early stage or potential emerging growth companies. In addition, we may effect a business combination with an entity in an industry characterized by a high level of risk, and, although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, there can be no assurance that we will properly ascertain or assess all significant risks.
 
Our management anticipates that it will likely be able to effect only one business combination, due primarily to our limited financing and the dilution of interest for present and prospective stockholders, which is likely to occur as a result of our management’s plan to offer a controlling interest to a target business in order to achieve a tax-free reorganization. This lack of diversification should be considered a substantial risk in investing in us, because it will not permit us to offset potential losses from one venture against gains from another.
 
The Company anticipates that the selection of a business combination will be complex and extremely risky. Because of general economic conditions and shortages of available capital, our management believes that there are numerous firms seeking the benefits of a business combination with an SEC reporting company and/or a publicly traded corporation. Such perceived benefits of becoming a publicly traded corporation include, among other things, facilitating or improving the terms on which additional equity financing may be obtained, providing liquidity for the principals of and investors in a business, creating a means for providing incentive stock options or similar benefits to key employees, and offering greater flexibility in structuring acquisitions, joint ventures and the like through the issuance of stock. Potentially available business combinations may occur in many different industries and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources and would be considered material to investors.
 
Item 3.
Properties.
 
The Company neither rents nor owns any properties. The Company utilizes the office space and equipment of its principal shareholders at no charge. The Company currently has no policy with respect to investments or interests in real estate, real estate mortgages or securities of, or interests in, persons primarily engaged in real estate activities.
 
Item 4.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
 
The following table sets forth, certain information, as of December 10, 2010, regarding beneficial ownership of our Common Stock by (i) each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock, (ii) each of our directors, (iii) each of the named executive officers and (iv) all of our current executive officers and directors as a group.  At the close of business on December 10, 2010, (i) there were 1,191,346 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding and (ii) no shares of our Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.   Unless otherwise indicated, the address with respect to each of the individuals listed below is 1624 Harmon Place, Suite 210, Minneapolis, Minneapolis 55403.
 
 
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Name of Beneficial Owner
 
Amount
and Nature
of
Beneficially
Owned   (1)
   
Percent of
Class   (2)
 
             
Joseph H. Whitney (3)
Former Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Director
    118,000 (4)     9.90 %
                 
Richard E. Gilbert
Chairman of Board, President and Secretary
    290,500       24.38 %
                 
Aaron W. Soderberg
Director
    15,000       1.26 %
                 
Greyton Becker
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Director
    25,000       2.10 %
                 
All current executive officers and directors as a group (3 persons)
    330,500       27.74 %
 

(1)
This table is based upon information supplied by our management. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, we believe that each of the stockholders named in this table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Beneficial ownership also includes shares of stock subject to options and warrants currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table. As of the date of this table, there are no outstanding options or warrants.

(2)
Percentages based on 1,191,346 shares of our Common Stock outstanding on December 10, 2010, issued in connection with the Reincorporation.

(3)
Joseph H. Whitney served as the Company’s President, Treasurer and a director from June 9, 2009 through July 1, 2010.

(4)
Excludes an aggregate of 172,500 shares of Common Stock owned of record by Mr. Whitney’s children and of which Mr. Whitney disclaims beneficial ownership.
 
Changes in Control

The Company’s business plan includes seeking a target company in order to complete a business combination.  In connection with such business combination we anticipate that a change of control will occur if and when we engage in a business combination. While management cannot predict the specific nature of the form of the business combination, in the event a proposed business combination involves a change in majority of directors of the Company, the Company will file and provide to shareholders a Schedule 14F-1, which shall include information concerning the target company, as required.  Additionally, the Company will file a Form 8-K with Form 10 information within four business days of the consummation of a transaction in which the Company ceases to be a shell company.  Except as otherwise described herein, to the knowledge of the management of the Company there are currently no arrangements, plans or agreements with respect to a pledge by any person of securities of the Company, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.

 
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Item 5.
Directors and Executive Officers.
 
Identification of Directors and Executive Officers
 
The Board of Directors and executive officers of the Company is as follows:

Name
 
Age
 
Position(s)
 
Of the 
Company
 Since
 
Of Minn Shares 
Minnesota
Since
                 
Richard E. Gilbert
  
69
 
Chairman of the Board,
President
Secretary and Director
  
Inception
 
Inception
 
July 5, 2010
 
June 9, 2009
                 
Aaron W. Soderberg
 
49
 
Director
 
Inception
 
June 9, 2009
                 
Greyton Becker
 
58
 
Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Director
 
Inception
Inception
 
August 30, 2010
 
Richard E. Gilbert , President, Secretary and director of the Company since inception. Mr. Gilbert was elected as Secretary and a director of Minn Shares Minnesota June 9, 2009 and as President and Chairman of the Board of Minn Shares Minnesota on July 5, 2010. Mr. Gilbert also served as Chief Financial Officer of Minn Shares Minnesota from June 9, 2009 to August 30, 2010. Mr. Gilbert has primarily been engaged in consulting activities aimed at assisting companies, primarily in the mining industry, in evaluating financing alternatives to accomplish their growth objectives. From 1997 until 1998, Mr. Gilbert was Vice President of Fleming & Company in New York, where he focused on investment banking activities exclusively in the global mining industry. From 1991 until 1996, Mr. Gilbert was Vice President of Everen Securities, Inc, an investment bank, where he focused exclusively on the North American mining industry. From 1972 until 1990, Mr. Gilbert was President and a director of Resource Management Company, Resource Bank and Trust, Resource Companies, Inc., and Resource Ventures, Inc., entities which he founded. From 1969 until 1971, Mr. Gilbert was a retail and institutional sales person with Dain Kalman & Quail and Blyth & Company. Mr. Gilbert received his Bachelor of Arts in business education from the University of Minnesota in 1968, and has also served in the United States Marine Corps.  Mr. Gilbert’s consulting and executive experience in evaluating financing alternatives will be an asset to the Company as it seeks to identify a business combination target.

Aaron W. Soderberg , a director of the Company since inception and a director of Minn Shares Minnesota since June 9, 2009. From 2007 until present, Mr. Soderberg has been the President of Gold Aaro Capital, LLC and the Chief Investment Officer of Gold Aaro Capital Partner’s Fund, responsible for day-to-day management and all investment portfolio management decisions. From 2001 until 2006, Mr. Soderberg was managing partner of Portable Storage of Minnesota, Inc., an entity that he co-founded, which was ultimately sold in 2006. From 1989 until 2001, Mr. Soderberg was employed by Equity Securities Trading Company, Inc. Over the course of his 13 year tenure with that company, Mr. Soderberg’s main responsibilities included managing client equity accounts and providing investment banking services. Mr. Soderberg attended the University of Minnesota, where he studied international relations and international commerce, with a concentration in East Asia and China.  Mr. Soderberg’s prior investment banking experience will be an asset to the Company in identifying a business combination target.

Greyton Becker , Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and a director of the Company since inception and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and director of Minn Shares Minnesota since August 30, 2010.  From 2003 until present, Mr. Becker has been the president of GI Becker & Associates LLC, where he has acted as an executive consultant for startup banks, community banks, regional banks (public and private) and non-banking organizations, where such experience includes strategic planning, investor relations, M&A business development, operations, risk management, information technology, risk management, regulatory compliance, corporate governance and corporate administration.  From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Becker was also the president, chief financial officer and organizer of Pinehurst Bank/Pinehurst Bancorp, Inc.  In this capacity Mr. Becker, managed the de novo bank application process, staffing, business development as well as all implementation activities.  As chief executive officer and chief financial officer duties included managing the credit process, marketing, business development, finance, operations, regulatory relations and corporate governance.  Mr. Becker received his Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas.  Mr. Becker’s prior regulatory compliance and business development experience will be beneficial to the Company in seeking out a business combination target.

 
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Significant Employees
None.
 
Family Relationships
 
None.
 
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

On September 28, 2001, pursuant to an Order Instituting Public Administrative and Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 9(b) and 9(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, Making Findings and Imposing Remedial Actions (the “Order”), the SEC instituted public administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against Larry Grady, a former director and executive officer of Minn Shares Minnesota, for failing to comply with certain provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Exchange Act while operating as a management company under the Investment Company Act. Mr. Grady resigned as an executive officer and director of Minn Shares Minnesota on June 9, 2009.

Upon an offer of settlement from Mr. Grady, and a subsequent acceptance by the SEC, Mr. Grady was ordered to pay a civil penalty in the total amount of $10,309.09. In addition, Mr. Grady was ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violation and any future violation of the Investment Company Act, and was prohibited from serving or acting as an employee, officer, director, member of an advisory board, investment adviser or depositor of, or principal underwriter for, a registered investment company or affiliated person of such investment adviser, depositor, or principal underwriter, with the right to reapply to the SEC to serve or act in any such capacity after three years from the date of the Order.

To the best of current managements’ knowledge, Mr. Grady has paid the civil penalty in full in accordance with the Order.
 
Except as otherwise described herein, there have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings and no judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees material to the evaluation of the ability and integrity of any director, executive officer, promoter or control person of the Registrant associated with the Company within the past five years.
 
Prior Blank Check or Shell Company Experience
 
None.
 
Item 6.
Executive Compensation.

The following table sets forth all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid by the Company to each of our named executive officers and directors for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:

 
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Summary Compensation Table

Name and Principal Position
 
Year
 
Salary
   
Bonus
   
Option
Awards
   
All Other
Compensation
   
Total
 
                (a)
 
(b)
 
(c)
   
(d)
   
(f)
   
(i)
   
(j)
 
Joseph H. Whitney (1)
 
2009
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Former Chief Executive Officer,
President,  Treasurer and Director
 
2008
    -       -       -       -       -  
                                             
Richard E. Gilbert (2)
 
2009
    -       -       -       -       -  
President, Secretary
and Director
 
2008
    -       -       -       -       -  
                                             
Lawrence P. Grady (3)
 
2009
    -       -       -       -       -  
Former President, Secretary and Director
 
2008
    -       -       -       -       -  
                                             
Aaron W. Soderberg (4)
 
2009
    -       -       -       -    
(a)
 
Director
 
2008
    -       -       -       -       -  
                                             
Greyton Becker (5)
 
2009
    -       -       -       -    
(b)
 
Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Director
 
2008
    -       -       -       -       -  
 

(1)
Joseph H. Whitney is the former Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Director of Minn Shares Minnesota. He served in such capacities from June 9, 2009 through July 1, 2010.
(2)
Richard E. Gilbert has served as President, Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since inception and was elected to serve as a director of Minn Shares Minnesota on June 9, 2009 and was appointed to serve as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Minn Shares Minnesota on such date.  On July 5, 2010, Mr. Gilbert was appointed to serve as President and Chairman of the Board of Minn Shares Minnesota. Mr. Gilbert resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Minn Shares Minnesota on August 30, 2010.
(3)
Lawrence P. Grady resigned as President, Secretary and a director of Minn Shares Minnesota on June 9, 2009.
(4)
Aaron W. Soderberg has been a director of the Company since inception and was elected to serve as a director of Minn Shares Minnesota in June of 2009.
(5)
Greyton Becker has served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and a director of the Company since inception.  He was appointed to serve as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and a director of Minn Shares Minnesota on August 30, 2010.

       (a) In June of 2009, Aaron Soderberg received an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Common Stock with a total aggregate value of $340.00 from Paramount in exchange for services to be provided to Minn Shares Minnesota and a total of 50,000 shares of Common Stock with a total aggregate value of $170.00 from Mr. Grady, the Company’s President and Chairman of the Board prior to the change of control.

      (b) On August 30, 2010 , Greyton Becker, our Chief Financial Officer and director received an aggregate of 250,000 shares of the common stock of Minn Shares Minnesota in exchange for his services as Chief Financial Officer and director of Minn Shares Minnesota with a total aggregate value equal to $840.00.  There are no agreements in effect with respect to the issuance of these securities.

Except as described herein, the Company’s officers and directors have not received any cash or other compensation for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and we do not expect that they will receive any compensation until the consummation of an acquisition.

It is possible that, after the Company successfully consummates a business combination with an unaffiliated entity, that entity may desire to employ or retain members of our management for the purposes of providing services to the surviving entity.

No retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or insurance programs or other similar programs have been adopted by the Company for the benefit of its employees.

There are no understandings or agreements regarding compensation that our management will receive after a business combination.

The Company does not have a standing compensation committee or a committee performing similar functions, since the Board of Directors has determined not to compensate the officers and directors until such time that the Company completes a reverse merger or business combination.

 
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Item 7.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.
 
  Promoters and Certain Control Persons
 
On June 9, 2009, in connection with a change of control of the company, Minn Shares Minnesota offered and sold an aggregate of 5,950,000 shares (the “Shares”) of its common stock to Paramount, for an aggregate purchase price of $20,000 in connection with a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated April 28, 2009. The shares then owned by Paramount represented approximately 51% of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of Minn Shares Minnesota. Mr. Whitney, the former Chief Executive Officer, President and director of Minn Shares Minnesota is the sole owner of Paramount. Mr. Gilbert, our President, Secretary and a director is a consultant to Paramount.  The Shares were then transferred by Paramount in their entirety to certain individuals.  Mr. Whitney received an aggregate of 2,905,000 Shares from Paramount and Richard E. Gilbert received an aggregate of 2,905,000 Shares from Paramount in connection with services rendered to Paramount. Aaron Soderberg received an aggregate of 100,000 Shares from Paramount and 50,000 shares of Common Stock from Lawrence Grady, the President and director of Minn Shares Minnesota prior to the June 9, 2009 change in control.
 
The professional fees and expenses associated with the preparation and filing of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, have been advanced by Paramount, as a result Paramount may be deemed to be a promoter of the Company.  As of September 30, 2010, Paramount has advanced an aggregate amount of $7,000 on behalf of the Company.  There is currently no written agreement in effect with respect to repayment of such fees and expenses, although Minn Shares Minnesota has agreed to repay such amounts upon the Company entering into a business combination transaction.
 
Director Independence
 
Our Common Stock is not quoted or listed on any national exchange or interdealer quotation system with a requirement that a majority of our board of directors be independent and, therefore, the Company is not subject to any director independence requirements. Under NASDAQ Rule 5605(a)(2)(A), a director is not considered to be independent if he or she also is an executive officer or employee of the corporation. Under such definition, each of Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Becker would not be considered an independent director.

Except as otherwise indicated herein, there have been no other related party transactions, or any other transactions or relationships required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 and Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K. 

Item 8.
Legal Proceedings.

There are presently no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or as to which any of its property is subject, and no such proceedings are known to the Company to be threatened or contemplated against it. 

Item 9.
Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
 
Market Information
 
There is currently no public market for our Common Stock. Our Common Stock is not listed on any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system at the present time. We are not certain whether a trading market will develop for our Common Stock, or if it develops whether the trading market will be sustained. Investors in our Common Stock must be prepared to bear the entire economic risk of an investment in our Common Stock for an indefinite period of time. The Company intends to apply for listing on a securities exchange.
 
Holders
 
As of December 10, 2010 there were 1,191,346 shares of Common Stock outstanding and approximately 151 stockholders of record.
 
Dividends

The Company has not paid any cash dividends since inception and does not anticipate or contemplate paying dividends in the foreseeable future. It is the present intention of management to utilize all available funds for the development of the Company’s business.  As a result of the 2001 Plan of Liquidations adopted by the shareholders of Minn Shares Minnesota, Minn Shares Minnesota made the following distributions to its shareholders: $153,603 in 2005, $25,004 in 2007 and $39,944 in 2009.

 
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Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

None.
 
Item 10.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
 
The information below lists all of our securities sold by us during the past three years, which were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. We paid no underwriting discounts or commissions in connection with any of the following transactions.
 
 
On December 1, 2010, and in connection with the Reincorporation, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 1, 2010, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,191,346 shares of Common Stock in exchange for the cancellation of 11,913,455 shares of Minn Shares Minnesota common stock issued and outstanding before the Reincorporation.  These shares were issued in connection with the Company’s Reincorporation and merger and solely for effecting a change of the Company’s domicile from the State of Minnesota to the State of Delaware, and, are therefore, exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Rule 145 promulgated thereunder.
 
 
On August 30, 2010 , Greyton Becker, our Chief Financial Officer received an aggregate of 250,000 shares of the common stock of Minn Shares Minnesota for his services as Chief Financial Officer and director of the Company with a total aggregate value equal to $840.00.
 
 
On June 9, 2009, and in connection with the change of control of Minn Shares Minnesota, Minn Shares Minnesota offered and sold an aggregate of 5,950,000 shares of its common stock to Paramount, for an aggregate purchase price equal to $20,000, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 28, 2009. Minn Shares Minnesota sold these shares to an accredited investor (as defined under Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933) pursuant to a private placement and was exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The Stock Purchase Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to this registration statement.
 
Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf offered or sold the securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising.

Item 11.
Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
 
Description of Capital Stock
 
The Company is authorized by its Certificate of Incorporation to issue an aggregate of 110,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 100,000,000 are shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 are shares of Preferred Stock. As of December 10 , 2010, 1,191,346 shares of Common Stock and no (0) shares of Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding.
 
Common Stock
 
All outstanding shares of Common Stock are of the same class and have equal rights and attributes. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Company. All stockholders are entitled to share equally in dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available. In the event of liquidation, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of all liabilities. The stockholders do not have cumulative or preemptive rights.

 
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Preferred Stock

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time by our Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue Preferred Stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the Common Stock. In the event of issuance, the Preferred Stock could be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company. Although we have no present intention to issue any shares of our authorized Preferred Stock, there can be no assurance that the Company will not do so in the future.
 
The description of certain matters relating to the securities of the Company is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, copies of which have been filed as exhibits to this registration statement.
 
Debt Securities
 
None.
 
Warrants and Rights
 
None.
 
Other Securities to be Registered
 
None.
 
Item 12.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with various actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, a derivative action, if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses including attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such actions, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, agreement, a vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that it will indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, each person that such section grants us the power to indemnify.

The Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for:
 
 
any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
 
 
 
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
 
 
 
Payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions; or
 
 
 
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
 
The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, none of our directors will be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Any repeal or modification of this provision will be prospective only and will not adversely affect any limitation, right or protection of a director of our company existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

 
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Item 13.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
 
See the financial statements and related notes included in Item 15 of this registration statement.
 
Item 14.
Change in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
 
There are not and have not been any disagreements between the Company and our accountants on any matter of accounting principles, practices or financial statement disclosure.
 
Item 15.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(a) Index to Financial Statements.
 
See the index to consolidated financial statements set forth on page F-1.
 
(b) Index to Exhibits.
 
See the exhibit index immediately following the signature page to this Form 10.

 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
       
MINN SHARES INC.
       
Date: December 10, 2010
     
By:
/s/   Richard Gilbert
             
Richard Gilbert
             
President
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
     
2.1
 
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 1, 2010
     
3.1
 
Certificate of Incorporation
     
3.2
 
Certificate of Merger filed in Delaware
     
3.3
 
Articles of Merger filed in Minnesota
     
3.4
 
Bylaws
     
10.1
 
Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 28, 2009
 
 
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Minn Shares Inc.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Contents
 
 
Page
   
Financial Statements
 
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
F-2
   
Balance sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2009 and September 30, 2010 (unaudited)
F-3
   
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
F-4
   
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)
F-5
   
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
F-6
   
Notes to financial statements
F-7
 
 
F-1

 
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors
Minn Shares Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Minn Shares Inc. as of December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the related statements of operations, shareholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years 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 the 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 financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 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 Minn Shares Inc. as of December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years 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 2 to the financial statements, the Company has no revenues, suffered recurring losses from operations and has a shareholders’ deficit. These conditions raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

/s/ LURIE BESIKOF LAPIDUS & COMPANY, LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 10, 2010
 
 
F-2

 

Minn Shares Inc.
BALANCE SHEETS

   
December   31,
   
September 30,
 
   
2008
   
2009
   
2010
 
               
(unaudited)
 
                   
ASSETS
                 
                   
CURRENT ASSETS:
                 
Cash
  $ 1,817     $ 14,952     $ 157  
Investment
    49,073       -       -  
Other receivable
    -       -       1,217  
                         
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 50,890     $ 14,952     $ 1,374  
                         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
                       
                         
LIABILITIES:
                       
                         
Payables
  $ 13,634     $ 16,492     $ 16,492  
Accrued expense
    -       -       5,870  
Due to Paramount
    -       -       7,000  
Total liabilities
    13,634       16,492       29,362  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT):
                       
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
    -       -       -  
Common stock, $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 571,346; 1,166,346 and 1,191,346 shares issued and outstanding
    57       117       119  
Additional paid-in-capital
    599,908       579,904       580,742  
Accumulated deficit
    (562,709 )     (581,561 )     (608,849 )
Total shareholder’s equity (deficit)
    37,256       (1,540 )     (27,988 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
  $ 50,890     $ 14,952     $ 1,374  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Minn Shares Inc.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   
Years Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
December   31,
   
September   30,
 
   
2008
   
2009
   
2009
   
2010
 
               
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
OPERATING EXPENSES
  $ -     $ 18,852     $ 17,363     $    27,288  
                                 
NET LOSS
  $ -     $ (18,852 )   $ (17,363 )   $ (27,288 )
                                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
                               
Basic and diluted
    571,346       907,154       819,807       1,176,785  
                                 
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:
                               
Basic and diluted
  $ 0.00     $ (0.02 )   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.02 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
F-4

 

Minn Shares Inc.
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

   
Common stock
   
Additional 
Paid-in
   
Accumulated
       
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Deficit
   
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2007
    571,346     $ 57     $ 599,908     $ (562,709 )   $ 37,256  
Net loss
    -       -       -       -       -  
Balance at December 31, 2008
    571,346       57       599,908       (562,709 )     37,256  
Issuance of common stock
    595,000       60       19,940       -       20,000  
Liquidating distribution
    -       -       (39,944 )     -       (39,944 )
Net loss
    -       -        -       (18,852 )     (18,852 )
Balance at December 31, 2009
    1,166,346       117       579,904       (581,561 )     (1,540 )
Issuance of common stock
    25,000       2       838       -         840  
Net loss
    -       -       -       (27,288 )     (27,288 )
Balance at September 30, 2010 (unaudited)
      1,191,346     $ 119     $ 580,742     $ (608,849 )   $ (27,988 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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Minn Shares Inc.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
Years Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
December   31,
   
September   30,
 
   
2008
   
2009
   
2009
   
2010
 
               
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net loss
  $ -     $ (18,852 )   $ (17,363 )   $ (27,288 )
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
                               
Stock compensation expense
    -       -       -       840  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                               
Receivables
    -       -       -       (1,217 )
Payables
    13,634       2,858       -       -  
Accrued expense
    -       -       -       5,870  
Due to Paramount
    -       -       -       7,000  
                                 
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
    13,634       (15,994 )     (17,363 )     (14,795 )
                                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
                               
Proceeds from sale of investment
    -       49,073       49,073       -  
Net cash provided by investing activities
    -       49,073       49,073       -  
                                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    -       20,000       20,000       -  
Liquidating distribution
    -       (39,944 )     (39,944 )     -  
                                 
Net cash used by financing activities
    -       (19,944 )     (19,944 )     -  
                                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    13,634       13,135       11,766       (14,795 )
                                 
Cash – beginning of period
    (11,817 )     1,817       1,817       14,952  
Cash – end of period
  $   1,817     $ 14,952     $   13,583     $ 157  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Minn Shares Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2008 and 2009

1.    Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

Minn Shares Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 22, 2010 to effect the reincorporation of Minn Shares Inc., a Minnesota corporation (Minn Shares Minnesota) in the State of Delaware. On December 1, 2010, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (Merger Agreement) with Minn Shares Minnesota, pursuant to which Minn Shares Minnesota was merged with and into the Company.  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the time of the merger, Minn Shares Minnesota ceased to exist and the Company continued as the surviving corporation.  On December 1, 2010, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,191,346 shares of Common Stock in exchange for the cancellation of 11,913,455 shares of Minn Shares Minnesota common stock issued and outstanding before the reincorporation. All share and per share information included in these financial statements give retroactive effect of the merger.

Minn Shares Minnesota was a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota and had authorized capital of 20,000,000 shares, 15,000,000 of which were designated Common Stock at $.01 par value and 5,000,000 of which were undesignated. Before the merger, there were 11,913,455 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and no shares of Undesignated Stock were issued and outstanding.

Minn Shares Minnesota was registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as a non-diversified, closed-end, management investment company in May 1993.

At a Special Meeting of Shareholders of Minn Shares Minnesota held in September 2001, the shareholders approved a Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of Minn Shares Minnesota authorizing (a) the sale of all of the assets of Minn Shares Minnesota and the distribution to shareholders of assets remaining after payment of its debts and obligations, (b) the appointment of a liquidating agent to conduct such liquidation and distribution, (c) the deregistration of Minn Shares Minnesota under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and (d) the dissolution of Minn Shares Minnesota pursuant to the Minnesota Business Corporation Act.

Minn Shares Minnesota filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission in August  2001, requesting an order under section 8 (f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 declaring that it had ceased to be an investment company. On September 27, 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission informed Minn Shares Minnesota that it was no longer registered as an investment company under section 8 (f) of the Act.

From December 2001 through early June 2009, Minn Shares Minnesota has not engaged in any business activities other than for the purpose of collecting and distributing its assets, paying, satisfying and discharging any existing debts and obligations and doing other acts required to liquidate and wind up its business and affairs.

In 2001 Minn Shares Minnesota’s principal assets were securities that had a limited or no public trading market.  As of December 31, 2009, the Liquidating Agent had sold all of Minn Shares Minnesota’s portfolio investments and made three liquidating distributions to shareholders: 2005 - $153,603, 2007 - $25,004 and 2009 $39,944.

On June 9, 2009, Minn Shares Minnesota held an Annual Meeting of Shareholders and approved the following (a) Elected one new director, (b) Abandoned the Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of Minn Shares Minnesota and termination of the related Liquidating Agent Agreement, (c) Revoked Minn Shares Minnesota’s dissolution proceedings pursuant to the Minnesota Business Corporation Act Section 302A.731 and (d) Approved the issuance and sale to a new investor common stock representing a majority of the outstanding shares in Minn Shares Minnesota pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 28, 2009.

The current business purpose of the Company is to seek the acquisition of or merger with an existing company.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 
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Minn Shares Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2008 and 2009

1.    Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred taxes are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of the enactment.
 
In evaluating the ultimate realization of deferred income tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that the deferred income tax assets will be realized. Management establishes a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred income tax assets will not be utilized.  The ultimate realization of deferred income tax assets is dependent on the generation of future taxable income, which must occur prior to the expiration of the net operating loss carryforwards.
 
Loss Per Common Share

Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by weighted average number of common shares outstanding and common share equivalents.  There are no common share equivalents outstanding.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of current financial assets and liabilities approximates their fair values due to their short-term nature.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) issued FASB ASC "The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles". The FASB Accounting Standards Codification has become the single source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). All existing accounting standard documents are superseded by the FASB ASC and any accounting literature not included in the FASB ASC will not be authoritative. However, rules and interpretive releases of the SEC issued under the authority of federal securities laws will continue to be sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. This accounting standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after September 15, 2009. This accounting standard does not change or alter existing GAAP and, therefore, did not impact our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

2.     Going Concern
 
The Company is a shell company, has not earned any revenues from operations since 2001, suffered recurring losses from operations and has a shareholders’ deficit. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is also dependent on its ability to locate a suitable target company and ultimately enter into a possible reverse merger with such company. Management’s plan includes obtaining additional funds by equity financing through a reverse merger transaction and/or related party advances, however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available.

3.    Investments

The Company’s only investment consisted of 98,145 common shares of Humanetics and was sold during 2009 for $49,073.  The investment was originally recorded using the cost method but was subsequently reduced for other than temporary impairment.

 
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Minn Shares Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2008 and 2009

4.    Other Payables

Liquidating distributions were distributed to qualified shareholders in 2005 ($153,603), 2007 ($25,004) and 2009 ($39,944).  Some shareholders did not cash/deposit their checks; as a result, new checks will be distributed to these shareholders to replace the checks that are considered non-negotiable after 180 days by the Uniform Commercial Code.

5.    Shareholders’ Equity

In 2009, the shareholders of Minn Shares Minnesota approved a plan to cancel its dissolution and accepted an offer from Paramount Trading, Ltd. (“Paramount”), a company owned by our current majority shareholder, to purchase a controlling interest in Minn Shares Minnesota.  Paramount purchased 5,950,000 shares of Minn Shares Minnesota’s common stock for $20,000. On the same date, Paramount distributed 2,905,000 of those shares to the Company’s President and director and 100,000 shares to another director of the Company. The Company’s President and director is a consultant to Paramount. The Company did not record compensation expense or a capital contribution on the distribution of such shares by Paramount since the amount is not considered material.

During 2009, a liquidating distribution of $39,944 was distributed to qualifying shareholders.

On August 30, 2010, Minn Shares Minnesota issued 250,000 common shares, having a total value of $840, to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and director for services.

6.    Income Taxes

A reconciliation between the expected federal income tax rate and the actual tax rate is as follows:
 
   
Years   Ended   December   31,
 
   
2008
   
2009
 
             
Statutory income tax rate
    34.0 %     34.0 %
State income tax, net of federal benefit
    6.5       6.5  
Valuation of deferred tax assets
    (40.5 )       (40.5  
      - %     - %
 
A summary of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2009
 
             
Deferred tax assets:
           
Operating loss carryforwards
  $   118,126     $   125,998  
Capital loss carryforwards
    29,713       51,172  
Total deferred tax assets
    147,839       177,170  
Valuation allowance
    (147,839 )     (177,170 )
Net deferred taxes
  $ -     $ -  

Deferred income tax assets have been reduced by a valuation allowance as it is more likely than not that they will not be realized. The valuation allowance increased by $29,331 for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 
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Minn Shares Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2008 and 2009

6.
Income Taxes (continued)

At December 31, 2009, the Company had net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $311,000 for income tax purposes that expire starting in 2018.  The Company established a valuation allowance for the full amount of net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2009 because it cannot demonstrate that it is more likely than not that it will realize the benefit of that asset. In addition, future utilization of the available net operating loss carryforward may be limited under Internal Revenue Code Section 382 as a result of changes in ownership.

It is the Company’s practice to recognize penalties and/or interest related to income tax matters in the interest and penalties expense. There are no interest and penalties recognized in the statements of operations or accrued on the balance sheets.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal, state, or local income tax examination by tax authorities for all years for which a loss carryforward is utilized in subsequent periods.
 
 
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
OF MINN SHARES, INC.
A DELAWARE CORPORATION,
AND
MINN SHARES, INC.
A MINNESOTA CORPORATION

This Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 1, 2010 (the “ Agreement ”) is between Minn Shares Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“ Minn Shares Minnesota ”) and Minn Shares Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Minn Shares Delaware ” or the “Surviving Corporation”). Minn Shares Delaware and Minn Shares Minnesota are sometimes referred to in this Agreement as the “ Constituent Corporations .”

RECITALS

A.  Minn Shares Delaware is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has an authorized capital of 110,000,000 shares, 100,000,000 of which are designated “Common Stock,” $0.0001 par value (the “Surviving Corporation Common Stock”), and 10,000,000 of which are designated “Preferred Stock,” $0.0001 par value (the “Surviving Corporation Preferred Stock”). Immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger (as hereinafter defined), no shares of the Surviving Corporation Common Stock were issued and outstanding, and no shares of the Surviving Corporation Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding.
     
B.  Minn Shares Minnesota is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota and has an authorized capital of 20,000,000 shares, 15,000,000 of which are designated “Common Stock,” $.01 par value (the “Minn Shares Minnesota Common Stock”) and 5,000,000 of which are undesignated (“Undesignated Stock”). As of the date of this Agreement, 11,913,455 shares of Minn Shares Minnesota Common Stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of Undesignated Stock were issued and outstanding.
     
C.  The Boards of Directors of the Constituent Corporations have determined that it is in the best interests of the Constituent Corporations, that Minn Shares Minnesota merge with and into Minn Shares Delaware, upon the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement and for the purpose of effecting the reincorporation of Minn Shares Minnesota in the State of Delaware.
     
D.  The respective Boards of Directors of Minn Shares Delaware and Minn Shares Minnesota have approved this Agreement and have directed that this Agreement be submitted to a vote of their respective stockholders, if required, and executed by the undersigned officers.

 

 

AGREEMENT

In consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants set forth herein, Minn Shares Delaware and Minn Shares Minnesota hereby agree, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, as follows:

Article I:   Merger

1.1 Merger .  In accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) and the Minnesota Business Corporation Act (the “MBCA”), Minn Shares Minnesota shall be merged with and into Minn Shares Delaware (the “ Merger ”), the separate existence of Minn Shares Minnesota shall cease and Minn Shares Delaware shall be, and is sometimes referred to below as, the “Surviving Corporation,” and the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be Minn Shares Inc.

 1.2 Filing and Effectiveness . The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of a duly executed Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of Minnesota and a duly executed Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”).

1.3 Effect of the Merger .  Upon the Effective Time, the separate existence of Minn Shares Minnesota shall cease and Minn Shares Delaware, as the Surviving Corporation, (a) shall continue to possess all of its assets, rights, powers and property as constituted immediately prior to the Effective Time, (b) shall be subject to all actions previously taken by its and Minn Shares Minnesota’s Board of Directors, (c) shall succeed, without other transfer, to all of the assets, rights, powers and property of Minn Shares Minnesota in the manner more fully set forth in §259 of the DGCL, (d) shall continue to be subject to all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of Minn Shares Delaware as constituted immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (e) shall succeed, without other transfer, to all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of Minn Shares Minnesota in the same manner as if Minn Shares Delaware had itself incurred them, all as more fully provided under the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the MBCA.
          
Article II:   Charter Documents, Directors and Officers

2.1 Certificate of Incorporation .  The Certificate of Incorporation of Minn Shares Delaware as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue in full force and effect as the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until duly amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and applicable law.

2.2 Bylaws .  The Bylaws of Minn Shares Delaware as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue in full force and effect as the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until duly amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and applicable law.

 
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2.3 Directors and Officers .  The directors and officers of Minn Shares Delaware immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified or as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation or the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.

Article III:   Manner of Conversion of Stock

3.1 Minn Shares Minnesota Common Stock .  Upon the Effective Time, each ten (10) shares of Minn Shares Minnesota Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior thereto shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action by the Constituent Corporations, the holder of such shares or any other person, be converted into and exchanged for one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, of the Surviving Corporation. No fractional share interests of the Surviving Corporation shall be issued. Any fractional share interests to which a holder would otherwise be entitled shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

3.2 Exchange of Certificates .  After the Effective Time, each holder of an outstanding certificate representing Minn Shares Minnesota Common Stock may, at such holder’s option, surrender the same for cancellation and each such holder shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of the Surviving Corporation’s Common Stock into which the surrendered shares were converted as provided herein. Until so surrendered, each outstanding certificate theretofore representing ten (10) shares of Minn Shares Minnesota Common Stock shall be deemed for all purposes to represent one (1) whole share of the Surviving Corporation’s Common Stock into which such shares of Minn Shares Minnesota Common Stock were converted in the Merger (with such adjustments for fractional shares as necessary).

The registered owner on the books and records of the Surviving Corporation of any such outstanding certificate shall, until such certificate shall have been surrendered for transfer or conversion or otherwise accounted for to the Surviving Corporation, have and be entitled to exercise any voting and other rights with respect to and to receive dividends and other distributions upon the shares of Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation represented by such outstanding certificate as provided above.

Each certificate representing Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation so issued in the Merger shall bear the same legends, if any, with respect to the restrictions on transferability as the certificates of Minn Shares Minnesota so converted and given in exchange therefor, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation in compliance with applicable laws.

 
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If any certificate for shares of the Surviving Corporation’s stock is to be issued in a name other than that in which the certificate surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of issuance thereof that the certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for transfer, that such transfer otherwise be proper and comply with applicable securities laws and that the person requesting such transfer pay to the Surviving Corporation any transfer or other taxes payable by reason of the issuance of such new certificate in a name other than that of the registered holder of the certificate surrendered or establish to the satisfaction of the Surviving Corporation that such tax has been paid or is not payable.  

Article IV:   General

4.1 Covenants of Minn Shares Delaware .  Minn Shares Delaware covenants and agrees that it will, on or before the Effective Time:

(a)  File any and all documents with the Minnesota Department of Revenue necessary for the assumption by Minn Shares Delaware of all of the franchise tax liabilities of Minn Shares Minnesota; and

(b)  Take such other actions as may be required by the MBCA.

4.2 Further Assurances .  From time to time, as and when required by Minn Shares Delaware or by its successors or assigns, there shall be executed and delivered on behalf of Minn Shares Minnesota such deeds and other instruments, and there shall be taken or caused to be taken by it such further and other actions, as shall be appropriate or necessary in order to vest or perfect in or conform of record or otherwise by Minn Shares Delaware the title to and possession of all the property, interests, assets, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises and authority of Minn Shares Minnesota and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, and the officers and directors of Minn Shares Delaware are fully authorized in the name and on behalf of Minn Shares Minnesota or otherwise to take any and all such action and to execute and deliver any and all such deeds and other instruments.

4.3 Abandonment . At any time before the Effective Time, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned for any reason whatsoever by the Board of Directors of either Minn Shares Minnesota or Minn Shares Delaware, or both, notwithstanding the approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of Minn Shares Minnesota.

4.4 Amendment . The Boards of Directors of the Constituent Corporations may amend this Agreement at any time prior to the filing of this Agreement (or certificate in lieu thereof) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, provided that an amendment made subsequent to the adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of either Constituent Corporation shall not: (a) alter or change the amount or kind of shares, securities, cash, property and/or rights to be received in exchange for or on conversion of all or any of the shares of any class or series thereof of such Constituent Corporation, (b) alter or change any term of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation to be effected by the Merger, or (c) alter or change any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement if such alteration or change would adversely affect the holders of any class of shares or series of capital stock of such Constituent Corporation.

 
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4.5 Registered Office . The registered office of the Surviving Corporation in the State of Delaware is located at 1811 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19810, County of New Castle. Vcorp Services, LLC is the registered agent of the Surviving Corporation at such address.

4.6 Agreement . Executed copies of this Agreement will be on file at the principal place of business of the Surviving Corporation at 1624 Harmon Place, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55403, and copies thereof will be furnished to any stockholder of either Constituent Corporation, upon request and without cost.

4.7 Governing Law . This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

4.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

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The undersigned authorized representatives of the Constituent Corporations have executed and acknowledged this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 
Minn Shares Minnesota:    
 
     
 
MINN SHARES INC.
a Minnesota corporation
 
         
 
By:
/s/ Richard Gilbert
 
         
   
Name: 
Richard Gilbert
 
   
Title:
President, Secretary and
Chairman of the Board
 
         
 
Minn Shares Delaware:
 
     
 
MINN SHARES INC.
a Delaware corporation
 
         
 
By:
/s/ Richard Gilbert
 
         
   
Name:
Richard Gilbert
 
   
Title:
President, Secretary and
Chairman of the Board
 

 
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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

MINN SHARES INC.

(Pursuant to Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law)

1.           The name of the corporation is Minn Shares Inc. (the “Corporation”).

2.           The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is 1811 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19810, County of New Castle.  The name of its registered agent at such address is Vcorp Services, LLC.

3.           The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

4.            The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

5.           The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is: one hundred ten million (110,000,000).  These shares shall be divided into two classes with one hundred million (100,000,000) shares designated as common stock at $.0001 par value (the “Common Stock”) and  ten million (10,000,000) shares designated as preferred stock at $.0001 par value (the “Preferred Stock”).

The Preferred Stock of the Corporation shall be issued by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in one or more classes or one or more series within any class and such classes or series shall have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences, limitations or restrictions as the Board of Directors of the Corporation may determine, from time to time.

Holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share held at all stockholders’ meetings for all purposes, including the election of directors. The Common Stock does not have cumulative voting rights.

No holder of shares of stock of any class shall be entitled as a matter of right to subscribe for or purchase or receive any part of any new or additional issue of shares of stock of any class, or of securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, whether now hereafter authorized or whether issued for money, for consideration other than money, or by way of dividend.

6.           The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation.

 
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7.           No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director.  Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law, (i) for breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL hereafter is amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation, in addition to the limitation on personal liability provided herein, shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL.  No amendment to or repeal of this Article 7 shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment.

8.           The Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, as amended from time to time, each person that such section grants the Corporation the power to indemnify.

9.           The name and mailing address of the incorporator is Melanie Figueroa, c/o Richardson & Patel LLP, 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2620, New York, NY 10170.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the incorporator hereinbefore named, has executed, signed and acknowledged this certificate of incorporation this 22 nd day of October, 2010.

/s/ Melanie Figueroa
 
Melanie Figueroa
Incorporator
 
 
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STATE OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF MERGER
OF
MINN SHARES INC.
(a Minnesota Corporation)
INTO
MINN SHARES INC.
(a Delaware Corporation)

Pursuant to Title 8, Section 252 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the undersigned corporation executed the following Certificate of Merger:

FIRST: The name of the surviving corporation is Minn Shares Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the name of the corporation being merged into this surviving corporation is Minn Shares Inc., a Minnesota corporation.

SECOND: The Agreement and Plan of Merger has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the constituent corporations pursuant to Title 8 Section 252 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

THIRD: The name of the surviving corporation is Minn Shares Inc., a Delaware corporation.

FOURTH: The Certificate of Incorporation of the surviving corporation shall be its Certificate of Incorporation.

FIFTH: The authorized stock and par value of the non-Delaware corporation is 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock with a par value of $0.01 per share and 5,000,000 undesignated shares.

SIXTH: The Agreement and Plan of Merger is on file at 1624 Harmon Place, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55403, an office of the surviving corporation.

SEVENTH: A   copy of the Agreement and Plan of Merger will be furnished by the surviving corporation on request, without cost, to any stockholder of the constituent corporations.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , said surviving corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by an authorized officer, the 1 st day of December, 2010.

 
By: 
  /s/ Richard Gilbert
 
   
Richard Gilbert, President
 

 
 

 
 

ARTICLES OF MERGER
OF
MINN SHARES INC.
(a Minnesota corporation)
AND
MINN SHARES INC.
(a Delaware corporation)

Pursuant to the provisions of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act governing the merger of a domestic corporation for profit into a foreign corporation for profit, the corporations hereinafter named do hereby adopt the following Articles of Merger.

1.           The names of the constituent corporations are Minn Shares Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Minn Shares Minnesota”) and Minn Shares Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”).

2.           Attached hereto as Exhibit A is the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Minn Shares Minnesota shall merge with and into the Surviving Corporation.

3.            The Plan of Merger has been approved by each of the constituent corporations pursuant to Chapter 302A of the Minnesota Statutes.

4.             The Surviving Corporation does hereby (1) agree that it may be served with process in the State of Minnesota in a proceeding for the enforcement of an obligation of the constituent corporations and in a proceeding for the enforcement of the rights of a dissenting shareholder of the constituent corporations against the Surviving Corporation; (2) irrevocably appoint the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota as its agent to accept service of process in any proceeding; and (3) agree that it will promptly pay to the dissenting shareholders of the constituent corporations the amount, if any, to which they are entitled under the provisions of Section 302A.473 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act with respect to the rights of dissenting shareholders.

5.           The address to which process may be forwarded is 1624 Harmon Place, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55403.

 

 

I certify that I am authorized to execute the document and I further certify that I understand that by signing this document, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48, Minnesota Statutes as if I had signed this document under oath.

Executed on December 1, 2010

 
MINN SHARES INC.
 
(a Minnesota corporation)
     
 
By: 
/s/ Richard Gilbert
   
Richard Gilbert
   
Its President

I certify that I am authorized to execute the document and I further certify that I understand that by signing this document, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48, Minnesota Statutes as if I had signed this document under oath.

Executed on December 1, 2010

 
MINN SHARES INC.
 
(a Delaware corporation)
     
 
By: 
/s/ Richard Gilbert
   
Richard Gilbert
   
Its President

 

 

Exhibit A

Agreement and Plan of Merger

See Exhibit 2.1 to this Form 10

 

 
 
 
BY-LAWS

OF

MINN SHARES INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
 
ARTICLE I

STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.               Certificates Representing Stock .  (a) Certificates representing stock in the corporation shall be signed by, or in the name of, the corporation by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or by the President or a Vice-President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation.  Any or all the signatures on any such certificate may be a facsimile.  In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.

(b)           Whenever the corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class of stock, and whenever the corporation shall issue any shares of its stock as partly paid stock, the certificates representing shares of any such class or series or of any such partly paid stock shall set forth thereon the statements prescribed by the General Corporation Law.  Any restrictions on the transfer or registration of transfer of any shares of stock of any class or series shall be noted conspicuously on the certificate representing such shares.

(c)           The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Board of Directors may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

Section 2.               Uncertificated Shares .  Subject to any conditions imposed by the General Corporation Law, the Board of Directors of the corporation may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of the stock of the corporation shall be uncertificated shares.  Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of any uncertificated shares, the corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof any written notice prescribed by the General Corporation Law.
 
 
 

 

Section 3.               Fractional Share Interests .  The corporation may, but shall not be required to, issue fractions of a share.  If the Corporation does not issue fractions of a share, it shall (1) arrange for the disposition of fractional interests by those entitled thereto, (2) pay in cash the fair value of fractions of a share as of the time when those entitled to receive such fractions are determined, or (3) issue scrip or warrants in registered form (either represented by a certificate or uncertificated) or bearer form (represented by a certificate) which shall entitle the holder to receive a full share upon the surrender of such scrip or warrants aggregating a full share.  A certificate for a fractional share or an uncertificated fractional share shall, but scrip or warrants shall not unless otherwise provided therein, entitle the holder to exercise voting rights, to receive dividends thereon, and to participate in any of the assets of the Corporation in the event of liquidation.  The Board of Directors may cause scrip or warrants to be issued subject to the conditions that they shall become void if not exchanged for certificates representing the full shares or uncertificated full shares before a specified date, or subject to the conditions that the shares for which scrip or warrants are exchangeable may be sold by the corporation and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of scrip or warrants, or subject to any other conditions which the Board of Directors may impose.

Section 4.               Stock Transfers .  Upon compliance with provisions restricting the transfer or registration of transfer of shares of stock, if any, transfers or registration of transfers of shares of stock of the corporation shall be made only on the stock ledger of the corporation by the registered holder thereof, or by his attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the corporation or with a transfer agent or a registrar, if any, and, in the case of shares represented by certificates, on surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares of stock properly endorsed and the payment of all taxes due thereon.

Section 5.               Record Date For Stockholders .  In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting.  If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.  A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.  In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which date shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors.  If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the General Corporation Law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meeting of stockholders are recorded.  Delivery made to the corporation's registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.  If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the General Corporation Law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.  In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion, or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty days prior to such action.  If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 
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Section 6.          Meaning of Certain Terms .  As used herein in respect of the right to notice of a meeting of stockholders or a waiver thereof or to participate or vote thereat or to consent or dissent in writing in lieu of meeting, as the case may be, the term "share" or "shares" or "share of stock" or "shares of stock" or "stockholder" or "stockholders" refers to an outstanding share or shares of stock and to a holder or holders of record of outstanding shares of stock when the corporation is authorized to issue only one class of shares of stock, and said reference is also intended to include any outstanding share or shares of stock and any holder or holders of record of outstanding shares of stock of any class upon which or upon whom the certificate of incorporation confers such rights where there are two or more classes or series of shares of stock or upon which or upon whom the General Corporation Law confers such rights notwithstanding that the certificate of incorporation may provide for more than one class or series of shares of stock, one or more of which are limited or denied such rights thereunder; provided, however, that no such right shall vest in the event of an increase or a decrease in the authorized number of shares of stock of any class or series which is otherwise denied voting rights under the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, except as any provision of law may otherwise require.

Section 7.          Stockholder Meetings .

-             Time .  The annual meeting shall be held on the date and at the time fixed, from time to time, by the directors, provided that the first annual meeting shall be held on a date within thirteen months after the organization of the corporation, and each successive annual meeting shall be held on a date within thirteen months after the date of the preceding annual meeting.  A special meeting shall be held on the date and at the time fixed by the directors.

-             Place .  Annual meetings and special meetings shall be held at such place, within or without the State of Delaware, as the directors may, from time to time, fix.  Whenever the directors shall fail to fix such place, the meeting shall be held at the registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware.

 
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-             Call .  Annual meetings and special meetings may be called by the directors or by any officer instructed by the directors to call the meeting.

-             Notice or Waiver of Notice .  Written notice of all meetings shall be given, stating the place, date, hour of the meeting and stating the place within the city or other municipality or community at which the list of stockholders of the corporation may be examined.  The notice of an annual meeting shall state that the meeting is called for the election of directors and for the transaction of other business which may properly come before the meeting, and shall (if any other action which could be taken at a special meeting is to be taken at such annual meeting) state the purpose or purposes.  The notice of a special meeting shall in all instances state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  The notice of any meeting shall also include, or be accompanied by, any additional statements, information, or documents prescribed by the General Corporation Law.  Except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law, a copy of the notice of any meeting shall be given, personally or by mail, not less than ten days nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, unless the lapse of the prescribed period of time shall have been waived, and directed to each stockholder at his record address or at such other address which he may have furnished by request in writing to the Secretary of the corporation.  Notice by mail shall be deemed to be given when deposited, with postage thereon prepaid, in the United States Mail.  If a meeting is adjourned to another time, not more than thirty days hence, and/or place is made at the meeting, it shall not be necessary to give notice of the adjourned meeting unless the directors, after adjournment, fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.  Notice need not be given to any stockholder who submits a written waiver of notice signed by him before or after the time stated therein.  Attendance of a stockholder at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the stockholder attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.  Neither the business to be transacted at, not the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

-             Stockholder List .  The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city or other municipality or community where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.  The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.  The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by this section or the books of the corporation, or to vote at any meeting of stockholders.

 
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-             Conduct of Meeting .  Meetings of the stockholders shall be presided over by one of the following officers in the order of seniority and if present and acting-the Chairman of the Board, if any, the Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any, the President, a Vice-President, or, if none of the foregoing is in office and present and acting, by a chairman to be chosen by the stockholders.  The Secretary of the corporation, or in his absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present the Chairman of the meeting shall appoint a secretary of the meeting.

-             Proxy Representation .  Every stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy in all matters in which a stockholder is entitled to participate, whether by waiving notice of any meeting, voting or participating at a meeting, or expressing consent or dissent without a meeting.  Every proxy must be signed by the stockholder or by his attorney-in-fact.  No proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date unless such proxy provides for a longer period.  A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that is irrevocable and, if, and only as long as it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power.  A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the corporation generally.

-             Inspectors .  The directors, in advance of any meeting, may, but need not, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.  If any inspector or inspectors are not appointed, the person presiding at the meeting may, but need not appoint one or more inspectors.  In case any person who may be appointed as an inspector fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the directors in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding thereat.  Each inspector, if any, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspectors at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability.  The inspectors, if any, shall determine the number of shares of stock outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares of stock represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, ballots, or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots, or consents, determine the result, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. On request of the person presiding at the meeting, the inspector or inspectors, if any, shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question, or matter determined by him or them and execute a certificate of any fact found by him or them.  Except as otherwise required by subsection (e) of Section 231 of the General Corporation Law, the provisions of that Section shall not apply to the corporation.

-             Quorum .  The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders for the transaction of any business.  The stockholders presents may adjourn the meeting despite the absence of a quorum.
 
 
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-             Voting .  Each share of stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote.  Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.  Any other action shall be authorized by a majority of the votes cast except where the General Corporation Law prescribes a different percentage of votes and/or a different exercise of voting power and except as may be otherwise prescribed by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation and these Bylaws. In the election of directors, and for any other action, voting need not be by ballot.

Section 8.               Stockholder Action Without Meetings .  Any action required by the General Corporation Law to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.  Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.  Action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law.

ARTICLE II

DIRECTORS

Section 1.               Functions and Definition .  The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the corporation.  The Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of the members thereof.  The use of the phrase "whole board" herein refers to the total number of directors which the corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

Section 2.              Qualifications and Number .  A director need not be a stockholder, a citizen of the United States, or a resident of the State of Delaware.  The initial Board of Directors shall consist of three persons.  Thereafter, the number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time by action of the stockholders or of the directors, or, if the number is not fixed, the number shall be three (3).

Section 3.               Election and Term .  The first Board of Directors, unless the members thereof shall have been named in the certificate of incorporation, shall be elected by the incorporator or incorporators and shall hold office until first annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.  Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the corporation.  Thereafter, directors who are elected at an annual meeting of stockholders, and directors who are elected in the interim to fill vacancies and newly created directorships, shall hold office until the next annual meeting resignation or removal.  Except as the General Corporation Law may otherwise require, in the interim between annual meetings of stockholders or of special meetings of stockholders called for the election of directors and/or for the removal of one or more directors and for the filling of any vacancy in that connection, newly created directorships and any vacancies in the Board of Directors, including unfilled vacancies resulting from the removal of directors for cause or without cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director.

 
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Section 4.            Meetings .

-            Time .  Meetings shall be held at such time as the Board shall fix, except that the first meeting of a newly elected Board shall be held as soon after its election as the directors may conveniently assemble.

-            Place .  Meetings shall be held at such place within or without the State of Delaware as shall be fixed by the Board.

-            Call .  No call shall be required for regular meetings for which the time and place have been fixed.  Special meetings may be called by or at the direction of the Chairman of the Board, if any, the Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any, of the President, or of a majority of the directors in office.

-            Notice or Actual or Constructive Waiver .  No notice shall be required for regular meetings for which the time and place have been fixed.  Written, oral, or any other mode of notice of the time and place shall be given for special meetings in sufficient time for the convenient assembly of the directors thereat.  Notice need not be given to any director or to any member of a committee of directors who submits a written waiver of notice signed by him before or after the time stated therein.  Attendance of any such person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when he attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

-            Quorum and Action .  A majority of the whole Board shall constitute a quorum except when a vacancy or vacancies prevents such majority, whereupon a majority of the directors in office shall constitute a quorum, provided, that such majority shall constitute at least one-third of the whole Board.  A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn a meeting to another time and place.  Except as herein otherwise provided, and except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law, the vote of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board.  The quorum and voting provisions herein stated shall not be construed as conflicting with any provisions of the General Corporation Law and these Bylaws which govern a meeting of the directors held to fill vacancies and newly created directorships in the Board or action of disinterested directors.

Any member or members of the Board of Directors or of any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board, or any such committee, as the case may be, by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.
 
 
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-            Chairman of the Meeting .  The Chairman of the Board, if any and if present and acting, shall preside at all meetings.  Otherwise, the Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any and if present and acting, or the President, if present and acting, or any other director chosen by the Board, shall preside.

Section 5.            Removal of Directors .  Except as may otherwise be provided by the General Corporation Law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors.

Section 6.            Committees .  The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation.  The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.  In the absence or disqualification of any member of any such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.  Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board, shall have and may exercise the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation with the exception of any authority the delegation of which is prohibited by Section 141 of the General Corporation Law, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it.

Section 7.            Written Action .  Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.

Section 8.            Board of Advisors .   The Board of Directors, in its discretion, may establish a Board of Advisors, consisting of individuals who may or may not be stockholders or directors of the Corporation. The purpose of the Board of Advisors would be to advise the officers and directors of the Corporation with respect to such matters as such officers and directors shall choose, and any other matters which the members of such Board of Advisors deem appropriate in furtherance of the best interest of the Corporation.  The Board of Advisors shall meet on such basis as the members thereof may determine.  The Board of Directors may eliminate the Board of Advisors at any time.  No member of the Board of Advisors, nor the Board of Advisors itself, shall have any authority of the Board of Directors or any decision-making power and shall be merely advisory in nature. Unless the Board of Directors determines another method of appointment, the President shall recommend possible members of the Board of Advisors to the Board of Directors, who shall approve such appointments or reject them.
 
 
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ARTICLE III

OFFICERS

The officers of the corporation shall consist of a President and a Secretary, and, if deemed necessary, expedient, or desirable by the Board of Directors, a Treasurer, a Chairman of the Board, a Vice-Chairman of the Board, an Executive Vice- President, one or more other Vice-Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers with such title as the resolution of the Board of Directors choosing them shall designate. Except as may otherwise be provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors choosing him, no officer other than the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any, need be a director.  Any number of offices may be held by the same person, as the directors may determine.

Unless otherwise provided in the resolution choosing him, each officer shall be chosen for a term which shall continue until the meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor shall have been chosen and qualified.

All officers of the corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operation of the corporation as shall be prescribed in the resolutions of the Board of Directors designating and choosing such officers and prescribing their authority and duties, and shall have such additional authority and duties as are incident to their office except to the extent that such resolutions may be inconsistent therewith.  The Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation shall record all of the proceedings of all meetings and actions in writing of stockholders, directors, and committees of directors, and shall exercise such additional authority and perform such additional duties as the Board shall assign to him.  Any officer may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors.  Any vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV

CORPORATE SEAL

The corporate seal shall be in such form as the Board of Directors shall prescribe.

ARTICLE V

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed, and shall be subject to change, by the Board of Directors.
 
ARTICLE VI

AMENDMENT

These Bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed at any time by the unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors.

 
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is entered into on April 28, 2009, by and among Paramount Trading Ltd., a Nevada corporation (the “ Buyer ”), and Minn Shares Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “ Company ”), and solely for the purpose of agreeing with Sections 2.4, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.14, 2.15, 2.18 and 6.5 hereof, Cecilia M. Denning (f/k/a Cecilia M. Luikens) (the “ Liquidating Agent ”).
 
Recitals
 
1.           On September 11, 2001, shareholders of the Company approved a Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution of the Company (the “ Plan of Liquidation ”). Under a Liquidating Agent Agreement dated September 11, 2001 between the Company and the Liquidating Agent (the “ Liquidating Agent Agreement ”), the Liquidating Agent is conducting the liquidation of the Company’s assets and the distribution of net assets to the shareholders of the Company. The Company filed a Notice of Intent to Dissolve with the Minnesota Secretary of State on September 13, 2001, but as of the date hereof has not filed Articles of Dissolution with the Minnesota Secretary of State.
 
2.           The Company desires to sell, and the Buyer desires to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement an aggregate of 5,950,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company, constituting approximately 51% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis as of and immediately after the Closing (as defined in Section 1).
 
3.           Prior to the Closing, the Company will hold a meeting of the shareholders of the Company (the “ Shareholder Meeting ”) at which it will ask the shareholders to abandon the Plan of Liquidation, terminate the Liquidating Agent Agreement, revoke the dissolution proceedings of the Company, and approve the sale of stock to the Buyer.
 
4.           If any assets remain for distribution to shareholders (“ distributable assets ”), then prior to the Closing the Company will make a final distribution of distributable assets to its shareholders, completing the role and duties of the Liquidating Agent under the Liquidating Agent Agreement.
 
Agreement
 
In consideration of the representations, warranties and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
 
1.           Purchase and Sale of Shares; Closing.
 
1.1          Purchase and Sale . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to purchase at the Closing, and the Company agrees to sell and issue to the Buyer at the Closing, 5,950,000 shares of Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) at an aggregate purchase price of $20,000.
 
 
 

 
 
1.2         Closing . The purchase and sale of the Shares shall take place at the offices of Messerli & Kramer, 1400 Fifth Street Towers, 100 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402, at 10:00 a.m. on or before the second business day after the Shareholder Meeting, or at such other time or place as the parties may mutually agree upon (the “ Closing ”). At the Closing, the Buyer will deliver to the Company the purchase price by certified check or wire transfer, and the Company will deliver to the Buyer a certificate representing the Shares the Buyer is purchasing. In addition, at the Closing, the Company will deliver to the Buyer (i) evidence of the election of Richard E. Gilbert, Aaron W. Soderberg and Joseph H. Whitney as directors of the Company effective on the Closing Date, (ii) a letter of resignation of Lawrence P. Grady as the sole director and officer of the Company effective on the Closing Date, (iii) evidence as of a recent date of the good standing and corporate existence of the Company issued by the Minnesota Secretary of State and (iv) a certificate signed by the Liquidating Agent to the effect that the Company has made a final distribution of distributable assets to its shareholders.
 
2.           Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer as follows:
 
2.1          Organization, Good Standing and Qualification . The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota. The Company has delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies of the Articles of Incorporation of Company as now in effect (the “ Company Charter ”) and the Bylaws of the Company as now in effect (the “ Company Bylaws ”). Subject to the abandonment of the Plan of Liquidation, termination of the Liquidating Agent Agreement and revocation of the Company’s dissolution proceedings, the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets, to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to carry on its business as presently conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its activities and of its properties (both owned and leased) makes such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions in which failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the Company, or its business or properties, taken as a whole. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.1, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any person.
 
2.2          Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 5,000,000 shares of undesignated stock, par value $0.01 per share, none of which are issued and outstanding; and 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 5,713,455 shares are issued and outstanding. The Company has no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to acquire any capital stock, or securities convertible or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock of the Company (together, “ Convertible Securities ”). The Company has no agreement or commitment to sell or issue any shares of capital stock or Convertible Securities, except as contemplated by this Agreement, and the Company has no outstanding contractual obligations to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock or convertible securities of the Company. All issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued, (ii) are fully paid and nonassessable, (iii) are not subject to or issued in violation of any option, preemptive right, right of first refusal or other similar right and (iv) were issued pursuant to valid exemptions under federal and state securities laws. There are no voting trusts, proxy or shareholder agreements or other agreements or understandings of any kind relating to the Company’s securities to which the Company or any of its executive officers and directors is a party or as to which the Company otherwise has knowledge. There are not any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote on any matters on which holders of the Company’s Common Stock may vote. The Shares that are being purchased by the Buyer hereunder will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be free of any liens or encumbrances, other than restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities laws.
 
2.3          Authorization; Binding Obligations . All corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder at the Closing has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing, subject to approval by the shareholders at the Shareholder Meeting of the abandonment of the Plan of Liquidation, the termination of the Liquidating Agent Agreement and the revocation of the Company’s dissolution proceedings. This Agreement, when executed and delivered, will be a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
 
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2.4          Financial Statements; Liabilities . The unaudited balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 and unaudited statement of receipts and disbursements for the period ended December 31, 2008, as delivered to the Buyer, are based on information contained in the books and records of the Company. The Company has no material liability or obligation, absolute or contingent, other than its (i) obligations under the Liquidating Agent Agreement and (ii) liability for costs incurred or to be incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (excluding the final distribution of distributable assets, if any) and the Shareholders Meeting (“ Transaction Costs ”). The Company has no indebtedness for borrowed money that the Company has directly or indirectly created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed or with respect to which the Company has become directly or indirectly liable.
 
2.5          Obligations of or to Related Parties . There are no obligations of the Company to officers, directors or employees of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, to any members of their immediate families or other affiliates. To the Company’s knowledge, none of the officers, directors or employees of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any members of their immediate families or other affiliates, are indebted to the Company or have any direct or indirect ownership interest in any firm, corporation or other entity with which the Company is affiliated or with which the Company has a business relationship, or any firm, corporation or other entity that competes with the Company. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.5, no officer, director or employee of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any member of their immediate families or other affiliates, is, directly or indirectly, interested in or a party to any contract with the Company. The Company is not a guarantor or indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other person, firm or corporation.
 
2.6          Title to Properties and Assets; Liens . The Company does not own any real property. The Company has good and marketable title to all of its properties and assets used in the conduct of its business, in each case subject to no mortgage, pledge, lien, lease, encumbrance or charge, other than (i) those resulting from taxes that have not yet become delinquent, (ii) liens and encumbrances that do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially impair the operations of the Company and (iii) those that have otherwise arisen in the ordinary course of business. With respect to the property and assets it leases, the Company is in compliance with such leases in all material respects and, to the Company’s knowledge, holds a valid leasehold interest free of any liens, claims or encumbrances.
 
2.7          Patents and Trademarks . The Company does not own, use or license any patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copy rights, trade secrets, licenses and rights with respect to the foregoing in its business as presently conducted.
 
2.8          Compliance with Other Instruments . The Company is not in violation or default of any term of the Company Charter, Company Bylaws or Liquidating Agent Agreement, or in any material respect of any mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, instrument or contract to which it is party or by which it is bound or of any judgment, decree, order, writ or, to its knowledge, any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company that would materially and adversely affect the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, operations or prospects of the Company. The execution and delivery of, and the performance of and compliance with the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement will not, with or without the passage of time or giving of notice, result in any such material violation, or be in conflict with or constitute a default under any such term, or result in the creation of any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or charge upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to the Company, the business or operations of the Company or any of the assets or properties of the Company, except for such results that would not materially and adversely affect the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, operations or prospects of the Company.

 
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2.9          Litigation . There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, currently threatened against the Company or the Liquidating Agent that questions the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the right of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, currently threatened against the Company or the Liquidating Agent that might result, either individually or in the aggregate, in any material adverse change in the assets, condition, affairs or prospects of the Company, financial or otherwise, or any change in the current equity ownership of the Company. Except as set forth in the Company’s filings with the SEC, neither the Company nor any director or officer (in such capacity) of the Company is a party or subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality.
 
2.10        Tax Returns and Payments . The Company has timely filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) required to be filed by it. All taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, any assessments imposed, and, to the Company’s knowledge, all other taxes due and payable by the Company on or before the Closing have been paid or will be paid prior to the time they become delinquent. The Company has not been advised (i) that any of the tax returns of the Company have been or are being audited as of the date hereof or (ii) of any deficiency in assessment or proposed judgment to its federal, state or other taxes. The Company has no knowledge of any liability of any tax to be imposed upon the properties or assets of the Company as of the date of this Agreement that is not adequately provided for.
 
2.11        Employees . The Company has no employees, independent contractors or other persons providing services to it, other than the Liquidating Agent pursuant to the Liquidating Agent Agreement. There is no collective bargaining agreement or other labor union agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. No employee has any agreement or contract, written or verbal, regarding his employment. The Company is not a party to or bound by any currently effective employment contract, deferred compensation arrangement, bonus plan, incentive plan, profit sharing or defined benefit plan, retirement agreement or other employee compensation plan or agreement.
 
2.12        Registration Rights . The Company is presently not under any obligation, and has not granted any rights, to register any of the Company’s presently outstanding securities or any of its securities that may hereafter be issued under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).
 
2.13        Compliance with Laws; Consents . The Company is in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders or restriction, including those relating to occupational health and safety and the environment, except for instances of noncompliance that have not and would not materially and adversely affect the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, operations or prospects of the Company. The Company has not received any written communication during the past three years from a governmental entity or agency that alleges that the Company is not in compliance in any material respect with any applicable law, statute, regulation or order. No governmental orders, permissions, consents, approvals or authorizations are required to be obtained and no registrations or declarations are required to be filed in connection with the execution and delivery of, and the performance of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, except such as has been duly and validly obtained or filed.
 
2.14        Full Disclosure . All disclosures provided to the Buyer regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company (including the Company’s representations and warranties set forth herein) are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.

 
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2.15       Absence of Changes . Since December 31, 2008, the Company has not engaged in any business activities other than for the purpose of collecting and distributing it assets, paying, satisfying and discharging any existing debts and obligations and doing all other acts required to liquidate and wind up its business and affairs. Since December 31, 2008, there have not been any changes in the assets and liabilities of the Company, except for the incurrence of Transaction Costs or as disclosed in Schedule 2.15.
 
2.16        SEC Reporting; Investment Company . The Company is not subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company is not an “investment company,” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
 
2.17        Minute Books . The copy of the minute books of the Company provided to the Buyer contains minutes of all meetings of directors and shareholders and all actions by written consent without a meeting by the directors and shareholders since the date of incorporation and accurately reflects all actions by the directors and shareholders with respect to all transactions referred to in such minutes in all material respects.
 
2.18        Shareholders . Schedule 2.18 hereto contains a true and complete list of the names of the record holders of all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, together with the number of shares held, and the addresses last provided to the Company by such record holders.
 
2.19        Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
 
2.20        Finder’s Fee . The Company has not incurred nor will incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for any broker’s, finder’s or agent’s fees or commissions (whether payable in cash, in equity securities or by a combination thereof) in connection with this Agreement.
 
2.21        Application of Takeover Protections . The Company has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, poison pill or other similar anti-takeover provisions under the Company Charter, Company Bylaws or the laws of its State of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Buyers as a result of the issuance and ownership of the Shares, except that the Company has not taken action to render inapplicable the business combination provisions of the Minnesota Business Corporations Act, Chapter 302A, Minnesota Statutes.
 
2.22        Shareholder Approval . The transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to approval of the Company’s shareholders. A Shareholder Meeting will be convened to obtain such approval as provided in Section 4.1.

 
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3.             Investment Representations of Buyer. The Buyer acknowledges and represents as follows:
 
3.1          Receipt of Information . The Buyer has been given access to full and complete information regarding the Company and has utilized such access to his satisfaction for the purpose of obtaining information regarding the Company. The Buyer has met with or been given reasonable opportunity to meet with representatives of the Company for the purpose of obtaining all information concerning the Company that he deems necessary to make an informed investment decision. The foregoing, however, does not limit the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 2 of this Agreement or the right of the Buyer to rely thereon.
 
3.2          Investment Experience . The Buyer has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares. The Buyer is in a financial position to hold the Shares for an indefinite period of time and is able to bear the economic risk and withstand a complete loss of his investment in the Shares.
 
3.3          High Degree of Risk . The Buyer recognizes that an investment in the Shares is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk, including, but not limited to, the risk of economic losses from operations of the Company and the loss of his entire investment in the Company.
 
3.4          Restricted Securities . The Buyer understands that there are substantial restrictions on the transfer of the Shares. The Buyer represents and agrees that he will not sell or otherwise transfer the Shares without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom.
 
3.5          Purchase Entirely for Own Account . The Buyer is acquiring the Shares for his own account and for investment, and has made no agreement with others regarding the resale or distribution of the Shares.
 
3.6          Accredited Investor . The Buyer is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under Securities Act.
 
3.7          Reliance Upon Buyers’ Representations . The Buyer understands that the Shares are not being registered under the Securities Act or state securities laws pursuant to exemptions from the Securities Act and such laws, and that the Company’s reliance upon such exemptions is predicated on the representations of Buyer contained herein.
 
3.8          Finder’s Fee . The Buyer has not incurred nor will incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for any broker’s, finder’s or agent’s fees or commissions (whether payable in cash, in equity securities or by a combination thereof) in connection with this Agreement.
 
4.           Additional Agreements.
 
4.1          Shareholder Meeting . The Company will take all action necessary to call, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders to consider and vote upon (i) the abandonment of the Plan of Liquidation and the termination of the Liquidating Agent Agreement, (ii) the revocation of the Company’s dissolution proceedings, and (iii) the sale of Shares to the Buyer under this Agreement so as to permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Shareholder Meeting shall be held as promptly as practicable after mailing of the Company’s proxy statement relating to the Shareholder Meeting to its shareholders. The Board of Directors of Company shall recommend that its shareholders approve and adopt each of such proposals and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite affirmative vote of the shareholders.

 
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4.2          Board of Directors . At the Closing, the Company shall increase the size of the Board of Directors to 3 directors and cause Richard E. Gilbert, Aaron W. Soderberg and Joseph H. Whitney to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Company and accept the resignation of the sole director and officer of the Company as provided in Section 1.2.
 
4.3          Notice of Revocation . Immediately after shareholder approval of the revocation of the Company’s dissolution proceedings, the Company shall file a notice of revocation with the Minnesota Secretary of State, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act.
 
5.          Conditions to Closing.
 
5.1          Conditions to the Buyer’s Obligations . The obligation of the Buyer to purchase the Shares is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions at or before the Closing:
 
5.1.1           The Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing.
 
5.1.2           The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 2 shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of the Closing.
 
5.1.3           Prior to the Closing, the Company shall have completed the sale of all of its remaining portfolio securities and the final distribution of its distributable assets to the shareholders.
 
5.1.4           The shareholders of the Company shall have approved (i) the abandonment of the Plan of Liquidation and the termination of the Liquidating Agent Agreement, (ii) the revocation of the Company’s dissolution proceedings, and (iii) the sale of Shares to the Buyer under this Agreement.
 
5.1.5           Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, legal counsel to the Company, shall have delivered an opinion to the Buyer with respect to the following matters (which opinion may contain customary exclusions and limitations that are reasonably acceptable to counsel for the Purchasers):
 
5.1.5.1     The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota. The Company has all corporate power and authority necessary to own its properties and to conduct its business as, to the knowledge of such counsel, it is presently conducted.
 
5.1.5.2     The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Agreement. The Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company.
 
5.1.5.3     The Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Company, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 
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5.1.5.4      The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 5,000,000 shares of undesignated stock, none of which, as of the Closing, are issued and outstanding; and 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which, as of the Closing, 5,713,455 shares are issued and outstanding. To the knowledge of such counsel, except as described in the Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits thereto), there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights) or agreements for the purchase or issuance from the Company of any shares of the capital stock of the Company.
 
5.1.5.5      The Shares, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be free of any liens or encumbrances; provided, however, that the Shares may be subject to restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities laws.
 
5.1.5.6      The execution and delivery of the Agreement by the Company will not result in (i) a violation of the Company Charter or Company Bylaws (in each case, as amended or restated) or (ii) to the knowledge of such counsel, a violation or default under any agreement known to such counsel to which the Company is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound.
 
5.1.5.7      To the knowledge of such counsel, there is no other action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending against the Company before any court or administrative agency, and the Company has not received any written threat thereof.
 
5.2           Conditions to the Company’s Obligations . The obligation of the Company to sell the Shares to the Buyer is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions at or before the Closing:
 
5.2.1       The representations and warranties of the Buyer contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of the Closing.
 
5.2.2       The shareholders of the Company shall have approved (i) the abandonment of the Plan of Liquidation and the termination of the Liquidating Agent Agreement, (ii) the revocation of the Company’s dissolution proceedings, and (iii) the sale of Shares to the Buyer under this Agreement.
 
6.            Miscellaneous.
 
6.1            Amendment and Waiver . No amendment to this Agreement or waiver of the rights or obligations of the parties shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties.
 
6.2            Governing Law . This Agreement is governed by the laws of Minnesota without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Any legal proceeding related to this Agreement shall be brought in an appropriate Minnesota court, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Minnesota for this purpose.
 
6.3            Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

 
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6.4            Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties concerning the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes any prior agreements or representations, whether oral or written.
 
6.5            Survival of Warranties . The warranties, representations and agreements of the parties contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and deliver of this Agreement and the Closing.
 
6.6            Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature and in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
 
The Company:
 
MINN SHARES INC.
 
By: 
/s/ Lawrence P. Grady
 
 
Lawrence P. Grady
 
 
President
 
 
The Buyer:
 
   
PARAMOUNT TRADING LTD.
 
     
By: 
/s/ Joseph Whitney
 
 
Joseph Whitney
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
The undersigned executes and delivers this Agreement for the sole purpose of agreeing with the terms of Sections 2.4, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.14, 2.15, 2.18 and 6.5.

The Liquidating Agent:
 
     
By: 
/s/ Cecilia M. Denning
 
 
Cecilia M. Denning
 
 
 
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