UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

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

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 30, 2013

 

CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware   000-29507   20-2932652
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification)

 

11220 Elm Lane, Suite 203, Charlotte, NC 28277
(Address of principal executive office) (zip code)

 

___________________________________________________
(Former address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

 

(704) 366-5122
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

 

ITEM 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On September 30, 2013, Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with American Roadside Burgers, Inc. (“ARB”), whereby the Company acquired one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding shares of ARB. In exchange, the Company issued 740,000 HOTR Units to the current shareholders of ARB. Each Unit consists of one (1) common stock (the “Common Stock”) and one (1) five (5) year, five dollar ($5) warrant, exercisable after twelve (12) months (the “Warrants,” together with the Common Stock, the “Units”).

 

The Merger Agreement provides that Chanticleer Roadside Burgers International, LLC (a single-member LLC, of which the Company is the sole member) shall merge with and into ARB, with ARB continuing as the surviving entity and subsidiary of the Company.

 

At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each issued and outstanding share of the ARB’s common stock will be converted into the right to receive the number of shares according to the following exchange ratio (the “Exchange Ratio”): ARB shareholders shall receive an aggregate amount of 740,000 Units, on a pro-rata basis.

 

The Company’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the Company’s entry into the Merger Agreement. The Company’s shareholders will be asked to vote to approve the issuance of the shares of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants at the Company’s 2014 Shareholder’s Meeting, which will be held no later than September 30, 2014.

 

Each party’s obligation to consummate the Merger is subject to customary conditions, including, but not limited to: (a) the accuracy of the other party’s representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement, and (b) the other party’s compliance with its obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects.

 

The Merger Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties. Among its covenants, the Company has agreed to: (a) obtain shareholder approval for the issuance of the Warrants, (b) obtain all required NASDAQ and government approvals, and (c) not take any action that would make any representation or warranty included in the Merger Agreement inaccurate at any time prior to the closing date.

 

A copy of the Merger Agreement and the form of Warrants have been attached as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this current report on Form 8-K to provide our shareholders and investors with information regarding the terms. These documents are not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, ARB, or any of their respective affiliates or businesses. The representations, warranties, covenant and agreement contained in the documents were made only for the purposes of such agreements and as of specified dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.

  

 
 

 

The pro forma and audited 2011, 2012, and interim 2013 financial statements will be filed within the requisite timeframe in a future filing.

 

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger

 

10.2 Form of Warrants

 

99.1 Press release dated October 1, 2013.

 

 

 
 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Date:             September 30, 2013

 

  Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.
     
  By: /s/  Michael D. Pruitt
    Michael D. Pruitt
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

  

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description   Manner of Filing
         
10.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger   Furnished Electronically
         
99.1   Press Release dated Oct. 1, 2013   Furnished Electronically

 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of September ___, 2013, by and among CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), Chanticleer Roadside Burgers International , LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “ Purchaser ”) and AMERICAN ROADSIDE BURGERS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of the Parent, the Purchaser and the Company, respectively, have determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger (as defined below), are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, the Parent, the Purchaser, the Company, and their respective stockholders;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of the Parent, the Purchaser, and the Company have each adopted resolutions approving the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of the Parent, the Purchaser, and the Company, respectively, have approved and declared advisable and in the best interests of the Parent, the Purchaser, and the Company, respectively, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and have determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are fair to and in the best interests of their respective stockholders;

 

WHEREAS, each of the Parent, the Purchaser, and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with this Agreement; and

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) "Action" means any action, claim, dispute, proceeding, suit or investigation (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), or any appeal therefrom.

 

(b) "Affiliate" means any Person, a spouse of such Person, any child or parent sharing the same household with such Person, any director or officer of such Person, and any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person.

 

(c) "Agreement" means this Agreement and Plan of Merger and shall include all of the Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto.

 

(d) Alternative Transaction” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 6.4.

 

(e) "Annual Financial Statements" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.8(a).

 

(f) "Approval" means any approval, authorization, consent, license, franchise, order, registration, permit or other confirmation of or by, or filing with, a Person.

 

 
 

 

(g) "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, a legal holiday in the State of Delaware or the State of North Carolina or a day on which commercial banks in the State of Delaware or the State of North Carolina are permitted or authorized to close.

 

(h) "Certificate of Merger" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.3.

 

(i) "Closing" and "Closing Date" have the meanings assigned to them in Section 2.2.

 

(j) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.

 

(k) "Company Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

(l) "Company Employee Plans" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.16(a).

 

(m) Company Stock Plans” means a qualified, defined contribution, employee benefit (ERISA) plan designed to invest primarily in the stock of the Company.

 

(n) "Condition" means, with respect to a Person, the business, liabilities, properties, prospects, assets, operations, results of operations and/or condition (financial or otherwise) of such Person.

 

(o) "Contracts" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.10(b).

 

(p) "Damages" means any claim, loss, deficiency (financial or otherwise), Liability, cost or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and expenses) or damage of any kind or nature whatsoever.

 

(q) "Effective Time" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.3.

 

(r) "Environmental Laws" means all currently existing foreign, federal, state and local laws, regulations, rules and ordinances relating to pollution or protection of the environment or human health and safety, including, without limitation, laws relating to releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials into the indoor or outdoor environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land, surface and subsurface strata) or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, release, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials and all laws and regulations with regard to record keeping, notification, disclosure and reporting requirements respecting Hazardous Materials, and all laws relating to endangered or threatened species of fish, wildlife and plants and the management or use of natural resources.

 

(s) "ERISA" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.16(a).

 

(t) "Financial Statements" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.8(a).

 

(u) "GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(v) "Governmental Authority" means any United States federal, state, local, foreign or other governmental, administrative or regulatory authority, body, agency, court, tribunal or similar entity.

 

(w) "Hazardous Materials" means any substance: (i) the presence of which requires or may require investigation or remediation of any kind under any Environmental Laws; (ii) which is defined as "hazardous waste," "hazardous material," "residual waste," "hazardous substance," "pollutant" or "contaminant" under any federal, state or local statute, regulation, rule or ordinance or amendments thereto including, without limitation, CERCLA and/or the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.) or (iii) which is otherwise regulated pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law.

 

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(x) "Indemnified Party" means any party entitled to indemnification pursuant to Article 10 hereof.

 

(y) "Indemnifying Party" means any party required to indemnify an Indemnified Party pursuant to Article 10 hereof.

 

(z) "Intellectual Property" means trademarks, service marks, trade names, Internet domain names, designs, logos, slogans, and general intangibles of like nature, together with all goodwill, registrations and applications related to the foregoing (collectively, "Trademarks"); patents and industrial designs (including any continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, renewals, reissues, and applications for any of the foregoing); copyrights (including any registrations and applications for any of the foregoing); software; "mask works" (as defined under 17 USC ss. 901) and any registrations and applications for "mask works"; Trade Secrets; rights of publicity and privacy relating to the use of the names, likenesses, voices, signatures and biographical information of real persons.

 

(aa) "Interim Balance Sheet" means the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2013 previously delivered to the Purchaser.

 

(bb) "Interim Financial Statements" means the Interim Balance Sheet together with the unaudited statement of income and cash flow of the Company for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 previously delivered to the Purchaser, which have been reviewed by the Company’s audit firm.

 

(cc) "Law" means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, standard, requirement, administrative ruling, order or process (including, without limitation, any zoning or land use law or ordinance, building code, Environmental Law, securities, blue sky, civil rights or occupational health and safety law or regulation) or administrative interpretation thereof, and any court, or arbitrator's order or process.

 

(dd) "Leased Real Property" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.20(b).

 

(ee) "Liability" means any debt, liability, commitment or obligation of any kind, character or nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, secured or unsecured, accrued, fixed, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due.

 

(ff) "License Agreements" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.11(b).

 

(gg) "Lien" means any lien, statutory lien, pledge, mortgage, security interest, charge, encumbrance, easement, right of way, covenant, claim, restriction, right, option, conditional sale or other title retention agreement of any kind or nature.

 

(hh) "Material Adverse Effect" means any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or effect that is, or would reasonably be expected to be (a) materially adverse to the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities, or result of operations of the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) prevents or materially delays or would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay, consummation of the Merger or performance by the Company of any of its material obligations under this Agreement.

 

(ii) "Merger" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.1.

 

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(jj) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, business trust, joint venture, governmental entity, business entity or other entity of any kind or nature, including any business unit of such Person.

 

(kk) "Personal Property Leases" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.10(a).

 

(ll) "Purchaser Common Stock" means the common stock of the Purchaser.

 

(mm) "Real Property Leases" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.20(b).

 

(nn) "Representatives" means with respect to any Person, its stockholders, employees, officers, directors, investment bankers, attorneys, agents, representatives or Affiliates.

 

(oo) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereto.

 

(pp) "Securities Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereto.

 

(qq) "Subsidiary" or “Subsidiaries” when used with respect to any Person or entity means any other Person or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which (i) more than fifty percent of the securities or other ownership interests or (ii) securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect more than fifty percent of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization, is directly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries.

 

(rr) "Surviving Corporation" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.1.

 

(ss) "Tax" means any United States federal, state or local or foreign income, gross receipts, license, severance, occupation, premium, environmental (including taxes under Code Section 59A), customs, duties, profits, disability, registration, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment insurance, social security (or similar), excise, sales, use, value-added, occupancy, franchise, real property, personal property, business and occupation, windfall profits, capital stock, stamp, transfer, workmen's compensation or other tax, fee or imposition of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalties, additions, assessments or deferred liability with respect thereto, whether disputed or not.

 

(tt) "Tax Audits" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.14(e).

 

(uu) "Tax Law" means the Law (including any applicable regulations or any administrative pronouncement) of any Governmental Authority relating to any Tax.

 

(vv) "Tax Return" means any federal, state, local or foreign return, declaration, report, claim for refund, amended return, declaration of estimated Tax or information return or statement relating to Taxes, and any schedule, exhibit, attachment or other materials submitted with any of the foregoing, and any amendment thereto.

 

(ww) "Third Party Claim" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.4.

 

(xx) "Trade Secrets" means any and all technology, trade secrets and other confidential information, know-how, inventions, proprietary processes, formulae, algorithms, models, and methodologies held for use or used in or necessary for the conduct of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' business as currently conducted or contemplated to be conducted.

 

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1.2 Accounting Terms . All accounting terms not specifically defined in this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

 

1.3 Singular and Plural Forms . The use herein of the singular form also denotes the plural form, and the use of the plural form herein also denotes the singular form, as in each case the context may require.

 

1.4 Gender Forms . The use herein of any gender word (such as "he" or "his") includes both the male and female genders.

 

ARTICLE II

THE MERGER

 

2.1 The Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Purchaser shall be merged with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”). The Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “ Surviving Corporation ”) under the name “American Roadside Burgers Inc.” and shall continue its existence under the Law of the State of Delaware. In connection with the Merger, the separate corporate existence of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall cease.

 

2.2 Closing . The closing of the Merger (the "Closing") shall take place (i) at the offices of Chanticleer Holdings, Inc., 11220 Elm Lane, Suite 203; Charlotte, North Carolina 28277, on or about September 30, 2013, but in any event within three Business Days after the day on which the last to be fulfilled or waived of the conditions set forth in Articles VII and VIII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be fulfilled at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of such conditions) shall be fulfilled or waived in accordance with this Agreement, or (ii) at such other place and time or on such other date as the parties may agree in writing (the “ Closing Date ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if Parent is required to obtain NASDAQ approval of this Agreement and transaction contemplated hereby (the “ Nasdaq Approval ”) then the Closing will be held at the earliest practicable date following Parent’s receipt of such approval.

 

2.3 Effective Time of the Merger . The Merger shall become effective on the date and at the time at which a properly executed certificate of merger (the “ Certificate of Merger ”) is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later date and time as may be specified therein. The Certificate of Merger filing shall be made as soon as practicable on or after the Closing Date. When used in this Agreement, the term "Effective Time" means the date and time on which such Certificate of Merger is so filed or such later time as the parties shall designate therein.

 

2.4 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws . Upon the Merger becoming effective, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as permitted by law and this Agreement. Upon the Merger becoming effective, the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “ Bylaws ”) in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as permitted by law and this Agreement.

 

2.5 Directors and Officers . The directors of the Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time and the officers of the Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers, respectively, of the Surviving Corporation until their respective death, permanent disability, resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

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ARTICLE III

CONVERSION OF SHARES

 

3.1 Effect on Capital Stock .

 

(a) Common Stock . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Parent, the Purchaser, the Company, or any stockholder thereof, each share of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive such number of shares according to the Exchange Ratio in Section 3.1(b) of the Parent’s Common Stock. Each of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock converted in accordance with this Section 3.1 shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate representing any such shares of the Company’s Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the consideration set forth in this Section 3.1, upon the surrender of such certificate in accordance with Section 3.2 hereof.

 

(b) Exchange Ratio. All Com pany Shareholders shall receive an aggregate amount of seven hundred and forty thousand (740,000) Parent Units, (as hereinafter defined) on a pro rata basis, with each Parent Unit consisting of one (1) share of common stock of Parent and one (1) five year warrant to purchase one (1) share of common stock of Parent at an initial exercise price of five dollars per share (the “ Parent Units ”).

 

(c) Options and Warrants . Any outstanding Options and Warrants of the Company shall be cancelled or be deemed canceled immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

3.2 Surrender of Certificates Representing Shares . At and after the Effective Time, each shareholder of the Company shall be entitled to receive the consideration set forth in Section 3.1 in respect of the shares of capital stock of the Company owned by such shareholder. At and after the Effective Time, each share of capital stock of the Company shall be deemed cancelled and surrendered to the Parent. Each certificate representing shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon surrender of the Company’s Common Stock shall bear a legend stating:

 

"THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SALE OR TRANSFER IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT OR (II) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT, AND IF THE ISSUER REQUESTS, AN OPINION SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT HAS BEEN RENDERED BY COUNSEL."

 

3.3 No Fractional Shares . No certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of the Parent’s Common Stock and/or Warrants shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of certificates representing shares of the Company’s Common Stock and/or Warrants. In lieu of any such fractional shares of the Parent’s Common Stock and/or Warrants, each holder of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and/or Warrants who would otherwise have been entitled to a fraction of a share of the Parent’s Common Stock and/or Warrants upon surrender of stock certificates for exchange pursuant to this Article III will be issued one full share, rounded to the highest number, of the Parent’s Common Stock and/or one full Warrant in consideration of said fractional share of the Parent’s Common Stock.

 

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

The Com pany hereby represents and warrants to the Purcha ser, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:

 

4.1 Organization and Good Standing . The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has the requisite power and authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to own, operate and lease its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being owned, operated, leased and conducted, except where such failure would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company's business or operations or the Company's ability to consummate the transactions provided for or contemplated by this Agreement. The Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation, and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, in every jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company's business or operations or the Company's ability to consummate the transactions provided for or contemplated by this Agreement. Schedule 4.1 hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all foreign jurisdictions in which the Company is so qualified or licensed and in good standing.

 

4.2 Corporate Records . Copies of the certificate of incorporation of the Company, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and of the by-laws of the Company, certified by the Secretary of such corporation, heretofore delivered to the Purchaser are true and complete copies of such instruments as amended to the date of this Agreement. Such certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Company are in full force and effect. The Company is not in violation of any provision of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws.

 

4.3 Corporate Power and Authority . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, perform its obligations hereunder and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the performance by it of its obligations hereunder, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and stockholder actions on the part of the Company. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity.

 

4.4 Capitalization.

 

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 50,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share and 5,000,000 blank check preferred stock , par value $0.0001 p er share. There shall be 21,951,182 shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to Closing, of which all shares are being cancelled concurrently with the Closing. No shares of preferred stock are outstanding. No shares of Company Common Stock are held as treasury shares, and no shares of Company preferred stock are held as treasury shares.

 

(b) All of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights and were issued in compliance with all applicable Laws concerning the issuance of securities. There are not any shares of capital stock of the Company issued or outstanding or any options , warrants, subscriptions, calls, rights, convertible securities or other agreements or commitments obligating the Company to issue, transfer, sell, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or securities, except those listed on Schedule 4.4(b), all of which shall either be exchanged for Parent Units or will be terminated at the Effective Time. There are not any notes, bonds, debentures or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters upon which the Company’s stockholders may vote. There are no outstanding contractual obligations, commitments, understandings or arrangements of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or make any payment in respect of or measured or determined based on the value or market price of any shares of capital stock of the Company, and there are no irrevocable proxies with respect to shares of capital stock of the Company. There are no agreements or arrangements pursuant to which the Company is or could be required to register shares of Company Common Stock or other securities under the Securities Act.

 

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4.5 Subsidiaries . The Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other ownership interest in any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other business association or entity, other than all of the shares of common stock of its Subsidiaries. Each outstanding share of capital stock of each subsidiary is duly authorized, is validly issued fully paid, non-accessible and free of preemptive rights and is owned beneficially and of record by the Company free and clear of all security interests, liens, claims, pledges, options, rights or right of first refusal agreements, limitations on the Company’s voting rights, charges or other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever.

 

4.6 No Violation . Except for the filing of the Certificate of Merger, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the performance by it of its obligations hereunder, nor the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (a) contravene any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company; (b) violate, be in conflict with, constitute a default under, permit the termination of, cause the acceleration (whether after the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) of the maturity of, any debt or obligation of the Company or binding on the Surviving Corporation after the Closing, require the consent of any other party to constitute a breach of, create a loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company under, any note, bond, license, mortgage, indenture, lease, contract, agreement, instrument or commitment relating to the Company to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets or properties constituting part of the business of the Company are bound.

 

4.7 Approvals .

 

(a) Except for the filing of the Certificate of Merger, no declaration, filing or registration with, notice to, or Approval of, any Governmental Authority is required to be made, obtained or given by or with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company or its Subsidiaries of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations hereunder or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries have all Approvals required for its operation and the use and ownership or leasing of its properties and assets that constitute part of the business, as currently operated, used, owned or leased. All of such Approvals are valid, in full force and effect and in good standing, except where the failure to be so would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Condition of the Company. There is no proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, that disputes the validity of any such Approval or that is likely to result in the revocation, cancellation or suspension, or any adverse modification of any such Approval.

 

4.8 Financial Statements; No Undisclosed Liabilities .

 

(a) The Company has delivered to the Purchaser, and Purchaser acknowledges the receipt of, true, c orrect and complete copies of the Company’s audited consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011, and 2012, and the audited consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2011, and 2012 (the “ Annual Financial Statements ”), the Interim Financial Statements for the Quarter ending June 30, 2013 (collectively, the “ June 30, 2013 Financial Statements ”). Should the Closing occur after September 30, 2013, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser unaudited financial statements for the monthly periods ended July 30, 2013, August 30, 2013, and for the Quarter ending September 30, 2013 an d the related statements of cash flows, once such financial statements have been prepared by the Company (the “ Alternate Financial Statements ”) (the Annual Financial Statements, the June 30, 2013 Financial Statements and the Alternate Financial Statements, collectively referred to as the “ Financial Statements ”). The Financial Statements are based upon the information contained in the books and records of the Company and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of the dates thereof and results of operations for the periods referred to therein. The Annual Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied throughout the periods indicated. The Interim Financial Statements and the Alternate Financial Statements have been, or will be, prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to unaudited interim financial statements (and thus may not contain all notes and may not contain prior period comparative data which are required to be prepared in accordance with GAAP) consistent with the Annual Financial Statements and reflect all adjustments necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim period(s) presented.

 

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(b) Except for the indebtedness set forth on Schedule 4.8(b) or as reflected in the Interim Balance Sheet, the Company does not have, and as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will not have, any Liabilities (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due), except for Liabilities (i) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet, or (ii) which, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Condition of the Company.

 

(c) The minute books and stock record books of the Company have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices. The minute books of the Company contain accurate and complete records of all meetings held of, and corporate action taken by, the Company’s stockholders, the Board of Directors, and committees of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

4.9 Absence of Certain Changes .

 

(a) Since December 31, 2012 and, prior to the date hereof, the Company has conducted its business in the ordinary course, consistent with past practice, and there has not been:

 

(i) any event, occurrence or development which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, other than as shown on the Interim Financial Statements;

 

(ii) any grant of any severance or termination pay to (or amendment to any such existing arrangement with) any director, officer or employee of the Company; entering into of any employment, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement or other similar agreement (or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with any director, officer or employee of the Company; increase in, or accelerated vesting and/or payment of, benefits under any existing severance or termination pay policies or employment agreements; or increase in or enhancement of any rights or features related to compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to directors, officers or senior employees of the Company, in each case, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

 

(b) Since December 31, 2012 and prior to the date hereof, the Company has conducted its business in the ordinary course, consistent with past practice, and there has not been:

 

(i) except as set forth on Schedule 4.9(b)(i), a ny declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of capital stock of the Company or any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company of any outstanding shares of their capital stock or any options, warrants, subscriptions, calls, rights, convertible securities or other agreements or commitments which obligate the Company to issue, transfer, sell, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or securities;

 

(ii) any amendment of any material ter m of any outstanding security of the Company;

 

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(iii) any transaction or commitment made, or any contract, agreement or settlement entered into, by (or judgment, order or decree affecting) the Company relating to its assets or business (including the acquisition or disposition of any material amount of assets) or any relinquishment by the Company of any contract or other right, other than transactions, commitments, contracts, agreements, settlements or relinquishments in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and those contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(iv) any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice by the Company, except for any such change which is not material or which is required by reason of a concurrent change in GAAP; or

 

(v) any material Tax election made or changed, any material audit settled or any material amended Tax Returns filed.

 

4.10 Leases of Personal Property; Material Contracts; No Default .

 

(a) Schedule 4.10(a) hereto sets forth a true and complete list of each lease of personal property to which the Company and its Subsidiaries are a party or by which it or its properties or assets are bound which provides for payments in excess of $10,000 per annum and which has a remaining term in excess of one year (collectively, the “ Personal Property Leases ”). The Company has delivered or made available to the Purchaser a true and complete copy of each of the Personal Property Leases.

 

(b) Schedule 4.10(b) hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all agreements (including, but not limited to any agreements relating to indebtedness or future expenditures) involving amounts greater than $10,000.00 individually or $25,000.00 in the aggregate, to which the Company and its Subsidiaries are a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound (collectively, the “ Contracts ”). The Company has delivered or made available to the Purchaser a true and complete copy of each of the Contracts or other agreements listed on Schedule 4.10(b) hereto.

 

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10(c) hereto, the Company and its Subsidiaries have performed in all material respects, or is now performing in all material respects, its obligations under, and is not in default (and would not by the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both be in default) under, or in breach or violation of, nor has it received notice of any asserted claim of a material default by the Company under, or a material breach or violation by the Company or its Subsidiaries of, any of the Personal Property Leases or Contracts and, to the knowledge of the Company, the other party or parties thereto are performing in all material respects and are not in violation thereunder.

 

4.11 Intellectual Property Matters .

 

(a) Schedule 4.11(a) sets forth, for all Intellectual Property owned by the Company, a complete and accurate list, of all U.S. and foreign: (i) patents and patent applications; (ii) registered Trademarks and material unregistered Trademarks; and (iii) copyright registrations, copyright applications and material unregistered copyrights.

 

(b) Schedule 4.11(b) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all agreements granting or obtaining any right to use or practice any rights under any Intellectual Property, or right to compensation from the Company by reason of the use, exploitation, or sale of any Intellectual Property, to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound, as licensee or licensor thereunder, including, without limitation, license agreements, settlement agreements and covenants not to sue (collectively, the “ License Agreements ”).

 

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11(c): (i) the Company owns or has the right to use all Intellectual Property, free and clear of all liens or other encumbrances; (ii) any Intellectual Property owned or used by the Company has been duly maintained, is valid and subsisting, in full force and effect and has not been cancelled, expired or abandoned, and, to the knowledge of the Company; (iii) the Company has no knowledge that any of its operations constitute infringement or misappropriation, on any Intellectual Property right of another Person; (iv) the Company has not received notice from any third party regarding any assertion or claim challenging the validity of any Intellectual Property owned or used by the Company and the Company does not have any knowledge of any basis for such a claim; (v) the Company has not licensed or sublicensed its rights in any Intellectual Property; and (vi) the Company has no knowledge that any third party is misappropriating, infringing, diluting or violating any Intellectual Property owned by the Company;

 

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4.12 Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12, there is no Action pending against or affecting or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting, the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of its assets, properties or rights before any court or arbitrator or any other Governmental Authority. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no facts that would likely result in any such Action.

 

4.13 Compliance with Laws . The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable thereto, except where such failure would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company's business or operations or the Company's ability to consummate the transactions provided for or contemplated by this Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries are not at present charged with or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with any charge concerning or under any investigation with respect to, any violation, in any material respect, of any provision of any Law, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are not in violation of or in default under, and to the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, would result in the violation of or default under, the terms of any judgment, decree, order, injunction or writ of any court or other Governmental Authority, except where such failure would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company's business or operations or the Company's ability to consummate the transactions provided for or contemplated by this Agreement.

 

4.14 Taxes .

 

(a) The Company has duly and timely filed (or there has been filed on its behalf) with the appropriate Governmental Authorities all Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete; and timely paid (or properly accrued on the Company's books), or there has been paid on its behalf all Taxes due from it or claimed to be due from it by any Governmental Authority (whether or not set forth on any Tax Return);

 

(b) The Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable Tax Laws relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes and has, within the time and manner prescribed by law, withheld and paid over to the proper Governmental Authority all amounts required to be withheld and paid over under all applicable Tax Laws;

 

(c) There are no Liens for Taxes upon the assets or properties of the Company except for statutory Liens for current Taxes not yet due;

 

(d) The Company has not requested any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return in respect of any taxable year which has not since been filed, and no outstanding waivers or comparable consents regarding the application of the statute of limitations with respect to any Taxes or Tax Returns has been given by or on behalf of the Company;

 

(e) No federal, state, local or foreign audits, review, or other Actions ("Tax Audits") exist or have been initiated with regard to any Taxes or Tax Returns of the Company, and the Company has not received any notice of such an Audit;

 

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(f) All Tax deficiencies which have been claimed, proposed or asserted against the Company by any taxing authority have been fully paid, and there are no other Audits by any taxing authority in progress relating to the Company or the business of the Company, nor has the Company or to the Company's knowledge, any of its stockholders, directors or officers received any notice from any taxing authority that it intends to conduct such an audit or investigation. No issue has been raised by any taxing authority in any current or prior examination which, by application of the same principles, would reasonably be expected to result in a proposed deficiency for any subsequent period. The Company is not subject to any private letter ruling of the Internal Revenue Service or any comparable ruling of any other taxing authority;

 

(g) No claim has been made by a Taxing authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns to the effect that the Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;

 

4.15 Insurance . Schedule 4.15 hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all insurance policies or binders maintained by or for the benefit of the Company and its directors, officers, employees or agents. The Company has delivered or made available to the Purchaser true and complete copies of such policies and binders. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15 hereto, (a) all such policies or binders are in full force and effect and no premiums due and payable thereon are delinquent, (b) there are no pending material claims against such insurance policies or binders by the Company as to which the insurers have denied liability, (c) the Company has complied in all material respects with the provisions of such policies and (d) there exist no material claims under such insurance policies or binders that have not been properly and timely submitted by the Company to its insurers.

 

4.16 Employee Benefit Plans .

 

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Company Employee Plans" shall mean and include : all Company Stock Plans, arrangement or policy applicable to any director, former director, employee or former employee of the Company and each plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement (written or oral), providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance coverage (including any self-insured arrangements), health or medical benefits, disability benefits, workers' compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) or other employee benefits of any kind, whether funded or unfunded, which is maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company and covers any employee or director or former employee or director of the Company, or under which the Company has any Liability contingent or otherwise (including but not limited to each material "employee benefit plan," as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), but excluding any such plan that is a "multiemployer plan," as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA). Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates contributes to, or is required to contribute to, any "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA. Schedule 4.16(a) sets forth a true, accurate and complete list of all Company Employee Plans.

 

(b) Each Company Employee Plan has been established and maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules and regulations (including but not limited to ERISA and the Code) which are applicable to such Plan, except where failure to so comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16(c), no director or officer or other employee of the Company will become entitled to any retirement, severance or similar benefit or enhanced or accelerated benefit (including any acceleration of vesting or lapse of repurchase rights or obligations with respect to any Company Employee Plan or other benefit under any compensation plan or arrangement of the Company) solely as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) no payment made or to be made to any current or former employee or director of the Company or any of its Affiliates by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby (whether alone or in connection with any other event, including, but not limited to, a termination of employment) will constitute an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code.

 

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(d) The Company is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws (including, without limitation, common law), judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders and codes respecting employment, employment practices, labor, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, and no work stoppage or labor strike against the Company is pending or threatened, nor is the Company or its Subsidiaries involved in or threatened with any labor dispute, grievance, or litigation relating to labor matters involving any employees, in each case except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. There are no suits, Actions, disputes, claims (other than routine claims for benefits), investigations or audits pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in connection with any Company Employee Plan, but excluding any of the foregoing which would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

(e) Schedule 4.16(e) sets forth all management, consulting, non-compete and employment agreements of the Company.

 

4.17 Environmental Matters . No written notice, notification, demand, request for information, citation, summons, complaint or order has been received by, and no investigation, Action, claim, suit, proceeding or review is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Person against, the Company or its Subsidiaries, and no penalty has been assessed against the Company or its Subsidiaries, in each case, with respect to any matters relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law; the Company is in compliance with all Environmental Laws; and there are no Liabilities of or relating to the Company relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law and there is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result in such a Liability.

 

4.18 Labor Matters . There is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint against the Company or its Subsidiaries pending before the National Labor Relations Board, any state labor relations board or any court or tribunal and, to the knowledge of the Company, none is or has been threatened; there is no labor strike, dispute, request for representation, organizing activity, slowdown or stoppage actually pending against or affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, none is or has been threatened. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18, all Persons treated by the Company as independent contractors for any purpose do satisfy and have satisfied the requirements of Law to be so treated, and the Company has fully and accurately reported the amounts paid by the Company to or on behalf of such Persons on IRS Forms 1099 when required to do so. No individual who has performed services for or on behalf of the Company, and who has been treated by the Company as an independent contractor, is classifiable as a "leased employee," within the meaning of Section 414(n)(2) of the Code, with respect to the Company, or with respect to any customer of the Company.

 

4.19 Personal Property . Schedule 4.19 hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all equipment and fixtures having an acquisition cost of $25,000 or more owned by the Company.

 

4.20 Real Property .

 

(a) The Company does not own any real property.

 

(b) Set forth on Schedule 4.20(b) hereto is a list of all leases, subleases, licenses and other agreements (collectively, the “ Real Property Leases ”) under which the Company and/or its Subsidiaries use or occupy or have the right to use or occupy any real property used by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (the land, buildings and other improvements covered by the Real Property Leases being herein called the "Leased Real Property").

 

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(c) The Company and its Subsidiaries have performed in all material respects, or are now performing in all material respects, their obligations under, and are not in default (and would not by the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both be in default) under, or in breach or violation of, nor have they received notice of any asserted claim of a material default by the Company under, or a material breach or violation by the Company and / or its Subsidiaries of any of the Real Property Leases and, to the knowledge of the Company, the other party or parties thereto are performing in all material respects and are not in violation thereunder.

 

4.21 Accounts Receivable . The accounts receivable of the Company (i) arose from bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of business, are payable on ordinary trade terms and are, to the knowledge of the Company, not subject to any valid setoff, counterclaims or defense, and (ii) are legal, valid and binding obligations of the respective debtors.

 

4.22 Inventory . Schedule 4.22 sets forth the Company’s inventory for August 2013.

 

4.23 Finders' or Advisors' Fees . There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company or the Company’s stockholders who might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

4.24 Related-Party Transactions . No employee, officer, or director of the Company or member of his or her immediate family is currently indebted to the Company, nor is the Company indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any of such individuals. No employee, director, or officer of the Company and no member of the immediate family of any employee, officer, or director of the Company is directly or indirectly interested in any material contract with the Company.

 

4.25 Required Vote . The affirmative vote or consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock with respect to which votes are entitled to be cast in connection with the approval of this Agreement (the “ Company Shareholder Approval ”), is the only vote or consent of the holders of any class or series of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company necessary to approve this agreement or the Merger. Such vote or con sent has been obt ained prior to execution of this Agreement.

 

4.26 Disclosure . Neither this Agreement, nor any of the Exhibits or Schedules hereto nor any list, certificate, schedule or other instrument, document, agreement or writing furnished or to be furnished to, or made with Purchaser pursuant hereto or in connection with the negotiation, execution or performance hereof, contains any untrue statement by the Company of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make any statement herein or therein not misleading.

 

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER AND PARENT

 

Each of the Parent and Purchaser hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

 

5.1 Organization and Good Standing . The Purchaser and Parent are corporations duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite power and authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to own, operate and lease its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being owned, operated, leased and conducted. Purchaser and Parent are duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation, and are in good standing as a foreign corporation, in every jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing would have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser or Parent’s business or operations or would adversely affect its ability to consummate the transactions provided for or contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Corporate Records . Copies of the certificate of incorporation of the Parent and Purchaser, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and of the by-laws of the Parent and Purchaser, certified by the Secretary of such corporation, heretofore delivered to the Company are true and complete copies of such instruments as amended to the date of this Agreement. Such certificates of incorporation and by-laws of the Parent and Purchaser are in full force and effect. The Parent and Purchaser are not in violation of any provision of their respective certificates of incorporatio n or by-laws.

 

5.3 Corporate Power and Authority . Each of the Parent and Purchaser has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, perform its obligations hereunder and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the Parent and Purchaser, the performance by them of their obligations hereunder and the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate actions of the Parent and Purchaser. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Parent and Purchaser, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, e xcept as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity.

 

5.4 Finders' or Advisors' Fees . There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of th e Parent and/or Purcha ser who might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

5.5 No Violation . Exc ept for the filing of the Certificate of Merger and any filings required pursuant to federal or state securities laws, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parent and Purchaser, the performance by Parent and Purchaser of their respective obligations hereunder, nor the consummation by Parent and Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (a) contravene any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Parent or Purchaser; (b) violate, be in conflict with, constitute a default under, permit the termination of, cause the acceleration (whether after the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) of the maturity of, any debt or obligation of the Parent or Purchaser, require the consent of any other party to, constitute a breach of, create a loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Parent or Purchaser under, any note, bond, license, mortgage, indenture, lease, contract, agreement, instrument or commitment relating to the Parent or Purchaser to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets or properties constituting part of its businesses is bound.

 

5.6 Approvals . Except for the filing of the Certificate of Merger, and any filings required pursuant to federal or state securities laws, no declaration, filing or registration with, notice to, nor Approval of, any Governmenta l Authority is required to be made, obtained or given by or with respect to the Parent or Purchaser in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Parent or Purchaser of this Agreement, the performance by the Parent and Purchaser of its obligations hereunder or the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

5.7 Capitalization . As of the date of this Agreement, the Parent is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 3,790,396 shares were issued and outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Parent are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

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ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS

 

6.1 The Company covenants and agrees that from the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, except as otherwise consented to by the Purchaser in writing:

 

(a) Conduct of the Company . From the date of this Agreement until the Closing, the Company shall conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to preserve intact its business organization.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, from the date of this Agreement until the Closing:

 

(i) The Company will not adopt or propose any change in its certificate of incorporation or by-laws;

 

(ii) The Company will not adopt a plan or agreement of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company;

 

(iii) The Company will not issue or sell any shares of, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or options, warrants, calls, commitments or rights of any kind to acquire, any shares of capital stock of any class or series of the Company;

 

(iv) The Company will not (A) split, combine, subdivide or reclassify its outstanding shares of capital stock, or (B) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, stock or property with respect to its capital stock;

 

(v) The Company will not redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any shares of capital stock of the Company;

 

(vi) The Company will not amend the terms (including the terms relating to accelerating the vesting or lapse of repurchase rights or obligations) of any employee or director stock options or other stock based awards;

 

(vii) The Company will not (A) grant any severance or termination pay to (or amend any such existing arrangement with) any director, officer or employee of the Company, (B) enter into any employment, deferred compensation or other similar agreement (or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with any director, officer or employee of the Company, (C) increase any benefits payable under any existing severance or termination pay policies or employment agreements, (D) increase (or amend the terms of) any compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to directors, officers or employees of the Company, or (E) permit any director, officer or employee who is not already a party to an agreement or a participant in a plan providing benefits upon or following a "change in control" to become a party to any such agreement or a participant in any such plan;

 

(viii) The Company will not acquire any assets or property of any other Person except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(ix) The Company will not sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any assets or property except pursuant to existing contracts or commitments or except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(x) The Company will not enter into any joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement;

 

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(xi) The Company will not take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Company hereunder inaccurate in any material respect at, or as of any time prior to, the Closing Date;

 

(xii) The Company will not make or change any material Tax election, settle any material audit or file any material amended Tax Returns;

 

(xiii) The Company will not incur any indebtedness, other than ordinary trade payables incurred in the ordinary course (it being understood and agreed that the accrual of interest with respect to indebtedness in existence on the date of this Agreement shall not be deemed to be incurrence of indebtedness); and

 

(xiv) The Company will not agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.

 

6.2 The Parent covenants and agrees that from the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, except as otherwise consented to by the Company in writing:

 

(i)                  The Parent will not take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Parent hereunder inaccurate in any material respect at, or as of any time prior to, the Closing Date;

 

(ii)                The Parent shall promptly seek to obtain Nasdaq Approval, if required, and shall promptly respond to any Nasdaq inquiry or request for information relating to such Nasdaq Approval; and

 

(iii)              Not later than twelve months from the Closing Date the Parent shall obtain shareholder approval for the issuance of the warrants included in the Parent Units.

 

6.3 Consents and Approvals . The Company and its Subsidiaries shall use their best efforts to obtain at the earliest practicable date, and in any event prior to Closing, all Approvals reasonably requested by the Purchaser with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries’ Contracts or that are necessary to obtain fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Article VII hereof.

 

6.4 No Solicitation of Transaction . The Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to cause its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, take any of the following actions with any Person other than the Purchaser without the prior written consent of the Purchaser: (A) solicit, initiate, facilitate or encourage, or furnish information with respect to the Company, in connection with, any inquiry, proposal or offer with respect to any merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company or the acquisition of all or a substantial portion of the assets of, or any securities of, the Company (an “ Alternative Transaction ”); (B) negotiate, discuss, explore or otherwise communicate or cooperate in any way with any third party with respect to any Alternative Transaction; or (C) enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to an Alternative Transaction or requiring the Company to abandon, terminate or refrain from consummating a transaction with the Purchaser.

 

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS PRECENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE PURCHASER AND/OR PARENT

 

The obligations of the Purchaser and/or Parent to effect the Closing hereunder are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of all of the following conditions:

 

7.1 Representations and Warranties True . The representations and warranties contained in Article IV hereof, in the Schedules to this Agreement, and in all certificates delivered by the Company and the Subsidiaries to the Purchaser pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and accurate as of the date when made and shall be deemed to be made again at and as of the Closing Date and shall then be true and accurate (except for changes contemplated by this Agreement and except for representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of the date of this Agreement or some other date which shall be true and correct only as of such date).

 

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7.2 Performance of Covenants . The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have performed and complied with each and every covenant, agreement and condition required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them prior to or on the Closing Date.

 

7.3 No Governmental Proceeding . No Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect and prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

7.4 Certificates . The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have furnished the Purchaser with such certificates to evidence compliance with the conditions set forth in this Article VII as may be reasonably requested by Purchaser.

 

7.5 Consents . The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have obtained all consents which, the failure to so obtain would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Condition of the Company.

 

7.6 No Material Adverse Effe ct. There shall have been, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, no Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

7.7 Delivery of Good Standing Certificates and Corporate Resolutions . The Purchaser shall have received certificates of good standing with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries issued by the jurisdiction of its incorporation. The Purchaser shall have received copies of the resolutions of the Company and its Subsidiaries approving this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated herein, certified by an appropriate officer.

 

7.8 Financial Statements . The Company shall have provided the Purchaser with copies of the Annual Financial Statements and the Interim Financial Statements.

 

7.9 Director and Officer Resignations . Effective as of the Effective Time, each of the Company's directors and officers shall have resigned.

 

7.10 Due Diligence . The Purchaser shall, in its sole reasonable discretion, have completed and be reasonably satisfied with its business, accounting, and legal due diligence review of the Company.

 

7.11 Certain Notices . From and after the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, the Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser of: ( a) the occurrence, or non-occurrence of any event that would be likely to cause any condition to the obligations of any party to effect the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement not to be satisfied or (b) the failure of the Company to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it pursuant to this Agreement which would reasonably be expected to result in any condition to the obligations of any party to effect the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement not to be satisfied; provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 7.11 shall not cure any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or otherwise limit or affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.

 

7.12 Public Announcements . The Company agrees that no public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by any party without the prior written consent of the Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as such release or announcement may be required by applicable law or the rules or regulations of any applicable United States securities exchange or regulatory or governmental body to which the relevant party is subject, in which case the party required to make the release or announcement shall use its reasonable best efforts to allow each other party reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance. The Company agrees t hat the press release announcing the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall be a joint release of, and shall not be issued prior to the approval of the Parent.

 

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7.13           Shareholder Approval of Company Shareholders . The approval of this Agreement by the Company’s Shareholders shall have been obtained and the Company shall have provided evidence satisfactory to Purchaser that Company’s shareholders are all “accredited investors” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

 

7.14           Shareholder Approval of Parent Shareholders . If required, the approval of this Agreement by the Parent’s Shareholders shall have been obtained.

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY

 

The obligations of the Company to effect the Closing hereunder are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of all of the following conditions:

 

8.1 Representations and Warranties True . The representations and warranties contained in Article V hereof and in all certificates delivered by the Parent and Pur chaser to the Company pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and accurate as of the date when made and shall be deemed to be made again at and as of the Closing Date and shall then be true and accurate (except for changes contemplated by this Agreement and except for representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of the date of this Agreement or such other date which shall be true and accurate only as of such date).

 

8.2 Performance of Covenants . The Parent and Purchaser shall have performed and complied with each and every covenant, agreement and condition required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Parent and Purchaser prior to or on the Closing Date.

 

8.3 No Governmental Proceeding . No Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered into any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect and prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

8.4 Certificates . The Parent and Purchaser shall have furnished the Company with such certificates to evidence compliance with the conditions set forth in this Article VIII as may be reasonably requested by the Company.

 

8.5 Consents . Parent and Purchaser shall have obtained all consents which, the failure to so obtain would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Condition of the Parent or Purchaser.

 

8.6 Delivery of Good Standing Certificates and Corporate Resolutions . The Company shall have received certificates of good standing with respect to the Parent and Purchaser issued by the jurisdiction of its incorporation. The Company shall have received copies of the resolutions of the Parent and Purchaser approving this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated herein, certified by an appropriate officer.

 

8.7 Certain Notices . From and after the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, each of the Parent and Purchaser shall promptly notify the Company of: (a) the occurrence, or non-occurrence of any event that would be likely to cause any condition to the obligations of any party to effect the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement not to be satisfied or (b) the failure of the Parent or Purchaser, as the case may be, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it pursuant to this Agreement which would reasonably be expected to result in any condition to the obligations of any party to effect the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement not to be satisfied; provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall not cure any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or otherwise limit or affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.

 

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ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

 

9.1 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:

 

(a) by mutual consent of the Purchaser and the Company;

 

(b) by either the Purchaser or the Company if there has been a material misrepresentation or material breach on the part of the other party in the representations, warranties or covenants set forth in this Agreement which is not cured within ten Business Days after such other party has been notified in writing of the intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause (b);

 

(c) by either the Purchaser or the Company, if any permanent injunction or action by any court or other Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction enjoining, denying Approval of or otherwise prohibiting consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall become final and nonappealable;

 

9.2 Effect of Termination . In the event of termination of this Agreement as expressly permitted under Section 9.1 hereof, this Agreement shall forthwith become void (except for this Section 9.2) and there shall be no Action on the part of the Company, the Company’s stockholders, the P urchaser, the Parent or their respective officers, directors or affiliates; provided, that, if such termination shall result from a material misrepresentation by a party or the willful breach by a party of the covenants of such party contained in this Agreement, such party shall be fully liable for any and all Damages sustained or incurred as a result of such breach.

 

9.3 Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended, except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

 

9.4 Extension; Waiver . At any time prior to the Closing, the parties hereto may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of any other party hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid if set forth in writing in an instrument signed by or on behalf of such party. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.

 

ARTICLE X

INDEMNITY

 

10.1 Indemnification by the Company . E ach of the Company and its Subsidiaries jointly and severally, covenants and agrees to indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless the Purchaser and its officers, directors, members, managers, employees, stockholders, assigns, successors and Affiliates (individually, a “ Buyer Party ” and collectively “ Buyer Parties ”) from, against and in respect of all Damages, Actions, and interest (including interest from the date of such Damages) suffered, sustained, incurred or paid by any Buyer Party, in any Action: between a Buyer Party and the Company or its Subsidiaries; or between a Buyer Party and a third party, in connection with, resulting from or arising out of, directly or indirectly: (i) the inaccuracy of any representation or the breach of any warranty set forth in this Agreement or certificates delivered on the part of the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the Closing; (ii) the nonfulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of the Company or its Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement or in any agreement or certificate executed and delivered by the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement or in the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) claims (whether based on contract, tort, fiduciary or any other theory) of any actual or purported, beneficial or record, current or past, holder of the Company's or its subsidiaries’ debt or equity securities (or any interest or right therein) in connection with, resulting from or arising out of, directly or indirectly, such debt or equity securities (or any interest or right therein) that is based on any action taken at or prior to the Effective Time.

 

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10.2 Indemnification by the Parent and Purchaser . Each of the Parent and Purchaser jointly and severally, covenants and agrees to indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless the Company and its officers, directors, members, managers, employees, stockholders, assigns, successors and Affiliates (individually, a “ Seller Party ” and collectively “ Seller Parties ”) from, against and in respect of all Damages, Actions, and interest (including interest from the date of such Damages) suffered, sustained, incurred or paid by any Seller Party, in any Action: between a Seller Party and the Parent and/or Purchaser; or between a Seller Party and a third party, in connection with, resulting from or arising out of, directly or indirectly: (i) the inaccuracy of any representation or the breach of any warranty set forth in this Agreement or certificates delivered on the part of the Parent or Purchaser in connection with the Closing; or (ii) the nonfulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of the Parent or Purchaser set forth in this Agreement or in any agreement or certificate executed and delivered by the Parent or Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or in the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

10.3 Notice of Claims . An Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party within a reasonable period of time after becoming aware of any Damages which the Indemnified Party shall have determined has given or could give rise to a claim for indemnification under Section 10.1 hereof. Such notice shall include an estimate of the Damages that the Indemnified Party has determined may be incurred. As soon as practicable after the date of such notice, the Indemnified Party shall provide to the Indemnifying Party all information and documentation necessary to support and verify the Damages so claimed and the Indemnifying Party and its agents shall be given access to all books and records in the possession or control of the Indemnified Party which the Indemnifying Party reasonably determines to be related to such claim. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute the claim or the estimated amount of Damages described in such notice, or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within 30 days after delivery of such notice by the Indemnified Party whether the Indemnifying Party disputes the claim or the estimated amount of Damages described in such notice, the estimated Damages in the amount specified in the Indemnified Party's notice will be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party.

 

10.4 Matters Involving Third Parties .

 

(a) If any third party shall commence an Action against any Indemnified Party with respect to any matter (a “ Third Party Claim ”) which may give rise to a claim for indemnification under Section 10.1, the Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party in writing as soon as practicable.

 

(b) The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend the Indemnified Party against the Third Party Claim with counsel of its choice and reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party so long as (i) the Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party in writing (within 30 days after its receipt of notice, in accordance with Section 12.5, of the Third Party Claim as provided in S ection 10.4 or, if the Indemnifying Party has disputed the claim for indemnification, then within ten days of a final determination that such claim is a valid claim under Section 10.1) that the Indemnified Party will be entitled to indemnification under Section 10.1 hereof from and against any Damages the Indemnified Party may suffer arising out of the Third Party Claim and (ii) the Indemnifying Party diligently conducts the defense of the Third Party Claim. It is agreed that no delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in notifying any Indemnifying Party of a claim (including any Third Party Claim) will relieve the Indemnifying Party thereby unless said Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by such failure to give notice.

 

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(c) So long as the Indemnifying Party is conducting the defense of the Third Party Claim in accordance wit h Section 10.4(b) above, (i) the Indemnified Party may retain separate co-counsel, at its sole cost and expense, and participate in the defense of the Third Party Claim, (ii) the Indemnified Party shall not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, (iii) the Indemnified Party shall cooperate within reason with the Indemnifying Party's defense of such Third Party Claim and (iv) the Indemnifying Party shall not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

ARTICLE XI

OTHER AGREEMENTS

 

The parties hereto agree that:

 

11.1 Best Efforts . The Parent, the Purchaser and the Company , shall each cooperate with the others and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective commercially reasonable best efforts to promptly (i) take or cause to be taken all necessary actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable under this Agreement and applicable laws to consummate and make effective the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable, including, without limitation, preparing and filing promptly and fully all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents and (ii) obtain all Approvals required to be obtained from any third party necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

11.2 Public Announcements . At the proper time, as determined by the parties hereto in good faith consultation with each other, the Surviving Corporation shall issue a press release or make a public statement concerning this Agreement and the related transactions containing disclosure which is mutually agreeable to the parties; provided, that prior to the issuance of a press release, none of the parties hereto shall make any announcement of such transaction or disclose the existence of and/or particulars of any negotiations related thereto, including, but not limited to, the terms, conditions, consideration to be paid or other facts related to this Agreement and the related transactions.

 

11.3 Expenses . The Parent shall pay, on behalf of the Company, $100,000 in Company expenses (including those of counsel, accountants and other approved amounts to be determined by the Company), which shall be payable upon the Closing.

 

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

 

12.1 Entire Agreement . This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to herein) embody the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede all other prior commitments, arrangements or understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect thereto. There are no agreements, covenants, representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those expressly set forth herein.

 

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12.2 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

12.3 Headings and Exhibits . The headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof. Schedules and documents referred to in this Agreement are an integral part of this Agreement.

 

12.4 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants . All representations and warranties made by any party in or pursuant to this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant hereto shall survive for two years after the Closing; provided, however, that in the event of fraud by any party, the representations and warranties of the party shall survive the Closing for an indefinite period of time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a claim notice is sent pursuant to Section 10.2, the representation or warranty with respect to which such claim notice is sent, and the related indemnification obligations set forth in Article X with respect to the claim notice, shall survive until the resolution of the claim for Damages to which such claim notice relates, or such longer period as provided in the preceding sentence. All covenants made by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing pursuant to their terms.

 

12.5 Notices . Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and personally delivered at the addresses designated below, by facsimile transmission to the respective facsimile numbers designated below (with electronic confirmation of delivery), or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows, or to such other address or addresses as may hereafter be furnished by one party to the other party in compliance with the terms hereof:

 

If to the Parent, Purchaser, or Surviving Corporation:

 

CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC.

Attention: Michael Pruitt

11220 Elm Lane, Suite 203

Charlotte, NC 28277

Facsimile No.: 704.366.2463

 

If to the Company (pre-Closing):

 

AMERICAN ROADSIDE BURGERS

Attention: Rich LaVecchia

5821 Fairview Road, Suite 104

Charlotte, NC 28209

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

East Tower 15 th Floor

1425 RXR Plaza

Uniondale, NY 11556-1425

Attn: Seth Rubin, Esq.

 

or to such other address as the Person to whom notice is to be given may have specified in a notice duly given to the sender as provided herein. Such notice, request, claim, demand, waiver, consent, approval, or other communication shall be deemed to have been given as of the date personally delivered or telefaxed, five Business Days after deposit with the U.S. Postal Service if mailed, or one Business Day if delivered by overnight mail, and, if given by any other means, shall be deemed given only when actually received by the addressees.

 

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12.6 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (which may be by facs imile or other electronic means) each of which, when executed, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

 

12.7 Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

  PARENT:
     
  CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC.
     
     
  By:  
  Print Name:    
  Title:  
     
  PURCHASER:
     
  Chanticleer Roadside Burgers
  International, LLC
     
     
  By:  
  Print Name:  
  Title:  
     
  COMPANY
     
  AMERICAN ROADSIDE BURGERS, INC.
     
  By:  
  Print Name:  

  

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THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 SECURITIES ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE EXERCISED IN THE UNITED STATES (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT), NOR MAY THIS WARRANT OR THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, UNLESS THE WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE AND THE CORPORATION RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO IT TO SUCH EFFECT.

 

  Right to Purchase [AMT] Common Shares of Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (subject to adjustment as provided herein)

 

COMMON STOCK WARRANT

Issue Date: ___________, 2013

 

CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC. , a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that [INVESTOR], or his/her/its permitted assigns (the “ Holder ”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below and subject to Company shareholder approval as provided herein, to purchase from the Company at any time twelve (12) months after the issue date of this Warrant (the “Issue Date”) until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time on _____________, 2019 (the “ Expiration Date ”), [AMT] fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares of the Company, at a per share purchase price of five dollars (USD $5.00). The purchase price per share, as adjusted from time to time as herein provided, is referred to herein as the “ Purchase Price .” The number and character of such Common Shares and the Purchase Price are subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

As used herein the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following respective meanings:

 

(a)          The term “ Company ” shall include Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. and any corporation which shall succeed or assume the obligations of Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. hereunder.

 

(b)          The term “ Common Shares ” includes (a) the Company’s Common Shares, $.0001 par value per share, as authorized on the date hereof, and (b) any other securities into which or for which any of the securities described in (a) may be converted or exchanged pursuant to a plan of recapitalization, reorganization, merger, sale of assets or otherwise.

 

(c)          The term “ Other Securities ” refers to any stock (other than Common Shares) and other securities of the Company or any other person (corporate or otherwise) which the holder of the Warrant at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, on the exercise of the Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common Shares, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Shares or Other Securities pursuant to Section 4 herein or otherwise.

 

(d)          The term “ Warrant Shares ” shall mean the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

 
 

 

1.           Exercise of Warrant .

 

1.1.           Number of Shares Issuable upon Exercise . From and after the Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date, the Holder hereof shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant in whole in accordance with the terms of subsection 1.2 or upon exercise of this Warrant in part in accordance with subsection 1.3, Common Shares of the Company, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 3.

 

1.2.           Full Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised in full by the Holder hereof by delivery of an original or facsimile copy of the form of subscription attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “ Subscription Form ”) duly executed by such Holder and simultaneously surrender of the original Warrant to the Company at its principal office, accompanied by payment, in cash, wire transfer or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company, in the amount obtained by multiplying the number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is then exercisable by the Purchase Price then in effect.

 

1.3.           Partial Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised in part (but not for a fractional share) by surrender of this Warrant in the manner and at the place provided in subsection 1.2 except that the amount payable by the Holder on such partial exercise shall be the amount obtained by multiplying (a) the number of whole shares designated by the Holder in the Subscription Form by (b) the Purchase Price then in effect. On any such partial exercise, the Company, at its expense, will forthwith issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Holder hereof a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the Holder hereof or as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, the whole number of Common Shares for which such Warrant may still be exercised.

 

1.4.           Company Acknowledgment . The Company will, at the time of the exercise of the Warrant, upon the request of the Holder hereof acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder any rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

 

1.5.           Delivery of Stock Certificates, etc. on Exercise . The Company agrees that the Common Shares purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to be issued to the Holder hereof as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered and payment made for such shares as aforesaid. As soon as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in full or in part, and in any event within ten (10) business days thereafter, the Company at its expense will cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder hereof, or as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct in compliance with applicable securities laws, a certificate or certificates for the number of duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares (or Other Securities) to which such Holder shall be entitled on such exercise, plus, in lieu of any fractional share to which such Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the then Fair Market Value of one full Common Share, together with any other stock or other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) to which such Holder is entitled upon such exercise pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise.

 

1.6            Limitations. The Company stock is subject to a nineteen and nine tenths percent (19.9%) beneficial ownership limitation; any ownership by one individual investor of more than nineteen and nine tenths percent (19.9%) of the Company stock requires approval by the Company’s shareholders. Additionally, the Company is subject to a nineteen and nine tenths percent (19.9%) issuance limitation for the issuance referred to in the Agreement of Plan of Merger dated September 30, 2013. Any issuance of Company common stock from this particular transaction above nineteen and nine tenths percent (19.9%) of the total outstanding shares as of September 29, 2013 requires Shareholder approval.

  

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1.7            Shareholder Approval . The Company shall seek to obtain shareholder approval for the Company's issuance of the warrants herein by either (i) obtaining the written consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock of the Company; (ii) by holding a meeting of the shareholders of the Company; or (iii) any other valid method of obtaining such shareholder approval (receipt of shareholder approval by any such methods shall be referred to as the “ Shareholder Approval ”).

 

If the Company shall conduct a shareholder meeting to obtain Shareholder Approval, then the Company shall provide each shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting of shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholder Meeting" ), which shall be called and held no later than September 30, 2014 (the "Shareholder Meeting Deadline" ), a proxy statement meeting the requirements of Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the related rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Proxy Statement" ) soliciting each such shareholder's affirmative vote at the Shareholder Meeting for approval of resolutions approving the Company's issuance of the warrants herein, in accordance with applicable law, the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Stock Market, the Company's bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit its shareholders' approval of such resolutions and to cause the board of directors of the Company to recommend to the shareholders that they approve such resolutions.

 

If, despite the Company's best efforts, Shareholder Approval is not obtained on or prior to the Shareholder Meeting Deadline, the Company shall cause an additional Shareholder Meeting to be held every three (3) months thereafter until such Shareholder Approval is obtained. If, despite the Company's best efforts, Shareholder Approval is not obtained on or prior to the date that is one year after the Shareholder Meeting Deadline, the Company shall not thereafter have any obligation to continue to try to obtain such approval.

 

2.           Adjustment for Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, etc.

 

2.1.           Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, etc . In case at any time or from time to time, the Company shall (a) effect a reorganization, (b) consolidate with or merge into any other person or (c) transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other person under any plan or arrangement contemplating the dissolution of the Company, then, in each such case, as a condition to the consummation of such a transaction, proper and adequate provision shall be made by the Company whereby the Holder of this Warrant, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, at any time after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of such dissolution, as the case may be, shall receive, in lieu of the Common Shares (or Other Securities) issuable on such exercise prior to such consummation or such effective date, the stock and other securities and property (including cash) to which such Holder would have been entitled upon such consummation or in connection with such dissolution, as the case may be, if such Holder had so exercised this Warrant, immediately prior thereto, all subject to further adjustment thereafter as provided in Section 3.

 

2.2.           Continuation of Terms . Upon any reorganization, consolidation, merger or transfer (and any dissolution following any transfer) referred to in this Section 2, this Warrant shall continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof shall be applicable to the Other Securities and property receivable on the exercise of this Warrant after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of dissolution following any such transfer, as the case may be, and shall be binding upon the issuer of any Other Securities, including, in the case of any such transfer, the person acquiring all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company, whether or not such person shall have expressly assumed the terms of this Warrant as provided in Section 3.

 

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3.           Extraordinary Events Regarding Common Stock . In the event that the Company shall (a) issue additional Common Shares as a dividend or other distribution on outstanding Common Shares, (b) subdivide its outstanding Common Shares, or (c) combine its outstanding Common Shares into a smaller number of Common Shares, then, in each such event, the Purchase Price shall, simultaneously with the happening of such event, be adjusted by multiplying the then Purchase Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after such event, and the product so obtained shall thereafter be the Purchase Price then in effect. The Purchase Price, as so adjusted, shall be readjusted in the same manner upon the happening of any successive event or events described herein in this Section 3. The number of Common Shares that the Holder of this Warrant shall thereafter, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, be entitled to receive shall be adjusted to a number determined by multiplying the number of Common Shares that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this Section 3) be issuable on such exercise by a fraction of which (a) the numerator is the Purchase Price that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this Section 3) be in effect, and (b) the denominator is the Purchase Price in effect on the date of such exercise.

 

4.           Certificate as to Adjustments . In each case of any adjustment or readjustment in the Common Shares (or Other Securities) issuable on the exercise of the Warrants, the Company at its expense will promptly cause its Chief Financial Officer or other appropriate designee to compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a statement of (a) the consideration received or receivable by the Company for any additional Common Shares (or Other Securities) issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold, (b) the number of Common Shares (or Other Securities) outstanding or deemed to be outstanding, and (c) the Purchase Price and the number of Common Shares to be received upon exercise of this Warrant, in effect immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment and as adjusted or readjusted as provided in this Warrant. The Company will forthwith mail a copy of each such certificate to the Holder of the Warrant.

 

5.           Reservation of Stock, etc. Issuable on Exercise of Warrant . The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery on the exercise of the Warrants, all Common Shares (or Other Securities) from time to time issuable on the exercise of the Warrant.

 

6.           Assignment; Exchange of Warrant . Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, this Warrant, and the rights evidenced hereby, may be transferred by any registered holder hereof (a “ Transferor ”). On the surrender for exchange of this Warrant, with the Transferor’s endorsement in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (the “Transferor Endorsement Form”) and together with an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that the transfer of this Warrant will be in compliance with applicable securities laws, the Company at its expense, but with payment by the Transferor of any applicable transfer taxes, will issue and deliver to or on the order of the Transferor thereof a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor, in the name of the Transferor and/or the transferee(s) specified in such Transferor Endorsement Form (each a “Transferee”), calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of Common Shares called for on the face or faces of the Warrant so surrendered by the Transferor. No such transfers shall result in a public distribution of the Warrant.

 

7.           Replacement of Warrant . On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement or security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at its expense, , will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

 

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8.           Transfer on the Company’s Books . Until this Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

 

9.           Notices . All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur or (c) three business days after deposited in the mail if delivered pursuant to subsection (ii) above . The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company to: 11220 Elm Lane, Suite 203, Charlotte, NC  28277, facsimile number (704) 366-2463; and (ii) if to the Holder: [NAME, ADDRESS]. The Company and the Holder may change their respective addresses for notices by like notice to the other party.

 

10.          Miscellaneous . This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Warrant shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of Delaware without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Warrant as of the date first written above.

 

  CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC.
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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Exhibit A

 

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION

(to be signed only on exercise of Warrant)

 

TO: CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC.

 

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant, hereby irrevocably elects to purchase:

 

___ ________ Common Shares covered by such Warrant.

 

The undersigned herewith makes payment of the full purchase price for such shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant, which is $___________. Such payment takes the form of (check applicable box or boxes):

 

___ $__________ in lawful money of the United States.

 

The undersigned requests that the certificates for such shares be issued in the name of, and delivered to _____________________________________________________ whose address is _________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that the representations and warranties in Section 2 of the Subscription Agreement (as defined in this Warrant) are true and accurate with respect to the undersigned on the date hereof.

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that all offers and sales by the undersigned of the securities issuable upon exercise of the within Warrant shall be made pursuant to registration of the Common Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

 

Dated:  

 

     
    (Signature must conform to name of holder as
    specified on the fact of the Warrant.)
     
     
     
     
    (Address)

 

 
 

 

Exhibit B

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR ENDORSEMENT

(To be signed only on transfer of Warrant)

For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the person(s) named below under the heading “Transferees” the right represented by the within Warrant to purchase the percentage and number of Common Shares of CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC. to which the within Warrant relates specified under the headings “Percentage Transferred” and “Number Transferred,” respectively, opposite the name(s) of such person(s) and appoints each such person Attorney to transfer its respective right on the books of CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC. with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Transferees   Percentage Transferred   Number Transferred
         
         
         

 

   
Dated:  ______________, _______ (Signature must conform to name of holder as specified on
the face of the Warrant)

 

Signed in the presence of:    
     
     
(Name)    
  (address)
   
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:      
[TRANSFEREE]   (address)
     
     
(Name)    

 

 

 

Chanticleer Holdings Closes Acquisition of American Roadside Burgers

 

Acquisition adds five new locations to HOTR’s growing restaurant portfolio

 

CHARLOTTE, NC— (October 1, 2013) - Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (HOTR) ("Chanticleer Holdings" or the "Company"), headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., announced today that the Company has purchased all of the outstanding shares of American Roadside Burgers, Inc (“ARB”). ARB is a Charlotte, N.C. based chain of 5 casual restaurants known for serving high-quality Premium beef burgers, providing value to its customers. Subject to Board and regulatory agency approvals, Tom Lewison, a current Director of American Roadside Burgers and the former Chief Operating Officer of Bojangles, will join the Chanticleer Holdings Board of Directors and provide strategic direction for the companies.

 

Mike Pruitt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated: "This acquisition of an exciting chain of restaurants is our first departure from our ongoing development of Hooters restaurants in foreign countries. We believe by acquiring American Roadside at this stage of their development presents Chanticleer a strategic opportunity to participate in a high-growth space with an already established brand. We plan to continue to expand the American Roadside chain as future opportunities occur as well as continue on our development of Hooters restaurants internationally. Additionally, the opportunity to work with one of the better restaurant executives in the country, Tom Lewison, is an extremely important step in our corporate transformation.”

 

ARB, a 10 year old chain is known for its diverse menu featuring fresh salads; customized burgers made from fresh beef, turkey or veggies; milk shakes; and a large selection of various sandwiches, beers and wine. In-restaurant dining is fast and convenient and the existing restaurant locations are strategically located in high traffic areas. Each restaurant features a nostalgic "made in America" theme.

 

The first American Roadside Burgers location opened in 2006 in Smithtown, N.Y. Since then it has expanded to 2 locations in Charlotte, N.C., 1 location in Columbia, S.C. and the newest location is in Greenville, S.C. It was founded in 2003 by John Tunney, III, a nationally renowned creator of award winning restaurants throughout the United States.

 

About Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.

Chanticleer Holdings (HOTR) is focused on expanding the Hooters® casual dining restaurant brand in international emerging markets. Chanticleer currently owns in whole or part of the exclusive franchise rights to develop and operate Hooters restaurants in South Africa, Hungary and parts of Brazil, and has joint ventured with the current Hooters franchisee in Australia, while evaluating several additional international opportunities. The Company currently owns and operates in whole or part of six Hooters restaurants in its international franchise territories: Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Emperor's Palace in South Africa; Campbelltown in Australia; and Budapest in Hungary.

 

In 2011, Chanticleer and a group of noteworthy private equity investors, which included H.I.G. Capital, KarpReilly, LLC and Kelly Hall, president of Texas Wings Inc., the largest Hooters franchisee in the United States, acquired Hooters of America, a privately held company. Today, Hooters of America is an operator and the franchisor of over 430 Hooters® restaurants in 28 countries. Chanticleer maintains a minority ownership stake in Hooters of America and its CEO, Mike Pruitt, is also a member of Hooters' Board of Directors.

 

 
 

 

For further information, please visit www.chanticleerholdings.com

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ChanticleerHOTR

Twitter: http://Twitter.com/ChanticleerHOTR

 

About American Roadside Burgers, Inc.

For further information on American Roadside Burgers, Inc., visit http://americanroadside.com

 

For further information on Hooters of America, visit www.Hooters.com

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Hooters

Twitter: http://Twitter.com/Hooters

 

Forward-Looking Statements:

Any statements that are not historical facts contained in this release are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA), which statements may be identified by words such as "expects," "plans," "projects," "will," "may," "anticipates," "believes," "should," "intends," "estimates," and other words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, involve known and unknown risks, a reliance on third parties for information, transactions or orders that may be cancelled, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or developments in our industry, to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results include risks and uncertainties related to the fluctuation of global economic conditions, the performance of management and our employees, our ability to obtain financing or required licenses, competition, general economic conditions and other factors that are detailed in our periodic reports and on documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date the statements were made, and the companies do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements. We intend that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the PSLRA.

 

Contact:

 

Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.

Mike Pruitt

Chairman/CEO

Phone: 704.366.5122 x 1

mp@chanticleerholdings.com