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): May 13, 2011

 

MOJO VENTURES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware 333-148190 26-0884348

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

836 Grundy Avenue

Holbrook, New York 11741

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

 

(631) 750-3195

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

___________________________________________________

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

The Merger

On May 13, 2011, Mojo Ventures, Inc., a Delaware corporation f/k/a Mojo Shopping, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc., a privately held Nevada corporation (“SBSI”) and SBSI Acquisition Corp., a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Acquisition Sub”), pursuant to which SBSI merged with and into Acquisition Sub (the “Merger”) with the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Nevada Secretary of State on May 13, 2011 and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the closing an aggregate of 19,552,128 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued to the holders of SBSI’s common stock in exchange for their shares of SBSI. Each of the Company, SBSI and Acquisition Sub provided customary representations and warranties, pre-closing covenants and closing conditions in the Merger Agreement.

The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Merger Agreement which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

On May 13, 2011, simultaneously with the consummation of the Merger, the Company issued 7,462,848 shares of common stock to retire certain debt in SBSI held by the holders of 9% subordinated convertible debentures. These noteholders contributed financing to SBSI and agreed to convert their debt in SBSI into the Company’s common stock.

Transfer of Mojo Shopping, LLC

On May 13, 2011, simultaneously with the consummation of the Merger, in a separate transaction, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with our former Chief Executive Officer and sole director, Ivona Janieszewski. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we transferred all of our membership interests in Mojo Shopping, LLC, our wholly owned subsidiary (the “LLC”), to Ms. Janieszewski in exchange for the assumption of account payables that we owed to third party creditors in the amount of approximately $200,000, the cancellation of 80,000,000 of her shares of the Company’s common stock, and the cancellation of indebtedness owed by the Company to Ms. Janieszewski in the amount of $2,759. Also, simultaneously with the consummation of the Merger, two minority shareholders cancelled an aggregate of 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.14 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Section 2 – Financial Information

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The Company completed the acquisition of SBSI pursuant to the Merger Agreement, under the terms of which SBSI merged with and into Acquisition Sub and the stockholders of SBSI received 19,552,128 shares of our common stock in exchange for 100% of the outstanding capital stock of SBSI.

Simultaneously with the consummation of the Merger, the Company issued 7,462,848 shares of common stock to retire certain debt in SBSI held by the holders of 9% subordinated convertible debentures. These noteholders contributed financing to SBSI and agreed to convert their debt in SBSI into the Company’s common stock.

Upon the closing of the Merger, Ms. Janieszewski resigned as President, Secretary, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the sole director of the Company. Peter Scalise III was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Scott Ferrari was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer and Neil Rosenberg was appointed Secretary and Treasurer. Simultaneous with the closing, Peter Scalise, Scott Ferrari, Neil Rosenberg, Duncan Weir and Rich Hall were appointed as directors.

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Simultaneously with the consummation of the Merger, the Company transferred all of its membership interests in the LLC to Ms. Janieszewski in consideration for the assumption of account payables that we owed to third party creditors in the amount of approximately $200,000, the cancellation of 80,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock held by Ms. Janieszewski and the cancellation of $2,759 of related party debt owed by the Company.

There were 113,000,000 shares of our common stock outstanding before giving effect to the stock issuances in the Merger and the cancellation of 88,000,000 shares by Ms. Janieszewski and two minority shareholders. Following these transactions, there were 52,014,976 shares outstanding, including:

Shares: Held By:
19,552,128 SBSI Shareholders
7,462,848 SBSI Noteholders
25,000,000 Existing Mojo Shareholders

 

We intend to establish a stock option plan for our employees, directors and consultants. It is expected that a minimum of 6,447,872 shares will be reserved under the plan and issued in the near future.

Said shares were not registered under the Securities Act, but were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated under that section, which exempts transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering. The Merger and its related transactions were approved by the holders of a requisite number of shares of (i) SBSI’s common stock by written consent in lieu of a meeting, and (ii) SBSI Acquisition Corp.’s common stock by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Under Nevada corporate law, SBSI’s stockholders who do not consent to the Merger may demand in writing, pursuant to the exercise of their appraisal rights, the Company pay them the fair value of their shares. Determination of fair value is based on many relevant factors, except that a court may disregard any appreciation or depreciation resulting from the anticipation or accomplishment of the Merger.

Prior to the Merger, there were no material relationships between the Company and SBSI, or any of their respective affiliates, directors or officers, or any associates of their respective affiliates, officers or directors.

The Company intends to carry on SBSI’s business as its sole line of business. The Company has relocated its executive offices to 836 Grundy Avenue, Holbrook, New York 11741 and its telephone number is (631)-750-3195.

The Merger is being accounted for as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization. SBSI is the acquirer for accounting purposes and the Company is the issuer. Accordingly, SBSI’s historical financial statements for periods prior to the acquisition become those of the acquirer retroactively restated for the equivalent number of shares received in the Merger. The accumulated deficit of SBSI is carried forward after the acquisition. Operations prior to the Merger are those of SBSI. Earnings per share for the period prior to the Merger are restated to reflect the equivalent number of shares outstanding.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Forward Looking Statements

 

Some of the statements contained in this Form 8-K that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” which can be identified by the use of terminology such as “estimates,” “projects,” “plans,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” or the negative or other variations, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. We urge you to be cautious of the forward-looking statements, that such statements, which are contained in this Form 8-K, reflect our current beliefs with respect to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors affecting operations, successful capital raises, market growth, services, and products. No assurances can be given regarding the achievement of future results, as actual results may differ materially as a result of the risks we face, and actual events may differ from the assumptions underlying the statements that have been made regarding anticipated events. Factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include without limitation:

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·          Our ability to attract and retain management and field personnel with experience in our industry;

·          Our ability to raise capital when needed and on acceptable terms and conditions;

·          The intensity of competition; and

·          General economic conditions.

 

All written and oral forward-looking statements made in connection with this Form 8-K that are attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Given the uncertainties that surround such statements, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

Information regarding market and industry statistics contained in this report is included based on information available to us that we believe is accurate. It is generally based on academic and other publications that are not produced for purposes of securities offerings or economic analysis. We have not reviewed or included data from all sources, and we cannot assure you of the accuracy or completeness of the data included in this report. Forecasts and other forward-looking information obtained from these sources are subject to the same qualifications and the additional uncertainties accompanying any estimates of future market size, revenue and oil and gas production. We have no obligation to update forward-looking information to reflect actual results or changes in assumptions or other factors that could affect those statements. See “Risk Factors” for a more detailed discussion of uncertainties and risks that may have an impact on future results.

General

The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on August 2, 2007 under the name Mojo Shopping, Inc. for the purpose of developing, promoting, and expanding an online retail business. Prior to the Merger, the Company was in the development stage and was focused on online retailing of products such as furniture, design accessories, art, clothing, music and a variety of environmentally friendly products which are designed to appeal to the tastes of young, socially conscious professionals. The Company generated only nominal revenues in the pursuit of its business plan and lacked the financial resources to maintain operations. The Company searched for investment capital to no avail and decided to seek and investigate alternate business opportunities for its shareholders.

Acquisition Sub is a Nevada corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company that was formed on May 3, 2011 specifically for the purpose of the Merger and has not conducted any business or acquired any property prior to the Merger.

On April 28,, 2011, the Company filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation in Delaware to (i) change its name from Mojo Shopping, Inc. to Mojo Ventures, Inc. and (ii) to increase the number of its authorized shares from 100,000,000 shares to 200,000,000, consisting of 190,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock.

The Company also effectuated a forward stock split in which each shareholder was issued 25 shares of common stock in exchange for each one share of common stock held by them. The forward split was declared effective by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) on May 9, 2011. Immediately prior to the stock split 4,520,000 shares of the Company’s common stock was issued and outstanding and upon the effectiveness of the stock split there was 113,000,000 shares issued and outstanding.

SBSI was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 3, 2008. SBSI’s executive offices are located at 836 Grundy Avenue, Holbrook, New York 11741. SBSI is currently engaged in the development of beverage products and vitamin supplements, such as energy drinks, sports drinks, wellness beverages, ready to drink (“RTD”) iced teas and vitamin enhanced kids drinks. SBSI is also developing vitamin and supplement lines for the sports, fitness and health industries. SBSI developed a patent pending liquid/powder dispensing cap technology (“DCT”) for the beverage and pharmaceutical industries. SBSI is also involved in full service brand development and has in-house formulator, graphics and engineering departments.

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SBSI intends to take advantage of what it believes is phenomenal growth of the energy drink market through its development of its energy product line, JOJO, including sports, wellness, kids and energy shot lines, using its new patent pending dispensing cap technology as the delivery system.

SBSI is also developing an organic iced tea line called Hamptons Own and a cutting edge sports supplement line called G.E.A.R. (Genetically Enhanced Anabolic Research) through its in-house formulator. We currently anticipate that both lines will be released in the third quarter of 2011. SBSI has recently formed a specialty products division to create products combining components of its alcoholic and non-alcoholic divisions.

From inception until 2010, SBSI developed and distributed its JOJO energy products through third party distribution channels. Revenues in 2009 were derived from the sale of distribution routes and JOJO product sales. Under SBSI’s distribution agreement, third party distributors were granted the right to act as exclusive sales agents for the delivery of SBSI’s beverages in a specified territory for an initial fee. Distributors were entitled to commissions as compensation for deliveries made by such distributor. SBSI terminated production and distribution of its JOJO product line in 2010 and issued common stock to its distributors in consideration for the termination of their distribution routes. Since such time, SBSI has not generated any revenues from product sales but has focused its business activities on the development of its dispensing cap technology.

Business Strategy

Production . SBSI has produced, through a third party manufacturer, Autronic Plastics, Inc. of Westbury, New York, single cavity molds to test the dispensing technology with production limited to samples, prototypes and small production runs. After the completion of testing, SBSI hopes to build filling and assembly machinery, 64 cavity cap molds and twenty cavity bottle molds through third party manufacturers which we believe will result initially in a production capability of 100 million units. We believe this production capability will be able to be increased as needed.

We currently estimate initial build time for the machinery to be approximately 18-22 weeks with an additional 4 weeks for installation and testing and the initial ramp up to full production to be six months. We believe that adding additional machinery for increased production will be much shorter, approximately 10 weeks. We are currently in negotiations with third party bottling and packaging firms and firms to blend product for our UpImmune and SLAM products. Such firms will fill and assemble the caps as well as produce all bottling, label and cap application, producing a complete product that is boxed and ready to be shipped. We currently anticipate shipping filled caps along with empty bottles and labels to be filled at other bottling locations for west coast and international business. Our bottle can be filled on a standard bottling line and the cap is installed with a standard sports cap where no special tooling is needed

Products . Our business plan includes the development of an array of sports beverages with unique differentiators in almost every beverage niche including, energy beverages, nutritional beverages, “energy shots” and alcoholic beverages. We also hope to develop a revolutionary method for dispensing pharmaceuticals using a patent pending infusion cap system. All products will use the patent pending dispensing cap.

Typical energy/vitamin drinks, such as vitamin water, are mixed and then bottled and may lose optimum effectiveness before reaching consumers. When the vitamins mix with water their potency may break down rapidly over time. Vitamins in soft drinks may break down at a faster rate when not refrigerated. Since the journey from production to the customer may be lengthy, vitamin values listed on the side of the can or bottle may be lower when consumed. With our cap technology, nutrients and vitamins are mixed simultaneously as the cap is twisted, leaving the end-user with a 100% concentration of vitamins.

Products in development include:

JOJO Energy . We believe that our energy product will be zero calories, great tasting, energy sustaining, non–carbonated, no crash, and 100% spring water based, using our patent pending infusion cap technology which stores energy and nutrients. We hope to have six flavors including three niche flavors: superfruit antioxidants acai berry and pomegranate, green tea extracts, and super nutrient cognizin for sport bottles with pop up straws. The ingredients in JOJO Energy retain 100% of their potency as the consumer activates the cap and infuses the formula into the spring water. We believe that many other energy drinks lose up to 95% of their potency within 2-3 weeks of their bottling or canning process.

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UP Immune , is being developed as an immune supporting product, similar to and in competition with Airborne, the immune support dietary supplement that adds an energy component without the use of caffeine. We plan to develop UP Immune in on-the-go stick packets and also in a 2 oz. shot, utilizing our dispensing cap technology. We plan to introduce UP Immune packets in July 2011 to mass retailers and food/drug chains pursuant to a broker agreement with an independent marketing group, Select Sales Marketing Group (“Select”), which will contract with third party brokers and consultants. Select will be entitled to a monthly commission of 10% of net shipments for its services. Thereafter, we intend to utilize the patent pending DCT cap to dispense the Up Immune formulation into water in a shot, with a target launch in January 2012.

PINCH is, we believe, the first all-natural and organic sweetener with 0 calories.

SLAM is, we believe, the first ready to drink alcohol shot or cocktail. SLAM will be produced in a 2 oz. PET (polyethylene terephthalate) clear bottle with a full shrink sleeve label filled with vodka, tequila, rum or other alcoholic beverages. Taping into an almost 299 billion dollar alcohol industry in 2008, according to www.morssglobalfinance.com/the-economics-of -the-global-entertainment-industy, we believe that the “SLAM” shot series has the potential to be an almost 500 million dollar product year one. We currently anticipate launching Slam in the third quarter of 2011.

Hampton’s Own iced tea, is designed to suit the needs of those who may require a lower dosage of caffeine in their daily diet, but still want to enjoy the freshness that comes from the DCT cap. We plan to develop and offer the following flavors: Lemon Iced Tea, Peach Iced Tea, Diet Peach Iced Tea, Green Tea, Lemonade Iced Tea, Raspberry Iced Tea, Coconut Water and Thai Iced Tea.

PCT (Pharmaceutical Cap Technology)

In addition, we believe we have developed a revolutionary method for dispensing pharmaceuticals using a patent pending infusion cap system. Containers can be customized and pre-filled with liquids, powders and effervescent based pharmaceuticals and liquid bases to add flavor. Each dose will be exact and precise in the pre-filled cap and will offer the convenience of being taken on the go.

This is a method of dispensing medication in a safe, efficacious manner. We anticipate its application to over the counter and prescription medications. With over 40% of the population having difficulty taking pills (according to a 2003 study published on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc2778440), we believe our technology will provide the option of taking an easy, convenient shot, heretofore unavailable. We believe that the application of this technology in the prescription market has a billion dollar potential.

G.E.A.R. (Genetically Enhanced Anabolic Research)

We intend to develop a sports supplement line called G.E.A.R. (Genetically Enhanced Anabolic Research). Our marketing strategy for our G.E.A.R. product will focus on the use of social media, including facebook and twitter and on major bodybuilding sites. We intend to sponsor the competition circuit attending national level amateur shows and International Federal Body Building pro shows. We hope to build a dynamic on-line presence in the form of a very interactive website with an ask your favorite G.E.A.R. athlete a question forum and a team of G.E.A.R. reps from IFBB professional bodybuilders, fitness pros, bikini pros and National Physique Committee competitors.

Distribution

We plan to distribute our products, if and when developed, through a network of third party brokers who will establish distribution channels for sales to retailers.

Competition

The beverage industry is highly competitive as to pricing, packaging, new product development and marketing campaigns. If we are able to develop and commercialize our products they will compete with a wide range of beverage produced by many companies which have substantially greater financial, marketing and distribution resources than we do. We will also compete for brokers and distributors, many of which may have affiliations with competing companies and brands.

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We believe that if and when we are able to develop, market and sell these products, we will compete with the following products and additional products in the beverage market that may be developed by beverage manufacturers, many that are larger than us and have greater resources than we have: Red Bull, Monster, RockStar, Full Throttle (Coca-Cola) and AMP (Pepsi). Up Immune’s competition is currently Airborne and Emergency and our G.E.A.R. supplement line competes with many large national body building supplement manufacturers and neutriceuticals, including BSN, Muscle Pharm, Muscle Tek and VPX Sports.

Governmental Regulation

We intend to develop and market distilled spirits products in a variety of flavors, under the brand name SLAM, in 50 ml. containers. Alcohol beverages are among the most heavily regulated consumer products in the United States and there are many challenges and risks attendant to the rollout of such products. First, we must identify and source flavors allowed by United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) (an agency within the U.S. Treasury Department) which process can take several months. SBSI has engaged a flavor company which has secured the necessary federal approvals for the majority of the flavors that we intend to use in the SLAM products during the first year of rollout. In addition, the bottler that will prepare, pack and ship the SLAM products, must have the appropriate approvals and licenses at the state level, as well as with TTB and FDA. There are very few U.S. companies with the necessary licensing to bottle distilled spirits and with suitable equipment to handle containers smaller than 375 ml. on high speed, automated bottling equipment. We have identified a suitable company that will bottle the SLAM products at high volume in 50 ml. plastic containers.

All SLAM formulations must be reviewed and approved by the TTB. This process may take from a few days to six months or more. We have submitted the SLAM formulations and current expect approval within the next 30 days. We will also need labeling approval for the SLAM products.

We must also secure approval of product labeling from the TTB prior to bottling or sales activity. The TTB label approval process involves many inherently subjective determinations, such as what is “misleading” or “obscene”. This process generally takes between 2-6 weeks, although recently, the process has been considerably longer. We retained a law firm specializing in this process which works together with bottler’s in-house compliance team to procure the necessary approvals.

If we are not able to timely secure TTB formula approvals our business plan and our ability to bring products to market will be at risk.

Intellectual Property

SBSI owns all rights, title and interest in a currently pending U.S. patent application for its dispensing cap technology. The dispensing cap has a foiled sealed 5 cc storage chamber that is self contained. Unlike other closures, it can store and dispense liquids and powders along with effervescences. Sensitive ingredients can be filled then shipped to another location for final assembly of the closure, as the storage chamber is not directly attached. The closure opens with the same motions as most other push/pull sports closures on the market today.

Another key aspect of the dispensing cap technology is combining the closure with the designed bottle into a patent pending beverage delivery system which utilizes a non removal snap design that make the assembly simpler without the over torque issues [many closures face. This concept also increases the assembly speeds at the filling lines.

The U.S. patent application entitled TAMPER-EVIDENT BOTTLE CAP HAVING A PRE-SEALED INSERTABLE STORAGE CHAMBER (serial no. 61/381,580) was filed with the U.S. Patent Office on September 10, 2010. The patent must be converted to a non-provisional application and patent cooperation treaty/international application by September 10, 2011. SBSI also has seven U.S. federal trademarks pending as follows:

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·          D.C.T. DISPENSING CAP TECHNOLOGY, serial no. 85/260,640 filed on March 8, 2011

·          SLAM INFUSINATION, serial no. 85/217,232 filed on January 13, 2011

·          P.D.T. PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSING TECHNOLOGY, serial no. 85/260,685 filed on March 8, 2011

·          PLEASE SLAM RESPONSIBILY, serial no. 85/294,312 filed on April 13, 2011

·          SLAMBASSADORS, serial no. 85/294,283 filed on April 13, 2011

·          McFUSION, serial no. 85/301,306 filed on April 21, 2011

·          JOJO ENERGY, serial no. 77/437,086 filed on April 1, 2008

Graphic Gorilla

Graphic Gorilla LLC (“Graphic Gorilla”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, is our in-house graphics department which SBSI acquired in March 2011 pursuant to an agreement of sale. In exchange for all of the issued and outstanding equity of Graphic Gorilla, SBSI issued 1,000,000 shares of its common stock to Graphic Gorilla. Graphic Gorilla is responsible for brand development, corporate identity and design and packaging for all of the products we are developing.

Employees

Currently, SBSI has 11 employees, all of which are full-time employees.

PROPERTIES

SBSI maintains its principal offices pursuant to a three-year lease for 10,000 square feet of office space, manufacturing and distribution facilities at 836 Grundy Avenue, Holbrook, New York 11741. The lease, which commenced November 2010, provides for monthly lease payments of $5,000, $5,833 and $6,666 in the first, second and third years of the lease, respectively, and expires November 30, 2013. We believe our current facilities are adequate for our immediate and near-term needs. Additional space may be required as we expand our activities, but we do not foresee any significant difficulties in obtaining any required additional facilities.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Currently, the Company does not have any outstanding legal proceedings

RISK FACTORS

RISKS RELATED TO THE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a “going concern”. Accordingly, there is significant doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

We have an accumulated deficit of $2,800,390 as of December 31, 2010. Our auditors have noted that we currently have limited liquidity and have not completed efforts to establish a stabilized source of revenues sufficient to cover our operating costs over an extended period of time. Management anticipates that we will need additional investment capital to fund operating expenses. A significant amount of capital will be necessary to advance the development of our products to the point at which they will become commercially viable which raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

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If we continue incurring losses and fail to achieve profitability, we may have to cease our operations. Our financial condition raises substantial doubt that we will be able to operate as a “going concern”, and our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph regarding this uncertainty in their report on our financial statements as of December 31, 2010. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the uncertainty as to whether we will achieve status as a “going concern”. Our ability to achieve status as a “going concern” is dependent upon our generating cash flow sufficient to fund operations. Our business plans may not be successful in addressing these issues. If we cannot achieve status as a “going concern”, you may lose your entire investment in our Company.

We do not have sufficient cash on hand. If we do not generate sufficient revenues from sales among other factors, we will be unable to continue our operations.

We have raised $2,612,000 in bridge loans for production needs and other expenses. We estimate that within the next 12 months we will need $1,500,000 for operations, and we do not have sufficient cash on hand to meet this requirement. We recognize that if we are unable to generate sufficient revenues or obtain debt or equity financing, we will not be able to earn profits and may not be able to continue operations.

There is limited history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood that we will prove successful, and we can provide investors with no assurance that we will continue to generate enough operating revenues or ever achieve profitable operations. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks, our business will most likely fail.

We have a limited operating history and if we are not successful in continuing to grow the business, then we may have to scale back or even cease ongoing business operations.

We have no history of revenues from operations of our current business plan. There can be no assurance that we will ever operate profitably. Operations will be subject to all the risks inherent in the establishment of a developing enterprise and the uncertainties arising from the absence of a significant operating history. We may be unable to sign customer contracts or operate on a profitable basis. As we are in the development stage, potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered in commercializing the product. If the business plan is not successful, and we are not able to operate profitably, investors may lose some or all of their investment in us.

If we are unable to obtain additional funding, business operations will be harmed and if we do obtain additional financing then existing shareholders may suffer substantial dilution.

Additional capital will be required to effectively support the operations and to otherwise implement overall business strategy. We currently do not have any contracts or commitments for additional financing. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. The inability to obtain additional capital will restrict our ability to grow and may reduce our ability to continue to conduct business operations. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, we will likely be required to curtail and possibly cease operations. Any additional equity financing may involve substantial dilution to then existing shareholders.

If we are unable to continue to retain the services of Messrs. Scalise and Ferrari, , or if we are unable to successfully recruit qualified managerial and company personnel having experience in the beverage and supplement industries, we may not be able to continue operations.

Our success depends to a significant extent upon the continued services of Peter Scalise III, our Chief Executive Officer, and Scott Ferrari, our President and Chief Operating Officer. The loss of the services of Messrs. Scalise or Ferrari could have a material adverse effect on our growth, revenues, and prospective business. Both of these individuals are committed to devoting substantially all of their time and energy to us through their respective employment agreements. Any of these employees could leave our company with little or no prior notice. We do not have “key person” life insurance policies covering any of our employees.

In order to successfully implement and manage our business plan, we will be dependent upon, among other things, successfully recruiting qualified managerial and company personnel having experience in the our industry. Competition for qualified individuals is intense. There can be no assurance that we will be able to find, attract and retain existing employees or that we will be able to find, attract and retain qualified personnel on acceptable terms.

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If we are unable to successfully achieve broad market acceptance of our products, we may not be able to generate enough revenues in the future to achieve or sustain profitability.

We are dependent on the successful commercialization of our products, all of which are currently in the development stage. The market for our products and DCT technology is unproven. All of the products we plan to develop are based upon the DCT technology. The technology may not gain adequate commercial acceptance or success for our business plan to succeed.

If we cannot establish and maintain relationships with distributors, we may not be able to generate revenues.

In order to generate revenues and successfully commercialize our products once developed, we must establish and maintain relationships with distributors. A reduction, delay or cancellation of orders from one or more significant customers could significantly reduce our revenues and could damage our reputation among our then current and potential customers. We currently no not have any signed distribution agreements in effect.

If we experience quality control problems or supplier shortages from component suppliers, our revenues and profit margins may suffer.

Our dependence on third-party suppliers for components of our products involves several risks, including limited control over pricing, availability of materials, quality and delivery schedules. Any quality control problems or interruptions in supply with respect to one or more components or increases in component or delivery costs could materially adversely affect any customer relationships, revenues and profit margins that we may generate.

If we are unable to maintain brand image or product quality, or if we encounter product recalls, our business may suffer .

Our success depends on our ability to build and maintain brand image for our products. We have no assurance that our advertising, marketing and promotion campaigns will have the desired impact on any products that we may develop brand image and on consumer preference and demand. If and when we are able to develop and sale our products, product quality and/or ingredient content issues, efficacy or lack thereof, real or imagined, or allegations of product contamination, even if false or unfounded, could tarnish the image of the affected brands and may cause consumers to choose other products.

If we cannot effectively manage our internal growth, our business development plans may suffer.

If we fail to effectively manage our internal growth in a manner that minimizes strains on our resources, we could experience disruptions in our operations and the effectuation of our business plan. We expect that we will need to significantly expand our operations to successfully implement our business strategy. As we add marketing, sales and build our infrastructure, we expect that our operating expenses and capital requirements will increase. To effectively manage our growth, we must continue to expend funds to improve our operational, financial and management controls, and our reporting systems and procedures. In addition, we must effectively expand, train and manage our employee base. If we fail in our efforts to manage our internal growth, our prospects and business plan may not materialize.

If we are able to develop and commercialize our products we may be unable to compete successfully against our competitors, which may have significantly more capital than we do which may result in price reductions, reduced margins and the inability to achieve market acceptance.

Our inability to protect our patents and proprietary rights in the United States and foreign countries could materially adversely affect our business prospects and competitive position.

Our success depends on our ability to obtain and maintain patent and other proprietary-right protection for our technology and systems in the United Stated and other countries. If we are unable to obtain or maintain these protections, we may not be able to prevent third parties from using our proprietary rights.

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If we cannot effectively develop sales and marketing capabilities, we may not be able to commercialize our products.

We need to develop sales and marketing capabilities to support our commercialization efforts. Failure to recruit, train and retain sales personnel, or the inability of sales personnel to effectively market and sell our products, could impair our ability to gain market acceptance amd commercialize our products.

Our officers have no experience in managing a public company, which increases the risk that we will be unable to establish and maintain all required disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting and meet the public reporting and the financial requirements for our business.

Our management has a legal and fiduciary duty to establish and maintain disclosure controls and control procedures in compliance with the securities laws, including the requirements mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Although our officers have substantial business experience, they have no experience in managing a public company. The standards that must be met for management to assess the internal control over financial reporting as effective are new and complex, and require significant documentation, testing and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards. Because our officers have no prior experience with the management of a public company, we may encounter problems or delays in completing activities necessary to make an assessment of our internal control over financial reporting, and disclosure controls and procedures. In addition, the attestation process by our independent registered public accounting firm is new and we may encounter problems or delays in completing the implementation of any requested improvements and receiving an attestation of our assessment by our independent registered public accounting firm. If we cannot assess our internal control over financial reporting as effective or provide adequate disclosure controls or implement sufficient control procedures, or our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to provide an unqualified attestation report on such assessment, investor confidence and share value may be negatively impacted.

 

We have outstanding promissory notes to our executive officers.

 

Our President and Chief Operating Officer and our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer have loaned us an aggregate of $410,000 and $1,010,000, respectively, pursuant to 10% and 15% promissory notes. Such notes mature and become due and payable on January 1, 2012. We may need to divert resources otherwise needed for our operations to repay these loans when due. If we do not have the funds to repay such loans upon their maturity we will be in default of our material obligations to repay such loans to our executive officers.

 

RISKS RELATED TO COMMON STOCK

Because we have available a significant number of authorized shares of common stock, we may issue additional shares for a variety of reasons which will have a dilutive effect on our shareholders and on your investment, resulting in reduced ownership and in our company and decreased voting power, or may result in a change of control.

Our board of directors has the authority to issue additional shares of common stock up to the authorized amount stated in our Articles of Incorporation. Our board of directors may choose to issue some or all of such shares to acquire one or more businesses or other types of property, or to provide additional financing in the future. The issuance of any such shares may result in a reduction of the book value or market price of the outstanding shares of our common stock. If we do issue any such additional shares, such issuance also will cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership and voting power of all other shareholders. Further, any such issuance may result in a change of control of the company.

Additional financings may dilute the holdings of our current shareholders.

In order to provide capital for the operation of the business, we may enter into additional financing arrangements. These arrangements may involve the issuance of new shares of common stock, preferred stock that is convertible into common stock, debt securities that are convertible into common stock or warrants for the purchase of common stock. Any of these items could result in a material increase in the number of shares of common stock outstanding, which would in turn result in a dilution of the ownership interests of existing common shareholders. In addition, these new securities could contain provisions, such as priorities on distributions and voting rights, which could affect the value of our existing common stock. 

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There is currently a limited public market for our common stock. Failure to develop or maintain a trading market could negatively affect its value and make it difficult or impossible for you to sell your shares.

There has been a limited public market for our common stock and an active public market for our common stock may not develop. Failure to develop or maintain an active trading market could make it difficult for you to sell your shares or recover any part of your investment in us. Even if a market for our common stock does develop, the market price of our common stock may be highly volatile. In addition to the uncertainties relating to future operating performance and the profitability of operations, factors such as variations in interim financial results or various, as yet unpredictable, factors, many of which are beyond our control, may have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock.

“Penny Stock” rules may make buying or selling our common stock difficult.

If the market price for our common stock is below $5.00 per share, trading in our common stock may be subject to the “penny stock” rules. The SEC has adopted regulations that generally define a penny stock to be any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. These rules would require that any broker-dealer that would recommend our common stock to persons other than prior customers and accredited investors, must, prior to the sale, make a special written suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to execute the transaction. Unless an exception is available, the regulations would require the delivery, prior to any transaction involving a penny stock, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the risks associated with trading in the penny stock market. In addition, broker-dealers must disclose commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities they offer. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our common stock, which could severely limit the market price and liquidity of our common stock.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The following discussion highlights the principal factors that have affected SBSI’s financial condition and results of operations as well as our liquidity and capital resources for the periods described. This discussion contains forward-looking statements, as discussed above. Please see the sections entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these forward-looking statements.

The following discussion and analysis of SBSI’s financial condition and results of operations are based on the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, which were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).  You should read the discussion and analysis together with such financial statements and the related notes thereto.

Overview

SBSI was incorporated in Nevada on April 3, 2008. SBSI was initially engaged in the development and sale of its JOJO energy drink. SBSI is an early stage company focused on the development, production, marketing and commercialization of beverage products and vitamin supplements based upon a patent pending dispensing cap technology which it also hopes will have application to the pharmaceutical industry. Although we did not have any sales or revenues in fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, from May 2009 to November 2009 SBSI distributed its JOJO product to more than 3,000 stores in the Long Island, New York area through a network of 20 independently owned distribution routes. SBSI’s 2009 revenues were attributable to distribution arrangements and sale of product which were terminated in the end of 2009. SBSI is headquartered in Holbrook, New York.

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Results of Operations – The three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010

Revenues

SBSI did not generate any significant revenues from product sales for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

Total operating expenses

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, total operating expenses were $423,578 and $171,002, respectively.

Net loss

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, net loss was $498,391 and $177,351, respectively.

Results of Operations - The year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009

Revenues

SBSI was in its development stage and did not generate any revenues from product sales for the year ended December 31, 2010. Revenues of $945,458 in 2009 were attributable to route sales of $512,433 and product sales of our JOJO energy drink of $433,025.

Cost of Revenues

Due to the fact that SBSI had no revenue for the year ended December 31, 2010, SBSI had no cost of revenues during this period. For the period ended December 31, 2009, cost of revenues was $170,768

Research and development

Cost incurred for research and development are expensed as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, research and development costs incurred were $99,097 and $330,141, respectively.

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Total operating expenses

For the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, total operating expenses were $976,629 and $2,496,569, respectively.

Net loss

For the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, net loss was $1,178,126 and $1,741,014, respectively.

Off-balance sheet arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2010, we had a working capital deficit of $2,193,109. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, SBSI had a working capital deficit of approximately $1,375,415 and $568,619, respectively. We intend to use our cash for working capital needs, including without limitation the production of the UP Immune product line and research and development on the GEAR product.

To date, we have financed our operations through the issuance of equity and debt to private investors. On May 13, 2011, SBSI issued twelve-month 9% convertible subordinated debentures (“Debentures”) to accredited investors in a private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,612,000. Interest on the Debentures accrued at the rate of 9% per annum and were payable in shares of SBSI. The Debentures were convertible into shares of common stock of SBSI at a conversion price of $0.35 per share and were mandatorily converted in accordance with their terms, into an aggregate of 7,462,848 shares of common stock upon the effectiveness of the Merger on May 13, 2011. The investors in the Debentures have the right to appoint a director to the board of directors. The Debentures were issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

In 2009 we financed operations through the sale of distribution routes and our JOJO product.

We expect significant capital expenditures during the next 12 months. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

If we are not successful in generating sufficient liquidity from operations or in raising sufficient capital resources, on terms acceptable to us, this could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations liquidity and financial condition.

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Critical Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash Equivalents

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash equivalents include investment instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less.

Research and Development

The Company’s policy is to expense all research and development costs incurred.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances are present, the Company assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the total of the future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less costs to sell.

Advertising Costs

The Company’s policy regarding advertising is to expense advertising when incurred. The Company incurred advertising expense of $5,000 and $163,451 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Property and Equipment and Depreciation

Property and equipment is stated at cost and is depreciated using the straight line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Routine maintenance, repairs and replacement costs are expensed as incurred and improvements that extend the useful life of the assets are capitalized. When property and equipment is sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in operations.

Net Loss Per Common Share

The Company computes per share amounts in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share”. ASC Topic 260 requires presentation of basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is computed by dividing the income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during the periods.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the Financial FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” which amends the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The guidance requires disclosure of transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy, including the reasons and the timing of the transfers and information on purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of the assets and liabilities measured under Level 3 of the fair value measurement hierarchy. The guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for Level 3 reconciliation disclosures which are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The Company adopted these amendments in the first quarter of 2010 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the disclosures of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09 “Subsequent Events - Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements” (“ASU 2010-09”), which amends FASB ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events, so that SEC filers no longer are required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in originally issued and revised financial statements. ASU No. 2010-09 was effective immediately and the Company adopted these new requirements in the first quarter of 2010. The adoption did not have a material impact on the disclosures of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS,

PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

The following persons became our executive officers and directors on May 13, 2011, upon the effectiveness of the Merger, and hold the positions set forth opposite their respective names:

 

 Name    Age    Positions and Offices Held
Peter Scalise III   42   Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
Scott Ferrari   43   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Neil Rosenberg   63   Secretary, Treasurer and Director
Duncan Weir   35   Director
Richard Hall   48   Director
                   

The business address of our officers and directors is c/o Mojo Ventures, Inc., 836 Grundy Avenue, Holbrook, New York 11741.

 

Our directors hold office for one-year terms or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Our officers are elected annually by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board. Set forth below is a summary description of the principal occupation and business experience of each of our directors and executive officers for at least the last five years.

 

Peter Scalise. Mr. Scalise has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a director of our company since the Merger and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SBSI since inception in 2008. Prior thereto, in 1995, Mr. Scalise founded and was the Chief Executive Officer of Huge Nutrition Inc. which sold the Hugh Nutrition brand of body building supplement line. Mr. Scalise sold Hugh Nutrition in 1999, and established another supplement company, Advanced Genetics where Mr. Scalise held the position of Chief Executive Officer until 2008 . Mr. Scalise’s experience in product development in the supplement and beverage industries and his day-to-day management of our company as the Chief Executive Officer led to the conclusion of our board that Mr. Scalise should serve as a member of our board.

 

Scott Ferrari. Mr. Ferrari has served as President and a director of our company since the Merger and has served as President of SBSI since August of 2008, and Chief Operating Officer since 2008. Mr. Ferrari oversees all aspects of sales, marketing, distribution and logistics. Mr. Ferrari was the Vice president of North Country Mortgage Bankers, a mortgage lending bank, from 2000 to 2008, where he was in charge of all aspects of retail mortgage originations at a national level. Mr. Ferrari’s experience and skill in financial matters and mortgage banking provides our board with insight into financing strategies, product sales, marketing and advertising and led to the conclusion of our board that Mr. Ferrari should serve as a member of our board.

 

Neil Rosenberg. Mr. Rosenberg has served as a director of our company since the Merger and as Secretary and Treasurer of SBSI since April 2008 and as a director of SBSI since April 2008. From January 2005 until March 2008, Mr. Rosenberg was a consultant and political and civic liaison for sports and entertainment projects on Long Island, New York. In 1978, Mr. Rosenberg founded and was the chief operating officer of ITTCO Sales Co., Inc. of Ronkonkoma, New York, a wholesale distributor of specialty appearance auto parts and accessories until its sale in October 2003. Mr. Rosenberg has been heavily involved in the development of the JOJO energy drink as SBSI’s Vice President of Corporate Development and as former Director of Production. Mr. Rosenberg’s involvement in SBSI’s operations together with 40 years of business, civic and community involvement and service on numerous committees and boards led to the conclusion of our board that Mr. Rosenberg should serve as a member of our Board.

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Duncan Weir. Mr. Weir has served as a director of our company since the Merger and as creative director of SBSI since 2008. Mr. Weir also serves as President/CEO of Graphic Gorilla, LLC, a design and marketing company that specializes in large format graphics and branding, which Mr. Weir founded in 2007. Graphic Gorilla was acquired by SBSI in 2011 and now also functions as our internal graphics department. Prior to founding Graphic Gorilla Mr. Weir headed sales and marketing for Medical Express Ambulance, from 2003-2007. Mr. Weir has 15 years of professional experience in the graphic arts, sales and marketing industry and is an accomplished artist. He also holds two degrees in fine arts, graphic design with an emphasis in advertising. Mr. Weir’s expertise in sales, marketing, advertising and product branding led to the conclusion of our board that Mr. Weir should serve as a member of our board.

 

Richard Hall. Mr. Hall has served as a director of our company since the Merger and as creative director of SBSI since May 2010. Mr. Hall currently coordinates production, shipping and pricing structure for UP Immune and SLAM products. From September 2009 to April 2010, Mr. Hall was the VP of Sales for CIS Abstract, a title insurance company, where he was responsible for selling insurance premium financing programs. Prior thereto from May 2009 to September 2009, Mr. Hall started Opened Express Beverage, Inc., a beverage route company with territories along the north shore of Long Island, with the JOJO energy drink product. From August 2008 to May 2009, Mr. Hall was VP of Sales for CIS Abstract, where dealt with the sale of title insurance to law firms and mortgage companies. From January 2008 to July 2008 Mr. Hall worked for Galaxy Coffee Service, Inc. coordinating the Regal Coffee Service customer into the Galaxy Coffee customer base. From 1987 to 2007, Mr. Hall was emplyed by Regal Marketing Associates, DBA Regal Coffee Service, a family-owned coffee, bottled water and vending service, where he was appointed President in 1999. Mr. Hall was responsible for overseeing sales, employees and overall day-to-day business operations. Regal serviced over 1000 customers in the NY metro area until its sale in January 2008. Mr. Hall’s expertise in sales and distribution in the beverage industry led to the conclusion of our board that Mr. Hall should serve as a member of our board.

 

There are no family relationships among our directors and executive officers.

The Board of Directors has not established an audit committee and does not have an audit committee financial expert.

 

Code of Ethics

 

The Company has not adopted a written code of ethics.

 

We are not subject to listing requirements of any national securities exchange or national securities association and, as a result, we are not at this time required to have our board comprised of a majority of “independent directors.” None of the current directors are deemed independent under any relevant exchange or SEC rules.

 

During the past ten years none of our officers and directors has been involved in any legal proceedings that are material to an evaluation of their ability or integrity as director or an executive officer of us, and none of them have been affiliated with any company that been involved in bankruptcy proceedings.

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Employment Agreements

SBSI is a party to a fifteen-year employment agreement, dated March 15, 2011, with Peter Scalise, which may be automatically renewed for successive one-year periods unless either party notifies the other of its desire not to renew 60 days prior to the then current term, to serve as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Pursuant to this agreement Mr. Scalise is entitled to an annual base salary of $150,000, payable biweekly, with annual cost of living adjustments and interest at the rate of 10% per annum on any unpaid salary The agreement also provides for (i) an annual salary increase (but not a decrease) of $50,000 and (ii) the grant of 50,000 shares of common stock, for each $10 million (above $10 million) in product sales. Mr. Scalise is entitled to the following incentive bonuses payable 30 days after the delivery of our annual audited financials, 50% in cash and 50% in three-year (one-year in the event and upon termination of Mr. Scalise’s employment) immediately exercisable options (with a cashless exercise provision) to purchase common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing bid price on the last day of the fiscal year or, if not traded, at $0.50 per share:(a) an operational incentive bonus of 5% five percent of our adjusted gross revenues (as defined in the agreement) and (b) a profit incentive bonus of 5% five percent net pre-tax profits from operations. Mr. Scalise is also entitled to medical insurance for himself and his family as well as up to a $700 monthly car allowance and $300 unaccountable monthly expense allowance. If Mr. Scalise’s employment is terminated by us for “cause” which is defined in the agreement as dishonesty, violation of law resulting in a criminal conviction, disability which results in Mr. Scalise’s absence for 3 months in any year or a material breach of the agreement. The agreement also provides that Mr. Scalise will not, during the term of the agreement and for 12 months thereafter, solicit customers or suppliers or interfere with such relationships or solicit our employees.

SBSI is a party to a ten-year employment agreement, dated March 15, 2011, with Scott Ferrari, which may be automatically renewed for successive one-year periods unless either party notifies the other of its desire not to renew 60 days prior to the then current term, to serve as our President and Chief Operating Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Ferrari is entitled to an annual base salary of $120,000, payable biweekly, with annual cost of living adjustments and interest at the rate of 10% per annum on any unpaid salary. The agreement also provides for (i) an annual salary increase (but not a decrease) of $50,000 and (ii) the grant of 50,000 shares of common stock, for each $10 million (above $10 million) in product sales. Mr. Ferrari is entitled to the following incentive bonuses payable 30 days after the delivery of our annual audited financials, 50% in cash and 50% in three-year (one-year in the event and upon termination of Mr. Ferrari’s employment) immediately exercisable options (with a cashless exercise provision) to purchase common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing bid price on the last day of the fiscal year or, if not traded, at $0.50 per share:(a) an operational incentive bonus of 1% of our adjusted gross revenues (as defined in the agreement) and (b) a profit incentive bonus of 3% of the net pre-tax profits from operations. Mr. Ferrari is also entitled to medical insurance for himself and his family as well as up to a $500 monthly car allowance and a $200 unaccountable monthly expense allowance. If Mr. Ferrari’s employment is terminated by us for “cause” which is defined in the agreement as dishonesty, violation of law resulting in a criminal conviction, disability which results in Mr. Ferrari’s absence for 3 months in any year or a material breach of the agreement. The agreement also provides that Mr. Ferrari will not, during the term of the agreement and for 12 months thereafter, solicit customers or suppliers or interfere with such relationships or solicit our employees.

SBSI is a party to a five-year employment agreement, dated March 15, 2011, with Duncan Weir, which may be automatically renewed for successive one-year periods unless either party notifies the other of its desire not to renew 60 days prior to the then current term, to serve as Director of Graphic Design, pursuant to which Mr. Weir is entitled to an annual base salary of $75,000, payable biweekly, with annual cost of living adjustments and interest at the rate of 10% per annum on any unpaid salary. In addition, Mr. Weir was entitled to 500,000 shares of common stock upon entering into the employment agreement. The agreement also provides for (i) an annual salary increase (but not a decrease) of $20,000 and (ii) the grant of 10,000 shares of common stock, for each $10 million (above $10 million) in product sales. Mr. Weir is entitled to the following incentive bonuses payable 30 days after the delivery of our annual audited financials, 50% in cash and 50% in three-year (one-year in the event and upon termination of Mr. Weir’s employment) immediately exercisable options (with a cashless exercise provision) to purchase common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing bid price on the last day of the fiscal year or, if not traded, at $0.50 per share:(a) an operational incentive bonus of 1% of our adjusted gross revenues (as defined in the agreement) and (b) a profit incentive bonus of 3% of the net pre-tax profits from operations. If Mr. Weir’s employment is terminated by us for “cause” which is defined in the agreement as dishonesty, violation of law resulting in a criminal conviction, disability which results in Mr. Weir’s absence for 3 months in any year or a material breach of the agreement. The agreement also provides that Mr. Weir will not, during the term of the agreement and for 12 months thereafter, solicit customers or suppliers or interfere with such relationships or solicit our employees. Mr. Weir is also entitled to 10% of net profits on all non-SBSI graphic marketing business generated by Graphic Gorilla LLC.

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SBSI is a party to a one-year employment agreement, dated June 15, 2010, with Richard Hall, which may be automatically renewed for successive one-year periods unless either party notifies the other of its desire not to renew 60 days prior to the then current term, to serve as Vice President of Sales, pursuant to which Mr. Hall is entitled to an annual base salary of $75,000, payable biweekly, with annual cost of living adjustments. In addition, Mr. Hall was entitled to 2,000,000 shares of common stock upon entering into the employment agreement. The agreement also provides for (i) an annual salary increase (but not a decrease) of $20,000 and (ii) the grant of 10,000 shares of common stock, for each $10 million (above $10 million) in product sales. Mr. Hall is entitled to the following incentive bonuses payable 30 days after the delivery of our annual audited financials, 50% in cash and 50% in three-year (one-year in the event and upon termination of Mr. Hall’s employment) immediately exercisable options (with a cashless exercise provision) to purchase common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing bid price on the last day of the fiscal year or, if not traded, at $0.50 per share:(a) an operational incentive bonus of 1% of our adjusted gross revenues (as defined in the agreement) and (b) a profit incentive bonus of 1% of the net pre-tax profits from operations. Mr. Hall is also entitled to medical insurance for himself and his family. If Mr. Hall’s employment is terminated by us for “cause” which is defined in the agreement as dishonesty, violation of law resulting in a criminal conviction, disability which results in Mr. Hall’s absence for 3 months in any year or a material breach of the agreement. The agreement also provides that Mr. Hall will not, during the term of the agreement and for 12 months thereafter, solicit customers or suppliers or interfere with such relationships or solicit our employees.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation

The following table sets forth, for the last two fiscal years, the compensation earned by our Chief Executive Officer.

Name and Principal Position Year Salary ($) Bonus ($) Stock Awards ($) Option Awards ($) Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earning

($)

All Other Compensation ($)

Total

($)

Ivona Janieszewski (1)

2010

2009

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Peter Scalise(2)

2010

2009

75,000

75,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

(1) Ivona Janieszewski served as our Chief Executive Officer until the Merger on May 13, 2011.

 

(2) Represents compensation earned as chief executive officer of SBSI. No other executive officer received annual compensation in excess of $100,000.

Director Compensation

We do not currently compensate our directors for acting as such, although we may do so in the future.

As of December 31, 2010, none of our directors or executive officers held unexercised options, stock that had not vested, or equity incentive plan awards.

We have no pension, annuity, bonus, insurance, equity incentive, non-equity incentive, stock options, profit sharing or similar benefit plans.

Upon the closing of the Merger, Ivona Janieszewski resigned as the sole director and simultaneously therewith a new board of directors was appointed consisting of Messrs. Scalise, Ferrari, Hall and Rosenberg.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

The Company does not currently have a compensation committee.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Other than as disclosed below, there have been no transactions, or proposed transactions, which have materially affected or will materially affect us in which any director, executive officer or beneficial holder of more than 10% of the outstanding common stock, or any of their respective relatives, spouses, associates or affiliates, has had or will have any direct or material indirect interest. We have no policy regarding entering into transactions with affiliated parties.

On May, 13, 2011, the Company transferred all of its membership interests in the LLC to Ms. Janieszewski, our former President, Secretary, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and a director in consideration for the cancellation of 80,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company and $2,759 of debt owed by the Company to Ms. Janieszewski. Ms. Janieszewski also assumed approximately $200,000 in accounts payable to third party creditors of the Company in the transaction. Ms. Janieszewski resigned as an officer and director upon the effectiveness of the Merger.

On December 31, 2010, SBSI issued a 10% promissory note in the principal amount of $110,000 to Scott Ferrari, our President and Chief Operating Officer and a director, evidencing a loan made to SBSI. The note matures on January 1, 2012. On December 31, 2010, SBSI issued a 15% promissory note in the principal amount of $210,000 to Peter Scalise, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a director, evidencing a loan made to SBSI. The note matures on January 1, 2012.

On January 1, 2010, SBSI issued a 15% promissory note in the principal amount of $800,000 to Peter Scalise, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a director, evidencing a loan made to SBSI. The note matured on January 1, 2011 and was extended until January 1, 2012 by the board on March 23, 2011.

On January 1, 2010, SBSI issued a 10% promissory note in the principal amount of $300,000 to Scott Ferrari, our President and Chief Operating Officer and a director, evidencing a loan made to SBSI. The note matured on January 1, 2011 and was extended until January 1, 2012 by the board on March 23, 2011.

On March 15, 2011 we entered into an Agreement of Sale with Graphic Gorilla and Duncan Weir, a director, pursuant to which, among other things, SBSI acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity of Graphic Gorilla, in exchange for 1,000,000 shares of common stock of SBSI. Duncan Weir is the managing member of Graphic Gorilla and its sole member.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock, taking into account the consummation of the Merger (1) by each person or entity who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock, (2) by each of the named executive officers and directors; and (3) by all of the named executive officers and directors as a group, as of May 13, 2011.

Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the following table, each of the stockholders named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares of common stock and the address of each of the stockholders listed below is c/o Mojo Ventures, Inc., 836 Grundy Avenue, Holbrook, New York 11741.

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NAME OF OWNER

TITLE OF

CLASS

NUMBER OF

SHARES OWNED (1)

PERCENTAGE OF

COMMON STOCK (2)

Peter Scalise III Common Stock 9,666,667 18.58%
Duncan Weir Common Stock  1,000,000 1.92%
Richard Hall Common Stock 333,333 *
Neil Rosenberg Common Stock 166,667 *
Scott Ferrari Common Stock 4,500,000 8.65%
       
All executive officers and directors as a group (5 persons) Common Stock 15,666,667 30.11%

 

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* Represents less than 1%.

(1) Beneficial Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock subject to options or warrants currently exercisable or convertible, or exercisable or convertible within 60 days of May 13, 2011 are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such option or warrant but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.

(2) Based upon 52,014,976 shares issued and outstanding on May 13, 2011, and the total number of shares beneficially owned and held by each individual on May 13, 2011, plus the number of shares that such individual has the right to acquire within 60 days of such date.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

Common Stock

We are authorized to issue up to 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. Prior to the Merger, there were 1,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. On April 27, 2011, our Board approved a 25 to 1 forward stock split which resulted in 25,000,000 shares issued and outstanding. In connection with the Merger, the Company issued (i) 19,552,128 shares of common stock in exchange for the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of SBSI and (ii) 7,462,848 shares upon the conversion of the Debentures. The outstanding shares of common stock are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

The holders of our common stock (i) have equal ratable rights to dividends from funds legally available therefore, when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors; (ii) are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets available for distribution to holders of common stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; (iii) do not have pre-emptive, subscription or conversion rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions or rights; and (iv) are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters on which shareholders may vote.

The shares of our common stock are not subject to any future call or assessment and all have equal voting rights. There are no special rights or restrictions of any nature attached to any of the shares of our common stock and they all rank at equal rate or “pari passu”, each with the other, as to all benefits, which might accrue to the holders of the shares of our common stock. All registered shareholders are entitled to receive a notice of any general annual meeting to be convened.

At any general meeting, subject to the restrictions on joint registered owners of shares of our common stock, on a showing of hands every shareholder who is present in person and entitled to vote has one vote, and on a poll every shareholder has one vote for each share of our common stock of which he is the registered owner and may exercise such vote either in person or by proxy. Holders of shares of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares, voting for the election of directors, can elect all of the directors to be elected, if they so choose, and, in such event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any of our directors.

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Preferred Stock

Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of preferred stock in one or more series, from time to time, with each such series to have such designation, relative rights, preferences or limitations, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of Directors, subject to the limitations prescribed by law and in accordance with the provisions of our Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors being expressly vested with authority to adopt any such resolution or resolutions.

Shares of voting or convertible preferred stock could be issued, or rights to purchase such shares could be issued, to create voting impediments or to frustrate persons seeking to effect a takeover or otherwise gain control of our Company. The ability of the Board to issue such additional shares of preferred stock, with rights and preferences it deems advisable, could discourage an attempt by a party to acquire control of our Company by tender offer or other means. Such issuances could therefore deprive shareholders of benefits that could result from such an attempt, such as the realization of a premium over the market price for their shares in a tender offer or the temporary increase in market price that such an attempt could cause. Moreover, the issuance of such additional shares of preferred stock to persons friendly to the Board could make it more difficult to remove incumbent managers and directors from office even if such change were to be favorable to shareholders generally. There are currently no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.

Stock Options/SAR Grants

We do not currently have any long-term compensation plans or stock option plans. No individual grants of stock options, whether or not in tandem with stock appreciation rights known as SARs or freestanding SARs, have been made to any executive officer or any director since our inception; accordingly, no stock options have been granted or exercised by any of the officers or directors.

 

We intend to establish a stock option plan for our employees, directors and consultants. It is expected that a minimum of 6,447,872 shares will be reserved under the plan and issued in the near future.

Lock-Up

 

All shares of common stock held by our executive officers, directors, 10% stockholders are subject to lock-up provisions that provide restrictions on the future sale of common stock by the holders and their transferees. These lock-up provisions provide, in general, that their shares may not, directly or indirectly, be offered, sold, offered for sale, contracted for sale, hedged or otherwise transferred or disposed of for a period of 12 months following the effective date of the Merger. Following the term of the lock-up, for a period of twelve more months, the shares will be subject to volume limitations in trading .

 

Transfer Agent

 

The transfer agent for the Company’s common stock is Empire Stock Transfer, Inc., 1859 Whitney Mesa Drive, Henderson NV 89014

 

MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS

The Company’s common stock is currently listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “MOJO”. To date, there has been no trading in the Company’s common stock.

 

Dividend Policy

The Company has never paid any cash dividends on its capital stock and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends on the Common Stock in the foreseeable future. The Company intends to retain future earnings to fund ongoing operations and future capital requirements. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be dependent upon financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.

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INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) provides, in general, that a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, such as us, may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. In the case of a derivative action, a Delaware corporation may indemnify any such person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification will be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person will have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any other court in which such action was brought determines such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses.

Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that we will indemnify our directors, officers, employees and agents to the extent and in the manner permitted by the provisions of the DGCL, as amended from time to time, subject to any permissible expansion or limitation of such indemnification, as may be set forth in any stockholders’ or directors’ resolution or by contract.

We are also permitted to apply for insurance on behalf of any director, officer, employee or other agent for liability arising out of his actions, whether or not the DGCL would permit indemnification.

The foregoing summary is necessarily subject to the complete text of the statute, and Certificate of Incorporation referred to above and is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

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

The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is also incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

There have been no other sales by MOJO of unregistered equity securities since the beginning of our 2009 fiscal year.

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information provided in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Upon the closing of the Merger on May 13, 2011, Ivona Janieszewski resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and simultaneously therewith Peter Scalise III was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and (ii) Scott Ferrari was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of our company.

Also upon the closing of the Merger on May 13, 2011, Ivona Janieszewski , the sole director of the Company, appointed Peter Scalise, Richard Hall, Neil Rosenberg, Duncan Weir and Scott Ferrari to our board of directors and submitted her resignation from the board of directors.

The information provided in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.06 Change in Shell Company Status.

The information provided in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. Following the consummation of the Merger describer in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company believes that it is not a shell corporation as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act and Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Section 9-Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

Audited Financial Statements of SBSI.

(b) Pro forma financial information.

Pro forma financial statements

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(d) Exhibits. All exhibits are filed herewith unless otherwise indicated.

Exhibit Number

 

Description

2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc., SBSI Acquisition Corp. and Mojo Shopping, Inc., dated May 13, 2011
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Mojo Shopping, Inc., (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Mojo Shopping, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on December 19, 2007)
3.2 Bylaws of Mojo Shopping, Inc., (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Mojo Shopping, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on December 19, 2007)
3.3 Amendment   to Certificate of Incorporation of Mojo Ventures, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Mojo Venture’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2011)
3.4 Articles of Merger, dated May 13, 2011
4.1 Form of 9% Convertible Subordinated Debenture
4.2 Form of Lock-Up Agreement and schedule
10.1 Employment Agreement dated March 15, 2011, between Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc. and Peter Scalise
10.2 Employment Agreement dated March 15, 2011, Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc. and Scott Ferrari
10.3 Employment Agreement dated March 15, 2011, Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc. and Duncan Weir
10.4 Employment Agreement dated June 15, 2010, Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc. and Richard Hall
10.5 Lease, made as of September 2, 2010, between Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc. and Robert Birnbaum
10.6 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement
10.7 National Broker Agreement, dated August 16, 2010 with Select Sales and Marketing Group
10.8 15% Promissory Note dated January 1, 2010 with Peter Scalise
10.9 15% Promissory Note dated December 31, 2010 with Peter Scalise
10.10 10% Promissory Note dated January 1, 2010 with Scott Ferrari
10.11 10% Promissory Note dated December 31, 2010 with Scott Ferrari
10.12 Agreement of Sale dated March 15, 2011 among Duncan Weir, Graphic Gorilla LLC and Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc.
10.13 Form of Distribution Agreement
10.14 Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated May 13, 2011 between Ivona Janieszewski and Mojo Ventures, Inc.
99.1 Balance sheets of Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc. as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the related statements of operations, statements of shareholder’s deficit and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
99.2 Pro forma financial information for December 31, 2010
99.3 Balance sheets of Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc. as of March 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related statements of operations, statements of shareholder’s deficit and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
99.4 Pro Forma financial information for March 31, 2011

 

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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.

Mojo Ventures, Inc.

 

 

By: /s/ Peter Scalise III

Peter Scalise III

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: May 18, 2011

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among

Specialty Beverage And Supplement, Inc .,

SBSI Acquisition Corp .

and

Mojo ventures, Inc .

May 13, 2011

 
 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS   5
  Section 1.1 Definitions 5
   
ARTICLE II THE MERGER   10
Section 2.1 Merger 10
Section 2.2 Effective Time 10
Section 2.3 Articles of Incorporation 10
Section 2.4 Effects of the Merger 11
Section 2.5 Closing 11
Section 2.6 Tax-Free Merger 11
 
ARTICLE III MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES 11
Section 3.1 Manner And Basis of Converting And Exchanging Capital Stock 11
Section 3.2 Surrender And Exchange of Certificates 12
Section 3.3 Options, Warrants . 10
Section 3.4 Parent Common Stock 14
 
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY 14
Section 4.1 Organization 14
Section 4.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement 14
Section 4.3 Capitalization 15
Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations 15
Section 4.5 Financial Statements 15
Section 4.6 No Undisclosed Liabilities 16
Section 4.7 Litigation 16
Section 4.8 No Default; Compliance With Applicable Laws . 16
Section 4.9 Broker’s and Finder’s Fees . 16
Section 4.10 Contracts 16
Section 4.11 Tax Returns and Audits 17
Section 4.12 Patents and Other Intangible Assets 17
Section 4.13 Employee Benefit Plans; Erisa . 18
Section 4.14 Title To Property and Encumbrances 18
Section 4.15 Condition of Properties 19
Section 4.16 Insurance Coverage 19
Section 4.17 Environmental Matters 19
Section 4.18 Disclosure 20
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND ACQUISITION CORP 20
Section 5.1 Organization 20
Section 5.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement 20
Section 5.3 Consents And Approvals; No Violations 21
Section 5.4 Litigation 21
Section 5.5 No Default; Compliance With Applicable Laws 21
Section 5.6 Broker’s And Finder’s Fees; Broker/Dealer Ownership 22
Section 5.7 Capitalization of Parent 22
Section 5.8 Acquisition Corp 18
Section 5.9 Validity of Shares 22
Section 5.10 Sec Reporting And Compliance 22
Section 5.11 Financial Statements 23
Section 5.12 No General Solicitation 23
Section 5.13 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities 23
Section 5.14 Changes 24
Section 5.15 Tax Returns And Audits 25
Section 5.16 Employee Benefit Plans; Erisa 25
Section 5.17 Interested Party Transactions 26
Section 5.18 Questionable Payments 26
Section 5.19 Obligations To or By Stockholders 26
Section 5.20 Schedule of Assets And Contracts 26
Section 5.21 Environmental Matters 27
Section 5.22 Employees 28
Section 5.23 Title To Property And Encumbrances 28
Section 5.24 Condition of Properties 28
Section 5.25 Insurance Coverage 28
Section 5.26 Disclosure 28
Section 5.27 No Liabilities 28
 
ARTICLE VI CONDUCT OF BUSINESSES PENDING THE MERGER 29
Section 6.1 Conduct of Business By The Company Pending The Merger 29
Section 6.2 Conduct of Business By Parent And Acquisition Corp 30
 
ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS 31
Section 7.1 Access and Information 31
Section 7.2 Additional Agreements 31
Section 7.3 Publicity 32
Section 7.4 Appointment of Directors 32
Section 7.5 Name Changes 32
Section 7.6 Stockholder Consent 32
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ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS OF PARTIES’ OBLIGATIONS 33
Section 8.1 Company Obligations 33
Section 8.2 Parent And Acquisition Corp. Obligations 34
 
ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS 36
Section 9.1 Indemnification By Parent 36
Section 9.2 Survival 36
Section 9.3 Time Limitations 37
Section 9.4 Limitation on Liability 37
Section 9.5 Notice of Claims 37
 
ARTICLE X TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING 38
Section 10.1 Termination of Agreement 38
Section 10.2 Termination of Obligations 38
 
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS 39
Section 11.1 Amendments 39
Section 11.2 Notices 39
Section 11.3 Entire Agreement 39
Section 11.4 Expenses 39
Section 11.5 Severability 39
Section 11.6 Successors And Assigns; Assignment 40
Section 11.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries 40
Section 11.8 Counterparts; Delivery By Facsimile 40
Section 11.9 Waiver 40
Section 11.10 No Constructive Waivers 40
Section 11.11 Further Assurances. 40
Section 11.12 Recitals 41
Section 11.13 Headings 41
Section 11.14 Governing Law 41
Section 11.15 Dispute Resolution 41
Section 11.16 Interpretation 41

LIST OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit Description
Exhibit A Articles of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation
Exhibit B By-laws of Surviving Corporation
Exhibit C Directors of Parent Pre-Effective Time and Post-Effective Time
Exhibit D Articles of Incorporation of Parent
Exhibit E Bylaws of Parent

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is entered into as of May 13, 2011 by and among Mojo ventures, Inc ., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), SBSI Acquisition Corp ., a Nevada corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Acquisition Corp. ”), and Specialty Beverage And Supplement, Inc ., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of each of Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the Company have approved, and deem it advisable and in the best interests of their respective stockholders to consummate, the acquisition of the Company by Parent, which acquisition is to be effected by the merger of the Company with and into the Acquisition Corp., with the Acquisition Corp. being the surviving entity (the “ Merger ”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend that the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), by reason of Section 368(a)(2)(E) of the Code; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I 

ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS

Section 2.1               Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:

Acquisition Corp. ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Acquisition Proposal ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.2 hereof.

Action ” shall mean any claim, action, suit, proceeding, investigation or order.

Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “ control ” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “ controlling ,” “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management and policies of such Person through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agreement ” shall mean this Agreement and Plan of Merger, including the exhibits attached hereto or referred to herein, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.

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Articles of Incorporation ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.3(a) hereof.

Balance Sheet ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.5 hereof.

Balance Sheet Date ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.5 hereof.

By-laws ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.3(b) hereof.

Closing ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.5 hereof.

Closing Date ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.5 hereof.

Code ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the second recital to this Agreement.

Commission ” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Company ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Company Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001, of the Company.

Company Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean any change, effect or circumstance that is materially adverse or is reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any such change, effect or circumstance relating to general economic, regulatory or political conditions, except to the extent such change, effect or circumstance disproportionately affects the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Contract ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.4 hereof.

Consents ” shall mean any permits, filings, notices, licenses, consents, authorizations, accreditation, waivers, approvals and the like of, to, with or by any Person.

" Convertible Securities" shall mean any options, warrants, rights or other agreements or instruments convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into common or preferred stock or equity securities .

Dissenting Shares ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.2(d) hereof.

Effective Time ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.2 hereof.

Employee Benefit Plans ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.13 hereof.

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Environmental Law ” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et seq. and comparable state statutes dealing with the registration, labeling and use of pesticides and herbicides; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq.; and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 1801 et seq., as any of the above referenced statutes have been amended as of the date hereof, all rules, regulations and policies promulgated pursuant to any of the above referenced statutes, and any other foreign, federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or policy governing environmental matters, as the same have been amended as of the date hereof.

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations issued thereunder.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder.

Federal Securities Laws ” means the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States consistently applied.

Hazardous Material ” means any substance or material meeting any one or more of the following criteria: (a) it is or contains a substance designated as or meeting the characteristics of a hazardous waste, hazardous substance, hazardous material, pollutant, chemical substance or mixture, contaminant or toxic substance under any Environmental Law; (b) its presence at some quantity requires investigation, notification or remediation under any Environmental Law; (c) it contains, without limiting the foregoing, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum derived substances or waste, pesticides, herbicides, crude oil or any fraction thereof, nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas; or (d) mold.

Indebtedness ” shall mean any obligation of the Company that under GAAP is required to be shown on the Balance Sheet of the Company as a Liability. Any obligation secured by a Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of production from, property of the Company shall be deemed to be Indebtedness even though such obligation is not assumed by the Company.

Indebtedness for Borrowed Money ” shall mean (a) all Indebtedness in respect of money borrowed including, without limitation, Indebtedness which represents the unpaid amount of the purchase price of any property and is incurred in lieu of borrowing money or using available funds to pay such amounts and not constituting an account payable or expense accrual incurred or assumed in the ordinary course of business of the Company, (b) all Indebtedness evidenced by a promissory note, bond or similar written obligation to pay money, or (c) all such Indebtedness guaranteed by the Company or for which the Company is otherwise contingently liable.

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Intellectual Property ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.12(b) hereof.

Investment Company Act ” shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Letter of Transmittal ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.2 hereof.

Liability ” shall mean any and all liability, debt, obligation, deficiency, Tax, penalty, fine, claim, cause of action or other loss, cost or expense of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due and regardless of when asserted.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge arising by statute or other law.

Merger ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the second recital to this Agreement.

NRS ” shall mean the Nevada Revised Statutes, as amended.

Parent ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Parent Balance Sheet ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.13 hereof.

Parent Balance Sheet Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.13 hereof.

Parent Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Parent.

Parent Employee Benefit Plans ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.16 hereof.

Parent Financial Statements ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.10 hereof.

“Parent Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, effect or circumstance that is materially adverse or is reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of Parent and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any such change, effect or circumstance relating to general economic, regulatory or political conditions, except to the extent such change, effect or circumstance disproportionately affects Parent and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

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Parent SEC Documents ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.9 hereof.

Permitted Liens ” shall mean (a) Liens for taxes and assessments or governmental charges or levies not at the time due or in respect of which the validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (b) Liens in respect of pledges or deposits under workmen’s compensation laws or similar legislation, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, laborers’ and materialmens’ and similar Liens, if the obligations secured by such Liens are not then delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; and (c) Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company that were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credits and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its property or materially impair the use made thereof by the Company in its business.

Parent Stockholder Consent ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.6 hereof.

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity or organization, including any government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder.

Stockholder ” shall mean any record holder of Company Common Stock.

Surviving Corporation ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1 hereof.

Tax ” or “ Taxes ” shall mean (a) any and all taxes, assessments, customs, duties, levies, fees, tariffs, imposts, deficiencies and other governmental charges of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, taxes on or with respect to net or gross income, franchise, profits, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, real property transfer, transfer gains, transfer taxes, inventory, capital stock, license, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, severance, occupation, real or personal property, estimated taxes, rent, excise, occupancy, recordation, bulk transfer, intangibles, alternative minimum, doing business, withholding and stamp), together with any interest thereon, penalties, fines, damages costs, fees, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, imposed by the United States (federal, state or local) or other applicable jurisdiction; (b) any liability for the payment of any amounts described in clause (a) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group or as a result of transferor or successor liability, including, without limitation, by reason of Code Section 1.1502-6; and (c) any liability for the payments of any amounts as a result of being a party to any Tax Sharing Agreement or as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person with respect to the payment of any amounts of the type described in either clauses (a) or (b).

Tax Return ” shall include all returns and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns (including Form 1099 and partnership returns filed on Form 1065)) required to be supplied to a Tax authority relating to Taxes.

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Tax Sharing Agreements ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.15 hereof.

ARTICLE III
THE MERGER

Section 3.1               Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, the Company shall be merged with and into Acquisition Corp. in accordance with the NRS. Following the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of the Company shall cease, and Acquisition Corp. shall continue as the corporation surviving the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “ Surviving Corporation ”).

Section 3.2               Effective Time . The Parent, the Company and Acquisition Corp. shall cause articles of merger to be filed on the Closing Date (or on such other date as the Company and Parent may agree in writing) with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada as provided in the NRS, and shall make all other filings or recordings required by the NRS in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the articles of merger is duly filed in accordance with the NRS and the Secretary of State of Nevada or such later time as specified in the certificate of merger, and such time is hereinafter referred to as the “ Effective Time .”

Section 3.3               Articles of Incorporation; By-laws; Directors and Officers .

(a)                 The Articles of Incorporation of the Acquisition Corp. as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A hereto, shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation (the “ Articles of Incorporation ”) from and after the Effective Time until thereafter changed or amended as provide therein or in accordance with applicable law.

(b)                The by-laws of the Acquisition Corp. as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto, shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation (the “ By-laws ”) from and after the Effective Time until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or in accordance with applicable law.

(c)                 One or more of the directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office from the Effective Time until their respective successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws. The officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office from the Effective Time until their respective successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws.

(d)                At the Effective Time as contemplated by Section 2.2 hereof, the officers and directors of the Parent designated on Exhibit C hereto shall resign, to be replaced by the officers and directors designated on Exhibit C hereto, who shall immediately take such offices or who shall take such offices upon compliance with the Federal Securities Laws, as the case may be. The appointment of new directors in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.3(d) shall be accomplished through the filling of vacancies in the Board of Directors of the Parent in compliance with the applicable provisions of Delaware law and the by-laws of the Parent and without the vote (by written consent or otherwise) of the shareholders of the Parent.

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Section 3.4               Effects of the Merger . The Merger shall have the effects set forth in the NRS. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time, except as otherwise provided herein, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Acquisition Corp. shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Acquisition Corp. shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation. The Company acknowledges that, from and after the Effective Time, Parent shall have the absolute and unqualified right to deal with the assets and business of the Surviving Corporation as its own property without limitation on the disposition or use of such assets or the conduct of such business.

Section 3.5               Closing . The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger (the “ Closing ”), shall take place: (a) at the offices of Cane Clark LLP, 3273 E. Warm Springs Rd., Las Vegas, NV at 10:00 a.m. local time on the date on which all of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VIII hereof shall be fulfilled or waived in accordance with this Agreement (other than conditions that can be satisfied only at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions at the Closing); or (b) at such other place, time and date as the Company and Parent may agree in writing (the “ Closing Date ”).

Section 3.6               Tax-Free Merger . The parties hereto intend that the Merger will be treated as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.

ARTICLE IV
MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES

Section 4.1               Manner and Basis of Converting and Exchanging Capital Stock . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent or Acquisition Corp. or the holders of any outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company, Parent or Acquisition Corp.:

(a)                 Acquisition Corp. Stock . Each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Acquisition Corp. issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of capital stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Surviving Corporation, such that Parent shall be the holder of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation following the Merger.

(b)                Company Common Stock . All of the Shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Dissenting Shares) shall be converted or exchanged into the right to receive aggregate of 19,552,128 shares of Parent Common Stock, to be issued pro rata to the holders of Company Common Stock. Each share of Company Common Stock will be exchanged into .1667 shares of Parent Common Stock.

(c)                 Preferred Stock . There are no issued and outstanding share s of preferred stock of the Company. There are no issued and outstanding shares of preferred stock of Parent or Acquisition Corp.

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(d)                Treasury Stock . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each share of Company Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company and each share of Company Common Stock, if any, owned by Parent or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled in the Merger and shall not be converted or exchanged into the right to receive any shares of capital stock or other securities of Parent.

(e)                 No Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in, or as a result of, the Merger. Any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that a holder of record of Company Common Stock would otherwise be entitled to receive as a result of the Merger shall be aggregated. If a fractional share of Parent Common Stock results from such aggregation, the number of shares required to be issued to such record holder shall be rounded to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock.

Section 4.2               Surrender and Exchange of Certificates .

(a)                 Letter of Transmittal . Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall mail, or cause to be mailed, to each record holder of certificate(s) formerly representing ownership of Company Common Stock that was converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof (i) a letter of transmittal (“ Letter of Transmittal ”) for delivery of such certificate(s) to Parent and (ii) instruction for use in effecting the surrender of certificate(s), in each case in form and substance mutually agreeable to the Company and Parent. Delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Parent Common Stock shall pass, only upon delivery to the Parent (or a duly authorized agent of Parent) of certificate(s) formerly representing ownership of Company Common Stock (or an affidavit of lost certificate and indemnification or surety bond) and a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, as described in Section 3.2(b) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not be required to mail, or cause to be mailed, a Letter of Transmittal to any record holder of certificate(s) formerly representing ownership of Company Common Stock if such holder has previously agreed or consented to the exchange of certificates that are held in custody by the Company for the benefit of such holder.

(b)                Exchange Procedures . Parent shall issue to each former record holder of Company Common Stock, upon delivery to Parent (or a duly authorized agent of Parent) of (i) certificate(s) formerly representing ownership of Company Common Stock, endorsed in blank or accompanied by duly executed stock powers (or an affidavit of lost certificate and indemnification in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent stating that, among other things, the former record holder has lost his or her certificate(s) or that such certificate(s) have been destroyed) and (ii) a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, a certificate or certificates registered in the name of such former record holder representing the number of shares of Parent Common Stock that such former record holder is entitled to receive in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof. Subject to Section 3.2(d) hereof, until the certificate(s) (or affidavit) is delivered together with the Letter of Transmittal in the manner contemplated by this Section 3.2(b) , each certificate (or affidavit) previously representing ownership of Company Common Stock shall be deemed at and after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive Parent Common Stock and the former record holders thereof shall cease to have any other rights with respect to his or her Company Common Stock.

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(c)                 Termination of Exchange Process . Any Parent Common Stock that remains unclaimed by a former record holder of Company Common Stock at the first anniversary of the Effective Time may be deemed “abandoned property” subject to applicable abandoned property, escheat and other similar laws in the State in which the former record holder resides. None of the Company, Parent, Acquisition Corp. or the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any person in respect of any Parent Company Stock delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

(d)                Dissenting Shares . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a Stockholder who has not voted in favor of the Merger or consented thereto in writing and who has demanded appraisal for such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with the NRS (“ Dissenting Shares ”) shall not be entitled to vote for any purpose or receive dividends, shall not be converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, and shall only be entitled to receive such consideration as shall be determined pursuant to the NRS; provided , however , that if, after the Effective Time, such Stockholder fails to perfect or withdraws or loses his or her right to appraisal or otherwise fails to establish the right to be paid the value of such Stockholder’s shares of Company Common Stock under the NRS, such shares of Company Common Stock shall be treated as if they had converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive Parent Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, and such shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be Dissenting Shares. All negotiations with respect to payment for Dissenting Shares shall be handled jointly by Parent and the Company prior to the Closing and exclusively by Parent thereafter. I n the event that more than 35% of the outstanding shares of the Company are Dissenting Shares, the Parent has the sole discretion to terminate this Agreement, which shall forthwith become void and of no further force and effect and the parties hereto shall be released from any and all obligations hereunder; provided, however, that nothing herein shall relieve any party hereto from liability for the breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement.

(e)                 Stock Transfer Books . At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company will be closed and there will be no further registration of transfers of shares of Company Common Stock thereafter on the records of the Company. If, after the Effective Time, certificates formerly representing Company Common Stock are presented to the Surviving Corporation, these certificates shall be canceled and exchanged for the number of shares of Parent Common Stock to which the former record holder may be entitled pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof.

(f)                  Further Rights in Company Stock . All shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon exchange of shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Company Common Stock.

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Section 4.3               Options, Warrants .

(a)                 As of the Effective Time, the Company warrants that no Convertible Securities shall be issued or outstanding by the Company.

(b)                As of the Effective Time, the Parent warrants that no Convertible Securities shall be issued or outstanding by the Parent or the Acquisition Corp.

Section 4.4               Parent Common Stock . Parent shall reserve a sufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock to complete the conversion and exchange of Company Common Stock into Parent Capital Stock contemplated by Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof. Parent covenants and agrees that immediately prior to the Effective Time there will be 113,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding, and that no other common or preferred stock or equity securities of the Parent, or any Convertible Securities of the Parent, shall be issued or outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. Upon the Closing and (i) the issuance of the 19,552,128 shares of Parent Common Stock to the shareholders of the Company,(ii) the issuance of 7,142,857 shares of Parent Common Stock upon the conversion of convertible subordinated debentures issued in connection with the Bridge Financing, and (iv) the cancellation of an aggregate of 88,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, there will be 51,694,985 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding.

ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

The Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:

Section 5.1               Organization . The Company (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or its equivalent) under the laws of the State of Nevada, (ii) has all licenses, permits, authorizations and other Consents necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (iii) has all requisite corporate or other applicable power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and presently proposed to be conducted, except where such failure would not have, or be reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly qualified or authorized to conduct business and is in good standing (or its equivalent) as a foreign corporation or other entity in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or use of its assets or nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or authorization necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified, authorized and in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.2               Authorization; Validity of Agreement . The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and no other action (except the approval of the requisite Stockholders solely with respect to consummation of the Merger) on the part of the Company or any of its Stockholders or subsidiaries is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by Parent and Acquisition Corp.) is a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

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Section 5.3               Capitalization . As of the Effective Date the authorized and issued capital stock of the Company shall consist of 117,312,768 shares of Company Common Stock.  All the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. As of the Effective Time, there shall be no rights in favor of any person to purchase any Company Common Stock.

Section 5.4               Consents and Approvals; No Violations . Except for (a) approval of the Merger by the requisite Stockholders and (b) filing of the certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) violate any provision of its Articles of Incorporation or by-laws; (ii) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, require the consent of or result in the creation of any encumbrance upon any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, franchise, permit, lease, contract, agreement or other instrument (collectively, “ Contract ”) to which the Company or any its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties may be bound; (iii) require any Consent, approval or authorization of, or notice to, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity by or with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (iv) violate any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets; except, in the cases of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), any such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or encumbrances, or any failure to receive any such Consent, approval or authorization, or to make any such notice, declaration, filing or registration as will not result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.5               Financial Statements . The Company has delivered or made available as of the date hereof or shall, prior to the Closing Date, deliver or make available to Parent (a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, and (b) the related audited consolidated and consolidating statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009. The foregoing financial statements (including any notes thereto) (i) have been prepared based upon the books and records of the Company, (ii) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as otherwise noted therein), and (iii) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as at their respective dates and for the periods then ended. To the knowledge of the Company, since the Balance Sheet Dates, no fact or condition exists that has not been disclosed to Parent that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.6               No Undisclosed Liabilities . As of the date hereof, except (a) for Liabilities reflected on the face of the balance sheets dated December 31, 2010 and 2009 (the “ Balance Sheets ”), (b) Liabilities of the same type, magnitude and scope as those reflected on the Balance Sheets which have arisen since the Balance Sheet Dates in the ordinary course of business, and which would not, in the aggregate, result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, (c) Liabilities associated with the bridge financing in the amount of $2,500,000 referenced in Section 8 of this Agreement, and (d) attorney’s fees and accounting fees incurred by the Parent since the date of the Balance Sheets, including those related to this Agreement and all of the transactions related thereto and contemplated thereby, including but not limited to preparation and filing of disclosures with the SEC, the Company does not have any Liability.

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Section 5.7               Litigation . There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, involving the Company or its subsidiaries or affecting any of the officers, directors or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries with respect to the Company’s or any subsidiary’s business by or before any Person or by any third party that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have received written notice that any such Action is threatened. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in default under any judgment, order or decree of any governmental entity applicable to its business, which default could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.8               No Default; Compliance with Applicable Laws . The Company is not in default or violation of any material term, condition or provision of (i) its Articles of Incorporation or by-laws or (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, any law applicable to the Company or its property and assets, and the Company has not received written notice of any violation of or Liability under any of the foregoing (whether material or not).

Section 5.9               Broker’s and Finder’s Fees . To the knowledge of the Company, no Person has, or as a result of the transactions contemplated or described herein will have, any right or valid claim against the Company for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker, or in any similar capacity.

Section 5.10           Contracts .

(a)                 The Company is not in violation or breach of any material contract, except such violations that, in the aggregate, would not result in, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect. There does not exist any event or condition that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an event of default or breach under any material Contract on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto or would permit the modification, cancellation or termination of any material Contract or result in the creation of any lien upon, or any person acquiring any right to acquire, any assets of the Company, other than any events or conditions that, in the aggregate would not result in, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received in writing any claim or threat that the Company has breached any of the terms and conditions of any material Contract, other than any material Contracts the breach of which, in the aggregate, would not result in, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b)                The consent of, or the delivery of notice to or filing with, any party to a material Contract is not required for the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Agreement. The Company has made available to Parent and Acquisition Corp. true and complete copies of all Contracts and other documents requested by Parent or Acquisition Corp.

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Section 5.11           Tax Returns and Audits . All required federal, state and local Tax Returns of the Company have been accurately prepared and duly and timely filed, and all federal, state and local Taxes required to be paid with respect to the periods covered by such returns have been paid. The Company is not and has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax. The Company has not had a Tax deficiency proposed or assessed against it and has not executed a waiver of any statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any Tax. None of the Company’s federal income Tax Returns nor any state or local income or franchise Tax Returns has been audited by governmental authorities. The reserves for Taxes reflected on the Balance Sheets are and will be sufficient for the payment of all unpaid Taxes payable by the Company as of the Balance Sheet Dates. Since the Balance Sheet Dates, the Company has made adequate provisions on its books of account for all Taxes with respect to its business, properties and operations for such period. The Company has withheld or collected from each payment made to each of its employees the amount of all Taxes (including, but not limited to, federal, state and local income taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution Act taxes and Federal Unemployment Tax Act taxes) required to be withheld or collected therefrom, and has paid the same to the proper Tax receiving officers or authorized depositaries. There are no federal, state, local or foreign audits, actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns of the Company now pending, and the Company has not received any notice of any proposed audits, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns. The Company is not obligated to make a payment, nor is it a party to any agreement that under certain circumstances could obligate it to make a payment, that would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code. The Company has not agreed nor is required to make any adjustments under Section 481(a) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local and foreign law) by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise for any Tax period for which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired. The Company is not a party to, is not bound by and does not have any obligation under, any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement or similar contract or arrangement, whether written or unwritten (collectively, “ Tax Sharing Agreements ”), nor does it have any potential liability or obligation to any Person as a result of, or pursuant to, any Tax Sharing Agreements.

Section 5.12           Patents and Other Intangible Assets .

(a)                 To the knowledge of the Company, the Company (i) owns or has the right to use, pursuant to a valid license, sublicense, agreement, or permission, free and clear of all Liens, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights with respect to the foregoing used in or necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted or proposed to be conducted without infringing upon or otherwise acting adversely to the right or claimed right of any Person under or with respect to any of the foregoing.

(b)                To the knowledge of the Company, the Company owns and has the right to use all trade secrets, if any, including know-how, negative know-how, formulas, patterns, programs, devices, methods, techniques, inventions, designs, processes, computer programs and technical data and all information that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known or known by competitors (collectively, “ Intellectual Property ”) required for or incident to the development, operation and sale of all products and services sold by the Company, free and clear of any right, Lien or claim of others. All Intellectual Property can and will be transferred by the Company to the Surviving Corporation as a result of the Merger and without the consent of any Person other than the Company.

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Section 5.13           Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA .

(a)                 All “employee benefit plans” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the ERISA) of the Company and other employee benefit or fringe benefit arrangements, practices, contracts, policies or programs of every type, other than programs merely involving the regular payment of wages, commissions, or bonuses established, maintained or contributed to by the Company, whether written or unwritten and whether or not funded (collectively, " Employee Benefit Plans ") , are in material compliance with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable state, federal or foreign law.

(b)                There are no pending claims or lawsuits that have been asserted or instituted against any Employee Benefit Plan, the assets of any of the trusts or funds under the Employee Benefit Plans, the plan sponsor or the plan administrator of any of the Employee Benefit Plans or against any fiduciary of an Employee Benefit Plan with respect to the operation of such plan, nor does the Company have any knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance which might reasonably be expected to form the basis of any such claim or lawsuit.

(c)                 There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened investigation, or pending or possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other government agency with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan and the Company has no knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance which might reasonably be expected to trigger such an investigation or enforcement action.

(d)                No actual or, to the knowledge of the Company, contingent Liability exists with respect to the funding of any Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or obligation of any Employee Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the Balance Sheet, and no contingent Liability exists under ERISA with respect to any “multi-employer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

(e)                 No events have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan that would cause a material change in the costs of providing benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan or would cause a material change in the cost of providing such Employee Benefit Plan.

Section 5.14           Title to Property and Encumbrances . The Company has good and valid title to all properties and assets used in the conduct of its business (except for property held under valid and subsisting leases which are in full force and effect and which are not in default) free of all Liens except Permitted Liens and such ordinary and customary imperfections of title, restrictions and encumbrances as do not in the aggregate constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.15           Condition of Properties . All facilities, machinery, equipment, fixtures and other properties owned, leased or used by the Company are in operating condition, subject to ordinary wear and tear, and are adequate and sufficient for the Company’s existing business.

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Section 5.16           Insurance Coverage . There is in full force and effect one or more policies of insurance issued by insurers of recognized responsibility insuring the Company and its properties, products and business against such losses and risks, and in such amounts, as are customary for corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or similar business and similarly situated. The Company has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and the Company has no reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when the same shall expire upon terms at least as favorable to those currently in effect, other than possible increases in premiums that do not result from any act or omission of the Company. No suit, proceeding or action or, to the knowledge of the Company, threat of suit, proceeding or action has been asserted or made against the Company due to alleged bodily injury, disease, medical condition, death or property damage arising out of the function or malfunction of a product, procedure or service designed, manufactured, sold or distributed by the Company.

Section 5.17           Environmental Matters .

(a)                 To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has never generated, used, handled, treated, released, stored or disposed of any Hazardous Materials on any real property on which it now has or previously had any leasehold or ownership interest, except in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.

(b)                To the knowledge of the Company, the historical and present operations of the business of the Company are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except where any non-compliance has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(c)                 There are no material pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, demands, claims, information requests or notices of noncompliance or violation against or to the Company relating to any Environmental Law; and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no conditions or occurrences on any of the real property used by the Company in connection with its business that would reasonably be expected to lead to any such demands, claims or notices against or to the Company, except such as have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(d)                To the knowledge of the Company, (i) the Company has not, sent or disposed of, otherwise had taken or transported, arranged for the taking or disposal of (on behalf of itself, a customer or any other party) or in any other manner participated or been involved in the taking of or disposal or release of a Hazardous Material to or at a site that is contaminated by any Hazardous Material or that, pursuant to any Environmental Law, (A) has been placed on the “National Priorities List”, the “CERCLIS” list, or any similar state or federal list, or (B) is subject to or the source of a claim, an administrative order or other request to take “removal”, “remedial”, “corrective” or any other “response” action, as defined in any Environmental Law, or to pay for the costs of any such action at the site; (ii) the Company is not involved in (and has no basis to reasonably expect to be involved in) any suit or proceeding and has not received (and has no basis to reasonably expect to receive) any written notice, request for information or other communication from any governmental authority or other third party with respect to a release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or a violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, and has not received (and has no basis to reasonably expect to receive) written notice of any claims from any Person relating to property damage, natural resource damage or to personal injuries from exposure to any Hazardous Material; and (iii) the Company has timely filed every report required to be filed, acquired all necessary certificates, approvals and permits, and generated and maintained all required data, documentation and records under all Environmental Laws, in all such instances except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

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Section 5.18           Disclosure . There is no fact relating to the Company that the Company has not disclosed to Parent in writing that has had or is currently having a Company Material Adverse Effect. No representation or warranty by the Company herein and no information disclosed in the exhibits hereto by the Company contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.

ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND ACQUISITION CORP.

Parent and Acquisition Corp. hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

Section 6.1               Organization . Each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its State of incorporation or organization, (ii) has all licenses, permits, authorizations and other Consents necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (iii) has all requisite corporate or other applicable power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and presently proposed to be conducted, in each case except where such failures would not have, or be reasonably likely to have an apparent Material Adverse Effect. Each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. is duly qualified or authorized to conduct business and is in good standing (or its equivalent) as a foreign corporation or other entity in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or use of its assets or nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or authorization necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified, authorized and in good standing would not have an apparent Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.2               Authorization; Validity of Agreement . Each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. of this Agreement and all other agreements and instruments to be executed pursuant to this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. and the stockholder of Acquisition Corp., and no other action on the part of either of Parent or Acquisition Corp. is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all other agreements and instruments to be executed pursuant to this Agreement and the consummation by either of Parent or Acquisition Corp. of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Parent and Acquisition Corp. and (assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Company) is a valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Acquisition Corp., enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

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Section 6.3               Consents and Approvals; No Violations . Except for filing of the certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by either of Parent and Acquisition Corp. nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) violate any provision of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of Parent or Acquisition Corp.; (ii) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, require the consent of or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties of Parent or Acquisition Corp. under any Contract to which Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any of their properties may be bound; (iii) require any Consent, approval or authorization of, or notice to, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity by or with respect to Parent or any subsidiary of Parent, or (iv) violate any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to any of Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any of their respective properties or assets; except, in the cases of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), any such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or encumbrances, or any failure to receive any such Consent, approval or authorization, or to make any such notice, declaration, filing or registration as will not result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.4               Litigation . There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened, involving Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any subsidiary of Parent or affecting the officers, directors or employees of Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any subsidiary of Parent with respect to Parent’s, Acquisition Corp.’s, or any of Parent’s subsidiaries’, businesses by or before any governmental entity or by any third party and none of Parent, Acquisition Corp. nor any subsidiary of Parent has received written notice that any such Action is threatened. None of Parent, Acquisition Corp. nor any subsidiary of Parent is in default under any judgment, order or decree of any governmental entity applicable to its business which could reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.5               No Default; Compliance with Applicable Laws . Neither Parent nor any of Parent’s subsidiaries is in default or violation of any material term, condition or provision of (i) their respective articles of incorporation, by-laws or similar organizational documents or (ii) any law applicable to Parent or any of Parent’s subsidiaries or its property and assets and neither Parent nor any of Parent’s subsidiaries has received written notice of any violation of or Liability under any of the foregoing (whether material or not).

Section 6.6               Broker’s and Finder’s Fees; Broker/Dealer Ownership . No Person or other entity is entitled by reason of any act or omission of Parent or Acquisition Corp. to any broker’s or finder’s fees, commission or other similar compensation, nor, with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will any such person have any right or valid claim against the Company, Parent or Acquisition Corp. to any such payment.

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Section 6.7               Capitalization of Parent . As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 190,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of the date hereof and immediately prior to the Effective Time, there are 113,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, par value $0.001, issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. Other than as provided in Article III of this Agreement in connection with securities to be issued or to become issuable in connection with or as a result of the Merger, Parent has no outstanding Convertible Securities to issue shares of Parent Common Stock or any capital stock or other securities of Parent or Acquisition Corp., and there are no outstanding Convertible Securities of Parent Common Stock or any capital stock or other securities of Parent or Acquisition Corp. There is no voting trust, agreement or arrangement among any of the beneficial holders of Parent Common Stock affecting the nomination or election of directors or the exercise of the voting rights of Parent Common Stock. There are no registration rights or similar rights applicable to any shares of Parent Common Stock or any capital stock or other securities of Parent or Acquisition Corp. All outstanding shares of the capital stock of Parent are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and none of such shares have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any person. All of the shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time have been issued in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws and (i) pursuant to effective registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or (ii) in reliance on valid exemptions from registration or qualification thereunder.

Section 6.8               Acquisition Corp. Acquisition Corp. is a Nevada corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent that was formed on May 3, 2011 specifically for the purpose of the Merger and that has not conducted any business or acquired any property, and will not conduct an business or acquire any property prior to the Closing Date, except in preparation for and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Parent owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Acquisition Corp., has no outstanding Convertible Securities of Acquisition Corp., other than the capital stock of Acquisition Corp. owned by Parent. Except for Acquisition Corp., Parent has no subsidiaries. Acquisition Corp. has no subsidiaries.

Section 6.9               Validity of Shares . The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in accordance with Article III hereof, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

Section 6.10           SEC Reporting and Compliance .

(a)                 Parent filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 under the Securities Act which became effective on January 1, 2008, and a post-effective amendment to the Form SB-2 which became effective on August 9, 2010. Since that date, Parent has timely filed with the Commission all registration statements, proxy statements, information statements and reports required to be filed by Parent pursuant to the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Parent SEC Documents ”). Parent has not filed with the Commission a certificate on Form 15 pursuant to the Exchange Act. Parent does not have any outstanding correspondence with the SEC or FINRA.

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(b)                None of the Parent SEC Documents, as of their respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading. Each of the Parent SEC Documents complied, and each Parent SEC Document to be filed with the Commission prior to the Effective Date shall comply, in all material respects, with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange, as the case may be. Each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes), contained in the Parent SEC Documents, including any Parent SEC Documents filed after the date of this Agreement until the Closing, complied, as of its respective filing date, in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto.

(c)                 Nothing has occurred with respect to which Parent would be required to file, any report on Form 8-K prior to the date hereof for which Parent has failed to file such report. Prior to and until the Closing, Parent will provide to the Company copies of any and all amendments or supplements to the Parent SEC Documents filed with the Commission and all subsequent registration statements and reports filed by Parent subsequent to the filing of the Parent SEC Documents with the Commission and any and all subsequent information statements, proxy statements, reports or notices filed by the Parent with the Commission or delivered to the stockholders of Parent.

(d)                Parent is not an “investment company” within the meaning of Section 3 of the Investment Company Act.

(e)                 The Parent Common Stock is presently eligible for quotation and trading on the FINRA Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board and is DTC eligible .

(f)                  Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, Parent shall continue to satisfy any applicable filing requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, and all other requirements of applicable securities laws.

(g)                 To the knowledge of Parent, Parent has complied with the Securities Act, Exchange Act and all other applicable federal and state securities laws.

Section 6.11           No General Solicitation . In issuing Parent Common Stock in the Merger hereunder, neither Parent nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered to sell Parent Common Stock by any form of general solicitation or advertising.

Section 6.12           Financial Statements . The balance sheets, and statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (including any notes thereto) contained in the Parent SEC Documents (the “ Parent Financial Statements ”) (i) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, (ii) are in accordance with the books and records of the Parent, and (iii) present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Parent at the dates therein specified and the results of its operations and changes in financial position for the periods therein specified.

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Section 6.13           Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities . Neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. has any Liability at or prior to the Closing, except (a) as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, (b) to the extent set forth on or reserved against in the balance sheet of Parent (the “ Parent Balance Sheet ”) as of December 31, 2010 (the “Parent Balance Sheet Date”) or the notes to the Parent Financial Statements, (c) current Liabilities incurred and obligations under agreements entered into in the usual and ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, constitutes a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (d) attorney’s fees and accounting fees incurred by the Parent since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, including those related to this Agreement and all of the transactions related thereto and contemplated thereby, including but not limited to preparation and filing of disclosures with the SEC, and (e) by the specific terms of any written agreement, document or arrangement attached as an exhibit to the Parent SEC Documents. At Closing, neither the Parent nor the Acquisition Corp. will have any Liabilities.

Section 6.14           Changes . Since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, Parent has not (a) incurred any debts, obligations or Liabilities, absolute, accrued or, to the Parent’s knowledge, contingent, whether due or to become due, except for current Liabilities incurred in the usual and ordinary course of business, (b) discharged or satisfied any Liens other than those securing, or paid any obligation or Liability other than, current liabilities shown on the Parent Balance Sheet and current Liabilities incurred since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, in each case in the usual and ordinary course of business, (c) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to Lien any of its assets, tangible or intangible, other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (d) sold, transferred or leased any of its assets, except in the usual and ordinary course of business, (e) cancelled or compromised any debt or claim, or waived or released any right of material value, (f) suffered any physical damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) that could reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (g) entered into any transaction other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (h) encountered any labor union difficulties, (i) made or granted any wage or salary increase or made any increase in the amounts payable under any profit sharing, bonus, deferred compensation, severance pay, insurance, pension, retirement or other employee benefit plan, agreement or arrangement, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or entered into any employment agreement, (j) issued or sold any shares of capital stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or granted any options (including employee stock options), warrants or other rights with respect thereto, (k) declared or paid any dividends on or made any other distributions with respect to, or purchased or redeemed, any of its outstanding capital stock, (l) suffered or experienced any change in, or condition affecting, the financial condition of the Parent other than changes, events or conditions in the usual and ordinary course of its business, none of which (either by itself or in conjunction with all such other changes, events and conditions) could reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (m) made any change in the accounting principles, methods or practices followed by it or depreciation or amortization policies or rates theretofore adopted, (n) made or permitted any amendment or termination of any material Contract, agreement or license to which it is a party, (o) suffered any material loss not reflected in the Parent Balance Sheet or its statement of income for the year ended on the Parent Balance Sheet Date, (p) paid, or made any accrual or arrangement for payment of, bonuses or special compensation of any kind or any severance or termination pay to any present or former officer, director, employee, stockholder or consultant, (q) made or agreed to make any charitable contributions or incurred any non-business expenses in excess of $1,000 in the aggregate, or (r) entered into any Contract, agreement or license, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the foregoing.

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Section 6.15           Tax Returns and Audits . All required federal, state and local Tax Returns of the Parent have been accurately prepared in all material respects and duly and timely filed, and all federal, state and local Taxes required to be paid with respect to the periods covered by such returns have been paid to the extent that the same are material and have become due, except where the failure so to file or pay could not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. The Parent is not and has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax. The Parent has not had a Tax deficiency assessed against it. None of the Parent’s federal income Tax Returns nor any state or local income or franchise Tax Returns has been audited by governmental authorities. The reserves for Taxes reflected on the Parent Balance Sheet are sufficient for the payment of all unpaid Taxes payable by the Parent with respect to the period ended on the Parent Balance Sheet Date. There are no federal, state, local or foreign audits, actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns of the Parent now pending, and the Parent has not received any notice of any proposed audits, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns.

Section 6.16           Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA .

(a)                 Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, there are no “employee benefit plans” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) nor any other employee benefit or fringe benefit arrangements, practices, contracts, policies or programs other than programs merely involving the regular payment of wages, commissions, or bonuses established, maintained or contributed to by the Parent , whether written or unwritten and whether or not funded . Any plans listed in the Parent SEC Documents are hereinafter referred to as the “ Parent Employee Benefit Plans .”

(b)                Any current and prior material documents, including all amendments thereto, with respect to each Parent Employee Benefit Plan have been made available to the Company.

(c)                 All Parent Employee Benefit Plans are in material compliance with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable state, federal or foreign law.

(d)                There are no pending, or to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened, claims or lawsuits that have been asserted or instituted against any Parent Employee Benefit Plan, the assets of any of the trusts or funds under the Parent Employee Benefit Plans, the plan sponsor or the plan administrator of any of the Parent Employee Benefit Plans or against any fiduciary of a Parent Employee Benefit Plan with respect to the operation of such plan.

(e)                 There is no pending, or to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened, investigation or pending or possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other government agency with respect to any Parent Employee Benefit Plan and Parent has no knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance which might reasonably be expected to trigger such an investigation or enforcement action.

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(f)                  No actual or, to the knowledge of Parent, contingent Liability exists with respect to the funding of any Parent Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or obligation of any Parent Employee Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the Parent Financial Statements or the Parent SEC Documents, and to the knowledge of the Parent, no contingent Liability exists under ERISA with respect to any “multi-employer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

Section 6.17           Interested Party Transactions . Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, no officer, director or stockholder of the Parent or any Affiliate of any such Person or the Parent has or has had, either directly or indirectly, (a) an interest in any Person that (i) furnishes or sells services or products that are furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished or sold by the Parent or (ii) purchases from or sells or furnishes to the Parent any goods or services, or (b) a beneficial interest in any Contract to which the Parent is a party or by which it may be bound or affected.

Section 6.18           Questionable Payments . Neither the Parent, Acquisition Corp. nor to the knowledge of the Parent, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person associated with or acting on behalf of the Parent or Acquisition Corp., has used any corporate funds for (a) unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to government officials or employees from corporate funds, (c) established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets, (d) made any false or fictitious entries on the books of record of any such corporations, or (e) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.

Section 6.19           Obligations to or by Stockholders . Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, the Parent has no Liability or obligation or commitment to any stockholder of Parent or any Affiliate or “associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any stockholder of Parent, nor does any stockholder of Parent or any such Affiliate or associate have any Liability, obligation or commitment to the Parent.

Section 6.20           Schedule of Assets and Contracts . Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Parent Balance Sheet or the notes thereto, the Parent is not a party to any Contract. Parent does not own any real property. Parent is not a party to any Contract (a) with any labor union, (b) for the purchase of fixed assets or for the purchase of materials, supplies or equipment in excess of normal operating requirements, (c) for the employment of any officer, individual employee or other Person on a full-time basis or any contract with any Person for consulting services, (d) with respect to bonus, pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock purchase, stock option, deferred compensation, medical, hospitalization or life insurance or similar plan, contract or understanding with any or all of the employees of Parent or any other Person, (e) relating to or evidencing Indebtedness for Borrowed Money or subjecting any asset or property of Parent to any Lien or evidencing any Indebtedness, (f) guaranteeing of any Indebtedness, (g) under which Parent is lessee of or holds or operates any property, real or personal, owned by any other Person, (h) under which Parent is lessor or permits any Person to hold or operate any property, real or personal, owned or controlled by Parent, (i) granting any preemptive right, right of first refusal or similar right to any Person, (j) with any Affiliate of Parent or any present or former officer, director or stockholder of Parent, (k) obligating Parent to pay any royalty or similar charge for the use or exploitation of any tangible or intangible property, (1) containing a covenant not to compete or other restriction on the parent’s ability to conduct a business or engage in any other activity, (m) with respect to any distributor, dealer, manufacturer’s representative, sales agency, franchise or advertising contract or commitment, (n) regarding the registration of securities under the Securities Act, (o) characterized as a collective bargaining agreement, or (p) with any Person continuing for a period of more than three months from the Closing Date that involves an expenditure or receipt by Parent in excess of $1,000. The Parent maintains no insurance policies and insurance coverage of any kind with respect to Parent, its business, premises, properties, assets, employees and agents. Parent has furnished to the Company true and complete copies of all agreements and other documents requested by the Company.

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Section 6.21           Environmental Matters .

(a)                 The Parent has never generated, used, handled, treated, released, stored or disposed of any Hazardous Materials on any real property on which it now has or previously had any leasehold or ownership interest, except in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.

(b)                The historical and present operations of the business of the Parent compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except where any non-compliance has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(c)                 (i) The Parent has not, sent or disposed of, otherwise had taken or transported, arranged for the taking or disposal of (on behalf of itself, a customer or any other party) or in any other manner participated or been involved in the taking of or disposal or release of a Hazardous Material to or at a site that is contaminated by any Hazardous Material or that, pursuant to any Environmental Law, (A) has been placed on the “National Priorities List”, the “CERCLIS” list, or any similar state or federal list, or (B) is subject to or the source of a claim, an administrative order or other request to take “removal”, “remedial”, “corrective” or any other “response” action, as defined in any Environmental Law, or to pay for the costs of any such action at the site; (ii) the Parent is not involved in (and has no basis to reasonably expect to be involved in) any suit or proceeding and has not received (and has no basis to reasonably expect to receive) any written notice, request for information or other communication from any governmental authority or other third party with respect to a release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or a violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, and has not received (and has no basis to reasonably expect to receive) written notice of any claims from any Person relating to property damage, natural resource damage or to personal injuries from exposure to any Hazardous Material; and (iii) the Parent has timely filed every report required to be filed, acquired all necessary certificates, approvals and permits, and generated and maintained all required data, documentation and records under all Environmental Laws, in all such instances except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(d)                There are no material pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, demands, claims, information requests or notices of noncompliance or violation against or to the Parent relating to any Environmental Law; and, to the knowledge of Parent, there are no conditions or occurrences on any of the real property used by Parent in connection with its business that would reasonably be expected to lead to any such demands, claims or notices against or to Parent, except such as have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.22           Employees . Parent is not under any obligation or liability to any officer, director, employee, Parent or Affiliate of Parent.

Section 6.23           Title to Property and Encumbrances . Parent has good and valid title to all properties and assets used in the conduct of its business (except for property held under valid and subsisting leases which are in full force and effect and which are not in default) free of all Liens except Permitted Liens and such ordinary and customary imperfections of title, restrictions and encumbrances as do not, individually or in the aggregate constitute a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

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Section 6.24           Condition of Properties . All facilities, machinery, equipment, fixtures and other properties owned, leased or used by Parent are in operating condition, subject to ordinary wear and tear, and are adequate and sufficient for the Parent’s existing business.

Section 6.25           Insurance Coverage . Parent does not have in full force and effect any one or more policies of insurance issued by insurers of recognized responsibility insuring Parent and its properties, products and business against such losses and risks, and in such amounts, as are customary for corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or similar business and similarly situated. Parent has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and Parent has no reason to believe that it will be unable to renew any existing insurance coverage as and when the same shall expire upon terms at least as favorable to those currently in effect, other than possible increases in premiums that do not result from any act or omission of Parent . No suit, proceeding or action or, to the best current actual knowledge of Parent , threat of suit, proceeding or action has been asserted or made against Parent due to alleged bodily injury, disease, medical condition, death or property damage arising out of the function or malfunction of a product, procedure or service designed, manufactured, sold or distributed by Parent .

Section 6.26           Disclosure . There is no fact relating to Parent or Acquisition Corp. that Parent has not disclosed to the Company in writing that has had, is having or is reasonably likely to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. No representation or warranty by Parent or Acquisition Corp. herein and no information disclosed in the exhibits hereto by Parent or Acquisition Corp. contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.

Section 6.27           No Liabilities. As of the Closing Date, there are no Liabilities or Indebtedness of the Parent or Acquisition Corp. of any kind whatsoever, whether recorded on the Balance Sheet of Parent or Acquisition Corp. or not, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, and there is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result in such Liability or Indebtedness. Neither the Parent nor the Acquisition Corp. is a guarantor of any Indebtedness of any other person, firm or corporation.

Section 6.28           Disclosure . There is no fact relating to the Parent or Acquisition Corp. that the Parent has not disclosed to the Company in writing that has had or is currently having a Parent Material Adverse Effect. No representation or warranty by the Parent herein and no information disclosed in the exhibits hereto by the Parent contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.

 

 

ARTICLE VII
CONDUCT OF BUSINESSES PENDING THE MERGER

Section 7.1               Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger . Prior to the Effective Time, unless Parent or Acquisition Corp. shall otherwise agree in writing or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement:

(i)                               the business of the Company shall be conducted only in the ordinary course consistent with the past practice;

(ii)                             the Company shall not (A) directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or agree to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Company Common Stock; (B) amend its articles of incorporation or by-laws except to effectuate the transactions contemplated in this Agreement; or (C) split, combine or reclassify the outstanding Company Common Stock or declare, set aside or pay any dividend payable in cash, stock or property or make any distribution with respect to any such stock;

(iii)                            the Company shall not (A) issue any additional shares of, or options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire any shares of, Company Common Stock; (B) acquire or dispose of any fixed assets or acquire or dispose of any other substantial assets other than in the ordinary course of business; (C) incur additional Indebtedness or any other Liabilities or enter into any other transaction other than in the ordinary course of business; (D) enter into any Contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing except this Agreement; or (E) except as contemplated by this Agreement, enter into any Contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to dissolve, merge, consolidate or enter into any other material business combination; and

(iv)                                       the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to preserve intact the business of the Company, to keep available the service of its present officers and key employees, and to preserve the good will of those having business relationships with it.

Section 7.2               Conduct of Business by Parent and Acquisition Corp. Pending the Merger . Prior to the Effective Time, unless the Company shall otherwise agree in writing or as otherwise contemplated expressly permitted by this Agreement:

(i)                                           the business of Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall be conducted only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice;

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(ii)                                         neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall (A) directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or agree to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock; (B) amend its articles of incorporation or by-laws; or (C) split, combine or reclassify its capital stock or declare, set aside or pay any dividend payable in cash, stock or property or make any distribution with respect to such stock; except in the case of the April 27, 2011 corporate action to change the Parent’s name, increase the Parent’s authorized shares and forward split the Parent’s issued and outstanding shares 25 to1 that became effective on May 9, 2011, and

(iii)                                        neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall (A) issue or agree to issue any additional shares of, or options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire shares of, its capital stock; (B) acquire or dispose of any assets other than in the ordinary course of business; (C) incur additional Indebtedness or any other Liabilities or enter into any other transaction except in the ordinary course of business; (D) enter into any Contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing except this Agreement, or (E) except as contemplated by this Agreement, enter into any Contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to dissolve, merge; consolidate or enter into any other material business contract or enter into any negotiations in connection therewith.

(iv)                                       Parent shall use its best efforts to preserve intact the business of Parent and Acquisition Corp., to keep available the service of its present officers and key employees, and to preserve the good will of those having business relationships with Parent and Acquisition Corp. and to file all required SEC Reports under the Exchange Act;

(v)                                         neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. will, nor will they authorize any director or authorize or permit any officer or employee or any attorney, accountant or other representative retained by them to, make, solicit, encourage any inquiries with respect to, or engage in any negotiations concerning, any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below). Parent will promptly advise the Company in writing of any such inquiries or Acquisition Proposal (or requests for information) and the substance thereof. As used in this paragraph, “ Acquisition Proposal ” shall mean any proposal for a merger or other business combination involving the Parent or Acquisition Corp. or for the acquisition of a substantial equity interest in either of them or any material assets of either of them other than as contemplated by this Agreement. Parent will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing; and

(vi)                                       neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. will enter into any new employment agreements with any of their officers or employees or grant any increases in the compensation or benefits of their officers and employees.

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ARTICLE VIII
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

Section 8.1               Access and Information . The Company, Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall each afford to the other and to the other’s accountants, counsel and other representatives reasonable access during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time of all of its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records (including but not limited to Tax Returns) and during such period, each shall furnish promptly to the other all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably request, provided that no investigation pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall affect any representations or warranties made herein. Each party shall hold, and shall cause its employees and agents to hold, in confidence all such information (other than such information that (i) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by such party or its directors, officers, managers, employees, agents or advisors, or (ii) becomes available to such party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a party hereto or its advisors, provided that such source is not known by such party to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to a party hereto or another party until such time as such information is otherwise publicly available; provided , however , that: (A) any such information may be disclosed to such party’s directors, officers, employees and representatives of such party’s advisors who need to know such information for the purpose of evaluating the transactions contemplated hereby (it being understood that such directors, officers, employees and representatives shall be informed by such party of the confidential nature of such information); (B) any disclosure of such information may be made as to which the party hereto furnishing such information has consented in writing; and (C) any such information may be disclosed pursuant to a judicial, administrative or governmental order or request provided , that the requested party will promptly so notify the other party so that the other party may seek a protective order or appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with this Agreement and if such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or the other party waives compliance with this provision, the requested party will furnish only that portion of such information which is legally required and will exercise its best efforts to obtain a protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the information furnished. If this Agreement is terminated, each party will deliver to the other all documents and other materials (including copies) obtained by such party or on its behalf from the other party as a result of this Agreement or in connection herewith, whether so obtained before or after the execution hereof.

Section 8.2               Additional Agreements . Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including using its commercially reasonable best efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the obligations of any of the parties hereto to obtain all necessary waivers, and to lift any injunction or other legal bar to the Merger (and, in such case, to proceed with the Merger as expeditiously as possible). In order to obtain any necessary governmental or regulatory action or non-action, waiver, Consent, extension or approval, each of Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the Company agrees to take all reasonable actions and to enter into all reasonable agreements as may be necessary to obtain timely governmental or regulatory approvals and to take such further action in connection therewith as may be necessary. In case at any time after the Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and/or directors of Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the Company shall take all such necessary action.

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Section 8.3               Publicity . No party shall issue any press release or public announcement pertaining to the Merger that has not been agreed upon in advance by Parent and the Company, except as Parent reasonably determines to be necessary in order to comply with the rules of the Commission; provided that in such case Parent will use its best efforts to allow Company to review and reasonably approve any of the same prior to its release.

Section 8.4               Appointment of Directors . At the first annual meeting of Parent’s stockholders and thereafter, the election of members of Parent’s Board of Directors shall be accomplished in accordance with the by-laws of Parent.

Section 8.5               Name Change . As soon as practicable on or after the Effective Time, Parent shall take all required legal actions to change Parent’s corporate name to “ Specialty Beverage And Supplement, Inc. ” (the “ Name Change ”).

Section 8.6               Stockholder Consent .

(a)                 The Company, acting through its Board of Directors, has, in accordance with NRS and its Articles of Incorporation and by-laws, take all actions reasonably necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene, and hold a stockholders meeting for the purpose of obtaining the requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the Stockholders. The Company shall notify each Stockholder, whether or not entitled to vote, of the proposed Company stockholders’ meeting. Such meeting notice shall state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the Merger and shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company shall not be required to take all actions reasonably necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a stockholders meeting for the purpose of obtaining the requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the Stockholders if the Company’s Board of Directors and the requisite Stockholders otherwise take all actions reasonably necessary to approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders of the Company to the extent permitted by applicable law. If a written consent of the Stockholders is obtained, at least 65% of the Stockholders must approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

(b)                The Board of Directors of the Company shall unanimously recommend such approval and shall use all reasonable efforts to solicit and obtain such approval; provided , however , that the Board of Directors of the Company may at any time prior to approval of the Stockholders (i) decline to make, withdraw, modify or change any recommendation or declaration regarding this Agreement or the Merger or (ii) recommend and declare advisable any other offer or proposal, to the extent the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, based upon advice of legal counsel, that withdrawing, modifying, changing or declining to make its recommendation regarding this Agreement or the Merger or recommending and declaring advisable any other offer or proposal is necessary to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law (which declinations, withdrawal, modification or change shall not constitute a breach by the Company of this Agreement). The Company shall provide written notice to Parent promptly upon the Company taking any action referred to in the foregoing proviso.

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(c)                 Pursuant to Nevada, at any time before the certificate of merger is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, including any time after the Merger is authorized by the Stockholders, the Merger may be abandoned and this Agreement may be terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, without further action by the Stockholders.

ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONS OF PARTIES’ OBLIGATIONS

Section 9.1               Company Obligations . The obligations of Parent and Acquisition Corp. under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment by the Company at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by Parent.

(a)                 No Errors, etc. The representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and shall then be true and correct in all material respects.

(b)                Compliance with Agreement . The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing Date.

(c)                 No Company Material Adverse Effect . Since the date hereof, there shall not have been any event or circumstance that has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect, and no event has occurred or circumstance exists that would reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(d)                Certificate of Officers . The Company shall have delivered to Parent and Acquisition Corp. a certificate dated the Closing Date, executed on its behalf by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 8.1.

(e)                 No Restraining Action . No Action or proceeding before any court, governmental body or agency shall have been threatened, asserted or instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain substantial damages in respect of, this Agreement or the carrying out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(f)                  Super 8-K. The Company, with the assistance of the Parent, shall have prepared the Current Report on Form 8-K required as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(g)                 Stockholder Consent. The Company shall have obtained from its Stockholders at least 65% approval by written consent of the Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with Section 7.6 of this Agreement.

(h)                 There shall be no Dissenting Shares to the Merger in excess of those holding more than 35% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company.

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(i)                   The Company shall have received audited financial statements and unaudited pro forma financial information in accordance with the requirements of Rule 8-04 of Regulation S-X.

(j)                  Bridge Financing . The Company shall have received financing in the amount of $2.5 million (the “Bridge Financing”) .

(k)                Supporting Documents . Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall have received the following:

(1)                                                                Copi es of resolutions of the Board of Directors and the stockholders of the Company, certified by the P resident of the Company, authorizing and approving the Merger and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other documents and instruments to be delivered pursuant hereto and thereto.

(2)                                                                A certificate of incumbency executed by the Secretary of the Company certifying the names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to execute any documents referred to in this Agreement and further certifying that the articles of incorporation and by-laws of the Company delivered to Parent and Acquisition Corp. at the time of the execution of this Agreement have been validly adopted and have not been amended or modified since the date hereof.

(3)                                                                Evidence as of a recent date of the good standing and corporate existence of the Company issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.

Section 9.2               Parent and Acquisition Corp. Obligations . The obligations of the Company under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment by Parent and Acquisition Corp. at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions any of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company:

(a)                 No Errors, etc. The representations and warranties of Parent and Acquisition Corp. under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and shall then be true and correct in all material respects.

(b)                Compliance with Agreement . Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or before the Closing Date.

(c)                 No Parent Material Adverse Effect . Since the date hereof, there shall not have been any event or circumstance that has resulted in a Parent Material Adverse Effect and no event has occurred or circumstance exists that would be reasonably expected to result in such a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(d)                Certificate of Officers . Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall have delivered to the Company a certificate dated the Closing Date, executed on their behalf by their respective Presidents, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section 8.2 .

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(e)                 Stockholder Consent. The Company shall have obtained from its Stockholders at least 65% approval by written consent of the Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with Section 7.6 of this Agreement.

(f)                  There shall be no Dissenting Shares to the Merger in excess of those holding more than 35% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company.

(g)                 The Company shall have received audited financial statements and unaudited pro forma financial information in accordance with the requirements of Rule 8-04 of Regulation S-X.

(h)                 Bridge Financing . The Company shall have received financing in the amount of $2.5 million.

(i)                   Supporting Documents . The Company shall have received the following:

(1)                                                                Copies of resolutions of Parent’s and Acquisition Corp.’s respective board of directors and the sole stockholder of Acquisition Corp., certified by their respective Secretaries, authorizing and approving the Merger and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other documents and instruments to be delivered by them pursuant hereto.

(2)                                                                A certificate of incumbency executed by the respective Secretaries of Parent and Acquisition Corp. certifying the names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to execute the documents referred to in paragraph (1) above and further certifying that the certificates of incorporation and by-laws of Parent and Acquisition Corp. appended thereto have not been amended or modified.

(3)                                                                A certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the Secretary of each of the Parent and Acquisition Corp., certifying that, except for the filing of the certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada: (i) all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and filings and registrations with, any court, governmental body or instrumentality that are required to be obtained by Parent or Acquisition Corp. for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger shall have been duly made or obtained; and (ii) no action or proceeding before any court, governmental body or agency has been threatened, asserted or instituted against Parent or Acquisition Corp. to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain substantial damages in respect of, this Agreement or the carrying out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(4)                                                                A certificate of Parent’s transfer agent and registrar, certifying as of the business day prior to the Closing Date, a true and complete list of the names and addresses of the record owners of all of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, together with the number of shares of Parent Common Stock held by each record owner.

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(5)                                                                The executed resignations of all directors and officers of Parent, with the director resignations to take effect following the notice period required by federal law, and (ii) executed releases from each such director and officer in the form and substance acceptable to the Company in its sole discretion.

(6)                                                                Evidence as of a recent date of the good standing and corporate existence of each of the Parent and Acquisition Corp. issued by the Secretary of State of their respective states of incorporation.

(7)                                                                Such additional supporting documentation and other information with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Company may reasonably request.

ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS

Section 10.1           Indemnification by Parent . Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Stockholders (collectively, the “ Company Indemnified Parties ”), and shall reimburse the Company Indemnified Parties for, any loss, liability, claim, damage, expense (including, but not limited to, costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or diminution of value (collectively, “ Damages ”) arising from or in connection with (a) any inaccuracy, in any material respect, in any of the representations and warranties of Parent and Acquisition Corp. in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by Parent and Acquisition Corp. to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, or any actions, omissions or statements of fact inconsistent with any such representation or warranty, (b) any failure by Parent or Acquisition Corp. to perform or comply in any material respect with any covenant or agreement in this Agreement, (c) any claim for brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments based upon any agreement or understanding alleged to have been made by any such party with Parent or Acquisition Corp. in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (d) Taxes attributable to any transaction or event occurring on or prior to the Closing, (e) any claim relating to or arising out of any Liabilities of either Parent or Acquisition Corp. on or prior to Closing or with respect to accounting fees arising thereafter, or (f) any litigation, action, claim, proceeding or investigation by any third party relating to or arising out of the business or operations of Parent, or the actions of Parent or any holder of Parent capital stock prior to the Effective Time.

Section 10.2           Survival . All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Parent and Acquisition Corp. contained in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive until twelve (12) months after the Effective Date. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement will terminate at, and have no further force and effect after, the Effective Time.

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Section 10.3           Time Limitations . Neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall have any Liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with respect to any representation or warranty, or covenant or agreement to be performed and complied with prior to the Effective Time, unless on or before the twelve month anniversary of the Effective Time (the “ Claims Deadline ”), Parent is given notice of a claim with respect thereto, in accordance with Section 9.5 , specifying the factual basis therefore in reasonable detail to the extent then known by the Company Indemnified Parties.

Section 10.4           Limitation on Liability . The obligations of Parent and Acquisition Corp. to the Company Indemnified Parties set forth in Section 9.1 shall be subject to the following limitations:

(a)                 The aggregate liability of Parent and Acquisition Corp. to the Company shall not exceed $50,000.

(b)                Other than claims based on fraud or for specific performance, injunctive or other equitable relief, the Company Indemnified Parties’ sole and exclusive remedy for any and all claims for Damages pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof shall be the indemnification provided under the terms and subject to the conditions of this Article IX .

Section 10.5           Notice of Claims .

(a)                 If, at any time on or prior to the Claims Deadline, Company Indemnified Parties shall assert a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 9.1 , such Company Indemnified Parties shall submit to Parent a written claim stating: (i) that a Company Indemnified Party incurred or reasonably believes it may incur Damages and the amount or reasonable estimate thereof of any such Damages; and (ii) in reasonable detail, the facts alleged as the basis for such claim and the section or sections of this Agreement alleged as the basis or bases for the claim.

(b)                In the event that any action, suit or proceeding is brought against any Company Indemnified Party with respect to which Parent may have liability under this Article IX , the Parent shall have the right, at its cost and expense, to defend such action, suit or proceeding in the name and on behalf of the Company Indemnified Party; provided , however , that a Company Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with fees and expenses paid by Parent, if representation of the Company Indemnified Party by counsel retained by Parent would be inappropriate because of actual or potential differing interests between Parent and the Company Indemnified Party. In connection with any action, suit or proceeding subject to this Article IX , Parent and each Company Indemnified Party agree to render to each other such assistance as may reasonably be required in order to ensure proper and adequate defense of such action, suit or proceeding. Parent shall not, without the prior written consent of the applicable Company Indemnified Parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, settle or compromise any claim or demand if such settlement or compromise does not include an irrevocable and unconditional release of such Company Indemnified Parties for any liability arising out of such claim or demand.

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ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING

Section 11.1           Termination of Agreement . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

(a)                 by the mutual written consent of the Company, Acquisition Corp. and Parent;

(b)                by the Company, if Parent or Acquisition Corp. (i) fails to perform in any material respect any of its agreements contained herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Effective Time, (ii) materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which failure or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after the Company has notified Parent and Acquisition Corp. of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this paragraph (b);

(c)                 by Parent and Acquisition Corp., if the Company (i) fails to perform in any material respect any of its agreements contained herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which failure or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after Parent or Acquisition Corp. has notified the Company of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this paragraph (c);

(d)                by either the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and Acquisition Corp., on the other hand, if there shall be any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental or regulatory agency binding on Parent, Acquisition Corp. or the Company, which prohibits or materially restrains any of them from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that the parties hereto shall have used their best efforts to have any such order, writ, injunction or decree lifted and the same shall not have been lifted within ninety (90) days after entry, by any such court or governmental or regulatory agency;

(e)                 by either the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and Acquisition Corp., on the other hand, if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to May 31, 2011, for any reason other than delay or nonperformance of the party seeking such termination;

(f)                  by the Company if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, based upon advice of legal counsel, that termination pursuant to this Section 10.1(f) is necessary to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law as provided in Section 7.8 hereof.

Section 11.2           Termination of Obligations . Termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof shall terminate all obligations of the parties hereunder, except for the obligations under Article IX , Article X , and Sections 11.4 , 11.7 , 11.14, 11.15 and 11.16 hereof; provided , however , that termination pursuant to paragraphs (b) or (c) of Section 10.1 shall not relieve the defaulting or breaching party or parties from any liability to the other parties hereto.

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ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.1           Amendments . Subject to applicable law, this Agreement may be amended or modified by the parties hereto by written agreement executed by each party to be bound thereby and delivered by duly authorized officers of the parties hereto at any time prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that after the approval of the Merger by the requisite Stockholders, no amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be made that by law requires further approval from any Stockholders without such further approval.

Section 12.2           Notices . Any notice, request, instruction, other document or communications to be given hereunder by any party hereto to any other party hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered personally, (b) upon confirmation of delivery if by electronic mail, (c) upon receipt of a transmission confirmation (with a confirming copy delivered personally or sent by overnight courier) if sent by facsimile or like transmission, or (d) on the next business day when sent by Federal Express, United Parcel Service, U.S. Express Mail or other reputable overnight courier for guaranteed next day delivery, to such other persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice. Nothing in this Section 11.2 shall be deemed to constitute consent to the manner and address for service of process in connection with any legal proceeding (including arbitration arising in connection with this Agreement), which service shall be effected as required by applicable law.

Section 12.3           Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the exhibits attached hereto or referred to herein constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto, and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

Section 12.4           Expenses . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, whether or not the Merger occurs, all expenses and fees incurred by Parent and Acquisition Corp. on one hand, and the Company on the other, shall be borne solely and entirely by the party that has incurred the same; provided , that if the Merger occurs, Parent agrees to pay, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to pay, any unpaid fees and expenses of the Company (including fees and expenses of its counsel and other advisors) in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 12.5           Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement will nevertheless remain in full force and effect 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 determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto will negotiate in good faith to amend or modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

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Section 12.6           Successors and Assigns; Assignment . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any of the parties hereto without, in the case of Parent and Acquisition Corp., the prior written approval of the Company and, in the case of the Company, the prior written approval of Parent.

Section 12.7           No Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as set forth in Section 9.1 and Section 11.6 , nothing herein expressed or implied shall be construed to give any person other than the parties hereto (and their successors and assigns as permitted herein) any legal or equitable rights hereunder.

Section 12.8           Counterparts; Delivery by Facsimile . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by electronic mail, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

Section 12.9           Waiver . At any time prior to the Effective Time, any party hereto may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party hereto; (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and breaches of the warranties of the other party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto; and (c) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any such extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby.

Section 12.10       No Constructive Waivers . No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto in the exercise of any right hereunder will impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant herein, nor will any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right. No waiver by any party of any default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, shall be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.

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Section 12.11       Further Assurances . The parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to do and perform or cause to be done and performed all such further acts and things and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments or documents as any other party hereto may reasonably request in order to carry out fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 12.12       Recitals . The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein and, by this reference, are made part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein.

Section 12.13       Headings . The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 12.14       Governing Law . This Agreement and the agreements, instruments and documents contemplated hereby shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to its conflicts of law principles.

Section 12.15       Dispute Resolution . The parties hereto shall initially attempt to resolve all claims, disputes or controversies arising under, out of or in connection with this Agreement by conducting good faith negotiations amongst themselves. If the parties hereto are unable to resolve the matter following good faith negotiations, the matter shall thereafter be resolved by binding arbitration and each party hereto hereby waives any right it may otherwise have to the resolution of such matter by any means other than binding arbitration pursuant to this Section 11.15 . Whenever a party shall decide to institute arbitration proceedings, it shall provide written notice to that effect to the other parties hereto. The party giving such notice shall, however, refrain from instituting the arbitration proceedings for a period of sixty (60) days following such notice. During this period, the parties shall make good faith efforts to amicably resolve the claim, dispute or controversy without arbitration. Any arbitration hereunder shall be conducted in the English language under the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such arbitration shall be conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada by a panel of three arbitrators: one arbitrator shall be appointed by each of Parent and Company; and the third shall be appointed by the American Arbitration Association. The panel of arbitrators shall have the authority to grant specific performance. Judgment upon the award so rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction or application may be made to such court for judicial acceptance of any award and an order of enforcement, as the case may be. In no event shall a demand for arbitration be made after the date when institution of a legal or equitable proceeding based on the claim, dispute or controversy in question would be barred under this Agreement or by the applicable statute of limitations. The prevailing party in any arbitration in accordance with this Section 11.15 shall be entitled to recover from the other party, in addition to any other remedies specified in the award, all reasonable costs, attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by such prevailing party to arbitrate the claim, dispute or controversy.

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Section 12.16       Interpretation .

(a)                 When a reference is made in this Agreement to a section or article, such reference shall be to a section or article of this Agreement unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.

(b)                Whenever the words “ include ”, “ includes ” or “ including ” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(c)                 The words “ hereof ”, “ hereby ”, “ herein ” and “ herewith ” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and article, section, paragraph, exhibit and schedule references are to the articles, sections, paragraphs, exhibits and schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(d)                The words “ knowledge ,” or “ known to ,” or similar terms, when used in this Agreement to qualify any representation or warranty, refer to the knowledge or awareness of certain specific facts or circumstances related to such representation or warranty of the officers and directors of such parties, which a prudent business person would have obtained after reasonable investigation or due diligence on the part of any such person.

(e)                 The word “ subsidiary ” shall mean any entity of which at least a majority of the outstanding shares or other equity interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or comparable managers of such entity is owned, directly or indirectly by another entity or person.

(f)                  For purposes of this Agreement, “ ordinary course of business ” means the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and frequency).

(g)                 The plural of any defined term shall have a meaning correlative to such defined term, and words denoting any gender shall include all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning.

(h)                 A reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation shall include any modification or re-enactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto, unless the context requires otherwise.

(i)                   The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

COMPANY:
     
Specialty Beverage And Supplement, Inc.
       
By: /s/Peter Scalise III

  Name: Peter Scalise III
  Title: CEO
       
PARENT:
     
Mojo Ventures, Inc.
     
By: /s/Ivona Janieszewski 

  Name: Ivona Janieszewski
  Title: CEO
 
ACQUISITION CORP.:
     
SBSI Acquisition Corp.
     
By: /s/Ivona Janieszewski 

  Name: Ivona Janieszewski
  Title: President & CEO
         

 

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Exhibit A

 

Articles of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation

 

See attached.

 

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Exhibit B

 

By-Laws of Surviving Corporation

 

See attached.

 

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Exhibit C

 

Officers and Directors of Parent

— Pre-Effective Time and Post-Effective Time—

 

 

Pre-Effective Time :

 

Ivona Janieszewski – President, Secretary, CEO, CFO, Director

 

Following Notice Filings :

 

The following persons shall be appointed as Officers and Directors of Parent :

 

 

Name Office(s)
Peter Scalise III Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
Scott Ferrari President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Neil Rosenberg Secretary, Treasurer and Director
Duncan Weir Director
Richard Hall Director
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Exhibit D

 

Articles of Incorporation of Parent

 

 

See attached.

 

46
 

Exhibit E

 

Bylaws of Parent

 

 

See attached.

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ROSS MILLER

Secretary of State

206 North Carson Street

Carson City, Nevada 89701-4299

(775) 684 5708

Website: secretaryofstate.biz

Articles of Merger
(PURSUANT TO NRS 92A.200)
Page 1
USE BLACK INK ONLY – DO NOT HIGHLIGHT ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
(Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 92A) (excluding 92A.200(4b))
1)       Name and jurisdiction of organization of each constituent entity (NRS 92A.200). If there are more than four merging entities, check box [ ] and attached an 8 ½” X 11” blank sheet containing the required information for each additional entity.
 
Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc.
Name of merging entity
Nevada Corporation
Jurisdiction Entity type*
SBSI Acquisition Corp.
Name of surviving entity
Nevada Corporation
Jurisdiction Entity type*
     

 

* Corporation, non-profit corporation, limited partnership, limited-liability company or business trust.

 
 

Articles of Merger
(PURSUANT TO NRS 92A.200)
Page 2

2)       Forwarding address where copies of process may be sent by the Secretary of State of Nevada (If a foreign entity is the survivor in the merger-NRS 92A.190):
Attn: Kyleen E. Cane
c/o: Cane Clark LLP, 3273 E. Warm Springs Road, Las Vegas, NV 89120
3)       (Choose one)
[X]   The undersigned declars that a plan of merger has been adopted by each constituent entity (NRS 92A.200).
[ ] The undersigned declares that a plan of merger has been adopted by the parent domestic entity (NRS 92A.180).
4)       Owner’s approval (NRS 92A.200)(options a,b, or c must be used, as applicable for each entity) (If there are more than four merging entities, check box [ ] and attached an 8 ½” X 11” blank sheet containing the required information for each additional entity.):
(a)     Owner’s approval was not required from
 
Name of merging entity, if applicable
and, or:
 
Name of surviving entity, if applicable

 

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Articles of Merger
(PURSUANT TO NRS 92A.200)
Page 3

(b)    The plan was approved by the required consent of the owners of *:
Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc.
Name of merging entity, if applicable
and, or:
SBSI Acquisition Corp.
Name of surviving entity, if applicable

 

* Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of trust or governing instrument of a business trust, a merger must be approved by all the trustees and beneficial owners of each business trust that is a constituent entity in the merger.

 

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Articles of Merger
(PURSUANT TO NRS 92A.200)
Page 4

(c)     Approval of plan of merger for Nevada non-profit corporation (NRS 92A.160):

 

The plan of merger has been approved by the directors of the corporation and by each public officer or other person whose approval of the plan of merger is required by the articles of incorporation of the domestic corporation.

Name of merging entity, if applicable
and, or:
Name of surviving entity, if applicable

 

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Articles of Merger
(PURSUANT TO NRS 92A.200)
Page 5

5)       Amendments, If any, to the articles of certificate of the surviving entity. Provide article numbers, if avaliable. (NRS 92A.200)*:
6)       Location of Plan of Merger (check a or b):
[   ] (a) The entire plan of merger is attached;
[ X ] (b) The entire plan of merger is on file at the registered office of the surviving corporation, limited-liability company or business trust, or at the records office address if a limited partnership, or other place of business of the surviving entity (NRS 92A.200).
7)       Effective date (optional)**:

 

 

* Amended and restated articles may be attached as an exhibit or integrated into the articles of merger. Please entitle them "Restated" or "Amended and Restated," accordingly. The form to accompany restated articles prescribed by the secretary of state must accompany the amended and/or restated articles. Pursuant to NRS 92A.180 (merger of subsidiary into parent - Nevada parent owning 90% or more of subsidiary), the articles of merger may not contain amendments to the constituent documents of the surviving entity except that the name of the surviving entity may be changed.

** A merger takes effect upon filing the articles of merger or upon a later date as specified in the articles, which must not be more than 90 days after the articles are filed (NRS 92A.240).

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Articles of Merger
(PURSUANT TO NRS 92A.200)
Page 6

8)       Signatures - Must be signed by: An officer of each Nevada corporation; All general partners of each Nevada limited partnership; All general partners of each Nevada limited-liability limited partnership; A manager of each Nevada limited-liability company with managers or one member if there are no managers; A trustee of each Nevada business trust (NRS 92A.230)*

 

(If there are more than four merging entities, check box [ ] and attached an 8 ½” X 11” blank sheet containing the required information for each additional entity.):

 
Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc.
Name of merging entity
X /s/ Peter Scalise, III. CEO 5/13/2011
Signature Title Date
SBSI Acquisition Corp.
Name of surviving entity
X /s/ Ivona Janieszewski CEO 5/13/2011
Signature Title Date

 

* The articles of merger must be signed by each foreign constituent entity in the manner provided by the law governing it (NRS 92A.230). Additional signature blocks may be added to this page or as an attachment, as needed.

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NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.  THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

Original Issue Date: February 27, 2011

Original Conversion Price (subject to adjustment herein): $___

Debenture Number: ___

 

$________________

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

 

9% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE

DUE FEBRUARY 27, 2012

 

THIS CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE is one of a series of duly authorized and validly issued 9% Convertible Subordinated Debentures of Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), having its principal place of business at 836 Grundy Avenue, Holbrook, NY 11741, designated as its 9% Convertible Subordinated Debenture due February 27, 2012 (the “ Subordinated Debenture ”). This Debenture is one of a series of 9% Convertible Subordinated Debenture with an aggregate principal amount of up to Four Million and no/100 dollars ($4,000,000).

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to Seymour Flics or its registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), or shall have paid pursuant to the terms hereunder, the principal sum of $60,000.00 on February 27,2012 (the “ Maturity Date ”) or such earlier date as this Subordinated Debenture is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, and to pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Subordinated Debenture in accordance with the provisions hereof. This Subordinated Debenture is subject to the following additional provisions:

 
 


Section 1 DEFINITIONS .  For the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Subordinated Debenture, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Bankruptcy Event ” means any of the following events: (a) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) thereof commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof; (b) there is commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof any such case or proceeding; (c) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; (d) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property; (e) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (f) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or (g) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

 

Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Change of Control Transaction ” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (i) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 50% of the voting securities of the Company (other than by means of conversion or exercise of the Subordinated Debentures), or (ii) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 51% of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, except as contemplated by the Merger, or (iii) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 51% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, or (iv) a replacement at one time or within a one year period of more than one-half of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members on the date hereof (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (v) the consummation of by the Company of a transaction to which the Company  is a party , providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

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Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

 

Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 

Conversion Shares ” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Subordinated Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof or such shares of Pubco Common Stock issuable upon exchange of such shares of Common Stock in at the Effective Time in connection with the Merger.

 

Subordinated Debenture Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

 

Effective Date ” means the closing date of the Merger.

 

Effective Time ” means the effective time of the Merger pursuant to relevant law.

 

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.

 

Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning given to it in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Interest Payment Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Interest Share Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Default Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

 

Mandatory Default Amount ” means the sum of (i) 100% of the outstanding principal amount of this Subordinated Debenture, plus 100% of accrued and unpaid interest hereon, and (ii) all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Subordinated Debenture.

 

Merger ” means the merger among the Company, Pubco and the Acquisition Sub pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the timely submission of all applicable filings with state and regulatory authorities in connection with such transaction anticipated to close on or about May 15, 2011.

 

Merger Agreement ” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger among the Company, Pubco, and the Acquisition Sub for the merger of the Acquisition Sub with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity, to be entered into on or about May 15, 2011 pursuant to which the stockholders of the Company will exchange all of their Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents for shares of Pubco Common Stock.

 

New York Courts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(d).

 

Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

 

Original Issue Date ” means the date of the first issuance of the Subordinated Debentures, regardless of any transfers of any Subordinated Debenture and regardless of the number of instruments that may be issued to evidence such Subordinated Debentures.

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Permitted Indebtedness ” means (a) the Indebtedness evidenced by the Subordinated Debentures, (b) the Indebtedness existing on the Original Issue Date and set forth on Schedule 3.1(y) attached to the Purchase Agreement, (c) lease obligations and purchase money indebtedness of up to $500,000, in the aggregate, incurred in connection with the acquisition of capital assets and lease obligations with respect to newly acquired or leased assets, and (d) interest accruing after the date hereof on the aforesaid items.

 

Permitted Lien ” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been (if required to be) established in accordance with GAAP; (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien; (c) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under clauses (a), and (b) thereunder; and (d) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under clause (c) thereunder, provided that such Liens are not secured by assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries other than the assets so acquired or leased.

 

Pubco ” means Mojo Incorporated, a Delaware company listed on the FINRA OTC Bulletin Board and currently reporting under the Exchange Act. From and after the Effective Time references to the Company shall be deemed to be references to Pubco.

 

Pubco Common Stock ” means the common stock of Pubco, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.

 

Purchase Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April _, 2011 among the Company and the original Holders, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

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

 

Subsidiary ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business.

 

Trading Market ” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Pubco Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.

 

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Transaction Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Section 2 .     INTEREST .

 

(a) Payment of Interest in Cash or Kind . The Company shall pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Subordinated Debenture at the rate of 9% per annum, payable on the Maturity Date (the “ Interest Payment Date ”) (if any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day), in cash; provided however , that in the case of a Mandatory Conversion, interest shall be payable in duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Price (the dollar amount to be paid in Common Stock, the “ Interest Share Amount ”).

 

(b) Interest Calculations . Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30 calendar day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made.  Payment of interest in Common Stock shall otherwise occur pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) herein and, solely for purposes of the payment of interest in Common Stock, the Interest Payment Date shall be deemed the Conversion Date.  Interest shall cease to accrue with respect to any principal amount converted.  Interest hereunder will be paid to the Person in whose name this Subordinated Debenture is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Subordinated Debenture (the “ Subordinated Debenture Register ”).

 

(d) Default Interest .  All overdue accrued and unpaid interest to be paid hereunder shall bear interest at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law (“ Default Rate ”) which shall accrue daily from the date such interest is due hereunder through and including the date of actual payment in full.

 

(e) Prepayment .  The Company may not prepay any or all of a portion of this Note without the consent of the Holder.

 

Section 3.      REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES .

 

(a) Different Denominations . This Subordinated Debenture is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Debentures of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be payable for such registration of exchange.

 

(b) Investment Representations . This Subordinated Debenture has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.
(c) Reliance on Subordinated Debenture Register . Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Subordinated Debenture, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Subordinated Debenture is duly registered on the Subordinated Debenture Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Subordinated Debenture is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

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Section 4.      CONVERSION .

 

(a)  Conversion Price .  The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date shall be equal to $0.25 (the “ Conversion Price ”). The Conversion Price is based upon a pre-money valuation of the Company of $17,850,000 and 51,000,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock at the Effective Time prior to the conversion of any Subordinated Debentures.

 

(b) Mandatory Conversion . Immediately after the effectiveness of the Merger, all of the then outstanding principal amount of this Subordinated Debenture plus accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing to the Holder under this Subordinated Debenture shall automatically (and without the necessity of any further action by any person) convert into shares of Common Stock (a “ Mandatory Conversion ”). The conversion shall occur on the Effective Date (the “ Conversion Date ”). Within 3 Trading Days after the Conversion Date, the Company shall deliver to the Holder a written notice of such conversion (“ Notice of Conversion ”), provided that any failure to deliver such notice shall not invalidate the Mandatory Conversion.

 

(c) Mechanics of Conversion .

 

i.     Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount .  The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this Subordinated Debenture to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price.

 

ii. Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion . Not later than three (3) Trading Days after the Conversion Date (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder certificates of Pubco Common Stock the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Subordinated Debenture.

 

iii. Obligation Absolute .  If the Merger occurs, the Company’s obligations to cause Pubco to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Subordinated Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided , however , that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the Holder.  The Company may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Subordinated Debenture shall have been sought and obtained.  In the absence of such injunction, the Company shall issue Conversion Shares or, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. 

 

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v. Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Subordinated Debenture.  As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

viii. Transfer Taxes .  The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock or Pubco Common Stock on conversion of this Subordinated Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of this Subordinated Debenture and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.

 

Section 5 .     NEGATIVE COVENANTS . As long as any portion of this Subordinated Debenture remains outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries (whether or not a Subsidiary on the Original Issue Date) to, directly or indirectly:

 

(a) other than Permitted Indebtedness, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any Indebtedness of any kind, including but not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

 

(b) other than Permitted Liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

 

(c) amend its organizational document in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder;

 

(d) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a deminimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents other than as to repurchases of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of departing officers and directors of the Company, provided that such repurchases shall not exceed an aggregate of $100,000 for all officers and directors during the term of this Subordinated Debenture;

 

(e) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness, other than the Subordinated Debentures if on a pro-rata basis, other than regularly scheduled principal and interest payments as such terms are in effect as of the Original Issue Date or are extended after the Original Issue Date to permit later payment;

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(f) pay cash dividends or distributions on any equity securities of the Company;

 

(g) enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Company which, if the Company were a reporting company under Section 12 of the Exchange Act would be required to be disclosed in any public filing with the Commission, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval);

 

(h) during the period from and including the Original Issue Date to and including the Maturity Date, enter into any purchase, sale, merger or business combination transaction pursuant to which the business of another Person is combined with that of the Company, in whatever form, or enter into any other agreement or series of related agreements (including, without limitation, joint venture, sale of assets, license agreement, distribution agreement, etc.) or enter into any other transaction that would preclude the closing of the Merger, without the prior written consent of the holders of at least two-thirds in principal amount outstanding of the Subordinated Debentures; or

 

(h) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Section 6 .     EVENTS OF DEFAULT .

 

(a)    “ Event of Default ” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

i. any default in the payment of (A) the principal amount of any Subordinated Debenture or (B) interest, liquidated damages, if any, and other amounts owing to a Holder on any Subordinated Debenture, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise) which default, solely in the case of an interest payment or other default under clause (B) above, is not cured within 10 Trading Days;

 

ii. the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other material covenant or agreement in a material respect contained in the Subordinated Debentures (other than a breach by the Company of its obligations to deliver Shares to the Holder upon conversion, which breach is addressed in clause (ix) below) which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (A) 10 Trading Days after notice of such failure is given by the Holder or by any other Holder to the Company and (B) 20 Trading Days after the Company has become or should have become aware of such failure;

 

iii. a material default or material event of default (subject to any grace or cure period provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument) shall occur under (A) any of the Transaction Documents or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered by clause (vi) below);

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iv. any material representation or warranty made in this Subordinated Debenture, any other Transaction Documents, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder or any other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;

 

v. the Company or any Subsidiary shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;

 

vi. the Company or any Subsidiary shall default on any of its obligations under:

(A) any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement, or

 

(B) other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement

 

that, in each case (a) involves an obligation greater than $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, and (b) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;

 

vii. at the Effective Date the Pubco Common Stock shall not be listed for trading on a Trading Market;

 

viii. the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction, except for the Merger, or shall agree to sell or dispose of all or in excess of 45% of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction);

 

ix. the Company shall fail for any reason to deliver certificates for the Common Stock to a Holder prior to the tenth (10 th ) Trading Day after a Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(c) or the Company shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of the Company’s intention to not honor requests for conversions of any Subordinated Debentures in accordance with the terms hereof; or

 

x. any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Company, any subsidiary or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $100,000, and such judgment, writ or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded and unstayed for a period of 30 calendar days.

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(b) Remedies Upon Event of Default . If any Event of Default occurs, the outstanding principal amount of this Subordinated Debenture, plus accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Holder’s election (made by giving written notice of such election to the Company), immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount.  Commencing 5 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default that results in the eventual acceleration of this Subordinated Debenture, the interest rate on this Subordinated Debenture shall accrue at the Default Rate.  Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Subordinated Debenture to or as directed by the Company.  In connection with such acceleration described herein, except for the notice of election to accelerate mentioned above, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law.  Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Subordinated Debenture until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 6(b).  No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 8 .     SUBORDINATION . This Subordinated Debenture is unsecured in all respects. The Company covenants and agrees, and each holder of this Subordinated Debenture by acceptance hereof covenants and agrees, that the payment of the principal of and the interest on this Subordinated Debenture is hereby expressly subordinated and made subject to the prior payment in full of all Permitted Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof or hereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed by the Company to the extent permitted in accordance with this Subordinated Debenture. Upon (i) the maturity of such Permitted Indebtedness, including by acceleration or otherwise, or (ii) any distribution of the assets of the Company upon dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, the holders of such Permitted Indebtedness are entitled to receive payment in full before the holders of this Subordinated Debenture are entitled to receive any payment. If in any of the situations referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) in the preceding sentence, a payment is made to the holders of this Subordinated Debenture before all applicable Permitted Indebtedness has been paid in full or provision has been made for such payment, the payment made to holders of such Subordinated Debenture must be paid over to the holders of such Permitted Indebtedness. This Debenture shall rank equally with the other Subordinated Debentures and the Company's other unsecured debt to the extent such other unsecured debt, by its express terms, is not superior in right of payment to this Subordinated Debenture with respect to receiving payments or other distributions.

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Section 8 .     MISCELLANEOUS .

 

(a) Notices .  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, pdf or other electronic delivery, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth below, or such other email address, facsimile number or address as the Company may specify for such purpose by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 8.  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to the Holder at the address set forth below.  Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic delivery at the facsimile number or email address specified in this Section 8 prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time), (ii) the Business Day immediately following the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic delivery at the facsimile number or email address specified in this Section 8 between 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) and 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (iii) the second Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc.

836 Grundy Avenue

Holbrook, NY 11741

Telephone: (631) 750-3195 ext 112

Facsimile: (631) 750-3088

Email: Petes@specialbev.com

Attention: Peter Scalise III, Chairman and CEO

 

If to the Holder, as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

 

(b) Absolute Obligation . Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Subordinated Debenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest, as applicable, on this Subordinated Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.  This Subordinated Debenture is a direct debt obligation of the Company.  This Subordinated Debenture ranks junior to Permitted Indebtedness, including Permitted Indebtedness existing on the Original Issue Date and set forth on Schedule 3.1(y) attached to the Purchase Agreement and pari passu with all other Subordinated Debentures now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein.

 

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(c) Lost or Mutilated Subordinated Debenture .  If this Subordinated Debenture shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Subordinated Debenture, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Subordinated Debenture, a new Subordinated Debenture for the principal amount of this Subordinated Debenture so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Subordinated Debenture, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

 

(d) Governing Law .  All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Subordinated Debenture shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.  Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, County of New York (the “ New York Courts ”).  Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Subordinated Debenture and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Subordinated Debenture or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Subordinated Debenture, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

(e) Waiver .  Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Subordinated Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Subordinated Debenture.  The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Subordinated Debenture on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Subordinated Debenture.  Any waiver by the Company or the Holder must be in writing.

 

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(f) Severability .  If any provision of this Subordinated Debenture is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Subordinated Debenture shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances.  If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Subordinated Debenture as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this indenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impeded the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.

 

(g)  Next Business Day .  Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day with interest calculated through the actual payment date.

 

(h)  Headings .  The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Subordinated Debenture and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

(i)  Assumption .  Other than with respect to Pubco who shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Subordinated Debenture pursuant to the Merger Agreement, any successor to the Company shall (i) assume, prior to such transaction, all of the obligations of the Company under this Subordinated Debenture and the other Transaction Documents pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (ii) issue to the Holder a new Subordinated Debenture of such successor entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Subordinated Debenture, including, without limitation, having a principal amount and interest rate equal to the principal amount and the interest rate of this Subordinated Debenture and having similar ranking to this Subordinated Debenture, which shall be satisfactory to the Holder (any such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).  The provisions of this Section 8(i) shall apply similarly and equally to successive transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations of this Subordinated Debenture.

 

(j) Unconditional Obligation . This Subordinated Debenture shall be deemed an unconditional obligation of Company for the payment of money and, without limitation to any other remedies of Holder, may be enforced against Company by summary proceeding pursuant to New York Civil Procedure Law and Rules Section 3213 or any similar rule or statute in the jurisdiction where enforcement is sought. For purposes of such rule or statute, any other document or agreement to which Holder and Company are parties or which Company delivered to Holder, which may be convenient or necessary to determine Holder’s rights hereunder or Company’s obligations to Holder are deemed a part of this Subordinated Debenture, whether or not such other document or agreement was delivered together herewith or was executed apart from this Subordinated Debenture.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Subordinated Debenture to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

 

 

 

By: /s/ Peter Scalise III

Name: Peter Scalise III

Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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ANNEX A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the 9% Convertible Subordinated Debenture due February 27,2012 of Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), into Common Stock, as of the date written below. If Common Stock is to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.

 

Conversion calculations:

 

Date to Effect Conversion:

 

Principal Amount of Subordinated Debenture to be Converted:

 

Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:

 

 

Signature:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Address for Delivery of Common Stock:

 

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MOJO VENTURES, INC.

 

LOCK-UP LEAK OUT AGREEMENT

        This LOCK-UP LEAK-OUT AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made as of May __, 2011 (the “ Effective Date ”) by and between MOJO VENTURES, INC., a Delaware company (the “ Company ”) and the undersigned Stockholder of the Company.

 

WHEREAS, to ensure the development of an orderly trading market in the Company’s common stock, the Company and the undersigned intend to enter into this Agreement that provides the circumstances under which the undersigned may sell or otherwise dispose of shares of the Company’s securities.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the undersigned Stockholderagree as follows:

 

1.     One-Year Prohibition on Sales or Transfers . Other than as set forth in Section 2 below, the Stockholder, including the Stockholder’s Affiliated Entities (as defined below), hereby agrees that for a period of one (1) year from the Effective Date (the “ Lock-Up Period ”), the Stockholder will not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, give, donate, transfer or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of the Company’s common stock $0.01 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”) or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock issued to the Stockholder pursuant to the Share Exchange (the “ Lock-Up Shares ”) or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Lock-Up Shares, enter into a transaction which would have the same effect, or enter into any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic or voting consequences of ownership of such securities, whether any such aforementioned transaction is to be settled by delivery of the Lock-Up Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, or publicly disclose the intention to make any such offer, sale, pledge or disposition, or to enter into any such transaction, swap, hedge or other arrangement (the “ Lock-Up Agreement ”). As used in this Agreement “ Affiliated Entities ” shall mean any legal entity, including any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, not-for-profit corporation, estate planning vehicle or trust, which is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Stockholder or his or her descendants or spouse, of which such Stockholder or his or her descendants or spouse are beneficial owners, or which is under joint control or ownership with any other person or entity subject to a lock-up agreement regarding the Company’s stock with terms substantially identical to this Agreement.

 
 

2.     Post-Lock-Up Restrictions on Sales—Volume Limitations – Leak-Out . After the expiration of the Lock-Up Period and for the one (1) year period thereafter, the aggregate number of Lock-Up Shares that may be sold or otherwise Transferred (as defined below) by the Stockholder (taking into account sales and other Transfers (a) directly from the Stockholder, (b) by the Stockholder’s Affiliated Entities and (c) by any holder of Lock-Up Shares previously sold or otherwise Transferred to such holder by the Stockholder after the Effective Date (but taking into account only Lock-Up Shares transferred to the holder by the Stockholder)) shall not exceed (i) 10% of the average monthly trading volume for the Common Stock on the relevant trading market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. for any Stockholder who is not an “affiliate” of the Company as such term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), and (ii) the greater of (x) 5% or (y) the maximum amount permitted under applicable law or regulation for any Stockholder who is an “affiliate” (as adjusted for any stock split, combination or the like) in any 30-day period (the “ Volume Limitations ”).

 

3.     Allowable Sales During Lock-Up Period and Thereafter . Notwithstanding the terms of Section 1 above, during the Lock-Up Period the Stockholder may:

(a) Transfer Lock-Up Shares to the Company or its designee.

 

(b)                  Make a bona fide charitable donation to a non-profit, religious organization or institution that is independent of the Stockholder (a “ Charitable Donee ”).

 

(c)                  Grant and maintain a bona fide lien or security interest in, pledge, hypothecate or encumber (collectively, a “ Pledge ”) any Lock-Up Shares beneficially owned by him, her or it to a nationally or internationally recognized financial institution with assets of not less than $10 billion (an “ Institution ”) in connection with a loan to the Stockholder; provided, however, that (i) the Stockholder (treating the Stockholder and all Stockholder’s Affiliated Entities in the aggregate as one entity) shall not Pledge Lock-Up Shares to secure loans in the aggregate in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000); (ii) the Stockholder gives the Company’s Secretary 5 days’ prior written notice that he, she or it intends to Pledge Lock-Up Shares to an Institution pursuant to this Section 3(c); and (iii) the Institution agrees in writing at or prior to the time of such Pledge that the Company shall receive timely notice of any margin call or event of default and shall have the right to satisfy any margin call or cure any event of default by the Stockholder in connection with any loan to which the Pledge relates by purchasing any or all Lock-Up Shares Pledged at a price equal to 50% of the then-current market value (as calculated using the average closing sales price of the Company’s Common Stock for the 15 immediately previous trading days) on the date of the margin call or event of default, such election by the Company to be shown by written notice to the Institution and payment within 5 business days of notice being received by the Company, with transfer of the Lock-Up Shares to the Company to be completed immediately upon receipt of such payment. In the event that the Company’s payment for the Lock-Up Shares exceeds the amount owed to the Institution by the Stockholder, any excess amount shall be paid promptly by the Institution to the Stockholder. In the event that both the Company and the Stockholder attempt to make payment to satisfy any margin call or event of default, the first to make full payment shall be deemed to have completed such purchase or cure (as the case may be), and any payments received by the Institution from the other party shall be promptly returned.

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This paragraph may not be relied upon for any non-bona fide loan or other form of indirect or disguised sale. The Stockholder hereby appoints and constitutes Peter Scalise III and Abraxas J. Discala, with full power of substitution, as attorneys-in-fact (each an “ Attorney-in–Fact ”) to act in the Stockholder’s name, place and stead, to transfer and convey to the Company all Lock-Up Shares purchased by the Company pursuant to this Section 3(c) and to execute and deliver all stock powers, endorse all stock certificates and execute and deliver any and all instruments, documents and agreements necessary to transfer all Lock-Up Shares purchased by the Company pursuant to this Section 3(c). The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. The Stockholder agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and each Attorney-in-Fact, or their appointees, harmless from and against any and all liabilities, claims, damages and expenses (including attorney’s fees and court costs) incurred by the Company or an Attorney-in-Fact, or their appointees, in connection with the exercise by the Company of its rights hereunder.

 

(d) Transfer Lock-Up Shares to one of the Stockholder’s Affiliated Entities, so long as such Stockholder’s Affiliated Entity agrees in an additional written instrument delivered to the Company to be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(e) In the event that the Stockholder is subject, on the Effective Date, to any legally binding, written “put” or “call” option (the “ Option ”), the Stockholder shall furnish a copy of such written Option to the Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel of the Company prior to or at the time of signing this Agreement. In such event, the provisions of this Agreement shall not prevent the Stockholder from honoring his or her “put” rights or “call” obligations pursuant to such Option and the Company will, upon request, furnish any reasonably required written waiver of the applicability of this Agreement to the extent necessary to allow the Stockholder to meet his or her obligation.

(f) In a private sale transaction not effected on a trading market.

4.     Application of this Agreement to Shares Sold or Otherwise Transferred . So long as such sales or other Transfers are made in compliance with the Volume Limitations and other requirements of this Agreement, Lock-Up Shares sold in the public market shall thereafter not be subject to the restrictions on sale or other Transfer contained in this Agreement. Lock-Up Shares that are properly transferred to a Charitable Donee or Lock-Up Shares sold or otherwise Transferred in private sales or other Transfers pursuant to an Option shall thereafter not be subject to the restrictions on sale or other Transfer contained in this Agreement. Transfers of Lock-Up Shares or those sold in a private transaction pursuant to Section 3(f) shall continue to be subject to the Volume Limitations and other terms of this Agreement as described in that Section. Transferred Lock-Up Shares may continue to be subject to restrictions imposed by federal or state securities laws and contractual agreements outside of this Agreement.

5. Attempted Transfers . Any attempted or purported sale or other Transfer of any Lock-Up Shares by the Stockholder in violation or contravention of the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio . The Company shall, and shall instruct its transfer agent to, reject and refuse to transfer on its books any Lock-Up Shares that may have been attempted to be sold or otherwise Transferred in violation or contravention of any of the provisions of this Agreement and shall not recognize any person or entity

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6. Waiver of Claims . The Stockholder hereby irrevocably waives any and all known or unknown claims and rights, whether direct or indirect, fixed or contingent, that the Stockholder may now have or that may hereafter arise against the Company or any of its affiliates, or any of its respective officers, directors, stockholders, employees, agents, attorneys or advisors arising out of the negotiation, documentation of this Agreement.

7. Consent or Approval of Company . Whenever the waiver, consent or approval of the Company is required herein or is desired to amend this Agreement or waive any requirement in this Agreement, such consent, approval, amendment or waiver may only be given by the Company if and when approved by a majority of the Company’s then independent directors; provided, however, that the independent directors may delegate this authority to executive officers of the Company if the Stockholder seeking or benefiting from the consent, approval, amendment or waiver is not serving as an officer or director of the Company.

8. Acknowledgement of Representation . The Stockholder represents and warrants to the Company that the Stockholder was or had the opportunity to be represented by legal counsel and other advisors selected by Stockholder in connection with the Exchange Agreement and has been represented by legal counsel and other advisors selected by the Stockholder in connection with this Agreement. The Stockholder has reviewed this Agreement with his, her or its legal counsel and other advisors and understands the terms and conditions hereof.

9. Legends on Certificates . All Lock-Up Shares now or hereafter owned by the Stockholder, except any shares purchased in open market transactions by Stockholders that are not affiliates (as such term is defined under securities laws) of the Company, shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the certificates representing such Lock-Up Shares shall bear the following legends:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED FOR VALUE UNLESS THEY ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS THE CORPORATION RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO IT, OR OTHERWISE SATISFIES ITSELF, THAT AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.

 

THE SALE, ASSIGNMENT, GIFT, BEQUEST, TRANSFER, DISTRIBUTION, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER ENCUMBRANCE OR DISPOSITION OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS RESTRICTED BY AND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE EXAMINED AT THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION.

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10. Termination of Lock-Up Agreement . This Agreement shall terminate upon the merger or consolidation of the Company with a corporation or other entity upon consummation of which the Stockholder and all other persons or entities that are party to a lock-up agreement regarding the Company’s stock with terms substantially identical to this Lock-Up Agreement immediately thereafter own in the aggregate less than 25% of the total voting power of the surviving or resulting corporation.

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

12. Notices . Any notices and other communications given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective upon delivery by hand or on the fifth (5th) day after deposit in the mail if sent by certified or registered mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested) or on the next business day if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service (appropriately marked for overnight delivery) or upon transmission if sent by facsimile (with immediate electronic confirmation of receipt in a manner customary for communications of such type). Notices are to be addressed as follows:

If to the Company, to

 

MOJO Ventures, Inc.

836 Grundy Avenue

Holbrook, NY 11741

Telephone: (631) 750-3195 ext 112

Facsimile: (631) 750-3088

Email: Petes@specialbev.com

Attention: Peter Scalise III, Chairman and CEO

 

If to the Stockholder, to the address set forth on the signature page attached hereto

13. Binding Effect . This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns and to the Stockholder and their respective permitted heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns.

14. Entire Understanding . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior written and oral agreements, arrangements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be changed orally, but may only be changed by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or discharge is sought.

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15. Remedies . The parties hereto acknowledge that money damages are not an adequate remedy for violations of this Agreement and that any party may, in such party’s sole discretion, apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for specific performance or injunctive relief or such other relief as such court may deem just and proper in order to enforce this Agreement or prevent any violation hereof and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto waives any objection to the imposition of such relief. All rights, powers and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof, whether at law or in equity, shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any thereof by any party hereto shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by such party.

16. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by facsimile and in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been signed as of the date first above written.

MOJO VENTURES, INC.

 

By: /s/Peter Scalise III

Name: Peter Scalise III

Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR STOCKHOLDER FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Lock-Up Leak-Out Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

Name of Stockholder:

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Stockholder:

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

Email Address of Stockholder:

 

Facsimile Number of Stockholder:

 

Address for Notice of Stockholder:

 

Address for Delivery of Shares for Stockholder (if not same as address for notice):

 

STOCKHOLDER’S SPOUSE (as applicable):

The undersigned spouse of the Stockholder has read and hereby approves the foregoing Agreement and agrees to be irrevocably bound by the Agreement and further agrees that any community property interest shall be similarly bound by the Agreement. I hereby irrevocably appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact with respect to any amendment or exercise of any rights under the Agreement.

Signature:

Name:

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Spouse:

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AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement is made as of the 15th day of March 2011, between:

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, Inc. ("Employer" or "SBSI") with its principal office located at 836 Grundy Avenue Holbrook, NY 11741; and

 

Peter Scalise, III ("Employee"), residing at PO Box 66 Oakdale, NY 11769 who are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as "the parties."

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS Employee desires to be employed by Employer as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board; and

 

WHEREAS, Employer desires to hire Employee in such capacity; and

 

WHEREAS, SBSI is engaged in a highly competitive business and must maintain their competitive position by protecting their sources of supply, including existing and future suppliers, customers and distributors, methods of operation and know-how, business information and other tangible and intangible forms of confidential information and intellectual property; and

 

WHEREAS, Employee has been and will continue to be engaged in a fiduciary capacity in which he will receive confidential information regarding SBSI business affairs; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to define their respective rights, duties and obligations to each other during the terms of this Agreement and thereafter.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Employment:

 

(A) General: SBSI employs Employee as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and Employee accepts such employment under the terms and conditions set forth herein, which shall supersede any different or other terms and conditions which may have been embodied in any prior Agreement between the parties hereto including any oral understanding of the parties. Employee shall be subject to all the usual and customary office policies of SBSI as may be established for employees of similar grade and position.

 
 

(B) Company Policy: Furthermore, Employee specifically confirm his understanding the Employer has established as Company Policy certain general practices, procedures and regulations which apply to all Employees and which Company Policy is incorporated in this Agreement and made a part hereof to the same extent as if such Policy statements were set out herein in full. Employee further confirms that the Company Policy may be expanded, curtailed, changed, modified or supplemented from time to time by Employer and that as so expanded, curtailed, modified or supplemented such Company Policy shall become a part of this Agreement as if such had been in effect at the date of this Agreement. Employee confirms that at the time of the execution of this Agreement Employer delivered to Employee a written copy of all Company Policy in effect as of the date hereof, which Employee has read and understands and with respect to which he has had a full and complete opportunity to ask any questions about such Company Policy and has received answers thereto from management.

 

2. Duties: Employee shall be responsible for all matters relating to the management of Employer’s business affairs including, but not limited to, primary responsibility for supervision of all business operations; implementation of Employer’s business plan; interaction with Employer’s Board of Directors with respect to the formulation and implementation of Company policies and practices; the hiring and firing of employees and independent consultants by Employer and to perform all duties usual and typically associated with the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board on behalf of SBSI as may be designated, curtailed or modified by the Board of Directors of SBSI from time to time.

 

3. Term: The term of this Agreement shall be fifteen (15) years, commencing on the date of this Agreement, unless sooner terminated pursuant to Section 6 below. Further, this Agreement may be terminated by either party at the end of the term hereof by the giving of written notice of the intent to so terminate not less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the initial term, or any extension hereof. In the event that the parties shall fail to provide such notice of termination then, in such event, this Agreement shall be renewed for consecutive one-year periods upon the same terms and conditions as provided herein.

 

4. Extent of Services: Employee shall devote his full business time, attention and efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder, and shall use his best efforts to promote the business of SBSI. During the term hereof, Employee shall not engage in any other business activity whether or not for profit or other pecuniary advantage without the express written consent of SBSI; provided, however, that (i) Employee may invest his assets in such manner as will not require any services to be performed on his part, but only if such investments are consistent with this Agreement, and (ii) Employee shall not serve as a principal, partner, employee, officer or director of, or consultant or contractor to, any business or entity conducting business for profit without the prior written consent of SBSI.

 

5. Compensation and Benefits: As compensation for his services hereunder Employee shall receive the compensation set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto.

 

6. Termination : This Agreement shall be terminated upon the happening of any of the following:

 

a)        At the cessation of SBSI's activities;

 

b)        Upon the mutual consent of the parties hereto;

 

c)        For cause at any time upon written notice to Employee. Employee's termination shall be "with cause" if due to any of the following:

 

(i) Employee's dishonesty;

 

(ii) An act committed by Employee that is found to be a violation of law resulting in the imposition of criminal penalties by a court of competent jurisdiction;

 

(iii) Employee's inability to perform his duties due to a physical or mental impairment which causes Employee to be absent from the workplace for a period of three (3) months during any year of this Agreement;

 

(iv) Any material breach of this Agreement;

 

d) upon the death of Employee except to the extent provided herein.

 

7. Covenant Not to Compete: Employee hereby covenants and agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months after termination of such Agreement hereunder:

 

a) Customer Solicitation. Employee will not in any way, directly or indirectly, solicit, divert, take away or accept, the business of any of the customers of SBSI served by any employee of SBSI during the term of this Agreement for the purpose of selling to or servicing for any such customer any product or service which was provided or offered by SBSI during the term of this Agreement;

 

b) Interference With Customer Relationships. Employee will not, directly or indirectly, attempt or seek to cause any of the foregoing customers of SBSI to refrain from maintaining or acquiring from or through SBSI any product or service which was provided or offered by SBSI during the term hereof, and will not assist any other person or persons to do so. Employee agrees that telephonic or written communication by him to any of the customers described above shall constitute activity by Employee for the purposes of this Agreement;

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c) Supplier Solicitation. Employee will not in any way, directly or indirectly, solicit, divert, take away or accept, the business of any of SBSI's suppliers (including manufacturers) or other entities with whom SBSI has any business relationship related to the services it offers to customers (collectively the "Suppliers") which were served by any SBSI employee during the term of this Agreement;

 

d) Interference With Supplier Relationships. Employee will not, directly or indirectly, attempt to seek to cause any of the foregoing Suppliers to refrain from selling to or supplying SBSI with any product or service which was provided or offered to SBSI during the term hereof, and will not assist any other person or persons to do so. Employee agrees that telephonic or written communication by him to any of the Suppliers described above shall constitute activity by Employee for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

8. Nondisclosure: Employee acknowledges that, in order for Employee to perform effectively his duties hereunder, SBSI will disclose to Employee certain valuable trade secrets and certain valuable confidential business information that have been created, discovered, or developed by, or that otherwise have become known to SBSI as a result of substantial effort, expense and time incurred by SBSI. In light of such acknowledgment, Employee agrees as follows:

 

a) Trade Secrets: Employee hereby acknowledges that certain processes, formulas and mechanisms used by SBSI in the operation of its business, are not generally known to the public or to other persons engaged in businesses similar to its business and, as such, constitute its trade secrets. Employee hereby agrees never to directly or indirectly disclose or use, or assist anyone else in disclosing or using such trade secrets to any person or entity other than as authorized in the regular course of the performance of this Agreement;

 

b) Confidential Information: Employee hereby agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year following termination of such employment, Employee will not divulge, disclose or make accessible to any person or entity the following confidential business information of SBSI: (I) marketing plans, strategies and forecasts; (ii) financial statements, budgets,

 

prices, costs and financial projections; (iii) customer names, addresses and contact persons; and (iv) Supplier and the details of their business agreements, unless required in the performance of his duties hereunder or with the written permission of SBSI.

 

9. Property of Employer: Employee agrees that upon termination of this Agreement, he will promptly deliver to SBSI all written and other materials in his possession or control which contain any of the trade secrets and confidential business information described in paragraph 8 hereof and all other property of SBSI in his possession or control at such time, which was obtained from SBSI, or complied or produced for Employer or SBSI during the terms of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, manuals, records, data, plans, programs, program listings, flow charts, record layouts, computer parts, computer printouts, magnetic tapes, diskettes, disks, card decks, letters and customer lists with the exception of personal diaries.

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10. Non-solicitation of Employees: During the term of this Agreement and for one year thereafter, Employee shall not hire or solicit for employment, directly or through or on behalf of any other party, any persons who are then employees of SBSI.

 

11. Relations with Third Parties and Representations of Employee;

 

a) Employee agrees that Employer may make known to others the existence of this Agreement and the provisions of all or any part hereof.

 

b) Employee represents and warrants that:

 

l) He is not in violation of any contract, patent or other information nondisclosure agreement or any other agreement, judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency affecting his right to be employed by SBSI;

 

2) No contract, judgment, decree or order affect his obligations hereunder, nor does the execution of this Agreement, nor the carrying on of Employer's or SBSI's business conflict with any such term, judgment, decree or order; and

 

3) Neither he nor any of his affiliates (as that term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933) are a party to any transaction, agreement or understanding to which Employer or SBSI is also a party except this Agreement or any agreement executed hereunder.

 

12. Remedies; Survival; Severability:

 

a) SBSI and Employee agree that in the event of a breach of any of the covenants, agreements or obligations under Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10, remedies at law would be inadequate, and either party may seek injunctive relief as well as damages.

 

b) The covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and obligations contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

c) Each covenant, agreement and obligation contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof shall be independent and severable from the others and should, for any reason, any be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, said illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other covenants and obligations in said Sections.

 

d) In the enforcement of their rights hereunder, SBSI and Employee shall retain all of their rights under law or in equity to enforce the obligations of the other party hereunder or otherwise, and to seek relief for the acts of the other party both subject to and not subject to the terms of this Agreement.

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13. Miscellaneous:

 

a)        Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof. No amendment, modification, waiver or attempted waiver of this Agreement or any part hereof shall be valid or binding unless made in writing and signed by the party to be bound.

 

b)        Modification . This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented, or modified except by a written agreement signed by the party to be charged with such modification, amendment or supplement.

 

c)        Notices . Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested or by Federal Express, express mail or similar overnight delivery or courier service or delivered (in person or by telecopy, telex or similar telecommunications equipment) against receipt to the party to which it is to be given at the address of such party set forth in the preamble to this Agreement (or to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions hereof as follows:

 

If to Employer: 836 Grundy Avenue
Holbrook,NY 11741
If to Employee: Peter Scalise, III
PO Box 66
Oakdale, NY 11769

 

Any notice or other communication given by certified mail shall be deemed given three business days after certification thereof, except for a notice changing a party’s address which will be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof. Any notice given by other means permitted by this Section shall be deemed given at the time of receipt hereof.

 

d)        Waiver . Any waiver by any party of a breach of any term of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of that term or of any breach of any other term of this Agreement. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions will not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. Any waiver hereunder must be in writing signed by the waiving party.

 

e)        Binding Effect . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

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f)         No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement does not create, and shall not be construed as creating, any rights enforceable by any person not a party to this Agreement except as specifically stated herein.

 

g)        Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is hereafter held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the maximum extent permitted so as to preserve the parties' original intent, failing which, it shall be severed. If any provision of this Agreement is hereafter held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the maximum extent permitted so as to preserve the parties' original intent, failing which, it shall be severed from this Agreement, with the balance of this Agreement continuing in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable. If any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances.

 

h)        Merger; Assignability . This Agreement and the Schedules attached, or to be attached, hereto and thereto, set forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all existing agreements concerning such subject matter. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of each other party to this Agreement.

 

i)         Headings . The headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

j)         Counterparts; Governing Law; Jurisdiction . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (and by facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the rules governing the conflict of laws. Any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of, based on, or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any document relating hereto or delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, may be brought only and exclusively in the Federal or State Courts located in the State of New York; and each party covenants and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, suit or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court if it has been duly served with process, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the action, suit, or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the action, suit, or proceeding is improper, or that this Agreement has been executed by duly authorized subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement under their seals as of the date and year first written above.

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

 

BY: /s/ Peter Scalise III  Date: 03/15/2011
Peter Scalise III-CEO/COB
 
BY: /s/ Neil Rosenberg
Neil Rosenberg-Sec/Treasurer-BOD
Agreed to accepted by: /s/ Peter Scalise III Date: 03/15/2011
Peter Scalise III, Employee
       
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SCHEDULE A

 

COMPENSATION 

Employee shall receive the following compensation:

 

I. Initial Base Salary and Employee Benefits.

 

a)        Commencing upon the date hereof Employee shall receive a gross salary in the sum of $150,000 per annum (the “Base Salary”), payable biweekly, subject to deductions for withholding taxes and/or other appropriate deductions as provided by applicable federal, state and local law, which salary shall includes 21 paid working days for either vacation, sick days or personal days, over and above all legal holidays recognized by Employer as non-working days for all of its employees; salary is to accrue if not paid in full and carry a 10% per annum interest on unpaid salary, plus

 

b)        Employer will pay the cost of the prevailing medical insurance program for himself and his family, upon the same terms offered to its employees of equal status and grade, if any, which amount may be paid directly to employee if he maintains separate insurance coverage; plus

 

c)        Employee shall receive a car allowance in the maximum amount of $700 plus per month, car can be leased privately plus car repair expenses and an unaccountable expense allowance of $300 per week; plus

 

d)        Employer will reimburse Employee for his accountable direct expenses in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder including, but not limited to, reasonable travel and hotel for all business related travel. Employee shall provide receipts and other documentation of his expenses as may reasonably be requested by Employer, according to its established policy for all other employees receiving reimbursement of expenses. Any single expense item in excess of $500 shall be approved by Employer in writing prior to being incurred, unless such pre-approval and payment is unreasonable under the circumstances.

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II. Increases in Base Salary and Bonuses.

 

a)        Cost of Living Adjustment. The parties agree that at the end of each year during the Term hereof, including each renewal thereafter, Employee’s Base Salary shall be increased by an amount determined by multiplying the original Base Salary hereunder by a fraction the numerator of which is the Consumer Price Index for all cities ("CPI") as of January 1, 2009, or such later year as is applicable, minus the CPI as of January 1, 2010 and the denominator of which is the CPI as of January 1, 2010. In the event that the CPI as provided for herein for all cities is no longer published then the parties agree that there shall be substituted therefore such index of consumer prices as most accurately reflects the cost of living in the New York Greater Metropolitan area (defined for the purposes hereof as being New York City, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Northern New Jersey and Southern Connecticut).

 

b)        Achievement Increases. Employee’s Base Salary and benefits shall be increase upon the happening of the following event as follow:

 

(i)                    For every 10M (million) starting at 10M and going up from there in sales of SBSI product lines resulting from sales of a single product line or from multi line sales Employee shall receive a salary increase of $50k per annum. This increase will take effect when each full $10M in sales is reached and will not be paid in partial amounts. Once the salary increase is given it cannot be detracted if sales levels fall off.

 

c)        Incentive Stock Options . In addition to his other compensation hereunder, it is understood and agreed that Employee shall receive the following bonus compensation based upon the achievement of certain operational targets:

 

(i)                    For every 10M (million) starting at 10M and going up from there in sales of SBSI product lines resulting from sales of a single product line or from multi line sales Employee shall receive a stock bonus of 50,000 common shares of SBSI. This bonus will take effect when each full $10M in sales is reached and will not be issued in partial amounts. Once this bonus is given it cannot be detracted if sales levels fall off.

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d)        Annual Bonus and Incentive Stock Option Plan.

 

(i)                    Incentive Program. Employee shall also receive as an additional incentive at the end of each of Employer’s fiscal years during the duration of this Agreement, an annual bonus, to be computed within 30 days following delivery to Employer of audited annual financial statements by its independent auditors, which shall be payable 50% in cash and 50% in Common Stock Purchase Options to purchase Shares of SBSI’s common stock as hereinafter provided. The number of such Warrants, and the exercise price thereof shall be determined as follows:

 

1.        Operational Incentive Bonus. Employee shall be entitled to receive an operational incentive bonus equal to five (5%) percent of Employer’s adjusted gross revenues. For purposes hereof “adjusted gross income” shall be equal to gross revenues less cost of such generating revenues including general and administrative costs of SBSI. In the event that such number shall be a negative number then Employee shall not be entitled to any operational incentive bonus for such fiscal year;

 

2.        Profit Incentive Bonus. Employee shall be entitled to receive a profit incentive bonus equal to five (5%) percent of Employer’s net pre-tax profit from operations. In the event that such number shall be a negative number then Employee shall not be entitled to any profit incentive bonus for such fiscal year;

 

3.        Discretionary Bonus. The parties understand and agree that in any year the Board of Directors may, in their sole and absolute discretion, without the participation of Employee in such discussion or vote, may grant such further, additional or other bonus to Employee, which bonus may be in the form of cash payment, additional Options to purchase Shares of the Company’s common stock, or any combination thereof;

 

4.        Payment of Bonuses. Of the Operational Incentive Bonus and the Profit Incentive Bonus amounts so calculated, FIFTY (50%) PER CENT thereof shall be paid to Employee in cash within 30 days following delivery to Employer of the audited statements prepared by the Company’s independent certified public accountants following the Company’s year end and the remaining FIFTY (50%) PER CENT shall be payable to Employee by the issuance of Common Stock Purchase Options (the “Incentive Purchase Option Amount”) as provided herein below.

 

5.        Exercise Price: The Company shall then determine the closing bid price for Employer’s common stock as reported by such exchange as the Shares may then be traded on, if any, as of the last trading day of its fiscal year. The exercise price of the foregoing Options shall be equal to such closing bid price. In the event that no trading market then exists for SBSI’s Shares then, in such event, the exercise price of such

Options shall be $0.50 per Share. Such Options shall have an exercise period of three (3) years following the issuance thereof;

 

(ii)                  General Option Terms. All of said Options shall be exercisable at any time during the three (3) year period commencing upon the issuance to Employee of the Warrants, EXCEPT THAT should Employee cease to be employed by SBSI at any time during the term of said Options the remaining term of said Options shall immediately be reduced to one year following the date of termination of such employment. It is further understood and agreed that all Options issueable hereunder shall include a cashless exercise provision whereby the holder of such Options may surrender a portion of the Options held in payment for the balance of such Options. If Employee fails to exercise such Options prior to the expiration of their term then the Options shall be of no further force or effect and Employee shall not be entitled to receive any other or different Incentive Compensation from SBSI. Employee further understands and agrees that neither the Options nor the shares of Common Stock underlying such Options have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and, therefore, there will be substantial restrictions against the sale or transfer of either the Options or the underlying shares unless such shares are subsequently registered under the Act or an available exemption from the registration provisions

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(Such as those set forth under Rule 144 promulgated under the Act) of the Act. However, SBSI confirms that the Shares underlying such Options shall, subject to

any restriction imposed by any underwriter, be included for registration in any future registration of securities by SBSI for sale to the public, up to the limits provided by applicable laws, rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Employee also confirms that at such time as he elects to exercise said Options he will also complete a subscription agreement and investment letter in a form satisfactory to counsel for SBSI. The parties understand and agree that should, during the term or any renewal of this Agreement, SBSI adopt a comprehensive employee stock benefit plan pursuant to which Options, shares or shares underlying options are registered on behalf of other employees of SBSI, then the options and/or underlying Shares referenced herein shall be modified to be included therein. In any event, SBSI hereby further covenants and agrees that the shares of common stock underlying the Options issuable hereunder to Employee will be registered by the Company pursuant to an S-8 Registration Statement, or an equivalent “short-form” registration statement in effect at such time as the use of such short form registration statement becomes available to it.

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

 

BY: /s/ Peter Scalise III  Date: 03/15/2011
Peter Scalise III-CEO/COB
 
BY: /s/ Neil Rosenberg
Neil Rosenberg-Sec/Treasurer-BOD
 
Agreed to accepted by: /s/ Peter Scalise III Date: 03/15/2011
Peter Scalise III, Employee
       
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement is made as of the 15th day of March , 2010, between:

 

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc. ("Employer" or "SBSI") with its principal office located at 836 Grundy Avenue Holbrook. NY 11741; and

 

Scott Ferrari ("Employee"), residing at 4 Schenk Drive Shirley, NY 11967 who are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as "the parties."

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS Employee desires to be employed by Employer as Chief Operating Officer and President; and

 

WHEREAS, Employer desires to hire Employee in such capacity; and

 

WHEREAS, SBSI is engaged in highly competitive businesses and must maintain its competitive position by protecting its sources of supply, including existing and future suppliers, customers and distributors, methods of operation and know-how, business information and other tangible and intangible forms of confidential information and intellectual property; and

 

WHEREAS, Employee has been and will continue to be engaged in a fiduciary capacity in which he will receive confidential information regarding SBSI business affairs; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to define their respective rights, duties and obligations to each other during the terms of this Agreement and thereafter.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Employment:

 

(A) General: SBSI employs Employee as its Chief Operating Officer and President, and Employee accepts such employment under the terms and conditions set forth herein, which shall supersede any different or other terms and conditions which may have been embodied in any prior Agreement between the parties hereto including any oral understanding of the parties. Employee shall be subject to all the usual and customary office policies of SBSI as may be established for employees of similar grade and position.

 
 

(B) Company Policy: Furthermore, Employee specifically confirms his understanding the Employer has established as Company Policy certain general practices, procedures and regulations which apply to all Employees and which Company Policy is incorporated in this Agreement and made a part hereof to the same extent as if such Policy statements were set out herein in full. Employee further confirms that the Company Policy may be expanded, curtailed, changed, modified or supplemented from time to time by Employer and that as so expanded, curtailed, modified or supplemented such Company Policy shall become a part of this Agreement as if such had been in effect at the date of this Agreement. Employee confirms that at the time of the execution of this Agreement Employer delivered to Employee a written copy of all Company Policy in effect as of the date hereof, which Employee has read and understands and with respect to which he has had a full and complete opportunity to ask any questions about such Company Policy and has received answers thereto from management.

 

2. Duties: In addition to the specific listing of duties appearing below , Employee shall be responsible for all matters relating to the management of Employer’s business affairs including, but not limited to, primary responsibility for supervision of all business operations; implementation of Employer’s business plan; interaction with Employer’s Board of Directors with respect to the formulation and implementation of Company policies and practices; the hiring and firing of employees and independent consultants by Employer and to perform all duties usual and typically associated with the position of Chief Operating Officer and President on behalf of SBSI as may be designated, curtailed or modified by the Board of Directors of SBSI from time to time.

 

COO/President Executive Functions and Activities

  1. FINANCIAL
    • Continue fund raising participation when needed for SBSI)
    • help develop budgets

                                                               i.       -operational day to day

                                                              ii.       -specialty sales/marketing/promotional

    • help develop executive responsibilities, goals and compensation

 

  1. HUMAN RESOURCES
    • sign on people when necessary
    • help establish compensation and staff goals
    • eventually set up marketing and sales territory offices
    • develop a list of promising people that we can draw from when necessary, such as sales reps and field people

  1. DISTRIBUTION ENHANCEMENT
    • visit future, new and existing warehouse distributors
    • energize their management and sales force
    • establish spiffs and sales contests
    • do special events, such as open houses and use JoJo mascot and JoJo girls when necessary

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  1. BOTTLER ENHANCEMENT
    1. visit regional bottlers for feedback and increased productivity
    2. monitor bottler facility and operation for expansion of additional JoJo products and other brand packaging programs

 

  1. NEW PRODUCT/SERVICES AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT
    1. regional and national product/service goals
    2. Develop and produce advertising and promotion for traditional media (TV, radio, video, print etc.) and new media (MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Orkut, Linkedin, Flicker, imeem, Bebo, Digg, Hi5, Friendster, etc.)
    3. Develop new product or individual brands, for example, an alcohol line, a supplement brand line, an apparel brand line for stores, etc.

 

  1. MARKETING/SALES/PROMO ACTIVITIES
    1. help develop adaptive marketing plan with sales and promo activities
    2. integrate new media with traditional media
    3. work on JoJo web site that will be dynamic and respond to market conditions using feedback from chat rooms and forums
    4. integrate multi-media with guerrilla marketing programs
    5. monitor the web site e-commerce store for effective products in apparel, accessories and actual JoJo product sales
    6. focus on the youth and young adult demographics with their sub groups, such as the ethnic Latino segment
    7. help develop individual, team and event sponsorships in local, regional and, then, national sport and cultural activities (example music festivals) – see list of activities groups in business plan, such as motocross, Xtreme games and spring breaks
    8. help develop a series of professional racing and competition teams to tour the country promoting JoJo Example – motocross, skate boarding and soccer

 

  1. WORK WITH POP PROMOTION PEOPLE
    1. develop point of sales promotion with EDGE company and other people
    2. evaluate present sales promo development
    3. tie in promotion items with warehouse distributors and retail activities

 

  1. SPECIAL EVENT DEVELOPMENT
    1. help develop trade show and other events
    2. help design booth(s) and tasting bar
    3. promo print material and retail promotions
    4. use JoJo mascot and JoJo girls
    5. establish staff for events
    6. hosting private meetings (hospitality suite) with tasting bar and food for distributors, vendors and VIP people
    7. club, bar and other events

                                                               i.       -develop staff to execute these programs

                                                              ii.       -firm up list of girls (models) for use in the promotion with JoJo mascot

                                                            iii.       -develop contests of these events and, in general, contests run in the media, such as in

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    1. Web site, point of sales promotions, and so on
    2. help develop special vehicles and equipment for marketing, sales and promo programs

 

3. Term: The term of this Agreement shall be ten (10) years, commencing on the date of this Agreement, unless sooner terminated pursuant to Section 6 below. Further, this Agreement may be terminated by either party at the end of the term hereof by the giving of written notice of the intent to so terminate not less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the initial term, or any extension hereof. In the event that the parties shall fail to provide such notice of termination then, in such event, this Agreement shall be renewed for consecutive one-year periods upon the same terms and conditions as provided herein.

 

4. Extent of Services: Employee shall devote his full business time, attention and efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder, and shall use his best efforts to promote the business of SBSI. During the term hereof, Employee shall not engage in any other business activity whether or not for profit or other pecuniary advantage without the express written consent of SBSI; provided, however, that (i) Employee may invest his assets in such manner as will not require any services to be performed on his part, but only if such investments are consistent with this Agreement, and (ii) Employee shall not serve as a principal, partner, employee, officer or director of, or consultant or contractor to, any business or entity conducting business for profit without the prior written consent of SBSI. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Employee shall be permitted to separately engage in the real estate and mortgage loan orientation business without the consent of SBSI or any other party hereto.

 

5. Compensation and Benefits: As compensation for his services hereunder Employee shall receive the compensation set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto.

 

6. Termination : This Agreement shall be terminated upon the happening of any of the following:

 

a)        At the cessation of SBSI activities;

 

b)        Upon the mutual consent of the parties hereto;

 

c)        For cause at any time upon written notice to Employee. Employee's termination shall be "with cause" if due to any of the following:

 

(i) Employee's dishonesty;

 

(ii) An act committed by Employee that is found to be a violation of law resulting in the imposition of criminal penalties by a court of competent jurisdiction;

 

(iii) Employee's inability to perform his duties due to a physical or mental impairment which causes Employee to be absent from the workplace for a period of three (3) months during any year of this Agreement;

 

(iv) Any material breach of this Agreement;

 

d) upon the death of Employee except to the extent provided herein.

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7. Covenant Not to Compete: Employee hereby covenants and agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months after termination of such Agreement hereunder:

 

a) Customer Solicitation. Employee will not in any way, directly or indirectly, solicit, divert, take away or accept, the business of any of the customers of SBSI served by any employee of SBSI during the term of this Agreement for the purpose of selling to or servicing for any such customer any product or service which was provided or offered by SBSI during the term of this Agreement;

 

b) Interference with Customer Relationships. Employee will not, directly or indirectly, attempt or seek to cause any of the foregoing customers of SBSI to refrain from maintaining or acquiring from or through SBSI any product or service which was provided or offered by SBSI during the term hereof, and will not assist any other person or persons to do so. Employee agrees that telephonic or written communication by him to any of the customers described above shall constitute activity by Employee for the purposes of this Agreement;

 

c) Supplier Solicitation. Employee will not in any way, directly or indirectly, solicit, divert, take away or accept, the business of any of SBSI suppliers (including manufacturers) or other entities with whom SBSI has any business relationship related to the services it offers to customers (collectively the "Suppliers") which were served by any SBSI employee during the term of this Agreement;

 

d) Interference with Supplier Relationships. Employee will not, directly or indirectly, attempt to seek to cause any of the foregoing Suppliers to refrain from selling to or supplying SBSI with any product or service which was provided or offered to SBSI during the term hereof, and will not assist any other person or persons to do so. Employee agrees that telephonic or written communication by him to any of the Suppliers described above shall constitute activity by Employee for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

8. Nondisclosure: Employee acknowledges that, in order for Employee to perform effectively his duties hereunder, SBSI will disclose to Employee certain valuable trade secrets and certain valuable confidential business information that have been created, discovered, or developed by, or that otherwise have become known to SBSI as a result of substantial effort, expense and time incurred by SBSI. In light of such acknowledgment, Employee agrees as follows:

 

 

 

a) Trade Secrets: Employee hereby acknowledges that certain processes, formulas and mechanisms used by SBSI in the operation of its business, are not generally known to the public or to other persons engaged in businesses similar to its business and, as such, constitutes its trade secrets. Employee hereby agrees never to directly or indirectly disclose or use, or assist anyone else in disclosing or using such trade secrets to any person or entity other than as authorized in the regular course of the performance of this Agreement;

 

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b) Confidential Information: Employee hereby agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year following termination of such employment, Employee will not divulge, disclose or make accessible to any person or entity the following confidential business information of SBSI: (I) marketing plans, strategies and forecasts; (ii) financial statements, budgets, prices, costs and financial projections; (iii) customer names, addresses and contact persons; and (iv) Supplier and the details of their business agreements, unless required in the performance of his duties hereunder or with the written permission of SBSI.

 

9. Property of Employer: Employee agrees that upon termination of this Agreement, he will promptly deliver to SBSI all written and other materials in his possession or control which contain any of the trade secrets and confidential business information described in paragraph 8 hereof and all other property of SBSI in his possession or control at such time, which was obtained from SBSI, or complied or produced for Employer or SBSI during the terms of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, manuals, records, data, plans, programs, program listings, flow charts, record layouts, computer parts, computer printouts, magnetic tapes, diskettes, disks, card decks, letters and customer lists with the exception of personal diaries.

 

10. Non-solicitation of Employees: During the term of this Agreement and for one year thereafter, Employee shall not hire or solicit for employment, directly or through or on behalf of any other party, any persons who are then employees of SBSI.

 

11. Relations with Third Parties and Representations of Employee;

 

a) Employee agrees that Employer may make known to others the existence of this Agreement and the provisions of all or any part hereof.

 

b) Employee represents and warrants that:

 

l) He is not in violation of any contract, patent or other information nondisclosure agreement or any other agreement, judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency affecting his right to be employed by SBSI;

 

2) No contract, judgment, decree or order affect his obligations hereunder, nor does the execution of this Agreement, nor the carrying on of Employer's or SBSI business conflict with any such term, judgment, decree or order; and

 

3) Neither he nor any of his affiliates (as that term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933) are a party to any transaction, agreement or understanding to which Employer or SBSI is also a party except this Agreement or any agreement executed hereunder.

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12. Remedies; Survival; Severability:

 

a) SBSI and Employee agree that in the event of a breach of any of the covenants, agreements or obligations under Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10, remedies at law would be inadequate, and either party may seek injunctive relief as well as damages.

 

b) The covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and obligations contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

c) Each covenant, agreement and obligation contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof shall be independent and severable from the others and should, for any reason, any be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, said illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other covenants and obligations in said Sections.

 

d) In the enforcement of their rights hereunder, SBSI and Employee shall retain all of their rights under law or in equity to enforce the obligations of the other party hereunder or otherwise, and to seek relief for the acts of the other party both subject to and not subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

13. Miscellaneous:

 

a)        Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof. No amendment, modification, waiver or attempted waiver of this Agreement or any part hereof shall be valid or binding unless made in writing and signed by the party to be bound.

 

b)        Modification . This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented, or modified except by a written agreement signed by the party to be charged with such modification, amendment or supplement.

 

c)        Notices . Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested or by Federal Express, express mail or similar overnight delivery or courier service or delivered (in person or by telecopy, telex or similar telecommunications equipment) against receipt to the party to which it is to be given at the address of such party set forth in the preamble to this Agreement (or to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions hereof as follows:

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If to Employer: 836 Grundy Avenue
Holbrook,NY 11741
   
If to Employee: Scott Ferrari
4 Schenk Dr.
Shirley, NY 11967

 

Any notice or other communication given by certified mail shall be deemed given three business days after certification thereof, except for a notice changing a party’s address which will be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof. Any notice given by other means permitted by this Section shall be deemed given at the time of receipt hereof.

 

d)        Waiver . Any waiver by any party of a breach of any term of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of that term or of any breach of any other term of this Agreement. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions will not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. Any waiver hereunder must be in writing signed by the waiving party.

 

e)        Binding Effect . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

f)         No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement does not create, and shall not be construed as creating, any rights enforceable by any person not a party to this Agreement except as specifically stated herein.

 

g)        Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is hereafter held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the maximum extent permitted so as to preserve the parties' original intent, failing which, it shall be severed. If any provision of this Agreement is hereafter held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the maximum extent permitted so as to preserve the parties' original intent, failing which, it shall be severed from this Agreement, with the balance of this Agreement continuing in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only as broad as is enforceable. If any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances.

 

h)        Merger; Assignability . This Agreement and the Schedules attached, or to be attached, hereto and thereto, set forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all existing agreements concerning such subject matter. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of each other party to this Agreement.

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i)         Headings . The headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

j)         Counterparts; Governing Law; Jurisdiction . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (and by facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the rules governing the conflict of laws. Any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of, based on, or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any document relating hereto or delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, may be brought only and exclusively in the Federal or State Courts located in the State of New York; and each party covenants and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, suit or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court if it has been duly served with process, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the action, suit, or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the action, suit, or proceeding is improper, or that this Agreement has been executed by duly authorized subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement under their seals as of the date and year first written above.

 

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc.

 

BY: /s/ Peter Scalise III  Date: 03/15/2011
Peter Scalise III-CEO/COB
   
BY: /s/ Scott Ferrari Date: 03/15/2011
Scott Ferrari-President/COO
   
BY: /s/ Neil Rosenberg
Neil Rosenberg-Sec/Treasurer-BOD
   
Agreed to accepted by: /s/ Scott Ferrari Date: 03/15/2011
Scott Ferrari, Employee
       

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

COMPENSATION

_____________________________________________________________________

 

Employee shall receive the following compensation:

 

I. Initial Base Salary and Employee Benefits.

 

a)        Commencing upon the date hereof Employee shall receive a gross salary in the sum of $120,000 per annum (the “Base Salary”), payable biweekly, subject to deductions for withholding taxes and/or other appropriate deductions as provided by applicable federal, state and local law, which salary shall includes 21 paid working days for either vacation, sick days or personal days, over and above all legal holidays recognized by Employer as non-working days for all of its employees; salary is to accrue if not paid in full and carry a 10% per annum interest on unpaid salary, plus

 

 

b)        Employer will pay the cost of the prevailing medical insurance program for himself and his family, upon the same terms offered to its employees of equal status and grade, if any, which amount may be paid directly to employee if he maintains separate insurance coverage; plus

 

c)        Employee shall receive a car allowance in the maximum amount of $500 per month, car can be leased privately plus car repair expenses and an unaccountable expense allowance of $200 per week; plus

 

d)        Employer will reimburse Employee for his accountable direct expenses in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder including, but not limited to, reasonable travel and hotel for all business related travel. Employee shall provide receipts and other documentation of his expenses as may reasonably be requested by Employer, according to its established policy for all other employees receiving reimbursement of expenses. Any single expense item in excess of $300 shall be approved by Employer in writing prior to being incurred, unless such pre-approval and payment is unreasonable under the circumstances.

 

] II. Increases in Base Salary and Bonuses.

 

a)        Cost of Living Adjustment. The parties agree that at the end of each year during the Term hereof, including each renewal thereafter, Employee’s Base Salary shall be increased by an amount determined by multiplying the original Base Salary hereunder by a fraction the numerator of which is the Consumer Price Index for all cities ("CPI") as of January 1, 2009, or such later year as is applicable, minus the CPI as of January 1, 2010 and the denominator of which is the CPI as of January 1, 2010. In the event that the CPI as provided for herein for all cities is no longer published then the parties agree that there shall be substituted therefore such index of consumer prices as most accurately reflects the cost of living in the New York Greater Metropolitan area (defined for the purposes hereof as being New York City, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Northern New Jersey and Southern Connecticut).

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b)        Achievement Increases. Employee’s Base Salary and benefits shall be increase upon the happening of the following event as follow:

 

(i)                    For every 10M (million) starting at 10M and going up from there in sales of SBSI product lines resulting from sales of a single product line or from multi line sales Employee shall receive a salary increase of $50k per annum. This increase will take effect when each full $10M in sales is reached and will not be paid in partial amounts. Once the salary increase is given it cannot be detracted if sales levels fall off.

 

c)        Incentive Stock Options . In addition to his other compensation hereunder, it is understood and agreed that Employee shall receive the following bonus compensation based upon the achievement of certain operational targets:

 

(i)                    For every 10M (million) starting at 10M and going up from there in sales of SBSI product lines resulting from sales of a single product line or from multi line sales Employee shall receive a stock bonus of 50,000 common shares of SBSI. This bonus will take effect when each full $10M in sales is reached and will not be issued in partial amounts. Once this bonus is given it cannot be detracted if sales levels fall off.

 

d)        Annual Bonus and Incentive Stock Option Plan.

 

(i)                    Incentive Program. Employee shall also receive as an additional incentive at the end of each of Employer’s fiscal years during the duration of this Agreement, an annual bonus, to be computed within 30 days following delivery to Employer of audited annual financial statements by its independent auditors, which shall be payable 50% in cash and 50% in Common Stock Purchase Options to purchase Shares of SBSI’s common stock as hereinafter provided. The number of such Warrants, and the exercise price thereof shall be determined as follows:

 

 

1.        Operational Incentive Bonus. Employee shall be entitled to receive an operational incentive bonus equal to one (1%) percent of Employer’s adjusted gross revenues. For purposes hereof “adjusted gross income” shall be equal to gross revenues less cost of such generating revenues including general and administrative costs of SBSI. In the event that such number shall be a negative number then Employee shall not be entitled to any operational incentive bonus for such fiscal year;

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2.        Profit Incentive Bonus. Employee shall be entitled to receive a profit incentive bonus equal to three (3%) percent of Employer’s net pre-tax profit from operations. In the event that such number shall be a negative number then Employee shall not be entitled to any profit incentive bonus for such fiscal year;

 

3.        Discretionary Bonus. The parties understand and agree that in any year the Board of Directors may, in their sole and absolute discretion, without the participation of Employee in such discussion or vote, may grant such further, additional or other bonus to Employee, which bonus may be in the form of cash payment, additional Options to purchase Shares of the Company’s common stock, or any combination thereof;

 

4.        Buyout Bonus. If the situation should arise where SBSI or any of its product lines are the subject of a buyout offer and the offer is accepted by the SBSI and the sale closes the Employee will be awarded a bonus of 20% of the gross amount of the buyout amount in cash.

 

5.        Payment of Bonuses. Of the Operational Incentive Bonus and the Profit Incentive Bonus amounts so calculated, FIFTY (50%) PER CENT thereof shall be paid to Employee in cash within 30 days following delivery to Employer of the audited statements prepared by the Company’s independent certified public accountants following the Company’s year end and the remaining FIFTY (50%) PER CENT shall be payable to Employee by the issuance of Common Stock Purchase Options (the “Incentive Purchase Option Amount”) as provided herein below.

 

6.        Exercise Price: The Company shall then determine the closing bid price for Employer’s common stock as reported by such exchange as the Shares may then be traded on, if any, as of the last trading day of its fiscal year. The exercise price of the foregoing Options shall be equal to such closing bid price. In the event that no trading market then exists for SBSI’s Shares then, in such event, the exercise price of such Options shall be $0.50 per Share. Such Options shall have an exercise period of three(3) years following the issuance thereof;

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(ii)                  General Option Terms. All of said Options shall be exercisable at any time during the three (3) year period commencing upon the issuance to Employee of the Warrants, EXCEPT THAT should Employee cease to be employed by SBSI at any time during the term of said Options the remaining term of said Options shall immediately be reduced to one year following the date of termination of such employment. It is further understood and agreed that all Options issuable hereunder shall include a cashless exercise provision whereby the holder of such Options may surrender a portion of the Options held in payment for the balance of such Options.

 

(iii)               If Employee fails to exercise such Options prior to the expiration of their term then the Options shall be of no further force or effect and Employee shall not be entitled to receive any other or different Incentive Compensation from SBSI. Employee further understands and agrees that neither the Options nor the shares of Common Stock underlying such Options have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and, therefore, there will be substantial restrictions against the sale or transfer of either the Options or the underlying shares unless such shares are subsequently registered under the Act or an available exemption from the registration provisions (Such as those set forth under Rule 144 promulgated under the Act) of the Act. However, SBSI confirms that the Shares underlying such Options shall, subject to any restriction imposed by any underwriter, be included for registration in any future registration of securities by SBSI for sale to the public, up to the limits provided by applicable laws, rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Employee also confirms that at such time as he elects to exercise said Options he will also complete a subscription agreement and investment letter in a form satisfactory to counsel for SBSI. The parties understand and agree that should, during the term or any renewal of this Agreement, SBSI adopt a comprehensive employee stock benefit plan pursuant to which Options, shares or shares underlying options are registered on behalf of other employees of SBSI, then the options and/or underlying Shares referenced herein shall be modified to be included therein. In any event, SBSI hereby further covenants and agrees that the shares of common stock underlying the Options issuable hereunder to Employee will be registered by the Company pursuant to an S-8 Registration Statement, or an equivalent “short-form” registration statement in effect at such time as the use of such short form registration statement becomes available to it.

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Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc.

 

BY: /s/ Peter Scalise III  Date: 03/15/2011
Peter Scalise III-CEO/COB
     
BY: /s/ Scott Ferrari Date: 03/15/2011
Scott Ferrari-President/COO
 
BY: /s/ Neil Rosenberg
Neil Rosenberg-Sec/Treasurer-BOD
     
Agreed to accepted by: /s/ Scott Ferrari Date: 03/15/2011
Scott Ferrari, Employee
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement is made as of the 15th day of March 2011, between:

 

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc. ("Employer" or "SBSI") with its principal office located at 836 Grundy Avenue Holbrook. NY 11741; and

 

Duncan Weir ("Employee"), residing at 31 Totten Place Apt#2 Babylon, NY 11702 who are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as "the parties."

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS Employee desires to be employed by Employer as Director of Graphic Design

 

WHEREAS, Employer desires to hire Employee in such capacity; and

 

WHEREAS, SBSI is engaged in highly competitive businesses and must maintain its competitive position by protecting its sources of supply, including existing and future suppliers, customers and distributors, methods of operation and know-how, business information and other tangible and intangible forms of confidential information and intellectual property; and

 

WHEREAS, Employee has been and will continue to be engaged in a fiduciary capacity in which he will receive confidential information regarding SBSI business affairs; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to define their respective rights, duties and obligations to each other during the terms of this Agreement and thereafter.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Employment:

 

(A) General: SBSI employs Employee as its Director of Graphic Design, and Employee accepts such employment under the terms and conditions set forth herein, which shall supersede any different or other terms and conditions which may have been embodied in any prior Agreement between the parties hereto including any oral understanding of the parties. Employee shall be subject to all the usual and customary office policies of SBSI as may be established for employees of similar grade and position.

 

(B) Company Policy: Furthermore, Employee specifically confirms his understanding the Employer has established as Company Policy certain general practices, procedures and regulations which apply to all Employees and which Company Policy is incorporated in this Agreement and made a part hereof to the same extent as if such Policy statements were set out herein in full. Employee further confirms that the Company Policy may be expanded, curtailed, changed, modified or supplemented from time to time by Employer and that as so expanded, curtailed, modified or supplemented such Company Policy shall become a part of this Agreement as if such had been in effect at the date of this Agreement. Employee confirms that at the time of the execution of this Agreement Employer delivered to Employee a written copy of all Company Policy in effect as of the date hereof, which Employee has read and understands and with respect to which he has had a full and complete opportunity to ask any questions about such Company Policy and has received answers thereto from management.

 

2. Duties: Employee shall be responsible for all matters relating to the design/ production and application of matters/items relating to graphic design including product design, promotional items, company vehicle/truck/trailer design, business cards/letterhead/envelopes, website graphics, clothing design, etc everything related to graphic design/production/application in its entirety.

 
 

 

3. Term: The term of this Agreement shall be five (5) years(initial term), with a (5) year extension option able on the Employers behalf commencing on the date of this Agreement, unless sooner terminated pursuant to Section 6 below. Further, this Agreement may be terminated by either party at the end of the term hereof by the giving of written notice of the intent to so terminate not less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the initial term, or any extension hereof. In the event that the parties shall fail to provide such notice of termination then, in such event, this Agreement shall be renewed for consecutive one-year periods upon the same terms and conditions as provided herein.

 

4. Extent of Services: Employee shall devote his full business time, attention and efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder, and shall use his best efforts to promote the business of SBSI. During the term hereof, Employee shall not engage in any other business activity whether or not for profit or other pecuniary advantage without the express written consent of SBSI; provided, however, that (i) Employee may invest his assets in such manner as will not require any services to be performed on his part, but only if such investments are consistent with this Agreement, and (ii) Employee shall not serve as a principal, partner, employee, officer or director of, or consultant or contractor to, any business or entity conducting business for profit without the prior written consent of SBSI.
 

5. Compensation and Benefits: As compensation for his services hereunder Employee shall receive the compensation set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto.

 

6. Termination : This Agreement shall be terminated upon the happening of any of the following:

 

a)        At the cessation of SBSI activities;

 

b)        Upon the mutual consent of the parties hereto;

 

c)        For cause at any time upon written notice to Employee. Employee's termination shall be "with cause" if due to any of the following:

 

(i) Employee's dishonesty;

 

(ii) An act committed by Employee that is found to be a violation of law resulting in the imposition of criminal penalties by a court of competent jurisdiction;

 

(iii) Employee's inability to perform his duties due to a physical or mental impairment which causes Employee to be absent from the workplace for a period of one (1) months during any year of this Agreement;

 

(iv) Any material breach of this Agreement;

 

d) upon the death of Employee except to the extent provided herein.

 

7. Covenant Not to Compete: Employee hereby covenants and agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months after termination of such Agreement hereunder:

 

a)        Customer Solicitation. Employee will not in any way, directly or indirectly, solicit, divert, take away or accept, the business of any of the customers of SBSI served by any employee of SBSI during the term of this Agreement for the purpose of selling to or servicing for any such customer any product or service which was provided or offered by SBSI during the term of this Agreement;

 

b) Interference with Customer Relationships. Employee will not, directly or indirectly, attempt or seek to cause any of the foregoing customers of SBSI to refrain from maintaining or acquiring from or through SBSI any product or service which was provided or offered by SBSI during the term hereof, and will not assist any other person or persons to do so. Employee agrees that telephonic or written communication by him to any of the customers described above shall constitute activity by Employee for the purposes of this Agreement;

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c) Supplier Solicitation. Employee will not in any way, directly or indirectly, solicit, divert, take away or accept, the business of any of SBSI suppliers (including manufacturers) or other entities with whom SBSI has any business relationship related to the services it offers to customers (collectively the "Suppliers") which were served by any SBSI employee during the term of this Agreement;

 

d) Interference with Supplier Relationships. Employee will not, directly or indirectly, attempt to seek to cause any of the foregoing Suppliers to refrain from selling to or supplying SBSI with any product or service which was provided or offered to SBSI during the term hereof, and will not assist any other person or persons to do so. Employee agrees that telephonic or written communication by him to any of the Suppliers described above shall constitute activity by Employee for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

8. Nondisclosure: Employee acknowledges that, in order for Employee to perform effectively his duties hereunder, SBSI will disclose to Employee certain valuable trade secrets and certain valuable confidential business information that have been created, discovered, or developed by, or that otherwise have become known to SBSI as a result of substantial effort, expense and time incurred by SBSI. In light of such acknowledgment, Employee agrees as follows:

  

a) Trade Secrets: Employee hereby acknowledges that certain processes, formulas and mechanisms used by SBSI in the operation of its business, are not generally known to the public or to other persons engaged in businesses similar to its business and, as such, constitutes its trade secrets. Employee hereby agrees never to directly or indirectly disclose or use, or assist anyone else in disclosing or using such trade secrets to any person or entity other than as authorized in the regular course of the performance of this Agreement;

 

b) Confidential Information: Employee hereby agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year following termination of such employment, Employee will not divulge, disclose or make accessible to any person or entity the following confidential business information of SBSI: (I) marketing plans, strategies and forecasts; (ii) financial statements, budgets, prices, costs and financial projections; (iii) customer names, addresses and contact persons; and (iv) Supplier and the details of their business agreements, unless required in the performance of his duties hereunder or with the written permission of SBSI.

 

9. Property of Employer: Employee agrees that upon termination of this Agreement, he will promptly deliver to SBSI all written and other materials in his possession or control which contain any of the trade secrets and confidential business information described in paragraph 8 hereof and all other property of SBSI in his possession or control at such time, which was obtained from SBSI, or complied or produced for Employer or SBSI during the terms of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, manuals, records, data, plans, programs, program listings, flow charts, record layouts, computer parts, computer printouts, magnetic tapes, diskettes, disks, card decks, letters and customer lists with the exception of personal diaries.

 

10. Non-solicitation of Employees: During the term of this Agreement and for one year thereafter, Employee shall not hire or solicit for employment, directly or through or on behalf of any other party, any persons who are then employees of SBSI.

 

11. Relations with Third Parties and Representations of Employee;

 

a) Employee agrees that Employer may make known to others the existence of this Agreement and the provisions of all or any part hereof.

 

b) Employee represents and warrants that:

 

l) He is not in violation of any contract, patent or other information nondisclosure agreement or any other agreement, judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency affecting his right to be employed by SBSI;

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2) No contract, judgment, decree or order affect his obligations hereunder, nor does the execution of this Agreement, nor the carrying on of Employer's or SBSI business conflict with any such term, judgment, decree or order; and

 

3) Neither he nor any of his affiliates (as that term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933) are a party to any transaction, agreement or understanding to which Employer or SBSI is also a party except this Agreement or any agreement executed hereunder

 

12. Remedies; Survival; Severability:

 

a) SBSI and Employee agree that in the event of a breach of any of the covenants, agreements or obligations under Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10, remedies at law would be inadequate, and either party may seek injunctive relief as well as damages.

 

b) The covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and obligations contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

c) Each covenant, agreement and obligation contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof shall be independent and severable from the others and should, for any reason, any be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, said illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other covenants and obligations in said Sections.

 

d) In the enforcement of their rights hereunder, SBSI and Employee shall retain all of their rights under law or in equity to enforce the obligations of the other party hereunder or otherwise, and to seek relief for the acts of the other party both subject to and not subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

13. Miscellaneous:

 

a)        Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof. No amendment, modification, waiver or attempted waiver of this Agreement or any part hereof shall be valid or binding unless made in writing and signed by the party to be bound.

 

b)        Modification . This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented, or modified except by a written agreement signed by the party to be charged with such modification, amendment or supplement.

 

c)        Notices . Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested or by Federal Express, express mail or similar overnight delivery or courier service or delivered (in person or by telecopy, telex or similar telecommunications equipment) against receipt to the party to which it is to be given at the address of such party set forth in the preamble to this Agreement (or to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions hereof as follows:

 

If to Employer: 836 Grundy Avenue
Holbrook,NY 11741
   
If to Employee: Duncan Weir
31 Totten Place Apt#2
Babylon, NY 11792

 

Any notice or other communication given by certified mail shall be deemed given three business days after certification thereof, except for a notice changing a party’s address which will be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof. Any notice given by other means permitted by this Section shall be deemed given at the time of receipt hereof.

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d)        Waiver . Any waiver by any party of a breach of any term of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of that term or of any breach of any other term of this Agreement. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions will not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. Any waiver hereunder must be in writing signed by the waiving party.

 

e)        Binding Effect . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

f)         No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement does not create, and shall not be construed as creating, any rights enforceable by any person not a party to this Agreement except as specifically stated herein.

 

g)        Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is hereafter held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the maximum extent permitted so as to preserve the parties' original intent, failing which, it shall be severed. If any provision of this Agreement is hereafter held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the maximum extent permitted so as to preserve the parties' original intent, failing which, it shall be severed from this Agreement, with the balance of this Agreement continuing in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only as broad as is enforceable. If any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances.

 

h)        Merger; Assign ability . This Agreement and the Schedules attached, or to be attached, hereto and thereto, set forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all existing agreements concerning such subject matter. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of each other party to this Agreement.

 

i)         Headings . The headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

j)         Counterparts; Governing Law; Jurisdiction . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (and by facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the rules governing the conflict of laws. Any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of, based on, or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any document relating hereto or delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, may be brought only and exclusively in the Federal or State Courts located in the State of New York; and each party covenants and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, suit or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court if it has been duly served with process, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the action, suit, or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the action, suit, or proceeding is improper, or that this Agreement has been executed by duly authorized subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement under their seals as of the date and year first written above.

 

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc.

 

BY: /s/ Peter Scalise III  Date: 03/15/2011
Peter Scalise III-CEO/COB
     
BY: /s/ Scott Ferrari Date: 03/15/2011
Scott Ferrari-President/COO
     
Agreed to accepted by: /s/ Duncan Weir Date: 03/15/2011
Duncan Weir, Employee
       
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SCHEDULE A

 

COMPENSATION

 

Employee shall receive the following compensation:

 

a)        Commencing upon the date hereof Employee shall receive 500,000 common shares of SBSI and a gross salary in the sum of $75,000 per annum (the “Base Salary”), payable biweekly, subject to deductions for withholding taxes and/or other appropriate deductions as provided by applicable federal, state and local law, which salary shall includes 10 paid working days for either vacation, sick days or personal days, over and above all legal holidays recognized by Employer as non-working days for all of its employees; salary is to accrue if not paid in full and carry a 10% per annum interest on unpaid salary, plus

 

b)        Employee shall receive a commission of ten percent (10%) of net profits on all non SBSI graphic/marketing business generated by Graphic Gorilla subsidiary.

 

c)        Employer will reimburse Employee for his accountable direct expenses in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder including, but not limited to, reasonable travel and hotel for all business related travel. Employee shall provide receipts and other documentation of his expenses as may reasonably be requested by Employer, according to its established policy for all other employees receiving reimbursement of expenses. Any single expense item in excess of $200 shall be approved by Employer in writing prior to being incurred, unless such pre-approval and payment is unreasonable under the circumstances.

 

d)        Employer shall pay for all supplies needed for the production of all work related to SBSI. Employee will have SBSI invoiced direct for all material requests.

 

Annual Bonus and Incentive Stock Option Plan.

 

Cost of Living Adjustment. The parties agree that at the end of each year during the Term hereof, including each renewal thereafter, Employee’s Base Salary shall be increased by an amount determined by multiplying the original Base Salary hereunder by a fraction the numerator of which is the Consumer Price Index for all cities ("CPI") as of January 1, 2010, or such later year as is applicable, minus the CPI as of January 1, 2009 and the denominator of which is the CPI as of January 1, 2009. In the event that the CPI as provided for herein for all cities is no longer published then the parties agree that there shall be substituted therefore such index of consumer prices as most accurately reflects the cost of living in the New York Greater Metropolitan area (defined for the purposes hereof as being New York City, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Northern New Jersey and Southern Connecticut

 

a)        Achievement Increases. Employee’s Base Salary and benefits shall be increase upon the happening of the following event as follow:

 

(i)                    For every 10M (million) starting at 10M and going up from there in sales of SBSI product lines resulting from sales of a single product line or from multi line sales Employee shall receive a salary increase of $20k per annum. This increase will take effect when each full $10M in sales is reached and will not be paid in partial amounts. Once the salary increase is given it cannot be detracted if sales levels fall off.

 

 

b)        Incentive Stock Options . In addition to his other compensation hereunder, it is understood and agreed that Employee shall receive the following bonus compensation based upon the achievement of certain operational targets:

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(i)                    For every 10M (million) starting at 10M and going up from there in sales of SBSI product lines resulting from sales of a single product line or from multi line sales Employee shall receive a stock bonus of 10,000 common shares of SBSI. This bonus will take effect when each full $10M in sales is reached and will not be issued in partial amounts. Once this bonus is given it cannot be detracted if sales levels fall off.

 

(ii)                  Incentive Program. Employee shall also receive as an additional incentive at the end of each of Employer’s fiscal years during the duration of this Agreement, an annual bonus, to be computed within 30 days following delivery to Employer of audited annual financial statements by its independent auditors, which shall be payable 50% in cash and 50% in Common Stock Purchase Options to purchase Shares of SBSI’s common stock as hereinafter provided. The number of such Warrants, and the exercise price thereof shall be determined as follows:

 

1.        Operational Incentive Bonus. Employee shall be entitled to receive an operational incentive bonus equal to one (1%) percent of Employer’s adjusted gross revenues. For purposes hereof “adjusted gross income” shall be equal to gross revenues less cost of such generating revenues including general and administrative costs of SBSI. In the event that such number shall be a negative number then Employee shall not be entitled to any operational incentive bonus for such fiscal year;

 

2.        Profit Incentive Bonus. Employee shall be entitled to receive a profit incentive bonus equal to three (3%) percent of Employer’s net pre-tax profit from operations. In the event that such number shall be a negative number then Employee shall not be entitled to any profit incentive bonus for such fiscal year;

 

3.        Discretionary Bonus. The parties understand and agree that in any year the Board of Directors may, in their sole and absolute discretion, without the participation of Employee in such discussion or vote, may grant such further, additional or other bonus to Employee, which bonus may be in the form of cash payment, additional Options to purchase Shares of the Company’s common stock, or any combination thereof;

 

4.        Payment of Bonuses. Of the Operational Incentive Bonus and the Profit Incentive Bonus amounts so calculated, FIFTY (50%) PER CENT thereof shall be paid to Employee in cash within 30 days following delivery to Employer of the audited statements prepared by the Company’s independent certified public accountants following the Company’s year end and the remaining FIFTY (50%) PER CENT shall be payable to Employee by the issuance of Common Stock Purchase Options (the “Incentive Purchase Option Amount”) as provided herein below.

 

5.        Exercise Price: The Company shall then determine the closing bid price for Employer’s common stock as reported by such exchange as the Shares may then be traded on, if any, as of the last trading day of its fiscal year. The exercise price of the foregoing Options shall be equal to such closing bid price. In the event that no trading market then exists for SBSI’s Shares then, in such event, the exercise price of such Options shall be $0.50 per Share. Such Options shall have an exercise period of three (3) years following the issuance thereof;

 

(iii)                 General Option Terms. All of said Options shall be exercisable at any time during the three (3) year period commencing upon the issuance to Employee of the Warrants, EXCEPT THAT should Employee cease to be employed by SBSI at any time during the term of said Options the remaining term of said Options shall immediately be reduced to one year following the date of termination of such employment. It is further understood and agreed that all Options issuable hereunder shall include a cashless exercise provision whereby the holder of such Options may surrender a portion of the Options held in payment for the balance of such Options.

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(iv)                If Employee fails to exercise such Options prior to the expiration of their term then the Options shall be of no further force or effect and Employee shall not be entitled to receive any other or different Incentive Compensation from SBSI. Employee further understands and agrees that neither the Options nor the shares of Common Stock underlying such Options have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and, therefore, there will be substantial restrictions against the sale or transfer of either the Options or the underlying shares unless such shares are subsequently registered under the Act or an available exemption from the registration provisions (Such as those set forth under Rule 144 promulgated under the Act) of the Act. However, SBSI confirms that the Shares underlying such Options shall, subject to any restriction imposed by any underwriter, be included for registration in any future registration of securities by SBSI for sale to the public, up to the limits provided by applicable laws, rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Employee also confirms that at such time as he elects to exercise said Options he will also complete a subscription agreement and investment letter in a form satisfactory to counsel for SBSI. The parties understand and agree that should, during the term or any renewal of this Agreement, SBSI adopt a comprehensive employee stock benefit plan pursuant to which Options, shares or shares underlying options are registered on behalf of other employees of SBSI, then the options and/or underlying Shares referenced herein shall be modified to be included therein. In any event, SBSI hereby further covenants and agrees that the shares of common stock underlying the Options issuable hereunder to Employee will be registered by the Company pursuant to an S-8 Registration Statement, or an equivalent “short-form” registration statement in effect at such time as the use of such short form registration statement becomes available to it.

 

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc.

 

BY: /s/ Peter Scalise III  Date: 3/15/2011
Peter Scalise III-CEO/COB
     
BY: /s/ Scott Ferrari Date: 3/15/2011
Scott Ferrari-President/COO
     
   
Agreed to accepted by: /s/ Duncan Weir Date: 3/15/2011
Duncan Weir, Employee
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement is made as of the 15th day of March, 2010, between:

 

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc. ("Employer" or "SBSI") with its principal office located at 836 Grundy Avenue Holbrook. NY 11741; and

 

Richard Hall ("Employee"), residing at 8 Hawkins Drive, Northport NY 11768 who are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as "the parties."

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS Employee desires to be employed by Employer as V.P. of Corporate Sales; and

 

WHEREAS, Employer desires to hire Employee in such capacity; and

 

WHEREAS, SBSI is engaged in highly competitive businesses and must maintain its competitive position by protecting its sources of supply, including existing and future suppliers, customers and distributors, methods of operation and know-how, business information and other tangible and intangible forms of confidential information and intellectual property; and

 

WHEREAS, Employee has been and will continue to be engaged in a fiduciary capacity in which he will receive confidential information regarding SBSI business affairs; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to define their respective rights, duties and obligations to each other during the terms of this Agreement and thereafter.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Employment:

 

(A) General: SBSI employs Employee as its V.P. of Retail Sales and Employee accepts such employment under the terms and conditions set forth herein, which shall supersede any different or other terms and conditions which may have been embodied in any prior Agreement between the parties hereto including any oral understanding of the parties. Employee shall be subject to all the usual and customary office policies of SBSI as may be established for employees of similar grade and position.

 
 

(B) Company Policy: Furthermore, Employee specifically confirms his understanding the Employer has established as Company Policy certain general practices, procedures and regulations which apply to all Employees and which Company Policy is incorporated in this Agreement and made a part hereof to the same extent as if such Policy statements were set out herein in full. Employee further confirms that the Company Policy may be expanded, curtailed, changed, modified or supplemented from time to time by Employer and that as so expanded, curtailed, modified or supplemented such Company Policy shall become a part of this Agreement as if such had been in effect at the date of this Agreement. Employee confirms that at the time of the execution of this Agreement Employer delivered to Employee a written copy of all Company Policy in effect as of the date hereof, which Employee has read and understands and with respect to which he has had a full and complete opportunity to ask any questions about such Company Policy and has received answers thereto from management.

 

2. Duties: In addition to the specific listing of duties appearing below , Employee shall be responsible for all matters relating to the management of Employer’s business affairs including, but not limited to, primary responsibility for securing of all corporate sales accounts ; implementation of Employer’s business plan; interaction with Employer’s Board of Directors with respect to the formulation and implementation of Company policies and practices; by Employer and to perform all duties usual and typically associated with the position of VP of Corporate Sales on behalf of SBSI as may be designated, curtailed or modified by the Board of Directors of SBSI from time to time.

 

V.P. of Corporate Sales Functions and Activities

 

  • Solicit, negotiate and open all corporate accounts
  • Oversee all corporate accounts
  • Oversee all merchandising programs at all corporate accounts
  • Coordinate production of POP items and placement at corporate accounts
  • Work with regional sales to coordinate any salesforce requirements for corporate accounts.

3. Term: The term of this Agreement shall be one (1) year, commencing on the date of this Agreement, unless sooner terminated pursuant to Section 6 below. Further, this Agreement may be terminated by either party at the end of the term hereof by the giving of written notice of the intent to so terminate not less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the initial term, or any extension hereof. In the event that the parties shall fail to provide such notice of termination then, in such event, this Agreement shall be renewed for consecutive one-year periods upon the same terms and conditions as provided herein.

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4. Extent of Services: Employee shall devote his full business time, attention and efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder, and shall use his best efforts to promote the business of SBSI. During the term hereof, Employee shall not engage in any other business activity whether or not for profit or other pecuniary advantage without the express written consent of SBSI; provided, however, that (i) Employee may invest his assets in such manner as will not require any services to be performed on his part, but only if such investments are consistent with this Agreement, and (ii) Employee shall not serve as a principal, partner, employee, officer or director of, or consultant or contractor to, any business or entity conducting business for profit without the prior written consent of SBSI. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Employee shall be permitted to separately engage in the real estate and mortgage loan orientation business without the consent of SBSI or any other party hereto.

 

5. Compensation and Benefits: As compensation for his services hereunder Employee shall receive the compensation set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto.

 

6. Termination : This Agreement shall be terminated upon the happening of any of the following:

 

a)        At the cessation of SBSI activities;

 

b)        Upon the mutual consent of the parties hereto;

 

c)        For cause at any time upon written notice to Employee. Employee's termination shall be "with cause" if due to any of the following:

 

(i) Employee's dishonesty;

 

(ii) An act committed by Employee that is found to be a violation of law resulting in the imposition of criminal penalties by a court of competent jurisdiction;

 

(iii) Employee's inability to perform his duties due to a physical or mental impairment which causes Employee to be absent from the workplace for a period of three (3) months during any year of this Agreement;

 

(iv) Any material breach of this Agreement;

 

d) upon the death of Employee except to the extent provided herein.

 

7. Covenant Not to Compete: Employee hereby covenants and agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months after termination of such Agreement hereunder:

 

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a) Customer Solicitation. Employee will not in any way, directly or indirectly, solicit, divert, take away or accept, the business of any of the customers of SBSI served by any employee of SBSI during the term of this Agreement for the purpose of selling to or servicing for any such customer any product or service which was provided or offered by SBSI during the term of this Agreement;

 

b) Interference with Customer Relationships. Employee will not, directly or indirectly, attempt or seek to cause any of the foregoing customers of SBSI to refrain from maintaining or acquiring from or through SBSI any product or service which was provided or offered by SBSI during the term hereof, and will not assist any other person or persons to do so. Employee agrees that telephonic or written communication by him to any of the customers described above shall constitute activity by Employee for the purposes of this Agreement;

 

c) Supplier Solicitation. Employee will not in any way, directly or indirectly, solicit, divert, take away or accept, the business of any of SBSI suppliers (including manufacturers) or other entities with whom SBSI has any business relationship related to the services it offers to customers (collectively the "Suppliers") which were served by any SBSI employee during the term of this Agreement;

 

 

d) Interference with Supplier Relationships. Employee will not, directly or indirectly, attempt to seek to cause any of the foregoing Suppliers to refrain from selling to or supplying SBSI with any product or service which was provided or offered to SBSI during the term hereof, and will not assist any other person or persons to do so. Employee agrees that telephonic or written communication by him to any of the Suppliers described above shall constitute activity by Employee for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

8. Nondisclosure: Employee acknowledges that, in order for Employee to perform effectively his duties hereunder, SBSI will disclose to Employee certain valuable trade secrets and certain valuable confidential business information that have been created, discovered, or developed by, or that otherwise have become known to SBSI as a result of substantial effort, expense and time incurred by SBSI. In light of such acknowledgment, Employee agrees as follows:

 

a) Trade Secrets: Employee hereby acknowledges that certain processes, formulas and mechanisms used by SBSI in the operation of its business, are not generally known to the public or to other persons engaged in businesses similar to its business and, as such, constitutes its trade secrets. Employee hereby agrees never to directly or indirectly disclose or use, or assist anyone else in disclosing or using such trade secrets to any person or entity other than as authorized in the regular course of the performance of this Agreement;

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b) Confidential Information: Employee hereby agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year following termination of such employment, Employee will not divulge, disclose or make accessible to any person or entity the following confidential business information of SBSI: (I) marketing plans, strategies and forecasts; (ii) financial statements, budgets, prices, costs and financial projections; (iii) customer names, addresses and contact persons; and (iv) Supplier and the details of their business agreements, unless required in the performance of his duties hereunder or with the written permission of SBSI.

 

9. Property of Employer: Employee agrees that upon termination of this Agreement, he will promptly deliver to SBSI all written and other materials in his possession or control which contain any of the trade secrets and confidential business information described in paragraph 8 hereof and all other property of SBSI in his possession or control at such time, which was obtained from SBSI, or complied or produced for Employer or SBSI during the terms of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, manuals, records, data, plans, programs, program listings, flow charts, record layouts, computer parts, computer printouts, magnetic tapes, diskettes, disks, card decks, letters and customer lists with the exception of personal diaries.

 

10. Non-solicitation of Employees: During the term of this Agreement and for one year thereafter, Employee shall not hire or solicit for employment, directly or through or on behalf of any other party, any persons who are then employees of SBSI.

 

11. Relations with Third Parties and Representations of Employee;

 

a) Employee agrees that Employer may make known to others the existence of this Agreement and the provisions of all or any part hereof.

 

b) Employee represents and warrants that:

 

l) He is not in violation of any contract, patent or other information nondisclosure agreement or any other agreement, judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency affecting his right to be employed by SBSI;

 

2) No contract, judgment, decree or order affect his obligations hereunder, nor does the execution of this Agreement, nor the carrying on of Employer's or SBSI business conflict with any such term, judgment, decree or order; and

 

3) Neither he nor any of his affiliates (as that term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933) are a party to any transaction, agreement or understanding to which Employer or SBSI is also a party except this Agreement or any agreement executed hereunder.

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12. Remedies; Survival; Severability:

 

a) SBSI and Employee agree that in the event of a breach of any of the covenants, agreements or obligations under Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10, remedies at law would be inadequate, and either party may seek injunctive relief as well as damages.

 

b) The covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and obligations contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

c) Each covenant, agreement and obligation contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof shall be independent and severable from the others and should, for any reason, any be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, said illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other covenants and obligations in said Sections.

 

d) In the enforcement of their rights hereunder, SBSI and Employee shall retain all of their rights under law or in equity to enforce the obligations of the other party hereunder or otherwise, and to seek relief for the acts of the other party both subject to and not subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

13. Miscellaneous:

 

a)        Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof. No amendment, modification, waiver or attempted waiver of this Agreement or any part hereof shall be valid or binding unless made in writing and signed by the party to be bound.

 

b)        Modification . This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented, or modified except by a written agreement signed by the party to be charged with such modification, amendment or supplement.

 

c)        Notices . Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested or by Federal Express, express mail or similar overnight delivery or courier service or delivered (in person or by telecopy, telex or similar telecommunications equipment) against receipt to the party to which it is to be given at the address of such party set forth in the preamble to this Agreement (or to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions hereof as follows:

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If to Employer: 836 Grundy Avenue
Holbrook,NY 11741
If to Employee: Richard Hall
8 Hawkins Drive
Northport, NY 11768

 

Any notice or other communication given by certified mail shall be deemed given three business days after certification thereof, except for a notice changing a party’s address which will be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof. Any notice given by other means permitted by this Section shall be deemed given at the time of receipt hereof.

 

d)        Waiver . Any waiver by any party of a breach of any term of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of that term or of any breach of any other term of this Agreement. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions will not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. Any waiver hereunder must be in writing signed by the waiving party.

 

e)        Binding Effect . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

f)         No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement does not create, and shall not be construed as creating, any rights enforceable by any person not a party to this Agreement except as specifically stated herein.

 

g)        Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is hereafter held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the maximum extent permitted so as to preserve the parties' original intent, failing which, it shall be severed. If any provision of this Agreement is hereafter held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the maximum extent permitted so as to preserve the parties' original intent, failing which, it shall be severed from this Agreement, with the balance of this Agreement continuing in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only as broad as is enforceable. If any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances.

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h)        Merger; Assignability . This Agreement and the Schedules attached, or to be attached, hereto and thereto, set forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all existing agreements concerning such subject matter. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of each other party to this Agreement.

 

i)         Headings . The headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

j)         Counterparts; Governing Law; Jurisdiction . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (and by facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the rules governing the conflict of laws. Any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of, based on, or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any document relating hereto or delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, may be brought only and exclusively in the Federal or State Courts located in the State of New York; and each party covenants and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, suit or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court if it has been duly served with process, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the action, suit, or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the action, suit, or proceeding is improper, or that this Agreement has been executed by duly authorized subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement under their seals as of the date and year first written above.

 

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc.

 

BY: /s/ Peter Scalise III  Date: 03/15/2010
Peter Scalise III-CEO/COB
     
BY: /s/ Scott Ferrari Date: 03/15/2010
Scott Ferrari-President/COO
     
BY: /s/ Neil Rosenberg
Neil Rosenberg-Sec/Treasurer-BOD
     
Agreed to accepted by: /s/ Richard Hall Date: 03/15/2010
Richard Hall, Employee
       
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SCHEDULE A

 

COMPENSATION

 

Employee shall receive the following compensation:

 

I. Initial Base Salary and Employee Benefits.

a)        Commencing upon the date hereof Employee shall receive 333,333 common shares of SBSI. and a gross salary in the sum of $75,000 per annum (the “Base Salary”), payable biweekly, subject to deductions for withholding taxes and/or other appropriate deductions as provided by applicable federal, state and local law, which salary shall includes 10 paid working days for either vacation, sick days or personal days, over and above all legal holidays recognized by Employer as non-working days for all of its employees; , plus

 

b)        Employer will pay the cost of the prevailing medical insurance program for himself and his family, upon the same terms offered to its employees of equal status and grade, if any, which amount may be paid directly to employee if he maintains separate insurance coverage; plus

 

 

c)        Employer will reimburse Employee for his accountable direct expenses in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder including, but not limited to, reasonable travel and hotel for all business related travel. Employee shall provide receipts and other documentation of his expenses as may reasonably be requested by Employer, according to its established policy for all other employees receiving reimbursement of expenses. Any single expense item in excess of $500 shall be approved by Employer in writing prior to being incurred, unless such pre-approval and payment is unreasonable under the circumstances.

 

II. Increases in Base Salary and Bonuses.

 

a)        Cost of Living Adjustment. The parties agree that at the end of each year during the Term hereof, including each renewal thereafter, Employee’s Base Salary shall be increased by an amount determined by multiplying the original Base Salary hereunder by a fraction the numerator of which is the Consumer Price Index for all cities ("CPI") as of January 1, 2009, or such later year as is applicable, minus the CPI as of January 1, 2010 and the denominator of which is the CPI as of January 1, 2010. In the event that the CPI as provided for herein for all cities is no longer published then the parties agree that there shall be substituted therefore such index of consumer prices as most accurately reflects the cost of living in the New York Greater Metropolitan area (defined for the purposes hereof as being New York City, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Northern New Jersey and Southern Connecticut).

 

b)        Achievement Increases. Employee’s Base Salary and benefits shall be increase upon the happening of the

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c)        following event as follow:

 

(i)                    For every 10M (million) starting at 10M and going up from there in sales of SBSI product lines resulting from sales of a single product line or from multi line sales Employee shall receive a salary increase of $20k per annum. This increase will take effect when each full $10M in sales is reached and will not be paid in partial amounts. Once the salary increase is given it cannot be detracted if sales levels fall off.

 

d)        Incentive Stock Options . In addition to his other compensation hereunder, it is understood and agreed that Employee shall receive the following bonus compensation based upon the achievement of certain operational targets:

 

(i)                    For every 10M (million) starting at 10M and going up from there in sales of SBSI product lines resulting from sales of a single product line or from multi line sales Employee shall receive a stock bonus of 10,000 common shares of SBSI. This bonus will take effect when each full $10M in sales is reached and will not be issued in partial amounts. Once this bonus is given it cannot be detracted if sales levels fall off.

 

e)        Annual Bonus and Incentive Stock Option Plan.

 

(i)                    Incentive Program. Employee shall also receive as an additional incentive at the end of each of Employer’s fiscal years during the duration of this Agreement, an annual bonus, to be computed within 30 days following delivery to Employer of audited annual financial statements by its independent auditors, which shall be payable 50% in cash and 50% in Common Stock Purchase Options to purchase Shares of SBSI’s common stock as hereinafter provided. The number of such Warrants, and the exercise price thereof shall be determined as follows:

 

1.        Operational Incentive Bonus. Employee shall be entitled to receive an operational incentive bonus equal to one (1%) percent of Employer’s adjusted gross revenues. For purposes hereof “adjusted gross income” shall be equal to gross revenues less cost of such generating revenues including general and administrative costs of SBSI. In the event that such number shall be a negative number then Employee shall not be entitled to any operational incentive bonus for such fiscal year;

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2.        Profit Incentive Bonus. Employee shall be entitled to receive a profit incentive bonus equal to one (1%) percent of Employer’s net pre-tax profit from operations. In the event that such number shall be a negative number then Employee shall not be entitled to any profit incentive bonus for such fiscal year;

 

3.        Discretionary Bonus. The parties understand and agree that in any year the Board of Directors may, in their sole and absolute discretion, without the participation of Employee in such discussion or vote, may grant such further, additional or other bonus to Employee, which bonus may be in the form of cash payment, additional Options to purchase Shares of the Company’s common stock, or any combination thereof;

 

4.        Buyout Bonus. If the situation should arise where SBSI or any of its product lines are the subject of a buyout offer and the offer is accepted by the SBSI and the sale closes the Employee will be awarded a bonus of 1/2% of the gross amount of the buyout amount in cash.

 

5.        Payment of Bonuses. Of the Operational Incentive Bonus and the Profit Incentive Bonus amounts so calculated, FIFTY (50%) PER CENT thereof shall be paid to Employee in cash within 30 days following delivery to Employer of the audited statements prepared by the Company’s independent certified public accountants following the Company’s year end and the remaining FIFTY (50%) PER CENT shall be payable to Employee by the issuance of Common Stock Purchase Options (the “Incentive Purchase Option Amount”) as provided herein below.

 

6.        Exercise Price: The Company shall then determine the closing bid price for Employer’s common stock as reported by such exchange as the Shares may then be traded on, if any, as of the last trading day of its fiscal year. The exercise price of the foregoing Options shall be equal to such closing bid price. In the event that no trading market then exists for SBSI’s Shares then, in such event, the exercise price of such Options shall be $0.50 per Share. Such Options shall have an exercise period of three(3) years following the issuance thereof;

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(ii)                  General Option Terms. All of said Options shall be exercisable at any time during the three (3) year period commencing upon the issuance to Employee of the Warrants, EXCEPT THAT should Employee cease to be employed by SBSI at any time during the term of said Options the remaining term of said Options shall immediately be reduced to one year following the date of termination of such employment. It is further understood and agreed that all Options issuable hereunder shall include a cashless exercise provision whereby the holder of such Options may surrender a portion of the Options held in payment for the balance of such Options.

 

(iii)                If Employee fails to exercise such Options prior to the expiration of their term then the Options shall be of no further force or effect and Employee shall not be entitled to receive any other or different Incentive Compensation from SBSI. Employee further understands and agrees that neither the Options nor the shares of Common Stock underlying such Options have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and, therefore, there will be substantial restrictions against the sale or transfer of either the Options or the underlying shares unless such shares are subsequently registered under the Act or an available exemption from the registration provisions (Such as those set forth under Rule 144 promulgated under the Act) of the Act. However, SBSI confirms that the Shares underlying such Options shall, subject to any restriction imposed by any underwriter, be included for registration in any future registration of securities by SBSI for sale to the public, up to the limits provided by applicable laws, rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Employee also confirms that at such time as he elects to exercise said Options he will also complete a subscription agreement and investment letter in a form satisfactory to counsel for SBSI. The parties understand and agree that should, during the term or any renewal of this Agreement, SBSI adopt a comprehensive employee stock benefit plan pursuant to which Options, shares or shares underlying options are registered on behalf of other employees of SBSI, then the options and/or underlying Shares referenced herein shall be modified to be included therein. In any event, SBSI hereby further covenants and agrees that the shares of common stock underlying the Options issuable hereunder to Employee will be registered by the Company pursuant to an S-8 Registration Statement, or an equivalent “short-form” registration statement in effect at such time as the use of such short form registration statement becomes available to it.

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Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc.

 

BY: /s/ Peter Scalise III  Date: 03/15/2010
Peter Scalise III-CEO/COB
     
BY: /s/ Scott Ferrari Date: 03/15/2010
Scott Ferrari-President/COO
     
BY: /s/ Neil Rosenberg
Neil Rosenberg-Sec/Treasurer-BOD
     
Agreed to accepted by: /s/ Richard Hall Date: 03/15/2010
Richard Hall, Employee

 

 

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STANDARD FORM OF STORE LEASE

The Real Estate Board of New York, Inc.

 

Agreement of Lease, made as of this ___ day of August 2010 , between

 

ROBERT BIRNBAUM, having an office at 100 Field Street, West Babylon, New York 11704

 

party of the first part, hereinafter referred to as OWNER, and

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC., having an office at 1710 Church Street,Holbrook, New York 11741

 

party of the second part, hereinafter referred to as TENANT,

Witnesseth: Owner hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby hires from Owner

10,000 Square Feet, Approximately

in the building known as 836 Grundy Avenue, Holbrook, New York 11741

for the term of three (3) years plus three (3) months.

(or until such term shall sooner cease and expire as hereinafter provided) to commence on the

 

1st day of SEPTEMBER, 2010, and to end of the

 

30 th

 

day of NOVEMBER, 2013,

both dates inclusive, at an annual rental rate of

SEE RIDER ATTACHED HEREWITH, SCHEDULE “A”

which Tenant agrees to pay in lawful money of the United States which shall be legal tender in payment of all debts and dues, public and private, at the time of payment, in equal monthly installments in advance on the first day of each month during said term, at the office of Owner or such other place as Owner may designate, without any set off or deduction whatsoever, except that Tenant shall pay the first monthly installment(s) on the execution hereof (unless this lease be a renewal).

 

In the event that, at the commencement of the term of this lease, or thereafter, Tenant shall be in default in the payment of rent to Owner pursuant to the terms of another lease with Owner or with Owner’s predecessor in interest, Owner may at Owner’s option and without notice to Tenant add the amount of such arrears to any monthly installment of rent payable hereunder and the same shall be payable to Owner as additional rent.

 

The parties hereto, for themselves, their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, hereby covenant as follows:

Rent: 1. Tenant shall pay the rent as above and as hereinafter provided.

Occupancy: 2. Tenant shall use and occupy demised premises for

DISTRIBUTION OF BEVERAGES and SUPPLEMENTS

and for no other purpose. Tenant shall at all times conduct its business in a high grade and reputable manner, shall not violate Article 37 hereof, and shall keep show windows and signs in a neat and clean condition.

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* Except for cosmetic changes

Alterations: * 3. Tenant shall make no changes in or to the demised premises of any nature without Owner’s prior written consent. Subject to the prior written consent of Owner, and to the provisions of this article, Tenant, at Tenant’s expense, may make alterations, installations, additions or improvements which are nonstructural and which do not affect utility services or plumbing and electrical lines, in or to the interior of the demised premises by using contractors or mechanics first approved in each instance by Owner, Tenant shall, before making any alterations, additions, installations or improvements, at its expense, obtain all permits, approvals and certificates required by any governmental or quasi-governmental bodies and (upon completion) certificates of final approval thereof and shall deliver promptly duplicates of all such permits, approvals and certificates to Owner and Tenant agrees to carry and will cause Tenant’s contractors and sub-contractors to carry such workman’s compensation, general liability, personal and property damage insurance as Owner may require. If any mechanic’s lien is filed against the demised premises, or the building of which the same forms a part, for work claimed to have done for, or materials furnished to, Tenant, whether or not done pursuant to this article, the same shall be discharged by Tenant within 30 days thereafter, at Tenant’s expense, by payment or filing the bond required by law. All fixtures and all paneling, partitions, railings and like installations, installed in the premises at any time, either by Tenant or by Owner on Tenant’s behalf, shall, upon installation, become the property of Owner and shall remain upon and be surrendered with the demised premises unless Owner, by notice to Tenant no later than twenty days prior to the date fixed as the termination of this lease, elects to relinquish Owner’s rights thereto and to have them removed by Tenant, in which event, the same shall be removed from the premises by Tenant prior to the expiration of the lease, at Tenant’s expense. Nothing in this article shall be construed to give Owner title to or to prevent Tenant’s removal of trade fixtures, moveable office furniture and equipment, but upon removal of any such from the premises or upon removal of other installation as may be required by Owner, Tenant shall immediately and at its expense, repair and restore the premises to the condition existing prior to installation and repair any damage to the demised premises or the building due to such removal. All property permitted or required to be removed by Tenant at the end of the term remaining in the premises after Tenant’s removal shall be deemed abandoned and may, at the election of Owner, either be retained as Owner’s property or may be removed from the premises by Owner at Tenant’s expense.

Repairs: 4 . Owner shall maintain and repair the public portions of the building, both exterior and interior, except that if Owner allows Tenant to erect on the outside of the building a sign or signs, or a hoist, lift or sidewalk elevator for the exclusive use of Tenant, Tenant shall maintain such exterior installations in good appearance and shall cause the same to be operated in a good and workmanlike manner and shall make all repairs thereto necessary to keep same in good order and condition, at Tenant’s own cost and expense, and shall cause the same to be covered by the insurance provided hereafter in Article 8.

Tenant shall, throughout the term of this lease, take good care of the demised premises and the fixtures and appurtenances therein, and the sidewalks adjacent thereto, and at its sole cost and expense, make all nonstructural repairs thereto as and when needed to preserve them in good working order and condition, reasonable wear and tear, obsolescence and damage from the elements, fire or other casualty, excepted. If the demised premises be or become infested with vermin, Tenant shall at Tenant’s expense, cause the same to be exterminated from time to time to the satisfaction of Owner. Except as specifically provided in Article 9 or elsewhere in this lease, there shall be no allowance to the Tenant for the diminution of rental value and no liability on the part of Owner by reason of inconvenience, annoyance or injury to business arising from Owner, Tenant or others making or failing to make any repairs, alterations, additions or improvements in or to any portion of the building including the erection or operation of any crane, derrick or sidewalk shed, or in or to the demised premises or the fixtures, appurtenances or equipment thereof. It is specifically agreed that Tenant shall be not entitled to any set off or reduction of rent by reason of any failure of Owner to comply with the covenants of this or any other article of this lease. Tenant agrees that Tenant’s sole remedy at law in such instance will be by way of an action for damages for breach of contract, The provisions of this Article 4 with respect to the making of repairs shall not apply in the case of fire or other Casualty which are dealt with in Article 9 hereof.

 

Window Cleaning: 5 . Tenant will not clean nor require, permit, suffer or allow any window in the demised premises to be cleaned from the outside in violation of Section 202 of the New York State Labor Law or any other applicable law or of the Rules of the Board of Standards and Appeals, or of any other Board or body having or asserting jurisdiction.

 

Requirements of Law, Fire Insurance: 6 . Prior to the commencement of the lease term, if Tenant is then in possession, and at all times thereafter, Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall promptly comply with all present and future laws, orders and regulations of all state, federal, municipal and local governments, departments, commissions and boards and any direction of any public officer pursuant to law, and all orders, rules and regulations of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or the Insurance Services Office, or any similar body which shall impose any violation, order or duty upon Owner or Tenant with respect to the demised premises, and with respect to the portion of the sidewalk adjacent to the premises, if the premises are on the street level, whether or not arising out of Tenant’s use or manner of use thereof, or with respect to the building if arising out of Tenant’s use or manner of use of the premises or the building (including the use permitted under the lease). Except as provided in Article 29 hereof, nothing herein shall require Tenant to make structural repairs or alterations unless Tenant has by its manner of use of the demised premises or method of operation therein, violated any such laws, ordnances, orders, rules, regulations or requirements with respect thereto. Tenant shall not do

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or permit act or thing to be done in or to the demised premises which is contrary to law, or permit any act or thing to be done in or to the demised premises which is contrary to law, or which will invalidate or be in conflict with public liability, fire or other policies of insurance at any time carried by or for the benefit of Owner. Tenant shall pay all costs, expenses, lines, penalties or damages, which may be imposed upon Owner by reason of Tenant’s failure to comply with the provisions of this article. If the fire insurance rate shall, at the beginning of the lease or at any time thereafter, be higher than it otherwise would be, then Tenant shall reimburse Owner, as additional rent hereunder, for that portion of all fire insurance premiums thereafter paid by Owner which shall have been charged because of such failure by Tenant, to comply with the terms of this article. In any action or proceeding wherein Owner and Tenant are parties, a schedule or “make-up” of rate for the building or demised premises issued by a body making fire insurance rates applicable to said premises shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated and of several items and charges in the fire insurance rate then applicable to said premises.

 

Subordination:- 7 . This lease is subject and subordinate to all ground or underlying leases and to all mortgages which may now or hereafter affect such leases or the real property of which demised premises are a part and to all renewals. Modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions and of any such underlying leases and mortgages. This clause shall be self-operative and no further instrument of subordination shall be required by any ground or underlying lessor or by any mortgagee, affecting any lease or the real property of which the demised premises are a part. In confirmation of such subordination, Tenant shall from time to time execute promptly any certificate that Owner may request.

 

Tenant’s Liability Insurance Property Loss, Damage Indemnity: 8 . Owner or its agents shall not be liable for any damage to property of Tenant or of others entrusted to employees of the building, nor for loss of or damage to any properly of Tenant by theft or other wise, nor for any injury or damage to persons or properly resulting from any cause of whatsoever nature, unless caused by or due to the negligence of Owner, its agents, servants or employees. Owner or its agents will not be liable for any such damage caused by other tenants or persons in, upon or about said building or caused by operations in construction of any private, public or quasi public work. Tenant agrees, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, to maintain general public liability insurance in standard form in favor of Owner and Tenant against claims for bodily injury or death or properly damage occurring in or upon the demised premises, effective from the date Tenant enters into possession and during the term of this lease, Such insurance shall be in an amount and with carriers acceptable to the Owner. Such policy or policies shall be delivered to the Owner.

account or any period subsequent to such date shall be returned to Tenant. Unless Owner shall serve a termination notice as provided for herein, Owner shall make the repairs and restorations under the conditions of (b) and (c) hereof, with all reasonable expedition subject to delays due to adjustment of insurance claims, labor troubles and causes beyond Owner’s control. After any such casualty, Tenant shall cooperate with Owner’s restoration by removing from the premises as promptly as reasonably possible, all of Tenant’s salvageable inventory and movable equipment, furniture, and other property. Tenants liability for rent shall resume five (5) days after written notice from Owner that the premises are substantially ready for Tenant’s occupancy. (e) Nothing contained hereinabove shall relieve Tenant from liability that may exist as a result of damage from fire or other casualty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, including Owner’s obligation to restore under subparagraph (b) above, each party shall look first to any insurance in its favor before making any claim against the other party for recovery for loss or damage resulting from fire or other casually, and to the extent that such insurance is in force and collectible and to the extent permitted by law, Owner and Tenant each hereby releases and waives all right of recovery with respect to subparagraphs (b), (d) and (e) above, against each other or any one claiming through or under each of them by way of subrogation o otherwise. The release and waiver herein referred to shall be deemed to include any loss or damage in the demised premises and/or to any personal property, equipment, trade fixtures, goods and merchandise located therein. The foregoing release and waiver shall be in force only if both releasors’ insurance policies contain a clause providing that such a release or waiver shall not invalidate the insurance. Tenant acknowledges that Owner will not carry insurance on Tenant’s furniture and/or furnishings or any (fixtures or equipment, improvements, or appurtenances removable by Tenant and agrees that Owner will not be obligated to repair any damage thereto or replace the same. (f) Tenant hereby waives the provisions of Section 227 of the Real Property Law and agrees that the provisions of this article shall govern and control in lieu thereof.

 

Eminent Domain 10 . If the whole or any part of the demised premises shall be acquired or condemned by Eminent Domain for any public or quasi public use or purpose, then and in that event, else term of this lease shall cease and terminate from the date of title vesting in such proceeding and Tenant shall have no claim for the value of any unexpired term of said lease. Tenant shall have the right to make an independent claim to the condemning authority for the value of Tenant’s moving expenses and personal property, trade fixtures and equipment, provided Tenant is entitled pursuant to the terms of the lease to remove such property, trade fixtures and equipment at the end of the term and provided further such claim does not reduce Owner’s award.

 

 

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On Tenant’s default in obtaining or delivering any such policy or policies or failure to pay the charges therefor, Owner may secure or pay the charges (or any such policy or policies and charge the Tenant as additional rent thereof. Tenant shall indemnify and save harmless Owner against and from all liabilities, obligations, damages, penalties, claims, costs and expenses for which Owner shall not be reimbursed by insurance, including reasonable attorneys fees, paid, suffered or incurred as a result of any breach by Tenant, Tenant’s agent, contractors, employees, invitees, or licensees, of any covenant on condition of this lease, or the carelessness, negligence or improper conduct of the Tenant, Tenant’s agents, contractors, employees, invitees or licensees. Tenant’s liability under this lease extends to the acts and omissions of any subtenant, and any agent, contractor, employee, invitee or licensee of any subtenant. In case any action or proceeding is brought against Owner by reason of any such claim, Tenant, upon written millet from Owner, will, at Tenant’s expense, resist or defend such action or proceeding by counsel approved by Owner in writing, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld.

 

Destruction, Fire and Other Casualty: 9 . (a) If the demised premises or any part thereof , shall be damaged by fire or other casualty, Tenant shall give immediate notice thereof to Owner and this lease shall continue in full force and effect except as hereinafter set forth., (b) If the demised premises are partially damaged or rendered partially unusable by fire or other casualty, the damages thereto shall be repaired by and at the expense of Owner and the rent and other items of additional rent, until such repair shall be substantially completed, shall be apportioned from the day following the casualty according to the part of the premises which is usable, (c) If the demised premises are totally damaged or rendered wholly unusable by fire or other casualty, then the rent and other items of additional rent as hereinafter expressly provided shall be proportionately paid up to the time of the casualty and thenceforth shall cease until the date when the premises shall have been repaired and restored by Owner (or sooner reoccupied in part by Tenant then rent shall be apportioned as provided in subsection (b) above), subject to Owner’s right to elect not to restore the same as hereinafter provided. (d) If the demised premises are rendered wholly unusable or (whether or not the demised premises are damaged in whole or in part) if the building inclusive of the demised premises shall be so damaged that Owner shall decide to demolish it, or to rebuild it, then in any of such events, Owner may elect to terminate this least by written notice to Tenant given within 90 days after such fire or casualty or 30 days after adjustment of the insurance claim for such fire or casualty, whichever is sooner, specifying a date for the expiration of the lease. which date shall not be more than 60 days after the giving of such notice, and upon the date specified in such notice the term of this lease shall expire as fully and completely as if such date were the date set forth above for the termination of this lease and Tenant shall forthwith quit, surrender and vacate the premises without prejudice however, to Owner’s rights and remedies against tenant under the tease provisions in effect prior to such termination, and any rent owing shall be paid up to such date and any payments of rent made by Tenant which were on

Assignment, Mortgage Etc: 11 . Tenant for itself, its heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns expressly covenants that it shall not assign, mortgage or encumber this agreement, nor underlet, or suffer or permit the demised premises or any part thereof to be used by others, without the prior written consent of Owner in each instance. Transfer of the majority of the stock of a corporate tenant or the majority partnership interest of a partnership tenant shall be deemed an assignment. If this lease be assigned, or if the demised premises or any part thereof be underlet or occupied by anybody other than Tenant, Owner may, after default by Tenant, collect rent from the assignee, under-tenant or occupant, and apply the net amount collected to the rent herein reserved, but no such assignment, underletting, occupancy or collection shall be deemed a waiver of the covenant, or the acceptance of the assignee, undertenant or occupant as tenant, or a release of Tenant from the further performance by Tenant of covenants on the part of Tenant herein contained. The consent by Owner to an assignment or underletting shall not in any wise be construed to relieve Tenant from obtaining the express consent in writing of Owner to any further assignment or underletting.

 

Electric Current: 12 . Rates and conditions in respect to submetering or rent inclusion, as the case may be, to be added in RIDER attached hereto. Tenant covenants and agrees that at all times its use of electric current shall not exceed the capacity of existing feeders to the building or the risers or wiring installation and Tenant may not use any electrical equipment which, in Owner’s opinion, reasonably exercised, will overload such installations or interfere with the use thereof by other tenants of the building. The change at any time of slit character of electric service shall in no wise make Owner liable or responsible to Tenant, for any loss, damages or expenses which tenant may sustain.

 

Access to Premises 13 . Owner or Owner’s agents shall have the right (but shall, not be obligated) to enter the demised premises in any emergency at any time, and, at other reasonable times, to examine the same and to make such repairs. replacements and improvements as Owner may deem necessary and reasonably desirable to any portion of the building or which Owner may elect to perform, in the premises, following Tenant’s failure to make repairs or perform any work which Tenant is obligated to perform under this lease, or for the purpose of complying with laws, regulations and other directions of governmental authorities. Tenant shall permit Owner to use and maintain and replace pipes and conduits in and through the demised premises and to erect new pipes and conduits therein, provided they are concealed within the walls, floors or ceiling, wherever practicable. Owner may, during the progress of any work in the demised premises, take all necessary materials and equipment into said premises without the same constituting an eviction nor shall the Tenant be entitled to any abatement of rent while such work is in progress nor to any damages by reason of loss or interruption of business or otherwise. Throughout the term hereof Owner shall have the right to enter the demised premises at reasonable hours for the purpose of showing the same to prospective purchasers or mortgagees of the building, and during

 

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the last six months of the term for the purpose of showing the same to prospective tenants and may, during said six months period, place upon demised premises the usual notice “To Let” and “For Sale” which notices Tenant shall permit to remain thereon without molestation. If Tenant is not present to open and permit an entry into the demised premises, Owner or Owner’s agents may enter the same whenever such entry may be necessary or permissible by master key or forcibly and provided reasonable care is exercised to safeguard Tenant’s property, such entry shall not render Owner or its agents liable therefor, nor in any event shall the obligations of Tenant hereunder be affected. If during the last month of term Tenant shall have removed all or substantially all of Tenant’s property therefrom, Owner may immediately enter, alter, renovate or redecorate the demised premises without limitation or abatement of rent, or incurring liability to Tenant for any compensation and such act shall have no effect on this lease or Tenant’s obligations hereunder. Owner shall have the right at any time, without the same constituting an eviction and without incurring liability to Tenant therefor to change the arrangement and/or location of public entrances, passageways, doors, doorways, corridors. elevators, stairs, toilets, or other public parts of the building and to change the name, number or designation by which the building may be known.

 

Vault, Vault Space, Area: 14 . No vaults, vault space or area, whether or not enclosed or covered, not within the property line of the building is leased hereunder, anything contained in or indicated on any such blue print or plan, or anything contained elsewhere in this lease to the contrary notwithstanding. Owner makes no representation as to the location of the property line of the building. All vaults and vault space and all such areas not within the property line of the building, which Tenant may be permitted to use and/or occupy, is to be used and/or occupied under a revocable license, and if any such license be revoked, or if the amount of such space or area be diminished or required by any federal, state or municipal authority or public utility, Owner shall not be subject to any liability nor shall Tenant be entitled to any compensation or diminution or abatement of rent, nor shall such revocation, diminution or requisition be deemed constructive or actual eviction. Any tax, fee or charge of municipal authorities for such vault or area shall be paid by Tenant.

 

Occupancy: 15 . Tenant will not at any time use or occupy the demised premises in violation of Articles 2 or 37 hereof, or of the certificate of occupancy issued for the building of which the demised premises are a part. Tenant has inspected the premises and accepts them as is, subject to the riders annexed hereto with respect in Owner’s work, if any. In any event, Owner makes no representation as to the condition of the premises and Tenant agrees to accept the same subject to violations whether or not of record.

cured or remedied within said fifteen (15) day period, and if Tenant shall not have diligently commenced curing such default within such fifteen (15) day period, and shal1 not thereafter with reasonable diligence and in good faith proceed to remedy or cure such default, then Owner may serve a written five (5) days notice of cancellation of this lease upon Tenant, and upon the expiration of said five (5) days, thus lease and the term thereunder shall end and expire as fully and completely as if the expiration of such five (5) day period were the day herein definitely fixed for the end and expiration of this lease and the term thereof and Tenant shall then quit and surrender tile demised premises to Owner but Tenant shall remain liable as hereinafter provided. (2) If the notice provided for in (1) hereof shall have been given, and the term shall expire as aforesaid; or if Tenant shall make default in the payment of the rent reserved herein or any item of additional rent herein mentioned or any part of either or in making any other payment herein required; then and in any of such events Owner may without notice, re-enter the demised premises either by force or otherwise, and dispossess Tenant by summary proceedings or otherwise, and the legal representative of Tenant or other occupant of demised premises and remove their effects and hold the premises as if this lease had not been made, and Tenant hereby waives the service of notice of intention to re-enter or to institute legal proceedings to that end.

 

Remedies of Owner and Waiver Redemption: 18 . In case of any such default, re-entry, expiration and/or dispossess by summary proceedings or other wise, (a) the rent, and additional rent, shall become due thereupon and be paid up to the time of such reentry, dispossess and/or expiration. (b) Owner may re-let the premises or any part or parts thereof, either in the name of Owner or otherwise, for a term or terms, which may at Owner’s option be less than or exceed the period which would otherwise have constituted the balance of the term of this lease and may grant concessions or free rent or charge a higher rental than that in this lease, and/or (c) Tenant or the legal representatives of Tenant shall also pay Owner as liquidated damages for the failure of Tenant to observe and perform said Tenant’s covenants herein contained, any deficiency between the rent hereby reserved and/or covenanted to be paid and the net amount, if any, of the rents collected on account of the subsequent lease or leases of the demised premises for each month of time period which would otherwise have constituted the balance of the term of this lease. The failure of Owner to re-let the premises or any part or parts thereof shall not release or affect Tenant’s liability for damages. In computing such liquidated damages there shall be added to the said deficiency such expenses as Owner may incur in connection with reletting, such as legal expenses, reasonable attorneys’ fees brokerage advertising and for keeping the demised premises in good order or for preparing the same for re-letting. Any such liquidated damages shall be paid in monthly installments by Tenant on the rent day specified in this lease,

 

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Bankruptcy: 16. (a) Anything elsewhere in this lease to the contrary notwithstanding, this tease may be cancelled by Landlord by the sending of a written notice to Tenant within a reasonable time after the happening of any one or mere of the following events: (1) the commencement of a case in bankruptcy or under the laws of any state naming Tenant as the debtor; or (2) the making by Tenant of an assignment or any other arrangement for the benefit of creditors under any slate statute. Neither Tenant nor any person claiming through or under Tenant, or by reason of any statute or order of court, shall thereafter be entitled to possession of the premises demised but shall forthwith quit and surrender the premises. If this lease shall be assigned in accordance with its terms, the provisions of this Article 16 shall be applicable only to the party then owning Tenant’s interest in this lease. (b) It is stipulated amid agreed that in the event of the termination of this lease pursuant to (a) hereof, Owner shall forthwith, notwithstanding any other provisions of this lease to the contrary, be entitled to recover from Tenant as and for liquidated damages an amount equal to the difference between the rent reserved hereunder for the unexpired portion of the term demised and the fair and reasonable rental value of the demised premises for the same period. In the computation of such damages the difference between any installment of rent becoming due hereunder after the date of termination and the fair and reasonable rental value of the demised premises for the period for which such installment was payable shall be discounted to the date of termination at the rate of four percent (4%) per annum. If such premises or any part thereof be re-let by the Owner for the unexpired term of said lease, or any part thereof, before presentation of proof of such liquidated damages to any court, commission or tribunal, the amount of rent reserved upon such re-letting shall be deemed to be the fair and reasonable rental value for the part or the whole of the premises so re-let during the term of the reletting. Nothing herein contained shall limit or prejudice the right of the Owner to prove for and obtain as liquidated damages by reason of such termination, an amount equal to the maximum allowed by any statute or rule of law in effect at list time when, and governing the proceedings in which, such damages are to be proved, whether or not such amount be greater, equal to, or less than the amount of the difference referred to above.

 

Default: 17 . (1) If Tenant defaults in fulfilling any of the covenants of this lease other than the covenants for the payment of rent or additional rent; or if the demised premises become vacant or deserted; or is any execution or attachment shall be issued against Tenant or any of Tenant’s property whereupon the demised premises shall be taken or occupied by someone other than Tenant; or if this lease be rejected under Section 365 of Title II of the U.S. Code (Bankruptcy Code); or if Tenant shall fail to move into or take possession of the premises within thirty (30) days after the commencement of the term of this lease, of which fact Owner shall be the sole judge; then, in any one or more of such events, upon Owner serving a written fifteen (15) days notice upon Tenant specifying the nature of said default and upon the expiration of said fifteen (15) days, if Tenant shall have failed to comply with or remedy such default, or if the said default or omission complained of shall be of a nature that the same cannot be completely

Owner, in putting the demised premises in good order or preparing the same for re-rental may, at Owner’s option, make such alterations, repairs, replacements, and/or decorations in the demised premises as Owner, in Owner’s sole judgment, considers advisable and necessary for the purpose or re-letting the demised premises, and the making of such alterations, repairs, replacements, and/or decorations shall not operate or be construed to release Tenant from liability. Owner shall in no event be liable in any way whatsoever for failure to re-let the demised premises, or in the event that the demised premises are re-let, for failure to collect the rent thereof under such re-letting, and in no event shall Tenant be entitled to receive any excess, if any, of such net rent collected over the sums payable by Tenant to Owner hereunder. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Tenant or any of the covenants or provisions hereof, Owner shall have the right of injunction and the right to invoke any remedy allowed at law or in equity as if re-entry, summary proceedings and other remedies were not herein provided for. Mention in this lease of any particular remedy, shall not preclude Owner from any other remedy, in law or in equity. Tenant hereby expressly waives any and all rights of redemption granted by or under any present or future laws.

 

Fees and Expenses:19 . If Tenant shall default in the observance or performance of any term or covenant on Tenant’s part to be observed or performed under or by virtue of any of the terms or provisions in any article of this lease, after notice if required and upon expiration of any applicable grace period if any, (except in an emergency), then, unless otherwise provided elsewhere in this lease, Owner may immediately or at any time thereafter and without notice perform the obligation of Tenant thereunder, and if Owner, in connection therewith or in connection with any default by Tenant in the covenant in pay rent hereunder, makes any expenditures, or incurs any obligations for the payment of money, including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees, in instituting, prosecuting or defending any actions or proceeding and prevails in any such action or proceeding. such sums so paid or obligations incurred with interest and costs shall be deemed to be additional rent hereunder and shall be paid by Tenant to Owner within ten (20) days of rendition of any bill or statement to Tenant therefor, and if Tenant’s lease term shall have expired at the time of making of such expenditures or incurring of such obligations, such sums shall be recoverable by Owner as damages.

 

No Representations by Owner:- 20 . Neither Owner nor Owner’s agent have made any representations or promises with respect to the physical condition of the building, the land upon which it is erected or the demised premises, the rents, leases, expenses of operation, or any other matter or thing affecting or related to the premises except as herein expressly set forth and no rights, easements or licenses are acquired by Tenant by implication or otherwise except as expressly set forth in the provisions of this lease. Tenant has inspected the building and the demised premises and is thoroughly acquainted with their condition, and agrees to take the same “as is” and acknowledges that the taking of possession of the demised premises ,by Tenant shall be conclusive evidence that the said premises and the building of which the same form a part were in good and satisfactory condition at the time such possession was so taken, except as to latent defects, All understandings

 

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and agreements heretofore made between the parties hereto are merged in this contract, which alone fully and completely expresses the agreement between Owner and Tenant and any executory agreement hereafter made shall be ineffective to change, modify, discharge or effect an abandonment of it in whole or in part, unless such executory agreement is in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, modification, discharge or abandonment is sought.

 

End of Term: 21 . Upon the expiration or other termination of the terms of this lease, Tenant shall quit and surrender to Owner the demised premises, broom clean, in good order and condition, ordinary wear excepted, and Tenant shall remove all its property. Tenant’s obligation to observe or perform this covenant shall survive the expiration or other termination of this lease. If the last day of the term of this lease or any renewal thereof, falls on Sunday, this lease

shall expire at noon the preceding Saturday unless it be a legal holiday in which case it shall expire at noon on the preceding business day.

 

Quiet Enjoyment: 22 . Owner covenants and agrees with Tenant that upon Tenant paying the rent and additional rent and observing and performing all the terms, covenants and conditions, on Tenant’s part to be observed and performed, Tenant may peaceably and quietly enjoy the premises hereby demised, subject, nevertheless, to the terms and conditions of this lease including, but not limited to, Article 33 hereof and to the ground leases, underlying leases and mortgages hereinbefore mentioned.

 

Failure to Give Possession: 23 . If Owner is unable to give possession of the demised premises on the date of the commencement of the term hereof, because of the holding-over or retention of possession of any tenant, undertenant or occupants, or if the premises are located in a building being constructed, because such building has not been sufficiently completed to make the premises ready for occupancy or because of the fact that a certificate of occupancy has not been procured or for any other reason, Owner shall not be subject to any liability for failure to give possession on said date and the validity of the lease shall not be impaired under such circumstances, nor shall the same be construed in any wise to extend the term of this lease, but the rent payable hereunder shall be abated (provided Tenant is not responsible for the inability to obtain possession or complete construction) until after Owner shall have given Tenant written notice that the Owner is able to deliver possession in the condition required, by this lease: If permission is given to Tenant to enter into the possession of the demised premises or to occupy premises other than the demised premises prior to the date specified as the commencement of the term of this lease, Tenant covenants and agrees that such possession and/or occupancy shall be deemed to be under all the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of this lease except the obligation to pay the fixed annual rent set forth in page one of this lease. The provisions of this article are indented to constitute “an express provision to the contrary” within the meaning of Section 223-a of the New York Real Property Law.

delayed from so doing by reason of strike or labor troubles, government prevention is or restrictions or by reason of any rule, order or regulation of any department or subdivision thereof of any government agency or by reason of the conditions of which have been or are affected, either directly or indirectly, by war or other emergency, or when. it’s the judgment of Owner, temporary interruption of such services is necessary by reason of accident, mechanical breakdown, or to make repairs, alternations of improvement.

 

Bills and Notices: 27 . Except as otherwise in this lease provided, a bill, statement, notice or communication which Owner may desire or be required to give to Tenant, shall be deemed sufficiently given or rendered if, in writing, delivered to Tenant personally or sent by registered or certified mail addressed to Tenant at the building of which the demised premises form a part or at the last know residence address or business address of Tenant or left at any of the aforesaid premises addressed to Tenant, and the time of the rendition of such bill or statement and of the giving of such notice or communication shall be deemed to be the time when the same is delivered to Tenant, mailed, or left at the premises as herein provided. Any notice by Tenant to Owner must be served by registered or certified mail addressed to Owner at the address first hereinabove givens or at such other address as Owner shall designate by written notice,

 

Water Charges: 28 . If Tenant requires, uses or consumes water for any purpose in addition to ordinary lavatory purposes (of which fact Tenant constitutes Owner to be the sole judge) Owner may install a water meter and thereby measure Tenant’s water consumption for all purposes. Tenant shall pay Owner for the cost of the meter and the cost of the installation thereof and throughout the duration of Tenant’s occupancy Tenant shall keep said meter and installation equipment in good working order and repair as Tenant’s own cost and expense. Tenant agrees in pay for water consumed, as shown on said meter as and when bills are rendered. Tenant covenants and agrees to pay the sewer rent, charge or any other tax, rent, levy or charms which

now or hereafter is assessed, imposed or a lien upon the demised premises or the realty of which they are part pursuant to law, order or regulation made or issued in connection with the use, consumption, maintenance or supply of water, water system or sewage or sewage connection or system. The bill rendered by Owner shall be payable by Tenant as additional rent.

 

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No Waiver: 24 . The failure of Owner in seek redress for violation of, or to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant or condition of this lease or of any of the Rules or Regulations set forth or hereafter adopted by Owner, shall not prevent a subsequent act which would have originally constituted a violation from having all the force and effect of an original violation. The receipt by Owner of rent and/or additional rent with knowledge of the breach of any covenant of this lease shall not be deemed a waiver of such breach and no provision of this lease shall be deemed to have been waived by Owner unless such waiver be its writing signed by Owner. No payment by Tenant or receipt by Owner of a lesser amount that the monthly rent herein stipulated shall be deemed to be other than on account of the earliest stipulated rent, nor shall any endorsement or statement of any check or any letter accompanying any check or payment as rent be deemed an accord and satisfaction, and Owner may accept such check or payment without prejudice to Owner’ s right in recover the balance of such rent or pursue any other remedy in this lease provided. No act or thing done by Owner or Owner’s agents during the term hereby demised shall be deemed in acceptance of a surrender of said premises and no agreement to accept such surrender shall be valid unless in writing signed by Owner. No employee of Owner or Owner’s agent shall have any power to accept the keys of said premises prior to the termination of the lease and the delivery of keys to any such agent or employee shall not operate as a termination of the lease or it surrender of the premises.

 

Waiver of Trial by Jury:25 . It is mutually agreed by and between Owner and Tenant that the respective parties hereto shall and they Hereby do waive trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the parties hereto against the other (except for personal injury or properly damage) on any matters whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with this lease, the relationship if Owner and Tenant, Tenant’s use of or occupancy of said premises, and any emergency statutory or any other statutory remedy. It is further mutually agreed that to the event Owner commences any proceeding or action for possession including a summary proceeding for possession of the premises, Tenant will not interpose any counterclaim of whatever nature or description in any such proceeding, including a counterclaim under Article 4 except statutory mandatory counterclaims.

 

Inability to Perform: 26 . This lease and the obligation of Tenant to pay rent hereunder and perform all of the other covenants and agreements hereunder on part of Tenant to be performed shall in no wise be affected, impaired or excused because Owner is unable to fulfill any of its obligations under this lease or to supply or is delayed in supplying any service expressly or impliedly to be supplied or is unable to make, or is delayed in making any repair, additions, alterations or decorations or is unable to supply or is delayed in supplying any equipment, fixtures or other materials if Owner is prevented or

Sprinklers: 29 . Anything elsewhere in this lease to the contrary notwithstanding, if the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or the Insurance Services Office or any bureau, department or official of the federal, state or city government require or recommend the installation of a sprinkler system or that any changes, modifications, alterations, or additional sprinkler heads or other equipment be made or supplied in an existing sprinkler system by reason of Tenant’s business, or the location of partitions, trade fixtures, or other contents of the demised premises, or for any other reason, or if any such sprinkler system installations, changes, modifications, alterations, additional sprinkler heads or other such equipment, become necessary to prevent the imposition of a penalty or charge against the full allowance for a sprinkler system in the fire insurance rate set by any said Exchange or by any fire insurance company, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s expense, promptly make such, sprinkler system installations, changes, modifications, alterations, and supply additional sprinkler heads or other equipment as required whether the work involved shall be structural in nature.

 

Elevators, 30 Tenant shall, at Tenant’s own expense, make all repairs and replacements to the sidewalks and curbs adjacent thereto and keep said sidewalks and curbs free from snow, ice, dirt and rubbish. Tenant shall pay to Owner the cost of removal of any of Tenant’s refuse and rubbish from the building. Bills for the same shall be rendered by Owner to Tenant at such times as Owner may elect and shall be due and payable when rendered, and the amount of such bills shall be deemed to be, and be paid as, additional rent. Tenant shall, however, have the option of independently contracting for the removal of such rubbish and refuse in the event that Tenant does not wish to have same done by employees of Owner. Under such circumstances, however, the removal of such refuse and rubbish by others shall be subject to such rules and regulation as, in the judgment of Owner, are necessary for the proper operation of the building. Tenant shall be responsible to supply heat at the premises at its sole cost and expense.

 

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Security: 31 . Tenant has deposited with Owner the sum of $10,000 as security for the faithful performance and observance by Tenant of the terms and conditions of this lease; it is agreed that in the event Tenant defaults in respect of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this lease, including, but not limited to, the payment of rent and additional rent, Owner may use, apply or retain the whole or any part of the security so deposited to the extent required for the payment of any rent and additional rent or any other sum as to which Tenant is in default or for any sum Owner may expend or may be required to expend by reason of Tenant’s default in respect of any of the terms, covenants and conditions of this lease, including but not limited to, any damages or deficiency in the re-letting of the premises, whether such damages or deficiency accrued before or after summary proceedings or other re-entry by Owner. In the event that Tenant shall fully and faithfully comply with all of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this lease, the security shall be returned to Tenant after the date fixed as the end of the Lease and after delivery of the entire possession of the demised premises to Owner. In the event of a sale of the land and building or leasing of the building, of which the demised premises form a part, Owner shall have the right to transfer the security to the vendee or lessee and Owner shall thereupon be released by Tenant from all liability for the return of such security, and Tenant agrees to look to the new Owner solely for the return of said security; and it is agreed that the provisions hereof shall apply to every transfer or assignment made of the security to a new Owner. Tenant further covenants that it will not assign or encumber or attempt to assign or encumber the monies deposited herein as security and that neither Owner nor its successors or assigns shall be bound by any such assignment, encumbrance, attempted assignment or attempted encumbrance.

 

Captions: 32 . The Captions are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this lease nor the intent of any provision thereof,

 

Pornographic Uses Prohibited:37 . Tenant agrees that the value of the demised premises and the reputation of the Owner will be seriously injured if the premises are used for any obscene or pornographic purposes or any sort of commercial sex establishment . Tenant agrees that Tenant will not bring or permit any obscene or pornographic material on the premises, and shall not permit or conduct any obscene, nude, or semi-nude live performances on the premises, nor permit use of the premises for nude modeling, rap sessions, or as a so called rubber goods shops, or as a sex club of any sort, or as a “massage parlor.” Tenant agrees further that Tenant will not permit any of these uses by any sublessee or assignee of the premises. This Article shall directly bind any successors in interest to the Tenant. Tenant agrees that if any time Tenant violates any of the provisions of this Article, such violation shall be deemed a breach of a substantial obligation of the terms of this lease and objectionable conduct. Pornographic material is defined for purposes of this Article as any written or pictorial manner with prurient appeal or any objects of instrument that are primarily concerned with lewd or prurient sexual activity. Obscene material is defined here as it is in Penal law §235.00.

 

Estoppel Certificate;38 . Tenant, at any time, and from time to time, upon at least 10 days prior notice by Owner, shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Owner, and/or to any other person, firm or corporation specified by Owner, a statement certifying that this lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if there have been modifications, that the same is in full force and effect as modified and stating the modifications), stating the dates which the rent and additional rent have been paid, and stating whether or not there exists any defaults by Owner under this lease, and, if so, specifying each such default.

 

Successors and Assigns: 39 . The covenants, conditions and agreements contained in this lease shall bind and inure to the benefit of Owner and Tenant and their respective heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, successors, and except as otherwise provided in this lease, their assigns. Tenant shall look only to Owner’s estate and interest in the land and building for the satisfaction of Tenant’ s remedies for the collection of a judgment (or other judicial process) against Owner in the event of any default by Owner hereunder, and no other property or assets of such Owner (or any partner, member, officer or director thereof, disclosed or undisclosed), shall be subject in levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies under or with respect to this lease, the relationship of Owner and Tenant hereunder, or Tenant’s use and occupancy of the demised premises.

 

 

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Definitions: 33 . The term “Owner” as used in this lease means only the Owner, or the mortgage in possession, for the time being of the land and building (or the Owner of a lease of the building or of the land and building) of which the demised premises form a part, so that in the event of any sale or sales of said land and building or of said lease or in the event of a lease of said building, or of the land and building, she said Owner shall be and hereby is entirety freed and relieved of all covenants and obligations of Owner hereunder, and it shall be deemed and construed without further agreement between the parties of their successors in interest, or between the parties and the purchaser, at any such sale, or the said lessee of the building, or of the land and building, that the purchaser or the lessee of the building has assumed and agreed to carry out any and all covenants and obligations of Owner hereunder. The words “re-enter” and “re-entry” as used in this lease are not restricted to their technical legal meaning. The term “business days” as used in this lease shall exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and all days designed as holidays by the applicable building service union employees service contract of by the applicable Operating Engineers contract with respect to HVAC service. Wherever ii is expressly provided in this lease that consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, such consent shall not be unreasonable delayed.

 

Adjacent Excavation Shoring: 34 . If an excavation shall be made upon land adjacent - to the demised premises, or shall be authorized to be made, Tenant shall afford to the person causing or authorized to cause such, excavation, license to enter upon the demised premises for the purpose of doing such work as said persons shall deem necessary to preserve the wall or the building of which demised premises form a part from injury or damage and to support the same by proper foundations without any claim for damages or indemnity against Owner, or diminution or abatement of rent.

 

Rules and Regulations: 35 . Tenant and Tenant’s servants, employees, agents, visitors and licensees shall observe faithfully, and comply strictly with the Rules and Regulations and such other and further reasonable Rules and Regulations as Owner or Owner’s agents may from time to time adopt. Notice of any additional rules or regulations shall be given in such manner as Owner may elect. In case Tenant disputes the reasonableness of any additional Rule or Regulation hereafter made or adopted by Owner or Owner’s agents, the parties hereto agree to submit the question of the reasonableness of such Rule or Regulation for decision to the New York office of the American Arbitration Association, whose determination shall be final and conclusive upon the parties hereto. The right to dispute the reasonableness of any additional Rule or Regulation upon Tenant’s part shall be deemed waived unless the same shall be asserted by service of a notice, in writing upon Owner within fifteen (15) days after the giving of notice thereof. Nothing in this lease contained shall be construed to impose upon Owner any duty or obligation to enforce the Rules and Regulations or terms, covenants or conditions in any other lease, as against any other tenant and Owner shall not be liable to Tenant for violation of the same by any other tenant, its servants, employees, agents, visitors or licensees.

 

Glass: 35 . Owner shall replace, at the expense of Tenant, any and all plate and other glass damaged or broken from any cause whatsoever in and about the demised premises. Owner nay insure, and keep insured, at Tenant’s expense, all plate and other glass in the demised premises for and in the name of Owner. Bills for the premiums therefor shall be rendered by Owner to Tenant at such times as Owner may elect, and shall be due from, and payable by, Tenant when rendered, and the amount thereof shall be deemed to be, and be paid as, additional rent.

 

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In Witness Whereof, Owner and Tenant have respectively signed and sealed this lease as of the day and year first above written.

 

Witness for Owner: ROBERT BIRNBAUM, Owner
SPECIALITY BEVERAGE and SUPPLEMENT INC.
   
Witness for Tenant: By:

 

Peter Scalise III, CEO

 

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 

CORPORATE OWNER

STATE OF NEW YORK, ss.:

County of__________

On this day_____ of _______, 20____ ,

before me personally came

to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that

he resides in

that he is the___________________________ of

the corporation described in and which executed the foregoing instrument, as OWNER; that he knows the seal of said corporation; the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corporation, and that he signed his name. thereto by like order,

CORPORATE TENANT

STATE OF NEW YORK, ss.:

County of__________

On this day __________of________ , 20 ________,

before me personally came

to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that

he resides in

that he is the ____________________________of

the corporation described in and which executed the foregoing instrument, as TENANT; that he knows the seal of said corporation; the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corporation, and that he signed his name. thereto by like order,

 

 

INDIVIDUAL OWNER

STATE OF NEW YORK,

ss.:

County of__________________

On this day__________ of ________,20________ ,

before me personally came

to be known, and known to me to be the individual described in and who, as OWNER, executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same

INDIVIDUAL TENANT

STATE OF NEW YORK, ss.:

County of____________

On this day__________ of_______ , 20_______ ,

before me personally came

to be known, and known to me to be the individual described in and who, as TENANT, executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he

executed the same.

 

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GUARANTY

 

The undersigned Guarantor guarantees to Owner, Owner’s successors and assigns, the full performance and observance at all the agreements in be performed and observed by Tenant in the attached Lease, including the “Rules and Regulation” as therein provided, without requiring any notice to Guarantor of nonpayment, or nonperformance, or proof, or notice of demand to hold the undersigned responsible under this guaranty, all of which the undersigned hereby expressly waives and

expressly agrees that the legality of this agreement and the agreements of the Guarantor under this agreement shall not be ended, or changed by reason of the claims to Owner against Tenant of any of the rights or remedies given to Owner as agreed in the attached Lease. The Guarantor further agrees that this guaranty shall remain and continue to in full force and effect as to any renewal, change or extension of the Lease. As a further inducement to Owner to make the Lease Owner and Guarantor agree that in any action or proceeding brought by either Owner or the Guarantor against the other on any matters concerning the Lease or of this guaranty that Owner and the undersigned shall and do waive trial by jury.

Dated:___________________ 20___________

___________________________________________

Guarantor

___________________________________________

Witness

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ

RULES AND REGULATIONS ATTACHED TO AND

MADE A PART OF THIS LEASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 35.

1. The sidewalks, entrances, driveways, passages, courts, elevators, vestibules, stairways, corridors or halls shall not be obstructed or encumbered by any Tenant or used for any purpose other than for egress from the demised premises and for delivery of merchandise and equipment in a prompt and efficient manner using elevators and passageways designated for such delivery by Owner. There shall not be used in any space, or in the public hall of the building, either by any tenant or by jobbers, or others in the delivery or receipt of merchandise, any hand trucks except those equipped with rubber tires and safeguards.

 

2. If the premises are situated on the ground floor of the building, Tenant thereof shall further, at Tenant’s expense, keep the sidewalks and curb front of said premises clean and free from ice, snow, etc.

 

3. The water and wash closets and plumbing fixtures shall not be used for any purposes other than those for which they were designed or constructed.

 

4. Tenant shall not use, keep or permit to be used or kept any foul or noxious gas or substance in the demised premises, or permit or suffer the demised premises to be occupied or used in a manner offensive or objectionable to Owner or other occupants of the building by reason of noise, odors and/or vibrations or interfere in any way with other Tenants or those having business therein.

 

5. No sign, advertisement, notice or other lettering shall be exhibited, inscribed, painted or affixed by any Tenant on any part of the outside of the demised premises or the building or on the inside of the demised premises if the same is visible from the outside of the premises without the prior written consent of Owner, except that the name of Tenant may appear on the entrance door of the premises. In the event of the violation of the foregoing by any Tenant, Owner may remove same without any liability and may charge the expense incurred by such removal to Tenant or Tenants violating this rule. Signs on interior doors and directory tablet shall be inscribed, painted or affixed for each Tenant by Owner at the expense of such Tenant, and shall be of a size, color and style acceptable to Owner. 

 

6. No Tenant shall mark, paint, drill into, or in any way deface any part of the demised premises or the building of which they form a part. No boring, cutting or stringing of wires shall be permitted, except with the prior written consent of Owner, and as Owner may direct. No Tenant shall lay linoleum, or other similar floor covering , so that the same shall come indirect contact with the floor of the demised premises, and, if linoleum or other similar floor covering is desired to be used an interlining of builder’s deadening felt shall be first affixed to

___________________________________________

Guarantor’s Residence

___________________________________________

Business Address

____________________________________________

Firm Name

 

STATE OF NEW YORK

) ss.:

COUNTY OF

 

On this_________ day of__________ 20________ ,

before me personally came_____________________ to

me known and known to me to be the individual described in, and who executed the foregoing Guaranty and acknowledged to me that he executed the same.

____________

Notary

the floor, by a paste or other material, soluble in water, the use of cement or other similar adhesive material being expressly prohibited.

 

7. Freight, furniture, business equipment, merchandise and bulky matter of any description shall be delivered to and removed from the premises only on the freight elevators and through the service entrances and corridors, and only during hours and in a manner approved by Owner. Owner reserves the right to inspect all freight to be brought into the building and to exclude from the building all freight which violates any of these Rules and Regulations or the lease of which these Rules and Regulations are a part

 

9. Owner shall have the right to prohibit any advertising by any Tenant which, in Owner’s opinion, tends to impair the reputation of Owner and upon written notice from Owner, Tenant shall refrain from or discontinue such advertising.

 

10. Tenant shall not bring or permit to be brought or kept in or on the demised premises, any inflammable, combustible, or explosive, or hazardous fluid material, chemical or substance, or cause or permit any odors of cooking or other processes, or any unusual or other objectionable odors to permeate in or emanate from the demised premises.

 

11. Tenant shah not place a load on any floor of the demised premises exceeding the floor load per square foot area which it was designed to carry and which is allowed by law. Owner reserves the right to prescribe the weight and position of all safes, business machines and mechanical equipment. Such installations shall be placed and maintained by Tenant at Tenant’s expense in setting sufficient in Owner’s judgment to absorb and prevent vibration, noise and annoyance.

 

12. Refuse and Trash - Tenant covenants and agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to comply with all present and future laws, orders and regulations of all state, federal, municipal and local governments, departments, commissions and boards regarding the collection, sorting, separation and recycling of waste products, garbage, refuse and trash. Tenant shall pay all coals, expenses, fines, penalties or damages that may be imposed on Owner or Tenant by reason of Tenant’s failure to comply with the provisions of this building Rule 12, and, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall indemnify, defend and hold Owner harmless (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) from and against any actions, claims and suits arising from such non-compliance, utilizing counsel reasonable satisfactory to Owner.

 

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RIDER to Lease Agreement dated August ________, 2010 between Robert Birnbaum , Owner,

and Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc ., Tenant.

 

40.                 Commencement Date . Supplementing ¶23 of the printed form of the Lease, the term of this Lease shall commence on September 1, 2010.

 

41.                 Minimum Rent . The fixed Minimum Annual Rental during the term of this Lease shall be payable to Owner in monthly installments in advance on the first (1st) day of each month during the said term. The tenant shall have three (3) month’s rent concession. The first monthly installment of rent will be due December 1, 2010.

 

42.                 Additional Rent - Utility Charges . If utilities are not separately metered, Owner will submit the actual bills for utility services to Tenant upon his receipt. Tenant will pay to Owner within thirty (30) days of receipt of bills, as Additional Rent herein, the amount of said bills applicable to Tenant's premises which amount is conclusive against Tenant. For the purposes of this Lease the term "utility services" shall include all water, gas, oil, and electric service used by Tenant at the Demised Premises. Throughout the term of the Lease, Tenant shall pay for water, gas and electric to the suppliers, as per meter readings.

 

42                  Additional Rent – Refuse Removal . Tenant shall be responsible for the cost of removal of refuse and rubbish. In the event Tenant fails to pay any bill for refuse and rubbish removal, Owner may, at its option, pay same and add the payment of same as Additional Rent, to be paid by Tenant at the next month following. The decision of Owner shall be final and binding.

 

43                  Additional Rent - Real Estate Taxes .

A.                   As used in this Lease:

                                 i.             "Taxes" shall mean the real estate taxes and assessments and special assessments, ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen and unforeseen, of any kind or nature whatsoever, by whatever name the same may be called, which may be assessed, levied or imposed upon the demised premises or any part thereof or any appurtenances thereto by any governmental bodies or authorities. If at any time during the term of this Lease the methods of taxation prevailing at the commencement of the term hereof shall be altered so that in lieu of, or as an addition to, or as a substitute for, the whole or any part of the taxes, assessments, levies, impositions or charges now levied, assessed or imposed, there shall be levied, assessed or imposed, wholly or partially: (a) a tax assessment, levy or otherwise on the rents received therefrom; or (b) a license fee measured by the rent payable by Tenant to Owner; or (c) any other such additional or substitute tax, assessment, levy, imposition or charge; then all such taxes, assessments, levies, impositions or charges or the part thereof so measured or based shall be deemed to be included within the term "Taxes" for the purpose hereof. If Owner shall be the lessee under a ground or underlying Lease, the term "Taxes" as used in this Lease shall be deemed to mean and include the amounts payable as rent or as additional rent or otherwise by Owner under said ground or underlying lease based on the taxes payable with respect to the Demised Premises. The term "Taxes" shall not include, however, "Special Taxes" (hereinafter defined).

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                                ii.             "Special Taxes" shall mean the real estate taxes and assessments and special assessments, ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen and unforeseen, of any kind or nature whatsoever by whatever name the same may be called, which may be assessed, levied or imposed upon the demised premises or any part thereof or any appurtenances thereto by any governmental bodies or authorities for or in connection with water, sewerage, refuse collection and waste management, including, but not limited to water rates, "Sewer District" charges (county and per parcel), "Commercial Refuse" charges and "Waste Management" fees, and New York State MTA Tax.

 

                              iii.             "Tax Year" shall mean the fiscal year for which Taxes are levied by the governmental authority.

 

B.                   Tenant shall pay, as Additional Rent, all real estate taxes for the demised premises property, or otherwise, over and above the Real Estate Taxes for the tax year 2010/11 and (ii) all Special Taxes due for each tax year accruing during the term of this Lease from and after the rent commencement date. All such payments shall be appropriately prorated for any partial tax years occurring during the first and last years of the term of this Lease. A copy of the tax bill of the governmental body or authority shall be sufficient evidence of the amount of taxes and special taxes and for calculation of the amount to be paid by Tenant. Tenant's pro rata share shall be calculated as the ratio between the amount of space occupied and the total square footage of the building.

 

C.                   Only Owner shall be eligible to institute tax reduction or other proceedings to reduce the assessed valuation. Should Owner be successful in any such reduction proceedings and obtain a rebate for periods during which Tenant has paid additional rent by reason of the amount of taxes for any tax year being in excess of the base taxes, Owner shall, after deducting Owner's expenses in connection therewith including without limitation attorney's fees and disbursements, return to Tenant such rebate, except that Tenant may not obtain any portion of the benefits which may accrue to Owner from any reduction in taxes for any tax year below those imposed in the base tax year.

 

D.                   (i) The amounts due under subparagraph "B" shall be collected as additional rent without set off or deduction, and shall be paid in the following manner: Any adjustment in rent occurring by reason of subparagraph "B" shall be effective as of the first day of the tax year concerned and, after Owner shall have furnished Tenant with a statement setting forth the Taxes for the base tax year and the taxes and special taxes for the tax year concerned, all monthly installments of rent shall reflect 1/12th of the annual amount of such adjustment until a new adjustment becomes effective pursuant to the provisions of said subparagraph "B". Any changes in the taxes for the base tax year or by reason of changes in the taxes or special taxes for any tax year prior to the then current tax year, if any, shall be paid by Tenant to Owner within thirty (30) days after the statement covering such period is delivered to Tenant or a credit given by Owner towards the next ensuing rent installments until the credit is exhausted, as the case may be.

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                                ii.             If any such tax statement is furnished to Tenant after the commencement of the effective date of any such adjustment, there shall be promptly paid by Tenant to Owner an amount equal to the portion of such adjustment allocable to that part of the tax year which shall be elapsed prior to the first day of the calendar month next succeeding the calendar month in which said statement was furnished to Tenant.

 

                              iii.             Owner's failure during the term of this Lease to prepare and deliver any of the foregoing tax bills, statements or bills, or waive or cause Owner to forfeit or surrender its rights to collect any of the foregoing items of additional rent which may have become due during the term of this Lease. Tenant's liability for the amounts due under this Article "43" shall survive the expiration of the term.

 

43-a             Additional Rent . Tenant shall be responsible for the payment, as Additional Rent, of the "Commercial Refuse" charges and "Waste Management Fees" imposed by the County of Suffolk, Town of Babylon, the Town of Babylon Waste Management District and/or their subdivisions and the New York State MTA Tax within fifteen (15) days of the presentment of a statement by Owner to Tenant.

 

44                  Security Deposit.

A.                   Tenant has deposited with Owner $10,000.00 as a security deposit required to be paid by Tenant to Owner under this Lease, subject to collection, which sum is equal to two months rent. Said sum shall be held by Owner as security for the faithful performance by Tenant of all of the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of this Lease on the part of the Tenant to be observed and performed in a non-interest bearing account. Said security deposit shall not be mortgaged, assigned, transferred, or encumbered by Tenant, without the prior written consent of the Owner; and any such act on the part of Tenant shall be without force and effect and shall not be binding on Owner. If any of the rents herein reserved, or any other sum required to be paid by Tenant to Owner shall be overdue and unpaid, or if Owner shall make payments on behalf of the Tenant, or if Tenant shall fail to perform any of the terms, covenants, conditions and/or provisions of this Lease on the part of the Tenant required to be performed, then and in that event, Owner may, at Owner's sole option and without prejudice to any other remedy which Owner may have on account thereof, upon prior notice to Tenant, apply said entire security deposit, or so much thereof as may be necessary to compensate Owner for the payment of rent, additional rent, loss or damage sustained by Owner due to such breach on the part of Tenant; and Tenant shall forthwith, on demand of Owner, restore said security to the original sum deposited. In the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or other creditor or debtor proceedings against Tenant, all monies paid on account of security shall be deemed to be applied first to the payment of rent, additional rent, and other monies due Owner for periods prior to the filing of such proceedings. Tenant shall deposit such additional sums as security, in accordance with all increases in the Minimum Rent so that the security on deposit equals two (2) months' Minimum Rent.

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B.                   In the event that Tenant shall materially comply with all of the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions on the part of Tenant to be performed under this Lease, including the payment of rents, additional rents, and other monies due and owing as and when they shall be and become due during the term hereof, the aforesaid security deposit of Tenant shall be returned in full to Tenant within thirty (30) days, at the end of the term of this Lease and after delivery of possession of the Demised Premises to Owner in good order, repair, and otherwise as provided for under this Lease.

C.                   Owner may assign any and all monies deposited by or on behalf of Tenant with Owner as security under this Lease, to any purchaser of Owner's interest in the Property. In the event that such interest shall be sold, and upon notice thereof by Owner to Tenant, Owner shall be deemed forever discharged from any liability with respect to such security; and Tenant shall look solely to the purchaser of Owner's interest in the Property for the same. The foregoing shall also be deemed to apply to any subsequent transferees.

 

D.                   Tenant's failure to pay the security deposit or any installment thereof shall be a default under this lease.

 

45                  Late Charges . If Tenant shall fail to pay any installment of minimum rent or any amount of Additional Rent for more than ten (10) days after it shall have become due, Tenant shall pay Owner, on demand, a late charge of five (5) cents for each dollar of the amount of such fixed rent or additional rent as shall not have been paid to Owner within ten (10) days after becoming due. Such late charge(s) shall be without prejudice to any of Owner's rights and remedies hereunder, or at law for non-payment or late payment of rent and shall be in addition thereto.

 

46                  Insurance . Tenant shall obtain and keep in full force and effect during the term of this Lease, at its own cost and expense, public liability insurance, such insurance to afford protection in an amount not less than $2,000,000 combined, single limit, protecting Owner and Tenant (and any mortgagee of Owner's interest in the Demised Premises to whom notice shall have been given to Tenant) as insureds against any and all claims for personal injury, death, or property damage occurring in, upon, adjacent to, or connected with the Demised Premises or any part thereof. Said insurance is to be written in form satisfactory to Owner by good and solvent insurance companies of recognized standing, admitted to do business in the State of New York and which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Owner. Tenant shall pay all premiums and charges therefor and upon failure to do so. Owner may, but shall not be obligated to, make such payments, and in such latter event Tenant agrees to pay the amount thereof, plus interest from the date of payment, to Owner on demand and such sum shall be deemed to be Additional Rent. Such insurance policies shall include a provision to the effect that the same will be noncancellable except upon thirty (30) days advance written notice to Owner. The original insurance policies or appropriate certificates shall be deposited with Owner, together with renewals, replacements or endorsements thereof. At least twenty (20) days prior to the expiration of each such policy, Tenant shall pay the premiums for renewal insurance and shall deliver to Owner (and any mortgagee designated by Owner) the original policy and duplicate receipt evidencing payment thereof. If Tenant fails to pay any such premiums or deliver such policies, Owner at its option may, but shall not be obligated to, procure and/or pay therefor, and the amounts paid by Owner, with interest thereon from the date of payment, shall be due and payable by Tenant as Additional Rent with the next succeeding installment or rent which shall

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become due after such payment by Owner, but such payment by Owner of any such premium shall not be deemed to waive or release the default in such action as may be permissible hereunder as in the case of a default in the payment of rent. Tenant shall not violate or permit to be violated any of the conditions or provision of any such policy, and Tenant shall so perform and satisfy the requirements of the companies writing such policies that at all times companies of good standing satisfactory to Owner and/or any mortgagee shall be willing to write and continue such insurance. Tenant and Owner shall cooperate in connection with collection of any insurance money that may be due in the event of loss, and Tenant shall execute and deliver to Owner such proofs of loss and other instruments which may be required for the purpose of obtaining the recovery of any such insurance monies.

47                  Owner's Work .

 

A.                   Subject to the Owner's Work set forth in Schedule "B" of the rider, Tenant accepts the Demised Premises in an "as is" condition.

 

B.                   Owner has no knowledge of any environmental conditions at the Demised Premises that would constitute a violation of Federal, State, County or Town Statutes, or regulations.

 

C.                   Owner shall be responsible for the maintenance of the roof at his own cost and expense, except that Tenant shall reimburse Owner for the cost of all repairs and/or replacements with respect to the roof to the extent necessitated by the negligence or intentional conduct of Tenant, its employees, agents, servants and invitees. Owner shall have the option to treat such claims for reimbursement as Additional Rent.

 

48                  Tenant's Obligations .

 

A.                   Tenant represents that it will not at any time use or occupy the Demised Premises in violation of the “Use” Clause set forth in ¶2 of the Lease and of the Certificate of Occupancy issued for the building of which the Demised Premises constitute a part, or to permit the use of the Demised Premises contrary to any covenant, easement or restrictions or hereafter of record affecting the Demised Premises or the building of which the Demised Premises constitutes a part (provided same do not prohibit the use of the Demised Premises by Tenant) or any applicable statute, ordinance or regulation of any governmental agency having jurisdiction over said Demised Premises.

 

B.                   Tenant is solely responsible for the costs for furnishing water, heat, air conditioning, electricity and to maintain heating, air conditioning and cooling systems, including oil or gas burner, as charged by the utility companies. Tenant shall maintain such systems in working order at all times. Temperature must be adequate to prevent freezing of pipes.

 

Tenant shall contract with a service company approved by Landlord for the preventive maintenance of the HVAC and a copy of the service contract (which contract shall be subject to Landlord’s approval) shall be furnished by Tenant to Landlord within ten (10) days after Tenant’s opening for business, and a copy of any subsequent contract shall be furnished by Tenant to Landlord within ten (10) days after the same becomes effective. Such service contract must provide for at least four (4) visits, inspections and services each year and the regular changing of filters.

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C.                   Tenant shall maintain the exterior portion of the property, including the sidewalk adjacent to the building, and rear portion of the building adjacent to the storefront and parking area (if any), in good repair and free of debris and garbage, and shall be responsible for ice and snow removal to the sidewalk and parking area. Tenant shall not be permitted to maintain, store or hold its equipment or vehicles (collectively, "Equipment") on the exterior portions of the Demised Premises. All Equipment shall be stored inside the building of the Demised Premises. Tenant's failure to comply with the terms of this Article shall be deemed a material default of the Lease.

 

D.                   Tenant covenants and warrants that it will not under any conditions utilize, store or maintain toxic and hazardous materials or chemicals at the Demised Premises or the exterior portions thereto. Tenant under no condition will store toxic and hazardous pesticides in or about the Demised Premises. Tenant will not dispose of any toxic or hazardous materials, pesticides and chemicals into the water or sewage systems or take any action or do any act that may contaminate the ground water, water, soil and the environs of the Demised Premises and the surrounding area. All waste oils, if any, shall be disposed by Tenant by licensed companies authorized to dispose of waste oils. Tenant shall be responsible for any environmental damage it causes by a breach of this provision and shall indemnify the Owner for any damages, claims and costs arising from Owner's remedying such damages including Owner's attorney's fees. This provision will survive the termination of the Lease.

 

E.                    Tenant shall comply with and have the sole liability and responsibility to obtain and pay for all permits and certificates of occupancy and/or completion required by all Federal, State, County, City and Town laws, regulations and ordinances having jurisdiction over the conduct, control and operation of the business set forth in the "use" clause of this Lease and all alterations set forth in Schedule C, if any. Said permits and certificates shall be obtained prior to taking possession and occupancy of the premises. All office, warehouse, storage and factory "buildouts" and alterations must comply with all State, County and Town laws, regulations and ordinances.

 

It is expressly understood and agreed that the Owner is not and shall not be under any liability or responsibility to obtain any variances or variations from the provisions of any law, statute or ordinance of any governmental authority having jurisdiction of said premises with respect to Tenant's use thereof; nor shall the Owner be under any liability or responsibility in respect of any licenses or permits for the conduct by the Tenant of its business in the said Demised Premises. Tenant shall obtain, maintain and renew any licenses or permits necessary for the conduct of Tenant's business in the Demised premises.

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F.                    Tenant shall take good care of the interior and exterior of the Demised Premises and the fixtures, equipment, appurtenances and systems therein and adjacent sidewalks and at Tenant's sole cost and expense make all non-structural repairs thereto as and when needed to preserve them in good working order and condition, reasonable wear and tear, obsolescence and damage from the elements, fire or other casualty excepted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all damage or injury to the Demised Premises or to any other part of the building, or to its fixtures, equipment and appurtenances whether requiring structural or non-structural repairs, caused by or resulting from carelessness, omission, neglect or improper conduct of Tenant, Tenant's servants, employees, invitees or licensees, shall be repaired promptly by Tenant at its sole cost and expense, to the satisfaction of Owner reasonably exercised. Tenant shall also repair all damage to the building and the Demised Premises caused by the moving of Tenant's fixtures, furniture or equipment. All of the aforesaid repairs shall be of quality or class equal to the original work or construction. If Tenant fails, after ten (10) days' notice to proceed with due diligence to make repairs required to be made by the Tenant, or perform work as required in this paragraph, the same may be made by the Owner at the expense of the Tenant and the expenses thereof incurred by Owner shall be collectible as additional rent after rendition of a bill or statement therefor. If the Demised Premises is or becomes infested with vermin, Tenant shall at Tenant's expense cause the same to be exterminated from time to time to the satisfaction of Owner. Tenant shall give Owner prompt notice of any defective condition in any plumbing, heating and/or air conditioning system or electrical system located in, servicing or passing through the Demised Premises.

 

G.                   Tenant shall from time to time, within twenty (20) days after Owner's request therefor in each instance execute, acknowledge and deliver to Owner a certificate (a) identifying this Lease and any amendments or modifications hereto, and (b) stating (I) whether or not Tenant has accepted possession of the Premises, (ii) the amount of rent then payable hereunder, including the types and amounts of all escalations included therein, (iii) the respective dates through which rent and the various escalations have been paid, (iv) that this Lease is in full force and effect and that this Lease is unmodified except as may be noted under item (a) above, (v) that there exists no default (or other fact which, with one or both of the passage of time or the giving of notice, would constitute a default) under this Lease, or, if Tenant claims any such defaults exist, specifying the nature and extent thereof, (vi) any claim by Tenant concerning incomplete Owner work at the Premises, and (vii) such other information as Owner may request. If Tenant fails to deliver such permits within such twenty (20) day period, Tenant shall be in default under this lease. The failure of Tenant to furnish said certificates shall be deemed a default.

 

H.                   In addition to the contents of the printed form to which this rider is attached, Tenant agrees that it will not permit anything to enter the drain, waste or pipes which to Tenant's knowledge will cause or create a stoppage or which will have a damaging, corrosive or deteriorating effect on said drainage pipes. Tenant shall be responsible for and maintain the drainage lines within the Demised Premises and from the Demised Premises to the sewer system, it being understood, however, that Tenant shall be required to repair the lines only for Tenant's negligence or willful conduct.

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I.                     If there shall be grease or other trap installed by either Owner or Tenant within the Demised Premises or between the Demised Premises and the sanitary system, Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole cost and expense periodically, when necessary, clean said grease or other trap or other similar device and maintain the same in good operating condition.

 

49                  Default Provisions.

 

A.                   In addition to the rights conferred upon Owner in the printed form of the Lease, the following shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder:

 

                     i.                         The failure of the Tenant to utilize and occupy the Demised Premises for the purpose set forth herein for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during the term hereof shall constitute a material breach of this entire Lease.

 

                    ii.                         The failure of the tenant to pay any installment of Minimum Rent or any amount of Additional rent (collectively, the “Rent”) and such failure shall continue for more than three (3) business days after Tenant’s receipt of Owner’s notice (facsimile receipt being deemed to notice hereunder) of such failure. If Owner, at its option, gives written notice to Tenant stating that the Lease and Term shall expire and terminate on a date set forth in the Notice, which date shall be not less than three (3) days after the giving of the Notice, and if, on the date specified in the Notice the tenant has not cured the default by paying the Rent, plus accrued late charges, then this Lease and Term and all rights that Tenant has under this Lease shall terminate and expire as if the date herein were definitely fixed for the expiration of the Term and Tenant shall immediately quit and surrender the premises, but tenant shall be nonetheless liable for its obligations under Paragraph 17 of the Lease.

 

                  iii.                         The failure of the Tenant to pay the minimum annual rent on the first day of each month, plus any applicable grace periods, for three (3) consecutive months, or for a total of five (5) months in any particular twelve (12) month period shall constitute a material breach of this entire Lease.

 

B.                   In the event Tenant threatens to do or actually does any act prohibited by the terms of this Lease, Owner shall have the right of injunction to restrain the same and the right to invoke any other remedy at law or in equity as if specific remedies, indemnity or reimbursement were provided for in this Lease.

 

C.                   The rights and remedies given to Owner in this lease are distinct, cumulative and separate and no one of them whether or not exercised by Owner shall be deemed to be in exclusion of any of the others.

 

D.                   In any proceeding or action instituted by the Owner to enforce this or any other provision of the Lease, the Owner shall be entitled to recover from the Tenant his reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and disbursements. In the case Owner institutes such proceeding or action, the amount of such expenses, attorney’s fees, costs and disbursements shall, at the option of the Owner, be deemed to be additional rent hereunder, and shall be due from Tenant to Owner on the respective expenses, or on the first day of any succeeding month.

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50                  Tenant's Indemnity.

 

A.                   Tenant hereby indemnifies and saves Owner and its agents harmless against and from any and all claims in the conduct of the business or in management or the premises, or any work or thing whatsoever done, or any condition created, or accident, injury or damage caused to any person or property in or about the premises (including the sidewalks and adjacent areas) during the term of this Lease or during the period of time, if any, prior to the commencement date that Tenant may have been given access to the premises pursuant to this Lease, or arising from any act, omission or negligence of Tenant or any of its subtenants or licensees or its or their employees, agents, or contractors, (including, without limitation, attorney's fees and disbursements) incurred in or in connection with each such claim or action or proceeding brought thereon, and the defense thereof (except if arising solely from acts of Owner), and all costs, expenses and liabilities and attorney's fees, unless same are caused by the Owner or the Owner's agents or employees or anyone under the Owner's control. Tenant will, on demand, repay to Owner any amount that Owner may be obligated to pay for any such damages, and the reasonable costs, expense and attorney's fees of any claims for damages. In case any action or proceeding be brought against Owner by reason of any such claim, Tenant, upon notice from Owner, shall resist and defend such action or proceeding by counsel chosen by Tenant, who shall be satisfactory to Owner. Tenant or its counsel shall keep Owner fully apprised at all times of the status of such defense. Counsel for Tenant's insurer shall be deemed satisfactory to the Owner.

 

B.                   Tenant covenants, represents and warrants that the premises will be maintained and business conducted at all times in strict compliance with all rules and regulations of local, state and federal environmental protection agencies. All solvents, petroleum products, paints shall be stored and disposed of in accordance with directives of the appropriate governmental agencies.

 

C.                   Tenant shall hold Owner harmless and indemnify him from any claims made by Federal, State, County or Town governments, or agencies thereof, or any municipality, for any damages arising from any act of commission or omission by the Tenant or its agents or of any violation or claim or damage incurred by virtue thereof from any notice of violation issued by any governmental or municipal authority having jurisdiction over the premises. This provision shall survive the termination of the Lease. Damages shall include indemnification for reasonable attorney's fees.

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51                  Tenant's Surrender . Tenant acknowledges that possession of the Demised Premises must be surrendered to Owner, vacant and broom clean, at the expiration or sooner termination of the term of this Lease and all extensions thereof. All cooling troughs, if any, shall be emptied and filled prior to surrender in conformity with all laws and ordinances. Owner shall have the right to have the Demised Premises inspected for the presence of hazardous materials within thirty (30) days of the expiration of the term of the lease, and provided that no new tenants have taken possession. Should an inspection reveal the presence of hazardous materials in the Demised Premises or soil resulting from Tenant's use of the Demised Premises, Tenant agrees to remediate any condition at its sole cost and expense. Tenant agrees to furnish Owner with a copy of its remediation plan and all governmental inspection reports within ten (10) days of its receipt of same. In the event Tenant fails to remediate and remove such hazardous materials from the Demised Premises, Owner shall have the right to remediate at Tenant's cost and expense, including but not limited to, reasonable attorneys fees. Tenant agrees to indemnify and save Owner harmless against all costs, claims, loss or liability resulting from delay by Tenant in so surrendering the Demised Premises, including, without limitation, any claims made by any succeeding Tenant based on such delay. The parties recognize and agree that the damage to Owner resulting from any failure by Tenant to surrender possession of the Demised Premises as aforesaid will be extremely substantial, will exceed the amount of the monthly rent and additional rent payable hereunder, and will be impossible to measure accurately. Therefore, unless the parties herein agree to the contrary, Tenant agrees that if possession of the Demised Premises is not surrendered to Owner within twenty-four (24) hours after the date of the expiration or sooner termination of the term of this Lease, a sum equal to the fixed rent and additional rent which was payable under this Lease during or with respect to the last month of the term hereof shall be paid by Tenant to Owner for use and occupation for each month of "holdover." Unless the parties agree to the contrary, nothing herein contained shall be deemed to permit Tenant to retain possession of the Demised Premises after the expiration or sooner termination of the term of this Lease. The provisions of this Article shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease.

 

52                  Broker . Owner and Tenant represent that no broker was instrumental in consummating this Lease and that no conversations or prior negotiations were had with any broker concerning the renting of the Demised Premises except for Metro Realty Services, LLC. Owner and Tenant shall be deemed to forever hold each other harmless against any claims by any broker for brokerage commissions or other compensation arising out of the acts of the other, their agents, servants and/or employees, together with all costs, disbursements, expenses, and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the other in defending any and all actions and proceedings brought by any brokers for commissions on account of the foregoing, or otherwise for any matter arising out of this Lease and the acts of Owner's or Tenant's agents, servants or employees as the case may be. Owner is solely responsible for the compensation to and payment of broker's commissions .

 

53                  Owner's Liability.

 

A.                   Tenant shall look only to Owner's estate and interest in the land and building for which the Demised Premises form a part for the satisfaction of tenant's remedies for the collection of any judgment (or other judicial process) requiring the payment of money by Owner in the event of any default by Owner under this Lease, and no other property or other assets of Owner shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of tenant's remedies under or with respect to this Lease, the relationship of Owner and Tenant hereunder, or Tenant's use and occupancy of the Demised Premises. Neither the principals, partners, shareholders, directors, officers nor agents of Owner shall be liable for the performance of Owner's obligations hereunder.

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B.                   Anything said or contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that Tenant has performed any obligation of the Owner after giving appropriate notice to the Owner of tenant's intention to do same, then in that event Tenant shall be entitled to set-off of reasonably documented costs and expenses associated with such performance against future rents due and payable by Tenant to Owner. If the reasonable documented costs and expenses exceed the amount of rents due Owner during the current term, then Owner shall pay the difference between the balance of rents due for the term and Tenant's invoice, net thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of such invoice by Owner.

 

54                  Assignment and Subletting .

 

A.                   Tenant may not assign the lease or sublet the Demised Premises without the express written consent of the Owner, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

B.                   The merger or consolidation of the Corporate tenant or the sale or transfer of any of its corporate stock or the liquidation of said corporation shall be for the purposes of this Lease deemed to be the occurrence of an assignment of this Lease and shall be subject to the provisions of this Lease governing assignments. Tenant represents that none of its shareholders are corporations, trusts, partnerships, associations or entities other than individuals.

 

55                  Liens . In addition to the contents of the printed form to which this rider is annexed, the Tenant covenants and agrees not to, and it shall have no power to do, any act or make any contract which creates or shall be the foundation for any lien, encumbrance, or adverse right in or upon the present estate, reversion or other interest of the Owner in the Demised Premises herein. If Tenant shall fail to use its best efforts to cause any lien, encumbrance or adverse right existing in violation of this Lease to be discharged within thirty (30) days of its inception, the Owner may, without waiver of any other of its rights and without being deemed to have elected any other remedy available to it, require the Tenant, at Tenant's own expense, to discharge any such lien, encumbrance or adverse right by deposit, bonding or any other necessary proceeding. If the Tenant shall fail to take such action as to cause the lien to be discharged as required, the Owner may discharge said lien, encumbrance or adverse right by deposit or bonding proceedings, and may require the lienor to prosecute an appropriate action to enforce the lienor's claim. In the event of eminent foreclosure of any lien hereinabove described, the Owner may pay any judgment recovered on such claim.

 

56                  Notices . Any notices required to be or otherwise sent pursuant to this Lease shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or by fax, or by overnight mail or by United States mail certified mail return receipt requested with postage prepaid and shall be deemed delivered when either deposited in the United States Post Office properly addressed and otherwise in conformity with the requirements hereof or when delivered personally or by fax. Notices given or to be given to the Owner shall be given to the firm of Ira Levine, Esq., 320 Northern Blvd., Suite 14, Great Neck, NY 11021. To Owner: Robert Birnbaum, c/o Ira Levine, Esq., 320 Northern Blvd. Suite 14, Great Neck, New York 11020; To Tenant: at the premises.

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57                  Recording . Tenant may not record this lease or any memorandum hereof without the prior written consent of the Owner. The recording of this lease by Tenant shall be deemed a default.

 

58                  Non-Waiver . The failure of Owner to notify Tenant of any additional rents due and owing under this lease within the time period indicated in this lease for such notification, shall not be deemed a waiver of relinquishment of Owner's entitlement to receive said monies at any time thereafter, including after the expiration of this lease term.

 

59                  Conflict Between Rider and Printed Lease . In the event there shall be any conflicts between the printed portion of this Lease and the provisions contained in the rider, the provisions in this rider shall be controlling.

 

60                  Severability . If any term or application of this Lease or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Lease shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

61                  Signs . Supplementing the Rules and Regulations contained in the pre-printed portion of the lease, Tenant shall not place any signs on building without the Owner's prior written consent.

 

/s/ Robert Birnbaum
ROBERT BIRNBAUM, Owner
SPECIALTY BEVERAGE & SUPPLEMENT INC.
By: /s/ Peter Scalise III, CEO
Peter Scalise III, CEO
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SCHEDULE A

Year Term Annual Rent Monthly Rent
1 September 1, 2010-November 30, 2011 $ 60,000.00 $ 5,000.00
2 September 1, 2011-November 30, 2012 $ 70,000.00 $ 5,833.33
3 September 1, 2012-November 30, 2013 $ 80,000.00 $ 6,666.67

 

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SCHEDULE B

Owner’s Work

1.                    Owner will replace broken window.

2.                    Owner to repair or replace garage door moulding.

3.                    All mechanicals, including, without limitation, HVAC and electrical systems will be delivered in working order on the commencement date of the lease.

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SCHEDULE C

Tenant’s Responsibilities

Tenant shall have the right to renovate the interior of the Demised Premises provided the renovation is done in a good, workmanship like manner, and subject to the prior approval, and inspection of Owner’s representative, Joseph Hopkins, said approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of February 27, 2011 between Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1     Definitions .  In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Subordinated Debentures (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

Action ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

 

Affiliate ” means any Person that, Advisors directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.  With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.

 

Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

 ” Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

 ” Closing ” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

Closing Date ” means the Business Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Purchase Price and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or waived, including without limitation the Company’s written acceptance of the subscriptions as set forth in Section 2.1.

 

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.

 

Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Disclosure Schedules ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.

 
 

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

 

GAAP ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(y).

 

Intellectual Property Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).

 

Liens ” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

Material Permits ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

Maximum Rate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.17.

 

Merger ” means the merger among the Company, Pubco and the Acquisition Sub pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the timely submission of all applicable filings with state and regulatory authorities in connection with such transaction.

 

Merger Agreement ” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger among the Company, Pubco, and the Acquisition Sub for the merger of the Acquisition Sub with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity, to be entered into on or about May 15, 2011 pursuant to which the stockholders of the Company will exchange all of their Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents for shares of Pubco Common Stock. The Merger Agreement will contain customary representations and warranties for a transaction of this type, including the representations warranties and covenants to be made by Pubco (and the Acquisition Sub, as applicable) on the closing date of the Merger as set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Proceeding ” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

Purchase Price ” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Subordinated Debentures purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Purchase Price,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

Purchaser Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.

 

Pubco ” means Mojo Incorporated, a Delaware corporation listed on the FINRA OTC Bulletin Board and currently reporting under the Exchange Act.

 

Pubco Common Stock ” means the common stock of Pubco, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.

 

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

Securities ” means the Subordinated Debentures and the Underlying Securities.

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

 

Subordinated Debentures ” means the 9% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due, subject to the terms therein, six months from the date of issuance, issued by the Company to the Purchaser hereunder, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) and shall, where applicable, include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

 

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Subordinated Debentures, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

Underlying Securities ” means the Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion of the Subordinated Debentures.

 

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1     Closing .  On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase a minimum of $1,250,000 (the “ Minimum Amount ”) up to an aggregate of $4,000,000 (the “ Maximum Amount ”) in principal amount of the Subordinated Debentures.  Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to its Purchase Price and the Company shall deliver each Purchaser’s respective Subordinated Debenture, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, and receipt of subscriptions for the Minimum Amount, an initial Closing shall occur at the offices of the Company or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree. Additional Closings of this Offering shall be held thereafter at the discretion of the Company as additional subscription proceeds are received and cleared up to the Maximum Amount.

 

2.2     Deliveries .

 

(a) On the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the following:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii) a Subordinated Debenture with a principal amount equal to the Purchase Price, registered in the name of the Purchaser, duly executed by the Company; and

 

(iii) a certificate of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, in substantially the form of Exhibit C attached hereto; and

 

  

(b) On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Purchaser; and

 

(ii) the Purchase Price by wire transfer to the account as specified in writing by the Company.

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2.3     Closing Conditions .

 

(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein;

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii) Company’s written acceptance of subscriptions referenced in Section 2.1, which acceptance shall be at the sole discretion of the Company; and

 

(iv) the delivery by the Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

(b) The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein;

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;

 

(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

 

(v) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, a banking moratorium shall not have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.

 

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1     Representations and Warranties of the Company . Except as set forth in the disclosure schedules attached hereto (the “ Disclosure Schedules ”), which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or warranty made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, provided the disclosures in any section or subsection of the Disclosure Schedules shall qualify only the corresponding section or subsection in this Article III, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser:

 

(a) Subsidiaries .  All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) .  The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.  If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.

 

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(b) Organization and Qualification .  The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents.  Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document, or (iv) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to consummate the Merger on or about May 15, 2011 (any of (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), a “ Material Adverse Effect ”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

(c) Authorization; Enforcement .  The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.  The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection therewith.  Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(d) No Conflicts .  Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(d), the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary except as created by the Transaction Documents, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals .  The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws.

 

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(f) Issuance of the Securities .  The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.  The Underlying Securities, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.  

 

 (g) Capitalization .  The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g) .  No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(g) , as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.  No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or other Person is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities.  There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

(h) Financial Statements .   Schedule 3.1(h) attached hereto contains the audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries at and for the year ending December 31, 2010 (the “Company Financial Statements”). The Company Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, fairly present the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the date thereof and for the period referred to therein and are consistent with the books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that the Company Financial Statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP.

 

(i) Material Changes .  Since December 31, 2010, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP and (C) except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(i) , (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans.

 

(j) Litigation .  Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.1(j) , there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “ Action ”) or Proceeding which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any Manager, director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action or Proceeding involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty.  There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation or Proceeding by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company.  

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(k) Labor Relations .  No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good.  No executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.  The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

  

(l) Compliance .  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business and all such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m) Regulatory Permits .  The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“ Material Permits ”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

(n) Title to Assets .  The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties.  Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

(o) Patents and Trademarks .  The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property Rights ”).  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.  The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(p) Insurance .  Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(p) , the Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the Purchase Price.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

(q) Transactions with Affiliates and Employees . None of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $100,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.

 

(r) Internal Accounting Controls .  The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.  

 

(s) Certain Fees .  Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(s) , no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(t) Private Placement .  Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby.

 

(u) Investment Company . The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate required to file as, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended within a period of one year from the date hereof.

 

(v) Registration Rights .  No Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company.

 

(w) Disclosure .  All disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.   The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

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(x) No Integrated Offering . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(x), neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act.

 

(y) Solvency .  Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the anticipated cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid.  The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).  The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date.   Schedule 3.1(y) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments.  For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Indebtedness ” means (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $25,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $25,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

(z) Tax Status . Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

(aa)     No General Solicitation . Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.  The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

(bb) Foreign Corrupt Practices.   Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is  in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

(cc) Seniority .  Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(cc) , as of the Closing Date, no Indebtedness or other claim against the Company is senior to, or pari passu with, the Subordinated Debentures in right of payment, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise, other than indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests (which is senior only as to underlying assets covered thereby) and capital lease obligations (which is senior only as to the property covered thereby).

 

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(dd) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers.   There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.

 

(ee)  Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities .  The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby.  The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities.  The Company further represents to the Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

3.2     Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser .  Each of the Purchasers severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows:

 

(a) Organization; Authority .  The Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of the Purchaser.  Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b) Own Account .  The Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting the Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws) in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law.  The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. The undersigned acknowledges that (i) the Securities will be issued pursuant to applicable exemptions from registration under the Act and any applicable state securities laws, and (ii) the Securities have not been registered under the Act, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) thereof. In connection therewith, the undersigned hereby covenants and agrees that it will not offer, sell, or otherwise transfer the Securities unless and until it obtains the consent of the Company and such Securities are registered pursuant to the Act and the laws of all jurisdictions which in the opinion of the Company may be applicable or unless such Securities are, in the opinion of the Company, otherwise exempt from registration thereunder.

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(c) Purchaser Status .  At the time the Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it converts any Subordinated Debentures it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.  The Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

 

(d) Experience of The Purchaser .  The Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.  The Purchaser has had the opportunity to ask questions and obtain information necessary to make an investment decision. To the extent the undersigned has taken advantage of such opportunity, they have received satisfactory answers concerning the purchase of the Securities. Purchaser understands that the offer and sale of the Securities is being made only by means of this Agreement. Purchaser understands that the Company has not authorized the use of, and Purchaser confirms that Investor is not relying upon any other information, written or oral, other than material contained in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment and its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Securities to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness. The Purchaser has discussed with its professional, legal, tax and financial advisers the suitability of an investment in the Company by the undersigned for its particular tax and financial situation. All information that the undersigned has provided to the Company concerning itself and its financial position is correct and complete as of the date set forth below, and if there should be any material change in such information, the undersigned will immediately provide such information to the Company.

 

(e) General Solicitation .  The Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement. The Purchaser did not enter into any discussions or initiate any contacts (in each case, regarding the offer or sale of the Securities) as a result of any General Solicitation, including the Registration Statement, nor did the Purchaser decide to enter into this Agreement as a result of any General Solicitation, including the Registration Statement. As used herein, “Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 for its common stock, which has been withdrawn prior to the date hereof, and “General Solicitation” means any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act.

 

ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1  Transfer Restrictions .

 

(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws.  In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of the Purchaser, in connection with the Merger, or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act.  As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement.

 

(b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:

 

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[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS [CONVERTIBLE]] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.  THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON [CONVERSION] OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, the Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties.  Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith.  Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge.  At the Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities.

 

4.2  Merger . The Company has not, and hereby covenants that during the period from and including the Closing Date to and including Maturity Date, it will not, enter into any purchase, sale, merger or business combination transaction pursuant to which the business of another Person is combined with that of the Company, in whatever form, or enter into any other agreement or series of related agreements (including, without limitation, joint venture, sale of assets, license agreement, distribution agreement, etc.) or enter into any other transaction that would preclude the closing of the Merger, without the prior written consent of the holders of two-thirds in principal amount outstanding of the Subordinated Debentures.

 

4.3  Integration .  From and after the Closing Date, the Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities to the Purchasers in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers.

 

4.4  Conversion Procedures .  The form of Notice of Conversion included in the Subordinated Debentures   set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to convert the Subordinated Debentures.  No additional legal opinion or other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to convert their Subordinated Debentures.  The Company shall honor conversions of the Subordinated Debentures and shall deliver Underlying Securities in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

4.5  Publicity .  The Company and the Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of the Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication.  

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 4.6  Non-Public Information .  Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Merger Agreement, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto the Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information.  The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. The Company covenants that within four (4) Trading Days of the closing of the Merger it shall cause Pubco to issue a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

4.7  Use of Proceeds .  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto, the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes, and shall not use such proceeds for (a) the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or (c) the settlement of any outstanding litigation.

 

4.8  Indemnification of Purchasers .   Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold the Purchaser and its directors, officers, stockholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls the Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, stockholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling person (each, a “ Purchaser Party ”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of the Purchaser, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of the Purchaser’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings the Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or any violations by the Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by the Purchaser which constitutes fraud, negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance).  If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party.  Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel.  The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.

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4.9   Equal Treatment of Purchasers .  No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. Further, the Company shall not make any payment of principal or interest on the Subordinated Debentures in amounts which are disproportionate to the respective principal amounts outstanding on the Subordinated Debentures at any applicable time.  For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to the Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by the Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

 

4.10  Form D; Blue Sky Filings .  The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to Purchaser upon filing. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.

 

4.11  Reporting Requirements . Until the time the Company becomes subject to the reporting provisions of the Exchange Act, the Company shall furnish to each Purchaser that holds Securities, the following:

 

(a) As soon as available and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, audited financial statements of the Company as at the end of such fiscal year and related statements of income and expenses for such fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and in scope to the Purchaser, prepared in accordance with GAAP, with the opinion of an independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser as evidenced by the prior written consent of the Purchaser;

 

(b) As soon as available and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, quarterly financial statements prepared by the Company and other information reasonably requested by the Purchaser;

 

(c) As soon as available and in any event within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month, monthly reports containing information on the Company’s sales and other information reasonably requested by the Purchaser;

 

(d) As soon as available and in any event not less than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of each fiscal year, a detailed annual budget and strategic plan for the Company’s business for such fiscal year, which shall have been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors;

 

(e) As soon as possible and in any event within five (5) days after the Purchasers notify the Company of the occurrence of each Event of Default, a statement of an authorized officer of the Company setting forth the nature and period of existence of such Event of Default and the action which the Company has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;

 

(f) Promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all reports, if any, which the Company sends to any of its shareholders, and copies of all reports and registration statements, if any, which the Company files with the Commission or any Trading Market;

 

(g) Promptly after the filing or receiving thereof, copies of all reports and notices, if any, which the Company files under ERISA, with the Internal Revenue Service or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor or which the Company receives from any of such Persons;

 

(h) Promptly upon determination by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer of the need for the Company or Board of Directors to obtain additional financing, all information concerning such determination if, as and when available;

 

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(i) Information concerning offers or solicitations, and the terms and conditions thereof, for additional equity financing, given to the Purchaser not less than 30 days prior to the entering into of such financial arrangement;

 

(j) Such other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Company as the Purchasers may from time to time reasonably request; and;

(k) Promptly upon receipt, notice in writing of all Actions and Proceedings.

 

4.12. Accountants . Until the time the Company becomes subject to the reporting provisions of the Exchange Act, the Company shall promptly give the Purchaser notice of any change in the firm of independent certified public accountants utilized by the Company.

 

4.13  Access to Records . Until the time the Company becomes subject to the reporting provisions of the Exchange Act, the Company shall furnish to each Purchaser that holds Securities, or any of its duly authorized representatives, attorneys or accountants reasonable access to any and all records at the premises of the Company where such records are kept, such access being afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request stating the purpose of such request and during normal business hours. Each such Purchaser making such request agrees to request to execute a confidentiality agreement or similar document reasonably requested by the Company.

 

4.15  Preservation of Corporate Existence . The Company shall preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, privileges and franchises in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified, as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary in view of its business or operations and where the failure to qualify or remain qualified might reasonably have a Material Adverse Effect upon the financial condition, business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

4.16  Confidentiality . The Purchaser agrees to maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, and not use any confidential information it may learn about another party for any purpose other than to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The Purchaser acknowledges that the information concerning the Company and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is confidential and proprietary to the Company, and is being submitted to the Purchaser solely for confidential use and with the explicit understanding that, without the prior written permission of the Company, Purchaser will not release this Agreement or any of the related transaction documentation, including the Company’s confidential investor presentation, or discuss the foregoing, its existence, or any of the information contained herein, or make any reproduction of or use of such documentation or information for any purpose other than to evaluate a potential investment in the Subordinated Debentures offered hereby; provided, however, that you are authorized to disclose the tax treatment and the tax structure of the transactions described herein to your advisors, without limitation of any kind. By accepting delivery of this Agreement, you agree to promptly return it and any other documents or information furnished to you by the Company, and all copies thereof, if you elect not to purchase any of the Subordinated Debentures offered hereby, or if the offering is terminated or withdrawn.

 

ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1   Termination .  This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on May 15, 2011; provided , however , that such termination will not affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by the other party (or parties).

 

5.2   Fees and Expenses .   Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.  The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.

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5.3   Entire Agreement .  The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

5.4   Notices .  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, pdf or other electronic delivery, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth below, or such other email address, facsimile number or address as the Company may specify for such purpose by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 5.4.  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to the Holder at the address set forth below.  Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic delivery at the facsimile number or email address specified in this Section 5.4 prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time), (ii) the Business Day immediately following the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic delivery at the facsimile number or email address specified in this Section 5.4 between 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) and 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (iii) the second Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc.

836 Grundy Avenue

Holbrook, NY 11741

Telephone: (631) 750-3195 ext 112

Facsimile: (631) 750-3088

Email: Petes@specialbev.com

Attention: Peter Scalise III, Chairman and CEO

 

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

 

David Lubin & Associates, PLLC

10 Union Avenue, Suite 5

Lynbrook, NY 11563

Telephone: (516) 887-8200

Facsimile: (516) 887-8250

Attention: David Lubin, Esq.

Email: david@dlubinassociates.com

 

If to the Holder, as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

 

5.5   Amendments; Waivers .  No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers of at least 75% in interest of the Securities still held by Purchasers or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought.  No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

5.6   Headings .  The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

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5.7   Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.  The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (other than by merger).  Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”

  

5.8  No Third-Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.10.

 

5.9   Governing Law .  All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.  Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, County of New York (the “ New York Courts ”).  Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under the Transaction Documents and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

5.10   Survival .  The representations and warranties shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities for the applicable statue of limitations.

 

5.11   Execution .  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart.  In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

5.12   Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

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5.13   Rescission and Withdrawal Right .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.

 

5.14   Replacement of Securities .  If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction.  The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

 

5.15   Remedies .  In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents.  The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

5.16   Payment Set Aside . To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

5.17   Usury .  To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any claim, action or proceeding that may be brought by any Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under any Transaction Document.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “ Maximum Rate ”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate.  It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Transaction Documents from the effective date forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law.  If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to any Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess shall be applied by such Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at such Purchaser’s election.

 

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5.18   Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights .  The obligations of the Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document.  Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  The Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.  The Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents.  The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by the Purchasers.

 

5.19   Liquidated Damages .  The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

 

5.20   Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc.  If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

5.21   Construction . The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.

 

5.22   Waiver of Jury Trial .  In any action, suit or proceeding in any jurisdiction brought by any party against any other party, the parties each knowingly and intentionally, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby absolutely, unconditionally, irrevocably and expressly waives forever trial by jury.

 

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

 

By: /s/ Peter Scalise III

Name: Peter Scalise III

Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASERS FOLLOW]

 

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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Purchaser:

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

Email Address of Purchaser:

 

Facsimile Number of Purchaser:

 

Address for Notice of Purchaser:

 

Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

 

Purchase Price:

 

SSN / EIN Number:  

 

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[PURCHASER INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE TO SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

Purchaser represents and warrants that Purchaser is an “accredited investor” because Purchaser is (initial applicable box(es):

 

[ ] an individual whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse (if any), at the time of purchase exceeds $1,000,000;

[ ] an individual who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent calendar years, or joint income with his or her spouse (if any) in excess of $300,000 in each of those years, and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current calendar year;

[ ] a director or an executive officer of the Company;

[ ] a trust or a person acting on behalf of a trust (i) with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) which was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, and (iii) whose purchase is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he or she is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment;

[ ] any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership (i) not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, and (ii) with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; or

[ ] any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.

 

Indicate whether you are you a broker or dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or an affiliate of such broker or dealer.

 

  [ ] Yes  [ ] No

 

If yes, please provide the following information:

 

Name of Broker/Dealer:

 

Address of Broker/Dealer:

 

Position held with or relationship to Broker/Dealer:__

 

The foregoing statements are true and accurate to the best of my information and belief and I will promptly notify Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc., if any of the responses to the foregoing questions should be changed.

 

Name of Purchaser:

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:

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Exhibit A

 

Form of Subordinated Debenture

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Exhibit B

 

Certain Merger Agreement Terms; Pubco Representations

 

1.   Structure . Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Pubco will enter into a reverse triangular merger with the Company and a newly formed acquisition subsidiary of Pubco (the “Acquisition Sub”). The Company will be the surviving entity in the Merger and will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco upon the closing of the Merger. Pursuant to the Merger, Pubco will acquire all of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents in exchange for a number of shares of Pubco Common Stock representing not less than 50% of Pubco’s outstanding Common Stock before the issuance of the Underlying Securities issuable upon conversion of the Subordinated Debentures, with the Pubco stockholders retaining not more than 50% of Pubco’s Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis after the closing of the Merger but before the issuance of the Underlying Securities issuable upon conversion of the Subordinated Debentures. It is the intention of the parties that the Merger qualify as a “reorganization” under Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and not subject the holder’s of the Company’s Common Stock to any tax liability as a result of the Merger. At the Closing of the Merger and before giving effect to the issuance of any Common Stock upon conversion of any Subordinated Debentures, there will be 51,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. After giving effect to the issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of all of the Subordinated Debentures (assuming the Maximum Amount is sold) there will be 62,428,571 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

 

2.   Certain Representations and Warranties . The Merger Agreement will contain customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities for a transaction of this type. In particular, Pubco will make, among others, the following representations and warranties to the Company on the signing date and on the closing date: (a) Pubco is a US corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation and the Pubco Common Stock is presently eligible for quotation and trading on the OTCBB in all 50 states of the United States and not subject to any notice of suspension or delisting; (b) the Company will have shares of Pubco Common Stock in the public float which were issued pursuant to an effective Registration Statement on Form SB-2 as filed with the Commission; (c) Pubco has complied with all applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations, including being current in all of its reporting obligations under federal securities laws and regulations; (d) Pubco is not, and has not, and the past and present officers, directors and affiliates of Pubco are not and have not, been the subject of, nor does any officer or director have any reason to believe that Pubco or any of its officers, directors or affiliates will be the subject of, any civil or criminal proceeding or investigation by any federal or state agency alleging the violation of securities laws; (e) Pubco has not been the subject of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding, nor has it been a party to any material litigation; (f) Pubco has not, and the past and present officers, directors and affiliates have not, been the subject of, nor does any officer or director of Pubco have any reason to believe that the Pubco or any of its officers, directors or affiliates will be the subject of, any civil, criminal or administrative investigation or proceeding brought by any federal or state agency having regulatory authority over such entity or person; (g) Pubco does not and will not on the closing date of the Merger, have any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, including but not limited to notes payable and accounts payable, and is not a party to any executory agreements; and (h) Pubco is not a “blank check company” as such term is defined by Rule 419 of the Securities Act. Pubco will be identified by the Advisor and be reasonably acceptable to the Company after customary due diligence review.

 

3.   Composition of Pubco Board following the Merger . Immediately following the closing date of the Merger, the Board of Directors of Pubco shall consist of five (5) members. On the closing date of the Merger, all of the current officers and directors of Pubco shall resign and, simultaneously therewith, a new Board of Directors and such executive officers shall be appointed as shall be determined by the parties. On the closing date of the Merger, the holders of the Subordinated Debentures shall have the right to appoint one (1) member to the Board.

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4.   Registration Rights . Purchaser’s of the Subordinated Debentures and the Company stockholders will not have demand or “piggy-back” registration rights. Unless the Company elects to file a registration statement under the Securities Act to register the Common Stock and the Underlying Securities issued in connection with the Merger or upon conversion of the Subordinated Debentures, respectively, such shares may be sold only pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including Rule 144 promulgated thereunder.

 

5.   Lock-up; No-Shorting . At the closing date of the Merger, all officers, directors and key employees of the Company, as well as any 5% holders of Pubco securities, will enter into a Lock-Up Agreement with Pubco for a term of 12 months whereby they agree to certain restrictions on the sale or disposition of all the Common Stock acquired by them in connection with the Merger. In addition, each such stockholder subject to Lock-Up Agreements shall agree that it will not, for the longer of two (2) years from the closing date of the Merger, directly or indirectly, effect or agree to effect any short sale (as defined in Rule 200 under Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act), whether or not against the box, establish any “put equivalent position” (as defined under Rule 16a-1(h) of the Exchange Act) with respect to the Common Stock, or grant any other right with respect to the Common Stock or any security that includes, relates to or derives any material part of its value from the Common Stock, or otherwise seek to hedge its position in the Common Stock.

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Exhibit C

 

Form of Officer’s Certificate

 

Certificate of Secretary of
Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc.

 

Reference is made to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of April 19, 2011 among Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and the other signatories thereto, regarding 9% Convertible Subordinated Debentures of the Company. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 

I, Peter Scalise lll, hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

 

1. I am the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

2. Attached hereto as Appendix A is a copy of a certificate of good standing of the Company, issued by the Nevada Secretary of State and dated no earlier than three business days before the Closing.

 

3. Attached hereto as Appendix B is a true, correct and complete copy of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended and restated and in effect on the date hereof.

 

4. Attached hereto as Appendix C is a true, correct and complete copy of the Company’s bylaws, as amended and restated and in effect on the date hereof.

 

5. Attached hereto as Appendix D is a true and correct copy of resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company, which resolutions are in full force and effect and have not been amended.

 

Dated as of April 19, 2011

 

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

 

By: /s/ Peter Scalise III

Name: Peter Scalise III

Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES

 

Reference is made to the Securities Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) of even date herewith by and among Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and the other signatories thereto, regarding the issuance of the Securities as defined in the Purchase Agreement.

 

These Disclosure Schedules are being furnished pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used in these Disclosure Schedules and not otherwise defined herein have the meaning given to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 

The fact that an item is disclosed in these Disclosure Schedules does not mean that such item is required to be disclosed or that it is material.

 

Dated as of April 19, 2011.

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Schedule 3.1 (a) Direct and Indirect Subsidiaries of the Company

 

The Company has the following direct subsidiaries:

 

Graphic Gorilla, LLC a New York limited liability company.

 

Infusenomics Inc, a Nevada corporation.

 

The Company has no indirect subsidiaries.

 

Schedule 3.1 (f) Issuance of the Subordinated Debentures

 

The Securities are subject to restrictions under applicable securities laws.

 

Schedule 3.1 (g) Capitalization of the Company

 

This Schedule 3.1(g) describes the capitalization of Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc., immediately prior to the Closing.

 

The authorized shares of Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc., consists of 135,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of the date hereof and at the Closing there will be 124,349,018 shares of Common Stock and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

 

There are no stockholder agreements between the Company and any Person.

 

Schedule 3.1 (h) Company Financial Statements

 

The Company Financial Statements are attached.

 

Schedule 3.1 (i) Material Changes

 

None

 

Schedule 3.1 (n) Title to Assets

 

None

 

3.1 (q) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees

 

None

 

Schedule 3.1 (s) Certain Fees

 

None

 

Schedule 3.1 (y) Solvency

 

Indebtedness

 

As of April 19, 2011, immediately prior to the Closing, the Company has no Indebtedness other than for notes issued to investors in an aggregate amount equal to $1,360,000 which the holders have each agreed to exchange the entire principal and accrued interest thereunder for Subordinated Debentures in this offering.

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Solvency

 

If the Company does not obtain additional debt or equity financing, including completion of the Closing, then Section 3.1(y) of the Purchase Agreement is, or depending on the amount of money raised, may be, inaccurate. No assurance can be given that such debt or equity financing will be available. Concern about our ability to continue as a going concern may place additional constraints on operations and make it more difficult for us to meet our obligations or adversely affect the terms of possible future funding.

 

In the audit report on our financial statements for our fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, our auditors included a going concern qualification indicating that our recurring operating losses and working capital deficit cause substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. For these same reasons, we would expect to receive a similar going concern qualification on our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, unless we continue to raise additional capital prior to year-end.

 

 

Schedule 3.1 (cc) Seniority

 

See Schedule 3.1(y) for a description of the existing senior indebtedness of Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc.

 

Schedule 3.1 (dd) No Disagreements With Accountants and Lawyers

 

None

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SELECT-SALES & MARKETING GROUP

 

National Brokerage Consultant Agreement

 

Agreement between:

 

Broker : Manufacturer :
   
SELECT-SALES & MARKETING GROUP Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc.
807 SW “I” Street, Ste 13 1710 Church Street
Bentonville, AR  72712 Holbrook, NY 11741

 

The above-named parties agree to the following:

 

1. Manufacturer appoints Select-Sales & Marketing Group in the following territory (the "Territory"):

 

National Master Broker USA – all classes of trade (Food, Drug, Mass, Dollar Stores, C stores & .com sales development)

 

2. Select-Sales & Marketing Group shall be limited to sales to wholesalers and retailers and the following products: Immune UP products and all subsequent line extensions

 

3. Select-Sales & Marketing Group shall have the exclusive right to analyze, provide advice, and provide marketing and promotional recommendations for the client to execute

 

4. Prices shall be those specified by Manufacturer from time to time and on the terms and conditions of sale as specified by Manufacturer. Decisions regarding the customer's credit and all matters relating to billings and shipments to customers shall be made only by Manufacturer. All quotations for sales obtained by Select-Sales & Marketing Group must be made expressly subject to the approval and confirmation by Manufacturer.

 

Manufacturer shall pay Select-Sales & Marketing Group a monthly service fee based on agreed to parameters as outlined below:

 

Commission of 10% of total net shipments – all Broker fees and commissions shall be paid out of this compensation by Select to the appropriate broker teams.

 

5. All fees are due to Select-Sales & Marketing Group shall be payable by Manufacturer on or before the 1st of the month of payments to client from all retailers.

 

6. The Company shall provide Select - SMG without charge, the necessary supplies, promotional materials, reprints of advertisements, and such other items as the Company may deem advisable for promotion of its business and will make available the pamphlets, advertising, promotional and sales materials free of charge and in reasonable quantities.

 

7. Any action at law or in equity brought to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement shall be brought in state or federal court in Arkansas. The prevailing party in any such action shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and necessary disbursement in addition to any other relief which it may be entitled.

 
 

8. Select-Sales & Marketing Group shall be responsible for hiring, compensation, termination and other matters relating to any third parties employed by it. Select-Sales & Marketing Group does not have and shall not represent itself as having any authority to make contracts in the name of or binding on Manufacturer or to pledge Manufacturers credit or to extend credit in Manufacturer’s name. Select-Sales & Marketing Group is an independent contractor and not an employee of Manufacturer. Manufacturer does not have the right to exercise any control over the actions of Select-Sales & Marketing Group except as expressly recited in this Agreement.

 

9. This Agreement shall be effective and shall continue as written. In any event, this Agreement may be terminated by either party, with or without cause, upon giving not less than 3 year prior written notice thereof. In the event of the insolvency or adjudication in bankruptcy or the filing of a petition therefore by either party, this Agreement may be terminated immediately at the option of the other party upon delivery of written notice.

 

10. Select SMG and all Brokers covered under this contract shall pay their own day to day expenses. Manufacturer agrees to pay for all travel expenses related to requests Select SMG and or its Broker network to attend meeting outside of their respective account coverage area relating exclusively the Manufactures Business interests.

 

11. At termination of this Agreement a final accounting shall be made between the parties. The Company shall maintain an accurate set of books and records regarding commissions due to the Broker following the termination of the Agreement and the Broker shall be paid full commission on all accepted orders in house at the date of termination which are shipped after the termination date.

 

12. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold Select SMG harmless against any and all losses, legal fees, court costs and expenses arising from or in connection with claims for the infringement of any patent rights, property damage or personal injury arising from the product manufactured by the Company or sold by the Company and Select - SMG, unless directly resulting from an act or omission by Select- SMG and all of their subsidiary brokers.

 

13. Select-Sales & Marketing Group agrees to keep confidential all proprietary information furnished by Manufacturer including but not limited to customer lists, marketing, production or product plans, or production or design information and to return all copies of any such information to Manufacturer (or destroy them if so requested by Manufacturer), upon termination of this Agreement.

 

14. Select-Sales & Marketing Group agrees to comply fully with all governmental laws and regulations applicable to the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.

 

15. This Agreement is non-assignable.

 

16. This Agreement and any disputes relating thereto shall be construed under the laws of the State of Arkansas. Any disputes relating to the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement, or a breach of any terms, including but not limited to the payment of commissions as specified herein, shall be construed under the laws of the State of Arkansas.

 

17. Any notices or communications between the parties shall be sent to the following addresses unless written notice of change of address is earlier given:

 

National Broker: Manufacturer :

 

Select Sales and Marketing Group

807 SW I st Suite 13

Bentonville AR 72712

479-271-7740

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc.
1710 Church Street

Holbrook NY 11741

631-750-3195

 

Notices shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, by telegram, or by telecopy with confirmation of delivery, all postage or delivery charges prepaid. Notices shall be deemed effective on the date the notice is received as shown on the proof or confirmation of delivery.

 

The Parties have executed this Agreement on the dates set out below:

 

By: /s/ Joe Murphy By: /s/ Peter Scalise III
Joe Murphy Owner Peter Scalise III CEO
Date: 8/16/10 Date: 8/16/10
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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Promissory Note

January 1, 2010

 

$800,000 15% Interest

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc, a Nevada corporation, with offices at 1708-10 Church Street Holbrook, NY 11741 (“Maker”),promises to pay the sum of $800,000 to the order of Peter Scalise III at PO Box 66 Oakdale, NY 11769 on or before January 1, 2011 (‘Due Date”),or sooner as provided, in the lawful money of the United States of America, together with any interest as provided herein(the “Obligations”). The payment hereunder shall be made to Payee at his address set forth above or such other place, as Payee shall designate in writing to maker. This note is issued by Maker to Payee in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement between Maker and Payee dated as of the date hereof(the “Agreement”).

 

Interest.

 

The interest, at the rate of 10% per term, will be in full at maturity.

 

Method of Accounting .

 

The corporation fiscal year will be the calendar year. The corporation will use the accrual method of accounting. Records will be available for the inspection by the stockholders at the principal place of business of the corporation at any reasonable time during business hours.

 

Affirmative Covenants .

 

Maker covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof and until the date of repayment in full of the Obligations, it shall comply with the following conditions:

 

(a)      Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business . Maker shall (i) do or cause to do be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and rights; and (ii) organize, develop and promote its proposed business and, upon the commencement of its business, to conduct it so that it may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times.

(b)      Books and Records. Maker shall keep adequate books and records of account with respect to its business activities.

(c)      Compliance with Law. Maker shall comply in all material respects with all federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to it, which if breached would have a material adverse effect on Makers business or financial condition.

 

Merger, Consolidation.or Acquisition.

 

Payee hereby agrees that, except as provided in this agreement, from and after the date hereof and until the date of repayment in full of the Obligations, Maker may, without the written consent of Payee, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, merge or consolidate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of, or otherwise combine with, any person or entity, which shall not affect the obligations of Maker.

 

Limitation of Liability .

 

Any director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of Maker shall not have any personal financial liability for any obligations of Maker under this note.

 
 

Representations and Warranties of Maker .

 

Maker represents and warrants that it: (i) has full power and authority to execute and deliver this note, and that execution and delivery of this note will not result in the breach of or default under, with or without the giving of notice and/or the passage of time, any other agreement, arrangement or indenture to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or the violation of any law,statute,rule,decree,judgement or regulation of any other agreement, arrangement or indenture to which it is a party or which it may be bound, or the violation of any law,statue,rule,decree,judgement or regulation binding upon it; and (ii) has taken and will take all acts required, including but not limited to authorizing the signatory hereof on its behalf to execute this note, so that upon the execution and delivery of this note, it shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Maker enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof

 

Miscellaneous.

 

Effect of Forbearance .

 

No forbearance, indulgence, delay or failure to exercise any right or remedy by Payee with respect to this note shall operate as a waiver or as acquiescence in any default.

 

Effect of single or partial exercise of right

 

No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy of Payee shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or any exercise of any other right or remedy by Payee.

 

Governing Law: Jurisdiction .

 

This note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such state. Any action, suit or proceeding in connection with this note may be brought against Maker in a court of record of the State of New York, County of Suffolk. Maker hereby consenting and submitting to the jurisdiction thereof, and service of process may be made upon maker, by certified or registered mail, at the address of Maker first set forth above, or at such other address as may be given in writing in future by Maker to Payee.

 

Headings.

 

The headings and captions of the various paragraphs herein are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify any of the terms or provisions of this note.

 

Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation .

 

Upon receipt by Maker of evidence of loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this note, Maker shall make and deliver or cause to be made and delivered to Payee a new note of like tenor in lieu of this Note.

 

Modification of Note or Waiver of Terms Thereof Relating to Payee

 

No modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this note shall be effective unless in writing and signed by Payee and then only to the extent set forth in such writing, nor shall any such modification or waiver be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given. This note may not be discharged orally but only in writing duly executed by Payee.

 

Notice.

 

All offers, acceptances, notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be deemed to have been given only when delivered in person,via facsimile transmission if receipt thereof is confirmed by the recipient, or, if mailed, three days after mailing by certified or registered mail prepaid, to the parties respective addresses first set forth above, or at such other address as may be given in writing in future by either party to the other.

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Representation of Maker

 

Maker represents that it has reviewed this note with legal counsel and that it understands the meaning and legal consequences of this note and the terms, conditions, representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein.

 

Right to Commence Proceedings in other Jurisdiction .

 

Nothing herein shall affect the right of Payee to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against Maker in any other jurisdiction or to serve in any matter permitted by applicable law.

 

Successors and Assigns .

 

This note shall be binding upon Maker, its successors, assigns and transferees, and shall insure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Payee and its successors and assigns.

 

Waiver by Maker.

 

Maker hereby waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of nonpayment and dishonor, protest and notice of protest.

 

Waiver by Maker of Certain Claims and Rights.

 

In any action, suit or proceeding in connection with this note, Maker hereby waives (i) the right to interpose any defense based upon any claim of latches or the running of any statute of limitations; (ii) the right to interpose any defense based upon any set-off, deduction or counterclaim of any nature or description whatsoever, and (iii) any right to trial by jury.

 

This note shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York .

 

Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this agreement may be brought in the courts of the State of New York, Maker irrevocably consents to service of process in any such action by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to them at its address, such service to be effective 30 days after mailing

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Maker has caused this note to be executed on its behalf by an officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date set forth above.

 

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

a NEVADA Corporation

 

By: /s/ Neil Rosenberg
Neil Rosenberg
Secretary
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 SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Promissory Note

December 31, 2010

 

$210,000 15% Interest

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc, a Nevada corporation, with offices at 836 Grundy Avenue Holbrook, NY 11741 (“Maker”), promises to pay the sum of $210,000 to the order of Peter Scalise III at PO Box 66 Oakdale, NY 11769 on or before January 1, 2012 (‘Due Date”), or sooner as provided, in the lawful money of the United States of America, together with any interest as provided herein(the “Obligations”). The payment hereunder shall be made to Payee at his address set forth above or such other place, as Payee shall designate in writing to maker. This note is issued by Maker to Payee in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement between Maker and Payee dated as of the date hereof(the “Agreement”).

 

Interest.

 

The interest, at the rate of 15% per term, will be in full at maturity.

 

Method of Accounting .

 

The corporation fiscal year will be the calendar year. The corporation will use the accrual method of accounting. Records will be available for the inspection by the stockholders at the principal place of business of the corporation at any reasonable time during business hours.

 

Affirmative Covenants .

 

Maker covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof and until the date of repayment in full of the Obligations, it shall comply with the following conditions:

 

(a)      Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business . Maker shall (i) do or cause to do be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and rights; and (ii) organize, develop and promote its proposed business and, upon the commencement of its business, to conduct it so that it may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times.

(b)      Books and Records. Maker shall keep adequate books and records of account with respect to its business activities.

(c)      Compliance with Law. Maker shall comply in all material respects with all federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to it, which if breached would have a material adverse effect on Makers business or financial condition.

 

Merger, Consolidation.or Acquisition.

 

Payee hereby agrees that, except as provided in this agreement, from and after the date hereof and until the date of repayment in full of the Obligations, Maker may, without the written consent of Payee, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, merge or consolidate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of, or otherwise combine with, any person or entity, which shall not affect the obligations of Maker.

 

Limitation of Liability .

 

Any director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of Maker shall not have any personal financial liability for any obligations of Maker under this note.

 
 

Representations and Warranties of Maker .

 

Maker represents and warrants that it: (i) has full power and authority to execute and deliver this note, and that execution and delivery of this note will not result in the breach of or default under, with or without the giving of notice and/or the passage of time, any other agreement, arrangement or indenture to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or the violation of any law,statute,rule,decree,judgement or regulation of any other agreement, arrangement or indenture to which it is a party or which it may be bound, or the violation of any law,statue,rule,decree,judgement or regulation binding upon it; and (ii) has taken and will take all acts required, including but not limited to authorizing the signatory hereof on its behalf to execute this note, so that upon the execution and delivery of this note, it shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Maker enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof

 

Miscellaneous.

 

Effect of Forbearance .

 

No forbearance, indulgence, delay or failure to exercise any right or remedy by Payee with respect to this note shall operate as a waiver or as acquiescence in any default.

 

Effect of single or partial exercise of right

 

No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy of Payee shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or any exercise of any other right or remedy by Payee.

 

Governing Law: Jurisdiction .

 

This note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such state. Any action, suit or proceeding in connection with this note may be brought against Maker in a court of record of the State of New York, County of Suffolk. Maker hereby consenting and submitting to the jurisdiction thereof, and service of process may be made upon maker, by certified or registered mail, at the address of Maker first set forth above, or at such other address as may be given in writing in future by Maker to Payee.

 

Headings.

 

The headings and captions of the various paragraphs herein are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify any of the terms or provisions of this note.

 

Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation .

 

Upon receipt by Maker of evidence of loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this note, Maker shall make and deliver or cause to be made and delivered to Payee a new note of like tenor in lieu of this Note.

 

Modification of Note or Waiver of Terms Thereof Relating to Payee

 

No modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this note shall be effective unless in writing and signed by Payee and then only to the extent set forth in such writing, nor shall any such modification or waiver be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given. This note may not be discharged orally but only in writing duly executed by Payee.

 

Notice.

 

All offers, acceptances, notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be deemed to have been given only when delivered in person,via facsimile transmission if receipt thereof is confirmed by the recipient, or, if mailed, three days after mailing by certified or registered mail prepaid, to the parties respective addresses first set forth above, or at such other address as may be given in writing in future by either party to the other.

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Representation of Maker

 

Maker represents that it has reviewed this note with legal counsel and that it understands the meaning and legal consequences of this note and the terms, conditions, representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein.

 

Right to Commence Proceedings in other Jurisdiction .

 

Nothing herein shall affect the right of Payee to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against Maker in any other jurisdiction or to serve in any matter permitted by applicable law.

 

Successors and Assigns .

 

This note shall be binding upon Maker, its successors, assigns and transferees, and shall insure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Payee and its successors and assigns.

 

Waiver by Maker .

 

Maker hereby waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of nonpayment and dishonor, protest and notice of protest.

 

Waiver by Maker of Certain Claims and Rights .

 

In any action, suit or proceeding in connection with this note, Maker hereby waives (i) the right to interpose any defense based upon any claim of latches or the running of any statute of limitations; (ii) the right to interpose any defense based upon any set-off, deduction or counterclaim of any nature or description whatsoever, and (iii) any right to trial by jury.

 

This note shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York .

 

Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this agreement may be brought in the courts of the State of New York, Maker irrevocably consents to service of process in any such action by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to them at its address, such service to be effective 30 days after mailing

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Maker has caused this note to be executed on its behalf by an officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date set forth above.

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

a NEVADA Corporation

 

By: /s/ Neil Rosenberg
Neil Rosenberg
Secretary
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 SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Promissory Note

January 1, 2010

 

$300,000 10% Interest

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc, a Nevada corporation, with offices at 1708-10 Church Street Holbrook, NY 11741 (“Maker”),promises to pay the sum of $300,000 to the order Scott Ferrari at 4 Schenk Drive Shirley, NY 11967 on or before January 1, 2011 (‘Due Date”),or sooner as provided, in the lawful money of the United States of America, together with any interest as provided herein(the “Obligations”). The payment hereunder shall be made to Payee at his address set forth above or such other place, as Payee shall designate in writing to maker. This note is issued by Maker to Payee in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement between Maker and Payee dated as of the date hereof(the “Agreement”).

 

Interest.

 

The interest, at the rate of 10% per term, will be in full at maturity.

 

Method of Accounting .

 

The corporation fiscal year will be the calendar year. The corporation will use the accrual method of accounting. Records will be available for the inspection by the stockholders at the principal place of business of the corporation at any reasonable time during business hours.

 

Affirmative Covenants .

 

Maker covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof and until the date of repayment in full of the Obligations, it shall comply with the following conditions:

 

(a)      Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business . Maker shall (i) do or cause to do be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and rights; and (ii) organize, develop and promote its proposed business and, upon the commencement of its business, to conduct it so that it may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times.

(b)      Books and Records. Maker shall keep adequate books and records of account with respect to its business activities.

(c)      Compliance with Law. Maker shall comply in all material respects with all federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to it, which if breached would have a material adverse effect on Makers business or financial condition.

 

Merger, Consolidation.or Acquisition.

 

Payee hereby agrees that, except as provided in this agreement, from and after the date hereof and until the date of repayment in full of the Obligations, Maker may, without the written consent of Payee, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, merge or consolidate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of, or otherwise combine with, any person or entity, which shall not affect the obligations of Maker.

 

Limitation of Liability .

 

Any director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of Maker shall not have any personal financial liability for any obligations of Maker under this note.

 
 

Representations and Warranties of Maker .

 

Maker represents and warrants that it: (i) has full power and authority to execute and deliver this note, and that execution and delivery of this note will not result in the breach of or default under, with or without the giving of notice and/or the passage of time, any other agreement, arrangement or indenture to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or the violation of any law,statute,rule,decree,judgement or regulation of any other agreement, arrangement or indenture to which it is a party or which it may be bound, or the violation of any law,statue,rule,decree,judgement or regulation binding upon it; and (ii) has taken and will take all acts required, including but not limited to authorizing the signatory hereof on its behalf to execute this note, so that upon the execution and delivery of this note, it shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Maker enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof

 

Miscellaneous.

 

Effect of Forbearance .

 

No forbearance, indulgence, delay or failure to exercise any right or remedy by Payee with respect to this note shall operate as a waiver or as acquiescence in any default.

 

Effect of single or partial exercise of right

 

No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy of Payee shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or any exercise of any other right or remedy by Payee.

 

Governing Law: Jurisdiction .

 

This note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such state. Any action, suit or proceeding in connection with this note may be brought against Maker in a court of record of the State of New York, County of Suffolk. Maker hereby consenting and submitting to the jurisdiction thereof, and service of process may be made upon maker, by certified or registered mail, at the address of Maker first set forth above, or at such other address as may be given in writing in future by Maker to Payee.

 

Headings.

 

The headings and captions of the various paragraphs herein are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify any of the terms or provisions of this note.

 

Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation .

 

Upon receipt by Maker of evidence of loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this note, Maker shall make and deliver or cause to be made and delivered to Payee a new note of like tenor in lieu of this Note.

 

Modification of Note or Waiver of Terms Thereof Relating to Payee

 

No modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this note shall be effective unless in writing and signed by Payee and then only to the extent set forth in such writing, nor shall any such modification or waiver be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given. This note may not be discharged orally but only in writing duly executed by Payee.

 

Notice.

 

All offers, acceptances, notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be deemed to have been given only when delivered in person,via facsimile transmission if receipt thereof is confirmed by the recipient, or, if mailed, three days after mailing by certified or registered mail prepaid, to the parties respective addresses first set forth above, or at such other address as may be given in writing in future by either party to the other.

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Representation of Maker

 

Maker represents that it has reviewed this note with legal counsel and that it understands the meaning and legal consequences of this note and the terms, conditions, representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein.

 

Right to Commence Proceedings in other Jurisdiction .

 

Nothing herein shall affect the right of Payee to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against Maker in any other jurisdiction or to serve in any matter permitted by applicable law.

 

Successors and Assigns .

 

This note shall be binding upon Maker, its successors, assigns and transferees, and shall insure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Payee and its successors and assigns.

 

Waiver by Maker .

 

Maker hereby waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of nonpayment and dishonor, protest and notice of protest.

 

Waiver by Maker of Certain Claims and Rights .

 

In any action, suit or proceeding in connection with this note, Maker hereby waives (i) the right to interpose any defense based upon any claim of latches or the running of any statute of limitations; (ii) the right to interpose any defense based upon any set-off, deduction or counterclaim of any nature or description whatsoever, and (iii) any right to trial by jury.

 

This note shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York .

 

Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this agreement may be brought in the courts of the State of New York, Maker irrevocably consents to service of process in any such action by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to them at its address, such service to be effective 30 days after mailing.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Maker has caused this note to be executed on its behalf by an officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date set forth above.

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

a NEVADA Corporation

 

By: /s/ Neil Rosenberg
Neil Rosenberg
Secretary

 

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 SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Promissory Note

December 31, 2010

 

$110,000 10% Interest

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc, a Nevada corporation, with offices at 836 Grundy Avenue Holbrook, NY 11741 (“Maker”),promises to pay the sum of $110,000 to the order of Scott Ferrari at 4 Taconic Court, Wading River NY 11792 on or before January 1, 2012 (‘Due Date”),or sooner as provided, in the lawful money of the United States of America, together with any interest as provided herein(the “Obligations”). The payment hereunder shall be made to Payee at his address set forth above or such other place, as Payee shall designate in writing to maker. This note is issued by Maker to Payee in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement between Maker and Payee dated as of the date hereof(the “Agreement”).

 

Interest.

 

The interest, at the rate of 10% per term, will be in full at maturity.

 

Method of Accounting .

 

The corporation fiscal year will be the calendar year. The corporation will use the accrual method of accounting. Records will be available for the inspection by the stockholders at the principal place of business of the corporation at any reasonable time during business hours.

 

Affirmative Covenants .

 

Maker covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof and until the date of repayment in full of the Obligations, it shall comply with the following conditions:

 

(a)      Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business . Maker shall (i) do or cause to do be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and rights; and (ii) organize, develop and promote its proposed business and, upon the commencement of its business, to conduct it so that it may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times.

(b)      Books and Records. Maker shall keep adequate books and records of account with respect to its business activities.

(c)      Compliance with Law. Maker shall comply in all material respects with all federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to it, which if breached would have a material adverse effect on Makers business or financial condition.

 

Merger, Consolidation.or Acquisition.

 

Payee hereby agrees that, except as provided in this agreement, from and after the date hereof and until the date of repayment in full of the Obligations, Maker may, without the written consent of Payee, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, merge or consolidate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of, or otherwise combine with, any person or entity, which shall not affect the obligations of Maker.

 

Limitation of Liability .

 

Any director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of Maker shall not have any personal financial liability for any obligations of Maker under this note.

 
 

Representations and Warranties of Maker .

 

Maker represents and warrants that it: (i) has full power and authority to execute and deliver this note, and that execution and delivery of this note will not result in the breach of or default under, with or without the giving of notice and/or the passage of time, any other agreement, arrangement or indenture to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or the violation of any law,statute,rule,decree,judgement or regulation of any other agreement, arrangement or indenture to which it is a party or which it may be bound, or the violation of any law,statue,rule,decree,judgement or regulation binding upon it; and (ii) has taken and will take all acts required, including but not limited to authorizing the signatory hereof on its behalf to execute this note, so that upon the execution and delivery of this note, it shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Maker enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof

 

Miscellaneous.

 

Effect of Forbearance .

 

No forbearance, indulgence, delay or failure to exercise any right or remedy by Payee with respect to this note shall operate as a waiver or as acquiescence in any default.

 

Effect of single or partial exercise of right

 

No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy of Payee shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or any exercise of any other right or remedy by Payee.

 

Governing Law: Jurisdiction .

 

This note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such state. Any action, suit or proceeding in connection with this note may be brought against Maker in a court of record of the State of New York, County of Suffolk. Maker hereby consenting and submitting to the jurisdiction thereof, and service of process may be made upon maker, by certified or registered mail, at the address of Maker first set forth above, or at such other address as may be given in writing in future by Maker to Payee.

 

Headings.

 

The headings and captions of the various paragraphs herein are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify any of the terms or provisions of this note.

 

Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation .

 

Upon receipt by Maker of evidence of loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this note, Maker shall make and deliver or cause to be made and delivered to Payee a new note of like tenor in lieu of this Note.

 

Modification of Note or Waiver of Terms Thereof Relating to Payee

 

No modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this note shall be effective unless in writing and signed by Payee and then only to the extent set forth in such writing, nor shall any such modification or waiver be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given. This note may not be discharged orally but only in writing duly executed by Payee.

 

Notice.

 

All offers, acceptances, notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be deemed to have been given only when delivered in person,via facsimile transmission if receipt thereof is confirmed by the recipient, or, if mailed, three days after mailing by certified or registered mail prepaid, to the parties respective addresses first set forth above, or at such other address as may be given in writing in future by either party to the other.

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Representation of Maker

 

Maker represents that it has reviewed this note with legal counsel and that it understands the meaning and legal consequences of this note and the terms, conditions, representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein.

 

Right to Commence Proceedings in other Jurisdiction .

 

Nothing herein shall affect the right of Payee to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against Maker in any other jurisdiction or to serve in any matter permitted by applicable law.

 

Successors and Assigns .

 

This note shall be binding upon Maker, its successors, assigns and transferees, and shall insure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Payee and its successors and assigns.

 

Waiver by Maker .

 

Maker hereby waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of nonpayment and dishonor, protest and notice of protest.

 

Waiver by Maker of Certain Claims and Rights .

 

In any action, suit or proceeding in connection with this note, Maker hereby waives (i) the right to interpose any defense based upon any claim of latches or the running of any statute of limitations; (ii) the right to interpose any defense based upon any set-off, deduction or counterclaim of any nature or description whatsoever, and (iii) any right to trial by jury.

 

This note shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York .

 

Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this agreement may be brought in the courts of the State of New York, Maker irrevocably consents to service of process in any such action by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to them at its address, such service to be effective 30 days after mailing

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Maker has caused this note to be executed on its behalf by an officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date set forth above.

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

a NEVADA Corporation

 

By: /s/ Neil Rosenberg
Neil Rosenberg
Secretary

 

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AGREEMENT OF SALE

 

AGREEMENT OF SALE, made as of the 15th day of March 2011 (this “Agreement”), among Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc. (SBSI), a Nevada corporation, having an address at 836 Grundy Avenue Holbrook, NY 11741 (“Purchaser”), Duncan Weir (“Duncan”), (collectively, the “Sellers”) and Graphic Gorilla LLC a New York limited liability company having an address at 100-A Knickerbocker Avenue, Bohemia, NY 11716 (“Company”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Sellers own all the issued and outstanding equity of the Company (the “Membership Interests”);

 

WHEREAS, Sellers wishes to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser wishes to purchase from Sellers, all the Membership Interests, for such consideration and on such terms as set out below;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Agreement to Sell . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, simultaneous with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Seller shall sell, transfer and assign to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from each Seller, all of such Seller’s respective Membership Interests, free and clear of any Encumbrance (as defined below), and any and all rights in the Membership Interests to which such Seller is entitled, and by doing so Sellers shall be deemed to have assigned all of their rights, title and interest in and to the Membership Interests to the Purchaser. "Encumbrance" means any charge, claim, community or other marital property interest, condition, equitable interest, lien, option, pledge, security interest, mortgage, right of way, easement, encroachment, servitude, right of first option, right of first refusal or similar restriction, including any restriction on use, voting (in the case of any security or equity interest), transfer, receipt of income or exercise of any other attribute of ownership.

 

2. Purchase Price . The purchase price to be paid by Purchaser for the Membership Interests shall be an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares (the "Shares") of common stock of Purchaser, issued to the Sellers in accordance with their respective membership interests in the Company.

 

3. The Closing . The “closing” means the settlement of the obligations of Sellers and Purchaser to each other under this agreement, including the payment of the purchase price to Seller as provided in Article 1 hereof and the delivery of the closing documents provided for in Article 4 hereof. The closing shall be held at the offices of Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc 836 Grundy Avenue, NY 11741, at 10 A.M. on March 15, 2011 (the “Closing Date”).

 

4. Closing Documents . (a) At the closing Sellers and the Company shall execute and deliver to Purchaser:

 

(i) membership certificates evidencing the Membership Interests, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by transfer powers duly executed in blank, with signatures guaranteed by a commercial bank, or other instruments of transfer in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser;

 

(ii) all books and records of the Company;

 

(iii) a good standing certificate issued by the Secretary of State of the State of New York;

 

(iv) the Consents (as defined below);

 

(v) if applicable, payoff letters, UCC-3 termination statements and other documentation relating to the release of all Encumbrances on the assets of the Company;

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(vi) a Bill of Sale substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto; and

 

(vii) such other documents and other instruments as may be requested by the Purchaser, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser and its legal counsel and executed by the Sellers and/or the Company, if necessary.

 

(b) At the closing the Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers the following:

 

(i) stock certificates evidencing the Shares;

 

(ii) Employment Agreement dated the date hereof between the Purchaser and Duncan Weir; and

 

(iii) Employment Agreement dated the date hereof between the President and Patrick Walsh.

 

 (c) Each Seller and their respective heirs, executors, successors and assigns hereby releases, waives and forever discharges, in all capacities, including as members of the Company, from and after the closing any and all claims, known or unknown, that such persons ever had, now have or may have against the Company and its affiliates, members, managers, officers, agents and representatives in connection with or arising out of any act or omission.

 

5. Representations and Warranties of Sellers and the Company . Each Seller jointly and severally represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows:

 

5.1 Organization And Good Standing.

 

(a) The Company is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, with full power and authority to conduct its business as it is now being conducted, to own or use the properties and assets that it purports to own or use, and to perform all its obligations under any agreement, contract, lease, consensual obligation, promise or undertaking (whether written or oral and whether express or implied), whether or not legally binding (collectively, the "Contracts"). The Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing under the laws of each state or other jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the properties owned or used by it, or the nature of the activities conducted by it, requires such qualification. Schedule 5.1 contains a complete and accurate list of the Company's jurisdiction of organization and any other jurisdictions in which it is qualified to do business as a foreign entity.

 

(b) Complete and accurate copies of the articles of formation, any amendments, the operating agreement and any other governing documents of the Company, as currently in effect, are attached to Schedule 5.1 hereto. The Company has no subsidiaries and does not own any shares of capital stock or other securities of any other entity.

 

5.2 Enforceability; Authority; No Conflict

 

(a) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Seller and of the Company, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms. Upon the execution and delivery by each of the Seller and the Company of this Agreement and each other document to be executed or delivered by the Sellers or the Company at the Closing (collectively, the “Sellers’ Closing Documents”), this Agreement and each Sellers’ Closing Documents will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Seller and of the Company, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms. Each of the Seller and the Company has the absolute and unrestricted right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Sellers’ Closing Documents to which it is a party and to perform its respective obligations under this Agreement and each Sellers’ Closing Documents, and such action has been duly authorized by all necessary action of the Sellers and the Company. Each of the Seller and the Company has all necessary legal capacity to enter into and deliver this Agreement and the Sellers’ Closing Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.

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 (b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the Sellers’ Closing Documents nor the consummation or performance of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time) (i) breach any provision of any of the governing documents of the Company or any resolution or authorization adopted by the managers or members of the Company; (ii) breach or give any governmental body or other person or entity the right to challenge any of the transactions contemplated herein or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under any legal requirement or order to which the Company or any Seller, or any assets of the Company, may be subject; (iii) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any governmental body the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any governmental authorization that is held by the Company or that otherwise relates to the assets or to the business of the Company; (iv) breach any provision of, or give any person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or payment under, or to cancel, terminate or modify, any Contract; or

(v) results in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the assets or equity of the Company.

 

(c) Neither the Company nor any Seller is required to give any notice to or obtain any consent from any person in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the Sellers’ Closing Documents or the consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated herein other than as set forth on Schedule 5.2 (the "Consents").

 

5.3 Capitalization.

 

(a) Each Seller is and will be on the Closing Date the record and beneficial owner of such Seller’s respective Membership Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances. The Membership Interests constitute one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding membership interest of the Company. The Membership Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. All of the outstanding equity securities of the Company were issued in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), any applicable state securities laws, and any other federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international, multinational or other constitution, law, ordinance, principle of common law, code, regulation, statute or treaty (collectively, "Legal Requirements").

 

(b) There are no Contracts relating to the issuance, sale or transfer of any equity securities or other securities of the Company, including but not limited to, any of the following: options, warrants, agreements, or other rights relating to the acquisition of membership interest of the Company's; securities or other obligations of the Company convertible into membership interests of the Company; or sale agreements, pledges, proxies, voting trusts, powers of attorney, restrictions on transfer or other agreements or instruments binding up on the Sellers (exclusive of any agreement to which the Purchaser is a party) or that relate to the ownership, voting or transfer of any membership interests of the Company.

 

5.4 Books and Records . The books of account and other financial and other records of the Company, all of which have been made available to the Purchaser, are complete and correct, represent actual, bona fide transactions, and have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices. The minute books of the Company, all of which have been made available to the Purchaser, contain accurate and complete records of all manager and member meetings held and all manager and member action taken, and no meeting of any such managers or members, or committees has been held for which minutes have not been prepared or are not contained in such minute books.

 

5.5 Tangible Personal Property; Sufficiency of Assets.

 

(a) Schedule 5.5 is a complete and accurate schedule describing and specifying all assets of the Company. None of the assets is held under any lease, security agreement, conditional sales contract, license, or other title retention or security arrangement, or is located other than in the possession of the Company.

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(b) The Company owns good and marketable title to all of its assets, free and clear of any Encumbrances. The assets constitute all of the assets, tangible and intangible, of any nature whatsoever, necessary to operate the Company's business in the manner presently operated by the Company.

 

(c) The Company has no ownership interest in any real property.

 

5.6 Accounts Receivable . Schedule 5.6 sets forth all accounts receivable as of the Closing Date. All said accounts receivables represent valid obligations arising from sales actually made or services actually performed by the Company in the ordinary course of business. Such accounts receivable are current and collectible in full, without any setoff. There is no contest, claim, defense or right of setoff, under any Contract with any account debtor of an account receivable relating to the amount or validity of such account receivable.

 

5.7 No Undisclosed Liabilities . As of the Closing Date, the Company will have no liabilities or obligations of any kind, character or description, whether known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint or several, due or to become due, vested or unvested, executory, determined, determinable or otherwise, and whether or not the same is required to be accrued or not (collectively, the "Liabilities"), except as set forth on Schedule 5.7 .

 

5.8 Taxes.

 

" Tax " means any income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, environmental, windfall profit, customs, vehicle, airplane, boat, vessel or other title or registration, capital stock, franchise, employees' income withholding, foreign or domestic withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, value added, alternative, add-on minimum and other tax, fee, assessment, levy, tariff, charge or duty of any kind whatsoever and any interest, penalty, addition or additional amount thereon imposed, assessed or collected by or under the authority of any governmental body or payable under any tax-sharing agreement or any other Contract.

 

" Tax Return " means any return (including any information return), report, statement, schedule, notice, form, declaration, claim for refund or other document or information filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any governmental body in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any legal requirement relating to any Tax.

 

(a) Tax Returns Filed and Taxes Paid . The Company and each of the Sellers has filed or caused to be filed on a timely basis all Tax Returns and all reports with respect to Taxes that are or were required to be filed pursuant to all applicable Legal Requirements. All Tax Returns and reports filed are true, correct and complete. The Company has paid, or made provision for the payment of, all Taxes that have or may have become due for all periods covered by the Tax Returns or otherwise, or pursuant to any assessment received by the Company. No claim has ever been made or is expected to be made by any governmental body in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation in that jurisdiction.

 

(b) Delivery of Tax Returns and Information Regarding Audits and Potential Audits . The Company has delivered or made available to the Purchaser copies of, and Schedule 5.8 contains a complete and accurate list of, all Tax Returns filed since ______. There are no undisclosed deficiencies which are expected to be asserted. No governmental body is likely to assess any additional Taxes for any period for which Tax Returns have been filed. There is no dispute or claim concerning any Taxes of the Company claimed by any governmental body. The Company has not given or been requested to give waivers or extensions (or is or would be subject to a waiver or extension given by any other person) of any statute of limitations relating to the payment of Taxes by the Company or for which the Company may be liable.

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(c) Withholding . All Taxes that the Company is or was required by legal requirements to withhold, deduct or collect have been duly withheld, deducted or collected and, to the extent required, have been paid to the proper governmental body.

 

5.9 Personnel Matters.

 

(a) Schedule 5.9 sets forth a correct and complete list of each member, manager, director, officer, employee, independent contractor, consultant and agent of the Company, including but not limited to, each employee on leave of absence or layoff status. No retired member, manager, employee, director, of officer of the Company is receiving benefits or scheduled to receive benefits in the future.

 

(b) Schedule 5.9 sets forth a correct and complete list each employment, consulting or similar agreement, written or oral, made by the Company with any person.

 

(c) No employees of the Company are represented by any labor union or similar organization. The Company is not party to any collective bargaining or similar agreement covering any of its employees. No labor union or similar organization or group of employees has made a demand for recognition, filed a petition seeking a representation proceeding or given the Company notice of any intention to hold an election of a collective bargaining representative at any time during the past three (3) years. The Company does not, and has never had, any "employee benefit plans" as defined by Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, pension, retirement, bonus, profit-sharing, stock option, or other such arrangements providing for employee remuneration or benefits.

 

(d) The Company has complied in all respects with all Legal Requirements relating to employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining, the payment of social security and similar Taxes and occupational safety and health. The Company is not liable for the payment of any Taxes, fines, penalties, or other amounts, however designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing Legal Requirements.

 

(e) No member, manager, officer, director, agent, employee, consultant, or contractor of the Company is bound by any Contract that purports to limit the ability of such officer, director, agent, employee, consultant, or contractor to engage in or continue or perform any activity, duties or practice relating to the business of the Company. No former or current employee of the Company is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any Contract that in any way has adversely affected, affects, or will affect the ability of the Company or the Purchaser to conduct the business as heretofore carried on by the Company.

 

5.10 Compliance With Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations.

 

(a) The Company is, and at all times has been, in full compliance with each Legal Requirement that is or was applicable to it or to the conduct or operation of its business or the ownership or use of any of its assets. No event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) may constitute or result in a violation by the Company of, or a failure on the part of the Company to comply with, any legal requirement or may give rise to any obligation on the part of the Company to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any nature. The Company has not received any notice or other communication (whether oral or written) from any governmental body or any other person regarding any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement or any actual, alleged, possible or potential obligation on the part of the Company to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any nature.

 

(b) The Company has not received any notice or other communication (whether oral or written) from any governmental body or any other person regarding (A) any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of or failure to comply with any term or requirement of any governmental authorization or (B) any actual, proposed, possible or potential revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination of or modification to any governmental authorization.

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(c) There are no governmental authorizations necessary to permit the Company to lawfully conduct and operate its business in the manner in which it currently conducts and operates such business and to permit the Company to own and use its assets in the manner in which it currently owns and uses such assets.

 

5.11 Legal Proceedings; Orders.

 

(a) There is no pending or threatened Proceeding (as defined below): (i) by or against the Company or either Seller or that otherwise relates to or may affect the business of, or any of the assets owned or used by, the Company; or (ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No event has occurred or circumstance exists that is reasonably likely to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such Proceeding. "Proceeding" shall mean any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether formal or informal, whether public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any governmental body or arbitrator.

 

(b) There is no order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or arbitration award of any governmental body or arbitrator (collectively, "Order") to which any Seller, the Company, its business or any of the assets is subject. No member, manager, officer, director, agent or employee of the Company is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer, director, agent or employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of the Company.

 

(c) The Company has not received any notice or other communication (whether oral or written) from any governmental body or any other person regarding any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any term or requirement of any Order to which the Company or any of the assets is or has been subject.

 

5.12 Contracts; No Defaults.

 

(a) Schedule 5.12 contains an accurate and complete list of, and the Company has delivered to the Purchaser accurate and complete copies of, each Contract (i) under which the Company has or may acquire any rights or benefits, (ii) under which the Company has or may become subject to any liability or (iii) by which the Company or any of the assets owned or used by the Company is, or may become bound.

 

(b) Neither Seller has any rights and is not subject to any liabilities under, any Contract that relates to the business of the Company or any of the assets.

 

(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 5.12 :

 

 (i) each Contract identified or required to be identified in Schedule 5.12 is in full force and effect and is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms and will remain as such after the Closing notwithstanding the consummation of the sale of the Membership Interests to the Purchaser; and

 

(ii) the Company is, and at all times has been, in compliance with all applicable terms and requirements of each Contract;

 

(iii) each other person that has or had any obligation or liability under any Contract is, and at all times has been, in full compliance with all applicable terms and requirements of such Contract; and

 

(iv) no event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) may contravene, conflict with or result in a breach of, or give the Company or any other person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or payment under, or to cancel, terminate or modify, any Contract;

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(v) no event has occurred or circumstance exists under or by virtue of any Contract that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would trigger the creation of any Encumbrance affecting any of the assets of the Company; and

 

(vi) the Company has not given to or received from any other person any notice or other communication (whether oral or written) regarding any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation or breach of, or default under, any Contract.

 

(e) There are no renegotiations of, attempts to renegotiate or outstanding rights to renegotiate any amounts paid or payable to the Company under any Contracts with any person having the contractual or statutory right to demand or require such renegotiation and no such person has made oral or written demand for such renegotiation.

 

(f) Each Contract has been entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Company and has been entered into without the commission of any act alone or in concert with any other person, or any consideration having been paid or promised, that is or would be in violation of any Legal Requirement.

 

5.13 Insurance . The Company has delivered to the Purchaser accurate and complete copies of all policies of insurance (and correspondence relating to coverage thereunder) to which the Company is a party, a list of which is included in Schedule 5.13 . All policies of insurance to which the Company is a party or that provide coverage to the Company: (i) are valid, outstanding and enforceable; (ii) are issued by an insurer that is financially sound and reputable; (iii) taken together, provide adequate insurance coverage for the assets and the operations of the Company for all risks normally insured against by a person carrying on the same business or businesses as the Company in the same location or locations and for all risks to which the Company is normally subject; and (iv) are sufficient for compliance with all Legal Requirements and the Contracts. The Company has not received (i) any refusal of coverage or any notice that a defense will be afforded with reservation of rights or (ii) any notice of cancellation or any other indication that any policy of insurance is no longer in full force or effect or that the issuer of any policy of insurance is not willing or able to perform its obligations thereunder. The Company has paid all insurance premiums as, and when due, and has otherwise performed all of its obligations under each policy of insurance to which it is a party or that lists the Company as a beneficiary.

 

5.14 Intellectual Property Assets.

 

(a) Schedule 5.14 contains a complete and accurate list and summary description of all Intellectual Property Assets. The term "Intellectual Property Assets" means all intellectual property owned or licensed (as licensor or licensee) by or to the Company, including: (i) the Company's name, all assumed fictional business names, trade names, registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks and applications (collectively, "Marks"); (ii) all patents, patent applications and inventions and discoveries that may be patentable (collectively, "Patents"); (iii) all registered and unregistered copyrights in both published works and unpublished works (collectively, "Copyrights"); (iv) all rights in mask works; (v) all know-how, trade secrets, confidential or proprietary information, customer lists, software, technical information, data, process technology, plans, drawings and blue prints (collectively, "Trade Secrets"); and (vi) all rights in internet web sites and internet domain names presently used by the Company (collectively "Net Names").

 

(b) Schedule 5.14 contains a complete and accurate list and summary description and the Company has delivered to the Purchaser accurate and complete copies, of all the Contracts relating to the Intellectual Property Assets. There are no outstanding and no threatened disputes or disagreements with respect to any such Contract.

 

(c) The Intellectual Property Assets are all those necessary for the operation of the Company's business as it is currently conducted. The Company is the owner or licensee of all right, title and interest in and to each of the Intellectual Property Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances, and has the right to use without payment to a third party all of the Intellectual Property Assets.

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 (d) All former and current employees of the Company have executed written Contracts with the Company assigning to the Company all rights to any inventions, improvements, discoveries or information relating to the business of the Company.

 

(e) All Marks have been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, are currently in compliance with all formal Legal Requirements (including the timely post-registration filing of affidavits of use and incontestability and renewal applications), are valid and enforceable and are not subject to any maintenance fees or Taxes or actions falling due within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date. No Mark has been or is now involved in any opposition, invalidation or cancellation Proceeding and no such action is threatened with respect to any of the Marks. There is no potentially interfering trademark or trademark application of any other person. No Mark is infringed or has been challenged or threatened in any way. None of the Marks used by Company infringes or is alleged to infringe any trade name, trademark or service mark of any other person. All products and materials containing a Mark bear the proper federal registration notice where permitted by law.

 

(f) All of the registered Copyrights are currently in compliance with formal Legal Requirements, are valid and enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due. No Copyright is infringed or has been challenged or threatened in any way. None of the subject matter of any of the Copyrights infringes or is alleged to infringe any copyright of any third party or is a derivative work based upon the work of any other person. All works encompassed by the Copyrights have been marked with the proper Copyright notice.

 

(g) With respect to each Trade Secret, the documentation relating to such Trade Secret is current, accurate and sufficient in detail and content to identify and explain it and to allow its full and proper use without reliance on the knowledge or memory of any individual. The Company has taken all reasonable precautions to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all Trade Secrets (including the enforcement by the Company of a policy requiring each employee or contractor to execute proprietary information and confidentiality agreements, and all current and former employees and contractors of Company have executed such an agreement). The Company has good title to and an absolute right to use the Trade Secrets. The Trade Secrets are not part of the public knowledge or literature and have not been used, divulged or appropriated either for the benefit of any Person (other than the Company) or to the detriment of the Company. No Trade Secret is subject to any adverse claim or has been challenged or threatened in any way or infringes any intellectual property right of any other Person.

 

 5.15 Relationships with Related Persons . Neither the Company nor any Seller nor any Related Person (as defined below) of any of the aforementioned has any interest in any property (whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible) used in or pertaining to the Company's business. Neither the Company nor any Seller nor any Related Person of any of the aforementioned owns or, has owned, whether of record or as a beneficial owner, an equity interest or any other financial or profit interest in any person that has (a) had business dealings or a material financial interest in any transaction with the Company or (b) engaged in competition with the Company with respect to any line of the products or services of the Company (a "Competing Business") in any market presently served by the Company. Neither Seller nor any Related Person of any of the aforementioned is a party to any Contract with, or has any claim or right against, the Company. "Related Person" means (a) with respect to a particular individual: (i) each other member of such individual's family; (ii) any person that is directly or indirectly controlled by any one or more members of such individual's family; (iii) any person in which members of such individual's family hold (individually or in the aggregate) a material interest; and (iv) any person with respect to which one or more members of such individual's family serves as a director, officer, partner, executor or trustee (or in a similar capacity); and (b) with respect to a specified person other than an individual: (i) any person that directly or indirectly controls, is directly or indirectly controlled by or is directly or indirectly under common control with such specified person; (ii) any person that holds a material interest in such specified person; (iii) each person that serves as a director, officer, partner, executor or trustee of such specified person (or in a similar capacity); (iv) any person in which such specified person holds a material interest; and (v) any person with respect to which such specified person serves as a general partner or a trustee (or in a similar capacity).

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5.16 Brokers or Finders . Neither the Company, any Seller, nor any of their respective representatives has or have incurred any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or finders' fees or agents' commissions or other similar payments in connection with the sale of the Membership Interests or the Company's business.

 

5.17 Securities Law Matters.

 

(a) Each Seller understands that the Shares are being offered and made in reliance on one or more exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Purchaser is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Sellers set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of the Sellers to acquire the Shares.

 

(b) Each Seller is acquiring the Shares for their own respective account and not with a view to their distribution within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Each Seller is an “accredited investor” (as that term is defined in Rule 501 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act by reason of Rule 501(a)(3)), and is (i) experienced in making investments of the kind described in this Agreement, (ii) able, by reason of the business and financial experience of its officers (if an entity) and professional advisors (who are not affiliated with or compensated in any way by the Purchaser or any of its affiliates), to protect its own interests in connection with the contemplated transactions, and (iii) able to afford the entire loss of its investment in the Shares. The Sellers have been provided an opportunity for a reasonable period of time prior to the date hereof to obtain additional information concerning the Purchaser.

 

(c) The Shares are “restricted” (as that term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act), and each certificate representing the Shares shall be endorsed with one or more of the following restrictive legends, in addition to any other legend required to be placed thereon by applicable federal or state securities laws:

 

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED OR UNLESS TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO ANY VALID EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION AVAILABLE UNDER SUCH ACT.”

 

5.18 Disclosure. (a) No representation, warranty or other statement made by the Company or any Seller in this Agreement or in any Sellers Closing Documents, the Schedules, any supplement to the Schedules, or the certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make any of them, in light of the circumstances in which it was made, not misleading.

 

(b) Neither Seller has knowledge of any fact that has specific application to the Company (other than general economic or industry conditions) or the Membership Interests and that may materially adversely affect the Membership Interests or the Company, business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company that has not been set forth in this Agreement. No event, condition, or other matter, or any series of events, conditions or other matters, currently exists that, individually or in the aggregate, adversely affects the Membership Interests or the assets, business, prospects, financial condition or results of its operations that has not been specifically disclosed to the Purchaser in writing by the Company.

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6. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser . Purchaser represents and warrants to Sellers as follows:

 

(a) Purchaser is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of Nevada, and is duly qualified to do business in New York. Purchaser has full power and authority to carry out and perform its undertakings and obligations as provided herein. The execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of Purchaser and will not conflict with or breach any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Purchaser.

 

(b) No action, approval, consent or authorization of any governmental authority is necessary for Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(c) The Shares are duly authorized and when issued in accordance with the terms hereof will be duly paid and non-assessable.

 

7. Survival; Indemnification . (a) All representations, warranties, covenants and obligations in this Agreement, the Schedules, any supplements to the Schedules, the certificates delivered hereto, and any other certificate or document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing until the expiration of their respective statutes of limitations. The right to indemnification, reimbursement or other remedy based upon such representations, warranties, covenants and obligations shall not be affected by any investigation conducted with respect to, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with any such representation, warranty, covenant or obligation. The waiver of any condition based upon the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or upon the performance of or compliance with any covenant or obligation, will not affect the right to indemnification, reimbursement or other remedy based upon such representations, warranties, covenants and obligations.

 

(b) Indemnification by Sellers . The Sellers shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, representatives, successors and assigns and their respective affiliates and shall reimburse such person for any loss, liability, claim, damage, expense (including costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) or diminution of value, whether or not involving a third party claim (collectively, "Damages"), arising from or in connection with:

 

(a) any breach of any representation or warranty made by either Seller or the Company in this Agreement and any other certificate, document, writing or instrument delivered by either Seller or the Company pursuant to this Agreement or in any Seller Closing Document;

 

(b) any breach of any covenant or obligation of any Seller or the Company in this Agreement or in any other certificate, document, writing or instrument delivered by any Seller or the Company pursuant to this Agreement or in any Seller Closing Document;

 

(c) any liability arising out of the operation of the Company or its business or assets prior to the Closing Date;

 

(d) any liability under any Contract entered into prior to the Closing Date;

 

(e) any liability for Taxes, including without limitation, (i) any Taxes arising as a result of the Company's operation of its business or ownership of its assets prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) any Taxes that will arise as a result of the sale of the Membership Interests pursuant to this Agreement;

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(f) any liability relating to payroll, vacation, sick leave, workers' compensation, unemployment benefits, pension benefits, employee stock option or profit-sharing plans, health care plans or benefits or any other Employee Plans or benefits of any kind for the Company's employees or former employees or both;

 

(g) any liability relating to the payment of all wages and other remuneration due to any Company employees with respect to their services as employees of the Company through the close of business on the Closing Date, including pro rata bonus payments and all vacation pay earned prior to the Closing Date and the payment of any termination or severance payments and the provision of health plan continuation coverage in accordance with the requirements of COBRA and Sections 601 through 608 of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974;

 

(h) any liability arising out of any Proceeding commenced after the Closing Date and arising out of or relating to any occurrence or event happening prior to the Closing Date, and any liability under any Contract that arises after the Closing but that arises out of or relates to any breach that occurred prior to the Closing, and any such other liability;

 

(i) any liability arising out of or resulting from the Company's compliance or noncompliance with any Legal Requirement or Order of any governmental body;

 

(j) any liability of the Company under this Agreement or any other document executed in connection with this Agreement; and

 

(k) any liability of the Company based upon any Seller’s acts or omissions occurring after the Closing Date.

 

(c) Indemnification By Purchaser . The Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless the Sellers, and will reimburse the Sellers, for any Damages arising from or in connection with:

 

(a) any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Purchaser in this Agreement or in any certificate, document, writing or instrument delivered by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement; or

 

(b) any breach of any covenant or obligation of the Purchaser in this Agreement or in any other certificate, document, writing or instrument delivered by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.

 

8. Notices . All notices, demands and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given if delivered by hand or by Federal Express courier or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, with postage prepaid, to Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be, at their addresses first above written, or at such other addresses as they may designate by notice given hereunder.

 

9. Further Assurances . In connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the parties agree that even after closing he or it, as the case may be, will execute and deliver such further instruments, and to take such further actions, as may be reasonably necessary or proper to effectuate and carry out the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.

 

10. Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains all of the terms agreed upon between Sellers and Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement has been entered into after full investigation. All prior oral or written statements, representations, promises, understandings and agreements of Sellers and Purchaser are merged into and superseded by this agreement, which alone fully and completely expresses their agreement.

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11. Changes Must Be In Writing . No delay or omission by either Seller or Purchaser in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of such right or any other right. This Agreement may not be altered, amended, changed, modified, waived or terminated in any respect or particular unless the same shall be in writing signed by the party to be bound. No waiver by any party of any breach hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.

 

12. Captions and Exhibits . The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement. The Exhibits annexed to this agreement are an integral part of this Agreement, and where there is any reference to this Agreement it shall be deemed to include said Exhibits.

 

13. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. If any provisions of this agreement shall be unenforceable or invalid, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of this agreement.

 

14. Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile.

 

Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that it has received or has had the opportunity to receive independent legal counsel of its own choice and that it has been sufficiently apprised of its rights and responsibilities with regard to the substance of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed to effectuate the mutual intent of the parties. The parties and their counsel have cooperated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement, and this Agreement therefore shall not be construed against any party by virtue of its role as the drafter thereof. No drafts of this Agreement shall be offered by any party, nor shall any draft be admissible in any proceeding, to explain or construe this Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement of Sale as of the date first above written.

 

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc.
By /s/ Peter Scalise III
Peter Scalise III, CEO
Graphic Gorilla LLC
By /s/ Duncan Weir
Duncan Weir, Managing Member
By /s/ Duncan Weir
Duncan Weir, Member

 

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Schedule 5.5

 

HP 8000 Design Printer

Summa pro series cutter

Drytac laminator

HP design station computer

Custom design station computer

Varied inventory of vinyl/laminates

Various prep tables

Cabinets/tools

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

1710 Church Street
Holbrook, NY 11741
(631) 750-3195
(631) 750-3088 FAX

 

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

This AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 15 th day of April, 2009 by and between Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc. (hereinafter called “SBSI” or “Company”) , a Nevada corporation with its principal offices at 1710 Church Street, Holbrook, New York 11741, and Jack Manno & Nick DiMarco, an individuals, and DIMAN Distributors Inc., a New York corp (hereinafter called the “Distributor”) whose principal address is 174 Treadwell Avenue Saint James, NY 11780.

 

WHEREAS, the Company is or shall be the owner and/or licensee of certain trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, logotypes, and intellectual property, including but not limited to the trademarks “JoJo”, “JoJo Energy”, “JoJo Energy Drink “and “JoJo Energy Supplement” (hereinafter jointly referred to as “Licensed Marks”), and which now or hereinafter shall be designated by SBSI for use in connection with the SBSI business;

 

WHEREAS, the Company is or shall engage in the business of bottling, canning and/or distributing certain beverages including but not limited to products using the Licensed Marks (all of said products shall hereinafter jointly be referred to as the “Beverages”);

 

WHEREAS, the Distributor desires to obtain an Agreement to

operate one (1) business specializing in the offer, sale, and distribution of the Beverages solely within the attached geographically described distribution territory (hereinafter referred to as the” Territory”), and subject to the SBSI business system and operating procedures developed by SBSI through research and experience, and intended to promote an orderly and highly efficient distribution system for the Beverages (hereinafter referred to as the SBSI System);

WHEREAS, the Distributor agrees to commence the operation of the “Business”, as defined herein, on the date of execution of this agreement, or upon such further date as herein below provided;

 

WHEREAS, SBSI desires to grant to the Distributor an exclusive sales territory upon the terms and conditions included herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

 

1.00 GRANT OF SALES LICENSE

 

1.01 Conditions for the Company’s Signing Route Distribution Agreements

 
 

 

A. Distributor acknowledges and is aware that there are a number of other prospective distributors seeking to enter into Distribution Agreements with SBSI on or before June 1, 2009, and the Distributor agrees to pay the required Initial Fee of FIFTY THOUSAND HUNDRED ($50,000.00) DOLLARS on or before the “Scheduled Closing Date” of June 1, 2009, then this Agreement shall be without force or effect, and all Initial fees paid hereunder by the Distributor shall be returned without charge. SBSI may, in its sole discretion, extend the Scheduled Closing Date for a period of not more than sixty (60) days (hereinafter referred to as the “Extended Closing Date”) upon notice to any prospective distributor who has signed the Distribution Agreement, and has paid the Initial Fee as required herein.

 

B. Within forty-eight (48) hours from the receipt of the Distributor executed Distribution Agreement and check by SBSI, the Company will countersign this Agreement, and this Agreement will take effect upon the execution hereof by SBSI.

 

C. The Distributor hereby knowingly waives any and all claims or causes of action of any kind, whether under state law, federal law, state or federal law, state or federal securities law, contract law, common law, or other law against SBSI, its directors, officers, employees, agent, shareholders, and representatives arising from or related to the Company’s non-execution of this Agreement in the event that SBSI does not timely enter into the Distribution Agreement

 

D.                   The Distributor understands and agrees that SBSI is entitled to

offer this Agreement with the Territory annexed hereto at Exhibit A, and other supporting documents relating thereto to several prospective distributors. By so doing, the Company does not agree that it shall enter into a Distribution Agreement with any particular distributor, but agrees nonetheless that it will only enter into one Distribution Agreement for the Territory described in Exhibit A. SBSI shall, in its sole and exclusive discretion, be entitled to decide that a distributor is the most qualified prospective distributor, Upon such execution by SBSI, the Distributor waives the right to assert any and all legal claims against the Company relating to this Agreement, any other documents or representations relating thereto, and for any other reason relating to the decision by SBSI not to execute an Agreement with the Distributor relating to SBSI Beverages distribution.

 

1.02 License Provisions

 

A. Providing that all of the conditions set forth in Section 1.01 above shall have been fulfilled as provided therein, then by executing this Agreement SBSI hereby grants to the Distributor, and the Distributor hereby accepts, the right to act as the exclusive sales agent for the delivery of the Beverages in the Territory specified in Exhibit A, subject to and in accordance with the Company practices and procedures which may from time to time be amended, changed or modified by SBSI. The Company practices and procedures, as issued from time to time by the Company, shall identify the types of stores and accounts to be serviced by the Distributor. It is understood that these stores shall primarily be retail stores purchasing the Beverages for resale to ultimate customer/consumers. The terms of such amendments, changes, or modifications, and ancillary documents relating thereto shall become incorporated in this Agreement.

 

1. In the event that an account refuses to take delivery from the Distributor, i.e. a structured chain store requires delivery to a central warehouse location, SBSI will exercise its best efforts to assist the Distributor in convincing the customer to accept store-door delivery. In the event that the customer refuses such delivery, the Company will not be deemed to be in violation of this Agreement, shall not be liable to the Distributor, and the customer’s actions shall not create a cause of action with respect to the Distributor.

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2. The Distributor agrees that this license to distribute SBSI Beverages entitles the Distributor to supply the customers within the Territory with quantities of the Beverages reasonably related to the sales requirements of each customer. As part of that license, the Distributor agrees that it will not to oversupply the customers, because to do so could result in transshipments of Beverages from one Distributor territory to another. In furtherance thereof, the Distributor shall not offer, sell, or distribute Beverages to any customer or account outside the Territory, deliver to a customer’s truck within the Territory, or to an account or warehouse within the Territory wherein there is a reasonable basis for the Distributor to be aware that the Beverages will be shipped for delivery to a location outside of the Territory. The Distributor recognizes that while such transshipments may injure another Distributor, SBSI shall not be responsible for distributor transshipment from one distributor territory to another in violation of the distribution agreement. The Company shall not cooperate with or encourage any other party to sell Beverages within the Distributor’s Territory. In the event that an account requires delivery to a warehouse within the Distributor’s Territory, the Distributor shall discuss the customer’s request with SBSI, and on a case-by-case determination, SBSI will determine how to handle the impact upon the overall distribution system.

 

B. The Distributor is an independent contractor and shall not join in a slowdown or cease distributing the Company’s Beverages, or directly or indirectly aid or assist in any such action.

 

2.00 DISTRIBUTION STANDARDS

 

2.01 Full Distribution

 

The individual distributor identified in this Agreement shall secure full distribution of the Beverages in the Territory and shall at all times diligently promote, sell and distribute the Beverages individually or by directly supervising the Distributor’s employees in the performance thereof in the Territory.

 

2.02 Distributor Service Frequency

 

The Distributor shall actively solicit the sale of the Beverages to every appropriate potential customer, and all customers shall be serviced at least once a week unless such customer requests less frequent service, and said request is verified by SBSI.

 

2.03 Distributor Employee and Delivery Vehicle Usage

 

The Distributor’s obligation is to meet and increase the demand for the Beverages throughout the Territory, and to secure full distribution to all customers and potential customers within the Territory. In accordance therewith, the distributor must keep the customers fully supplied with the Beverages based upon the service schedule reasonably established by the Distributor. In order to properly secure the aforementioned full distribution, the Distributor will: employ and train qualified personnel; utilize such personnel on delivery vehicles secured by the Distributor and approved by SBSI; insure that at all times the distributorship has sufficient vehicles and employees available to service the Territory, and if reasonably requested by the Company, increase the available delivery vehicles and employees to better service the Territory; and fully cooperate with territorial advertising, sales promotions, and campaigns for the Territory.

 

2.04. Service Frequency/Review

 

A. The Distributor account service and delivery vehicle operation are to be at least five days a week, or less frequently if SBSI and the Distributor agree that due to the unique circumstances relating to the Territory, less frequent service is required. The Company waives strict compliance with these provisions for any holiday week, provided that the Distributor makes reasonable good faith efforts to supply all Territory customers.

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B. The Company shall at least annually conduct a Distributor performance review to determine whether the Distributor is making a good faith effort to comply with this Agreement, and to secure full distribution. The Company will thereafter inform the Distributor about the result of the review, and as required, will thereafter discuss ways in which the Distributor can improve its performance.

 

2.05             Distributor Use of Trademarks, Etc.

 

The Distributor will use the SBSI trademarks, service marks, intellectual property, symbols, slogans, and advertising material (hereinafter referred to as the “Materials”) only upon such terms and conditions as SBSI may from time to time prescribe. In the event that this Agreement is terminated for any reason whatsoever, the Distributor shall forthwith discontinue the use of the Materials, and shall forthwith return to SBSI all Materials in the possession of the Distributor on which any such Materials appear. It is understood that if the Distributor paid SBSI for such Material, SBSI shall have the right to purchase the same from the Distributor for the receipted cost price paid by the Distributor.

 

2.06     Uniforms

 

It is important for the Distributor to assist SBSI in promoting and

increasing recognition of the Service Marks and Materials. In accordance therewith, the Distributor agrees that whenever any sales representative employed by the Distributor is contacting customers or delivering Beverages, said employees will wear Distributor furnished uniforms approved by the Company. Notwithstanding the provisions hereof, SBSI may in its sole discretion from time to time supply uniforms, or clothing to the Distributor for use by its employees, or for distribution to customers.

 

2.07 Other Products

 

By complying with the Company’s service and payment standards under this Agreement, the Distributor shall be entitled to bottle, sell or distribute products beyond an area five (5) miles distant from the Territory, as long as such products: are not competing products; do not utilize names substantially similar to any of the Licensed Marks; and the Distributor does not use delivery vehicles identified by Licensed Marks. The term “competing products” is intended to include any product which a store or ultimate consumer might confuse with the Beverages, or which might be sold in place of Company Beverages within the Territory or the other distributor territories. The term competing products may also change from time to time in the event that SBSI alters the product line offered to the Distributor. In the event that a Distributor wishes to handle a product other than one supplied by the Company, the Distributor will discuss the product with the Company in an attempt to reach agreement as to whether the product is a competing product. While selling or distributing such other products, and absent the express written and discretionary approval of the Company, the Distributor will not use delivery vehicles, uniforms, or Licensed Marks which include Company references or identifications. If the parties cannot reach an agreement, the dispute will be submitted to arbitration as provided in Agreement paragraph 12.00 entitled “Settlement of Disputes”.

 

3.0        DELIVERY VEHICLES

 

The Distributor shall at all times furnish and operate sufficient delivery vehicles to adequately supply the Territory with the Beverages sufficient to secure full distribution as set forth in 2.03 above. All such vehicles used by the Distributor for distribution within the Territory shall be painted and inscribed in accordance with SBSI painting, decal, and size requirements. As an independent contractor responsible for marketing the Service Marks, and because the Distributor and the Company desire the consumers to identify the Beverages as being safe and wholesome products, the Distributor recognizes that by maintaining a clean and attractive delivery vehicle, it promotes the product and assists in increasing sales. The Company shall pay for delivery vehicle painting in accordance with the corporate Licensed Marks, but in the event of any accidents or damage to the delivery vehicles, the Distributor will be responsible for re-painting the vehicle(s) with the Licensed Marks in accordance with Company standards. In the event that the Distributor is terminated or sells the Territory or delivery vehicle, and except if said vehicle is said to another Distributor for use upon another territory, the Distributor shall satisfy SBSI that the Distributor has removed all Licensed Marks and SBSI identification from said vehicle(s).

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4.00 SALES RECORDS

 

4.01 Computerized Sales System Purposes

 

The Company has obtained a computerized order processing and bookkeeping system for Distributor and customer accounts (hereinafter referred to as the “Computerized Billing System”). Some of the purposes of the Computerized Billing System are to: better process orders, improve billing, track inventory, expedite the information transfer from the Distributor to the Company, reduce clerical time and improve accuracy reviewing Distributor sales submissions, and to better project future sales.

 

4.02 Distributor Hardware/Software Acquisition

 

The Distributor has obtained at its own cost and expense the computerized hand held and truck mounted sales ticketing printer/software (hereinafter referred to as “Distributor Software”) approved by the Company for interfacing with the Computerized Billing System. The Distributor agrees to utilize the Distributor Software in accordance with SBSI policies and procedures.

4.03 Distributor System Updating

 

The Distributor shall update and upgrade the Computerized Billing System to continue to be able to communicate with the SBSI billing hardware and software program.

 

4.04 Daily Sales Input

 

On a daily basis the Distributor will input all sales information into the SBSI billing and hardware software program.

 

4.05 Computerized Billing Tampering

 

Any tampering with the Computerized Billing System will be treated as an immediate basis for Distributorship termination.

 

4.06 Computerized Billing Intellectual Property

 

The software which SBSI supplies to the Distributor as part of the Computerized Billing System shall at all times remain the exclusive intellectual property of the Company. The Distributor shall be entitled to use the software until the termination or expiration of this Agreement. Upon such Agreement termination or expiration, the Distributor agrees to purge the Company’s software from the Distributor Software. In addition thereto, the Distributor will return to the Company any manuals, drives, or other intellectual property supplied to the Distributor by SBSI for use with the Computerized Billing System.

 

5.00 PRODUCT PRICING, SUPPLY AND PACKAGING

 

5.01 Distributor Compensation

 

A. Except as provided below at paragraph 5.02, the Company shall provide the distributor with sufficient Beverage quantities to supply the accounts in accordance with paragraph 2.00 et. seq. of this Agreement. The Distributor shall deliver the Beverages to accounts at the prices stipulated in the Schedule of Prices set forth in Exhibit B, as from time to time amended, and the effective date of such new price(s) shall be at least one (1) day after the date such notice is transmitted to the Distributor.

 

B. Unless otherwise agreed by the Company, the Distributor shall pay the Company not later than 4 p.m. on each Friday for all Beverages purchased by the Distributor from the Company during the preceding business week. In the event that due to a holiday the business week ends on a Thursday, the Distributor product payment will be paid by 4 p.m. on Thursday. As compensation for all deliveries made in accordance with this Agreement, the Distributor will receive the commissions specified in, or computed in accordance with Exhibit B. The Distributor shall remit for all merchandise and Beverages received from SBSI and pay by Distributor’s check dated as of the date of payment, cash (to the extent permitted by the Company), or Company pre-approved credits equal to the Company’s stipulated prices appearing upon the Company’s Schedule of Prices.

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C. Beverage payments shall not be refundable, except that the Company may credit the Distributor for unsold Beverages returned by the Distributor to the Company unless the Company, in its sole and exclusive discretion, determines that: the quantity of Beverages returned is excessive when compared with the quantity of Beverages purchased by the Distributor; the Beverages have been tampered with or, the Beverages are stamped with an out-of-date code.

 

5.02 Promotional Sales Compensation

 

In the event that SBSI creates a special promotion including free Beverages to be delivered by Distributor to an account, the Company agrees to credit the Distributor with an amount equivalent to the Distributor’s standard commission, and said credit shall be applied against the balance due SBSI from the Distributor.

 

5.03. Product Allocation

 

If the Company is unable to supply sufficient quantities for the distributors to supply the respective customers for reasons including but not limited to: governmental regulation, strike, fire or other natural catastrophe, lack of materials, or other reason other than the Company’s willful fault, the Company shall equitably allocate the available Beverages among the respective distributors.

 

5.04 Product/Package Changes

 

SBSI reserves the right to modify the size and/or types of containers used in packaging the Beverages, the Beverages supplied, and the manner of packaging the Beverages. These changes may include by are not limited to different size containers, different packaging materials, or changes in the number of containers within a package. In the event or any such modification, the Company and the Distributor will seek to agree upon the commission due the Distributor. Upon the refusal or failure to enter into a commission modification agreement, the dispute will be submitted to arbitration as provided in Agreement paragraph 12.00 entitled “Settlement of Disputes”.

 

5.05 Company Warehousing

 

A. The Company will operate one (1) or more warehouses as Beverage storage and distribution centers (hereinafter referred to as the “Warehouse” or the “Warehouses”). Each Warehouse will serve the number of Company distributors as the Company, in its sole and exclusive discretion, shall determine. The Company shall provide garaging or parking space for the Distributor’s delivery vehicles at a designated Warehouse, and the Company, in its sole and exclusive discretion, shall from time to time be entitled to re-assign the Distributor’s delivery vehicles to a different Warehouse.

 

B. The Distributor shall park its delivery vehicles in the garage or parking spaces provided by the Company. The Distributor shall be entitled to request Company approval to utilize parking and warehousing facilities other than those provided by the Company hereunder, and the Company shall be entitled to determine whether such alternate parking and warehousing facilities are, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, adequate and clean.

 

5.06 Equipment and Supplies

 

The Company may from time to time furnish the Distributor with standards and specification for equipment, supplies or other materials used in connection with the Business. The Company may modify the standards and/or specifications in writing from time to time in its sole and exclusive discretion, and the distributor shall comply with all such standards and specifications. In not event during the first five (5) years following the execution of this Agreement shall the Distributor be required to spend more than a total of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars to conform to such standards and specifications in any one (1) year (excluding delivery vehicle purchases which shall be governed by the provisions of Agreement paragraphs 2.03 and 3.00).

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5.07 Display/Marketing/Vending Equipment

 

In order to increase Beverage sales, the Company has developed plans and programs for the placement of collateral items. The Distributor shall exercise its best efforts to cooperate with said plans and programs to expand the use of Company: display equipment, marketeers and cold drink refrigerators, and vending machines (hereinafter referred to as “The Equipment”) to further develop the Distributor’s Beverage distribution. Nothing herein shall prevent the Company from placing The Equipment at Distributor accounts and other outlets in the Territory. In accordance with the Company plans and programs, the Distributor agrees to lease or purchase The Equipment from the Company, or through Company approved sources.

 

6.00 TRANSFERS

 

6.01 Transfer Notification

 

During the term of this Agreement the Distributor may sell, assign, or transfer all or part of the territorial rights to distribute the Beverages pursuant to this Agreement to a third party upon the written consent of the Company (hereinafter known as the “Replacement Distributor”). The Distributor may also agree to release its right to distribute the Beverages under this Agreement to the Replacement Distributor in consideration for the Replacement Distributor agreeing to assume performance of the Agreement for the balance of the term then remaining. The Distributor may not make such transfer without the written approval of SBSI, nor may the Distributor transfer all or a portion of the stock or ownership in the Distributor without such approval. The Company shall notify the Distributor of its decision not more than thirty (30) days following the receipt from the Distributor of SBSI’s completed transfer application form, and provided that the requested information and references are made accessible to the Company.

 

6.02 Approval Process and Closing Procedure

 

As part of the approval process, the Company shall be entitled to exercise its discretionary judgment in evaluating the proposed distributor, and may require that:

 

A. The Distributor shall furnish on a Company application form signed by the Distributor and the proposed individual distributor information setting forth: the financial terms of the proposed sale, and references to assist the Company in assessing the proposed distributor’s qualifications, character, experience, business judgment, financial resources, adequacy of equipment, and safe driving record/experience necessary to take the place of the Distributor.

 

B. The Company shall have the right of first refusal with respect to any such proposed sale or transfer. As used herein, the term “right of first refusal” shall mean that during the term of this Agreement, or any extension thereof, when the Distributor receives a bona fide offer to purchase all or a portion of the Territory (hereinafter referred to as the “Demised Territory”), which offer is acceptable to the Distributor, the Distributor agrees that the Company shall have and is hereby granted an option to purchase the Demised Territory upon the same terms and provisions. The Distributor agrees immediately after receipt of such offer to give the Company notice in writing of the terms and provisions thereof, and that the Company may exercise its option to purchase said Demised Territory at any time within twenty (20) days after such notice is received by Company. If the Company shall elect to exercise such option it shall do so by providing a “Notice of Acceptance” in writing to the Distributor within such twenty (20) day period, and closing shall take place not more than thirty (30) days after the service of the Notice of Acceptance.

C. While it is understood that the proposed individual distributor will be forming a New York corporation or a New York Limited Liability Company to operate the distributorship, the Company expects that a primary individual will be the general manager of the distributorship responsible for the daily supervision, payment, meeting attendance, and who will be the person responding to the Company when issues arise relating to the operation of the Distributor. This general manager is the person who must individually comply with the Company’s approval process.

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1. No transfer shall be effective without the written Company approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

2. The approval and the agreement to be executed is personal on the part of the general manager, and except as otherwise hereinafter provided, may not be assigned or delegated in whole or in part to any other person.

 

D. The general manager of the proposed distributor shall attend the training sessions required by the Company. There shall be no charge for such training program, but shall pay any transportation, meal, or other related costs incurred as a result of such training.

 

E. As of the date of the transfer, the Distributor shall have complied with this Agreement, including but not limited to having made all payments due the Company.

 

F. Following the Company’s approval of the prospective distributor, the Company, the Distributor, and the prospective distributor will agree upon a closing date at SBSI’s offices not more than three (3) weeks following the issuance of the approval letter. At the closing the proposed distributor will present:

 

1. A valid New York filing receipt for the proposed distributor’s corporation or New York Limited Liability Company formed to operate the distributorship.

 

2. Proof of insurance through the suggested ALLSTATE route driver coverage naming the Company as an additional insured, or through such other coverage presented prior to closing and deemed to be acceptable by SBSI.

3. Valid CDL licenses for all of the proposed distributor’s driver employees, if such license is required for the Distributor’s employees to drive the delivery vehicles to be used by the Distributor.

 

4.                                Share certificate number “1” endorsed as follows:

 

“The shares represented by this certificate may only be sold,

conveyed, or assigned subject to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement between [Distributor] and Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc. dated [date of Agreement execution].

 

5. Payment for any search and closing fees reasonably incurred by the Company.

 

G. At closing the Company shall issue to the Replacement Distributor a new Agreement in the form then generally in use by the Company, and for the balance of the term then remaining upon this Agreement.

 

H. Upon the termination of this Agreement, the mutual rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall cease and terminate, and the Company shall be under to obligation to the Distributor, and the Distributor shall have no right or interest to the Territory, except as otherwise provide herein. There shall be mutually executed Blumberg general form releases executed at closing.

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6.03 Transfer Upon Death of Incapacity

 

Upon the death or permanent incapacity of the individual whose name appears upon page one of this Agreement, the Distributor’s right to manage the Distributor shall pass to an individual duly designated by the decedent’s estate executor or administrator, or the incapacitated individual’s guardian or trustee (hereinafter jointly referred to as the “Estate”). The Estate shall provide a competent and qualified individual who is acceptable to the Company to serve as the Business Manager on a full time basis, and such individual hall assume the full time performance of the duties hereunder within one (1) month following the decedent’s death or permanent incapacity. If the Estate fails to designate such a Business Manager within the one (1) month period, the Company may terminate the Distribution Agreement. If the Estate fails to designate the Business Manager within said period, but nonetheless requests additional time from the Company, upon the estate’s written representation that it intends to sell the Distributorship Territory, the Company may extend the termination by up to ninety (90) days upon satisfactory evidence presented by the Estate that it is: actively seeking to sell the distributorship; is continuing to operate the Business in compliance with the Agreement; and making timely payments. If the Estate fails to comply with said conditions, the Company shall be entitled to accelerate the termination upon notice to the Estate by personal delivery to the executor, administrator, guardian or trustee, or by certified mail, return receipt request to the Estate. Such notice shall be effective upon the receipt of said notice, or five (5) days after the first attempt to deliver such notice, whichever shall first occur.

 

7.00 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIP

 

7.01 Distributor as an Independent Contractor

 

The Distributor shall at all times be an independent contractor. No employee of the Distributor shall be, shall be represented to be, or shall appear to be an employee of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, or agency between the Distributor and SBSI.

 

7.02 Independent Contractor Responsibilities

 

A. Distributor shall not have any power to obligate the Company for any expenses, liabilities, warranties, guarantees, or other obligations except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement.

 

B. No Distributor or Distributor employee may directly, indirectly, apparently, or impliedly give the impression that such entity or person is employed by the Company. The Distributor shall be solely responsible for all Distributor and Distributor employee charges, levies and claims by any city, state or federal agency and relating to: insurance, taxes, payroll taxes, withholdings, federal or state payroll contributions, worker’s compensation, or the actions of any Distributor employee.

 

C. The Company shall not: have the real or apparent authority to hire or fire the Distributor’s employees; be a signatory upon any Distributor bank account; have access to or control any Distributor funds except as herein expressly provided; or otherwise exercise dominion or control over the Distributor or Distributor’s Business except as herein expressly provided.

 

D.                   Notwithstanding the provisions in Agreement paragraph 3.01

pertaining to the painting of the Distributor’s delivery vehicles, the Distributor’s delivery vehicles, and any business cards, stationery, and promotional materials utilized by the Distributor shall identify the Distributor as “An Independent Contractor distributing SBSI Products”. In all dealings with the Distributor’s customers, contractors, suppliers, public officials, the Distributor and its employees will identify the Distributor as an Independent Contractor. The Company may from time to time specify how, where, and when the Distributor

shall indicate that the Distributor is an independent contractor.

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8.00 DEFAULT AND TERMINATION

 

8.01 Termination Without Notice

 

The Distributor shall be in default, and all rights granted in this

Agreement shall immediately and automatically terminate and revert to the Company without notice to the Distributor if:

 

1. The Distributor is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or an order is entered approving a petition filed by any of the creditors of the Distributor or by any of the Distributor’s shareholders seeking its reorganization or readjustment of its indebtedness under federal bankruptcy laws, or the laws or statutes of any federal or state government or agency;

 

2. A bankruptcy petition or similar action pertaining to Distributor’s insolvency is filed against the distributor, and is not dismissed within thirty (30) days from the filing thereof;

 

3.        Pursuant to or under the authority of any legislative act, resolution,

rule, order, or the decree of any court, governmental board, agency, officer, a receiver or trustee or liquidator takes possession or control of all or substantially all of the Distributor’s assets or property, and such possession or control continues in effect for not less than fifteen (15) days;

 

4.        The Distributor is dissolved; or

 

5.        The Distributor dilutes or otherwise adulterates the Beverages.

 

8.02             Termination Upon Notice Without the Right to Cure

 

The Distributor shall have materially breached this Agreement and the

Company may immediately terminate this Agreement without allowing the Distributor an opportunity to cure the breach, and said termination will be effective upon the earlier of: Distributor’s receipt of written notice of termination, Distributor acknowledges having received notice of termination in writing, or, three (3) business days after the mailing of such notice by certified mail, return receipt requested. The Company shall be entitled to provide such notice of immediate termination without the right to cure if the Distributor or the individual hereinabove identified on page one of this Agreement:

 

A. Is convicted of a felony involving fraud, a crime involving moral turpitude, or any other crime or offense which SBSI reasonably believes will adversely reflect upon the Company, the Beverages, the Licensed Marks, or the goodwill of the Company or SBSI system of distribution.

 

B. Creates a public nuisance or threatens public health or safety by continuing to distribute the Beverages pursuant to this Agreement.

 

C. Continues selling, distributing, or delivering the Beverages after the Company notifies the Distributor that the Beverages have been recalled by the Company, by governmental agency, by rule of law or administrative action.

8.03             Termination with the Right to Cure

 

A. Except as provided in Agreement paragraphs 8.01 and 8.02, the Distributor shall have fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of a written notice of termination to cure any default hereunder (hereinafter referred to as the Cure Period”). If the Distributor does not remedy the default within the Cure Period, or the further period required by law or allowed by the Company in its sole and exclusive discretion (hereinafter jointly referred to as “Additional Cure Period”), this Agreement shall immediately terminate upon, as appropriate, the expiration of the Cure Period or the Additional Cure Period.

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B. The Distributor shall be in default for any failure to substantially comply with this Agreement, and as may periodically be supplemented by the Company’s rules or regulations, or where the Distributor fails to perform the terms of this Agreement or the amendments thereto if the Distributor and the individual: identified on page one of this Agreement

 

1. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, fails to devote full time and best efforts to the performance of the duties hereunder, and as is necessary for the proper and effective operation of the Business.

 

2. Fails to make any timely payment(s) when due the Company, and in the event of such failure, and the Company shall be additionally entitled to suspend all services to the Distributor, including but not limited to supplying Beverages, promotional and warehousing services, until the Distributor is in compliance.

 

3. Does not indemnify the Company as required by this Agreement.

 

4. Does not purchase or maintain insurance required by this Agreement.

 

5. Refuses to allow SBSI personnel to inspect the Business or provide access to Distributor’s delivery vehicles.

 

C. A notice of termination pursuant to this Agreement paragraph 8.03 shall be delivered in accordance with the Notice provisions set forth in paragraph 9.00 of this Agreement, and all notices shall be deemed to have been received by the Distributor upon delivery, or upon the first attempted delivery of such notice to the Distributor at the address specified in Agreement paragraph 9.00.

 

8.04 Extension of Termination Date

 

When the Company gives the Distributor a termination notice pursuant to Agreement section 8.03 above, and the Distributor fails to timely cure the default, then except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, upon the Distributor’s request based upon the Distributor’s good faith efforts to sell the Business, the Company may extend the effective termination date in thirty (30 day increments not to exceed ninety (90) days. During such extension period(s) the Distributor must exercise its best efforts to sell the Business subject to the terms of this Agreement while continuing to comply with the terms of this Agreement (hereinafter jointly referred to as “Extension Term”). If the distributor fails to comply with the Extension Terms, then the Company shall be entitled to immediately terminate the extension period effective when received by the Distributor upon delivery, or upon the first attempted delivery of such notice to the Distributor at the address specified in Agreement paragraph 9.00.

 

8.04             Rights Upon Termination

 

A. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Distributor shall immediately discontinue using all Licensed Marks, and shall return to the Company all advertising signs, novelties, equipment, and any other items in the possession of the Distributor which are designated with a Licensed Mark. If the Distributor has paid for such items, the Company shall repurchase the items unless such items are unsaleable due to age, neglect, or damage.

 

B. The expiration or termination of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to the rights of the Company against the Distributor, and such expiration or termination shall not relieve the Distributor of any obligations to the Company existing at the time of expiration or termination.

 

8.05             Covenant Not to Compete

 

Distributor agrees that for a period of one (1) year immediately following the expiration or termination of this Agreement, the Distributor will not directly or indirectly engage in a business which offers, sells or distributes any beverages to the customers within the Territory, and as further provided in Agreement paragraph 2.07.

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9.00 NOTICES

 

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be: delivered to the other party personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested postage prepaid. The notice shall be effective as follows: if delivered personally, then upon receipt; if sent by certified mail, then upon the date that delivery is documented to have been first attempted. Notice to the Distributor shall be addressed to the location appearing at page one of this Agreement, or at such other address as the Distributor shall give written notice to the Company. Notices to the Company shall be provided to:

 

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc.

Attention: Peter Scalise III

1710 Church Street

Holbrook, New York 11741

 

With a copy to:

 

Allan M. Stern, Esq.

P.O. Box 823

Glenwood Landing, New York 11547

 

10.00 MISCELLANEOUS

 

10.01          Construction and Interpretation

 

A. This Agreement is to be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without recourse to New York choice of law or conflicts of law principals. If any provision of this Agreement is not enforceable under the laws of New York, and the address of the Distributor or the territory is located outside of New York, and such provision would be enforceable under the laws of the state of the Distributor’s address or territory, then such provision shall be interpreted and construed under the laws of that state.

 

B. The titles and subtitles of the various articles and sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience, and shall not be deemed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms, conditions, provisions or covenants of this Agreement.

 

C. It is agreed that if any provision of this Agreement is capable of two constructions, one of which would render the provision void, and the other which would render the provision valid, then the provision shall have the meaning which renders it valid.

 

D. The terms of this Agreement shall not be construed against the drafting party.

 

E. The parties agree to execute such other documents and perform such further acts as many be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.

 

F. Any provision of this Agreement which imposes an obligation following the termination or expiration of the Agreement shall continue to be binding upon the parties, their heirs, successors and assigns.

 

10.02 The Bottle Law

 

Pursuant to the so-called New York Returnable Beverage Container Act (hereinafter referred to as the “Deposit Law”), all returnable containers, shells and pallets subject to Deposit Law shall: be collected from customer accounts, remain the property of the Company, and be delivered back to the Company. The Distributor shall at all times diligently cooperate with the Company to bring about the prompt collection of all empty returnable containers and cases sold by the Company subject to the provisions of the Deposit Law. The Distributor will return such materials promptly, and will pre-sort such items according to size and type of container. The Distributor is responsible for the pick up of properly segregated containers which have been returned to the customer accounts that are not part of a third party container pick up agreement for deposit under the Deposit Law by a “Redeemer”, as defined in said Act.

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10.03 Company Beverage Discontinuance

 

The Distributor agrees and acknowledges that if the Company discontinues the sale and distribution of any of the Beverages in the County in which the Territory is located, and not withstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Distributor’s right to distribute such product(s) shall immediately cease and be deemed terminated, release and extinguished without liability of either party to the other. This provision shall not apply in the event that the Company sells, assigns, or otherwise voluntarily conveys the rights to sell or distribute any of the Beverages to a Purchasing Company, as further set forth in the Rider annexed hereto.

 

10.04 Indemnification

 

A. Distributor

 

1. The Distributor agrees to defend at its own cost, and to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the corporate parent, corporate subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, its directors, offices, employee, agents, and representatives from all losses and expenses (including attorneys’ and expert fees) incurred in connection with any action, suit proceeding, claim, demand, investigation, inquiry, or settlement thereof which arises out of, relates to, or is based upon ay acts, errors or omissions of the distributor or its agents, servants, employees, contractors, partners, proprietors, affiliates, or representatives, including but not limited to the use or operation of any vehicle or equipment, sale of beverages, or use of Licensed Marks (hereinafter referred to as “Distributor Litigation”).

 

2. The Distributor agrees to give the Company notice of any Distributor Litigation. At the Distributor’s expense, the Company may elect to assume the defense and /or settlement of any such Distributor Litigation with respect to the interests of the Company, provided that the Company will keep the Distributor informed of any proposed settlement(s). Such an undertaking by the Company shall not diminish the Distributor’s obligation to indemnify and hold harmless the Company.

 

B. Company

 

1. The Company agrees to defend at its own cost, and to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor, the corporate parent, corporate subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, its directors, offices, employee, agents, and representatives (from all losses and expenses (including attorneys’ and expert fees) incurred in connection with any action, suit proceeding, claim, demand, investigation, inquiry, or settlement thereof which arises out of, relates to, or is based upon ay acts, errors or omissions of the distributor or its agents, servants, employees, contractors, partners, proprietors, affiliates, or representatives, including but not limited to the use or operation of any vehicle or equipment, sale of beverages, or use of Licensed Marks (hereinafter referred to as “Company Litigation”).

 

2. The Company agrees to give the Distributor notice of any Company Litigation. At the Company’s expense, the Distributor may elect to assume the defense and /or settlement of any such Distributor Litigation with respect to the interests of the Distributor, provided that the Distributor will keep the Company informed of any proposed settlement(s). Such an undertaking by the Distributor shall not diminish the Company’s obligation to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor.

 

11.00 TERM OF AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement shall terminate five (5) years from the date of execution by the parties, and unless sooner terminated pursuant to the provisions hereof, the Agreement shall be automatically extended for an additional five (5) year the Distributor recognizes that by maintaining a clean and attractive delivery vehicle, it promotes the product and assists in increasing sales.period commencing at the completion of the initial five (5) year period.

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12.00 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

 

Any and all disputes between the parties hereto arising out of, under and/or by virtue of this Agreement, and/or concerning the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Agreement, except for the disputes arising under Agreement paragraphs 8.01 and 8.02, shall be determined in arbitration before the office of the American Arbitration Association located in Suffolk County, New York. The resulting award shall be rendered in accordance with the civil laws and rules then in effect, and judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

 

 

13.00 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

 

The Distributor represents, warrants and acknowledges that:

 

A.                   Except as provided in this Agreement or as provided pursuant to law, no representation or statement has been made by the Company or by any SBSI agent or representative, or relied upon by the Distributor concerning the Territory, the Company, or any other distributor concerning past or future income, expenses, sales, profits, profitability, or distributorship potential

 

B. The general manager and Distributor have independently investigated, analyzed, and evaluated the business being offered by this Agreement, and have had the opportunity to review the Business and the related documents with legal counsel, accountants, or other advisors. The Distributor and the general manager are satisfied that it is in the best interests of the Distributor and the general manager to enter into this Agreement.

 

Dated:

 

DIMAN DISTRIBUTORS INC.
Witness/Date Corporate
     
JACK MANNO
Distributor—Individual
     
NICK DIMARCO
Distributor-Individual
     
SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.
     
/s/ Peter Scalise  
By: Peter Scalise  Office: CEO

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

TERRITORY

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EXHIBIT B

 

PRODUCTS, PRICING AND COMMISSIONS

 

The Beverage supplied by the Company to the Distributor pursuant to this Agreement shall be:

 

The Beverages shall be added to or modified in accordance with Agreement paragraph 5.04.

 

The Schedule of Prices and Commissions shall be as follows:

 

For all products sold via store-door delivery to retail accounts the Distributor Commission shall be as follows:

 

1. House Accounts shall be any accounts obtained by the Company and serviced by the Distributor. For all House Accounts, the Distributor Commission shall be 9% of the suggested per case wholesale price to the House Account customers.

 

2. The Distributor commissions for all accounts obtained by the Distributor shall be 12% of the suggested per case wholesale price to the non-House Account customer

 

The Distributor Commissions for all other accounts shall be subject to notice hereinafter provided by the Company

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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT RIDER

 

1. The Company has no present intent to sell the distribution system or ownership interest in the Licensed Beverages to any other entity (hereinafter referred to as the “Purchasing Company”). It is agreed nonetheless that in the event that the Company sells, conveys, or assigns the distribution system or Licensed Beverages, and the Purchasing Company does not retain the Distributor to distribute the Beverages pursuant to terms substantially similar to the Agreement, then the Distributor shall be entitled to receive a termination payment determined as follows:

 

A. The distributors as a group shall be paid TWO AND ONE HALF (2.5%) PERCENT (hereinafter referred to as the “Distributors’ Share”) of the price paid for the distribution rights in the New York City metropolitan area. As used herein, the New York City metropolitan area shall include Nassau County, Suffolk County, the boroughs of the City of New York, and Westchester County. The Company contemplates expanding the distributor distribution system beyond the New York City metropolitan area, and so the Distributor expressly understands and acknowledges that the Distributors’ Share shall only relate to distribution rights for the New York City metropolitan area.

 

B. The Distributors’ Share shall be divided between the Distributors in good standing on the date of sale, and will be allocated between the eligible distributors based upon each distributor’s proportionate share of the distributors’ combined sales in the New York metropolitan area for the twelve (12) month period immediately prior to the sale, conveyance, or assignment. For example, if the New York City metropolitan area distributors jointly sold ten million (10,000,000) cases of Beverages pursuant to the Agreement during said period, and an individual distributor sold one hundred thousand (100,000) cases, that distributor would be entitled to receive one percent (100,000/10,000,000) of the Distributors’ Share. The Distributor’s portion of the Distributors’ Share shall be paid on or before the closing anniversary date plus thirty (30) days.

 

C. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Rider paragraph 1, if the Distributor or its general manager becomes an employee of the Purchasing Company, or enters into a distribution agreement with the Purchasing Company on or before the first anniversary of the date of closing, then:

 

1. The Distributor will not be entitled to receive or retain a portion of the Distributors’ Share;

 

2. The Distributor’s proportionate share of the Distributors’ Share will be deducted from the total Distributors’ Share payment, and will be retained by the Company;

 

3. Any portion of the Distributors’ Share received by the Distributor shall be returned to the Company;

 

4. If the Distributor or its general manager receives a payment of the Distributor’s portion of the Distributors’ Share contrary to the provisions of this paragraph, the Distributor and/or the general manager shall be required to timely return such sums received to the Company; and

 

5. The terms of this provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

 

DIMAN DISTRIBUTORS INC.
Witness/Date Corporate
     
JACK MANNO
Distributor—Individual
     
NICK DIMARCO
Distributor-Individual
     
SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.
     
/s/ Peter Scalise 
By: Peter Scalise  Office: CEO

 

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MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of this 13th day of May, 2011, by and between Ivona Janieszewski (“Buyer”) and Mojo Ventures, Inc. (“Seller”).

WITNESSETH:

 

A. Seller owns a one hundred percent (100%) membership interest (the “Interest”) in Mojo Shopping, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company”). The Company engages in the business of developing, promoting, and expanding an online retail business.

 

B. Seller owes Buyer $2,759 in connection with related party payables (the “Related Party Indebtedness”) due to Buyer for expenses paid.

 

B. Seller desires to sell the Interest to Buyer and Buyer desires to buy from Seller the Interest pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT:

 

In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF INTEREST. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Seller hereby sells, assigns, transfers and conveys the Interest to Buyer, and Buyer hereby purchases, obtains and acquires the Interest form Seller.

 

2. PURCHASE PRICE. In consideration of and in exchange for the sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance of the Interest, Buyer agrees to assign and transfer to Seller, Three Million Two Hundred (3,200,000) shares of the common stock (the “Stock”) in Seller for cancelation and return to treasury. The Stock shall be delivered to Seller through certificates, properly endorsed for transfer, on the Closing Date. Buyer further agrees to cancel and release Seller in connection with any obligations owned to Buyer for the Related Party Indebtedness, and further agrees to assume approximately $200,000 in accounts payable associated with online retail business.

 

3. CLOSING. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Agreement and compliance with the other provisions hereof, the closing of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place at Las Vegas, NV on May __, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., local time, or at such other place and time as shall be mutually agreeable to the parties hereto (the "(Closing Date"). At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller certificates evidencing the number of shares of Stock specified in Section 2 hereof, and Seller shall deliver to Buyer an assignment of the Interest, in the form attached as Exhibit A.

 

4. ASSIGNMENT OF THE INTEREST. From and after the Closing, all equitable and legal rights, title and interests in and to the Interest shall be owned, held and exercised by Buyer. All capital calls, obligations and liabilities, if any, under the Company’s Operating Agreement shall be the sole responsibility of Buyer.

 

5. ASSIGNMENTS OF THE STOCK. From and after the Closing, all equitable and legal rights, title and interests in and to the Stock shall be owned, held and exercised by Seller. Buyer will endorse the share certificate(s) with the appropriate medallion signatures to effect transfer and any other endorsements or signatures required to cause the transfer of the Stock without further action by Buyer. Buyer will further instruct Seller’s transfer agent to cancel the Stock and return the same to treasury of Seller.

 

6. INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS OF BUYER. Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller as follows:

 

(a) Buyer understands that the Interest has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or the laws of any state, and the transactions contemplated hereby are being undertaken in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, and reliance upon such exemption is based upon Buyer's representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement.

 
 

(b) Buyer has received and carefully reviewed all information necessary to enable Buyer to evaluate her investment in the Company. Buyer has been given the opportunity to ask questions of and to receive answers from the Company concerning its business and the Interest, and to obtain such additional written information necessary to verify the accuracy thereof.

 

(c) Buy is aware the purchase of the Interest is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Buyer is aware that there is no guarantee that Buyer will realize any gain from her acquisition of the Interest. Buyer further understands that Buyer could lose the entire amount of her investment.

 

(d) Buyer understands that no federal or state agency or other authority has made any finding or determination regarding the fairness of the offer, sale and/or issuance of the Interest or has made any recommendation or endorsement thereof or has passed in any way upon this Agreement.

 

(e) Buyer: (i) is acquiring the Interest solely for Buyer’s own account for investment purposes only and not with a view toward resale or distribution thereof, in whole or in part, (ii) has no tract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement, in existence or contemplated, to sell, pledge, assign or otherwise transfer the Interest to any other person, and (iii) agrees not to sell or otherwise transfer the Interest unless and until it is subsequently registered under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, or unless an exemption from any such requirement is available.

 

(f) Buyer is financially able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Interest, including the ability to hold the Interest indefinitely and to afford a complete loss of her investment in the Interest.

Buyer has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the acquisition of the Interest.

 

7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTIES.

 

(a) Buyer represents and warrants to Seller that (i) Buyer is the absolute owner of the Stock and has good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any liens, pledges, claims, security interests, encumbrances, charges, options and restrictions of any kind whatsoever, (ii) Buyer has full right, power and authority to sell the Stock as provided herein, and (iii) this Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions.

 

(b) Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that (i) Seller is the absolute owner of the Interest and has good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any liens, pledges, claims, security interests, encumbrances, charges, options and restrictions of any kind whatsoever, (ii) Buyer has full right, power and authority to sell the Interest as provided herein, and (iii) this Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Seller, enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions

 

8. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER. The obligation of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment of each of the following conditions:

 

(a) On the Closing Date, Seller shall be the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Interest, free and clear of all claims, liens, mortgages, charges, security interests, encumbrances and other restrictions and limitations of any kind and nature whatsoever.

 

(b) By the Closing Date, any and all necessary consents, authorizations, orders or approvals for transfer of the Interest shall have been obtained.

 

(c) Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of its obligations hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of or constitute a default under or result in the creation of or an imposition of a lien upon any of the properties or assets of Seller or any agreement to which Seller may be a party or by which its property or assets may be subject.

 

9. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER. The obligation of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment of each of the following conditions:

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(a) On of the Closing Date, Buyer shall be the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Stock, free and clear of all claims, liens, charges, security interest, encumbrances and other restrictions and limitations of any kind or nature whatsoever.

 

(b) On the Closing Date, any and all necessary consents, authorizations, orders or approvals for transfer of the Stock shall have been obtained.

 

(c) Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of its obligation hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of or constitute a default under or result in the creation of or an imposition of a lien upon any of the properties or assets of Buyer or any agreement to which Buyer may be a party or by which it property or assets may be subject.

 

10. INDEMNIFICATION. Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller, and shall reimburse the Seller for, any loss, liability, claim, obligation, cost, damage, expense (including, but not limited to, costs of investigation and defense and attorneys’ fees) or diminution of value (collectively, “Claims”) included in, related to, as a result of, arising from or in connection with (a) the liabilities of the Company, or (b) any inaccuracy in any of the representations and warranties of Buyer in this Agreement. Buyer hereby agrees to defend Seller at Buyer’s expense from and against any such Claims, and Buyer hereby releases and forever discharges Seller from any loss, liability, claim, obligation, cost, damage, expense (including, but not limited to, costs of investigation and defense and attorneys’ fees) or diminution of value with respect to any such Claims.

 

11. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a) This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior agreements with respect thereto, whether written or oral.

 

(b) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard, however, to such jurisdiction's principles of conflict of laws.

 

(c) This Agreement may be executed in counterpart originals, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute only one Agreement. A facsimile signature of any party will be binding on that party, and any facsimile communication shall be immediately followed by a hard copy containing such signature.

 

DATED as of the date first written above:

 

“Buyer”

 

 

 

_______________________

Ivona Janieszewski

“Seller”

Mojo Ventures, Inc.

 

 

_________________________

By:

Its:

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EXHIBIT A

 

ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERSHIP INTEREST

 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Mojo Ventures, Inc. (f/k/a Mojo Shopping, Inc.), a Nevada corporation ("Assignor"), herewith sells, assigns, transfers and conveys to Ivona Janieszewski (“Assignee”), the entirety of Assignor’s rights, title and interests as sole member of and in Mojo Shopping, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company”), which shall include, without limitation, Assignor’s one hundred percent (100%) capital and profits interest in the Company, Assignor’s capital account balance in the Company, Assignor’s distributions and liquidation rights in the Company and Assignor’s voting and management rights and powers in the Company.

 

This Assignment of Membership Interest in the Company is made, delivered and shall be effective on the date hereof in accordance with and in complete satisfaction of the requirements of the Operating Agreement of Mojo Shopping, LLC.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor has executed this Assignment by and through its sole member this ____ day of May, 2011.

 

Mojo Ventures, Inc.

 

 

 

_________________________

By:

 

Its: President

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ZS CONSULTING GROUP, LLP

Certified Public Accountants and Advisors

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors

Specialty Beverage & Supplement, Inc.

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Specialty Beverage & Supplement, Inc. as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for the 'years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Specialty Beverage & Supplement, Inc. as of December 31,2010 and 2009, and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenue sufficient to cover its operating costs which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans concerning these matters are also described in Note 3. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/s/ ZS Consulting Group LLP

 

Melville, NY

March 23, 2011

 
 

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

BALANCE SHEETS  

 

 ASSETS
    December 31, 2010   December 31, 2009
 CURRENT ASSETS            
 Cash and cash equivalents   $ 34,646   $
 Total Current Assets     34,646      
             
 Property and Equipment, Net     163,692      
 Other Assets – rent security     10,000      
             
 TOTAL ASSETS   $ 208,338   $
             
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)  
             
CURRENT LIABILITIES:            
Accounts payable   $ 323,651   $ 291,484
Accrued interest     220,652     19,135
Notes payable     1,039,450     258,000
Total Current Liabilities     1,583,753     568,619
             
LONG TERM LIABILITIES:            
Notes payable related parties     1,420,000     1,100,000
Total Long Term Liabilities     1,420,000     1,100,000
             
TOTAL LIABILITIES     3,003,753     1,668,619
             
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)            
Preferred stock, 25,000,000 authorized at $0.001 par value, 25,000,000 issued and outstanding in 2009, converted to common stock in 2010           25,000
Common stock, 135,000,000 shares authorized at $0.001 par value, 123,725,018 and 47,395,001 shares issued and outstanding, respectively,     123,725     47,395
Accumulated deficit     (2,919,140)     (1,741,014)
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)     (2,795,415)     (1,668,619)
             
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)   $ 208,338     0

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

  For the Years Ended
  December 31,
  2010   2009
Revenues $ —       $ 945,458  
Cost of Sales           170,768  
Gross Profit           774,690  
Operating Expenses              
General and administrative   976,629       2,496,569  
Total Operating Expenses   976,629       2,496,569  
Loss from Operations   (976,629 )     (1,721,879 )
Other Income (Expense)              
Interest income   20          
Interest expense   (201,517 )     (19,135 )
Total Other Income (Expense)   (201,497 )     (19,135 )
       
Loss Before Provision for Income Taxes   (1,178,126 )     (1,741,014 )
Provision for Income Taxes              
Net Loss $ (1,178,126 )   $ (1,741,014 )
               
Basic loss per share $ (0.01 )   $ (0.04 )
Diluted loss per share $ (0.01 )   $ (0.02 )
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:              
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding   123,725,018       47,395,001  
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding   125,930,018       99,500,001  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

    Preferred Stock        Common Stock         Additional Paid-In       Accumulated        
      Shares        Amount       Shares       Amount      Capital       Deficit    Total
Balance at December 31,2008     —       $ —         —      $ —       $ —             $
                                                     
Issuance of preferred stock to founders for services at $0.001 stock to founders     25,000,000       25,000                                     25,000
Issuance of common for services at $0.001                     35,000,001       35,000                    12,395
Issuance of common stock at 0.001                     12,395,000       12,395                 
                                                     
Net loss for the year ended December 31,2009                                             (1,741,014)   $ (1,741,014)
                                                     
Balance December 31,2009     25,000,000        25,000        47,395,001        47,395        —        (1,741,014)     (1,668,619)
                                                     
Conversion of preferred stock to  common stock by founders      (25,000,000)       (25,000 )     50,000,000         50,000                     25,000
                                                     
Issuance of common stock at 0.001                     26,330,017        26,330                   26,330
                                                     
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2010                                             (1,178,126)   $ 1,178,126)
                                                     
Balance December 31, 2010                   $ 123,725,018      $ 123,725           $ (2,919,140) $ (2,795,415)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

    For the Years Ended December 31,
    2010   2009
Net loss
  $ (1,178,126 )   $ (1,741,014 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Stock issued for services
    51,330       72,395  
Notes to related parties issued for services
    320,000       1,100,000  
Other notes issued for services     108,750       25,000  
Depreciation     3,981       —    
Changes to operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts payable     32,167       291,484  
Accrued interest     201,517       19,135  
                 
Net cash (used in) operating activities     (460,381 )     (233,000 )
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Purchase of property and equipment     (167,673 )        
Rent security deposit     (10,000 )        
Net cash (used in) investing activities     (177,673 )        
         
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Proceeds from notes payable     726,200       233,000  
Repayments of notes payable     (53,500 )        
Net cash provided by financing activities     672,700       233,000  
Net increase (decrease) in cash     34,646          
Cash at beginning of year                
Cash at end of year   $ 34,646          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Business

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc (the Company) was incorporated in the state of Nevada on April 3,2008. The Company is dedicated to the production, distribution and marketing of beverage products and vitamin supplements. The Company developed a patent pending dispensing cap that will revolutionize the beverage and pharmaceutical industries.

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash Equivalents

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash equivalents include investment instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less.

 

Research and Development

The Company's policy is to expense all research and development costs incurred.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances are present, the Company assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the total of the future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less costs to sell.

 

Advertising Costs

The Company's policy regarding advertising is to expense advertising when incurred. The Company incurred advertising expense of $5,000 and $163,451 as of December 31,2010 and 2009 respectively.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Property and Equipment and Depreciation

Property and equipment is stated at cost and is depreciated using the straight line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Routine maintenance, repairs and replacement costs are expensed as incurred and improvements that extend the useful life of the assets are capitalized. When property and equipment is sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in operations.

 

Net Loss Per Common Share

The Company computes per share amounts in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ASC Topic 260, "Earnings per Share". ASC Topic 260 requires presentation of basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is computed by dividing the income (loss) available to Common Stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is based on the weighted-average number of shares of Common Stock and Common Stock equivalents outstanding during the periods.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the Financial FASB issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2010-06, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, " which amends the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The guidance requires disclosure of transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy, including the reasons and the timing ofthe transfers and information on purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of the assets and liabilities measured under Level 3 of the fair value measurement hierarchy. The guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after

December 15, 2009, except for Level 3 reconciliation disclosures which are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15,2010. The Company adopted these amendments in the first quarter of 2010 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the disclosures of the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In February 2010, the F ASB issued ASU 2010-09 "Subsequent Events - Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements" CASU 2010-09"), which amends FASB ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events, so that SEC filers no longer are required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in originally issued and revised financial statements. ASU No. 2010-09 was effective immediately and the Company adopted these new requirements in the first quarter of 2010. The adoption did not have a material impact on the disclosures of the Company's consolidated financial statements.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. The Company recognizes deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowances, for the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their tax basis and net operating loss carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

Management evaluates the realizability of deferred tax assets on a regular basis for each taxable jurisdiction. In making this assessment, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income' during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, in making this assessment.

If the Company determines that it expects to realize deferred tax assets in excess of the recorded net amounts, a reduction in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance would decrease income tax expense in the period such determination is made. Alternatively, ifthe Company determines that it no longer expects to realize a portion of its net deferred tax assets, an increase in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance would increase income tax expense in the period such determination is made.

The Company assesses its income tax positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon its evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions where it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, the Company has recorded the largest amount of tax benefit that may potentially be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit has been recognized in the financial statements. See Note 9 - Income Taxes.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Stock-Based Compensation

ASC Topic 718, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" prescribes accounting and reporting standards for all stock-based compensation plans, including employee stock options, restricted stock, employee stock purchase plans and stock appreciation rights.

ASC Topic 718 requires employee compensation expense to be recorded using the fair value method. This standard was effective as of the first interim or annual fiscal period that began after December 15, 2005. The Company accounts for employee stock based compensation in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718, and has since its adoption. For non-employee options and warrants, the company uses the fair value method as prescribed in ASC Topic 718, and has done so since inception.

 

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes sales revenue upon shipment of goods to customers, net of discounts, and the Company's estimate of returns, allowances, and co-op advertising.

 

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method for all inventories.

 

Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are recorded at cost. The Company provides for depreciation using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Additions and major replacements or improvements are capitalized, while minor replacements and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred. The cost and accumulated depreciation of assets sold or retired are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the results of operations for the period of the transaction.

 

Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events from the date of the consolidated balance sheet through the date the financial statements were issued. During this period, no material recognizable subsequent events were identified.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principle, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. However, the Company has accumulated deficit of$2,919,140 as of December 31,2010. The Company currently has limited liquidity, and has not completed its efforts to establish a stabilized source of revenues sufficient to cover operating costs over an extended period of time.

Management anticipates that the Company will be dependent, for the near future, on additional investment capital to fund operating expenses The Company intends to position itself so that it may be able to raise additional funds through the capital markets. In light of management's efforts, there are no assurances that the Company will be successful in this or any of its endeavors or become financially viable and continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE 3 - INCOME TAX

 

Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will to be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

The provision for income taxes differs from the amounts which would be provided by applying the statutory combined federal and state income tax rate of 46% to the net loss before provision for income taxes for the following reasons:

 

  December 31, 2010   December 31, 2009
Income tax expense at statutory rate $ (541,938 )   $ (800,866 )
Valuation allowance   541,938       800,866  
Income tax expense   —         —    

 

At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $2,919,000 and $1,741,000 respectively that may be offset against future taxable income through

2030. No tax benefit has been reported in the December 31, 2010 financial statements since the potential tax benefit is offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount.

 

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY NOTE PAYABLE

The Company issued notes to related parties in lieu of payments for services provided. Notes in the amount of$1,010,000 bear interest at 15%, are unsecured and are due on January 1,2012. Notes in the amount of $41 0,000 bear interest at 10%, are unsecured and are due on January 1,2012. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the notes totaled $1,100,000 and $1,420,000 respectively. The company recognized $150,000 of accrued interest on the notes in 2010.

 

NOTE 5- NOTES PAYABLE

 

Notes payable at December 31,2010 and 2009 were $1,039,450 and $258,000 respectively. The notes are unsecured and consist of the following:

 

     Note    Due    Original       Interest
 Note Description    Date    Date    Amount    Balance   Rate
 Convertible Bond   1/9/2009       5/26/2009     $ 60,000     $ 56,500       14.00 %
 Convertible Bond   3/14/2009       3/14/2010       8,000       8,000       14.00 %
 Promissory Note   5/1/2009       5/1/2010       140,000       140,000       10.00 %
 Bond   11/14/2009       5/14/2010       25,000       20,000       7.50 %
 Convertible Bond   12/1/2009       12/1/2010       25,000       25,000       7.50 %
 Bond   12/18/2009       4/17/2010       25,000       20,000       15.00 %
 Convertible Bond   2/4/2010       3/6/2010       20,000       20,000       15.00 %
 Promissory Note   4/1/2010       7/1/2010       76,000       66,000       0.00 %
 Promissory Note   12/7/2010       12/7/2011       22,000       22,000       0.00 %
 Promissory Note   5/20/2010       5/26/2010       13,200       13,200       0.00 %
 Bridge Loan   6/30/2010       8/30/2010       10,000       —         12.00 %
 Bridge Loan   7/16/2010       9/16/2010       5,000       —         12.00 %
 Bridge Loan   8/20/2010       10/20/2010       10,000       —         12.00 %
 Bridge Loan   9/2/2010       11/2/2010       25,000       20,000       12.00 %
 Bridge Loan   9/24/2010       11/24/2010       20,000       20,000       12.00 %
 Convertible Debenture   10/7/2010       10/7/2011       110,000       110,000       9.00 %
 Convertible Debenture   10/11/2010       10/11/2011       120,000       120,000       9.00 %
 Convertible Debenture   10/25/2010       10/25/2011       70,000       70,000       9.00 %
 Convertible Debenture   12/6/2010       12/6/2011       100,000       100,000       9.00 %
 Convertible Debenture   12/22/2010       12/22/2011       100,000       100,000       90.00 %
 Promissory Note   3/1/2010       3/1/2011       65,000       65,000       10.00 %
 Promissory Note   8/2/2010       8/2/2011       23,750       23,750       8.00 %
 Promissory Note   9/24/2010       9/24/2011       20,000       20,000       8.00 %
  Total                 $ 1,092,950     $ 1,039,450          

 

 

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31,2010 and 2009

 

NOTE 6 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company entered into a 3 year, lease of approximately 10,000 square feet of office space, manufacturing and distribution facility in Holbrook, NY in August, 2010. The lease provides for minimum payments of $210,000 over the lease term. The Company's possession of the space commenced in August 2010 and lease payments began in December 2010.

For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, rent expense for operating leases was approximately $50,000 and $53,300, respectively.

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MOJO INC.

(FKA SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET

 

     MOJO    Specialty                
     Shopping, Inc.    Beverage And                Adjusted
     (Reinstated)    Supplement, Inc.    Combined    Pro Forma        Pro Forma
     As of December 31,                
    2010    Totals    Adjustments    AJE    Totals
 ASSETS                                              
 Current Assets:                                              
 Cash and Cash Equivalents   $ 369     $ 34,646     $ 35,015     $ —               $ 35,015
 Total Current Assets     369       34,646       35,015       —                 35,015
                                               
 Property and Equipment, Net     —         163,692       163,692       —                 163,692
 Other Assets - Rent Security     —         10,000       10,000       —                 10,000
 Software, Net     58       —         58       —                 58
                                              —  
 Total Assets   $ 427     $ 208,338     $ 208,765     $ —               $ 208,765
                                               
 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                                              
 Current Liabilities:                                              
 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses   $ 185,909     $ 323,651     $ 509,560     $ —               $ 509,560
 Accrued Interest     —         220,652       220,652       —                 220,652
 Notes Payable     —         1,039,450       1,039,450       —                 1,039,450
 Due To Officer     2,759       —         2,759       —                 2,759
 Total Current Liabilities     188,668       1,583,753       1,772,421       —                 1,772,421
                                              —  
 Long-Term Liabilities                                             —  
 Notes Payable Related Parties     —         1,420,000       1,420,000       —                 1,420,000
 Total Long-Term Liabilities     —         1,420,000       1,420,000       —                 1,420,000
                                              —  
 Total Liabilities     188,668       3,003,753       3,192,421       —                 3,192,421
                                               
 Stockholders' Equity:                                              
 Preferred Stock     —         —         —         —                 —  
 Common Stock     113,000       123,725       236,725       (88,000 )     2       50,000
                              (123,725 )     3        
                              19,552       3        
 Additional paid-in capital     (81,400 )     —         (81,400 )     88,000       2       (114,516)
                              98,725       3        
                              (219,841 )     1        
 Accumulated Deficit     (219,841 )     (2,919,140 )     (3,138,981 )     219,841       1       (2,919,140)
 Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)     (188,241 )     (2,795,415 )     (2,983,656 )                   (2,983,656)
                                               
 Total Liabilities And Stockholders' Deficit   $ 427     $ 208,338     $ 208,765     $ —               $ 208,765

1. To eliminate accumulated deficit of MOJO Shopping Inc. to reflect reverse merger. 

2. To record cancelation of 88,000,000 shares of common stock 

3. To record issuance of 19,552,128 shares of common stock to acquire 100% of common shares of Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc.

  
 

 

MOJO INC.

(FKA SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  

 

         Specialty            
     MOJO    Beverage And            Adjusted
     Shopping, Inc.    Suplement, Inc.    Combined    Pro Forma    ProForma
     As of December 31,            
    2010    Totals    Adjustments    Totals
                     
 REVENUES   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    
                                         
 Cost of Sales     —         —         —         —         —    
                                         
 Gross Profit     —         —         —         —         —    
                                         
 Operating Expenses                                        
 General and Administrative     108,168       976,629       1,084,797       —         1,084,797  
 Depreciation and Amortization     52       —         52       —         52  
 Total Operating Expenses     108,220       976,629       1,084,849       —         1,084,849  
                                         
 Loss from Operations     (108,220 )     (976,629 )     (1,084,849 )             (1,084,849 )
                                         
 Other Income (Expense):                                        
  Interest income     —         20       20       —         20  
  Interest expense     —         (201,517 )     (201,517 )     —         (201,517 )
    Total Other Income (Expense)     —         (201,497 )     (201,497 )     —         (201,497 )
                                         
 Loss Before Provision for Income Taxes     (108,220 )     (1,178,126 )     (1,286,346 )     —         (1,286,346 )
                                         
 Provision of Income Taxes     —         —         —         —         —    
                                         
 Net Loss   $ (108,220 )   $ (1,178,126 )   $ (1,286,346 )   $ —       $ (1,286,346 )

  

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MOJO INC.

(FKA SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF STOCKEHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

                                      Additional                  
    Preferred Stock   Common Stock     Paid-In       Accumulated          
      Shares        Amount       Share       Amount       Capital       Deficit       Total  
 Balance at December 31, 2010     —       $ —         123,725,018     $ 123,725     $ —       $ (1,741,014 )   $ (1,617,289 )
 (Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc. Pre-Merger)                                                        
                                                         
 Balance at December 31, 2010     —         —         113,000,000       113,000       (81,400 )     (219,841 )     (188,241 )
 (MOJO Shopping, Inc. Pre-Merger)                                                        
                                                         
 Elimination entries associated with merger     —         —         (113,000,000)         (186,725 )     (33,116 )     219,841       —    
                                                         
 Net (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2010     —         —         —         —         —         (1,178,126 )     (1,178,126 )
                                                         
 Balance, December 31, 2010   $ —       $ —       $ 123,725,018     $ 50,000     $ (114,516 )   $ (2,919,140 )   $ (2,983,656 )

 

SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

BALANCE SHEETS

 

ASSETS
    March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010
     (UNAUDITED)      (UNAUDITED)
 CURRENT ASSETS:          
  Cash and cash equivalents $ 13,958   $ —  
    Total Current Assets   13,958     —  
           
 Property and Equipment, Net   308,178     4,300
 Other Assets - rent security   15,000     —  
           
      TOTAL ASSETS $ 337,136   $ 4,300
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
 CURRENT LIABILITIES:          
  Accounts payable $ 318,152   $ 356,786
  Accrued interest   296,465     25,484
  Notes payable   1,592,450     368,000
    Total Current Liabilities   2,207,067     750,270
           
 LONG TERM LIABILITIES:          
  Notes payable related parties   1,378,675     1,100,000
    Total Long Term Liabilities   1,378,675     1,100,000
           
      TOTAL LIABILITIES   3,585,742     1,850,270
           
 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)          
Preferred stock, 25,000,000 authorized at $0.001 par value, 25,000,000 issued and outstanding converted to common  stock in April 2010   —       25,000
Common stock, 135,000,000 shares authorized at $0.001 par value, 123,853,535 and 47,395,001 shares issued and outstanding, respectively $ 123,854   $ 47,395
  Additional Paid-In Capital   45,071     —  
  Accumulated deficit   (3,417,531)     (1,918,365)
    Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)   (3,248,606)     (1,845,970)
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND          
      STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) $ 337,136   $ 4,300

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

  Three Months Ended
  March 31, 2011   March 31, 2010
   (UNAUDITED)    (UNAUDITED)
 Revenues $ 1,000     $ —    
               
 Cost of Sales   —         —    
               
 Gross Profit   1,000       —    
               
 Operating Expenses              
  General and administrative   423,578       171,002  
    Total Operating Expenses   423,578       171,002  
               
 Loss from Operations   (422,578 )     (171,002 )
               
 Other Income (Expense)              
  Interest income   —         —    
  Interest expense   (75,813 )     (6,349 )
    Total Other Income (Expense)   (75,813 )     (6,349 )
               
 Loss Before Provision for Income Taxes   (498,391 )     (177,351 )
               
 Provision for Income Taxes   —         —    
               
 Net Loss $ (498,391 )   $ (177,351 )
               
 Basic loss per share $ (0.00 )   $ (0.01 )
 Diluted loss per share $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )
               
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:              
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding   123,777,363       47,395,001  
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding   125,982,363       97,500,001  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

                   Additional        
  Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Paid-In   Accumulated    
   Shares    Amount    Shares    Amount    Capital    Deficit    Total
 Balance at January 1, 2011   —       $ —         123,725,018     $ 123,725     $ —       $ (2,919,140 )   $ (2,795,415 )
 Issuance of common stock at 0.001                   128,517       129       45,071               45,200  
 Net loss for the three months ended                                                      
  March 31, 2011   —         —         —         —         —         (498,391 )   $ (498,391 )
                                                     
 Balance March 31, 2011   —       $ —         (123,853,535 )   $ 123,854     $ 45,071     $ (3,417,531 )   $ (3,248,606 )

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
  March 31, 2011    March 31, 2010
   (UNAUDITED)    (UNAUDITED)
 Net loss $ (498,391 )   $ (177,351 )
 Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by              
  operating activities:              
    Stock issued for services   —         —    
    Notes to related parties issued for services   —         —    
    Other notes issued for services   —         —    
    Depreciation   4,867       —    
 Changes to operating assets and liabilities:              
    Accounts payable   (5,499 )     65,302  
    Accrued interest   75,813       6,349  
               
        Net cash (used in) operating activities   (423,210 )     (105,700 )
 Cash flows from investing activities:              
  Purchase of property and equipment   (149,353 )     (4,300 )
  Rent security deposit   (5,000 )     —    
        Net cash (used in) investing activities   (154,353 )     (4,300 )
 Cash flows from financing activities:              
  Issuance of common stock   45,200       —    
  Proceeds from notes payable   553,000       110,000  
  Repayments of notes payable   (41,325 )     —    
        Net cash provided by financing activities   556,875       110,000  
 Net increase (decrease) in cash   (20,688 )     —    
 Cash at beginning of year   34,646       —    
 Cash at end of year $ 13,958     $ —    

See accompanying notes to financial statements. 

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2011

 

 

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Nature of Business

Specialty Beverage and Supplement Inc (the Company) was incorporated in the state of Nevada on April 3, 2008. The Company is dedicated to the production, distribution and marketing of beverage products and vitamin supplements. The Company developed a patent pending dispensing cap that will revolutionize the beverage and pharmaceutical industries.

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash Equivalents

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash equivalents include investment instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less.

 

Research and Development

The Company’s policy is to expense all research and development costs incurred.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances are present, the Company assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the total of the future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets.  Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less costs to sell.

 

Advertising Costs

The Company’s policy regarding advertising is to expense advertising when incurred. The Company incurred advertising expense of $12,999 as of March 31, 2011.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2011

 

 

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Property and Equipment and Depreciation

Property and equipment is stated at cost and is depreciated using the straight line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Routine maintenance, repairs and replacement costs are expensed as incurred and improvements that extend the useful life of the assets are capitalized. When property and equipment is sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in operations.

 

Net Loss Per Common Share

The Company computes per share amounts in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share”. ASC Topic 260 requires presentation of basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is computed by dividing the income (loss) available to Common Stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is based on the weighted-average number of shares of Common Stock and Common Stock equivalents outstanding during the periods.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the Financial FASB issued Accounting Standard Update ( “ASU” ) 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” which amends the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The guidance requires disclosure of transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy, including the reasons and the timing of the transfers and information on purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of the assets and liabilities measured under Level 3 of the fair value measurement hierarchy. The guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for Level 3 reconciliation disclosures which are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The Company adopted these amendments in the first quarter of 2010 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the disclosures of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09 “Subsequent Events - Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements” ( “ASU 2010-09” ) , which amends FASB ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events, so that SEC filers no longer are required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in originally issued and revised financial statements. ASU No. 2010-09 was effective immediately and the Company adopted these new requirements in the first

quarter of 2010. The adoption did not have a material impact on the disclosures of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2011

 

 

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. The Company recognizes deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowances, for the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their tax basis and net operating loss carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

Management evaluates the realizability of deferred tax assets on a regular basis for each taxable jurisdiction. In making this assessment, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, in making this assessment.

 

If the Company determines that it expects to realize deferred tax assets in excess of the recorded net amounts, a reduction in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance would decrease income tax expense in the period such determination is made. Alternatively, if the Company determines that it no longer expects to realize a portion of its net deferred tax assets, an increase in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance would increase income tax expense in the period such determination is made.

 

The Company assesses its income tax positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon its evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions where it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, the Company has recorded the largest amount of tax benefit that may potentially be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit has been recognized in the financial statements. See Note 9 – Income Taxes .

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2011

 

 

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Stock-Based Compensation

ASC Topic 718, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” prescribes accounting and reporting standards for all stock-based compensation plans, including employee stock options, restricted stock, employee stock purchase plans and stock appreciation rights.

 

ASC Topic 718 requires employee compensation expense to be recorded using the fair value method. This standard was effective as of the first interim or annual fiscal period that began after December 15, 2005. The Company accounts for employee stock based compensation in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718, and has since its adoption. For non-employee options and warrants, the company uses the fair value method as prescribed in ASC Topic 718, and has done so since inception.

 

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes sales revenue upon shipment of goods to customers, net of discounts, and the Company's estimate of returns, allowances, and co-op advertising.

 

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method for all inventories.

 

Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are recorded at cost. The Company provides for depreciation using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Additions and major replacements or improvements are capitalized, while minor replacements and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred. The cost and accumulated depreciation of assets sold or retired are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the results of operations for the period of the transaction.

 

Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events from the date of the consolidated balance sheet through the date the financial statements were issued. During this period, no material recognizable subsequent events were identified.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2011

 

NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principle, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern.  However, the Company has accumulated deficit of $3,417,629 as March 31, 2011.  The Company currently has limited liquidity, and has not completed its efforts to establish a stabilized source of revenues sufficient to cover operating costs over an extended period of time.

 

Management anticipates that the Company will be dependent, for the near future, on additional investment capital to fund operating expenses The Company intends to position itself so that it may be able to raise additional funds through the capital markets. In light of management’s efforts, there are no assurances that the Company will be successful in this or any of its endeavors or become financially viable and continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE 3 – INCOME TAX

 

Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases.  Deferred tax assets are  reduced by a  valuation  allowance  when,  in the opinion  of  management,  it is more  likely  than not  that  some portion or all of the deferred  tax assets will to be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

 

The provision for income taxes differs from the amounts which would be provided by applying the statutory combined federal and state income tax rate of 46% to the net loss before provision for income taxes for the following reasons:

 

Income tax expense at statutory rate March 31, 2011 March 31, 2010
Valuation allowance $ (498,391)   $ (177,351)
Income tax expense 498,391   177,351
  $ -   $ -

 

At March 31, 2011, the Company had net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $3,417,000 that may be offset against future taxable income through 2030.  No tax benefit has been reported in the March 31, 2011 financial statements since the potential tax benefit is offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2011

 

 

NOTE 4 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company entered into a 3 year, lease of approximately 10,000 square feet of office space, manufacturing and distribution facility in Holbrook, NY in August, 2010. The lease provides for minimum payments of $210,000 over the lease term. The Company’s possession of the space commenced in August 2010 and lease payments began in December 2010.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011, rent expense for operating leases was approximately $32,500.

 

NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY NOTE PAYABLE

 

The Company issued notes to related parties in lieu of payments for services provided.  Notes in the amount of $1,010,000 bear interest at 15%, are unsecured and are due on January 1, 2012. Notes in the amount of $410,000 bear interest at 10%, are unsecured and are due on January 1, 2012.  As of March 31, 2011 and 2010, the notes totaled $1,100,000 and $1,420,000 respectively. The company recognized $47,000 of accrued interest on the notes in the three months ended March 31, 2011.

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SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2011

 

NOTE 6 – NOTES PAYABLE

 

Notes payable at March 31, 2011 was $1,592,450 . The notes are unsecured and consist of the following:

 

     Note    Due    Original       Interest
 Note Description    Date    Date    Amount    Balance   Rate
 Convertible Bond     1/9/2009       5/26/2009     $ 60,000     $ 54,500       14.00 %
 Convertible Bond     3/14/2009       3/14/2010       8,000       8,000       14.00 %
 Promissory Note     5/1/2009       5/1/2010       140,000       140,000       10.00 %
 Bond     11/14/2009       5/14/2010       25,000       17,500       7.50 %
 Convertible Bond     12/1/2009       12/1/2010       25,000       25,000       7.50 %
 Bond     12/18/2009       4/17/2010       25,000       17,500       15.00 %
 Convertible Bond     2/4/2010       3/6/2010       20,000       10,000       15.00 %
 Promissory Note     4/1/2010       7/1/2010       76,000       66,000       0.00 %
 Promissory Note     12/7/2010       12/7/2011       22,000       22,000       0.00 %
 Promissory Note     5/20/2010       5/26/2010       13,200       13,200       0.00 %
 Bridge Loan     6/30/2010       8/30/2010       10,000       —         12.00 %
 Bridge Loan     7/16/2010       9/16/2010       5,000       —         12.00 %
 Bridge Loan     8/20/2010       10/20/2010       10,000       —         12.00 %
 Bridge Loan     9/2/2010       11/2/2010       25,000       10,000       12.00 %
 Bridge Loan     9/24/2010       11/24/2010       20,000       20,000       12.00 %
 Convertible Debenture     10/7/2010       10/7/2011       110,000       110,000       9.00 %
 Convertible Debenture     10/11/2010       10/11/2011       120,000       120,000       9.00 %
 Convertible Debenture     10/25/2010       10/25/2011       70,000       70,000       9.00 %
 Convertible Debenture     12/6/2010       12/6/2011       100,000       100,000       9.00 %
 Convertible Debenture     12/22/2010       12/22/2011       100,000       100,000       9.00 %
 Promissory Note     3/1/2010       3/1/2011       65,000       65,000       10.00 %
 Promissory Note     8/2/2010       8/2/2011       23,750       23,750       8.00 %
 Promissory Note     9/24/2010       9/24/2011       20,000       20,000       8.00 %
 Convertible Debenture     2/8/2011       2/8/2012       125,000       125,000       9.00 %
 Convertible Debenture     2/24/2011       2/24/2012       125,000       125,000       9.00 %
 Convertible Debenture     3/14/2011       3/14/2012       50,000       50,000       9.00 %
 Convertible Debenture     3/24/2011       3/24/2012       200,000       200,000       9.00 %
 Convertible Debenture     3/10/2011       3/10/2012       80,000       80,000       9.00 %
  Total                   $ 1,672,950     $ 1,592,450          

 

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MOJO INC.

(FKA SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC.)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET

 

     MOJO    Specialty                
     Shopping, Inc.    Beverage And                Adjusted
     (Reinstated)    Supplement, Inc.    Combined    Pro Forma        Pro Forma
     As of March 31,                
    2011    Totals    Adjustments    AJE    Totals
 ASSETS                                              
 Current Assets:                                              
 Cash and Cash Equivalents   $ 327     $ 13,958     $ 14,285     $ —               $ 14,285
 Total Current Assets     327       13,958       14,285       —                 14,285
                                               
 Property and Equipment, Net     —         308,178       308,178       —                 308,178
 Other Assets - Rent Security     —         15,000       15,000       —                 15,000
 Software, Net     45       —         45       —                 45
                                              —  
 Total Assets   $ 372     $ 337,136     $ 337,508     $ —               $ 337,508
                                               
 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                                              
 Current Liabilities:                                              
 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses   $ 206,701     $ 318,152     $ 524,853     $ —               $ 524,853
 Accrued Interest     —         296,465       296,465       —                 296,465
 Notes Payable     —         1,592,450       1,592,450       —                 1,592,450
 Due To Officer     2,759       —         2,759       —                 2,759
 Total Current Liabilities     209,460       2,207,067       2,416,527       —                 2,416,527
                                              —  
 Long-Term Liabilities                                             —  
 Notes Payable Related Parties     —         1,378,675       1,378,675       —                 1,378,675
 Total Long-Term Liabilities     —         1,378,675       1,378,675       —                 1,378,675
                                              —  
 Total Liabilities     209,460       3,585,742       3,795,202       —                 3,795,202
                                               
 Stockholders' Equity:                                              
 Preferred Stock     —         —         —         —                 —  
 Common Stock     113,000       123,854       236,854       (88,000 )     2       50,000
                              (118,406 )     3        
                              19,552       3        
 Additional paid-in capital     (81,400 )     45,071        (36,329 )     88,000       2       (90,163)
                              98,854       3        
                              (240,688 )     1        
 Accumulated Deficit     (240,688 )     (3,417,531 )     (3,658,219 )     240,688       1       (3,417,531)
 Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)     (209,088 )     (3,248,606 )     (3,457,694 )                   (3,457,694)
                                               
 Total Liabilities And Stockholders' Deficit   $ 372     $ 337,136     $ 337,508     $ —               $ 337,508

1. To eliminate accumulated deficit of MOJO Shopping Inc. to reflect reverse merger. 

2. To record cancelation of 88,000,000 shares of common stock 

3. To record issuance of 19,552,128 shares of common stock to acquire 100% of common shares of Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc.

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MOJO INC.

(FKA SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  

 

         Specialty            
     MOJO    Beverage And            Adjusted
     Shopping, Inc.    Suplement, Inc.    Combined    Pro Forma    ProForma
     As of March 31,            
    2011    Totals    Adjustments    Totals
                     
 REVENUES   $ —       $ 1,000     $ 1,000       $ —       $ 1,000   
                                         
 Cost of Sales     —         —         —         —         —    
                                         
 Gross Profit     —       1,000        1,000         —         1,000    
                                         
 Operating Expenses                                        
 General and Administrative     (20,847)       (423,578)       (444,425 )     —         (444,425)  
 Total Operating Expenses     (20,847)       (423,578)       (444,425 )     —         (444,425)  
                                         
 Loss from Operations     (20,847 )     (422,578 )     (444,425 )             (443,425 )
                                         
 Other Income (Expense):                                        
  Interest income     —                     —          
  Interest expense     —         (75,813 )     (75,813 )     —         (75,813 )
    Total Other Income (Expense)     —         (75,813 )     (75,813 )     —         (75,813 )
                                         
 Loss Before Provision for Income Taxes     (20,847 )     (498,391 )     (519,238 )     —         (519,238 )
                                         
 Provision of Income Taxes     —         —         —         —         —    
                                         
 Net Loss   $ (20,847 )   $ (498,391 )   $ (519,238 )   $ —       $ (519,238 )

  

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MOJO INC.

(FKA SPECIALTY BEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT, INC)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF STOCKEHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

                                      Additional                  
    Preferred Stock   Common Stock     Paid-In       Accumulated          
      Shares        Amount       Share       Amount       Capital       Deficit       Total  
 Balance at March 31, 2011     —       $ —         123,853,535     $ 123,854     $ 45,071      $ (2,919,140 )   $ (2,750,215 )
 (Specialty Beverage and Supplement, Inc. Pre-Merger)                                                        
                                                         
 Balance at March 31, 2011     —         —         113,000,000       113,000       (81,400 )     (240,688 )     (209,088 )
 (MOJO Shopping, Inc. Pre-Merger)                                                        
                                                         
 Elimination entries associated with merger     —         —         (113,000,000)         (186,854 )     (53,834 )     240,688       —    
                                                         
 Net (loss) for the year ended March 31, 2011     —         —         —         —         —         (498,391 )     (498,391 )
                                                         
 Balance, March 31, 2011   $ —       $ —       $ 123,853,535     $ 50,000     $ (90,163 )   $ (3,417,531 )   $ (3,457,694 )

 

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