Agreement and Plan of Merger among Aerobic Creations, Inc., Aerobic Merger Sub Inc., and Maritime Logistics US Holdings, Inc.

Summary

This agreement is between Aerobic Creations, Inc. (the Parent), its wholly owned subsidiary Aerobic Merger Sub Inc., and Maritime Logistics US Holdings, Inc. (the Company). The agreement sets out the terms for merging Merger Sub into the Company, making the Company a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent. Company shareholders will receive shares of Parent stock in exchange for their Company shares, and outstanding Company options and warrants will be converted to Parent equivalents. The merger is intended to be tax-free and will take effect upon filing with the Delaware Secretary of State.

EX-2.1 2 c44764_ex2-1.txt Exhibit 2.1 EXECUTION COUNTERPART AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "AGREEMENT"), is made and entered into as of November 8, 2006, by and among AEROBIC CREATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "PARENT"), AEROBIC MERGER SUB INC., a Delaware corporation and a newly-formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "MERGER SUB"), and MARITIME LOGISTICS US HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") (Parent, Merger Sub and Company are sometimes collectively referred to hereinafter as the "PARTIES"), with reference to the following facts: RECITALS A. WHEREAS, the Company is a privately held corporation engaged in the business of providing logistics services to third parties and the Parent is a publicly reporting corporation not currently engaged in any active business; B. WHEREAS, the Parent and the Company have agreed to a merger on certain terms set forth herein; C. WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of the Company, the Parent and Merger Sub have each determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of their respective stockholders that the Parent acquire the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and, in furtherance of such acquisition, such Boards of Directors have approved the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the "MERGER") in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DELAWARE CORPORATION LAW"); D. WHEREAS, Parent has formed Merger Sub for the purposes of effecting the Merger; E. WHEREAS, for United States federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger shall qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "CODE"), and that this Agreement shall be, and is hereby, adopted as a "plan of reorganization" for purposes of Section 368(a) of the Code; F. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger, (i) each outstanding share of Company Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, ("COMPANY COMMON STOCK"), shall be converted into the right to receive 16.289156 shares of Parent Common Stock, and (ii) each outstanding option or warrant to purchase shares of Company Common Stock shall be exchanged for an option or warrant to purchase a corresponding number of shares of Parent Common Stock at the exchange ratio set forth herein; G. WHEREAS, the Parties have determined it to be in their best interest for the Parent to issue its Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger under the exemption made available pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"); and H. WHEREAS, the Parties desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements in connection with, and establish certain conditions precedent to, the Merger. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows. ARTICLE I THE MERGER 1.1 THE MERGER; THE MERGER CONSIDERATION. (a) As of the date of this Agreement and immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined below) and the Placement, the Parent has (and will have) outstanding (i) 2,761,635 shares of Parent Common Stock, and (ii) no shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share (the "PARENT PREFERRED STOCK"). (b) In connection with the Merger, (i) each holder of shares of Company Common Stock will receive 16.289156 shares of Parent Common Stock for each one share of Company Common Stock held of record at the time of the Merger, and (ii) the Company will be operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent, which shall own all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company. All debts, liabilities, obligations, contracts and assets of the Merger Sub will, by operation of law as of the Effective Time, become the debts, obligations, contracts, liabilities and assets of the Company and Merger Sub will cease to exist. 1.2 CERTIFICATE OF MERGER. A certificate of merger (the "CERTIFICATE OF MERGER"), in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, shall be executed and delivered to the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "DELAWARE SECRETARY") for filing on the Closing Date, as defined in Section 3, in accordance with the Delaware Corporation Law. 1.3 EFFECTIVE TIME. The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Corporation Law. The date and time of the filing with the Delaware Secretary is referred to herein as the "Effective Time." 1.4 TAX-FREE MERGER. The Parties intend that the Merger will be treated as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368 of the Code. ARTICLE II EFFECT OF THE MERGER 2.1 GENERAL. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company in accordance with the Delaware Corporation Law, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving (and successor) corporation in the Merger. The Company, in its 2 capacity as the corporation surviving the Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the "Surviving Corporation." The Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights, privileges, powers, immunities and franchises, of Merger Sub (sometimes referred to hereinafter as the "Disappearing Corporation"); all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due on whatever account, including subscriptions for shares, stock options and warrants, and all choses in action, and all and every interest, of or belonging to or due the Disappearing Corporation shall be taken and deemed to be transferred to and vested in the Surviving Corporation without further act or deed; and the title to any real estate, or any interest therein, vested in the Disappearing Corporation shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of the Merger. The Surviving Corporation shall have all the rights, privileges, immunities and powers and shall be subject to all the duties and liabilities of a corporation organized under the Delaware Corporation Law. 2.2 CONVERSION OF SECURITIES. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or the holder of any of the following securities: (a) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and owned beneficially or of record by Company stockholders shall be converted into and become 16.289156 validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Parent Common Stock. (b) Each option, warrant and security convertible by its terms into Company Common Stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed by the Parent and shall be deemed to constitute an option, warrant or convertible security, as the case may be, to acquire, on the terms and conditions as were applicable under such option, warrant or convertible security, the same number of shares of Parent Common Stock as the holder of such option, warrant or convertible security would have been entitled to receive pursuant to the Merger had such holder exercised such option or warrant, or converted such convertible security, in full immediately prior to the Effective Time (not taking into account whether such option, warrant or convertible security was in fact exercisable or convertible at such time), and the exercise or conversion price thereof shall be proportionately adjusted. As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, the Parent shall deliver to each holder of a Company option, warrant and convertible security an option, warrant or convertible security, as the case may be, in the Parent, having substantially identical terms as the original Company option, warrant or convertible security, as the case may be. 2.3 DISSENTING SHARES. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, dissenting shares of the Company as defined in the Delaware Corporation Law ("Dissenting Shares") shall not be converted into the right to receive shares of Parent Common Stock at or after the Effective Time unless and until the holder of such Dissenting Shares withdraws his or her demand for payment of the fair value of such shares in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Corporation Law or becomes ineligible for such payment. If a holder of Dissenting Shares shall withdraw his or her demand for payment of the fair value of such shares in accordance with the Delaware Corporation Law or shall become ineligible to receive such payment, then, as of the later of the Effective Time or the occurrence of such event, such holder's Dissenting Shares shall be automatically converted into a corresponding number of shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company shall give the Parent prompt notice of any notices of intent to assert dissenters' rights and to 3 demand payment or withdrawals of notices of intent to assert dissenters' rights and will not, except with the prior written consent of the Parent, settle or compromise or offer to settle or compromise any such notices, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any notice of intent to demand payment for shares of Company Common Stock or approve any withdrawal of any such notice. Each holder of Dissenting Shares shall have only such rights and remedies as are granted to such holder under the Delaware Corporation Law. This Section notwithstanding, in the event that five percent (5.0%) or more of the outstanding shares of the Company are Dissenting Shares, the Company has the sole discretion to terminate this Agreement, which shall forthwith become void and of no further force and effect and the Parties shall be released from any and all obligations hereunder; provided, however, that nothing herein shall relieve any Party from liability for the breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement. 2.4 EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES. (a) Prior to the Closing Date, the Parent shall appoint its transfer agent or such other person or entity as the Company may reasonably request to act as exchange agent (the "EXCHANGE AGENT") in the Merger. (b) As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, the Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to deliver to each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock to be exchanged for the Parent Common Stock ("OUTSTANDING SHARES"), a form letter of transmittal (the "LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL") for use in effecting the surrender of the stock certificates representing the Outstanding Shares (the "CERTIFICATES"). As of the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit or shall cause to be deposited with the Exchange Agent for the benefit of the holder of shares of Company Common Stock for exchange through the Exchange Agent certificates evidencing such number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 2.2 in exchange for outstanding shares of Company Common Stock which will be converted into Parent Common Stock in the Merger. To the extent that holders of Outstanding Shares (each a "HOLDER") deliver Certificates along with a duly executed and completed Letter of Transmittal to the Parent or the Exchange Agent, then as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time the Parent shall deliver (or cause and instruct the Exchange Agent to deliver) to such each Holder, a certificate(s) representing the number of shares of Parent Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2 above. The Parent or Exchange Agent shall effect delivery of the certificate for Parent Common Stock within three (3) Business Days after due receipt of the Holder's Certificate and duly completed and executed Letter of Transmittal. For purposes of this Agreement, "BUSINESS DAY" shall mean a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day when commercial banks are not generally open to the public in New York, New York. Each Certificate surrendered shall immediately be canceled. At the Effective Time, no Holder of a Certificate shall have any rights with respect to shares of Company Common Stock other than to surrender such Certificate pursuant to this Section 2.4 or, if the Holder holds Dissenting Shares, to demand payment of the fair value thereof pursuant to the Delaware Corporation Law or to exercise any other rights under the Delaware Corporation Law. (c) The Parent and Exchange Agent shall follow the same procedure with respect to lost, stolen or mutilated Certificates as the Company followed with respect to lost, stolen or mutilated certificates prior to the Effective Time which procedures shall include, at a 4 minimum, receipt of an affidavit and indemnity of lost certificate in customary form (but without the requirement of any bond or security for such indemnity). After the Effective Time and until surrender as contemplated herein, each Certificate shall be deemed to evidence only a right to receive upon such surrender that merger consideration represented by the Parent Common Stock. 2.5 DISTRIBUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO UNEXCHANGED SHARES. No dividends or other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock evidenced thereby, until the holder of such Certificate shall surrender such Certificate. Subject to the effect of applicable laws, following surrender of any such Certificate, there shall be paid to the holder of the certificates evidencing shares of Parent Common Stock issued in exchange therefore (i) the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such shares of Parent Common Stock and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions, with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to surrender and a payment date occurring after surrender, payable with respect to such shares of Parent Common Stock. No interest shall be paid on any amounts payable under this Section 2.5. 2.6 NO FURTHER RIGHTS IN COMPANY STOCK. All shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon exchange of the 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. 2.7 NO FRACTIONAL SHARES. No certificates or scrip evidencing fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a stockholder of the Parent. In lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock, any fractional share will be rounded up to the nearest whole share of Parent Common Stock. 2.8 NO TRANSFERS OF STOCK AFTER EFFECTIVE TIME. After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers of any shares of Company Common Stock on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall be forwarded to the Parent or Exchange Agent and exchanged in accordance with Section 2.4(b), subject to applicable law in the case of Dissenting Shares. 2.9 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF NEW PARENT SHARES. The shares of Parent Common Stock that are being issued in connection with the Merger (the "New Parent Shares"), and any shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of options or warrants issued pursuant to Section 2.2(b), (collectively with the New Parent Shares, the "New Parent Securities") are being issued pursuant to an exemption from registration provided for in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES Act");. Each certificate representing any New Parent Securities shall be subject to stop transfer instructions and shall bear all legends required under all applicable federal and state securities laws. 5 2.10 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OF SURVIVING CORPORATION. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company in effect at the Effective Time shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation. (b) The Bylaws of the Company in effect at the Effective Time shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation. 2.11 MANAGEMENT OF SURVIVING CORPORATION AND PARENT. (a) One or more of the directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of Surviving Corporation and shall hold office from the Effective Time until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation or as otherwise provided by applicable law. (b) 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 are duly elected or appointed and qualified in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation or as otherwise provided by applicable law. (c) Upon the delivery of the Certificate of Merger to the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as contemplated by Section 1.2 hereof, the officers and directors of the Parent shall resign, to be replaced by the officers and directors designated on Schedule 2.11 (c) hereto, who shall immediately take such offices. The resignation of the directors of the Parent and the appointment of new directors in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.11(c) shall accomplished through the filling of vacancies in the Board of Directors of the Parent in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Delaware Corporation Law and the Bylaws of the Parent and without the vote (by written consent or otherwise) of the shareholders of the Parent. 2.12 TAKING OF NECESSARY ACTION, FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each of the Company, the Parent and Merger Sub shall use its or their commercially reasonable efforts to take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the Merger in accordance with this Agreement as promptly as possible and at the time contemplated by this Agreement. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any such further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, the officers and directors of the Company, the Parent and Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time are fully authorized in the name of their respective corporations or otherwise to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action. 6 ARTICLE III CLOSING 3.1 CLOSING. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP, Seven Time Square, New York, NY, within two (2) Business Days after the date on which the last of the conditions to Closing set forth in Article VIII shall have been satisfied or waived, or at such other place and on such other date as is mutually agreeable to Parent and the Company (the "Closing Date"). The Closing will be effective as of the Effective Time. 3.2 CLOSING DELIVERIES. At the Closing, each of the Parties shall make the Closing deliveries required of it pursuant to Article VIII of this Agreement. ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY Except as set forth in the disclosure schedule attached hereto as EXHIBIT B (the "COMPANY DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE"), the Company represents and warrants to the Parent that the statements contained in this Article IV are true, correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement (or if made as of a specified date, as of such date) and will be true, correct and complete as of the Closing Date (or, if made as of a specified date, as of such date). As appropriate, for the purposes of this Article 4, the Company shall be deemed to include both the Company and its subsidiaries listed in Section 4.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule. 4.1 ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. (a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. There is no pending or threatened proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of the Company. (b) The Company (i) does not, directly or indirectly, own any interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, or other Person and (ii) is not subject to any obligation or requirement to provide funds to or to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in or to any Person. For purposes of this Agreement, "PERSON" shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, government, entity or government or any group comprised of one or more of the foregoing. (c) The Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the properties owned or leased by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for any such jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify or be licensed, individually and in the aggregate for all such jurisdictions, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this 7 Agreement, as to the Company, "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means an action, event or occurrence if it has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the capitalization, financial condition or results of operations of the Company. Any item or event susceptible of measurement in monetary terms which, when considered together with similar items or events, does not exceed the amount of $100,000.00, shall not be considered a Material Adverse Effect. (d) The Company has provided to the Parent complete and accurate copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, as currently in effect, and minutes and other records of the meetings and other proceedings of the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company. The Company is not violation of any provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws. 4.2 CAPITALIZATION. The authorized capital stock of Company consists of 1,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, $.001 par value, of which 1,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock are issued and outstanding. No shares of Preferred Stock are authorized, issued or outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. Other than as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) there are no shares of capital stock or other equity securities of Company outstanding and (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, subscription rights (including any preemptive rights), calls, or commitments, or convertible securities of any character whatsoever to which the Company is a party or is bound, requiring or which could require the issuance, sale or transfer by the Company of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of capital stock of the Company. There are no stock appreciation rights or similar rights relating to the Company. 4.3 AUTHORITY. (a) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, subject to approval by its stockholders. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. (b) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will not, (i) conflict with, or result in a violation of, any provision of bylaws or other charter documents of the Company, (ii) constitute or result in a breach of or default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or suspension of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or a loss of a benefit under, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, lease, permit, concession, franchise, license, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party or to which the properties or assets of the Company are subject, (iii) create any lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company, or (iv) 8 constitute, or result in, a violation of any law applicable to the Company or any of the properties or assets of the Company. (c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, notice to, registration or filing with any governmental authority or other Person is required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary, and (ii) the filing of a Form D and related state securities law notices in connection with the issuance of the securities contemplated by the terms of a Private Placement Memorandum, dated October 23, 2006 (the "PPM"), whereby the Company is offering up to 50,000 units (the "Units") of the Parent, at a purchase price of $1,000.00 per Unit, each Unit consisting of 100 shares of Parent Common Stock, $.001 par value ("PARENT COMMON STOCK") and warrants to purchase 75 shares of Parent Common Stock (the "PLACEMENT"). 4.4 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. (a) The Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth copies of the audited balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2006 (the "COMPANY 6/30/06 BALANCE SHEET"), and the audited statements of operations and stockholders' deficit and cash flows for the period from inception (February 6, 2006) to June 30, 2006 (collectively, the "COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS"). To the knowledge of the Company, the Company Financial Statements (including the related notes) have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied ("GAAP") during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto), and present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the respective dates set forth therein, and the consolidated results of the Company's operations and its cash flows for the respective periods set forth therein in accordance with GAAP (subject, in case of any unaudited interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments). (b) The books and records of the Company are being maintained in material compliance with applicable legal and accounting requirements. (c) Except as and to the extent reflected, disclosed or reserved against in the Company Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) or in the Company Disclosure Schedule, as of June 30, 2006, the Company had no liabilities, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, material to the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company which were required by GAAP (consistently applied) to be disclosed in the Company's consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2006, or the notes thereto. The Company has not incurred any liabilities except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, except as related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or in the Company Disclosure Schedule. (d) The Company possesses, or expects to possess on or before the required filing date, all of the financial statements and financial information required to be included in the Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Parent within four (4) business days after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the PPM. 9 4.5 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS. Except as related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, there has not been any material adverse change in the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Company since June 30, 2006 and, to the best of the Company's knowledge, no facts or condition exists which the Company believes will cause such a material adverse change in the future. 4.6 LITIGATION. There are no legal actions (i) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against any current employee, officer or director of the Company that, in any way relates to the Company. The Company is not subject to any order, judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any governmental authority. 4.7 TAXES. The Company has timely filed all material tax returns and reports required to be filed by it (after giving effect to any filing extension properly granted by a governmental entity having authority to do so) ("COMPANY TAX RETURN"). Each such Company Tax Return is true, correct and complete in all material respects. The Company has paid, within the time and manner prescribed by law, all material taxes that are due and payable. To the Knowledge of the Company, no Company Tax Return is the subject of any investigation, audit or other proceeding by any federal, state or local tax authority. 4.8 CONTRACTS. (a) The Company is not in violation or breach of any material contract, except such violations which, in the aggregate, do not and are not reasonably expected to have a 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. 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. (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. 4.9 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. The Company does not maintain or contribute to any "employee pension benefit plan" (the "COMPANY PENSION PLANS"), as such term is defined in Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), "employee welfare benefit plan," as such term is defined in Section 3 of ERISA, stock option plan, stock purchase plan, deferred compensation plan, cafeteria plan, severance plan, bonus plan, employment agreement or other similar plan, program or arrangement. The Company has not contributed to, or been required to contribute to, any "Multiemployer Plan", as such term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA. 4.10 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. To the Company's knowledge, the Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable federal, state and local laws and 10 regulations to which it or its business may be subject, except where the failure to so comply did not have and would not be a Material Adverse Effect, and no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, demand or notice has been filed or commenced against or, to the Company's knowledge, has been threatened against the Company alleging any failure to so comply. 4.11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. (a) The Company owns, or has the right to use pursuant to valid license, sublicense, agreement, or permission, all intellectual property rights used in or necessary for the operation of the Company's business as presently conducted. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) such intellectual property rights are owned free and clear of royalty obligations, liens and encumbrances, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the closing of the transaction contemplated hereby will not alter or impair any such rights, (iii) the use of all such intellectual property by the Company does not infringe or violate the intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and (iv) the Company has not granted any person or entity any rights, pursuant to written license agreement or otherwise, to use such intellectual property. The Company has taken, and shall continue to take through the Closing Date, all necessary action to maintain and protect each item of intellectual property that it owns or uses. (b) The Company Disclosure Schedule identifies (i) each patent, trademark, trade name, service name or copyright with respect to any of the Company's intellectual property, all applications and registration statements therefor and renewals thereof (and sets forth correct and complete copies of all such patents, registrations and applications (as amended to date)) and (ii) all intellectual property that the Company uses pursuant to license, sublicense, agreement, or permission, all of which are valid and in full force and effect, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the closing of the transaction contemplated hereby will not alter or impair any such rights. (c) The Company has at all times used reasonable efforts to protect all trade secrets related to its intellectual property. 4.12 PROPERTIES. The Company has good and marketable title to all material assets and properties, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, listed on the Company 6/30/06 Balance Sheet or the Company Disclosure Schedule, subject to no encumbrances, liens, mortgages, security interests or pledges, except (i) those items that secure liabilities that are reflected in said Balance Sheet or the note thereto or that secure liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business after the date of the Company 6/30/06 Balance Sheet, (ii) statutory liens for amounts not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith and (iii) such title imperfections that are not in the aggregate material to the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company. Except as affected by the transactions contemplated hereby, the Company as lessee has the right under valid and subsisting leases to occupy, use, possess and control all real property listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule in all material respects as presently occupied, used, possessed and controlled by the Company. 4.13 INSURANCE. The business operations and all insurable properties and assets of the Company are insured for their benefit against all risks which, in the reasonable judgment of the 11 management of the Company, should be insured against, in each case under policies or bonds issued by insurers of recognized responsibility, in such amounts with such deductibles and against such risks and losses as are in the opinion of the management of the Company adequate for the business engaged in by the Company. The Company has not received any notice of cancellation or notice of a material amendment of any such insurance policy or bond. 4.14 DISCLOSURE. This Agreement, including the Company Disclosure Schedules, does not contain and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact by the Company and does not omit and will not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT Except as set forth in the disclosure schedule attached hereto as EXHIBIT C (the "PARENT DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE"), the Parent represents and warrants to the Company that the statements contained in this Article V are true, correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement (or if made as of a specified date, as of such date) and will be true, correct and complete as of the Closing Date (or, if made as of a specified date, as of such date). Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the Parent contained in this Article V will be read to include the Parent together with any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries (including Merger Sub). 5.1 ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. (a) The Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. There is no pending or threatened proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of the Parent. (b) Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of the Merger and has no business, assets, liabilities, contracts or commitments other than as set forth in this Agreement. There is no pending or threatened proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Merger Sub. (c) Except for Merger Sub, the Parent (i) does not, directly or indirectly, own any interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, or other Person, and (ii) is not subject to any obligation or requirement to provide funds to or to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Person. (d) The Parent is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the properties owned or leased by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for any such jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify or be licensed, individually and in the aggregate for all such jurisdictions, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, as to the Parent, "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means an action, event or occurrence if it has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the capitalization, 12 financial condition or results of operations of the Parent. Any item or event susceptible of measurement in monetary terms which, when considered together with similar items or events, does not exceed the amount of $25,000.00, shall not be considered a Material Adverse Effect. (e) The Parent has provided complete and accurate copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Parent and Merger Sub, as currently in effect, and minutes and other records of the meetings and other proceedings of the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Parent. Neither the Parent nor Merger Sub is in violation of any provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws. 5.2 CAPITALIZATION. (a) The authorized capital stock of the Parent consists of (i) 99,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Parent Preferred Stock. The issued and outstanding capital stock of the Parent consists entirely of (i) 2,761,635 shares of Parent Common Stock. All issued and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. There are no outstanding options, warrants, subscription rights (including any preemptive rights), calls, or commitments, or convertible notes or instruments of any character whatsoever to which the Parent is a party or is bound, requiring or which could require the issuance, sale or transfer by the Parent of any shares of capital stock of the Parent or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of capital stock of the Parent. There are no stock appreciation rights or similar rights relating to the Parent. (b) The authorized capital of Merger Sub consists of 3,000 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, of which all 3,000 shares are issued and outstanding and held by the Parent. Other than such outstanding shares, there are no shares of capital stock or other equity securities of Merger Sub outstanding and no outstanding options, warrants, subscription rights (including any preemptive rights), calls, or commitments, or convertible notes or instruments of any character whatsoever to which the Parent or Merger Sub is a party or is bound, requiring or which could require the issuance, sale or transfer by the Parent or Merger Sub of any shares of capital stock of Merger Sub, any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of capital stock of Merger Sub. There are no stock appreciation rights or similar rights relating to Merger Sub. (c) Upon completion of the Merger, and other than any outstanding options, warrants or convertible securities issued by the Company and converted into options, warrants or convertible securities of the Parent as a result of the Merger, there are no outstanding options, warrants, subscription rights (including any preemptive rights), calls, or commitments, or convertible notes or instruments of any character whatsoever to which the Parent is a party or is bound, requiring or which could require the issuance, sale or transfer by the Parent of any shares of capital stock of the Parent or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of capital stock of the Parent. (d) To the knowledge of the Parent, all of the shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time have been issued in compliance with Securities Act and applicable state securities laws in reliance on exemptions from 13 registration or qualification thereunder. The knowledge caveat contained in this Section 5.2(d) shall not apply to shares of Parent Common Stock issued after June 14, 2006. (e) The list of all record holders of Parent Common Stock delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(d) is complete and correct and accurately reflects the share holdings of the Parent. 5.3 AUTHORITY. (a) Each of the Parent and Merger Sub has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by the Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent and Merger Sub. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Parent and Merger Sub and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms. No vote or approval of the shareholders of the Parent is required in connection with the Merger. (b) The execution and delivery by the Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will not, (i) conflict with, or result in a violation of, any provision of bylaws or other charter documents of the Parent or Merger Sub, (ii) to the knowledge of the Parent, constitute or result in a breach of or default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or suspension of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or a loss of a benefit under, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, lease, permit, concession, franchise, license, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Parent is a party or to which the properties or assets of the Parent or Merger Sub are subject, (iii) create any lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Parent or Merger Sub, or (iv) constitute, or result in, a violation of any law applicable to the Parent or Merger Sub or any of the properties or assets of either of them. (c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, notice to, registration or filing with any governmental authority or other Person is necessary in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parent and Merger Sub or the consummation by the Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary, (ii) the filing of a Form D and related state securities law notices in connection with the issuance of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Merger and (iii) the filing of a current report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") announcing completion of the Merger. 5.4 SEC FILINGS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. (a) To the knowledge of the Parent: (a) the Parent has timely filed and made available to Company all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Parent with the SEC (collectively, the "PARENT SEC REPORTS") and (b) the Parent SEC Reports at the time filed, (i) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 14 "EXCHANGE ACT"), as the case may be, and (ii) did not at the time they were filed (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated in such Parent SEC Reports or necessary in order to make the statements in such Parent SEC Reports, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. With respect to any Parent SEC Report filed, or required to be filed, on or after June 14, 2006 and prior to the Closing Date, the representations set forth in this Section 5.4(a) shall be deemed given without the knowledge caveat of the Parent. (b) Each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes), contained in the Parent SEC Reports, including any Parent SEC Reports filed after the date of this Agreement until the Closing, complied, as of its respective filing date, to the knowledge of the Parent, in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and fairly presented the consolidated financial position of the Parent as at the respective dates and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except that the unaudited interim financial statements were or are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments which were not or are not expected to be material in amount. (c) Between January 1, 2006 and the date hereof, except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports, there has not been any change in the business, operations or financial condition of the Parent that has had or reasonably would be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Parent. (d) The Parent and Merger Sub do not have any liability or obligation (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than those which arose in the ordinary course of their respective activities or under this Agreement. (e) Nothing has come to the attention of the Parent which would indicate: (i) that the accounting firm of Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton Labonte, which has expressed its opinion in respect of the consolidated financial statements of Parent for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (the "AUDIT OPINION"), is not independent of Parent pursuant to the standards set forth in Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, or that such firm was not otherwise qualified to render the Audit Opinion and complete its review under applicable law; or (ii) that since March 3, 2005, either Parent or, to the knowledge of Parent, any director, officer or employee, of Parent, has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Parent or its internal accounting controls, including any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Parent has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices. 5.5 BROKERS. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission in connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Parent, Merger Sub or any shareholder of the Parent. 15 5.6 OWNERSHIP OF MERGER SUB, NO PRIOR ACTIVITIES. As of the date hereof and as of the Effective Time, except for obligations or liabilities incurred in connection with its incorporation or organization and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and except for this Agreement and any other agreements or arrangements contemplated hereby or thereby, Merger Sub has not and will not have incurred, directly or indirectly, any obligations or liabilities or engaged in any business activities of any type or kind whatsoever or entered into any agreements or arrangements with any person. 5.7 LITIGATION. There are no legal actions (i) pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent, Merger Sub or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against any current employee, officer or director of the Parent that, in any way relates to the Parent. The Parent is not subject to any order, judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any governmental authority. 5.8 TAXES. To the knowledge of the Parent, the Parent has timely filed all material tax returns and reports required to be filed by it (after giving effect to any filing extension properly granted by a governmental entity having authority to do so) ("PARENT TAX RETURN"). No Parent Tax Returns were required to be filed, or were filed, on or after June 14, 2006 and prior to the Closing Date. To the knowledge of the Parent, each such Parent Tax Return is true, correct and complete in all material respects. The Parent has paid, within the time and manner prescribed by law, all material taxes that are due and payable. To the knowledge of the Parent, no Parent Tax Return is the subject of any investigation, audit or other proceeding by any federal, state or local tax authority. 5.9 NO EMPLOYEES; LABOR MATTERS. Neither the Parent nor Merger Sub has any employees or consultants. No unfair labor practice, or race, sex, age, disability or other discrimination complaint is pending, nor is any such complaint, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent before the National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other governmental authority, and no grievance is pending, nor is any grievance, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or Merger Sub. 5.10 BENEFIT PLANS. The Parent has not adopted nor is it party to any bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership, stock purchase, stock option, phantom stock, retirement, vacation, severance, disability, death benefit, hospitalization, medical or other employee benefit plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not legally binding) providing benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of the Parent or any person affiliated with the Parent under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code; provided except to the extent permitted in Section 6.1(b)(i) hereof. 5.11 CONTRACTS AND COMMITMENTS. (a) Except for this Agreement and the agreements and transactions specifically contemplated by this Agreement, neither the Parent nor Merger Sub is a party to or subject to, nor plans to enter into: (i) any agreement or other commitments requiring any payments or performance of services by the Parent or Merger Sub; 16 (ii) any agreement or other commitments containing covenants limiting the freedom of the Parent or Merger Sub to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic location or to use or disclose any information in their possession; (iii) any license agreement (as licensor or licensee) or royalty agreement; (iv) any agreement of indemnification, other than indemnification rights granted in the Bylaws of the Parent; (v) any agreement or undertaking pursuant to which the Parent is: (A) borrowing or is entitled to borrow any money; (B) lending or has committed itself to lend any money; or (C) a guarantor or surety with respect to the obligations of any Person; (vi) any powers of attorney granted by the Parent; and (vii) any leases of real or personal property. (b) The Parent is not in violation or breach of any contract. 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 contract on the part of the Parent or, to the knowledge of the Parent, any other party thereto or would permit the modification, cancellation or termination of any contract or result in the creation of any lien upon, or any person acquiring any right to acquire, any assets of the Parent or Merger Sub. The Parent has not received in writing any claim or threat that Parent or Merger Sub has breached any of the terms and conditions of any contract. (c) The consent of, or the delivery of notice to or filing with, any party to a contract is not required for the execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Agreement. 5.12 BOOKS AND RECORDS. Since June 14, 2006: (a) the books and records of the Parent have been maintained and preserved in accordance with applicable regulations and business practices; (b) the corporate records of the Parent and Merger Sub are complete and correct and the minutes and consents contained therein accurately reflect actions taken at a duly called and held meeting or by sufficient consent without a meeting; and (c) all actions by the Parent and Merger Sub which required director or shareholder approval are reflected on the respective corporate minute books. Nothing has come to the attention of the Parent which would indicate, with respect to any period prior to June 14, 2006, that: (a) the corporate records of the Parent are not complete and correct or that the minutes and consents contained therein do not accurately reflect actions taken at a duly called and held meeting or by sufficient consent without a meeting; or (c) that all actions by the Parent which required director or shareholder approval are not reflected in the corporate records. 5.13 ASSETS. The Parent has no fixtures, furniture, equipment, inventory, intellectual property, accounts receivable or other assets other than cash and its interest in this Agreement. The Parent is not a party to any leases for real or personal property. 17 5.14 NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS AND LAWYERS. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Parent to arise, between the accountants, and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Parent, and the Parent is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers. 5.15 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND EMPLOYEES. Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Reports, none of the current officers or directors of the Parent and none of the Affiliates or employees of the Parent is presently a party to any transaction with the Parent (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 Parent, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner. 5.16 LISTING ON THE OTCBB. The Parent Common Stock is quoted on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board (the "OTCBB") and the Parent has and continues to satisfy all of the requirements of the OTCBB for such listing and for the trading of Parent Common Stock thereunder. The Parent have not been informed, nor does it have any knowledge, that the NASD or any other regulatory agency will take action to cease the Parent Common Stock from being quoted on the OTCBB. 5.17 COMPLIANCE. To the Parent's knowledge, (i) the Parent has complied in all material respects with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations to which it or its business may be subject, (ii) no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, demand or notice has been filed or commenced against or, to the Parent's knowledge, has been threatened against the Parent alleging any failure to so comply; and (iii) the Parent is not in violation of any term of, or in default under, its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, respectively. 5.18 BOARD APPROVAL. The Board of Directors of Parent by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote, that have not been subsequently rescinded or modified in any way has duly determined that this Agreement and Merger are advisable and in the best interest of the Parent and approved this Agreement and Merger. 5.19 DISCLOSURE. The representations and warranties of the Parent and Merger Sub herein, or in any document, exhibit, statement, certificate or schedule furnished by or on behalf of the Parent or Merger Sub to Company as required by this Agreement, do not contain and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and do not omit and will not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 18 ARTICLE VI PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS 6.1 OPERATION OF THE PARENT. (a) Except as specifically provided in this Agreement between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the Parent shall: (i) maintain its books of account and records in the usual and ordinary manner, and in conformity with its past practices and applicable law; (ii) pay accounts payable and other obligations when they become due and payable in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices except to the extent disputed in good faith; (iii) conduct its business, if any, in the ordinary course consistent with past practices, or as required by this Agreement; (iv) pay all taxes when due and file all Parent Tax Returns on or before the due date therefor except to the extent disputed in good faith; (v) make appropriate provisions in its books of account and records for taxes relating to its operations during such period (regardless of whether such taxes are required to be reflected in a tax return having a due date on or prior to the Closing Date); (vi) withhold all taxes required to be withheld and remitted by or on behalf of the Parent in connection with amounts paid or owing to any Parent personnel or other person, and pay such taxes to the proper governmental authority or set aside such taxes in accounts for such purpose; (vii) make all required filings on a timely basis with the SEC or any other state, federal or local regulatory body, including, without limitation, making all filings under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, on a timely basis so as to maintain the Parent's status as a reporting company in good standing under the Exchange Act; and (viii) take all steps reasonably necessary to maintain Parent's listing on the OTC Bulletin Board. (b) Without the prior written consent of the Company, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time (or termination of this Agreement), neither the Parent nor Merger Sub shall: (i) issue any capital stock or any options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of the capital stock of the Parent or Merger Sub; 19 (ii) directly or indirectly redeem, purchase, sell or otherwise acquire any capital stock of the Parent, except as expressly provided by this Agreement; (iii) hire any employee or retain any consultant; (iv) borrow or agree to borrow any funds, incur any indebtedness or directly or indirectly guarantee or agree to guarantee the obligations of others, or draw or borrow on any lines of credit that may be available to the Parent or Parent Sub; (v) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, enter into any oral or written agreement, contract, lease or other commitment; (vi) place or allow to be placed a lien on any of the assets of the Parent or Merger Sub; (vii) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, cancel, discount or otherwise compromise any indebtedness owing to the Parent or any claims which the Parent may possess or waive any rights of material value; (viii) sell or otherwise dispose of any assets of the Parent, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (ix) commit any act or omit to do any act which will cause a breach of this Agreement or any other material agreement, contract, lease or commitment; (x) violate any law or governmental approval, including, without limitation any federal or state securities laws; (xi) make any loan, advance, distribution or payment of any type or to any Person other than as expressly contemplated by this Agreement; (xii) amend its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; (xiii) merge or consolidate with, or agree to merge or consolidate with, or purchase substantially all of the assets of, or otherwise acquire any business or any Person or division thereof; (xiv) make any tax election or settle or compromise any tax liability other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (xv) lease or purchase or agree to lease or purchase any assets or properties; (xvi) take any action or series of actions that results in or is likely to result in (i) the delisting of the Parent Common Stock from trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, or (ii) the Parent losing its status as a reporting company in good standing under the Exchange Act; or 20 (xvii) enter into any negotiations, commitments or agreements that would result in undertaking any of the actions specified in this Subsection 6.1(b). 6.2 OPERATION OF COMPANY. (a) Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the Company shall: (i) maintain its books of account and records in the usual and ordinary manner, and in conformity with its past practices; (ii) pay accounts payable and other obligations when they become due and payable in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices except to the extent disputed in good faith; (iii) conduct its business, if any, in the ordinary course consistent with past practices, or as contemplated by this Agreement or the PPM; (iv) pay all taxes when due and file all Company Tax Returns on or before the due date therefor except to the extent disputed in good faith; (v) make appropriate provisions in its books of account and records for taxes relating to its operations during such period (regardless of whether such taxes are required to be reflected in a tax return having a due date on or prior to the Closing Date); and (vi) withhold all taxes required to be withheld and remitted by or on behalf of the Company in connection with amounts paid or owing to any Company personnel or other person, and pay such taxes to the proper governmental authority or set aside such taxes in accounts for such purpose. (b) Without the prior written consent of the Parent, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time (or the termination of this Agreement), the Company shall not (except in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby including the Placement and the senior debt financing in the approximate amount of $70 million and convertible note financing in the approximate amount of $60 million that the Company is pursuing (the "DEBT FINANCINGS"): (i) issue any capital stock or any options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of the capital stock of the Company; (ii) directly or indirectly redeem, purchase, sell or otherwise acquire any capital stock of the Company, except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) grant any increase in the compensation payable, or to become payable, to any Company personnel or enter into any bonus, insurance, pension, severance, change-in-control or other benefit plan, payment, agreement or arrangement for or with any 21 Company personnel, except as consistent with past practices in the ordinary course of business or in accordance with prior recommendations of the Compensation Committee of the Company; (iv) agree to borrow any funds, incur any indebtedness or directly or indirectly guarantee or agree to guarantee the obligations of others, or draw or borrow on any lines of credit that may be available to Company; (v) place or allow to be placed a lien on any of the assets of the Company; (vi) sell or otherwise dispose of any assets of the Company, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (vii) commit any act or omit to do any act which will cause a breach of this Agreement or any other material agreement, contract, lease or commitment to which the Company is party; (viii) violate any law or governmental approval, including, without limitation any federal or state securities laws; (ix) make any loan, advance, distribution or payment of any type or to any Person other than as contemplated by this Agreement or the PPM; (x) amend its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; (xi) except as contemplated by this Agreement, consolidate with, or agree to merge or consolidate with, or purchase substantially all of the assets of, or otherwise acquire any business or any Person or division thereof; (xii) make any tax election or settle or compromise any tax liability other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (xiii) lease or purchase or agree to lease or purchase any assets or properties; or (xiv) enter into any negotiations, commitments or agreements that would result in undertaking any of the actions specified in this Subsection 6.2(b). ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS 7.1 ACCESS TO INFORMATION. (a) From the date hereof to the Effective Time, the Company shall afford, and shall cause its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents to afford, to the Parent and to the officers, employees and agents of the Parent reasonable access during normal business hours to the Company's officers, employees, agents, representatives, properties, books, records and contracts, and shall furnish to the Parent all financial, operating and other data and 22 information as the Parent, through its agents, officers, employees or other representatives, may reasonably request. (b) From the date hereof to the Effective Time, the Parent shall afford, and shall cause its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents to afford, to the Company and to the officers, employees and agents of the Company reasonable access during normal business hours to the Parent's officers, employees, agents, representatives, properties, books, records and contracts, and shall furnish to the Company all financial, operating and other data and information as the Company, through its agents, officers, employees or other representatives, may reasonably request. (c) No investigation pursuant to Section 7.1(a) shall affect any representations or warranties of the Parties herein or the conditions to the obligations of the Parties. 7.2 EXPENSES AND TAXES. Except to the extent otherwise set forth herein, each of the Parties shall pay its respective costs incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the fees of the attorneys, accountants and advisors. 7.3 NEWS RELEASES. Except as required by applicable law, any news releases or other public disclosure pertaining to the transactions contemplated by Parent shall be delivered to the Company for review and approval in writing at least one (1) Business Day prior to the dissemination thereof. 7.4 ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party agrees to use all reasonable 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 law to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If at any time after the Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full title to all properties, assets, rights, approvals, immunities and franchises of either of the constituent corporations, the proper officers and directors of each such corporation shall take all such necessary or desirable action. 7.5 NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN MATTERS. (a) The Company shall give prompt notice to the Parent of any material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by it herein, or any material failure of the Company to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by the Company under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the representations or warranties or covenants or agreements of the Company or the conditions to the obligations of the Parent hereunder. (b) The Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company of any material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by it herein, or any material failure of the Parent to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect the 23 representations or warranties or covenants or agreements of the Parent or the conditions to the obligations of the Company hereunder. (c) The Company and the Parent shall each promptly advise the other orally and in writing of any change or event having, or which, insofar as can reasonably be foreseen, in the future would have, a Material Adverse Effect or any adverse effect on the right or ability of any Party to enter into and complete the Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby. 7.6 CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Each Party shall hold, and shall cause its officers, employees, agents and representatives, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants and financial advisors who obtain such information to hold, in confidence, and not use for any purpose other than evaluating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any confidential information of another Party obtained through the investigations permitted hereunder, which for the purposes hereof shall not include any information which (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by a Party or one of its affiliates in violation of its obligations under this Subsection, (ii) becomes available to a Party on a non-confidential basis from a source, other than the Party which alleges the information is confidential or its affiliates, which has represented that such source is entitled to disclose it, or (iii) was known to a Party on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to such Party hereunder. If this Agreement is terminated, at the request of a Party, the other Party shall deliver, and cause its officers, employees, agents, and representatives, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants and financial advisors who obtain confidential information of the requesting Party pursuant to investigations permitted hereunder, to deliver to the requesting Party all such confidential information that is written (including copies or extracts thereof). (b) If a Party or a Person to whom a Party transmits confidential information of another Party is requested or becomes legally compelled (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, criminal or civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any of such confidential information, such Party or other Person will provide the other Party with prompt written notice so that such Party may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with Section 7.6(a). If such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or if the applicable Party waives compliance with Section 7.6(a), the Party or Person subject to the request will furnish only that portion of such confidential information which is legally required and will exercise reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such confidential information. 7.7 CONSENTS AND FILINGS. The Parties shall, in a timely fashion, make all required filings and submissions with respect to the Merger and the Placement. Each Party will take all reasonable actions to obtain any other consent, authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by, any Person required to be obtained or made in connection with the Merger, the Placement, and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party will cooperate with and promptly furnish information to the other Party in connection with obtaining such consents or making any such filings and will promptly furnish to the other Party a copy of all filings made with a governmental authority. 24 7.8 PARENT SEC FILINGS. Between the date hereof and the Effective Date, the Company shall cooperate with the Parent in connection with the preparation and filing of, and provide to the Parent all required information reasonably requested for inclusion or incorporation by reference in, any reports, filings, schedules or registration statements (including any prospectus contained in any such registration statement) to be filed by the Parent with the SEC (the "Parent Filings"). Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall take all commercially reasonable actions requested by the Parent to enable the Parent to include or incorporate by reference in the Parent Filings any Financial Statement of Company, including, without limitation, and any auditors' report thereon. The Parent agrees that (i) at least three (3) Business Days prior to filing, the Parent shall furnish the Company copies of all proposed Parent Filings relating to, disclosing or describing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Placement, and (ii) it shall not make any Parent Filing described in the immediately preceding clause (i) without the prior consent of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. 7.9 REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Parent shall include in the registration statement that it anticipates filing with the SEC on Form S-1 or similar form after the Closing Date (the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT"), that includes the shares sold in the Private Placement that the Parent contemplates consummating after the Closing Date, the shares of each of the stockholders set forth on Schedule 7.10 hereto (the "SHELLCO STOCKHOLDER SHARES"). If at any time following the Closing, the Parent shall determine to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities (a "SUBSEQUENT REGISTRATION STATEMENT"), other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act), and the Shellco Stockholder Shares are not at such time covered by an effective registration statement permitting their resale, then the Parent shall include in the Subsequent Registration Statement the Shellco Stockholder Shares, unless the inclusion of such Shellco Stockholder Shares in such Subsequent Registration Statement is prohibited by a written agreement entered into between Parent and a third party in connection with a capital raising transaction which obligates the Parent to file such Subsequent Registration Statement. The Parent shall use its reasonable efforts to provide in any such third party agreement entered into in connection with a capital raising transaction for the specific inclusion of the Shellco Stockholder Shares in any registration statement filed in connection therewith. If the Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to a third-party written agreement obligating the Company to file the same, the holders of the Shellco Stockholder Shares shall be entitled to receive all notices and documents sent by the Parent to the third-party whose securities are being registered pursuant to such Subsequent Registration Agreement. The provisions of this Section 7.9 shall supercede the provisions of Sections 5.2 and 5.3 of those certain Stock Purchase Agreements dated June 14, 2006 between the Parent and the other parties thereto. 7.10 RESTRICTION ON RECAPITALIZATION. The parties acknowledge that it is currently contemplated that Parent will effect a reverse-split of it Common Stock subsequent to the Closing Date. Parent and the Company covenants and agrees with the holders of the Shellco Stockholder Shares that such recapitalization will not exceed a 1-for-11.23 reverse split of the Parent Common Stock. 25 ARTICLE VIII CLOSING DELIVERIES AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING 8.1 DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED BY PARENT. At the Closing, the Parent shall deliver to the Company the following: (a) A certificate, executed by an officer of the Parent in such detail as the Company shall reasonably request, certifying that all representations, warranties and covenants of the Parent and Merger Sub herein are true and correct as of the Effective Time. The delivery of such certificate shall constitute a representation and warranty of the Parent as to the statements set forth therein. (b) A copy of the resolutions adopted by (i) the shareholders and Board of Directors of Merger Sub, and (ii) the Board of Directors of the Parent, approving this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby, certified by their respective Secretaries. (c) The Certificate of Merger, duly executed by the Parent and Merger Sub. (d) A certificate, executed by the Parent's transfer agent, certifying as to the stockholders of the Parent as of the Closing Date; (e) An opinion of counsel to the Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form annexed hereto as EXHIBIT D. (f) Such other customary certificates or documents as may be reasonably required by the Company. 8.2 DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED BY THE COMPANY. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Parent the following: (a) A certificate, executed by the President of the Company, in such detail as the Parent shall reasonably request, certifying that all representations, warranties and covenants of the Company herein are true and correct as of the Effective Time. The delivery of such certificate shall constitute a representation and warranty of the Company as to the statements set forth therein. (b) A copy of the resolutions adopted by the stockholders and Board of Directors of the Company approving this Agreement, the Merger, and the transactions contemplated hereby, certified by the Secretary of the Company. (c) An opinion of counsel to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form annexed hereto as EXHIBIT E. 8.3 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY. Each Party's obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions: 26 (a) No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any governmental authority or other material legal restraint or prohibition issued or promulgated by a governmental authority preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect or shall be threatened, and there shall not be any law or regulation enacted or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that makes consummation of such transactions illegal. (b) The Certificate of Merger shall have been filed simultaneously with the Closing. 8.4 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARENT AND MERGER SUB. The obligation of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions: (a) Each of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (i) that are not qualified by materiality must have been true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, and (ii) that are qualified by materiality must have been true and correct as of the Closing Date; except, in each case, for inaccuracies that would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. (b) All of the obligations, covenants and agreements with which the Company is required to comply or that the Company is required to perform under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing shall have been complied with and performed in all material respects. (c) The Company shall have firm commitments for (i) the Placement of at least 30,000 Units, at a gross price of at least $1,000.00 per Unit, pursuant to the terms of the PPM, and (ii) the Debt Financings. (d) The Company shall have executed agreements with respect to the business combination transactions contemplated by the PPM. 8.5 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY. The obligation of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions: (a) Each of the representations and warranties of the Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement (i) that are not qualified by materiality must have been true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, and (ii) that are qualified by materiality must have been true and correct as of the Closing Date; except, in each case, for inaccuracies that would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent. (b) All of the obligations, covenants and agreements with which the Parent or Merger Sub is required to comply or that the Parent or Merger Sub is required to perform under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing shall have been complied with and performed in all material respects. 27 (c) The Company shall have firm commitments for (i) the Placement of at least 30,000 Units, at a gross price of at least $1,000.00 per Unit, pursuant to the terms of the PPM, and (ii) the Debt Financings. (d) The documents required to be delivered by the Parent pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof shall have been delivered simultaneously with the Closing. (e) Parent shall have delivered to the Company evidence in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, demonstrating the satisfaction by the Parent of its obligation to issue shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 1.1 of that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated June 14, 2006 between, INTER ALIA, the Parent and Bartley J. Loethen, BAC Investments, Inc., Kapuha, LLC, Carmella Investments, LLC and LI Funding, LLC. ARTICLE IX NO SOLICITATION; TERMINATION 9.1 NO SOLICITATION. Unless and until this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to the Closing Time pursuant to and in compliance with Section 9.2 hereof, neither the Parent nor the Company shall (whether directly or indirectly through its respective advisors, agents or other intermediaries), nor shall the Company or the Parent authorize or permit any of its respective officers, directors, agents, employees, representatives or advisors to (i) solicit, initiate, encourage (including by way of furnishing information) or take any action to facilitate the submission of any inquiries, proposals or offers (whether or not in writing) from any person (other than the Parent or the Company, as the case may be, and its respective affiliates) relating to (A) any acquisition or purchase of any of the assets of the Company or the Parent, as the case may be, or of any class of equity securities of the Company or Parent, as the case may be (other than the securities as contemplated in the Placement), B) any tender offer (including a self tender offer) or exchange offer, (C) any merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of substantially all assets, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company (except for Acquisitions contemplated by the PPM) or Parent, as the case may be, or (D) any other transaction (other than transactions contemplated by the PPM) the consummation of which would or would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, prevent or materially delay the Merger or which would or would reasonably be expected to materially dilute the benefits to the other Party hereto of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, "ACQUISITION PROPOSALS"), or agree to, recommend or endorse any Acquisition Proposals, (ii) enter into or execute any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing or (iii) enter into or participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any of the foregoing, or furnish to any other person any information with respect to its business, properties or assets in connection with the foregoing, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or participate in or assist, facilitate, or encourage, any effect or attempt by any other person (other than the Company or the Parent, as the case may be, and its respective affiliates) to do or seek any of the foregoing. If either the Parent or the Company is contacted by a third party with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, it shall immediately notify the other Party hereto of the identity of the third party and the nature of the Acquisition Proposal. 28 9.2 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time: (a) by mutual written consent of each of the Parties; (b) by the Parent in the event of a material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement for which written notice has been given to the Company and which breach has not been cured prior to November 15, 2006 (the "TERMINATION DATE"); provided, however that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.2(b) shall not be available to the Parent if the Parent or Merger Sub has materially breached or failed to perform any provision of this Agreement and such breach or failure remains uncured; (c) by the Company in the event of a material breach by Parent or Merger Sub of any provision of this Agreement which breach has not been cured prior to the Termination Date; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.2(c) shall not be available to the Company if the Company has materially breached or failed to perform any provision of this Agreement and such breach or failure remains uncured; or (d) by either the Parent or the Company if the Closing shall not have occurred by the Termination Date; provided, however, the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.2(d) shall not be available (i) to any Party whose failure to fulfill any obligation hereunder has been the cause of, or results in, the failure of the Closing to have occurred on or before the Termination Date, or (ii) to the Parent if the failure of the Closing to have occurred on or before the Termination Date is solely due to the failure by the Parent or Merger Sub to deliver (or have available for immediately delivery) all documents required to be delivered by Parent pursuant to Section 8.1 of this Agreement, or (iii) to the Parent if the failure of the Closing to have occurred on or before the Termination Date is solely due to any failure by Parent or Merger Sub to comply with all pre-closing covenants of the Parent or Merger Sub contained in Article VII or Section 6.1 of this Agreement. 9.3 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. Except for the provisions of Sections 7.2, 7.3 and 7.6 and the provisions of Article X hereof, each of which shall survive any termination of this Agreement, in the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.2, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and of no further force and effect and the Parties shall be released from any and all obligations hereunder. ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS 10.1 AMENDMENT. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Parties. 10.2 WAIVER. At any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after approval of this Agreement and the Merger by the Company's stockholders, any Party may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of any other Party hereto or (ii) waive compliance with any of the agreements of any other Party or with any conditions to its own obligations. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in 29 writing signed on behalf of the Party making the waiver or granting the extension by a duly authorized officer. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided. 10.3 ASSIGNMENT AND BINDING EFFECT. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by the Company without the prior written consent of the Parent or assigned by Parent without the prior written consent of Company. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns, and no other Person shall have any right, benefit or obligation hereunder. 10.4 EXPENSES. Each Party shall pay the fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. 10.5 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The representations and warranties of the parties set forth in this Agreement shall survive for a period of six (6) months following the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, except as a result of a fraud perpetrated by such officer, director or stockholder, no officer, director or stockholder of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective successors or affiliates, shall have any liability hereunder from and after the Closing Date. 10.6 GOVERNING LAW. Except as to matters relating to the internal laws of a jurisdiction, this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof. 10.7 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. 10.8 SEVERABILITY. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other instrument referred to herein, shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, then to the maximum extent permitted by law, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any other such instrument. 10.9 TITLES. The titles, captions or headings of the Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 10.10 ATTORNEYS' FEES. Should any Party institute any Action to enforce any provision of this Agreement, including, without limitation, an Action for declaratory relief, damages by reason of an alleged breach of any provision of this Agreement, equitable relief or otherwise in connection with this Agreement, or any provision hereof, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover from the losing Party or Parties reasonable attorneys' fees and costs for services rendered to the prevailing Party in such Action. 30 10.11 MULTIPLE COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. 10.12 NOTICES. Unless applicable law requires a different method of giving notice, any and all notices, demands or other communications required or desired to be given hereunder by any Party shall be in writing. Assuming that the contents of a notice meet the requirements of the specific Section of this Agreement which mandates the giving of that notice, a notice shall be validly given or made to another Party if served either personally or if deposited in the United States mail, certified or registered, postage prepaid, or if transmitted by telegraph, telecopy or other electronic written transmission device or if sent by overnight courier service, and if addressed to the applicable Party as set forth below. If such notice, demand or other communication is served personally, service shall be conclusively deemed given at the time of such personal service. If such notice, demand or other communication is given by mail, service shall be conclusively deemed given two (2) Business Days hours after the deposit thereof in the United States mail. If such notice, demand or other communication is given by overnight courier, or electronic transmission, service shall be conclusively deemed given at the time of confirmation of delivery. The addresses for the Parties are as follows: If to the Company: 547 Boulevard Kenilworth, NJ 07330 Attn: Robert Agresti Fax: (908) 497-0295 with a copy to: Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP Seven Times Square New York NY 10036 Attn: Raymer McQuiston, Esq. Fax: (212) 209-4801 If to the Parent or Merger Sub: Aerobic Creations, Inc. 47 School Avenue Chatham, New Jersey 07921 Attn: Kirk M. Warshaw Fax: (973) 833-0281 with a copy to: Kenneth S. Rose, Esq. Morse, Zelnick, Rose & Lander, LLP 405 Park Avenue, Suite 1401 New York, New York 10022 Fax: (212) 838-9190 Any Party may change such Party's address for the purpose of receiving notices, demands and other communications as herein provided, by a written notice given in the aforesaid manner to the other Parties. 31 10.13 JOINT DRAFTING. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been drafted jointly by the Parties hereto, and no inference or interpretation against a Party shall be made solely by virtue of such Party allegedly having been the draftsperson of this Agreement. 10.14 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. All Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto or to be delivered in connection herewith are incorporated herein by this reference. [SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE] 32 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of Parent, Merger Sub and Company has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by its officer thereunto duly authorized. MARITIME LOGISTICS US HOLDINGS, INC. By: --------------------------------- Name: Robert A. Agresti Title: President AEROBIC CREATIONS, INC. By: --------------------------------- Name: Arnold P. Kling Title: President AEROBIC MERGER SUB INC. By: --------------------------------- Name: Arnold P. Kling Title: President 33 EXHIBIT A MERGER CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE OF MERGER OF AEROBIC MERGER SUB INC. (A DELAWARE CORPORATION) WITH AND INTO MARITIME LOGISTICS US HOLDINGS INC. (A DELAWARE CORPORATION) In accordance with Section 251(c) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL"), the undersigned, Maritime Logistics US Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, does hereby certify as follows: FIRST: That the name and state of incorporation of each of the constituent corporations to the merger herein certified (the "Merger") are as follows: NAME OF CORPORATION STATE OF INCORPORATION ------------------- ---------------------- Aerobic Merger Sub Inc. ("MERGER SUB") Delaware Maritime Logistics US Holdings Inc. Delaware ("Company") SECOND: That the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 8, 2006 (the "MERGER AGREEMENT"), by and among Aerobic Creations, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), Merger Sub, and the Company, has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the constituent corporations in accordance with the requirements of Sections 251 and 228 of the DGCL. THIRD: That the name of the surviving corporation (the "SURVIVING CORPORATION") of the Merger shall be Maritime Logistics US Holdings Inc. FOURTH: That the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be its Certificate of Incorporation. FIFTH: That the executed Merger Agreement is on file at the principal place of business of the Surviving Corporation located at 547 Boulevard, Kenilworth, NJ 07033. SIXTH: That a copy of the Merger Agreement will be furnished by the Surviving Corporation, upon request and without cost, to any stockholder of either constituent corporation. SEVENTH: That the Merger shall become effective upon the filing of this Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Surviving Corporation has caused this Certificate of Merger to be executed in its corporate name by a duly authorized officer as of this 8th day of November, 2006. MARITIME LOGISTICS US HOLDINGS INC. BY: -------------------------------- Name: Robert A. Agresti Title: President EXHIBIT B COMPANY DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE [ATTACHED] EXHIBIT C PARENT DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 5.11 - CONTRACTS AND COMMITMENTS 1. Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated June 14, 2006 among Aerobic Creations, Inc., Arnold P. Kling and R&R Biotech Partners, LLC. 2. Stockholder Purchase Agreement dated June 14, 2006 among Aerobic Creations, Inc., Arnold P. Kling, R&R Biotech Partners, LLC., and certain stockholders. 3. Finder's Fee Agreement between Aerobic Creations, Inc., Bartly J. Loethen and MBA Investors, Ltd. dated May 31, 2006. SCHEDULE 7.9 - REGISTRATION RIGHTS R&R Biotech Partners LLC Arnold P. Kling Kirk M. Warshaw MBA Investors, Ltd. Bartly J. Loethen Kapuha, LLC Bac Investments, Inc. LI Funding, LLC Carmella Investments, LLC EXHIBIT D FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE PARENT [ATTACHED] EXHIBIT E FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE COMPANY [ATTACHED]