-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SGQTfXtRSwPuRpmpLiy7qSc/XLvDVa9qVVVN72co/2oAyoKsHIc/6IhKP4Cub3sb n+ZJm7nodpazPslmf9nYug== 0001013762-07-001414.txt : 20070807 0001013762-07-001414.hdr.sgml : 20070807 20070807154121 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001013762-07-001414 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 12 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070801 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070807 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070807 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WPCS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001086745 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMUNICATION SERVICES, NEC [4899] IRS NUMBER: 980204758 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26277 FILM NUMBER: 071031520 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 SOUTH VILLAGE AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 20 CITY: EXTON STATE: PA ZIP: 19341 BUSINESS PHONE: 6109030400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 SOUTH VILLAGE AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 20 CITY: EXTON STATE: PA ZIP: 19341 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHOENIX STAR VENTURES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010424 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WOWTOWN COM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000315 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PARAMOUNT SERVICES CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990519 8-K 1 form8k.htm FORM 8-K FOR WPCS INTERNATIONAL Form 8-K for WPCS International
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(D) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): August 1, 2007
 
 
WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
0-26277
98-0204758
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

One East Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 301, Exton, PA 19341
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 903-0400

Copy of correspondence to:

Marc J. Ross, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61 Broadway
New York, New York 10006
Tel: (212) 930-9700 Fax: (212) 930-9725

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

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 


ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; and
ITEM 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On August 1, 2007, WPCS International Incorporated (the "Company"), acquired Major Electric, Inc., a Washington corporation ("Major"). The purchase price was $3,000,000 in cash, subject to adjustment, and 80,000 shares of common stock of the Company having a value of $1,000,000. In addition, the Company shall pay an additional $2,750,000 in cash or Company common stock if Major’s earnings before interest and taxes for the year ending December 31, 2007 shall equal or exceed $1,500,000. Major was acquired pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement among WPCS International Incorporated, Major, Frank Mauger, James Jordan and Todd Kahl, dated as of August 1, 2007. In connection with the acquisition, Major entered into employment agreements with Frank Mauger and James Jordan, for a period of one and two years, respectively.

Major is a wireless and electrical contractor specializing in direct digital controls, security, wireless SCADA applications and wireless infrastructure services, and has completed major projects for many commercial entities.

On August 2, 2007, the Company acquired Max Engineering LLC, a Texas limited liability company ("Max"). The purchase price was $600,000 in cash, subject to adjustment, and 17,007 shares of common stock of the Company having a value of $200,000. In addition, the Company shall pay an additional: (i) $350,000 in cash or Company common stock if Max’s earnings before interest and taxes for the twelve months period ending August 1, 2008 shall equal or exceed $275,000; and (ii) $375,000 in cash or Company common stock if Max’s earnings before interest and taxes for the twelve months period ending August 1, 2009 shall equal or exceed $375,000. Max was acquired pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement among WPCS International Incorporated, Max, Hak-Fong Ma and Robert Winterhalter, dated as of August 2, 2007. In connection with the acquisition, Max entered into employment agreements with Hak-Fong Ma and Robert Winterhalter, each for a period of two years.

Max is an engineering firm that specializes in the design of specialty communication systems and wireless infrastructure for the telecommunications, oil, gas and wind energy markets.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

     
  WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: August 7, 2007 By:   /s/ ANDREW HIDALGO
 

Andrew Hidalgo
Chief Executive Officer
   
EX-10.1 2 ex101.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Form 8-K for WPCS International
Exhibit 10.1
 


STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 AMONG

WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED

MAJOR ELECTRIC, INC.

AND

FRANK MAUGER
JAMES JORDAN

AND

TODD KAHL

Dated August 1, 2007


TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Section Page  
     
 ARTICLE I SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES    
 
1.1
Sale and Purchase of Shares
1
 
         
 ARTICLE II PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT     
 
2.1
Amount of Purchase Price
1  
 
2.2
Payment of Purchase Price
1
 
 
2.3
 Net Tangible Asset Value Adjustment
2
 
         
 ARTICLE III CLOSING AND TERMINATION     
 
3.1
Closing Date
3
 
 
3.2
Termination of Agreement
3
 
 
3.3
Procedure Upon Termination
3
 
 
3.4
Effect of Termination
3
 
         
 ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS     
 
4.1
Organization and Good Standing
4
 
 
4.2
Authority
4
 
 
4.3
Shares
5
 
 
4.4
Basic Corporate Records
5
 
 
4.5
Minute Books
5
 
 
4.6
Subsidiaries and Affiliates
5
 
 
4.7
Consents
6
 
 
4.8
Financial Statements
6
 
 
4.9
Records and Books Account
6
 
 
4.10
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
6
 
 
4.11
Taxes
7
 
 
4.12
Account Receivable
9
 
 
4.13
Inventory
9
 
 
4.14
Machinery and Equipment
9
 
 
4.15
Real Property Matters
10
 
 
4.16
Leases
10
 
 
4.17
Patents, Software, Trademarks, Etc
10
 
 
4.18
Insurance Policies
11
 
 
4.19
Banking and Personnel Lists
11
 
 
4.20
Lists of Contracts, Etc
12
 
 
4.21
Compliance With the Law
13
 
 
4.22
Litigation, Pending Labor Disputes
13
 
 
4.23
Absence of Certain Changes or Events
14
 
 
4.24
Employee Benefit Plans
15
 
 
4.25
Product Warranties and Product Liabilities
16
 
 
 
 
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4.26
Assets
17
 
 
4.27   
Absence of Certain Commercial Practices
17  
 
4.28   
Licenses, Permits, Consents and Approvals
17  
 
4.29   
Environmental Matters
17  
 
4.30   
Broker
18  
 
4.31
Related Party Transactions
18
 
 
4.32  
 Patriot Act
18  
 
4.33
Investment Intent
19
 
 
4.34   
Investment Experience; Suitability
19  
 
4.35
Accreditation
19
 
 
4.36   
Disclosure
20  
         
 ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER     
 
5.1
Organization and Good Standing
20
 
 
5.2
Authority
20
 
 
5.3
Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties
20
 
 
5.4
Litigation
21
 
 
5.5
Investment Intention
21
 
 
5.6
Broker
21
 
 
5.7
Patriot Act
21
 
 
5.8
Due Authorization of Purchaser Common Stock
21
 
         
 ARTICLE VI COVENANTS     
 
6.1
Access to Information
22
 
 
6.2
Conduct of the Business Pending the Closing
22
 
 
6.3
Consents
24
 
 
6.4
Other Actions
24
 
 
6.5
No Solicitation
25
 
 
6.6
Preservation of Records
25
 
 
6.7
Publicity
25
 
 
6.8
Use of Name
25
 
 
6.9
Employment Agreements
26
 
 
6.10   
Board of Directors
26  
 
6.11   
Financial Statements
26  
 
6.12   
Tax Election
26  
 
6.13   
Tax Matters
27  
 
6.14
Non-Competition
28
 
 
6.15
Registration of Shares of Purchaser Common Stock
29
 
 
6.16
Employee Matters.
29
 
 
 
 
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 ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING     
 
7.1
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser
29
 
 
7.2
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Seller
30
 
         
 ARTICLE VIII DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED     
 
8.1
Documents to be Delivered by the Sellers
31
 
 
8.2
Documents to be Delivered by the Purchaser
32
 
         
 ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION     
 
9.1
Indemnification
32
 
 
9.2
Limitations on Indemnification for Breaches of Representations and Warranties
33
 
 
9.3
Indemnification Procedures
34
 
 
9.4
Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments
36
 
         
 ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS     
 
10.1
Payment of Sales, Use or Similar Taxes
34
 
 
10.2
Survival of Representations and Warranties
35
 
 
10.3
Expenses
35
 
 
10.4
Specific Performance
35
 
 
10.5
Further Assurances
35
 
 
10.6
Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
35
 
 
10.7
Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers
36
 
 
10.8
Governing Law
36
 
 
10.9
Table of Contents and Headings
36
 
 
10.10
Notices
36
 
 
10.11
Severability 37  
 
10.12
Binding Effect; Assignment
37  


 
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT


THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made as of August 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”), among WPCS International Incorporated, a corporation existing under the laws of Delaware (the “Purchaser”), Major Electric, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company”), and the shareholders of the Company listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively the “Sellers”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, the Sellers own an aggregate of 15,600 shares of common stock, no par value per share (the “Shares”), of the Company, which Shares constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company; and
 
WHEREAS, the Sellers desire to sell to Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Sellers, the Shares for the purchase price and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
 
SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES
 
1.1           Sale and Purchase of Shares.
 
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, on the Closing Date each Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from each Seller, all Shares of the Company owned by such Seller set forth opposite such Seller's name on Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.  
 

ARTICLE II
 
PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT
 
2.1           Amount of Purchase Price.
 
The purchase price for the Shares shall be an amount equal to Six Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand dollars ($6,750,000) (the “Purchase Price”), subject to adjustment as set forth herein.
 
2.2           Payment of Purchase Price.
 
On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall pay Four Million dollars ($4,000,000) of the Purchase Price to the Sellers (the “Closing Payment”), which shall be paid as follows:
 
(i)                 $3,000,000 (the “Cash Purchase Price”) which shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by the Sellers, provided that $300,000 of the Cash Purchase Price shall be deposited into escrow pursuant to Section 2.3(b);
 

(ii)           issuance of such number of shares of Purchaser common stock (the “Common Stock”) as equals $1,000,000, divided by the closing price of the Common Stock on the date which is one day prior to the Closing Date (the “Closing Shares”).  The Closing Shares shall be delivered within three (3) business days of the Closing Date; and
 
(iii)           an additional $2,750,000 (the “Second  Payment”) will be payable to the Sellers in the event the Company’s earnings before interest and taxes (“EBIT”) for the year ending December 31, 2007, shall equal or exceed $1,500,000 (the “Target EBIT”).  Determination of the Company’s EBIT for the Target EBIT shall be made by the independent accounting firm regularly engaged by the Purchaser (the “Auditor”), and shall be completed within 90 days after the year ended December 31, 2007.  For the purposes of the calculation of the Target EBIT, non-recurring income and expenses shall be excluded, including expenses incurred or resulting from the sale and transfer of the Shares to Purchaser (including, without limitation, the Second Payment, any excess Purchase Price to be paid under Section 2.3 after the Closing, and any payments under Section 7.1(k)) and the preparation of financial statements required under this Agreement. The Sellers shall have a period of thirty (30) days to review the Company’s EBIT.  In the event the Sellers and the Purchaser are unable to agree upon the EBIT after good faith negotiations for a period of 30 days, the Sellers and the Purchaser shall submit such dispute for resolution to an independent accounting firm mutually appointed by the Sellers and the Purchaser (the “Independent Accounting Firm”), which shall determine and report to the parties and such report shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties hereto.  If the Independent Accounting Firm determines that the EBIT is more than five percent (5%) above the EBIT determined by the Purchaser, then the party whose EBIT calculation is furthest from that of the Independent Accounting Firm shall pay the legal fees and expenses (including the fees of the Independent Accounting Firm) of the other party.  If the Independent Accounting Firm determines that the EBIT is equal to or less than five percent (5%) above the EBIT determined by the Purchaser, then the Sellers shall pay the legal fees and expenses (including the fees of the Independent Accounting Firm) of the Purchaser.  The parties shall cooperate with one another and provide reasonable access of all pertinent books and records to the other party.  To the extent the actual EBIT for the year ended December 31, 2007 shall be less than the Target EBIT, the Second Payment shall be reduced by the amount of the shortfall, on a dollar for dollar basis, from the Target EBIT.  At the option of the Purchaser, any amounts due to be paid for the Second Payment may be paid in cash or shares of Common Stock valued at the closing price of the Common Stock on the date prior to the date on which the amount of the payment is determined (“Payment Shares” and together with the Closing Shares, the “Purchaser Shares”).  The Second Payment shall be paid within ten (10) days after receipt, review and acceptance of the financial statements of the Company for such period.
 

2.3           Net Tangible Asset Value Adjustment.
 
(a) Within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the Sellers shall cause to be prepared and delivered to Purchaser a calculation of the Company’s net tangible asset value as of the Closing Date.  Net tangible asset value is defined as total assets minus total liabilities minus intangible assets (“NTAV”). The Purchaser shall have a period of twenty (20) days to review the NTAV calculation.  In the event the Sellers and the Purchaser are unable to agree upon the NTAV after good faith negotiations for a period of 20 days, the Sellers and the Purchaser shall submit such dispute for resolution to an Independent Accounting Firm, which shall determine and report to the parties and such report shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties hereto.  If the Independent Accounting Firm determines that the NTAV is equal to or more than five percent (5%) below the NTAV determined by the Sellers, then the party whose NTAV calculation is furthest from that of the Independent Accounting Firm shall pay the legal fees and expenses (including the fees of the Independent Accounting Firm) of the other party.  If the Independent Accounting Firm determines that the NTAV is equal to or less than five percent (5%) above the NTAV determined by the Sellers, then the Sellers shall pay the legal fees and expenses (including the fees of the Independent Accounting Firm) of the Purchaser.  The parties shall cooperate with one another and provide reasonable access of all pertinent books and records to the other party.  In the event the NTAV as of the Closing Date shall be less than $1,900,000, the Cash Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount of the shortfall.  In the event the NTAV as of the Closing Date shall be greater than $1,900,000, the Closing Payment shall be increased by the amount of the excess and such excess amount shall be paid to the Sellers within ten (10) days after determination of the NTAV.  At the option of the Purchaser, any amounts due to be paid in excess of $1,900,000 may be paid in cash or shares of Common Stock valued at the closing price of the Common Stock on the date prior to the date on which the amount of the payment is determined.
 
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 (b) In order to satisfy any amounts which the Sellers may be required to deliver to the Purchaser as a result of a deficiency in the NTAV, $300,000 shall be deposited into an escrow account until the NTAV as of the Closing Date shall be determined and any deficiency in the NTAV shall have been paid from the escrow account to the Purchaser (the “Escrowed Funds”).  The Escrowed Funds shall be held for the benefit of the Sellers in accordance with their pro rata ownership of the Shares as set forth on Schedule 1.1.  The Escrowed Funds shall be held in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the escrow agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3 (the “Escrow Agreement”).
 

ARTICLE III
 
CLOSING AND TERMINATION
 
3.1           Closing Date.
 
Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 hereof (or the waiver thereof by the party entitled to waive that condition), the closing of the sale and purchase of the Shares provided for in Section 1.1 hereof (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006 (or at such other place as the parties may designate in writing) on such date as the Sellers and the Purchaser may designate.  The Closing may also take place through the delivery of documents in electronic or telefaxed format or through courier delivery of actual signatures to counsel for the parties.
 
3.2           Termination of Agreement.
 
This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing as follows:
 
(a)           At the election of the Sellers or the Purchaser on or after August 31, 2007, if the Closing shall not have occurred by the close of business on such date, provided that the terminating party is not in default of any of its obligations hereunder;
 
(b)           by mutual written consent of the Sellers and the Purchaser; or
 
(c)           by the Sellers or the Purchaser if there shall be in effect a final nonappealable order of a governmental body of competent jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; it being agreed that the parties hereto shall promptly appeal any adverse determination which is not nonappealable (and pursue such appeal with reasonable diligence).
 
3.3           Procedure Upon Termination.
 
In the event of termination and abandonment by the Purchaser or the Sellers, or both, pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other party or parties, and this Agreement shall terminate, and the purchase of the Shares hereunder shall be abandoned, without further action by the Purchaser or the Sellers.  If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, each party shall redeliver all documents, work papers and other material of any other party relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, whether so obtained before or after the execution hereof, to the party furnishing the same.
 
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3.4           Effect of Termination.
 
In the event that this Agreement is validly terminated as provided herein, then each of the parties shall be relieved of their duties and obligations arising under this Agreement after the date of such termination and such termination shall be without liability to the Purchaser, the Company or any Seller; provided, further, however, that nothing in this Section 3.4 shall relieve the Purchaser or any Seller of any liability for a breach of this Agreement and/or the confidentiality provisions of the Confidentiality/Standstill Agreement executed by the parties as of June 14, 2007 (the “Confidentiality/Standstill Agreement”), which confidentiality provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
 
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS

For purposes of this Agreement, any statement made to the knowledge of  the Company shall mean the knowledge of the Sellers.  A Seller shall be deemed to have “knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter if such Seller is actually aware of such fact or other matter, or should, by reason of his or her position as an owner, director or executive officer of the Company, reasonably be expected to be aware of such fact or other matter.
 
The Sellers hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Purchaser that:
 
4.1.           Organization and Good Standing of the Company.  The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation as set forth above. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company is not required to be qualified to transact business in any other jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on the business or operations of the Company (“Material Adverse Affect”).
 

4.2.           Authority.

(a)           The Company has full power and authority (corporate and otherwise) to carry on its business and has all permits and licenses that are necessary to the conduct of its business or to the ownership, lease or operation of its properties and assets, except where the failure to have such permits and licenses would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)           The execution of this Agreement and the delivery hereof to the Purchaser and the sale contemplated herein have been, or will be prior to Closing, duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and by the Company’s stockholders having full power and authority to authorize such actions.

(c)           Subject to any consents required under Section 4.7 below, the Sellers and the Company have the full legal right, power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement; and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered on behalf of Sellers and the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each Seller and the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditor’s rights.

(d)           Except as set forth in Schedule 4.2, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, nor compliance with the terms of this Agreement will violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under any statute, regulation, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Seller is a party or by which it or any of them is bound, any charter, regulation, or bylaw provision of the Company, or any decree, order, or rule of any court or governmental authority or arbitrator that is binding on the Company or any Seller in any way, except where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.3.           Shares.

(a)           The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 100,000 shares of Common Stock, no par value per share, of which 15,600 shares have been issued to Sellers and constitute the Shares as defined above.  All of the Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(b)           The Sellers are the lawful record and beneficial owners of all the Shares, free and clear of any liens, pledges, encumbrances, charges, claims or restrictions of any kind, except as set forth in Schedule 4.3, and have, or will have on the Closing Date, the absolute, unilateral right, power, authority and capacity to enter into and perform this Agreement without any other or further authorization, action or proceeding, except as specified herein.

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(c)           There are no authorized or outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, contracts, demands, commitments, convertible securities or other agreements or arrangements of any character or nature whatever under which any Seller or the Company are or may become obligated to issue, assign or transfer any shares of capital stock of the Company except as set forth in Schedule 4.3.  Upon the delivery to Purchaser on the Closing Date of the certificate(s) representing the Shares, Purchaser will have good, legal, valid, marketable and indefeasible title to all the then issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, free and clear of any liens, pledges, encumbrances, charges, agreements, options, claims or other arrangements or restrictions of any kind.

4.4.           Basic Corporate Records.  The copies of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (certified by the Secretary of State or other authorized official of the jurisdiction of incorporation), and the Bylaws of the Company, as the case may be (certified as of the date of this Agreement as true, correct and complete by the Company’s secretary or assistant secretary), all of which have been delivered to the Purchaser, are true, correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement.

4.5.           Minute Books.  The minute books of the Company, which shall be exhibited to the Purchaser between the date hereof and the Closing Date, each contain true, correct and complete minutes and records of all meetings, proceedings and other actions of the shareholders, Boards of Directors and committees of such Boards of Directors of the Company, if any, except where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect and, on the Closing Date, will, to the best of Sellers’ knowledge, contain true, correct and complete minutes and records of any meetings, proceedings and other actions of the shareholders and the Board of Directors and committees of such Board of Directors of the Company.

4.6.           Subsidiaries and Affiliates.  Any and all businesses, entities, enterprises and organizations in which the Company has any ownership, voting or profit and loss sharing percentage interest (the “Subsidiaries”) are identified in Schedule 4.6 hereto, together with the Company’s interest therein.  Unless the context requires otherwise or specifically designated to the contrary on Schedule 4.6 hereto, “Company” as used in this Agreement shall include all such Subsidiaries.  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.6 or 4.31, (i) the Company has made no advances to, or investments in, nor owns beneficially or of record, any securities of or other interest in, any business, entity, enterprise or organization, (ii) there are no arrangements through which the Company has acquired from, or provided to, any of the Sellers or their affiliates any goods, properties or services, and (iii) there are no rights, privileges or advantages now enjoyed by the Company as a result of the ownership of the Company by the Sellers which, to the knowledge of the Sellers or the Company, will be lost as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Each entity shown on Schedule 4.6 is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has full corporate power to own all of its property and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.  Also set forth on Schedule 4.6 is a list of jurisdictions in which each Subsidiary is qualified as a foreign corporation.  Such jurisdictions are the only jurisdictions in which the ownership or leasing
of property by each Subsidiary or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified.  All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, and, except as set forth on Schedule 4.6, are owned, of record and beneficially, by the Company, and on the Closing Date will be owned by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities, options or claims whatsoever.  No Subsidiary has outstanding any other equity securities or securities options, warrants or rights of any kind that are convertible into equity securities of such Subsidiary, except as set forth on Schedule 4.6.

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4.7.           Consents.  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.7, no consents or approvals of any public body or authority and no consents or waivers from other parties to leases, licenses, franchises, permits, indentures, agreements or other instruments are (i) required for the lawful consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) necessary in order that the business currently conducted by the Company can be conducted by the Purchaser in the same manner after the Closing as heretofore conducted by the Company, nor will the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby result in creating, accelerating or increasing any liability of the Company, except where the failure of any of the foregoing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.8.           Financial Statements.  The Sellers have delivered, or will deliver prior to Closing, to the Purchaser copies of the following financial statements (which include all notes and schedules attached thereto), all of which are true, complete and correct, have been prepared from the books and records of the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) consistently applied with past practice and fairly present the financial condition, assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Company as of the dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby:

 
the reviewed balance sheet of the Company at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related statements of operations, and of cash flows of the Company for the period then ended and (ii) the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2007 and the related compiled statement of operations of the Company for the six month period then ended (such statements, including the related notes and schedules thereto, are referred to herein as the “Financial Statements.”)

In such Financial Statements, the statements of operations do not contain any material items of special or nonrecurring income or any other material income not earned in the ordinary course of business except as set forth in Schedule 4.8, and the financial statements for the interim periods indicated include all adjustments, which consist of only normal recurring accruals, necessary for such fair presentation.  There are no facts known to any of the Sellers or the Company that, under GAAP consistently applied, would alter the information contained in the foregoing Financial Statements in any material way.

The final Balance Sheet will be complete and correct in all material respects determined in accordance with GAAP as of the Balance Sheet Date.  For the purposes hereof, the balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2007 is referred to as the “Balance Sheet” and June 30, 2007 is referred to as the “Balance Sheet Date”.
 
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4.9.           Records and Books of Account.  The records and books of account of the Company reflect all material items of income and expense and all material assets, liabilities and accruals, have been, and to the Closing Date will be, regularly kept and maintained in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with preceding years.

4.10.         Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.  Except as and to the extent reflected or reserved against in the Company’s Financial Statements or disclosed in Schedule 4.10, there are no liabilities or obligations of the Company of any kind whatsoever exceeding $1,000,  individually or in the aggregate, whether accrued, fixed, absolute, contingent, determined or determinable, and including without limitation (i) liabilities to former, retired or active employees of the Company under any pension, health and welfare benefit plan, vacation plan or other plan of the Company, (ii) tax liabilities incurred in respect of or measured by income for any period prior to the close of business on the Balance Sheet Date, or arising out of transactions entered into, or any state of facts existing, on or prior to said date, and (iii) contingent liabilities in the nature of an endorsement, guarantee, indemnity or warranty, and there is no condition, situation or circumstance existing or which has existed that could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of the Company which is of a nature that would be required to be disclosed on its Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities and contingent liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date consistent with the Company’s recent customary business practice, none of which is materially adverse to the Company.

4.11           Taxes.

(a)           For purposes of this Agreement, “Tax” or “Taxes” refers to:  (i) any and all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties, impositions and liabilities relating to taxes, including taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes and escheatment payments, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor entity; (ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) as a result of being or ceasing to be a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period (including, without limitation, any liability under Treas. Reg. Section 1.1502-6 or any comparable provision of foreign, state or local law); and (iii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other person or as a result of any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor entity.

(b)           (i)           The Company has timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements and reports (“Tax Returns”) relating to Taxes required to be filed by the Company with any Tax authority effective through the Closing Date.  All such Returns are true, correct and complete in all respects, except for immaterial amounts where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company has paid all Taxes shown to be due on such Returns.  Except as listed on Schedule 4.11 hereto, the Company is not currently the beneficiary of any extensions of time within which to file any Returns. The Sellers and the Company have furnished and made available to the Purchaser complete and accurate copies of all income and other Tax Returns and any amendments thereto filed by the Company in the last three (3) years.

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(ii)           The Company, as of the Closing Date, will have withheld and accrued or paid to the proper authority all Taxes required to have been withheld and accrued or paid, except for immaterial amounts where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(iii)           The Company has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax nor is there any Tax deficiency outstanding or assessed against the Company.  The Company has not executed any unexpired waiver of any statute of limitations on or extending the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax.

(iv)           There is no dispute, claim, or proposed adjustment concerning any Tax liability of the Company either (A) claimed or raised by any Tax authority in writing or (B)  based upon personal contact with any agent of such Tax authority, and there is no claim for assessment, deficiency, or collection of Taxes, or proposed assessment, deficiency or collection from the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental authority against the Company which has not been satisfied.  The Company is not a party to nor has it been notified in writing that it is the subject of any pending, proposed, or threatened action, investigation, proceeding, audit, claim or assessment by or before the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental authority, nor does the Company have any reason to believe that any such notice will be received in the future. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11, neither the Internal Revenue Service nor any state or local taxation authority has ever audited any income tax return of the Company.  The Company has not filed any requests for rulings with the Internal Revenue Service.  Except as provided to the Company’s accountants, no power of attorney has been granted by the Company or its affiliates with respect to any matter relating to Taxes of the Company.  There are no Tax liens of any kind upon any property or assets of the Company, except for inchoate liens for Taxes not yet due and payable.

(v)           Except for immaterial amounts which would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company has no liability for any unpaid Taxes which has not been paid or accrued for or reserved on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP, whether asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise.

(vi)           There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company is a party as of the date of this Agreement, including but not limited to the provisions of this Agreement, covering any employee or former employee of the Company that, individually or collectively, would reasonably be expected to give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Sections 280G, 404 or 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound to compensate any individual for excise taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code.
(vii)           The Company has not filed any consent agreement under Section 341(f) of the Code or agreed to have Section 341(f)(2) of the Code apply to any disposition of a subsection (f) asset (as defined in Section 341(f)(4) of the Code) owned by the Company.

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(viii)                      The Company is not a party to, nor has any obligation under, any tax-sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or arrangement.

(ix)           None of the Company’s assets are tax exempt use property within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code.

(x)           The Company made a valid election under Section 1362 of the Code to be treated as an S corporation as defined in Code Section 1361, which election was acknowledged by the IRS and became effective on August 1, 1999.  The election has remained in effect since that date without revocation, cessation or termination, and the Company has qualified to be taxed under the provisions of Subchapter S of the Code and under applicable similar provisions of state income tax law for all periods beginning on or after August 1, 1999.

4.12.                      Accounts Receivable.  The accounts receivable of the Company shown on the Balance Sheet Date, and those to be shown in the Financial Statements, are, and will be, actual bona fide receivables from transactions in the ordinary course of business representing valid and binding obligations of others for the total dollar amount shown thereon, and as of the Balance Sheet Date were not (and presently are not) subject to any recoupments, set-offs, or counterclaims. To the best of Sellers’ knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule 4.12, all such accounts receivable are, and will be, collectible in amounts not less than the amounts (net of reserves) carried on the books of the Company, including the Financial Statements, and will be paid in accordance with their terms.  Except as listed on Schedule 4.12 hereto, all such accounts receivable are and will be actual bona fide receivables from transactions in the ordinary course of business.

4.13.                      Inventory.  The inventories of the Company are located at the locations listed on Schedule 4.13 attached hereto. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.8, the inventories of the Company shown on its Balance Sheet (net of reserves) are carried at values which reflect the normal inventory valuation policy of the Company of stating the items of inventory at average cost in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.  Inventory acquired since the Balance Sheet Date has been acquired in the ordinary course of business and valued as set forth above.  The Company will maintain the inventory in the normal and ordinary course of business from the date hereof through the Closing Date.

4.14.                      Machinery and Equipment.  Except for items disposed of in the ordinary course of business, all machinery, tools, furniture, fixtures, equipment, vehicles, leasehold improvements and all other tangible personal property (hereinafter “Fixed Assets”) of the Company currently being used in the conduct of its business (the “Business”), or included in determining the net book value of the Company on the Balance Sheet Date, together with any machinery or equipment that is leased or operated by the Company, are in fully serviceable working condition and repair.  Said Fixed Assets shall be maintained in such condition from the date hereof through the Closing Date.  Except as described on Schedule 4.14 hereto, all Fixed Assets owned, used or held by the Company are situated at its business premises and are currently used in its Business. Schedule 4.14 describes all Fixed Assets owned by or an interest in which is claimed by any other person (whether a customer, supplier or other person) for which the Company is responsible (copies of all agreements relating thereto being attached to said Schedule 4.14), and all such property is in the Company’s actual possession and is in such condition that upon the return of such property in its present condition to its owner, the Company will not be liable in any amount to such owner.  There are no outstanding requirements or recommendations by any insurance company that has issued a policy covering either (i) such Fixed Assets or (ii) any liabilities of the Company relating to operation of the Business, or by any board of fire underwriters or other body exercising similar functions, requiring or recommending any repairs or work to be done on any Fixed Assets or any changes in the operations of the Business, any equipment or machinery used therein, or any procedures relating to such operations, equipment or machinery.  All material Fixed Assets of the Company are set forth on Schedule 4.14 hereto.

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4.15.                      Real Property Matters.  The Company does not own any real property as of the date hereof and has not owned any real property during the three years preceding the date hereof.

4.16.                      Leases.  All leases of real and personal property of the Company are described in Schedule 4.16, are in full force and effect and, to Sellers’ knowledge, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the respective parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditor’s rights, and have not been assigned or encumbered by Company or the Sellers.  The Company has performed in all material respects the obligations required to be performed by it under all such leases to date and it is not in default in any material respect under any of said leases, except as set forth in Schedule 4.16, nor has it made any leasehold improvements required to be removed at the termination of any lease, except signs.  To Sellers’ knowledge, no other party to any such lease is in material default thereunder.  Except as noted on Schedule 4.16, none of the leases listed thereon require the consent of a third party in connection with the transfer of the Shares.

4.17.                      Patents, Software, Trademarks, Etc.  The Company owns, or possesses adequate licenses or other rights to use, all patents, software, trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights and trade secrets, if any, necessary to conduct its Business as now operated by it.  The patents, software, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade names and trade secrets, if any, registered in the name of or owned or used by or licensed to the Company and applications for any thereof (hereinafter the “Intangibles”) are described or referenced in Schedule 4.17.  Sellers hereby specifically acknowledge that all right, title and interest in and to all patents and software listed on Schedule 4.17 as patents owned by the Company are owned by the Company or the Company has a right to use same and that the ownership of such patents and software will be transferred as part of the Company to Purchaser as part of the transaction contemplated hereby.  No officer, director, shareholder or employee of the Company or any relative or spouse of any such person owns any patents or patent applications or any inventions, software, secret formulae or processes, trade secrets or other similar rights, nor is any of them a party to any license agreement, used by or useful to the Company or related to its business except as listed in Schedule 4.17.  All of said Intangibles are valid and in good standing to the best of Sellers’ knowledge, and are free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges, restrictions and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever, and have not been licensed to any third party except as described in Schedule 4.17.  The Company has not been charged with, nor to Sellers’ knowledge has it infringed or is it threatened to be charged with infringement of, any patent, proprietary rights or trade secrets of others in the conduct of its business, and, to the date hereof, neither the Sellers nor the Company has received any notice of conflict with or violation of the asserted rights in intangibles or trade secrets of others.  The Company is not now manufacturing any goods under a present permit, franchise or license, except as set forth in said Schedule 4.17.  The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not alter or impair any rights of the Company in any such Intangibles or in any such permit, franchise or license, except as described in Schedule 4.17.  The Intangibles and the Company’s tooling, manufacturing and engineering drawings, process sheets, specifications, bills of material and other like information and data are in such form and of such quality and will be maintained in such a manner that the Company can, following the Closing, design, produce, manufacture, assemble and sell the products and provide the services heretofore provided by it so that such products and services meet applicable specifications and conform with the standards of quality and cost of production standards heretofore met by it.  To Sellers’ knowledge, the Company has the sole and exclusive right to use its corporate and trade names in the jurisdictions where it transacts business.

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4.18.                      Insurance Policies.  There is set forth in Schedule 4.18 a list and brief description of all insurance policies on the date hereof held by the Company or on which it pays premiums, including, without limitation, life insurance and title insurance policies, which description includes the premiums payable by it thereunder.  Schedule 4.18 also sets forth, in the case of any life insurance policy held by the Company, the name of the insured under such policy, the cash surrender value thereof and any loans thereunder.  All such insurance premiums in respect of such coverage have been, and to the Closing Date will be, paid in full, if due and owing.  All claims, if any, made against the Company which are covered by such policies have been, or are being, settled or defended by the insurance companies that have issued such policies.  Up to the Closing Date, such insurance coverage will be maintained in full force and effect and will not be cancelled, modified or changed without the express written consent of the Purchaser, except to the extent the maturity dates of any such insurance policies expire prior to the Closing Date or where such cancellation would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  No such policy has been, or to the Closing Date will be, cancelled by the issuer thereof, and, to the knowledge of the Sellers and the Company, between the date hereof and the Closing Date, there shall be no increase in the premiums with respect to any such insurance policy caused by any action or omission of the Sellers or of the Company, except where the foregoing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  Upon the Closing Date, all life insurance policies maintained by the Company shall be assigned to each respective Seller.

4.19.                      Banking and Personnel Lists.  The Sellers and the Company will deliver to the Purchaser prior to the Closing Date the following accurate lists and summary descriptions relating to the Company:

(i)           The name of each bank in which the Company has an account or safe deposit box and the names of all persons authorized to draw thereon or have access thereto.
 
 
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(ii)           The names, current annual salary rates and total compensation for the preceding fiscal year of all of the present directors and officers of the Company, and any other employees whose current base accrual salary or annualized hourly rate equivalent is $20,000 or more, together with a summary of the bonuses, percentage compensation and other like benefits, if any, paid or payable to such persons for the last full fiscal year completed, together with a schedule of changes since that date, if any.

(iii)           A schedule of workers’ compensation payments of the Company over the past five full fiscal years and the fiscal year to date, a schedule of claims by employees of the Company against the workers’ compensation fund for any reason over such period, identification of all compensation and medical benefits paid to date on each such claim and the estimated amount of compensation and medical benefits to be paid in the future on each such claim.

(iv)           The name of all pensioned employees of the Company whose pensions are unfunded and are not paid or payable pursuant to any formalized pension arrangements, their agent and annual unfunded pension rates.

4.20.                      Lists of Contracts, Etc.  There is included in Schedule 4.20 a list of the following items (whether written or oral) relating to the Company, which list identifies and fairly summarizes each item (collectively, “Contracts”):

(i)           All collective bargaining and other labor union agreements (if any); all employment agreements with any officer, director, employee or consultant; and all employee pension, health and welfare benefit plans, group insurance, bonus, profit sharing, severance, vacation, hospitalization, and retirement plans, post-retirement medical benefit plans, and any other plans, arrangements or custom requiring payments or benefits to current or retiring employees;

(ii)          All joint venture contracts of the Company or affiliates relating to the Business;

(iii)         All contracts of the Company relating to (a) obligations for borrowed money, (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (d) obligations under capital leases, (e) debt of others secured by a lien on any asset of the Company, and (f) debts of others guaranteed by the Company;

(iv)         All agreements of the Company relating to the supply of raw materials for and the distribution of the products of its business, including without limitation all sales agreements, manufacturer’s representative agreements and distribution agreements of whatever magnitude and nature, and any commitments therefor;
 
 
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(v)           All contracts that individually provide for aggregate future payments to or from the Company of $50,000 or more, to the extent not included in (i) through (iv) above;
 
(vi)           All contracts of the Company that have a term exceeding one year and that may not be cancelled without any liability, penalty or premium, to the extent not included in (i) through (v) above;

(vii)          A complete list of all outstanding powers of attorney granted by the Company; and
 
(viii)         All other contracts of the Company material to the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Business taken as a whole to the extent not included above.
 
Except as set forth in Schedule 4.20, (i) all contracts, agreements and commitments of the Company set forth in Schedule 4.20 are valid, binding and in full force and effect, and (ii) neither the Company nor, to the best of Sellers’ knowledge, any other party to any such contract, agreement, or commitment has materially breached any provision thereof or is in default thereunder.  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.20, the sale of the Shares by the Sellers in accordance with this Agreement is not restricted by, nor will it create grounds for the termination of, any contract, agreement or commitment of the Company set forth in Schedule 4.20, and immediately after the Closing, each such contract, agreement or commitment will continue in full force and effect without the imposition or acceleration of any burdensome condition or other obligation on the Company resulting from the sale of the Shares by the Sellers.  True and complete copies of the contracts, leases, licenses and other documents referred to in Schedule 4.20 will be delivered to the Purchaser, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company as true, correct and complete copies, not later than one business day before the Closing Date.

There are no pending disputes with customers or vendors of the Company regarding quality or return of goods involving amounts in dispute with any one customer or vendor, whether for related or unrelated claims, in excess of $5,000 except as described on Schedule 4.20 hereto, all of which will be resolved to the reasonable satisfaction of Purchaser prior to the Closing Date.  To the best knowledge of Sellers and the Company, there has not been any event, happening, threat or fact that would lead them to believe that any of said customers or vendors will terminate or materially alter their business relationship with the Company after completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
4.21.                      Compliance With the Law.  The Company is not in violation of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or order or any other, decree or requirement of any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or authority or court or other tribunal (including, but not limited to, any law, regulation order or requirement relating to securities, properties, business, products, manufacturing processes, advertising, sales or employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, occupational safety, health and welfare, conditions of occupied premises, product safety and liability, civil rights, or environmental protection, including, but not limited to, those related to waste management, air pollution control, waste water treatment or noise abatement), except where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.21, the Company has not been and is not now charged with, or to the best knowledge of the Sellers or the Company under investigation with respect to, any violation of any applicable law, regulation, order or requirement relating to any of the foregoing, nor, to the best knowledge of any Seller or the Company after due inquiry, are there any circumstances that would or might give rise to any such violation.  The Company has filed all reports required to be filed with any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or authority, except where the failure to file such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

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4.22.                      Litigation; Pending Labor Disputes.  Except as specifically identified on the Balance Sheet or footnotes thereto or set forth in Schedule 4.22:

(i)           There are no legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings or governmental investigations pending or, to the best knowledge of Sellers or the Company, threatened, against the Sellers or the Company, relating to its Business or the Company or its properties (including leased property), or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor is there any basis known to the Company or any Seller for any such action.

(ii)           There are no judgments, decrees or orders of any court, or any governmental department, commission, board, agency or instrumentality binding upon Sellers or the Company relating to its Business or the Company the effect of which is to prohibit any business practice or the acquisition of any property or the conduct of any business by the Company or which limit or control or otherwise would have a Material Adverse Affect on its method or manner of doing business.

(iii)           No work stoppage has occurred and is continuing or, to the knowledge of Sellers or the Company, is threatened affecting its Business, and to the best of Sellers’ knowledge, no question involving recognition of a collective bargaining agent exists in respect of any employees of the Company.

(iv)           There are no pending labor negotiations or, to the best of Sellers’ knowledge, union organization efforts relating to employees of the Company.

(v)           There are no charges of discrimination (relating to sex, age, race, national origin, handicap or veteran status) or unfair labor practices pending or, to the best knowledge of the Sellers or the Company, threatened before any governmental or regulatory agency or authority or any court relating to employees of the Company.

4.23.                      Absence of Certain Changes or Events.  The Company has not, since the Balance Sheet Date, and except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and/or except as described on Schedule 4.23:

(i)           Incurred any material obligation or liability (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), except in the ordinary course of its business consistent with past practice or in connection with the performance of this Agreement, and any such
obligation or liability incurred in the ordinary course is not materially adverse, except for claims, if any, that are adequately covered by insurance;

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(ii)           Discharged or satisfied any lien or encumbrance, or paid or satisfied any obligations or liability (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than (a) liabilities shown or reflected on the Balance Sheet, and (b) liabilities incurred since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business that were not materially adverse;

(iii)           Increased or established any reserve or accrual for taxes or other liability on its books or otherwise provided therefor, except (a) as disclosed on the Balance Sheet, or (b) as may have been required under GAAP due to income earned or expenses accrued since the Balance Sheet Date and as disclosed to the Purchaser in writing;

(iv)           Mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any lien, charge or other encumbrance any of its assets, tangible or intangible;

(v)           Sold or transferred any of its assets or cancelled any debts or claims or waived any rights, except in the ordinary course of business and which has not been materially adverse;

(vi)           Disposed of or permitted to lapse any patents or trademarks or any patent or trademark applications material to the operation of its Business;

(vii)           Incurred any significant labor trouble or granted any general or uniform increase in salary or wages payable or to become payable by it to any director, officer, employee or agent, or by means of any bonus or pension plan, contract or other commitment increased the compensation of any director, officer, employee or agent;

(viii)        Authorized any capital expenditure for real estate or leasehold improvements, machinery, equipment or molds in excess of $5,000.00 in the aggregate;

(ix)           Except for this Agreement or as otherwise disclosed herein or in any schedule to this Agreement, entered into any material transaction;

(x)           Issued any stocks, bonds, or other corporate securities, or made any declaration or payment of any dividend or any distribution in respect of its capital stock; or

(xi)           Experienced damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) individually or in the aggregate having a Material Adverse Effect on any of its properties, assets or business, or experienced any other material adverse change or changes individually or in the aggregate affecting its financial condition, assets, liabilities or Business (a “Material Adverse Change”).
 
 
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4.24.                      Employee Benefit Plans.

(a)           Schedule 4.24 lists a description of the only Employee Programs (as defined below) that have been maintained (as such term is further defined below) by the Company at any time during the five (5) years prior to the date hereof, except as set forth on Schedule 4.24.

(b)           There has not been any failure of any party to comply with any laws applicable with respect to any Employee Program that has been maintained by the Company, except where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  With respect to any Employee Programs now or heretofore maintained by the Company, there has occurred no breach of any duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or other applicable law which could result, directly or indirectly, in any Taxes, penalties or other liability to the Purchaser, the Company or any affiliate (as defined below), except for exceptions which would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  No litigation, arbitration, or governmental administrative proceeding (or investigation) or other proceeding (other than those relating to routine claims for benefits) is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company and Sellers, threatened with respect to any such Employee Program.

(c)           Except as set forth in Schedule 4.24 attached hereto, neither the Company nor any affiliate has ever (i) provided health care or any other non-pension benefits to any employees after their employment was terminated (other than as required by Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA) or has ever promised to provide such post-termination benefits or (ii) maintained an Employee Program provided to such employees subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 401(a) or Section 412 of Code, including, without limitation, any Multiemployer Plan.

(d)           For purposes of this Section 4.24:
 
(i)           “Employee Program” means (A) all employee benefit plans within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(3), including, but not limited to, multiple employer welfare arrangements (within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(40)), plans to which more than one unaffiliated employer contributes and employee benefit plans (such as foreign or excess benefit plans) which are not subject to ERISA; and (B) all stock option plans, bonus or incentive award plans, severance pay policies or agreements, deferred compensation agreements, supplemental income arrangements, vacation plans, and all other employee benefit plans, agreements, and arrangements not described in (A) above.  In the case of an Employee Program funded through an organization described in Code Section 501(c)(9), each reference to such Employee Program shall include a reference to such organization;

(ii)           An entity “maintains” an Employee Program if such entity sponsors, contributes to, or provides (or has promised to provide) benefits under such Employee Program, or has any obligation (by agreement or under applicable law) to contribute to or provide benefits under such Employee Program, or if such Employee Program provides benefits to or otherwise covers employees of such entity (or their spouses, dependents, or beneficiaries);
 
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(iii)           An entity is an “affiliate” of the Company for purposes of this Section 4.24 if it would have ever been considered a single employer with the Company under ERISA Section 4001(b) or part of the same “controlled group” as the Company for purposes of ERISA Section 302(d)(8)(C); and

(iv)           “Multiemployer Plan” means a (pension or non-pension) employee benefit plan to which more than one employer contributes and which is maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements.

4.25.                      Product Warranties and Product Liabilities.  The product warranties and return policies of the Company in effect on the date hereof and the types of products to which they apply are described on Schedule 4.25 hereto.  Schedule 4.25 also sets forth all product liability claims involving amounts in controversy in excess of $5,000 that are currently either pending or, to the best of the Sellers’ and the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company.  The Sellers have no knowledge of any reason why the future cost of performing all such obligations and paying all such product liability claims with respect to goods manufactured, assembled or furnished prior to the Closing Date will not exceed the average annual cost thereof for said past three year period.

4.26.          Assets.   The assets of the Company are located at the locations listed on Schedule 4.26 attached hereto. Except as described in Schedule 4.26, the assets of the Company are, and together with the additional assets to be acquired or otherwise received by the Company prior to the Closing, will at the Closing Date be, sufficient in all material respects to carry on the operations of the Business as now conducted by the Company.  The Company is the only business organization through which the Business is conducted.  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.16 or Schedule 4.26, all assets used by the Sellers and the Company to conduct the Business are, and will on the Closing Date be, owned by the Company.

4.27.         Absence of Certain Commercial Practices.  Except as described on Schedule 4.27, neither the Company nor any Seller has made any payment (directly or by secret commissions, discounts, compensation or other payments) or given any gifts to another business concern, to an agent or employee of another business concern or of any governmental entity (domestic or foreign) or to a political party or candidate for political office (domestic or foreign), to obtain or retain business for the Company or to receive favorable or preferential treatment, except for gifts and entertainment given to representatives of customers or potential customers of sufficiently limited value and in a form (other than cash) that would not be construed as a bribe or payoff.

4.28.        Licenses, Permits, Consents and Approvals.  The Company has, and at the Closing Date will have, all licenses, permits or other authorizations of governmental, regulatory or administrative agencies or authorities (collectively, “Licenses”) required to conduct the Business, except for any failures of such which would not have a Material Adverse Effect. All material Licenses of the Company are listed on Schedule 4.28 hereto.  At the Closing, the Company will have all such Licenses which are material to the conduct of the Business and will have renewed all Licenses which would have expired in the interim.  Except as listed in Schedule 4.28, no registration, filing, application, notice, transfer, consent, approval, order, qualification, waiver or other action of any kind (collectively, a “Filing”) will be required as a result of the sale of the Shares by Sellers in accordance with this Agreement (a) to avoid the loss of any License or the violation, breach or termination of, or any default under, or the creation of any lien on any asset of the Company pursuant to the terms of, any law, regulation, order or other requirement or any contract binding upon the Company or to which any such asset may be subject, or (b) to enable Purchaser (directly or through any designee) to continue the operation of the Company and the Business substantially as conducted prior to the Closing Date.  All such Filings will be duly filed, given, obtained or taken on or prior to the Closing Date and will be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.

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4.29.        Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.29 hereto:
 
(a)           The operations of the Company, to the best knowledge of Sellers, are in compliance with all applicable laws promulgated by any governmental entity which prohibit, regulate or control any hazardous material or any hazardous material activity (“Environmental Laws”) and all permits issued pursuant to Environmental Laws or otherwise except for where noncompliance or the absence of such permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect;
 
(b)          The Company has obtained all permits required under all applicable Environmental Laws necessary to operate its business, except for any failures of such which would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
 
(c)           The Company is not the subject of any outstanding written order or Contract with any governmental authority or person respecting Environmental Laws or any violation or potential violations thereof; and
 
(d)          The Company has not received any written communication alleging either or both that the Company may be in violation of any Environmental Law, or any permit issued pursuant to Environmental Law, or may have any liability under any Environmental Law.

4.30           Broker.  Except as specified in Schedule 4.30, neither the Company nor any Seller has retained any broker in connection with any transaction contemplated by this Agreement.  Purchaser and the Company shall not be obligated to pay any fee or commission associated with the retention or engagement by the Company or Sellers of any broker in connection with any transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

4.31.         Related Party Transactions.  Except as described in Schedule 4.31, all transactions during the past five years between the Company and any current or former shareholder or any entity in which the Company or any current or former shareholder had or has a direct or indirect interest have been fair to the Company as determined by the Board of Directors.  No portion of the sales or other on-going business relationships of the Company is dependent upon the friendship or the personal relationships (other than those customary within business generally) of any Seller, except as described in Schedule 4.31.  During the past five years, the Company has not forgiven or cancelled, without receiving full consideration, any indebtedness owing to it by any Seller.
 
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4.32          Patriot Act.  The Company and the Sellers certify that the Company has not been designated, and is not owned or controlled, by a “suspected terrorist” as defined in Executive Order 13224.  The Company and the Sellers hereby acknowledge that the Purchaser seeks to comply with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and related activities.  In furtherance of those efforts, the Company and the Sellers hereby represent, warrant and agree that:  (i) none of the cash or property that the Sellers have contributed or paid or will contribute and pay to the Company has been or shall be derived from, or related to, any activity that is deemed criminal under United States law; and (ii) no contribution or payment by the Company to the Purchaser, to the extent that they are within the Company’s control shall cause the Purchaser to be in violation of the United States Bank Secrecy Act, the United States International Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 or the United States International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001.  The Sellers shall promptly notify the Purchaser if any of these representations ceases to be true and accurate regarding the Sellers or the Company.  The Sellers agree to provide the Purchaser any additional information regarding the Company that the Purchaser reasonably requests to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar activities.

4.33         Investment Intent.
 
The Purchaser Shares are being acquired hereunder by the Sellers for investment purposes only, for their own account, not as a nominee or agent and not with a view to the distribution thereof.  The Sellers have no present intention to sell or otherwise dispose of the Purchaser Shares and they will not do so except in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable law.  The Sellers understand that the Purchaser Shares which may be acquired hereunder must be held by them indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition or transfer of any of said shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or is exempt from registration therefrom.  The Sellers further understand that the exemption from registration afforded by Rule 144 (the provisions of which are known to such Seller) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, depends on the satisfaction of various conditions, and that, if and when applicable, Rule 144 may afford the basis for sales only in limited amounts.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section shall not restrict the Sellers’ rights to require Purchaser to register the Purchaser Shares for public sale pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

4.34           Investment Experience; Suitability.

The Sellers are each sophisticated investors familiar with the type of risks inherent in the acquisition of securities such as the Purchaser Shares and the Sellers’ financial position is such that the Sellers can afford to retain the shares of Purchaser Shares for an indefinite period of time without realizing any direct or indirect cash return on its investment.
 
4.35           Accreditation.

Frank Mauger is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The Sellers understand that the Purchaser Shares are being offered to them in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Purchaser is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Sellers’ compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Sellers set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Sellers to acquire the Purchaser Shares.

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4.36.         Disclosure.  All statements contained in any schedule, certificate, opinion, instrument, or other document delivered by or on behalf of the Sellers or the Company pursuant hereto shall be deemed representations and warranties by each Seller and the Company herein.  No statement, representation or warranty by the Sellers or the Company in this Agreement or in any schedule, certificate, opinion, instrument, or other document furnished or to be furnished to the Purchaser pursuant hereto contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading or necessary in order to provide a prospective purchaser of the Business of the Company with full and fair disclosure concerning the Company, its business, and the Company’s affairs.


ARTICLE V
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
 
5.1           Organization and Good Standing.
 
The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
 
5.2           Authority.
 
(a)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein have been, or will prior to Closing be, duly and validly approved and acknowledged by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser.

(b)           The execution of this Agreement and the delivery hereof to the Sellers and the purchase contemplated herein have been, or will be prior to Closing, duly authorized by the Purchaser’s Board of Directors having full power and authority to authorize such actions.

5.3           Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties.
 
(a)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition of the Shares by Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, and the compliance with the provisions and terms of this Agreement, are not prohibited by the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Purchaser and will not violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any court order, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound.
 
(b)           No consent, waiver, approval, order, permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any person or governmental body is required on the part of the Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other agreement referenced herein or the compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof.
 
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5.4           Litigation.
 
There are no legal proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened that are reasonably likely to prohibit or restrain the ability of the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
5.5           Investment Intention.
 
The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares for its own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view to the distribution (as such term is used in Section 2(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")) thereof.  Purchaser understands that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available.
 
5.6           Broker.
 
The Purchaser has not retained any broker in connection with any transaction contemplated by this Agreement.  Sellers shall not be obligated to pay any fee or commission associated with the retention or engagement by the Purchaser of any broker in connection with any transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
 
5.7           Patriot Act.  The Purchaser certifies that neither the Purchaser nor any of its subsidiaries has been designated, and is not owned or controlled, by a “suspected terrorist” as defined in Executive Order 13224.  The Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Company and the Sellers seek to comply with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and related activities.  In furtherance of those efforts, the Purchaser hereby represents, warrants and agrees that:  (i) none of the cash or property that the Purchaser has contributed or paid or will contribute and pay to the Sellers has been or shall be derived from, or related to, any activity that is deemed criminal under United States law; and (ii) no contribution or payment by the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries to the Sellers, to the extent that they are within the Purchaser’s control shall cause the Sellers or the Company to be in violation of the United States Bank Secrecy Act, the United States International Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 or the United States International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001.  The Purchaser shall promptly notify the Sellers if any of these representations ceases to be true and accurate regarding the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries.  The Purchaser agrees to provide the Sellers any additional information regarding the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries that the Sellers reasonably request to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar activities.
 
5.8           Due Authorization of Purchaser Shares.  The shares of Purchaser Common Stock, when delivered to the Sellers, shall be validly issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any liens, pledges, encumbrances, charges, agreements, options, claims or other arrangements or restrictions of any kind.
 

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ARTICLE VI
 
COVENANTS
 
6.1           Access to Information.
 
The Sellers and the Company agree that, prior to the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall be entitled, through its officers, employees and representatives (including, without limitation, its legal advisors and accountants), to make such investigation of the properties, businesses and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries and such examination of the books, records and financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as it reasonably requests and to make extracts and copies of such books and records.  Any such investigation and examination shall be conducted during regular business hours and under reasonable circumstances, and the Sellers shall cooperate, and shall cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to cooperate, fully therein.  No investigation by the Purchaser prior to or after the date of this Agreement shall diminish or obviate any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the Sellers contained in this Agreement or any other agreement referenced herein.  In order that the Purchaser may have full opportunity to make such physical, business, accounting and legal review, examination or investigation as it may reasonably request of the affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the Sellers shall cause the officers, employees, consultants, agents, accountants, attorneys and other representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries to cooperate fully with such representatives in connection with such review and examination.  It is agreed and understood that all information provided pursuant to this Section 6.1 is subject to the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality/Standstill Agreement.
 
6.2           Conduct of the Business Pending the Closing.
 
(a)           Except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, prior to the Closing the Sellers shall, and shall cause the Company to:
 
(i)           Conduct the respective businesses of the Company only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice;
 
(ii)          Use its best efforts to (A) preserve its present business operations, organization (including, without limitation, management and the sales force) and goodwill of the Company and (B) preserve its present relationship with parties having business dealings with the Company;
 
(iii)         Maintain (A) all of the assets and properties of the Company in their current condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and except for dispositions in the ordinary course of business and (B) insurance upon all of the properties and assets of the Company in such amounts and of such kinds comparable to that in effect on the date of this Agreement;
 
(iv)         (A) maintain the books, accounts and records of the Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, (B) continue to collect accounts receivable and pay accounts payable utilizing normal procedures and without discounting or accelerating payment of such accounts, and (C) comply with all contractual and other obligations applicable to the operation of the Company; and
 
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(v)           Comply in all material respects with applicable laws.
 
(b)           Except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, prior to the Closing the Sellers shall not, and shall cause the Company not to:
 
(i)           Declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of the capital stock of the Company or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of the capital stock or other securities of, or other ownership interests in, the Company;
 
(ii)           Transfer, issue, sell or dispose of any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company or grant options, warrants, calls or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire shares of the capital stock or other securities of the Company;
 
(iii)           Effect any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split or like change in the capitalization of the Company;
 
(iv)           Amend the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company;
 
(v)           (A) materially increase the annual level of compensation of any employee of the Company, (B) increase the annual level of compensation payable or to become payable by the Company to any of its executive officers, (C) grant any unusual or extraordinary bonus, benefit or other direct or indirect compensation to any employee, director or consultant (except for bonuses to be paid by Frank Mauger to James Jordan and Todd Kahl in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby), (D) increase the coverage or benefits available under any (or create any new) severance pay, termination pay, vacation pay, Company awards, salary continuation for disability, sick leave, deferred compensation, bonus or other incentive compensation, insurance, pension or other employee benefit plan or arrangement made to, for, or with any of the directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives of the Company or otherwise modify or amend or terminate any such plan or arrangement or (E) enter into any employment, deferred compensation, severance, consulting, non-competition or similar agreement (or amend any such agreement) to which the Company is a party or involving a director, officer or employee of the Company in his or her capacity as a director, officer or employee of the Company;
 
(vi)           Except for trade payables and for indebtedness for borrowed money incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, borrow monies for any reason or draw down on any line of credit or debt obligation, or become the guarantor, surety, endorser or otherwise liable for any debt, obligation or liability (contingent or otherwise) of any other party, or change the terms of payables or receivables;
 
(vii)          Subject to any lien (except for leases that do not materially impair the use of the property subject thereto in their respective businesses as presently conducted), any of the properties or assets (whether tangible or intangible) of the Company;
 
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(viii)         Acquire any material properties or assets or sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of any of the material properties or assets (except for fair consideration in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) of the Company except, with respect to the items listed on Schedule 6.2(b)(viii) hereto, as previously consented to by the Purchaser;
 
(ix)           Cancel or compromise any debt or claim or waive or release any material right of the Company except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
 
(x)           Enter into any commitment for capital expenditures out of the ordinary course;
 
(xi)           Permit the Company to enter into any transaction or to make or enter into any Contract which by reason of its size or otherwise is not in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
 
(xii)           Permit the Company to enter into or agree to enter into any merger or consolidation with any corporation or other entity, and not engage in any new business or invest in, make a loan, advance or capital contribution to or otherwise acquire the securities of any other party;
 
(xiii)          Except for transfers of cash pursuant to normal cash management practices, permit the Company to make any investments in or loans to, or pay any fees or expenses to, or enter into or modify any Contract with, any Seller or any affiliate of any Seller; or
 
(xiv)          Agree to do anything prohibited by this Section 6.2 or anything which would make any of the representations and warranties of the Sellers in this Agreement or any other agreement referenced herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of any time through and including the Closing.
 
6.3           Consents.
 
The Sellers shall use their best efforts, and the Purchaser shall cooperate with the Sellers, to obtain at the earliest practicable date all consents and approvals required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the consents and approvals referred to in Section 4.7 hereof; provided, however, that neither the Sellers nor the Purchaser shall be obligated to pay any consideration therefor to any third party from whom consent or approval is requested.
 
6.4           Other Actions.
 
Each of the Sellers and the Purchaser shall use its best efforts to (i) take all actions necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) cause the fulfillment at the earliest practicable date of all of the conditions to their respective obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
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6.5           No Solicitation.
 
The Sellers will not, and will not cause or permit the Company or any of the Company's directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents (collectively, the "Representatives") to, directly or indirectly, (i) discuss, negotiate, undertake, authorize, recommend, propose or enter into, either as the proposed surviving, merged, acquiring or acquired corporation, any transaction involving a merger, consolidation, business combination, purchase or disposition of any amount of the assets or capital stock or other equity interest in the Company other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (an "Acquisition Transaction"), (ii) facilitate, encourage, solicit or initiate discussions, negotiations or submissions of proposals or offers in respect of an Acquisition Transaction, (iii) furnish or cause to be furnished, to any party, any information concerning the Business, operations, properties or assets of the Company in connection with an Acquisition Transaction, or (iv) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any other party to do or seek any of the foregoing.  The Sellers will inform the Purchaser in writing immediately following the receipt by any Seller, the Company or any Representative of any proposal or inquiry in respect of any Acquisition Transaction.
 
6.6           Preservation of Records.
 
Subject to Section 6.14(d) hereof (relating to the preservation of Tax records), the Sellers and the Purchaser agree that each of them shall preserve and keep the records held by it relating to the Business of the Company (including but not limited to books, records and accounts, financial information, correspondence, production records, employment records and other similar information) for a period of six years from the Closing Date and shall make such records and personnel available to the other as may be reasonably requested by such party in connection with, among other things, any insurance claims by, legal proceedings against or governmental investigations of the Sellers or the Purchaser or any of their affiliates or in order to enable the Sellers or the Purchaser to comply with their respective obligations under this Agreement and each other agreement, document or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby.  
 
6.7           Publicity.
 
None of the Sellers nor the Purchaser shall issue any press release or public announcement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without obtaining the prior written approval of the other party hereto, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless, in the sole judgment of the Purchaser or the Sellers, disclosure is otherwise required by applicable law or by the applicable rules of any stock exchange on which the Purchaser lists securities, provided that, to the extent required by applicable law, the party intending to make such release shall use its best efforts consistent with such applicable law to consult with the other party with respect to the text thereof.
 
6.8           Use of Name.
 
The Sellers hereby agree that upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Purchaser and the Company shall have the sole right to the use of the name "Major Electric Incorporated" and the Sellers shall not, and shall not cause or permit any affiliate to, use such name or any variation or simulation thereof.
 
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6.9           Employment Agreements.
 
On or prior to the Closing Date, each of Frank Mauger and James Jordon shall enter into an employment agreement with the Company, substantially in the form of agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 6.9 (the “Employment Agreements”).
 
6.10           Board of Directors.
 
The Board of Directors of the Company as of the Closing Date shall consist of two members appointed by the Sellers and three members appointed by the Purchaser.
 
6.11           Fiscal Projection; Confirmation of Financial Information.
 
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company will provide (i) a fiscal projection for the twelve month period ending April 30, 2008, which projection shall be mutually acceptable to the Company and the Purchaser, and (ii) confirmation to the Purchaser of information related to backlog, add-backs, key client relationships and the tangibility of assets.

6.12           Financial Statements.
 
If required for Securities and Exchange Commission purposes, the Sellers shall cooperate with the Purchaser, to provide all information required for the completion of audited financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31 , 2005 and 2006 and reviewed statements for the six month period ended June 30, 2006 and 2007, and delivered no later than 60 days from the Closing Date.  The costs of such financial statements shall be borne by the Purchaser.

6.13           Tax Election.
 
At the sole discretion of the Purchaser, the Sellers agree to make a timely election under Internal Revenue Code Section 338(h)(10) (“338(h)(10) election”), and Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless Sellers from and against any Tax liabilities imposed on Sellers as a result of having made any such 338(h)(10) election to the extent that such Tax liabilities exceed the Tax liabilities that the Sellers would incur in the absence of such election (the “Purchaser Tax Payments”).  In the event that the Sellers incur any Tax obligations as a result of the 338(h)(10) election which are in excess of amounts due had the transactions set forth herein been taxed as a stock sale, then the amount that the Purchaser shall be required to reimburse Sellers under this paragraph (1) shall be grossed up to assure that Sellers do not incur any Tax cost as a result of the 338(h)(10) election and the reimbursement payments under this paragraph and (2) shall take into account the highest marginal income tax rate applicable to payments of this type at the applicable times as applies to any of the Sellers.  Any Purchaser Tax Payments shall be treated by the parties as additional Purchase Price and shall be paid to Sellers not less than seven (7) days prior to the time Sellers are required to pay such amounts with a Federal tax return or estimate.  Any amounts payable hereunder to the Sellers shall be paid in cash unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Sellers.

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6.14           Tax Matters.
 
(a)           Tax Periods Ending on or Before the Closing Date.  The Sellers shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed all Tax Returns for the Company for all periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date which are filed after the Closing Date as soon as practicable and prior to the date due (including any proper extensions thereof).  The Sellers shall permit the Company and the Purchaser to review and provide comments, if any, on each such Tax Return described in the preceding sentence prior to filing.  Unless the Purchaser or the Company provides comments to the Sellers, the Company shall deliver to the Sellers each such Tax Return signed by the appropriate officer(s) of the Company for filing within ten (10) days following the Sellers’ delivery to the Company and the Purchaser of any such Tax Return.  The Sellers shall deliver to the Company promptly after filing each such Tax Return a copy of the filed Tax Return and evidence of its filing.  The Sellers shall pay the costs and expenses incurred in the preparation and filing of the Tax Returns on or before the date such costs and expenses are due.

If the Company provides comments to the Sellers and at the end of such ten (10) day period the Company and the Sellers have failed to reach written agreement with respect to all of such disputed items, the parties shall submit the unresolved items to arbitration for final determination. Promptly, but no later than thirty (30) days after its acceptance of its appointment as arbitrator, the arbitrator shall render an opinion as to the disputed items. The determination of the arbitrator shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties. The Company and the Sellers (as a group) shall each pay one half of the fees, costs and expenses of the arbitrator.  The prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of pre- and post-award interest as well as reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the arbitration and any judicial proceedings related thereto as determined by the arbitrator.

(b)           Tax Periods Beginning Before and Ending After the Closing Date.  The Company or the Purchaser shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed any Tax Returns of the Company for Tax periods that begin before the Closing Date and end after the Closing Date.  To the extent such Taxes are not fully reserved for in the Company’s financial statements, the Sellers shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the unreserved portion of such Taxes that relates to the portion of the Tax period ending on the Closing Date.  Such payment, if any, shall be paid by the Sellers within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice from the Company or the Purchaser that such Taxes were paid by the Company or the Purchaser for a period beginning prior to the Closing Date.  For purposes of this Section, in the case of any Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis and are payable for a Taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date, the portion of such Tax that relates to the portion of such Tax period ending on the Closing Date shall (i) in the case of any Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire Tax period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the Tax period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire Tax period (the “Pro Rata Amount”), and (ii) in the case of any Tax based upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed equal to the amount that would be payable if the relevant Tax period ended on the Closing Date.  The Sellers shall pay to the Company with the payment of any Taxes due hereunder, the Sellers’ Pro Rata Amount of the costs and expenses incurred by the Purchaser or the Company in the preparation and filing of the Tax Returns. Any net operating losses or credits relating to a Tax period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date shall be taken into account as though the relevant Tax period ended on the Closing Date.  All determinations necessary to give effect to the foregoing allocations shall be made in a reasonable manner as agreed to by the parties.

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(c)           Refunds and Tax Benefits.  Any Tax refunds that are received after the Closing Date by the Sellers (other than Tax refunds received in connection with such Sellers’ individual Tax Returns), the Purchaser or the Company, and any amounts credited against Tax to which the Sellers, the Purchaser or the Company become entitled, shall be for the account of the Company, and the Sellers shall pay over to the Company any such refund or the amount of any such credit within fifteen (15) days after receipt or entitlement thereto.  In addition, to the extent that a claim for refund or a proceeding results in a payment or credit against Tax by a taxing authority to the Sellers, the Sellers shall pay such amount to the Company within fifteen (15) days after receipt or entitlement thereto.

(d)           Cooperation on Tax Matters.

(i)           The Purchaser, the Company and the Sellers shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with the filing of any Tax Returns pursuant to this Section and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes.  Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other party's request) the provision of records and information which are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder.  The Company agrees (A) to retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Company relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by the Purchaser or the Sellers, any extensions thereof) of the respective tax periods, and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any taxing authority, and (B) to give the other party reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if the other party so requests, the Company or the Sellers, as the case may be, shall allow the other party to take possession of such books and records.

(ii)           The Purchaser and the Sellers further agree, upon request, to use their commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any governmental authority or any other party as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed (including, but not limited to, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby).

(iii)           The Purchaser and the Sellers further agree, upon request, to provide the other party with all information that either party may be required to report pursuant to §6043 of the Code and all Treasury Department Regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
6.15           Non-Competition. For a period of two years with respect to Frank Mauger and six months with respect to James Jordan after the later of the Closing Date or the termination of such individual’s employment by the Company, Frank Mauger and James Jordan each agrees not to engage in any of the following competitive activities: (a) engaging directly or indirectly in any business or activity substantially similar to any business or activity engaged in (or scheduled to be engaged) by the Company or the Purchaser in any areas where the Company or the Purchaser engage in business; (b) engaging directly or indirectly in any business or activity competitive with any business or activity engaged in (or scheduled to be engaged) by the Company or the Purchaser in any areas where the Company or the Purchaser engage in business; (c) soliciting or taking away any employee, agent, representative, contractor, supplier, vendor, customer, franchisee, lender or investor of the Company or the Purchaser, or attempting to so solicit or take away; (d) interfering with any contractual or other relationship between the Company or the Purchaser and any employee, agent, representative, contractor, supplier, vendor, customer, franchisee, lender or investor; or (e) using, for the benefit of any person or entity other than the Company, any confidential information of the Company or the Purchaser. Nothing in this Section 6.15 shall be deemed, however, to prevent Frank Mauger or James Jordan from owning securities of any publicly-owned corporation engaged in any such business, provided that the total amount of securities of each class owned by such individual in such publicly-owned corporation (other than Purchaser) does not exceed two percent (2%) of the outstanding securities of such class. In addition, no Seller shall make any negative statement of any kind concerning the Company, the Purchaser or their affiliates, or their directors, officers or agents, except as such may be compelled by legal proceeding or governmental action or authority.
 
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6.16           Registration of Shares of Purchaser Common Stock.  Sellers and the Purchaser shall enter into the registration rights agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 6.16 hereto (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).
 
6.17           Employee Matters.  The Company and the Purchaser agree that following the Closing Date:
 
(i)           the Company shall convert its current 401(k) benefit plan into the plan maintained by the Purchaser;

(ii)           the Company shall make a good faith effort to maintain the existing health and life insurance policies;

(iii)           the Company’s employees shall be eligible for grants pursuant to the Purchaser’s stock option plan, which shall be allocated as determined in good faith by Frank Mauger.

6.18           Elimination of Non-Business Financial Obligations.
 
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall eliminate all financial obligations, if any, which are not directly related to the Business and operations of the Company.
 
Article VII
 
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
 
7.1           Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser.
 
The obligation of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by the Purchaser in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable law):
 
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(a)           all representations and warranties of the Sellers contained herein shall be true and correct as of the date hereof;
 
(b)           all representations and warranties of the Sellers contained herein qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct, and the representations and warranties of the Sellers contained herein not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects, at and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though those representations and warranties had been made again at and as of that time;
 
(c)           the Sellers shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by  them on or prior to the Closing Date;
 
(d)           the Purchaser shall have been furnished with certificates (dated the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser) executed by each Seller certifying as to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 7.1(a), 7.1(b) and 7.1(c) hereof;
 
(e)           Certificates representing 100% of the Shares shall have been, or shall at the Closing be, validly delivered and transferred to the Purchaser, free and clear of any and all liens;
 
(f)           there shall not have been or occurred any Material Adverse Change;
 
(g)           the Sellers shall have obtained all consents and waivers referred to in Section 4.7 hereof, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
 
(h)           no legal proceedings shall have been instituted or threatened or claim or demand made against the Sellers, the Company, or the Purchaser seeking to restrain or prohibit or to obtain substantial damages with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and there shall not be in effect any order by a governmental body of competent jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
 
(i)           the Purchaser shall have received the written resignations of each director of the Company, other than Frank Mauger and James Jordan;
 
(j)            the Employment Agreements shall have been executed by Frank Mauger and James Jordon and the Company;
 
(k)           the Purchaser shall have received information satisfactory in its sole discretion to verify the accuracy of the backlog, add-backs, key client relationships and the tangibility of assets; and
 
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(l)           Debt of the Company shall have been extinguished or converted to terms acceptable to the Purchaser in its reasonable discretion.
 

7.2           Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Sellers.
 
The obligations of the Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment, prior to or on the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by the Sellers in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable law):
 
(a)           all representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein shall be true and correct as of the date hereof;
 
(b)           all representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct, and all representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects, at and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though those representations and warranties had been made again at and as of that date;
 
(c)           the Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date;
 
(d)           the Sellers shall have been furnished with certificates (dated the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Sellers) executed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Purchaser certifying as to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 7.2(a), 7.2(b) and 7.2(c);
 
(e)           no legal proceedings shall have been instituted or threatened or claim or demand made against the Sellers, the Company, or the Purchaser seeking to restrain or prohibit or to obtain substantial damages with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and there shall not be in effect any order by a governmental body of competent jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and
 
(f)           the Employment Agreements shall have been executed by Frank Mauger and James Jordan and the Company.
 

ARTICLE VIII
 
DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED
 
8.1           Documents to be Delivered by the Sellers.
 
At the Closing, the Sellers shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Purchaser the following:
 
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(a)           stock certificates representing the Shares referred to in Section 7.1(e) hereof, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock transfer powers and with all requisite stock transfer tax stamps attached;
 
(b)           the certificates referred to in Section 7.1(d) hereof;
 
(c)           copies of all consents and waivers referred to in Section 7.1(g) hereof;
 
(d)           Employment Agreements, substantially in the form of Exhibit 6.9 hereto, duly executed by Frank Mauger and James Jordan;
 
(e)           written resignations of each of the directors of the Company, other than Frank Mauger and James Jordan;
 
(f)           certificate of good standing with respect to the Company issued by the Secretary of State of the State of incorporation, and for each state, if any, in which the Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation;
 
(g)           the Escrow Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 hereto, duly executed by the Company and the Sellers;
 
(h)           the Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit 6.16 hereto, duly executed by the Sellers; and
 
(i)           such other documents as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
 
8.2           Documents to be Delivered by the Purchaser.
 
At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers the following:
 
(a)           The Closing Payment (provided that the Closing Shares may be delivered within three (3) business days of the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.2(ii));
 
(b)           the certificates referred to in Section 7.2(d) hereof;
 
(c)           the Employment Agreements of Frank Mauger and James Jordan, substantially in the form of Exhibit 6.9 hereto, duly executed by the Purchaser;
 
(d)           the Escrow Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 hereto, duly executed by the Purchaser;
 
(e)           the Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit 6.16 hereto, duly executed by the Purchaser; and
 
(f)           such other documents as the Sellers shall reasonably request.
 
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ARTICLE IX
 
INDEMNIFICATION
 
9.1           Indemnification.
 
(a)           Subject to Sections 9.2 and 10.2 hereof, Frank Mauger (“Mauger”) hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Purchaser, the Company, and their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Purchaser Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against:
 
(i)           any and all liabilities of the Company of every kind, nature and description, absolute or contingent, existing as against the Company prior to and including the Closing Date or thereafter coming into being or arising by reason of any state of facts existing, or any transaction entered into, on or prior to the Closing Date, except to the extent that the same have been fully provided for in the Balance Sheet, or disclosed in the notes thereto or were incurred in the ordinary course of business between the Balance Sheet Date and the Closing Date;
 
(ii)           subject to Section 10.3, any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs and expenses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the failure of any representation or warranty of the Sellers set forth in Section 4 hereof, or any representation or warranty contained in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement, to be true and correct in all respects as of the date made;
 
(iii)           any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs and expenses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the breach of any covenant or other agreement on the part of the Sellers under this Agreement;
 
(iv)           any and all notices, actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, assessments, judgments, costs, penalties and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' and other professionals' fees and disbursements (collectively, "Expenses") incident to any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs and expenses with respect to which indemnification is provided hereunder (collectively, "Losses").
 
(b)           Subject to Sections 9.2 and 10.2 hereof, Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Sellers and their respective affiliates, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Seller Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against:
 
(i)           any and all Losses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the failure of any representation or warranty of the Purchaser set forth in Section 5 hereof, or any representation or warranty contained in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, to be true and correct as of the date made;
 
(ii)           any and all Losses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the breach of any covenant or other agreement on the part of the Purchaser under this Agreement or arising from the ownership or operation of the Company from and after the Closing Date, unless such claim is for a pre-Closing matter; and
 
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(iii)           any and all Expenses incident to the foregoing.
 
9.2           Limitations on Indemnification for Breaches of Representations and Warranties.
 
An indemnifying party shall not have any liability under Section 9.1(a)(ii) or Section 9.1(b)(i) hereof unless the aggregate amount of Losses and Expenses to the indemnified parties exceeds $50,000 (the “Basket”) (except for Losses and Expenses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the failure of any representation or warranty to be true and correct under Section 4.3, for which the Basket shall not apply) and, in such event, the indemnifying party shall be required to pay the entire amount of such Losses and Expenses in excess of the Basket.  Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, the maximum liability Mauger shall be required to pay hereunder, in the aggregate, shall be the aggregate amount of cash and shares of the Purchaser (valued as of their date of issuance) paid or delivered to the Sellers (the “Cap”).  In addition, if any Loss or Expense of Purchaser is covered by insurance, Mauger shall not be required to indemnify Purchaser for the amount of such Losses or Expenses to the extent of such insurance proceeds and Mauger shall only pay Purchaser the excess of the Losses and Expenses, if any, over such insurance proceeds, subject to the Cap.  Following the Closing, other than in cases of fraud, this Article 9 shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns with respect to any and all claims for Losses and Expenses sustained or incurred arising out of this Agreement.
 
9.3           Indemnification Procedures.
 
(a)           In the event that any legal proceedings shall be instituted or that any claim or demand ("Claim") shall be asserted by any person or entity in respect of which payment may be sought under Section 9.1 hereof (regardless of the Basket referred to above), the indemnified party shall reasonably and promptly cause written notice of the assertion of any Claim of which it has knowledge which is covered by this indemnity to be forwarded to the indemnifying party.  The indemnifying party shall have the right, at its sole option and expense, to be represented by counsel of its choice, which must be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, and to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Claim which relates to any Losses indemnified against hereunder.  If the indemnifying party elects to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Claim which relates to any Losses indemnified against hereunder, it shall within five (5) days (or sooner, if the nature of the Claim so requires) notify the indemnified party of its intent to do so.  If the indemnifying party elects not to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Claim which relates to any Losses indemnified against hereunder, fails to notify the indemnified party of its election as herein provided or contests its obligation to indemnify the indemnified party for such Losses under this Agreement, the indemnified party may defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with such Claim.  If the indemnified party defends any Claim, then the indemnifying party shall reimburse the indemnified party for the Expenses of defending such Claim upon submission of periodic bills.  If the indemnifying party shall assume the defense of any Claim, the indemnified party may participate, at his or its own expense, in the defense of such Claim; provided, however, that such indemnified party shall be entitled to participate in any such defense with separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party if, (i) so requested by the indemnifying party to participate or (ii) in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the indemnified party, a conflict or potential conflict exists between the indemnified party and the indemnifying party that would make such separate representation advisable; and provided, further, that the indemnifying party shall not be required to pay for more than one such counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any Claim.  The parties hereto agree to cooperate fully with each other in connection with the defense, negotiation or settlement of any such Claim.
 
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(b)           After any final judgment or award shall have been rendered by a court, arbitration board or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of the time in which to appeal therefrom, or a settlement shall have been consummated, or the indemnified party and the indemnifying party shall have arrived at a mutually binding agreement with respect to a Claim hereunder, the indemnified party shall forward to the indemnifying party notice of any sums due and owing by the indemnifying party pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such matter and the indemnifying party shall be required to pay all of the sums so due and owing to the indemnified party by wire transfer of immediately available funds within 10 business days after the date of such notice.
 
(c)           The failure of the indemnified party to give reasonably prompt notice of any Claim shall not release, waive or otherwise affect the indemnifying party's obligations with respect thereto except to the extent that the indemnifying party can demonstrate actual loss and prejudice as a result of such failure.
 
(d)           With respect to amounts payable by Mauger hereunder to the Purchaser hereunder, it is agreed that Mauger shall first be obligated to pay all amounts in cash, up to the amount of cash actually received by the Sellers pursuant to Article II of this Agreement.  Mauger may then deliver shares of Purchaser common stock to the Purchaser to pay any additional amounts due hereunder.  Any shares of Purchaser common stock so used to make payments hereunder shall be valued at the closing price of such shares on the day prior to the date of delivery to the Purchaser, endorsed for transfer.  Any additional amounts which Mauger shall be required to pay after the delivery of any shares of Purchaser common stock shall be made in cash.
 

ARTICLE X
 
MISCELLANEOUS
 
10.1           Payment of Sales, Use or Similar Taxes.
 
All sales, use, transfer, intangible, recordation, documentary stamp or similar Taxes or charges, of any nature whatsoever, applicable to, or resulting from, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be borne by the Sellers.
 
10.2           Survival of Representations and Warranties.
 
The parties hereto hereby agree that the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any certificate, document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the Closing hereunder, regardless of any investigation made by the parties hereto; provided, however, that any claims or actions with respect thereto (other than claims for indemnifications with respect to the representation and warranties contained in Sections 4.3, 4.11, 4.24, 4.29 and 5.8 which shall survive for periods coterminous with any applicable statutes of limitation) shall terminate unless within twenty four (24) months after the Closing Date written notice of such claims is given to the Sellers or such actions are commenced.
 
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10.3           Expenses.
 
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Sellers and the Purchaser shall each bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, it being understood that in no event shall the Company bear any of such costs and expenses.
 
10.4           Specific Performance.
 
The Sellers and Purchaser acknowledge and agree that the breach of this Agreement would cause irreparable damage to the other party and that the other party will not have an adequate remedy at law.  Therefore, the obligations of each party under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Sellers' obligation to sell the Shares to the Purchaser and the Purchaser’s obligation to purchase such Shares, shall be enforceable by a decree of specific performance issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, and appropriate injunctive relief may be applied for and granted in connection therewith.  Such remedies shall, however, be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies which any party may have under this Agreement or otherwise.
 
10.5           Further Assurances.
 
The Sellers and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such other documents or agreements and to take such other action as may be reasonably necessary or desirable for the implementation of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

10.6           Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
 
(a)           The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the State of Washington over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute or any suit, action proceeding related thereto may be heard and determined in such courts.  The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
 
(b)           Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to this Agreement in any suit, action or proceeding by the mailing of a copy thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.10.
 
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(c) If any legal action or any arbitration or other proceeding is brought for the enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement, or because of an alleged dispute, breach, default or misrepresentation in connection with or related to this Agreement, the successful or prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs in connection with that action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which it or they may be entitled.

10.7           Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers.
 
This Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits hereto, together with the Confidentiality/Standstill Agreement executed by the parties as of June 14, 2007) represents the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought.  No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein.  The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.  No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.  All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
 
10.8           Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to principles regarding conflict of laws.
 
10.9           Table of Contents and Headings.
 
The table of contents and section headings of this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are to be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
 
10.10          Notices.
 
All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or via recognized overnight courier service with all charges prepaid or billed to the account of the sender to the parties (and shall also be transmitted by facsimile to the parties receiving copies thereof) at the following addresses (or to such other address as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision):
 
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(a)
Purchaser:

WPCS International Incorporated
One East Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 301
Exton, Pennsylvania 19341
Attn:  Andrew Hidalgo, Chief Executive Officer
Phone:  (610) 903-0400
Facsimile: (610) 903-0401

Copy to:

Thomas A. Rose, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61 Broadway
New York, New York 10006
Phone:  (212) 930-9700
Facsimile: (212) 930-9725

 
(b)
Sellers and Company:

Major Electric, Inc.
18538 142nd Avenue NE
Woodinville, WA 98072
Attn:  Frank Mauger
Phone:  (425) 483-2677
Facsimile:  (425) 402-9708

    Copy to:

Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC
Attn:  Paul Meier, Esq.
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3400
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone:  (206) 654-2214
Fax:  (206) 652-2914


10.11                      Severability.
 
If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the balance of this Agreement shall remain in effect.
 

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10.12                      Binding Effect; Assignment.
 
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a party to this Agreement except as provided below.  No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by either the Sellers or the Purchaser (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consents shall be void.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed or caused to be duly executed this Stock Purchase Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 
 
WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
 
       
 
By:
/s/ ANDREW HIDALGO  
   
Andrew Hidalgo,
Chief Executive Officer
 
       
       
  MAJOR ELECTRIC, INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ FRANK MAUGER  
   
Frank Mauger,
President
 
       
       
  SELLERS:  
       
 
By:
/s/ FRANK MAUGER  
    Frank Mauger  
       
       
      
     
       
 
By:
/s/ JAMES JORDAN  
    James Jordan  
       
       
   
       
 
By:
/s/ TODD KAHL  
    Todd Kahl  
       
       

 
 
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SCHEDULE 1.1
 
 
 Seller 
 Shares
   
 Frank Mauger
 15,000
    
 James Jordan   
 300
   
 Todd Kahl       
 300

                                                             


EX-10.2 3 ex102.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 Unassociated Document
Exhibit 10.2

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT


THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, is by and between WPCS International Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Frank Mauger, James Jordan and Todd Kahl (individually a "Holder" and collectively the "Holders").

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company, Major Electric, Inc., a Washington corporation, and the Holders, dated as of the date hereof (the “Acquisition Agreement”), (i) the Company issued to the Holders an aggregate of 80,000 shares of common stock, $.0001 par value of the Company and (ii) after the Closing thereunder the Company may issue to the Holders additional shares of common stock, $.0001 par value of the Company (the shares of stock issued under (i) and (ii) are collectively, the “Common Stock”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of and in order to induce the Holders to enter into the Acquisition Agreement, the Company and the Holders have agreed to enter into this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, the Company and the Holders hereby agree as follows:

1.           Mandatory Registration.  The Company shall file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) which seeks to register the shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holders upon consummation of the Acquisition Agreement (the "Registerable Securities") under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), no later than forty-five (45) days after the date of receipt of written demand of the Holders.  The Company will use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC within one hundred twenty (120) days after the initial filing with the SEC.  In the event the Company intends to file a registration statement under the 1933 Act (other than on Form S-4, S-8 or other inapplicable form), the Company shall provide written notice to the Holders of such intent.  The Holders shall have a period of five (5) business days to notify the Company in writing if the Holders wish to have their Registerable Securities included in such registration statement, in which case the Registerable Securities shall be included.

2.           Cooperation with Company.  The Holders will cooperate with the Company in all respects in connection with this Agreement, including, timely supplying all information reasonably requested by the Company and executing and returning all documents reasonably requested in connection with the registration and sale of the Registerable Securities, at no expense to the Holders.

3.           Registration Procedures.  If and whenever the Company is required by any of the provisions of this Agreement to use its best efforts to effect the registration of any of the Registerable Securities under the 1933 Act, the Company shall (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement), as expeditiously as possible:
 
 
 
 

 
a.           prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement and shall use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and remain effective until all the Registerable Securities are sold or become capable of being publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act;

b.           prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement whenever the Holder or Holders of such securities shall desire to sell or otherwise dispose of the same (including prospectus supplements with respect to the sales of securities from time to time in connection with a registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 of the SEC);

c.           furnish to each Holder such numbers of copies of a summary prospectus or other prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the 1933 Act, and such other documents, as such Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the securities owned by such Holder;

d.           use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as each Holder shall reasonably request, and do any and all other acts and things which may be necessary or advisable to enable such Holder to consummate the public sale or other disposition in such jurisdiction of the securities owned by such Holder, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so qualified or to file therein any general consent to service of process;

e.           use its best efforts to list such securities on any securities exchange on which any securities of the Company is then listed, if the listing of such securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange;

f.           enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, if the offering is an underwritten offering, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter or underwriters of such underwritten offering;

g.           notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto covered by such registration statement is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, of the happening of any event of which it has knowledge as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing; and
 
 
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h.           furnish, at the request of any Holder on the date such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration or, if such Registerable Securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date the registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities becomes effective, (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purpose of such registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder making such request, covering such legal matters with respect to the registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Holder of such Registerable Securities may reasonably request and are customarily included in such an opinion and (ii) letters, dated, respectively, (1) the effective date of the registration statement and (2) the date such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters, if any, for sale pursuant to such registration from a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized standing reasonably selected by the Company, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder making such request, covering such financial, statistical and accounting matters with respect to the registration in respect of which such letters are being given as the Holder of such Registerable Securities may reasonably request and are customarily included in such letters.

4.           Expenses.  All expenses incurred in any registration of the Holders' Registerable Securities under this Agreement shall be paid by the Company, including, without limitation, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, expenses of any audits to which the Company shall agree or which shall be necessary to comply with governmental requirements in connection with any such registration, all registration and filing fees for the Holders' Registerable Securities under federal and State securities laws, and expenses of complying with the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdictions pursuant to Section 3(d); provided, however, the Company shall not be liable for (a) any discounts or commissions to any underwriter; (b) any stock transfer taxes incurred with respect to Registerable Securities sold in the offering or (c) the fees and expenses of counsel for any Holder, provided that the Company will pay the costs and expenses of Company counsel when the Company's counsel is representing any or all selling security holders.

5.           Indemnification.  In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement pursuant to this Agreement:

a.           Company Indemnity.  Without limitation of any other indemnity provided to any Holder, to the extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the beneficiaries, heirs, successors and assigns of each Holder, any underwriter (as defined in the 1933 Act) for such Holder, and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter (within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively a "Violation"):  (i) any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or
supplements thereto, (ii) the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act, or any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, and the Company shall reimburse each such Holder, beneficiary, heir, successor, or assign, underwriter or controlling person for any legal or other expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any Holder in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder or any other officer, director or controlling person thereof.

 
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b.           Holder Indemnity.  Each Holder (severally and not jointly) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, its counsel, officers, directors and representatives, any underwriter (as defined in the 1933 Act) and each person, if any, who controls the Company or the underwriter (within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the Exchange Act), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, and the Company shall reimburse each such Holder, affiliate, officer or director or partner, underwriter or controlling person for any legal or other expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any loss, claim, damage, liability or action; insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions and respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any statements or information provided by such Holder to the Company expressly for use in connection with the offer or sale of Registerable Securities.

c.           Notice; Right to Defend.  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 5 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 5 deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in and if the indemnifying party agrees in writing that it will be responsible for any costs, expenses, judgments, damages and losses incurred by the indemnified party with respect to such claim, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if the indemnified party reasonably believes that representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding.  The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Agreement only if and to the extent that such failure is prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, and the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party
otherwise than under this Agreement.

 
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d.           Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the responsibility of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relevant fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount any Holder shall be obligated to contribute pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited to an amount equal to the proceeds to such Holder of the Registerable Securities sold pursuant to the registration statement which gives rise to such obligation to contribute (less the aggregate amount of any damages which the Holder has otherwise been required to pay in respect of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action or any substantially similar loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising from the sale of such Registerable Securities).

e.           Survival of Indemnity.  The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall be a continuing right to indemnification and shall survive the registration and sale of any Registerable Securities by any person entitled to indemnification hereunder and the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

6.           Remedies.

a.           Time is of Essence.  The Company agrees that time is of the essence of each of the covenants contained herein and that, in the event of a dispute hereunder, this Agreement is to be interpreted and construed in a manner that will enable the Holders to sell their Registerable Securities as quickly as possible after such Holders have indicated to the Company that they desire their Registerable Securities to be registered.  Any delay on the part of the Company not expressly permitted under this Agreement, whether material or not, shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement.

b.           Remedies Upon Default or Delay.  The Company acknowledges the breach of any part of this Agreement may cause irreparable harm to a Holder and that monetary damages alone may be inadequate.  The Company therefore agrees that the Holder shall be entitled to injunctive relief or such other applicable remedy as a court of competent jurisdiction may provide.  Nothing contained herein will be construed to limit a Holder's right to any remedies at law, including recovery of damages for breach of any part of this Agreement.

 
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7.           Notices.

a.           All communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or telegraphed or telexed with confirmation of receipt or delivered by hand or by overnight delivery service,

b.           If to the Company, at:

WPCS International Incorporated
One East Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 301
Exton, Pennsylvania 19341
Attn:  Andrew Hidalgo, CEO

or at such other address as it may have furnished in writing to the Holders of Registerable Securities at the time outstanding, or

c.           if to any Holder of any Registerable Securities, to 18538 142nd Avenue NE, Woodinville, WA 98072, or at such other address as he or she may have furnished in writing to the Company at the time outstanding.

d.           Any notice so addressed, when mailed by registered or certified mail shall be deemed to be given three (3) days after so mailed, when telegraphed or telexed shall be deemed to be given when transmitted, or when delivered by hand or overnight shall be deemed to be given when delivered.

8.           Successors and Assigns.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and each of the Holders.

9.           Amendment and Waiver.  This Agreement may be amended, and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived, but only with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of securities representing a majority of the Registerable Securities; provided, however, that no such amendment or waiver shall take away any registration right of any Holder of Registerable Securities or reduce the amount of reimbursable costs to any Holder of Registerable Securities in connection with any registration hereunder without the consent of such Holder; further provided, however, that without the consent of any other Holder of Registerable Securities, any Holder may from time to time enter into one or more agreements amending, modifying or waiving the provisions of this Agreement if such action does not adversely affect the rights or interest of any other Holder of Registerable Securities.  No delay on the part of any party in the exercise of any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by any party of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.

 
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10.           Counterparts; Attorney’s Fees.  One or more counterparts of this Agreement may be signed by the parties, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  The prevailing party in any action or proceeding relating to or arising out of this Agreement shall recover its reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs from the non-prevailing party, in addition to any other relief to which such prevailing party is entitled.

11.           Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles.

12.           Invalidity of Provisions.  If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.

13.           Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be duly executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the 1st day of August, 2007.

WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
 
         
/s/ ANDREW HIDALGO    
   
/s/ FRANK MAUGER
 
Andrew Hidalgo,                                   
Frank Mauger
 
Chief Executive Officer
   
 
 
 
     
       
 
 
/s/ JAMES JORDAN  
    James Jordan  
       
       
     
       
   
/s/ TODD KAHL
 
   
Todd Kahl
 
 
 
 

 

EX-10.3 4 ex103.htm EXHIBIT 10.3 Unassociated Document
Exhibit 10.3
ESCROW AGREEMENT
 
This Agreement is made as of the 1st day of August, 2007, by and among Frank Mauger, James Jordan and Todd Kahl, each a shareholder (the “Shareholders”) of Major Electric, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington, with its principal offices located at 18538 142nd Avenue NE, Woodinville, Washington 98072 ("MEI"), WPCS International Incorporated, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal offices at One East Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 301, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341  ("WPCS"), and Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, a New York limited liability partnership having offices at 61 Broadway, New York, New York 10006 (the "Escrow Agent").
 
RECITALS
 
 
The Shareholders, MEI and WPCS are parties to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2007 (the "Purchase Agreement").  WPCS and the Shareholders wish to provide for the escrow of certain monies pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and desire that the Escrow Agent hold such monies in connection therewith pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, and the Escrow Agent is willing to hold such cash pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.  All capitalized terms contained herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.  In consideration of the premises and mutual covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
 
1.           WPCS and Shareholders hereby appoint the Escrow Agent to hold $300,000 in cash (the "Escrowed Funds"), in a trust account, and the Escrow Agent accepts such appointment, subject to the terms and conditions hereof.  WPCS has, prior to the execution of this Escrow Agreement, delivered by way of wire transfer to the Escrow Agent the Escrowed Funds and hereby irrevocably instructs the Escrow Agent to deal with the Escrowed Funds on and subject to the terms hereof.  In executing this Escrow Agreement the Escrow Agent acknowledges receipt of the Escrowed Funds and the instructions contained herein.
 
 
 
 

 
         2.                (a)           The Escrow Agent shall retain the Escrowed Funds until the NTAV of the Company as of the Closing Date shall be determined.
 
(b)           In the event the NTAV as of the Closing Date shall be less than $1,900,000, the Cash Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount of the shortfall and such amount shall be delivered to WPCS by the Escrow Agent from the Escrowed Funds.  In the event the NTAV as of the Closing Date shall be greater than $1,900,000, the Closing Payment shall be increased by the amount of the excess and such amount shall be delivered by WPCS to the Shareholders, pro rata, based upon their ownership of Shares.  The NTAV shall be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.3(a) of the Purchase Agreement.  The Escrow Agent shall only deliver the Escrowed Funds upon (i) written notification signed by each of the Shareholders and WPCS of final determination of the NTAV or (ii) delivery to the Escrow Agent of a final written determination of NTAV by the Independent Accounting Firm.
 
(c)           The balance of any amount remaining after the delivery of payments required pursuant to section 2(b) above (the “Escrow Payment”) shall be delivered to the Shareholders, pro rata, based upon their ownership of Shares, within three (3) business days of the date of the escrow payments required by section 2(b) above.
 
3.           The Escrow Agent shall, from time to time, deliver all or some of the Escrowed Funds to WPCS or the Shareholders in accordance with such written instructions, jointly executed by WPCS and the Shareholders, as the Escrow Agent may receive.
 
4.           The Escrow Agent shall not be under any duty to give the Escrowed Funds any greater degree of care than it gives its own similar property, and it shall have no liability hereunder, except for the willful breach or gross negligence of its duties hereunder.
 
5.           The Escrow Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties or obligations should be read into this Escrow Agreement against the Escrow Agent.  The Escrow Agent need not refer to, and will not be bound by, the provisions of any other agreement, except for definitions of terms contained in the Purchase Agreement.
 
 
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6.           The Escrow Agent may consult with counsel and shall be fully protected with respect to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith on advice of counsel.
 
7.           The Escrow Agent makes no representation as to the validity, value, genuineness or the collectibility of any security or other document or instrument held by or delivered to it.
 
8.           The Escrow Agent will receive no compensation for its services hereunder.
 
   9.            In the event that the Escrow Agent shall be uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder, or shall receive instructions from WPCS and the Shareholders or both of them, with respect to the Escrowed Funds, which, in its opinion, are in conflict with any of the provisions hereof (i) it shall be entitled to refrain from taking any action, and in doing so shall not become liable in any way or to any person for its failure or refusal to comply with such conflicting demands, and it shall be entitled to continue so to refrain from acting and so refuse to act until it shall be directed otherwise, in writing, jointly by WPCS and the Shareholders or until it shall receive a final determination of a court of law, arbitration panel, or similar adjudicative body, or (ii) it may commence an interpleader action in any court of competent jurisdiction to seek an adjudication of the rights of WPCS and the Shareholders.
 
10.             The Escrow Agent may act in reliance upon any notice, instruction, certificate, statement, request, consent, confirmation, agreement or other instrument which it believes to be genuine and to have been signed by a proper person or persons, and may assume that any of the officers of WPCS or the Shareholders purporting to act on behalf of WPCS or the Shareholders in giving any such notice or other instrument in connection with the provisions hereof has been duly authorized to do so.
 
 
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11.1             In the event that the Escrow Agent retains counsel or otherwise incurs any legal fees by virtue of any provision of this Escrow Agreement, the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel and any other liability, loss or expense which the Escrow Agent may thereafter suffer or incur in connection with this Escrow Agreement or the performance or attempted performance in good faith of its duties hereunder shall be paid (or reimbursed to it) by WPCS.  In the event that the Escrow Agent shall become a party to any litigation in connection with its functions as Escrow Agent pursuant to this Escrow Agreement, whether such litigation shall be brought by or against it, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Escrow Agent including the amounts attributable to services rendered by members or associates of Escrow Agent at the then prevailing hourly rate charged by them and disbursements incurred by them, together with any other liability, loss or expense which it may suffer or incur in connection therewith, shall be paid (or reimbursed to it) by WPCS, unless such loss, liability or expense is due to the willful breach or gross negligence by the Escrow Agent of its duties hereunder.
 
11.2  WPCS hereby unconditionally agrees to indemnify the Escrow Agent and hold it harmless from and against any and all taxes (including federal, state and local taxes of any kind and other governmental charges), expenses, damages, actions, suits or other charges incurred by or brought or assessed against it for (i) anything done or omitted by it in the performance of its duties hereunder, or (ii) on account of acting in its capacity as an Escrow Agent or stakeholder hereunder, except as a result of its willful breach or gross negligence of its duties under this Escrow Agreement.
 
11.3              All expenses incurred by the Escrow Agent in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder shall be paid (or reimbursed to it) by WPCS.
 
 
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11.4 The agreements contained in this section 11 shall survive any termination of the duties of the Escrow Agent hereunder.
 
12.             The terms and provisions of this Escrow Agreement may not be waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the person or persons against whom enforcement of the discharge, waiver or termination is sought.
 
13.             The Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any modification of the provisions of this Escrow Agreement, unless such modification is in writing and signed by WPCS and the Shareholders, and, with respect to any modification in Escrow Agent's duties or its rights of indemnification hereunder, it shall have given their prior written consent thereto.
 
14.             WPCS and the Shareholders shall, from time to time, execute such documents and perform such acts as the Escrow Agent may reasonably request and as may be necessary to enable the Escrow Agent to perform its duties hereunder or effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Escrow Agreement.
 
15.             WPCS and the Shareholders hereby acknowledge that the acts of the Escrow Agent are purely ministerial and do not represent a conflict of interest for the Escrow Agent to act, or continue to act, as counsel for any party to this Agreement with respect to any litigation or other matters arising out of this Agreement or otherwise.
 
16.             The Escrow Agent may resign at any time upon ten (10) days' written notice to WPCS and the Shareholders.  In the event of the Escrow Agent's resignation, its only duty thereafter shall be to hold and dispose of the Escrowed Funds in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement until a successor Escrow Agent shall be appointed and written notice of the name and address of such successor Escrow Agent shall be given to the resigning Escrow Agent by the other parties hereto, whereupon the resigning Escrow Agent's only duty shall be to deliver the Escrowed Funds to the successor Escrow Agent.
 
 
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17.             The rights created by this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and the obligations created hereby shall be binding upon, the heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives of the Escrow Agent, WPCS and the Shareholders.
 
18.              Each notice, demand, request, approval or communication ("Notice") which is or may be required to be given by any party to any other party in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be in writing, and given by personal delivery, certified mail, return receipt requested, prepaid, or by overnight express mail delivery and properly addressed to the party to be served at such address as set forth above.
 
Notices shall be effective on the date delivered personally, the next day if delivered by overnight express mail or three days after the date mailed by certified mail.
 
19.             This Escrow Agreement shall be governed by, and its provisions construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Escrow Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
 
WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
 
       
By:
/s/ ANDREW HIDALGO  
   
Andrew Hidalgo
Chief Executive Officer
       
       

  MAJOR ELECTRIC, INC.  
       
 
 
/s/ FRANK MAUGER  
    Frank Mauger,  
    President  
   
 
 
 
  SHAREHOLDERS  
       
 
 
/s/ FRANK MAUGER  
    Frank Mauger  
       
       
   
       
 
 
/s/ JAMES JORDAN  
    James Jordan  
       
       
   
       
 
 
/s/ TODD KAHL  
    Todd Kahl  
       
       


 
ESCROW AGENT:
SICHENZIA ROSS FRIEDMAN FERENCE LLP

/s/ THOMAS A. ROSE

Thomas A. Rose,
 Partner
EX-10.4 5 ex104.htm EXHIBIT 10.4 Unassociated Document
Exhibit 10.4

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made effective as of the 1stday of August, 2007 (the “Effective Date”).

AMONG:

MAJOR ELECTRIC, INC., a corporation formed pursuant to the laws of the State of Washington and having an office for business located at 18538 142nd Avenue NE, Woodinville, Washington 98072 ("Employer") and wholly owned subsidiary of WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED, a corporation formed pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware (“Parent”);

AND

FRANK MAUGER, an individual having an address at 14263 90th Avenue NE, Bothell, Washington 98011 (“Employee”).


WHEREAS, Employee has agreed to continue to serve as an employee of Employer, and Employer has agreed to hire Employee as such, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”).

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH THAT in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Employee and Employer hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1
EMPLOYMENT

Employer hereby affirms, renews and extends the employment of Employee as President, and Employee hereby affirms, renews and accepts such employment by Employer for the “Term” (as defined in Article 3 below), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

ARTICLE 2
DUTIES

During the Term, Employee shall serve Employer faithfully, diligently and to the best of his ability, under the direction and supervision of the Board of Directors of Employer and shall use his best efforts to promote the interests and goodwill of Employer and any affiliates, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, and/or future purchasers of Employer. Employee shall render such services during the Term at Employer’s principal place of business in Woodinville, Washington or at such other place of business within a 25 mile radius of Woodinville, Washington as may be determined by the Board of Directors of Employer, as Employer may from time to time reasonably require of him, and shall devote all of his business time to the performance thereof.

ARTICLE 3
TERM

The “Term” of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue thereafter for a term of one (1) year, as may be extended or earlier terminated pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 
 

 
ARTICLE 4
COMPENSATION
Salary

4.1
Employer shall pay to Employee an annual salary (the “Salary”) of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), payable in equal installments at the end of such regular payroll accounting periods as are established by Employer, or in such other installments upon which the parties hereto shall mutually agree, and in accordance with Employer’s usual payroll procedures, but no less frequently than monthly.   If this Agreement is extended for additional periods, the Salary increases will be determined by the Employer’s Board of Directors.

Benefits

4.2
During the Term, Employee shall be entitled to participate in all medical and other employee benefit plans, including vacation, sick leave, retirement accounts and other employee benefits provided by Employer to similarly situated employees on terms and conditions no less favorable than those offered to such employees. Such participation shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents, Employer’s generally applicable policies, and the discretion of the Board of Directors or any administrative or other committee provided for in, or contemplated by, such plan.

Expense Reimbursement

4.3
Employer shall reimburse Employee for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by him on behalf of Employer in the performance of his duties hereunder during the Term in accordance with Employer's then customary policies, provided that such expenses are adequately documented.

Automobile

4.4
Employee shall be entitled to a $500 per month automobile allowance.  In addition, Employer shall reimburse Employee for all maintenance and gasoline expenses associated with the automobile, provided that such expenses are adequately documented.

Bonus

4.5  
 
In addition to the Salary, Employee shall be eligible to receive bonuses, based on the financial performance of the Employer, at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Employer or Parent.


ARTICLE 5
OTHER EMPLOYMENT

During the Term of this Agreement, Employee shall devote substantially all of his business and professional time and effort, attention, knowledge, and skill to the management, supervision and direction of Employer’s business and affairs as Employee’s highest professional priority. Except as provided below, Employer shall be entitled to all benefits, profits or other issues arising from or incidental to all work, services and advice performed or provided by Employee. Provided that the activities listed below do not materially interfere with the duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Employee from devoting reasonable periods required for:
 
 
(a)
Serving as a member of any organization involving no conflict of interest with Employer;
 
 
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(b)
Serving as a consultant in his area of expertise to government, commercial and academic panels where it does not conflict with the interests of Employer; and

 
(c)
Managing his personal investments or engaging in any other non-competing business.

ARTICLE 6
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION/INVENTIONS

Confidential Information

6.1
Employee shall not, in any manner, for any reasons, either directly or indirectly, divulge or communicate to any person, firm or corporation, any confidential information concerning any matters not generally known or otherwise made public by Employer which affects or relates to Employer’s business, finances, marketing and/or operations, research, development, inventions, products, designs, plans, procedures, or other data (collectively, “Confidential Information”) except in the ordinary course of business or as required by applicable law. Without regard to whether any item of Confidential Information is deemed or considered confidential, material, or important, the parties hereto stipulate that as between them, to the extent such item is not generally known, such item is important, material, and confidential and affects the successful conduct of Employer’s business and goodwill, and that any breach of the terms of this Section 6.1 shall be a material and incurable breach of this Agreement. Confidential Information shall not include (i) information in the public domain at the time of the disclosure of such information by Employee, (ii) information that is disclosed by Employee with the prior consent of Employer, or (iii) information disclosed in connection with a legal or governmental proceeding provided that Employee has delivered prior written notice thereof to Employer and has reasonably cooperated (at Employer’s expense) with any efforts by Employer to prevent such disclosure.

Documents

6.2
Employee further agrees that all documents and materials furnished to Employee by Employer and relating to the Employer’s business or prospective business are and shall remain the exclusive property of Employer. Employee shall deliver all such documents and materials, not copied, to Employer upon demand therefor and in any event upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. Any payment of sums due and owing to Employee by Employer upon such expiration or earlier termination shall be conditioned upon returning all such documents and materials, and Employee expressly authorizes Employer to withhold any payments due and owing pending return of such documents and materials.

Inventions

6.3
All ideas, inventions, and other developments or improvements conceived or reduced to practice by Employee, alone or with others, during the Term of this Agreement, whether or not during working hours, that are within the scope of the business of Employer or that relate to or result from any of Employer’s work or projects or the services provided by Employee to Employer pursuant to this Agreement, shall be the exclusive property of Employer. Employee agrees to assist Employer, at Employer’s expense, to obtain patents and copyrights on any such ideas, inventions, writings, and other developments, and agrees to execute all documents necessary to obtain such patents and copyrights in the name of Employer.

NOTICE PURSUANT TO RCW 49.44.140(3):

This Section 6.3 shall not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of the Employer was used and which was developed entirely on the Employee’s own time, unless (a) the invention relates (i) directly to the business of the Employer, or (ii) to the Employer’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the invention results from any work performed by the Employee for the Employer.

 
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Disclosure

6.4
During the Term, Employee will promptly disclose to the Board of Directors of Employer full information concerning any interest, direct or indirect, of Employee (as owner, shareholder, partner, lender or other investor, director, officer, employee, consultant or otherwise) or any member of his immediate family in any business that is actually known to Employee to purchase or otherwise obtain services or products from, or to sell or otherwise provide services or products to, Employer or to any of its suppliers or customers.

ARTICLE 7
COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE

Except as expressly permitted in Article 5 above, during the Term of this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years after the later of the Effective Date or the termination of the Employee’s employment by the Employer, Employee shall not engage in any of the following competitive activities: (a) engaging directly or indirectly in any business or activity substantially similar to any business or activity engaged in (or scheduled to be engaged) by the Employer or the Parent in any areas where the Employer or the Parent engage in business; (b) engaging directly or indirectly in any business or activity competitive with any business or activity engaged in (or scheduled to be engaged) by the Employer or the Parent in any areas where the Employer or the Parent engage in business; (c) soliciting or taking away any employee, agent, representative, contractor, supplier, vendor, customer, franchisee, lender or investor of the Employer or the Parent, or attempting to so solicit or take away; (d) interfering with any contractual or other relationship between the Employer or the Parent and any employee, agent, representative, contractor, supplier, vendor, customer, franchisee, lender or investor; or (e) using, for the benefit of any person or entity other than the Employer, any Confidential Information of the Employer or the Parent.  In addition, during the two-year period following such expiration or earlier termination, neither Employee nor Employer or Parent shall make or, to the extent within its control, permit the making of any negative statement of any kind concerning Employer or its affiliates, or their directors, officers or agents or Employee, except in connection with any legal or governmental proceedings or actions. Nothing in this Article 7 shall be deemed, however, to prevent Employee from owning securities of any publicly-owned corporation engaged in any such business, provided that the total amount of securities of each class owned by Employee in such publicly-owned corporation (other than Parent) does not exceed two percent (2%) of the outstanding securities of such class.

ARTICLE 8
SURVIVAL

Employee agrees that the provisions of Articles 6, 7 and 9, and Employer agrees that the last sentence of Article 7, shall survive expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for any reasons, whether voluntary or involuntary, with or without cause, and shall remain in full force and effect thereafter.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Agreement is terminated upon the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of Employer, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by Employer or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors of the assets of Employer, Articles 6, 7 and 9 shall be of no further force or effect.

ARTICLE 9
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

Employee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and obligations of Employee set forth in Articles 6 and 7 with respect to non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality and Employer’s property relate to special, unique and extraordinary matters and that a violation of any of the terms of such covenants and obligations will cause Employer irreparable injury for which adequate remedies are not available at law. Therefore, Employee agrees that Employer shall be entitled to an injunction, restraining order or such other equitable relief (without the requirement to post bond) as a court of competent jurisdiction may deem necessary or appropriate to restrain Employee from committing any violation of the covenants and obligations referred to in this Article 9. These injunctive remedies are cumulative and in addition to any other rights and remedies Employer may have at law or in equity.

 
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ARTICLE 10
TERMINATION

Termination by Employee

10.1
Employee may terminate this Agreement for Good Reason at any time upon 30 days’ written notice to Employer, provided the Good Reason has not been cured within such period of time.

Good Reason

10.2
In this Agreement, “Good Reason” means, without Employee’s prior written consent, the occurrence of any of the following events, unless Employer shall have fully cured all grounds for such termination within thirty (30) days after Employee gives notice thereof:

(i)           any reduction in his then-current Salary;

 
(ii)
any material failure to timely grant, or timely honor, any equity or long-term incentive award;

 
(iii)
failure to pay or provide required compensation and benefits;

 
(iv)
any material diminution in his title or duties or the assignment to him of duties not customarily associated with Employee’s position as President of Employer;

 
(v)
any relocation of Employee’s office as assigned to him by Employer, to a location more than 25 miles from Woodinville, Washington;

 
(vi)
the failure of Employer to obtain the assumption in writing of its obligation to perform the Employment Agreement by any successor to all or substantially all of the assets of Employer or upon a merger, consolidation, sale or similar transaction of Employer; or

 
(vii)
the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of Employer, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by Employer or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors of the assets of Employer.

The written notice given hereunder by Employee to Employer shall specify in reasonable detail the cause for termination, and such termination notice shall not be effective until thirty (30) days after Employer’s receipt of such notice, during which time Employer shall have the right to respond to Employee’s notice and cure the breach or other event giving rise to the termination.

Termination by Employer

10.3
Employer may terminate its employment of Employee under this Agreement for cause at any time by written notice to Employee. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “cause” for termination by Employer shall be (a) a conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere by Employee to a felony, or any crime involving fraud or embezzlement; (b) the refusal by Employee to perform his material duties and obligations hereunder; (c) Employee’s willful and intentional misconduct in the performance of his material duties and obligations; or (d) if Employee or any member of his family makes any personal profit arising out of or in connection with a transaction to which Employer is a party or with which it is associated without making disclosure to and obtaining the prior written consent of Employer. The written notice given hereunder by Employer to Employee shall specify in reasonable detail the cause for termination. In the case of a termination for the causes described in (a) and (d) above, such termination shall be effective upon receipt of the written notice. In the case of the causes described in (b) and (c) above, such termination notice shall not be effective until thirty (30) days after Employee’s receipt of such notice, during which time Employee shall have the right to respond to Employer’s notice and cure the breach or other event giving rise to the termination.
 
 
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Severance

10.4
Upon a termination of this Agreement without Good Reason by Employee or with cause by Employer, Employer shall pay to Employee all accrued and unpaid compensation and expense reimbursement as of the date of such termination, subject to the provision of Section 6.2. Upon a termination of this Agreement with Good Reason by Employee or without cause by Employer, Employer shall pay to Employee all accrued and unpaid compensation and expense reimbursement as of the date of such termination, including any pro-rated bonus, and the “Severance Payment.”  The Severance Payment shall be payable in a lump sum, subject to Employer’s statutory and customary withholdings.  If the termination of Employee hereunder is by Employee with Good Reason, the Severance Payment shall be paid by Employer within five (5) business days of the expiration of any applicable cure period. If the termination of Employee hereunder is by Employer without cause, the Severance Payment shall be paid by Employer within five (5) business days of termination.  The “Severance Payment” shall equal the amount of the Salary payable to Employee under Section 4.1 of this Agreement from the date of such termination until the end of the Term of this Agreement (prorated for any partial month).

Termination Upon Death

10.5
If Employee dies during the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate, except that Employee’s legal representatives shall be entitled to receive any earned but unpaid compensation or expense reimbursement, including any pro-rated bonus, due hereunder through the date of death.

Termination Upon Disability

10.6
If, during the Term of this Agreement, Employee suffers and continues to suffer from a “Disability” (as defined below), then Employer may terminate this Agreement by delivering to Employee thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice of termination based on such Disability, setting forth with specificity the nature of such Disability and the determination of Disability by Employer. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means Employee’s inability, with reasonable accommodation, to substantially perform Employee’s duties, services and obligations under this Agreement due to physical or mental illness or other disability for a continuous, uninterrupted period of sixty (60) calendar days or ninety (90) days during any twelve month period.  Upon any such termination for Disability, Employee shall be entitled to receive any earned but unpaid compensation or expense reimbursement, including any pro-rated bonus, due hereunder through the date of termination.

ARTICLE 11
PERSONNEL POLICIES, CONDITIONS, AND BENEFITS

Except as otherwise provided herein, Employee’s employment shall be subject to the personnel policies and benefit plans which apply generally to Employer’s employees as the same may be interpreted, adopted, revised or deleted from time to time, during the Term of this Agreement, by Employer in its sole discretion. During the Term hereof, Employee shall be entitled to vacation during each year of the Term at the rate of three (3) weeks per year. Employee shall take such vacation at a time approved in advance by Employer, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld but will take into account the staffing requirements of Employer and the need for the timely performance of Employee's responsibilities.


ARTICLE 12
BENEFICIARIES OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Employer and any affiliates, successors, assigns, parent corporations, subsidiaries, and/or purchasers of Employer as they now or shall exist while this Agreement is in effect.

 
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ARTICLE 13
GENERAL PROVISIONS

No Waiver

13.1
No failure by either party to declare a default based on any breach by the other party of any obligation under this Agreement, nor failure of such party to act quickly with regard thereto, shall be considered to be a waiver of any such obligation, or of any future breach.

Modification

13.2
No waiver or modification of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, or limitation herein contained shall be valid unless in writing and duly executed by the parties to be charged therewith.

Choice of Law/Jurisdiction

13.3
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to any conflict-of-laws principles. Employer and Employee hereby consent to personal jurisdiction before all courts in the State of Washington, and hereby acknowledge and agree that the State of Washington is and shall be the most proper forum to bring a complaint before a court of law.

Entire Agreement

13.4
This Agreement embodies the whole agreement between the parties hereto regarding the subject matter hereof and there are no inducements, promises, terms, conditions, or obligations made or entered into by Employer or Employee other than contained herein.

Severability

13.5
All agreements and covenants contained herein are severable, and in the event any of them, with the exception of those contained in Articles 1 and 4 hereof, shall be held to be invalid by any competent court, this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such invalid agreements or covenants were not contained herein.

Headings

13.6
The headings contained herein are for the convenience of reference and are not to be used in interpreting this Agreement.

Independent Legal Advice

13.7
Employer has obtained legal advice concerning this Agreement and has requested that Employee obtain independent legal advice with respect to same before executing this Agreement.  Employee, in executing this Agreement, represents and warrants to Employer that he has been so advised to obtain independent legal advice, and that prior to the execution of this Agreement he has so obtained independent legal advice, or has, in his discretion, knowingly and willingly elected not to do so.

 
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No Assignment

13.8
Employee may not assign, pledge or encumber his interest in this Agreement nor assign any of his rights or duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Employer.

Notices

13.9
All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or via recognized overnight courier service with all charges prepaid or billed to the account of the sender to the parties (and shall also be transmitted by facsimile to the Persons receiving copies thereof) at the following addresses (or to such other address as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision):

(a)  
Company:

Major Electric, Inc.
18538 142nd Avenue NE
Woodinville, WA  98072
Attn:  James Jordan
Phone:  (425) 483-2677
Facsimile:  (425) 402-9708

(b)  
Employee:

Frank Mauger
14263 90th Avenue NE
Bothell, WA  98011
Phone:  (425) 821-0611 (Home)


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Employment Agreement effective as of the day and year first above written.

Employer:

 
  MAJOR ELECTRIC, INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ JAMES JORDAN  
   
James Jordan
Vice President
 
       
       

Employee:
 
   
       
 
By:
/s/ FRANK MAUGER  
   
Frank Mauger
 
     
       


 
EX-10.5 6 ex105.htm EXHIBIT 10.5 Unassociated Document
Exhibit 10.5

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made effective as of the 1stday of August, 2007 (the “Effective Date”).

AMONG:

MAJOR ELECTRIC, INC., a corporation formed pursuant to the laws of the State of Washington and having an office for business located at 18538 142nd Avenue NE, Woodinville, Washington 98072 ("Employer") and wholly owned subsidiary of WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED, a corporation formed pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware (“Parent”);

AND

James Jordan, an individual having an address at [                                    ] (“Employee”).


WHEREAS, Employee has agreed to continue to serve as an employee of Employer, and Employer has agreed to hire Employee as such, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”).

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH THAT in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Employee and Employer hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1
EMPLOYMENT

Employer hereby affirms, renews and extends the employment of Employee as Vice President and General Manager, and Employee hereby affirms, renews and accepts such employment by Employer for the “Term” (as defined in Article 3 below), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

ARTICLE 2
DUTIES

During the Term, Employee shall serve Employer faithfully, diligently and to the best of his ability, under the direction and supervision of the President of Employer and shall use his best efforts to promote the interests and goodwill of Employer and any affiliates, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, and/or future purchasers of Employer. Employee shall render such services during the Term at Employer’s principal place of business in Woodinville, Washington or at such other place of business within a 25 mile radius of Woodinville, Washington as may be determined by the Board of Directors of Employer, as Employer may from time to time reasonably require of him, and shall devote all of his business time to the performance thereof.

ARTICLE 3
TERM

The “Term” of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue thereafter for a term of two (2) years, as may be extended or earlier terminated pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 
 

 
ARTICLE 4
COMPENSATION
Salary

4.1
Employer shall pay to Employee an annual salary (the “Salary”) of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000.00), payable in equal installments at the end of such regular payroll accounting periods as are established by Employer, or in such other installments upon which the parties hereto shall mutually agree, and in accordance with Employer’s usual payroll procedures, but no less frequently than monthly.   If this Agreement is extended for additional periods, the Salary increases will be determined by the Employer’s Board of Directors.  It is the intent of the Employer to appoint Employee to the position of President, when the existing President retires.  When Employee is appointed President, the Employee’s base salary shall increase to $140,000 per annum.

Benefits

4.2
During the Term, Employee shall be entitled to participate in all medical and other employee benefit plans, including vacation, sick leave, retirement accounts and other employee benefits provided by Employer to similarly situated employees on terms and conditions no less favorable than those offered to such employees. Such participation shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents, Employer’s generally applicable policies, and the discretion of the Board of Directors or any administrative or other committee provided for in, or contemplated by, such plan.

Expense Reimbursement

4.3
Employer shall reimburse Employee for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by him on behalf of Employer in the performance of his duties hereunder during the Term in accordance with Employer's then customary policies, provided that such expenses are adequately documented.

Bonus

4.4
In year one of this agreement, Employee shall be eligible to receive bonuses, based on the financial performance of the Employer, at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Employer or Parent. In year two of this agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to receive an annual bonus equal to 2% (the "Bonus") of the consolidated annual operating income, before the deduction of interest and taxes (“EBIT”).  The amount of the Bonus shall be determined based upon the operating income reported in the financial statements, as calculated based on U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and as audited by the Employer’s accounting firm at year end. Any Bonus amount will be payable within thirty (30) days from completion of the audit. Employee shall have the right to review and independently verify the conclusions of any audit by delivering notice in writing to Employer within 30 days after receipt of such audit indicating that Employee wishes to exercise his right of review and verification. Within 10 business days after receipt of any such notice, Employer shall make available to Employee and his representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours, the books and records of Employer which are reasonably necessary to conduct such review and verification. Employee shall cause such review to be conducted and concluded as quickly as reasonably practicable and in such a manner so as not to unreasonably interfere with the business and operations of Employer. Any representatives conducting such review shall, prior to being given access to such books and records, be required to enter into confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements with Employer on terms and conditions satisfactory to Employer, acting reasonably. If Employee disputes the results of the audit, he shall, within 20 days after receipt of determination from the Employer, he shall notify the Employer in writing that there exists a dispute and the Employee and Employer shall submit such dispute for resolution to an independent accounting firm mutually appointed by the Employee and Employer (the “Independent Accounting Firm”), which shall determine and report to the parties and such report shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties hereto.  If the Independent Accounting Firm determines that the EBIT is more than five percent (5%) above the EBIT determined by the Employer, then the Employer shall pay the legal fees and expenses (including the fees of the Independent Accounting Firm) of the other party.  If the Independent Accounting Firm determines that the EBIT is equal to or less than five percent (5%) above the EBIT determined by the Employer, then the Employee shall pay the legal fees and expenses (including the fees of the Independent Accounting Firm) of the Employer.  The parties shall cooperate with one another and provide reasonable access of all pertinent books and records to the other party.

 
 

 

ARTICLE 5
OTHER EMPLOYMENT

During the Term of this Agreement, Employee shall devote substantially all of his business and professional time and effort, attention, knowledge, and skill to the management, supervision and direction of Employer’s business and affairs as Employee’s highest professional priority. Except as provided below, Employer shall be entitled to all benefits, profits or other issues arising from or incidental to all work, services and advice performed or provided by Employee. Provided that the activities listed below do not materially interfere with the duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Employee from devoting reasonable periods required for:
 
(a)
Serving as a member of any organization involving no conflict of interest with Employer;

 
(b)
Serving as a consultant in his area of expertise to government, commercial and academic panels where it does not conflict with the interests of Employer; and

 
(c)
Managing his personal investments or engaging in any other non-competing business.

ARTICLE 6
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION/INVENTIONS

Confidential Information

6.1
Employee shall not, in any manner, for any reasons, either directly or indirectly, divulge or communicate to any person, firm or corporation, any confidential information concerning any matters not generally known or otherwise made public by Employer which affects or relates to Employer’s business, finances, marketing and/or operations, research, development, inventions, products, designs, plans, procedures, or other data (collectively, “Confidential Information”) except in the ordinary course of business or as required by applicable law. Without regard to whether any item of Confidential Information is deemed or considered confidential, material, or important, the parties hereto stipulate that as between them, to the extent such item is not generally known, such item is important, material, and confidential and affects the successful conduct of Employer’s business and goodwill, and that any breach of the terms of this Section 6.1 shall be a material and incurable breach of this Agreement. Confidential Information shall not include (i) information in the public domain at the time of the disclosure of such information by Employee, (ii) information that is disclosed by Employee with the prior consent of Employer, or (iii) information disclosed in connection with a legal or governmental proceeding provided that Employee has delivered prior written notice thereof to Employer and has reasonably cooperated (at Employer’s expense) with any efforts by Employer to prevent such disclosure.

Documents

6.2
Employee further agrees that all documents and materials furnished to Employee by Employer and relating to the Employer’s business or prospective business are and shall remain the exclusive property of Employer. Employee shall deliver all such documents and materials, not copied, to Employer upon demand therefor and in any event upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. Any payment of sums due and owing to Employee by Employer upon such expiration or earlier termination shall be conditioned upon returning all such documents and materials, and Employee expressly authorizes Employer to withhold any payments due and owing pending return of such documents and materials.

 
 

 
Inventions

6.3
All ideas, inventions, and other developments or improvements conceived or reduced to practice by Employee, alone or with others, during the Term of this Agreement, whether or not during working hours, that are within the scope of the business of Employer or that relate to or result from any of Employer’s work or projects or the services provided by Employee to Employer pursuant to this Agreement, shall be the exclusive property of Employer. Employee agrees to assist Employer, at Employer’s expense, to obtain patents and copyrights on any such ideas, inventions, writings, and other developments, and agrees to execute all documents necessary to obtain such patents and copyrights in the name of Employer.

NOTICE PURSUANT TO RCW 49.44.140(3):

This Section 6.3 shall not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of the Employer was used and which was developed entirely on the Employee’s own time, unless (a) the invention relates (i) directly to the business of the Employer, or (ii) to the Employer’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the invention results from any work performed by the Employee for the Employer.

Disclosure

6.4
During the Term, Employee will promptly disclose to the Board of Directors of Employer full information concerning any interest, direct or indirect, of Employee (as owner, shareholder, partner, lender or other investor, director, officer, employee, consultant or otherwise) or any member of his immediate family in any business that is actually known to Employee to purchase or otherwise obtain services or products from, or to sell or otherwise provide services or products to, Employer or to any of its suppliers or customers.

ARTICLE 7
COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE

Except as expressly permitted in Article 5 above, during the Term of this Agreement and for a period of six (6) months after the later of the Effective Date or the termination of the Employee’s employment by the Employer, Employee shall not engage in any of the following competitive activities: (a) engaging directly or indirectly in any business or activity substantially similar to any business or activity engaged in (or scheduled to be engaged) by the Employer or the Parent in any areas where the Employer or the Parent engage in business; (b) engaging directly or indirectly in any business or activity competitive with any business or activity engaged in (or scheduled to be engaged) by the Employer or the Parent in any areas where the Employer or the Parent engage in business; (c) soliciting or taking away any employee, agent, representative, contractor, supplier, vendor, customer, franchisee, lender or investor of the Employer or the Parent, or attempting to so solicit or take away; (d) interfering with any contractual or other relationship between the Employer or the Parent and any employee, agent, representative, contractor, supplier, vendor, customer, franchisee, lender or investor; or (e) using, for the benefit of any person or entity other than the Employer, any Confidential Information of the Employer or the Parent.  In addition, during the two-year period following such expiration or earlier termination, neither Employee nor Employer or Parent shall make or, to the extent within its control, permit the making of any negative statement of any kind concerning Employer or its affiliates, or their directors, officers or agents or Employee, except in connection with any legal or governmental proceedings or actions. Nothing in this Article 7 shall be deemed, however, to prevent Employee from owning securities of any publicly-owned corporation engaged in any such business, provided that the total amount of securities of each class owned by Employee in such publicly-owned corporation (other than Parent) does not exceed two percent (2%) of the outstanding securities of such class.

ARTICLE 8
SURVIVAL

Employee agrees that the provisions of Articles 6, 7 and 9, and Employer agrees that the last sentence of Article 7, shall survive expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for any reasons, whether voluntary or involuntary, with or without cause, and shall remain in full force and effect thereafter.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Agreement is terminated upon the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of Employer, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by Employer or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors of the assets of Employer, Articles 6, 7 and 9 shall be of no further force or effect.

 
 

 
ARTICLE 9
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

Employee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and obligations of Employee set forth in Articles 6 and 7 with respect to non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality and Employer’s property relate to special, unique and extraordinary matters and that a violation of any of the terms of such covenants and obligations will cause Employer irreparable injury for which adequate remedies are not available at law. Therefore, Employee agrees that Employer shall be entitled to an injunction, restraining order or such other equitable relief (without the requirement to post bond) as a court of competent jurisdiction may deem necessary or appropriate to restrain Employee from committing any violation of the covenants and obligations referred to in this Article 9. These injunctive remedies are cumulative and in addition to any other rights and remedies Employer may have at law or in equity.

ARTICLE 10
TERMINATION

Termination by Employee

10.1
Employee may terminate this Agreement for Good Reason at any time upon 30 days’ written notice to Employer, provided the Good Reason has not been cured within such period of time.

Good Reason

10.2
In this Agreement, “Good Reason” means, without Employee’s prior written consent, the occurrence of any of the following events, unless Employer shall have fully cured all grounds for such termination within thirty (30) days after Employee gives notice thereof:

(i)           any reduction in his then-current Salary;

 
(ii)
any material failure to timely grant, or timely honor, any equity or long-term incentive award;

 
(iii)
failure to pay or provide required compensation and benefits;

 
(iv)
any material diminution in his title or duties or the assignment to him of duties not customarily associated with Employee’s position as Vice President of Employer;

 
(v)
any relocation of Employee’s office as assigned to him by Employer, to a location more than 25 miles from Woodinville, Washington;

 
(vi)
the failure of Employer to obtain the assumption in writing of its obligation to perform the Employment Agreement by any successor to all or substantially all of the assets of Employer or upon a merger, consolidation, sale or similar transaction of Employer; or

 
(vii)
the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of Employer, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by Employer or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors of the assets of Employer.

The written notice given hereunder by Employee to Employer shall specify in reasonable detail the cause for termination, and such termination notice shall not be effective until thirty (30) days after Employer’s receipt of such notice, during which time Employer shall have the right to respond to Employee’s notice and cure the breach or other event giving rise to the termination.

 
 

 
Termination by Employer

10.3
Employer may terminate its employment of Employee under this Agreement for cause at any time by written notice to Employee. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “cause” for termination by Employer shall be (a) a conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere by Employee to a felony, or any crime involving fraud or embezzlement; (b) the refusal by Employee to perform his material duties and obligations hereunder; (c) Employee’s willful and intentional misconduct in the performance of his material duties and obligations; or (d) if Employee or any member of his family makes any personal profit arising out of or in connection with a transaction to which Employer is a party or with which it is associated without making disclosure to and obtaining the prior written consent of Employer. The written notice given hereunder by Employer to Employee shall specify in reasonable detail the cause for termination. In the case of a termination for the causes described in (a) and (d) above, such termination shall be effective upon receipt of the written notice. In the case of the causes described in (b) and (c) above, such termination notice shall not be effective until thirty (30) days after Employee’s receipt of such notice, during which time Employee shall have the right to respond to Employer’s notice and cure the breach or other event giving rise to the termination.

Severance

10.4
Upon a termination of this Agreement without Good Reason by Employee or with cause by Employer, Employer shall pay to Employee all accrued and unpaid compensation and expense reimbursement as of the date of such termination, subject to the provision of Section 6.2. Upon a termination of this Agreement with Good Reason by Employee or without cause by Employer, Employer shall pay to Employee all accrued and unpaid compensation and expense reimbursement as of the date of such termination, including any pro-rated bonus, and the “Severance Payment.”  The Severance Payment shall be payable in a lump sum, subject to Employer’s statutory and customary withholdings.  If the termination of Employee hereunder is by Employee with Good Reason, the Severance Payment shall be paid by Employer within five (5) business days of the expiration of any applicable cure period. If the termination of Employee hereunder is by Employer without cause, the Severance Payment shall be paid by Employer within five (5) business days of termination.  The “Severance Payment” shall equal the amount of the Salary payable to Employee under Section 4.1 of this Agreement from the date of such termination until the end of the Term of this Agreement (prorated for any partial month).

Termination Upon Death

10.5
If Employee dies during the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate, except that Employee’s legal representatives shall be entitled to receive any earned but unpaid compensation or expense reimbursement, including any pro-rated bonus, due hereunder through the date of death.

Termination Upon Disability

10.6
If, during the Term of this Agreement, Employee suffers and continues to suffer from a “Disability” (as defined below), then Employer may terminate this Agreement by delivering to Employee thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice of termination based on such Disability, setting forth with specificity the nature of such Disability and the determination of Disability by Employer. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means Employee’s inability, with reasonable accommodation, to substantially perform Employee’s duties, services and obligations under this Agreement due to physical or mental illness or other disability for a continuous, uninterrupted period of sixty (60) calendar days or ninety (90) days during any twelve month period.  Upon any such termination for Disability, Employee shall be entitled to receive any earned but unpaid compensation or expense reimbursement, including any pro-rated bonus, due hereunder through the date of termination.

 
 

 
ARTICLE 11
PERSONNEL POLICIES, CONDITIONS, AND BENEFITS

Except as otherwise provided herein, Employee’s employment shall be subject to the personnel policies and benefit plans which apply generally to Employer’s employees as the same may be interpreted, adopted, revised or deleted from time to time, during the Term of this Agreement, by Employer in its sole discretion. During the Term hereof, Employee shall be entitled to vacation during each year of the Term at the rate of three (3) weeks and three (3) days per year. Employee shall take such vacation at a time approved in advance by Employer, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld but will take into account the staffing requirements of Employer and the need for the timely performance of Employee's responsibilities.


ARTICLE 12
BENEFICIARIES OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Employer and any affiliates, successors, assigns, parent corporations, subsidiaries, and/or purchasers of Employer as they now or shall exist while this Agreement is in effect.

ARTICLE 13
GENERAL PROVISIONS

No Waiver

13.1
No failure by either party to declare a default based on any breach by the other party of any obligation under this Agreement, nor failure of such party to act quickly with regard thereto, shall be considered to be a waiver of any such obligation, or of any future breach.

Modification

13.2
No waiver or modification of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, or limitation herein contained shall be valid unless in writing and duly executed by the parties to be charged therewith.

Choice of Law/Jurisdiction

13.3
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to any conflict-of-laws principles. Employer and Employee hereby consent to personal jurisdiction before all courts in the State of Washington, and hereby acknowledge and agree that the State of Washington is and shall be the most proper forum to bring a complaint before a court of law.

Entire Agreement

13.4
This Agreement embodies the whole agreement between the parties hereto regarding the subject matter hereof and there are no inducements, promises, terms, conditions, or obligations made or entered into by Employer or Employee other than contained herein.

Severability

13.5
All agreements and covenants contained herein are severable, and in the event any of them, with the exception of those contained in Articles 1 and 4 hereof, shall be held to be invalid by any competent court, this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such invalid agreements or covenants were not contained herein.

 
 

 
Headings

13.6
The headings contained herein are for the convenience of reference and are not to be used in interpreting this Agreement.

Independent Legal Advice

13.7
Employer has obtained legal advice concerning this Agreement and has requested that Employee obtain independent legal advice with respect to same before executing this Agreement.  Employee, in executing this Agreement, represents and warrants to Employer that he has been so advised to obtain independent legal advice, and that prior to the execution of this Agreement he has so obtained independent legal advice, or has, in his discretion, knowingly and willingly elected not to do so.

No Assignment

13.8
Employee may not assign, pledge or encumber his interest in this Agreement nor assign any of his rights or duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Employer.

Notices

13.9
All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or via recognized overnight courier service with all charges prepaid or billed to the account of the sender to the parties (and shall also be transmitted by facsimile to the Persons receiving copies thereof) at the following addresses (or to such other address as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision):

(a)  
Company:

Major Electric, Inc.
18538 142nd Avenue NE
Woodinville, WA  98072
Attn:  James Jordan
Phone:  (425) 483-2677
Facsimile:  (425) 402-9708

(b)  
Employee:

James Jordan



Phone:   (Home)


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Employment Agreement effective as of the day and year first above written.



Employer:
 
  MAJOR ELECTRIC, INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ FRANK MAUGER  
   
Frank Mauger
President
 
       
       
 
Employee:
 
     
       
 
By:
/s/ JAMES JORDAN  
   
James Jordan
 
       
       


 
 
EX-10.6 7 ex106.htm EXHIBIT 10.6 Exhibit 10.6
Exhibit 10.6

 

 

MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 AMONG

WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED

MAX ENGINEERING LLC

AND

HAK-FONG MA

AND

ROBERT WINTERHALTER




Dated August 2, 2007
 
 
 
 





TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Section Page  
     
 ARTICLE I SALE AND PURCHASE OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS     
 
1.1
Sale and Purchase of Membership Interests
1
 
         
 ARTICLE II PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT     
 
2.1
Amount of Purchase Price1
   
 
2.2
Payment of Purchase Price
1
 
 
2.3
 Net Tangible Asset Value Adjustment
2
 
         
 ARTICLE III CLOSING AND TERMINATION     
 
3.1
Closing Date
3
 
 
3.2
Termination of Agreement
3
 
 
3.3
Procedure Upon Termination
3
 
 
3.4
Effect of Termination
3
 
         
 ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS     
 
4.1
Organization and Good Standing
4
 
 
4.2
Authority
4
 
 
4.3
Membership Interests
5
 
 
4.4
Basic Corporate Records
5
 
 
4.5
Minute Books
5
 
 
4.6
Subsidiaries and Affiliates
5
 
 
4.7
Consents
6
 
 
4.8
Financial Statements
6
 
 
4.9
Records and Books Account
6
 
 
4.10
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
6
 
 
4.11
Taxes
7
 
 
4.12
Account Receivable
9
 
 
4.13
Inventory
9
 
 
4.14
Machinery and Equipment
9
 
 
4.15
Real Property Matters
10
 
 
4.16
Leases
10
 
 
4.17
Patents, Software, Trademarks, Etc
10
 
 
4.18
Insurance Policies
11
 
 
4.19
Banking and Personnel Lists
11
 
 
4.20
Lists of Contracts, Etc
12
 
 
4.21
Compliance With the Law
13
 
 
4.22
Litigation, Pending Labor Disputes
13
 
 
4.23
Absence of Certain Changes or Events
14
 
 
4.24
Employee Benefit Plans
15
 
 
4.25
Product Warranties and Product Liabilities
16
 
 
 
 
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4.26
Assets
17
 
 
4.27   
Absence of Certain Commercial Practices
17  
 
4.28   
Licenses, Permits, Consents and Approvals
17  
 
4.29   
Environmental Matters
17  
 
4.30   
Broker
18  
 
4.31
Related Party Transactions
18
 
 
4.32  
 Patriot Act
18  
 
4.33
Investment Intent
19
 
 
4.34   
Investment Experience; Suitability
19  
 
4.35
Accreditation
19
 
 
4.36   
Disclosure
20  
         
 ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER     
 
5.1
Organization and Good Standing
20
 
 
5.2
Authority
20
 
 
5.3
Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties
20
 
 
5.4
Litigation
21
 
 
5.5
Investment Intention
21
 
 
5.6
Broker
21
 
 
5.7
Patriot Act
21
 
 
5.8
Due Authorization of Purchaser Common Stock
21
 
         
 ARTICLE VI COVENANTS     
 
6.1
Access to Information
22
 
 
6.2
Conduct of the Business Pending the Closing
22
 
 
6.3
Consents
24
 
 
6.4
Other Actions
24
 
 
6.5
No Solicitation
25
 
 
6.6
Preservation of Records
25
 
 
6.7
Publicity
25
 
 
6.8
Use of Name
25
 
 
6.9
Employment Agreements
26
 
 
6.10   
Board of Directors
26  
 
6.11   
Financial Statements
26  
 
6.12   
Tax Election
26  
 
6.13   
Tax Matters
27  
 
6.14
Non-Competition
28
 
 
6.15
Registration of Shares of Purchaser Common Stock
29
 
 
6.16
Employee Matters.
29
 
 
 
 
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 ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING     
 
7.1
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser
29
 
 
7.2
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Seller
30
 
         
 ARTICLE VIII DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED     
 
8.1
Documents to be Delivered by the Sellers
31
 
 
8.2
Documents to be Delivered by the Purchaser
32
 
         
 ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION     
 
9.1
Indemnification
32
 
 
9.2
Limitations on Indemnification for Breaches of Representations and Warranties
33
 
 
9.3
Indemnification Procedures
34
 
 
9.4
Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments
36
 
         
 ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS     
 
10.1
Payment of Sales, Use or Similar Taxes
34
 
 
10.2
Survival of Representations and Warranties
35
 
 
10.3
Expenses
35
 
 
10.4
Specific Performance
35
 
 
10.5
Further Assurances
35
 
 
10.6
Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
35
 
 
10.7
Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers
36
 
 
10.8
Governing Law
36
 
 
10.9
Table of Contents and Headings
36
 
 
10.10
Notices
36
 
 
10.11
Severability 37  
 
10.12
Binding Effect; Assignment
37  


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 MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT


THIS MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made as of August 2, 2007 (the “Agreement”), among WPCS International Incorporated, a corporation existing under the laws of Delaware (the “Purchaser”), Max Engineering LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Company”), and the members of the Company listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively the “Sellers”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, the Sellers 100% of the outstanding membership interests of the Company (the “Membership Interests), of the Company, which constitutes all of the ownership of the Company; and
 
WHEREAS, the Sellers desire to sell to Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Sellers, the Membership Interests for the purchase price and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
SALE AND PURCHASE OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
 
1.1  Sale and Purchase of Membership Interests.
 
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, on the Closing Date each Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from each Seller, all Membership Interests of the Company owned by such Seller set forth opposite such Seller's name on Annex A attached hereto.  
 

ARTICLE II
PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT
 
2.1  Amount of Purchase Price.
 
The purchase price for the Membership Interests shall be an amount equal to up to One Million Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand dollars ($1,525,000) (the “Purchase Price”), subject to adjustment as set forth herein.
 
2.2  Payment of Purchase Price.
 
On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall pay Eight Hundred Thousand dollars ($800,000) of the Purchase Price to the Sellers (the “Closing Payment”), which shall be paid as follows:
 

(i)                      $600,000 (the “Cash Purchase Price”) which shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by the Sellers; and
 
(ii)                      issuance of such number of shares of Purchaser common stock (the “Common Stock”) as equals $200,000, divided by the closing price of the Common Stock on the date which is one day prior to the Closing Date (the “Closing Shares”).  The Purchaser Shares shall be delivered within five (5) business days of the Closing Date.
 
An additional (i) $350,000 (the “First Twelve Month  Payment”) will be payable to the Sellers in the event the Company’s earnings before interest and taxes (“EBIT”) for the period ending twelve months from the Closing Date, shall equal or exceed $275,000 (the “First Twelve Month Target EBIT”), and (ii) $375,000 (the “Second Twelve Month Payment”) will be payable to the Sellers in the event the Company’s EBIT for the second twelve month period ending two years from the Closing Date shall equal or exceed $375,000 (the “Second Twelve Month Target EBIT”).  Determination of the Company’s EBIT for the First and Second Twelve Month Target shall be made by the independent accounting firm regularly engaged by the Purchaser (the “Auditor”), and shall be completed within 90 days after the end of each respective twelve month period.  To the extent the actual EBIT for either of the two successive twelve month periods from the Closing Date shall be less than the First Twelve Month Target EBIT or the Second Twelve Month Target EBIT, respectively, the First Twelve Month Payment or the Second Twelve Month Payment shall be reduced by the percent of shortfall from the respective targets.  It is understood that each year shall be calculated independently and shortfalls or surpluses of target amounts shall not be carried between the years.  At the option of the Purchaser, any amounts due to be paid for the First and Second Twelve Month Payment may be paid in cash or shares of Purchaser Common Stock, (valued at the closing price of the Purchaser Common Stock on the date prior to date on which the amount of the payment is determined).  The First Twelve Month Payment and Second Twelve Month Payment shall be paid within ten days after receipt, review and acceptance of the financial statements of the Company for each of such years.

2.3  Net Tangible Asset Value Adjustment.
 
(a) Within 90 days after the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall cause to be prepared and delivered to Sellers a calculation of the Company’s net tangible asset value as of the Closing Date.  Net tangible asset value is defined as total assets minus total liabilities minus intangible assets (“NTAV”). The Sellers shall have a period of 20 days to review the NTAV calculation.  In the event the Sellers and the Purchaser are unable to agree upon the NTAV after good faith negotiations for a period of 20 days, the Sellers and the Purchaser shall submit such dispute for resolution to an independent accounting firm chosen mutually by the Purchaser and the Sellers, which shall determine and report to the parties and such report shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties hereto.  If the independent accounting firm determines that the NTAV is more than five percent (5%) below the NTAV determined by the Purchaser, then the party whose NTAV calculation is furthest from that of the independent accounting firm shall pay the legal fees and expenses of the other party.  If the independent accounting firm determines that the NTAV is equal to or less than five percent (5%) above the NTAV determined by the Purchaser, then the Sellers shall pay the legal fees and expenses of the Purchaser.  The parties shall cooperate with one another and provide reasonable access of all pertinent books and records to the other party.  In the event the NTAV as of the Closing Date shall be less than $288,000, the Cash Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount of the shortfall.  In the event the NTAV as of the Closing Date shall be greater than $288,000, the Closing Payment shall be increased by the amount of the excess.  At the option of the Purchaser, any amounts due to be paid to the Sellers as a result of a NTAV in excess of $288,000 may be paid in cash or shares of Common Stock valued at the closing price of the common stock on the date prior to date on which the amount of the payment is determined.
 
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 (b) In order to satisfy any amounts which the Sellers may be required to deliver to the Purchaser as a result of a deficiency in the NTAV, $120,000 of the Cash Purchase Price shall be deposited into an escrow account until the NTAV as of the Closing Date shall be determined and any deficiency in the NTAV shall have been paid from the escrow account to the Purchaser (the “Escrowed Funds”).  The Escrowed Funds shall be held for the benefit of the Sellers in accordance with their pro rata ownership of the Membership Interests as set forth on Schedule 1.1.  The Escrowed Funds shall be held in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the escrow agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3 (the “Escrow Agreement”).
 

ARTICLE III
CLOSING AND TERMINATION
 
3.1  Closing Date.
 
Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 hereof (or the waiver thereof by the party entitled to waive that condition), the closing of the sale and purchase of the Membership Interests provided for in Section 1.1 hereof (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006 (or at such other place as the parties may designate in writing) on such date as the Sellers and the Purchaser may designate.  The Closing may also take place through the delivery of documents in electronic of telefaxed format or through courier delivery of actual signatures to counsel for the parties.
 
3.1  Termination of Agreement.
 
This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing as follows:
 
(a)  At the election of the Sellers or the Purchaser on or after August 31, 2007, if the Closing shall not have occurred by the close of business on such date, provided that the terminating party is not in default of any of its obligations hereunder;
 
(b)  by mutual written consent of the Sellers' and the Purchaser; or
 
(c)  by the Sellers or the Purchaser if there shall be in effect a final nonappealable order of a governmental body of competent jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; it being agreed that the parties hereto shall promptly appeal any adverse determination which is not nonappealable (and pursue such appeal with reasonable diligence).
 
3.2  Procedure Upon Termination.
 
In the event of termination and abandonment by the Purchaser or the Sellers, or both, pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other party or parties, and this Agreement shall terminate, and the purchase of the Membership Interests hereunder shall be abandoned, without further action by the Purchaser or the Sellers.  If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, each party shall redeliver all documents, work papers and other material of any other party relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, whether so obtained before or after the execution hereof, to the party furnishing the same.
 
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3.3  Effect of Termination.
 
In the event that this Agreement is validly terminated as provided herein, then each of the parties shall be relieved of their duties and obligations arising under this Agreement after the date of such termination and such termination shall be without liability to the Purchaser, the Company or any Seller; provided, further, however, that nothing in this Section 3.4 shall relieve the Purchaser or any Seller of any liability for a breach of this Agreement.
 
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
 

The Sellers hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Purchaser that:
 
4.1.           Organization and Good Standing of the Company.  The Company is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation as set forth above. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company is not required to be qualified to transact business in any other jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify would have an adverse effect on the business of the Company.

4.2.           Authority.

(a)           The Company has full power and authority (corporate and otherwise) to carry on its business and has all permits and licenses that are necessary to the conduct of its business or to the ownership, lease or operation of its properties and assets, except where the failure to have such permits and licenses would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or operations (“Material Adverse Effect”).

(b)           The execution of this Agreement and the delivery hereof to the Purchaser and the sale contemplated herein have been, or will be prior to Closing, duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and by the Company’s stockholders having full power and authority to authorize such actions.

(c)           Subject to any consents required under Section 4.7 below, the Sellers and the Company have the full legal right, power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement; and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered on behalf of Sellers and the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each Seller and the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms.

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(d)           Except as set forth in Schedule 4.2, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, nor compliance with the terms of this Agreement will violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under any statute, regulation, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Seller is a party or by which it or any of them is bound, any charter, regulation, or bylaw provision of the Company, or any decree, order, or rule of any court or governmental authority or arbitrator that is binding on the Company or any Seller in any way, except where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.3.           Membership Interests.

(a)           The Sellers are the lawful record and beneficial owner of the Membership Interests set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule A hereto, free and clear of any liens, pledges, encumbrances, charges, claims or restrictions of any kind, and each of the Sellers has, or will have on the Closing Date, the absolute, unilateral right, power, authority and capacity to enter into and perform this Agreement without any other or further authorization, action or proceeding, except as specified herein.  Upon the delivery to Purchaser on the Closing Date of the Membership Interests, Purchaser will have good, legal, valid, marketable and indefeasible title to a 100% interest in the Company, free and clear of any liens, pledges, encumbrances, charges, agreements, options, claims or other arrangements or restrictions of any kind.

(b)           There are no authorized or outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, contracts, demands, commitments, convertible securities or other agreements or arrangements of any character or nature whatever under which any Seller or the Company are or may become obligated to issue, assign or transfer any membership interests of the Company.

4.4.           Basic Corporate Records.  The copies of the Certificate of Formation of the Company, (certified by the Secretary of State or other authorized official of the jurisdiction of incorporation), and the Operating Agreement of the Company, as the case may be (certified as of the date of this Agreement as true, correct and complete by the Company’s secretary or assistant secretary), all of which have been delivered to the Purchaser, are true, correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement.

4.5.           Minute Books.  The minute books of the Company, which shall be exhibited to the Purchaser between the date hereof and the Closing Date, each contain true, correct and complete minutes and records of all meetings, proceedings and other actions of the shareholders, Boards of Directors and committees of such Boards of Directors of the Company, if any, except where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect and, on the Closing Date, will, to the best of Sellers’ knowledge, contain true, correct and complete minutes and records of any meetings, proceedings and other actions of the shareholders, respective Boards of Directors and committees of such Boards of Directors of each such corporation.

4.6.           Subsidiaries and Affiliates.  Any and all businesses, entities, enterprises and organizations in which the Company has any ownership, voting or profit and loss sharing percentage interest (the “Subsidiaries”) are identified in Schedule 4.6 hereto, together with the Company’s interest therein.  Unless the context requires otherwise or specifically designated to the contrary on Schedule 4.6 hereto, “Company” as used in this Agreement shall include all such Subsidiaries.  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.6 or 4.31, (i) the Company has made no advances to, or investments in, nor owns beneficially or of record, any securities of or other interest in, any business, entity, enterprise or organization, (ii) there are no arrangements through which the Company has acquired from, or provided to, any of the Sellers or their affiliates any goods, properties or services, (iii) there are no rights, privileges or advantages now enjoyed by the Company as a result of the ownership of the Company by the Sellers which, to the knowledge of the Sellers or the Company, might be lost as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Each entity shown on Schedule 4.6 is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has full corporate power to own all of its property and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.  Also set forth on Schedule 4.6 is a list of jurisdictions in which each Subsidiary is qualified as a foreign corporation.  Such jurisdictions are the only jurisdictions in which the ownership or leasing of property by each Subsidiary or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified.  All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, and, except as set forth on Schedule 4.6, are owned, of record and beneficially, by the Company, and on the Closing Date will be owned by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities, options or claims whatsoever.  No Subsidiary has outstanding any other equity securities or securities options, warrants or rights of any kind that are convertible into equity securities of such Subsidiary, except as set forth on Schedule 4.6.

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4.7.           Consents.  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.7, no consents or approvals of any public body or authority and no consents or waivers from other parties to leases, licenses, franchises, permits, indentures, agreements or other instruments are (i) required for the lawful consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) necessary in order that the business currently conducted by the Company can be conducted by the Purchaser in the same manner after the Closing as heretofore conducted by the Company, nor will the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby result in creating, accelerating or increasing any liability of the Company, except where the failure of any of the foregoing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.8.           Financial Statements.  The Sellers have delivered, or will deliver prior to Closing, to the Purchaser copies of the following financial statements (which include all notes and schedules attached thereto), all of which are true, complete and correct, have been prepared from the books and records of the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) consistently applied with past practice and fairly present the financial condition, assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Company as of the dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby:

 
the compiled balance sheet of the Company at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related statements of operations, and of cash flows of the Company for the period then ended and (ii) the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2007 and the related compiled statement of operations of the Company for the six month period then ended (such statements, including the related notes and schedules thereto, are referred to herein as the “Financial Statements.”)

In such Financial Statements, the statements of operations do not contain any items of special or nonrecurring income or any other income not earned in the ordinary course of business except as set forth in Schedule 4.8, and the financial statements for the interim periods indicated include all adjustments, which consist of only normal recurring accruals, necessary for such fair presentation.  There are no facts known to any of the Sellers or the Company that, under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, would alter the information contained in the foregoing Financial Statements in any material way.

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The Final Closing Balance Sheet will be complete and correct in all material respects determined in accordance with GAAP.

For the purposes hereof, the balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2007 is referred to as the “Balance Sheet” and June 30, 2007 is referred to as the “Balance Sheet Date”.


4.9.           Records and Books of Account.  The records and books of account of the Company reflect all material items of income and expense and all material assets, liabilities and accruals, have been, and to the Closing Date will be, regularly kept and maintained in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with preceding years.

4.10.                      Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.  Except as and to the extent reflected or reserved against in the Company’s Financial Statements or disclosed in Schedule 4.10, there are no liabilities or obligations of the Company of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, fixed, absolute, contingent, determined or determinable, and including without limitation (i) liabilities to former, retired or active employees of the Company under any pension, health and welfare benefit plan, vacation plan or other plan of the Company, (ii) tax liabilities incurred in respect of or measured by income for any period prior to the close of business on the Balance Sheet Date, or arising out of transactions entered into, or any state of facts existing, on or prior to said date, and (iii) contingent liabilities in the nature of an endorsement, guarantee, indemnity or warranty, and there is no condition, situation or circumstance existing or which has existed that could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of the Company which is of a nature that would be required to be disclosed on its Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities and contingent liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date consistent with the Company’s recent customary business practice, none of which is materially adverse to the Company.

4.11           Taxes.

(a)           For purposes of this Agreement, “Tax” or “Taxes” refers to:  (i) any and all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties, impositions and liabilities relating to taxes, including taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes and escheatment payments, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor entity; (ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) as a result of being or ceasing to be a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period (including, without limitation, any liability under Treas. Reg. Section 1.1502-6 or any comparable provision of foreign, state or local law); and (iii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other person or as a result of any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor entity.

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(b)           (i)           The Company has timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements and reports (“Returns”) relating to Taxes required to be filed by the Company with any Tax authority effective through the Closing Date.  All such Returns are true, correct and complete in all respects, except for immaterial amounts where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company has paid all Taxes shown to be due on such Returns.  Except as listed on Schedule 4.11 hereto, the Company is not currently the beneficiary of any extensions of time within which to file any Returns. The Sellers and the Company have furnished and made available to the Purchaser complete and accurate copies of all income and other Tax Returns and any amendments thereto filed by the Company in the last three (3) years.

(ii)  The Company, as of the Closing Date, will have withheld and accrued or paid to the proper authority all Taxes required to have been withheld and accrued or paid, except for immaterial amounts where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(iii)  The Company has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax nor is there any Tax deficiency outstanding or assessed against the Company.  The Company has not executed any unexpired waiver of any statute of limitations on or extending the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax.

(iv)  There is no dispute, claim, or proposed adjustment concerning any Tax liability of the Company either (A) claimed or raised by any Tax authority in writing or (B) based upon personal contact with any agent of such Tax authority, and there is no claim for assessment, deficiency, or collection of Taxes, or proposed assessment, deficiency or collection from the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental authority against the Company which has not been satisfied.  The Company is not a party to nor has it been notified in writing that it is the subject of any pending, proposed, or threatened action, investigation, proceeding, audit, claim or assessment by or before the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental authority, nor does the Company have any reason to believe that any such notice will be received in the future. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11, neither the Internal Revenue Service nor any state or local taxation authority has ever audited any income tax return of the Company.  The Company has not filed any requests for rulings with the Internal Revenue Service.  Except as provided to the Company’s accountants, no power of attorney has been granted by the Company or its Affiliates with respect to any matter relating to Taxes of the Company.  There are no Tax liens of any kind upon any property or assets of the Company, except for inchoate liens for Taxes not yet due and payable.

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(v)  Except for immaterial amounts which would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company has no liability for any unpaid Taxes which has not been paid or accrued for or reserved on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP, whether asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise.

(vi)  There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company is a party as of the date of this Agreement, including but not limited to the provisions of this Agreement, covering any employee or former employee of the Company that, individually or collectively, would reasonably be expected to give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Sections 280G, 404 or 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound to compensate any individual for excise taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code.

(vii)  The Company has not filed any consent agreement under Section 341(f) of the Code or agreed to have Section 341(f)(2) of the Code apply to any disposition of a subsection (f) asset (as defined in Section 341(f)(4) of the Code) owned by the Company.

(viii)  The Company is not a party to, nor has any obligation under any tax-sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or arrangement.

(ix)  None of the Company’s assets are tax exempt use property within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code.

4.12.                      Accounts Receivable.  The accounts receivable of the Company shown on the Balance Sheet Date, and those to be shown in the Financial Statements, are, and will be, actual bona fide receivables from transactions in the ordinary course of business representing valid and binding obligations of others for the total dollar amount shown thereon, and as of the Balance Sheet Date were not (and presently are not) subject to any recoupments, set-offs, or counterclaims. To the best of Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule 4.12, all such accounts receivable are, and will be collectible in amounts not less than the amounts (net of reserves) carried on the books of the Company, including the  Financial Statements, and will be paid in accordance with their terms.  Except as listed on Schedule 4.12 hereto, all such accounts receivable are and will be actual bona fide receivables from transactions in the ordinary course of business.

4.13.                      Inventory.  The inventories of the Company are located at the locations listed on Schedule 4.13 attached hereto. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.8, the inventories of the Company shown on its Balance Sheet (net of reserves) are carried at values which reflect the normal inventory valuation policy of the Company of stating the items of inventory at average cost in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.  Inventory acquired since the Balance Sheet Date has been acquired in the ordinary course of business and valued as set forth above.  The Company will maintain the inventory in the normal and ordinary course of business from the date hereof through the Closing Date.

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4.14.                      Machinery and Equipment.  Except for items disposed of in the ordinary course of business, all machinery, tools, furniture, fixtures, equipment, vehicles, leasehold improvements and all other tangible personal property (hereinafter “Fixed Assets”) of the Company currently being used in the conduct of its business, or included in determining the net book value of the Company on the Balance Sheet Date, together with any machinery or equipment that is leased or operated by the Company, are in fully serviceable working condition and repair.  Said Fixed Assets shall be maintained in such condition from the date hereof through the Closing Date.  Except as described on Schedule 4.14 hereto, all Fixed Assets owned, used or held by the Company are situated at its business premises and are currently used in its business.  Schedule 4.14 describes all Fixed Assets owned by or an interest in which is claimed by any other person (whether a customer, supplier or other person) for which the Company is responsible (copies of all agreements relating thereto being attached to said Schedule 4.14), and all such property is in the Company’s actual possession and is in such condition that upon the return of such property in its present condition to its owner, the Company will not be liable in any amount to such owner.  There are no outstanding requirements or recommendations by any insurance company that has issued a policy covering either (i) such Fixed Assets or (ii) any liabilities of the Company relating to operation of the Business, or by any board of fire underwriters or other body exercising similar functions, requiring or recommending any repairs or work to be done on any Fixed Assets or any changes in the operations of the Business, any equipment or machinery used therein, or any procedures relating to such operations, equipment or machinery.  All Fixed Assets of the Company are set forth on Schedule 4.14 hereto.

4.15.                      Real Property Matters.  The Company does not own any real property as of the date hereof and has not owned any real property during the three years preceding the date hereof.

4.16.                      Leases.  All leases of real and personal property of the Company are described in Schedule 4.16, are in full force and effect and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the respective parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditor’s rights, and have not been assigned or encumbered.  The Company has performed in all material respects the obligations required to be performed by it under all such leases to date and it is not in default in any material respect under any of said leases, except as set forth in Schedule 4.16, nor has it made any leasehold improvements required to be removed at the termination of any lease, except signs.  No other party to any such lease is in material default thereunder.  Except as noted on Schedule 4.16, none of the leases listed thereon require the consent of a third party in connection with the transfer of the Membership Interests.  The lease for the Company’s real property shall be terminated upon the Closing and a new lease shall be entered into.

4.17.                      Patents, Software, Trademarks, Etc.  The Company owns, or possesses adequate licenses or other rights to use, all patents, software, trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights and trade secrets, if any, necessary to conduct its business as now operated by it.  The patents, software, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade names and trade secrets, if any, registered in the name of or owned or used by or licensed to the Company and applications for any thereof (hereinafter the “Intangibles”) are described or referenced in Schedule 4.17.  Sellers hereby specifically acknowledge that all right, title and interest in and to all patents and software listed on Schedule 4.17 as patents owned by the Company are owned by the Company or the Company has a right to use same and that the ownership of such patents and software will be transferred as part of the Company to Purchaser as part of the transaction contemplated hereby.  No officer, director, shareholder or employee of the Company or any relative or spouse of any such person owns any patents or patent applications or any inventions, software, secret formulae or processes, trade secrets or other similar rights, nor is any of them a party to any license agreement, used by or useful to the Company or related to its business except as listed in Schedule 4.17.  All of said Intangibles are valid and in good standing to the best of Sellers’ knowledge, and are free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges, restrictions and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever, and have not been licensed to any third party except as described in Schedule 4.17.  The Company has not been charged with, nor has it infringed, nor to the Sellers’ knowledge is it threatened to be charged with infringement of, any patent, proprietary rights or trade secrets of others in the conduct of its business, and, to the date hereof, neither the Sellers nor the Company has received any notice of conflict with or violation of the asserted rights in intangibles or trade secrets of others.  The Company is not now manufacturing any goods under a present permit, franchise or license, except as set forth in said Schedule 4.17.  The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not alter or impair any rights of the Company in any such Intangibles or in any such permit, franchise or license, except as described in Schedule 4.17.  The Intangibles and the Company’s tooling, manufacturing and engineering drawings, process sheets, specifications, bills of material and other like information and data are in such form and of such quality and will be maintained in such a manner that the Company can, following the Closing, design, produce, manufacture, assemble and sell the products and provide the services heretofore provided by it so that such products and services meet applicable specifications and conform with the standards of quality and cost of production standards heretofore met by it.  The Company has the sole and exclusive right to use its corporate and trade names in the jurisdictions where it transacts business.

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4.18.                      Insurance Policies.  There is set forth in Schedule 4.18 a list and brief description of all insurance policies on the date hereof held by the Company or on which it pays premiums, including, without limitation, life insurance and title insurance policies, which description includes the premiums payable by it thereunder.  Schedule 4.18 also sets forth, in the case of any life insurance policy held by the Company, the name of the insured under such policy, the cash surrender value thereof and any loans thereunder.  All such insurance premiums in respect of such coverage have been, and to the Closing Date will be, paid in full, if due and owing.  All claims, if any, made against the Company which are covered by such policies have been, or are being, settled or defended by the insurance companies that have issued such policies.  Up to the Closing Date, such insurance coverage will be maintained in full force and effect and will not be cancelled, modified or changed without the express written consent of the Purchaser, except to the extent the maturity dates of any such insurance policies expiring prior to the Closing Date.  No such policy has been, or to the Closing Date will be, cancelled by the issuer thereof, and, to the knowledge of the Sellers and the Company, between the date hereof and the Closing Date, there shall be no increase in the premiums with respect to any such insurance policy caused by any action or omission of the Sellers or of the Company.  Upon the Closing Date, all life insurance policies maintained by the Company shall be assigned to each respective Seller.

4.19.                      Banking and Personnel Lists.  The Sellers and the Company will deliver to the Purchaser prior to the Closing Date the following accurate lists and summary descriptions relating to the Company:

(i)           The name of each bank in which the Company has an account or safe deposit box and the names of all persons authorized to draw thereon or have access thereto.

(ii)           The names, current annual salary rates and total compensation for the preceding fiscal year of all of the present directors and officers of the Company, and any other employees whose current base accrual salary or annualized hourly rate equivalent is $20,000 or more, together with a summary of the bonuses, percentage compensation and other like benefits, if any, paid or payable to such persons for the last full fiscal year completed, together with a schedule of changes since that date, if any.

(iii)           A schedule of workers’ compensation payments of the Company over the past five full fiscal years and the fiscal year to date, a schedule of claims by employees of the Company against the workers’ compensation fund for any reason over such period, identification of all compensation and medical benefits paid to date on each such claim and the estimated amount of compensation and medical benefits to be paid in the future on each such claim.

(iv)           The name of all pensioned employees of the Company whose pensions are unfunded and are not paid or payable pursuant to any formalized pension arrangements, their agent and annual unfunded pension rates.

4.20.                      Lists of Contracts, Etc.  There is included in Schedule 4.20 a list of the following items (whether written or oral) relating to the Company, which list identifies and fairly summarizes each item:

(i)           All collective bargaining and other labor union agreements (if any); all employment agreements with any officer, director, employee or consultant; and all employee pension, health and welfare benefit plans, group insurance, bonus, profit sharing, severance, vacation, hospitalization, and retirement plans, post-retirement medical benefit plans, and any other plans, arrangements or custom requiring payments or benefits to current or retiring employees.

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(ii)           All joint venture contracts of the Company or affiliates relating to the Business;

(iii)           All contracts of the Company relating to (a) obligations for borrowed money, (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (d) obligations under capital leases, (e) debt of others secured by a lien on any asset of the Company, and (f) debts of others guaranteed by the Company.

(iv)           All agreements of the Company relating to the supply of raw materials for and the distribution of the products of its business, including without limitation all sales agreements, manufacturer’s representative agreements and distribution agreements of whatever magnitude and nature, and any commitments therefor;

(v)           All contracts that individually provide for aggregate future payments to or from the Company of $25,000 or more, to the extent not included in (i) through (iv) above;

(vi)           All contracts of the Company that have a term exceeding one year and that may not be cancelled without any liability, penalty or premium, to the extent not included in (i) through (v) above;

(vii)           A complete list of all outstanding powers of attorney granted by the Company; and

(viii)                      All other contracts of the Company material to the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Business taken as a whole to the extent not included above.

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Except as set forth in Schedule 4.20, (i) all contracts, agreements and commitments of the Company set forth in Schedule 4.20 are valid, binding and in full force and effect, and (ii) neither the Company nor, to the best of Sellers’ knowledge, any other party to any such contract, agreement, or commitment has materially breached any provision thereof or is in default thereunder.  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.20, the sale of the Membership Interests by the Sellers in accordance with this Agreement will not result in the termination of any contract, agreement or commitment of the Company set forth in Schedule 4.20, and immediately after the Closing, each such contract, agreement or commitment will continue in full force and effect without the imposition or acceleration of any burdensome condition or other obligation on the Company resulting from the sale of the Membership Interests by the Sellers.  True and complete copies of the contracts, leases, licenses and other documents referred to in this Schedule 4.20 will be delivered to the Purchaser, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company as true, correct and complete copies, not later than four weeks from the date hereof or ten business days before the Closing Date, whichever is sooner.

There are no pending disputes with customers or vendors of the Company regarding quality or return of goods involving amounts in dispute with any one customer or vendor, whether for related or unrelated claims, in excess of $5,000 except as described on Schedule 4.20 hereto, all of which will be resolved to the reasonable satisfaction of Purchaser prior to the Closing Date.  To the best knowledge of Sellers and the Company, there has not been any event, happening, threat or fact that would lead them to believe that any of said customers or vendors will terminate or materially alter their business relationship with the Company after completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.21.                      Compliance With the Law.  The Company is not in violation of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or order or any other, decree or requirement of any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or authority or court or other tribunal (including, but not limited to, any law, regulation order or requirement relating to securities, properties, business, products, manufacturing processes, advertising, sales or employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, occupational safety, health and welfare, conditions of occupied premises, product safety and liability, civil rights, or environmental protection, including, but not limited to, those related to waste management, air pollution control, waste water treatment or noise abatement), except where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.21, the Company has not been and is not now charged with, or to the best knowledge of the Sellers or the Company under investigation with respect to, any violation of any applicable law, regulation, order or requirement relating to any of the foregoing, nor, to the best knowledge of any Seller or the Company after due inquiry, are there any circumstances that would or might give rise to any such violation.  The Company has filed all reports required to be filed with any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or authority.

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4.22.                      Litigation; Pending Labor Disputes.  Except as specifically identified on the Balance Sheet or footnotes thereto or set forth in Schedule 4.22:

(i)           There are no legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings or governmental investigations pending or, to the best knowledge of Sellers or the Company, threatened, against the Sellers or the Company, relating to its business or the Company or its properties (including leased property), or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor is there any basis known to the Company or any Seller for any such action.

(ii)           There are no judgments, decrees or orders of any court, or any governmental department, commission, board, agency or instrumentality binding upon Sellers or the Company relating to its business or the Company the effect of which is to prohibit any business practice or the acquisition of any property or the conduct of any business by the Company or which limit or control or otherwise adversely affect its method or manner of doing business.

(iii)           No work stoppage has occurred and is continuing or, to the knowledge of Sellers or the Company, is threatened affecting its business, and to the best of Sellers’ knowledge, no question involving recognition of a collective bargaining agent exists in respect of any employees of the Company.

(iv)           There are no pending labor negotiations or, to the best of Sellers’ knowledge, union organization efforts relating to employees of the Company.

(v)           There are no charges of discrimination (relating to sex, age, race, national origin, handicap or veteran status) or unfair labor practices pending or, to the best knowledge of the Sellers or the Company, threatened before any governmental or regulatory agency or authority or any court relating to employees of the Company.

4.23.                      Absence of Certain Changes or Events.  The Company has not, since the Balance Sheet Date, and except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and/or except as described on Schedule 4.23:

(i)           Incurred any material obligation or liability (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), except in the ordinary course of its business consistent with past practice  or in connection with the performance of this Agreement, and any such obligation or liability incurred in the ordinary course is not materially adverse, except for claims, if any, that are adequately covered by insurance;

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(ii)           Discharged or satisfied any lien or encumbrance, or paid or satisfied any obligations or liability (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than (a) liabilities shown or reflected on the Balance Sheet, and (b) liabilities incurred since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business that were not materially adverse;

(iii)           Increased or established any reserve or accrual for taxes or other liability on its books or otherwise provided therefor, except (a) as disclosed on the Balance Sheet, or (b) as may have been required under generally accepted accounting principles due to income earned or expense accrued since the Balance Sheet Date and as disclosed to the Purchaser in writing;

(iv)           Mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any lien, charge or other encumbrance any of its assets, tangible or intangible;

(v)           Sold or transferred any of its assets or cancelled any debts or claims or waived any rights, except in the ordinary course of business and which has not been materially adverse;

(vi)           Disposed of or permitted to lapse any patents or trademarks or any patent or trademark applications material to the operation of its business;

(vii)           Incurred any significant labor trouble or granted any general or uniform increase in salary or wages payable or to become payable by it to any director, officer, employee or agent, or by means of any bonus or pension plan, contract or other commitment increased the compensation of any director, officer, employee or agent;

(viii)                      Authorized any capital expenditure for real estate or leasehold improvements, machinery, equipment or molds in excess of $5,000.00 in the aggregate;

(ix)           Except for this Agreement or as otherwise disclosed herein or in any schedule to this Agreement, entered into any material transaction ;

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(x)           Issued any stocks, bonds, or other corporate securities, or made any declaration or payment of any dividend or any distribution in respect of its capital stock; or

(xi)           Experienced damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) individually or in the aggregate materially and adversely affecting any of its properties, assets or business, or experienced any other material adverse change or changes individually or in the aggregate affecting its financial condition, assets, liabilities or business.

4.24.                      Employee Benefit Plans.

(a)           Schedule 4.24 lists a description of the only Employee Programs (as defined below) that have been maintained (as such term is further defined below) by the Company at any time during the five (5) years prior to the date hereof.

(b)           There has not been any failure of any party to comply with any laws applicable with respect to any Employee Program that has been maintained by the Company, except where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  With respect to any Employee Programs now or heretofore maintained by the Company, there has occurred no breach of any duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or other applicable law which could result, directly or indirectly in any taxes, penalties or other liability to the Purchaser, the Company or any affiliate (as defined below), except for immaterial exceptions which would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  No litigation, arbitration, or governmental administrative proceeding (or investigation) or other proceeding (other than those relating to routine claims for benefits) is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company and Seller, threatened with respect to any such Employee Program.

(c)           Except as set forth in Schedule 4.24 attached hereto, neither the Company nor any affiliate has ever (i) provided health care or any other non-pension benefits to any employees after their employment was terminated (other than as required by Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA) or has ever promised to provide such post-termination benefits or (ii) maintained an Employee Program provided to such employees subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 401(a) or Section 412 of Code, including, without limitation, any Multiemployer Plan.

(d)           For purposes of this Section 4.24:
 
(i)           “Employee Program” means (A) all employee benefit plans within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(3), including, but not limited to, multiple employer welfare arrangements (within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(40)), plans to which more than one unaffiliated employer contributes and employee benefit plans (such as foreign or excess benefit plans) which are not subject to ERISA; and (B) all stock option plans, bonus or incentive award plans, severance pay policies or agreements, deferred compensation agreements, supplemental income arrangements, vacation plans, and all other employee benefit plans, agreements, and arrangements not described in (A) above.  In the case of an Employee Program funded through an organization described in Code Section 501(c)(9), each reference to such Employee Program shall include a reference to such organization;

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(ii)           An entity “maintains” an Employee Program if such entity sponsors, contributes to, or provides (or has promised to provide) benefits under such Employee Program, or has any obligation (by agreement or under applicable law) to contribute to or provide benefits under such Employee Program, or if such Employee Program provides benefits to or otherwise covers employees of such entity (or their spouses, dependents, or beneficiaries);

(iii)           An entity is an “affiliate” of the Company for purposes of this Section 3.24 if it would have ever been considered a single employer with the Company under ERISA Section 4001(b) or part of the same “controlled group” as the Company for purposes of ERISA Section 302(d)(8)(C); and

(iv)           “Multiemployer Plan” means a (pension or non-pension) employee benefit plan to which more than one employer contributes and which is maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements.

4.25.                      Product Warranties and Product Liabilities.  The product warranties and return policies of the Company in effect on the date hereof and the types of products to which they apply are described on Schedule 4.25 hereto.  Schedule 4.25 also sets forth all product liability claims involving amounts in controversy in excess of $5,000 that are currently either pending or, to the best of the Sellers’ and the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company.    The Sellers are not aware of any reason why the future cost of performing all such obligations and paying all such product liability claims with respect to goods manufactured, assembled or furnished prior to the Closing Date will not exceed the average annual cost thereof for said past three year period.

4.26.                      Assets.   The assets of the Company are located at the locations listed on Schedule 4.26 attached hereto. Except as described in Schedule 4.26, the assets of the Company are, and together with the additional assets to be acquired or otherwise received by the Company prior to the Closing, will at the Closing Date be, sufficient in all material respects to carry on the operations of the business as now conducted by the Company.  The Company is the only business organization through which the Business is conducted.  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.16 or Schedule 4.26, all assets used by the Sellers and the Company to conduct the Business are, and will on the Closing Date be, owned by the Company.

4.27.                      Absence of Certain Commercial Practices.  Except as described on Schedule 4.27, neither the Company nor any Seller has made any payment (directly or by secret commissions, discounts, compensation or other payments) or given any gifts to another business concern, to an agent or employee of another business concern or of any governmental entity (domestic or foreign) or to a political party or candidate for political office (domestic or foreign), to obtain or retain business for the Company or to receive favorable or preferential treatment, except for gifts and entertainment given to representatives of customers or potential customers of sufficiently limited value and in a form (other than cash) that would not be construed as a bribe or payoff.

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4.28.                      Licenses, Permits, Consents and Approvals.  The Company has, and at the Closing Date will have, all licenses, permits or other authorizations of governmental, regulatory or administrative agencies or authorities (collectively, “Licenses”) required to conduct the Business, except for any failures of such which would not have a Material Adverse Effect. All Licenses of the Company are listed on Schedule 4.28 hereto.  At the Closing, the Company will have all such Licenses which are material to the conduct of the Business and will have renewed all Licenses which would have expired in the interim.  Except as listed in Schedule 4.28, no registration, filing, application, notice, transfer, consent, approval, order, qualification, waiver or other action of any kind (collectively, a “Filing”) will be required as a result of the sale of the Membership Interests by Sellers in accordance with this Agreement (a) to avoid the loss of any License or the violation, breach or termination of, or any default under, or the creation of any lien on any asset of the Company pursuant to the terms of, any law, regulation, order or other requirement or any contract binding upon the Company or to which any such asset may be subject, or (b) to enable Purchaser (directly or through any designee) to continue the operation of the Company and the Business substantially as conducted prior to the Closing Date.  All such Filings will be duly filed, given, obtained or taken on or prior to the Closing Date and will be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.

4.29.                      Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.29 hereto:
 
(a)  The operations of the Company, to the best knowledge of Sellers, are in compliance with all applicable Laws promulgated by any governmental entity which prohibit, regulate or control any hazardous material or any hazardous material activity (“Environmental Laws”) and all permits issued pursuant to Environmental Laws or otherwise except for where noncompliance or the absence of such permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect;
 
(b)   The Company has obtained all permits required under all applicable Environmental Laws necessary to operate its business, except for any failures of such which would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
 
(c)  The Company is not the subject of any outstanding written order or Contract with any governmental authority or person respecting Environmental Laws or any violation or potential violations thereof; and,
 
(d)          The Company has not received any written communication alleging either or both that the Company may be in violation of any Environmental Law, or any permit issued pursuant to Environmental Law, or may have any liability under any Environmental Law.

4.30           Broker.  Except as specified in Schedule 4.30, neither the Company nor any Seller has retained any broker in connection with any transaction contemplated by this Agreement.  Purchaser and the Company shall not be obligated to pay any fee or commission associated with the retention or engagement by the Company or Sellers of any broker in connection with any transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

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4.31.                      Related Party Transactions.  Except as described in Schedule 4.31, all transactions during the past five years between the Company and any current or former shareholder or any entity in which the Company or any current or former shareholder had or has a direct or indirect interest have been fair to the Company as determined by the Board of Directors.  No portion of the sales or other on-going business relationships of the Company is dependent upon the friendship or the personal relationships (other than those customary within business generally) of any Seller, except as described in Schedule 4.31.  During the past five years, the Company has not forgiven or cancelled, without receiving full consideration, any indebtedness owing to it by any Seller.

4.32           Patriot Act.  The Company and the Sellers certify that the Company has not been designated, and is not owned or controlled, by a “suspected terrorist” as defined in Executive Order 13224.  The Company and the Sellers hereby acknowledge that the Purchaser seeks to comply with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and related activities.  In furtherance of those efforts, the Company and the Sellers hereby represent, warrant and agree that:  (i) none of the cash or property that the Sellers have contributed or paid or will contribute and pay to the Company has been or shall be derived from, or related to, any activity that is deemed criminal under United States law; and (ii) no contribution or payment by the Company to the Purchaser, to the extent that they are within the Company’s control shall cause the Purchaser to be in violation of the United States Bank Secrecy Act, the United States International Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 or the United States International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001.  The Sellers shall promptly notify the Purchaser if any of these representations ceases to be true and accurate regarding the Sellers or the Company.  The Sellers agree to provide the Purchaser any additional information regarding the Company that the Purchaser reasonably requests to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar activities.

4.33                     Investment Intent.
 
The Purchaser Shares are being acquired hereunder by the Sellers for investment purposes only, for their own account, not as a nominee or agent and not with a view to the distribution thereof.  The Sellers have no present intention to sell or otherwise dispose of the Purchaser Shares and they will not do so except in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and applicable law.  The Sellers understand that the Purchaser Shares which may be acquired hereunder must be held by them indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition or transfer of any of said shares is registered under the Securities Act, or is exempt from registration therefrom.  The Sellers further understand that the exemption from registration afforded by Rule 144 (the provisions of which are known to such Seller) promulgated under the Securities Act , depends on the satisfaction of various conditions, and that, if and when applicable, Rule 144 may afford the basis for sales only in limited amounts.

4.34           Investment Experience; Suitability.

The Sellers are each sophisticated investors familiar with the type of risks inherent in the acquisition of securities such as the Purchaser Shares and the Sellers’ financial position is such that the Sellers can afford to retain the shares of Purchaser Shares for an indefinite period of time without realizing any direct or indirect cash return on its investment.
 
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4.35           Accreditation.

Each Seller is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act .  The Sellers understand that the Purchaser Shares are being offered to them in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Purchaser is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Sellers’ compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Sellers set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Sellers to acquire the Purchaser Shares.
 
4.36.                      Disclosure.  All statements contained in any schedule, certificate, opinion, instrument, or other document delivered by or on behalf of the Sellers or the Company pursuant hereto shall be deemed representations and warranties by each Seller and the Company herein.  No statement, representation or warranty by the Sellers or the Company in this Agreement or in any schedule, certificate, opinion, instrument, or other document furnished or to be furnished to the Purchaser pursuant hereto contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading or necessary in order to provide a prospective purchaser of the business of the Company with full and fair disclosure concerning the Company, its business, and the Company’s affairs.


ARTICLE V
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
 
5.1  Organization and Good Standing.
 
The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
 
5.2  Authority.
 
(a)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein have been, or will prior to Closing be, duly and validly approved and acknowledged by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser.

(b)           The execution of this Agreement and the delivery hereof to the Sellers and the purchase contemplated herein have been, or will be prior to Closing, duly authorized by the Purchaser’s Board of Directors having full power and authority to authorize such actions.

5.3  Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties.
 
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(a)  The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition of the Membership Interests by Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, and the compliance with the provisions and terms of this Agreement, are not prohibited by the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Purchaser and will not violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any court order, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound.
 
(b)  No consent, waiver, approval, order, permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any person or governmental body is required on the part of the Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Purchaser Documents or the compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof.
 
5.4  Litigation.
 
There are no legal proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened that are reasonably likely to prohibit or restrain the ability of the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
5.5  Investment Intention.
 
The Purchaser is acquiring the Membership Interests for its own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view to the distribution (as such term is used in Section 2(11) of the Securities Act thereof.  Purchaser understands that the Membership Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act and cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available.
 
5.6  Broker.
 
The Purchaser has not retained any broker in connection with any transaction contemplated by this Agreement.  Sellers shall not be obligated to pay any fee or commission associated with the retention or engagement by the Purchaser of any broker in connection with any transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
 
5.7  Patriot Act.  The Purchaser certifies that neither the Purchaser nor any of its subsidiaries has been designated, and is not owned or controlled, by a “suspected terrorist” as defined in Executive Order 13224.  The Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Company and the Sellers seek to comply with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and related activities.  In furtherance of those efforts, the Purchaser hereby represent, warrant and agree that:  (i) none of the cash or property that the Purchaser has contributed or paid or will contribute and pay to the Sellers has been or shall be derived from, or related to, any activity that is deemed criminal under United States law; and (ii) no contribution or payment by the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries to the Sellers, to the extent that they are within the Purchaser’s control shall cause the Sellers or the Company to be in violation of the United States Bank Secrecy Act, the United States International Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 or the United States International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001.  The Purchaser shall promptly notify the Sellers if any of these representations ceases to be true and accurate regarding the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries.  The Purchaser agrees to provide the Sellers any additional information regarding the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries that the Sellers reasonably requests to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar activities.
 
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5.8  Due Authorization of Purchaser Shares.  The shares of Purchaser Common Stock, when delivered to the Sellers, shall be validly issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any liens, pledges, encumbrances, charges, agreements, options, claims or other arrangements or restrictions of any kind.
 
5.9           Exemption for Purchase of the Membership Interests.  The Purchaser represents that it has a valid exemption under the Securities Act under which to purchase the Membership Interests and that such purchase will not violate the Act or any applicable state securities law.



ARTICLE VI
 
COVENANTS
 
6.1  Access to Information.
 
The Sellers and the Company agree that, prior to the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall be entitled, through its officers, employees and representatives (including, without limitation, its legal advisors and accountants), to make such investigation of the properties, businesses and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries and such examination of the books, records and financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as it reasonably requests and to make extracts and copies of such books and records.  Any such investigation and examination shall be conducted during regular business hours and under reasonable circumstances, and the Sellers shall cooperate, and shall cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to cooperate, fully therein.  No investigation by the Purchaser prior to or after the date of this Agreement shall diminish or obviate any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the Sellers contained in this Agreement or the Seller Documents.  In order that the Purchaser may have full opportunity to make such physical, business, accounting and legal review, examination or investigation as it may reasonably request of the affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the Sellers shall cause the officers, employees, consultants, agents, accountants, attorneys and other representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries to cooperate fully with such representatives in connection with such review and examination.  It is agreed and understood that all information provided pursuant to this Section 6.1 is subject to the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality/Standstill Agreement executed by the parties as of June 22, 2007.
 
6.2  Conduct of the Business Pending the Closing.
 
(a)  Except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, prior to the Closing the Sellers shall, and shall cause the Company to:
 
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(i)  Conduct the respective businesses of the Company only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice;
 
(ii)  Use its best efforts to (A) preserve its present business operations, organization (including, without limitation, management and the sales force) and goodwill of the Company and (B) preserve its present relationship with Persons having business dealings with the Company;
 
(iii)  Maintain (A) all of the assets and properties of the Company in their current condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and (B) insurance upon all of the properties and assets of the Company in such amounts and of such kinds com-parable to that in effect on the date of this Agreement;
 
(iv)  (A) maintain the books, accounts and records of the Company  in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, (B) continue to collect accounts receivable and pay accounts payable utilizing normal procedures and without discounting or accelerating payment of such accounts, and (C) comply with all contractual and other obligations applicable to the operation of the Company; and
 
(v)  Comply in all material respects with applicable laws.
 
(b)  Except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, prior to the Closing the Sellers shall not, and shall cause the Company not to:
 
(i)  Declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of the membership interests of the Company or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding membership interests or other securities of, or other ownership interests in, the Company;
 
(ii)  Transfer, issue, sell or dispose of any membership interests or other securities of the Company or grant options, warrants, calls or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire membership interests or other securities of the Company;
 
(iii)  Effect any recapitalization, reclassification, like change in the capitalization of the Company;
 
(iv)  Amend the articles of formation or operating agreement of the Company;
 
(v)  (A) materially increase the annual level of compensation of any employee of the Company, (B) increase the annual level of compensation payable or to become payable by the Company to any of its executive officers, (C) grant any unusual or extraordinary bonus, benefit or other direct or indirect compensation to any employee, director or consultant, (D) increase the coverage or benefits available under any (or create any new) severance pay, termination pay, vacation pay, company awards, salary continuation for disability, sick leave, deferred compensation, bonus or other incentive compensation, insurance, pension or other employee benefit plan or arrangement made to, for, or with any of the directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives of the Company or otherwise modify or amend or terminate any such plan or arrangement or (E) enter into any employment, deferred compensation, severance, consulting, non-competition or similar agreement (or amend any such agreement) to which the Company is a party or involving a director, officer or employee of the Company in his or her capacity as a director, officer or employee of the Company;
 
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(vi)  Except for trade payables and for indebtedness for borrowed money incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, borrow monies for any reason or draw down on any line of credit or debt obligation, or become the guarantor, surety, endorser or otherwise liable for any debt, obligation or liability (contingent or otherwise) of any other Person, or change the terms of payables or receivables;
 
(vii)  Subject to any lien (except for leases that do not materially impair the use of the property subject thereto in their respective businesses as presently conducted), any of the properties or assets (whether tangible or intangible) of the Company;
 
(viii)  Acquire any material properties or assets or sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of any of the material properties or assets (except for fair consideration in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) of the Company except, with respect to the items listed on Schedule 6.2(b)(viii) hereto, as previously consented to by the Purchaser;
 
(ix)  Cancel or compromise any debt or claim or waive or release any material right of the Company except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
 
(x)  Enter into any commitment for capital expenditures out of the ordinary course;
 
(xi)  Permit the Company to enter into any transaction or to make or enter into any Contract which by reason of its size or otherwise is not in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
 
(xii)  Permit the Company to enter into or agree to enter into any merger or consolidation with, any corporation or other entity, and not engage in any new business or invest in, make a loan, advance or capital contribution to, or otherwise acquire the securities of any other Person;
 
(xiii)  Except for transfers of cash pursuant to normal cash management practices, permit the Company  to make any investments in or loans to, or pay any fees or expenses to, or enter into or modify any Contract with, any Seller or any Affiliate of any Seller; or
 
(xiv)  Agree to do anything prohibited by this Section 6.2 or anything which would make any of the representations and warranties of the Sellers in this Agreement or the Seller Documents untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of any time through and including the Effective Time.
 
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6.3  Consents.
 
The Sellers shall use their best efforts, and the Purchaser shall cooperate with the Sellers, to obtain at the earliest practicable date all consents and approvals required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the consents and approvals referred to in Section 4.7 hereof; provided, however, that neither the Sellers nor the Purchaser shall be obligated to pay any consideration therefor to any third party from whom consent or approval is requested.
 
6.4  Other Actions.
 
Each of the Sellers and the Purchaser shall use its best efforts to (i) take all actions necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) cause the fulfillment at the earliest practicable date of all of the conditions to their respective obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
6.5  No Solicitation.
 
The Sellers will not, and will not cause or permit the Company or any of the Company's directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents (collectively, the "Representatives") to, directly or indirectly, (i) discuss, negotiate, undertake, authorize, recommend, propose or enter into, either as the proposed surviving, merged, acquiring or acquired corporation, any transaction involving a merger, consolidation, business combination, purchase or disposition of any amount of the assets or capital stock or other equity interest in the Company other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (an "Acquisition Transaction"), (ii) facilitate, encourage, solicit or initiate discussions, negotiations or submissions of proposals or offers in respect of an Acquisition Transaction, (iii) furnish or cause to be furnished, to any Person, any information concerning the business, operations, properties or assets of the Company in connection with an Acquisition Transaction, or (iv) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or seek any of the foregoing.  The Sellers will inform the Purchaser in writing immediately following the receipt by any Seller, the Company or any Representative of any proposal or inquiry in respect of any Acquisition Transaction.
 
6.6  Preservation of Records.
 
Subject to Section 9.4(e) hereof (relating to the preservation of Tax records), the Sellers and the Purchaser agree that each of them shall preserve and keep the records held by it relating to the business of the Company (including but not limited to books, records and accounts, financial information, correspondence, production records, employment records and other similar information) for a period of six years from the Closing Date and shall make such records and personnel available to the other as may be reasonably requested by such party in connection with, among other things, any insurance claims by, legal proceedings against or governmental investigations of the Sellers or the Purchaser or any of their Affiliates or in order to enable the Sellers or the Purchaser to comply with their respective obligations under this Agreement and each other agreement, document or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby.  
 
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6.7  Publicity.
 
None of the Sellers nor the Purchaser shall issue any press release or public announcement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without obtaining the prior written approval of the other party hereto, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless, in the sole judgment of the Purchaser or the Sellers, disclosure is otherwise required by applicable Law or by the applicable rules of any stock exchange on which the Purchaser lists securities, provided that, to the extent required by applicable law, the party intending to make such release shall use its best efforts consistent with such applicable law to consult with the other party with respect to the text thereof.
 
6.8  Use of Name.
 
The Sellers hereby agrees that upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Purchaser and the Company shall have the sole right to the use of the name "Max Engineering LLC" and the Sellers shall not, and shall not cause or permit any Affiliate to, use such name or any variation or simulation thereof.
 
6.9  Employment Agreements.
 
On or prior to the Closing Date, each of Hak-Fong Ma and Robert Winterhalter shall enter into an employment agreement with the Company, substantially in the form of agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 6.9 (the “Employment Agreements”).
 
6.10  Board of Directors.
 
The Board of Directors of the Company as of the Closing Date shall consist of two members appointed by the Sellers and three members appointed by the Purchaser.
 
6.11  Fiscal Projection; Confirmation of Financial Information.
 
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company will provide (i) a fiscal projection for the twelve month period ending April 30, 2008, which projection shall be mutually acceptable to the Company and the Purchaser, and (ii) confirmation to the Purchaser of information related to backlog, add-backs, key client relationships and the tangibility of assets.

6.12  Financial Statements.
 
If required for Securities and Exchange Commission purposes, the Sellers shall cooperate with the Purchaser, to provide all information required for the completion of audited financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 and reviewed statements for the six month period ended June 30, 2006 and 2007, and delivered no later than 60 days from the Closing Date.  The costs of such financial statements shall be borne by the Purchaser.

6.13  Tax Election.
 
At the sole discretion of the Purchaser, the Sellers agree to make a timely election under Internal Revenue Code Section 338(h)(10) (“338(h)(10) election”), and Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless Sellers from and against any Tax liabilities imposed on Sellers as a result of having made any such 338(h)(10) election to the extent that such Tax liabilities exceed the Tax liabilities that the Sellers would incur in the absence of such election (the “Purchaser Tax Payments”).  In the event that the Sellers incur any Tax obligations as a result of the 338(h)(10) election which are in excess of amounts due had the transactions set forth herein been taxed as a stock sale, then the amount that the Purchaser shall be required to reimburse Sellers under this paragraph (1) shall be grossed up to assure that Sellers do not incur any Tax cost as a result of the 338(h)(10) election and the reimbursement payments under this paragraph and (2) shall take into account the highest marginal income tax rate applicable to payments of this type at the applicable times as applies to any of the Sellers.  Any Purchaser Tax Payments shall be treated by the parties as additional Purchase Price and shall be paid to Sellers not less than seven (7) days prior to the time Sellers are required to pay such amounts with a Federal tax return or estimate.  Any amounts payable hereunder to the Sellers shall be paid in cash unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Sellers.

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6.14  Tax Matters.
 
(a)           Tax Periods Ending on or Before the Closing Date.  The Sellers shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed all Tax Returns for the Company for all periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date which are filed after the Closing Date as soon as practicable and prior to the date due (including any proper extensions thereof).  The Sellers shall permit the Company and the Purchaser to review and provide comments, if any, on each such Return described in the preceding sentence prior to filing.  Unless the Purchaser or the Company provides comments to the Sellers, the Company shall deliver to the Sellers each such Return signed by the appropriate officer(s) of the Company for filing within ten (10) days following the Seller’s delivery to the Company and the Purchaser of any such Return.  The Sellers shall deliver to the Company promptly after filing each such Return a copy of the filed Return and evidence of its filing.  The Sellers shall pay the costs and expenses incurred in the preparation and filing of the Tax Returns on or before the date such costs and expenses are due.

If the Company provides comments to the Sellers and at the end of such ten (10) day period the Company and the Sellers have failed to reach written agreement with respect to all of such disputed items, the parties shall submit the unresolved items to arbitration for final determination. Promptly, but no later than thirty (30) days after its acceptance of its appointment as arbitrator, the arbitrator shall render an opinion as to the disputed items. The determination of the arbitrator shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties. The Company and the Sellers (as a group) shall each pay one half of the fees, costs and expenses of the arbitrator. The prevailing party may be entitled to an award of pre- and post-award interest as well as reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the arbitration and any judicial proceedings related thereto as determined by the arbitrator.

(b)           Tax Periods Beginning Before and Ending After the Closing Date.  The Company or the Purchaser shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed any Returns of the Company for Tax periods that begin before the Closing Date and end after the Closing Date.  To the extent such Taxes are not fully reserved for in the Company’s financial statements, the Sellers shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the unreserved portion of such Taxes that relates to the portion of the Tax period ending on the Closing Date.  Such payment, if any, shall be paid by the Sellers within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice from the Company or the Purchaser that such Taxes were paid by the Company or the Purchaser for a period beginning prior to the Closing Date.  For purposes of this Section, in the case of any Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis and are payable for a Taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date, the portion of such Tax that relates to the portion of such Tax period ending on the Closing Date shall (i) in the case of any Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire Tax period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the Tax period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire Tax period (the “Pro Rata Amount”), and (ii) in the case of any Tax based upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed equal to the amount that would be payable if the relevant Tax period ended on the Closing Date.  The Sellers shall pay to the Company with the payment of any taxes due hereunder, the Sellers’ Pro Rata Amount of the costs and expenses incurred by the Purchaser or the Company in the preparation and filing of the Tax Returns. Any net operating losses or credits relating to a Tax period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date shall be taken into account as though the relevant Tax period ended on the Closing Date.  All determinations necessary to give effect to the foregoing allocations shall be made in a reasonable manner as agreed to by the parties.

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(c)           Refunds and Tax Benefits.  Any Tax refunds that are received after the Closing Date by the Sellers (other than tax refunds received in connection with such Sellers individual tax Returns), the Purchaser or the Company, and any amounts credited against Tax to which the Sellers, the Purchaser or the Company become entitled, shall be for the account of the Company, and the Sellers shall pay over to the Company any such refund or the amount of any such credit within fifteen (15) days after receipt or entitlement thereto.  In addition, to the extent that a claim for refund or a proceeding results in a payment or credit against Tax by a taxing authority to the Sellers, the Sellers shall pay such amount to the Company within fifteen (15) days after receipt or entitlement thereto.

(d)           Cooperation on Tax Matters.

(i)           The Purchaser, the Company and the Sellers shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with the filing of any Returns pursuant to this Section and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes.  Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other party's request) the provision of records and information which are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder.  The Company and the Sellers agree (A) to retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Company relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by the Purchaser or the Sellers, any extensions thereof) of the respective tax periods, and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any taxing authority, and (B) to give the other party reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if the other party so requests, the Company or the Sellers, as the case may be, shall allow the other party to take possession of such books and records.

(ii)           The Purchaser and the Sellers further agree, upon request, to use their commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any governmental authority or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed (including, but not limited to, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby).

(iii)           The Purchaser and the Sellers further agree, upon request, to provide the other party with all information that either party may be required to report pursuant to §6043 of the Code and all Treasury Department Regulations promulgated thereunder.

6.15  Non-Competition. For a period of one year after the later of the Closing Date or the termination of employment by the Company, Sellers agree not to engage in any of the following competitive activities: (a) engaging directly or indirectly in any business or activity substantially similar to any business or activity engaged in (or scheduled to be engaged) by the Company or any business or activity engaged in by the Purchaser in any areas where the Company or the Purchaser engage in business; (b) engaging directly or indirectly in any business or activity competitive with any business or activity engaged in (or scheduled to be engaged) by the Company or any business or activity engaged in by the Purchaser in any areas where the Company or the Purchaser engage in business; (c) soliciting or taking away any employee, agent, representative, contractor, supplier, vendor, customer, franchisee, lender or investor of the Company or the Purchaser, or attempting to so solicit or take away; (d) interfering with any contractual or other relationship between the Company or the Purchaser and any employee, agent, representative, contractor, supplier, vendor, customer, franchisee, lender or investor; or (e) using, for the benefit of any person or entity other than the Company, any confidential information of the Company or the Purchaser. Nothing in this Section 6.15 shall be deemed, however, to prevent a Seller from owning securities of any publicly-owned corporation engaged in any such business, provided that the total amount of securities of each class owned by such Seller in such publicly-owned corporation (other than Purchaser) does not exceed two percent (2%) of the outstanding securities of such class. In addition, no Seller shall make any negative statement of any kind concerning the Company, the Purchaser or their affiliates, or their directors, officers or agents, except as such may be compelled by legal proceeding or governmental action or authority.
 
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6.16  Registration of Shares of Purchaser Common Stock.  Sellers and the Purchaser shall enter into the registration rights agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 6.16 hereto.
 
6.17  Employee Matters.  The Company and the Purchaser agree that following the Closing Date:
 
(i)           the Company shall convert its current 401(k) benefit plan into the plan maintained by the Purchaser;

(ii)           the Company shall make a good faith effort to maintain the existing health and life insurance policies and will not change the terms and benefits of the existing life and health insurance policies for a period of two years from the Closing Date without the prior written consent of the Sellers;

(iii)           the Company’s employees shall be eligible for grants pursuant to the Purchaser’s stock option plan, which shall be allocated as determined in good faith by the Company’s Bard f Directors.

6.18  Elimination of Non-Business Financial Obligations.
 
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall eliminate all financial obligations which are not directly related to the business and operations of the Company.

ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
 
7.1  Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser.
 
The obligation of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by the Purchaser in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable law):
 
(a)  all representations and warranties of the Sellers contained herein shall be true and correct as of the date hereof;
 
(b)  all representations and warranties of the Sellers contained herein qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct, and the representations and warranties of the Sellers contained herein not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects, at and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though those representations and warranties had been made again at and as of that time;
 
(c)  the Sellers shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by  them on or prior to the Closing Date;
 
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(d)  the Purchaser shall have been furnished with certificates (dated the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser) executed by each Seller certifying as to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 7.1(a), 7.1(b) and 7.1(c) hereof;
 
(e)  Certificates representing 100% of the Membership Interests shall have been, or shall at the Closing be, validly delivered and transferred to the Purchaser, free and clear of any and all Liens;
 
(f)  there shall not have been or occurred any Material Adverse Change;
 
(g)  the Sellers shall have obtained all consents and waivers referred to in Section 4.7 hereof, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
 
(h)  no Legal Proceedings shall have been instituted or threatened or claim or demand made against the Sellers, the Company, or the Purchaser seeking to restrain or prohibit or to obtain substantial damages with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and there shall not be in effect any order by a governmental body of competent jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
 
(i)  ;
 
(j)   the Employment Agreements shall have been executed by Hak-Fong Ma and Robert Winterhalter and the Company; and
 
(k)  the Purchaser shall have received information satisfactory in its sole discretion to verify the accuracy of the backlog, add-backs, key client relationships and the tangibility of assets.
 
(l)  Debt of the Company shall have been extinguished or converted to terms acceptable to the Purchaser in its sole discretion.

7.2  Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Sellers.
 
The obligations of the Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment, prior to or on the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by the Sellers in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable law):
 
(a)  all representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein shall be true and correct as of the date hereof;
 
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(b)  all representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct, and all representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects, at and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though those representations and warranties had been made again at and as of that date;
 
(c)  the Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date;
 
(d)  the Sellers shall have been furnished with certificates (dated the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Sellers) executed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Purchaser certifying as to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 7.2(a), 7.2(b) and 7.2(c);
 
(e)  no Legal Proceedings shall have been instituted or threatened or claim or demand made against the Sellers, the Company, or the Purchaser seeking to restrain or prohibit or to obtain substantial damages with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and there shall not be in effect any Order by a Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and
 
(f)  the Employment Agreements shall have been executed by Hak-Fong Ma and Robert Winterhalter and the Company.
 

ARTICLE VIII
DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED
 
8.1  Documents to be Delivered by the Sellers.
 
At the Closing, the Sellers shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Purchaser the following:
 
(a)  certificates representing the Membership Interests, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock transfer powers and with all requisite stock transfer tax stamps attached;
 
(b)  the certificates referred to in Section 7.1(d) and 7.1(e) hereof;
 
(c)  copies of all consents and waivers referred to in Section 7.1(g) hereof;
 
(d)  Employment Agreements, substantially in the form of Exhibit 6.9 hereto, duly executed by Hak-Fong Ma and Robert Winterhalter;
 
(e)  certificate of good standing with respect to the Company issued by the Secretary of State of the State of incorporation, and for each state in which the Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation; and
 
(f)  such other documents as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
 
8.2  Documents to be Delivered by the Purchaser.
 
At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers the following:
 
(a)  The Purchase Price;
 
(b)  the certificates referred to in Section 7.2(d) hereof; and
 
(c)  such other documents as the Sellers shall reasonably request.
 

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ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
 
9.1  Indemnification.
 
(a)  Subject to Section 9.2 hereof, the Sellers hereby agrees to jointly and severally indemnify and hold the Purchaser, the Company, and their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Purchaser Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against:
 
(i)  any and all liabilities of the Company of every kind, nature and description, absolute or contingent, existing as against the Company prior to and including the Closing Date or thereafter coming into being or arising by reason of any state of facts existing, or any transaction entered into, on or prior to the Closing Date, except to the extent that the same have been fully provided for in the Balance Sheet, or disclosed in the notes thereto or were incurred in the ordinary course of business between the Balance Sheet date and the Closing Date;
 
(ii)  subject to Section 10.3, any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs and expenses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the failure of any representation or warranty of the Sellers set forth in Section 4 hereof, or any representation or warranty contained in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement, to be true and correct in all respects as of the date made;
 
(iii)  any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs and expenses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the breach of any covenant or other agreement on the part of the Sellers under this Agreement;
 
(iv)  any and all notices, actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, assessments, judgments, costs, penalties and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' and other professionals' fees and disbursements (collectively, "Expenses") incident to any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs and expenses with respect to which indemnification is provided hereunder (collectively, "Losses").
 
(b)  Subject to Section 9.2, Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Sellers and their respective Affiliates, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Seller Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against:
 
(i)  any and all Losses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the failure of any representation or warranty of the Purchaser set forth in Section 5 hereof, or any representation or warranty contained in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, to be true and correct as of the date made;
 
(ii)  any and all Losses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the breach of any covenant or other agreement on the part of the Purchaser under this Agreement or arising from the ownership or operation of the Company from and after the Closing Date ; and
 
(iii)  any and all Expenses incident to the foregoing.
 
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9.2  Limitations on Indemnification for Breaches of Representations and Warranties.
 
An indemnifying party shall not have any liability under Section 9.1(a)(ii) or Section 9.1(b)(i) hereof unless the aggregate amount of Losses and Expenses to the indemnified parties finally determined to arise thereunder based upon, attributable to or resulting from the failure of any representation or warranty to be true and correct, other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.3, 4.11, 4.24 and 4.29 hereof, exceeds $15,000 (the “Basket”) and, in such event, the indemnifying party shall be required to pay the entire amount of such Losses and Expenses.  Notwithstanding else contained herein, the maximum liability the Sellers in the aggregate shall be required to pay hereunder shall be the amount of the Purchase Price.
 
9.3  Indemnification Procedures.
 
(a)  In the event that any Legal Proceedings shall be instituted or that any claim or demand ("Claim") shall be asserted by any Person in respect of which payment may be sought under Section 9.1 hereof (regardless of the Basket  referred to above), the indemnified party shall reasonably and promptly cause written notice of the assertion of any Claim of which it has knowledge which is covered by this indemnity to be forwarded to the indemnifying party.  The indemnifying party shall have the right, at its sole option and expense, to be represented by counsel of its choice, which must be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, and to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Claim which relates to any Losses indemnified against hereunder.  If the indemnifying party elects to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Claim which relates to any Losses indemnified against hereunder, it shall within five (5) days (or sooner, if the nature of the Claim so requires) notify the indemnified party of its intent to do so.  If the indemnifying party elects not to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Claim which relates to any Losses indemnified against hereunder, fails to notify the indemnified party of its election as herein provided or contests its obligation to indemnify the indemnified party for such Losses under this Agreement, the indemnified party may defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with such Claim.  If the indemnified party defends any Claim, then the indemnifying party shall reimburse the indemnified party for the Expenses of defending such Claim upon submission of periodic bills.  If the indemnifying party shall assume the defense of any Claim, the indemnified party may participate, at his or its own expense, in the defense of such Claim; provided, however, that such indemnified party shall be entitled to participate in any such defense with separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party if, (i) so requested by the indemnifying party to participate or (ii) in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the indemnified party, a conflict or potential conflict exists between the indemnified party and the indemnifying party that would make such separate representation advisable; and provided, further, that the indemnifying party shall not be required to pay for more than one such counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any Claim.  The parties hereto agree to cooperate fully with each other in connection with the defense, negotiation or settlement of any such Claim.
 
(b)  After any final judgment or award shall have been rendered by a court, arbitration board or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of the time in which to appeal therefrom, or a settlement shall have been consummated, or the indemnified party and the indemnifying party shall have arrived at a mutually binding agreement with respect to a Claim hereunder, the indemnified party shall forward to the indemnifying party notice of any sums due and owing by the indemnifying party pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such matter and the indemnifying party shall be required to pay all of the sums so due and owing to the indemnified party by wire transfer of immediately available funds within 10 business days after the date of such notice.
 
(c)  The failure of the indemnified party to give reasonably prompt notice of any Claim shall not release, waive or otherwise affect the indemnifying party's obligations with respect thereto except to the extent that the indemnifying party can demonstrate actual loss and prejudice as a result of such failure.
 
9.4  Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments.
 
The Sellers and the Purchaser agree to treat any indemnity payment made pursuant to this Article 9 as an adjustment to the Purchase Price for federal, state, local and foreign income tax purposes.
 
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
 
10.1  Payment of Sales, Use or Similar Taxes.
 
All sales, use, transfer, intangible, recordation, documentary stamp or similar Taxes or charges, of any nature whatsoever, applicable to, or resulting from, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be borne by the Sellers.
 
10.2  Survival of Representations and Warranties.
 
The parties hereto hereby agree that the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any certificate, document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the Closing hereunder, regardless of any investigation made by the parties hereto; provided, however, that any claims or actions with respect thereto (other than claims for indemnifications with respect to the representation and warranties contained in Sections 4.3, 4.11, 4.24, 4.29 and 5.8 which shall survive for periods coterminous with any applicable statutes of limitation) shall terminate unless within twenty four (24) months after the Closing Date written notice of such claims is given to the Sellers or such actions are commenced.
 
10.3  Expenses.
 
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Sellers and the Purchaser shall each bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, it being understood that in no event shall the Company bear any of such costs and expenses.
 
10.4  Specific Performance.
 
The Sellers acknowledge and agree that the breach of this Agreement would cause irreparable damage to the Purchaser and that the Purchaser will not have an adequate remedy at law.  Therefore, the obligations of the Sellers under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Sellers' obligation to sell the Membership Interests to the Purchaser, shall be enforceable by a decree of specific performance issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, and appropriate injunctive relief may be applied for and granted in connection therewith.  Such remedies shall, however, be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies which any party may have under this Agreement or otherwise.
 
10.5  Further Assurances.
 
The Sellers and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such other documents or agreements and to take such other action as may be reasonably necessary or desirable for the implementation of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
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10.6  Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
 
(a)  The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute or any suit, action proceeding related thereto may be heard and determined in such courts.  The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
 
(b)  Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to this Agreement in any suit, action or proceeding by the mailing of a copy thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.10.
 
(c) If any legal action or any arbitration or other proceeding is brought for the enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement, or because of an alleged dispute, breach, default or misrepresentation in connection with or related to this Agreement, the successful or prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs in connection with that action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which it or they may be entitled.

10.7  Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers.
 
This Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits hereto, together with the Confidentiality/Standstill Agreement executed by the parties as of June 22, 2007) represents the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought.  No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein.  The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.  No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.  All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
 
10.8  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania.
 
10.9  Table of Contents and Headings.
 
The table of contents and section headings of this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are to be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
 
10.10  Notices.
 
All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or via recognized overnight courier service with all charges prepaid or billed to the account of the sender to the parties (and shall also be transmitted by facsimile to the Persons receiving copies thereof) at the following addresses (or to such other address as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision):
 

(a)  
Purchaser:

WPCS International Incorporated
One East Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 301
Exton, Pennsylvania 19341
Attn:  Andrew Hidalgo, Chief Executive Officer
Phone:  (610) 903-0400
Facsimile: (610) 903-0401

Copy to:

Thomas A. Rose, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61 Broadway
New York, New York 10006
Phone:  (212) 930-9700
Facsimile: (212) 930-9725
 
 
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(b)  
Sellers and Company:

Max Engineering LLC
9000 SW Freeway, Suite 410
Houston, TX 77074
Attn:  Hak-Fong Ma, President

Phone:  (713) 773-2525
Facsimile:  (713) 773-2558

Copy to:

Lewellen PA
5507 Ranch Drive
Suite 209
Little Rock, AR 72223
Attn:  Todd A. Lewellen, Esq.
Phone: (501) 604-5001
Fax:   (501) 604-5010


10.11  Severability.
 
If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the balance of this Agreement shall remain in effect.
 
10.12  Binding Effect; Assignment.
 
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a party to this Agreement except as provided below.  No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by either the Sellers or the Purchaser (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consents shall be void;
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed or caused to be duly executed this Membership Interest Purchase Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

  WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED  
       
By:
/s/ ANDREW HIDALGO  
    Andrew Hidalgo,  
    Chief Executive Officer  
       
  MAX ENGINEERING LLC  
       
 
By:
/s/ HAK-FONG MA  
    Hak-Fong Ma,  
    President  
       
  SELLERS:  
       
 
By:
/s/ HAK-FONG MA  
   
Hak-Fong Ma
 
       
       
     
       
 
By:
/s/ ROBERT WINTERHALTER  
    Robert Winterhalter  
       
       

 
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ANNEX A


 Seller   Membership Interests
   
 Hak-Fong Ma                                                                                    66 2/3%
 Robert Winterhalter                                                                      33 1/3%
                                                      
 
 
 


 
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EX-10.7 8 ex107.htm EXHIBIT 10.7 Unassociated Document
Exhibit 10.7
 
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
 
 
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, is by and between WPCS International Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Hak-Fong Ma and Robert Winterhalter (individually a "Holder" and collectively the "Holders").
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement between the Company, Max Engineering LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and the Holders, dated as of the date hereof (the “Acquisition Agreement”), (i) the Company issued to the Holders an aggregate of 17,007 shares of common stock, $.0001 par value of the Company (the “Initial Shares”), and (ii) after the first and second anniversary of the Closing thereunder the Company may issue to the Holders additional shares of common stock, $.0001 par value of the Company  (the “Additional Shares”)(the shares of stock issued under (i) and (ii) are collectively, the “Common Stock”); and
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of and in order to induce the Holders to enter into the Acquisition Agreement, the Company and the Holders have agreed to enter into this Agreement;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, the Company and the Holders hereby agree as follows:
 
1.           Mandatory Registration.  The Company shall file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) which seeks to register the shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holders upon consummation of the Acquisition Agreement (the "Registerable Securities") under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), no later than forty-five (45) days after the date of receipt of written demand of the Holders.  The Company will use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC within one hundred twenty (120) days after the initial filing with the SEC.  In the event the Company intends to file a registration statement under the 1933 Act (other than on Form S-4, S-8 or other inapplicable form), the Company shall provide written notice to the Holders of such intent.  The Holders shall have a period of five (5) business days to notify the Company in writing if the Holders wish to have their Registrable Securities included in such registration statement, in which case the Registrable Securities shall be included.  It is agreed and understood that the Company may only be able to register the Initial Shares until such time as the Additional Shares have been issued, at which time they may also be registered.
 
2.           Cooperation with Company.  The Holders will cooperate with the Company in all respects in connection with this Agreement, including, timely supplying all information reasonably requested by the Company and executing and returning all documents reasonably requested in connection with the registration and sale of the Registerable Securities, at no expense to the Holders.
 
 
 

 
3.           Registration Procedures.  If and whenever the Company is required by any of the provisions of this Agreement to use its best efforts to effect the registration of any of the Registerable Securities under the 1933 Act, the Company shall (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement), as expeditiously as possible:
 
a.           prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement and shall use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and remain effective until all the Registerable Securities are sold or become capable of being publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act.
 
b.           prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement whenever the Holder or Holders of such securities shall desire to sell or otherwise dispose of the same (including prospectus supplements with respect to the sales of securities from time to time in connection with a registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 of the SEC);
 
c.           furnish to each Holder such numbers of copies of a summary prospectus or other prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the 1933 Act, and such other documents, as such Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the securities owned by such Holder;
 
d.           use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as each Holder shall reasonably request, and do any and all other acts and things which may be necessary or advisable to enable such Holder to consummate the public sale or other disposition in such jurisdiction of the securities owned by such Holder, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so qualified or to file therein any general consent to service of process;
 
e.           use its best efforts to list such securities on any securities exchange on which any securities of the Company is then listed, if the listing of such securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange;
 
f.           enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, if the offering is an underwritten offering, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter or underwriters of such underwritten offering;
 
g.           notify each Holder of Registerable Securities covered by such registration statement, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto covered by such registration statement is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, of the happening of any event of which it has knowledge as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing; and
 
 
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h.           furnish, at the request of any Holder on the date such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration or, if such Registerable Securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date the registration statement with respect to such Registerable Securities becomes effective, (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purpose of such registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder making such request, covering such legal matters with respect to the registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Holder of such Registerable Securities may reasonably request and are customarily included in such an opinion and (ii) letters, dated, respectively, (1) the effective date of the registration statement and (2) the date such Registerable Securities are delivered to the underwriters, if any, for sale pursuant to such registration from a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized standing reasonably selected by the Company, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder making such request, covering such financial, statistical and accounting matters with respect to the registration in respect of which such letters are being given as the Holder of such Registerable Securities may reasonably request and are customarily included in such letters.
 
4.           Expenses.  All expenses incurred in any registration of the Holders' Registerable Securities under this Agreement shall be paid by the Company, including, without limitation, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, expenses of any audits to which the Company shall agree or which shall be necessary to comply with governmental requirements in connection with any such registration, all registration and filing fees for the Holders' Registerable Securities under federal and State securities laws, and expenses of complying with the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdictions pursuant to Section 3(h)(i); provided, however, the Company shall not be liable for (a) any discounts or commissions to any underwriter; (b) any stock transfer taxes incurred with respect to Registerable Securities sold in the Offering or (c) the fees and expenses of counsel for any Holder, provided that the Company will pay the costs and expenses of Company counsel when the Company's counsel is representing any or all selling security holders.
 
5.           Indemnification.  In the event any Registerable Securities are included in a registration statement pursuant to this Agreement:
 
a.           Company Indemnity.  Without limitation of any other indemnity provided to any Holder, to the extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the affiliates, officers, directors and partners of each Holder, any underwriter (as defined in the 1933 Act) for such Holder, and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter (within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively a "Violation"):  (i) any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act, or any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, and the Company shall reimburse each such Holder, affiliate, officer or director or partner, underwriter or controlling person for any legal or other expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any Holder in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder or any other officer, director or controlling person thereof.
 
 
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b.           Holder Indemnity.  Each Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, its counsel, officers, directors and representatives, any underwriter (as defined in the 1933 Act) and each person, if any, who controls the Company or the underwriter (within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the Exchange Act), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, and the Company shall reimburse each such Holder, affiliate, officer or director or partner, underwriter or controlling person for any legal or other expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any loss, claim, damage, liability or action; insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions and respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any statements or information provided by such Holder to the Company expressly for use in connection with the offer or sale of Registerable Securities.
 
c.           Notice; Right to Defend.  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 5 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 5 deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in and if the indemnifying party agrees in writing that it will be responsible for any costs, expenses, judgments, damages and losses incurred by the indemnified party with respect to such claim, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if the indemnified party reasonably believes that representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding.  The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Agreement only if and to the extent that such failure is prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, and the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Agreement.
 
 
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d.           Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the responsibility of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relevant fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount any Holder shall be obligated to contribute pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited to an amount equal to the proceeds to such Holder of the Registerable Securities sold pursuant to the registration statement which gives rise to such obligation to contribute (less the aggregate amount of any damages which the Holder has otherwise been required to pay in respect of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action or any substantially similar loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising from the sale of such Registerable Securities).
 
e.           Survival of Indemnity.  The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall be a continuing right to indemnification and shall survive the registration and sale of any Registerable Securities by any person entitled to indemnification hereunder and the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
 
6.           Remedies.
 
a.           Time is of Essence.  The Company agrees that time is of the essence of each of the covenants contained herein and that, in the event of a dispute hereunder, this Agreement is to be interpreted and construed in a manner that will enable the Holders to sell their Registerable Securities as quickly as possible after such Holders have indicated to the Company that they desire their Registerable Securities to be registered.  Any delay on the part of the Company not expressly permitted under this Agreement, whether material or not, shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement.
 
b.           Remedies Upon Default or Delay.  The Company acknowledges the breach of any part of this Agreement may cause irreparable harm to a Holder and that monetary damages alone may be inadequate.  The Company therefore agrees that the Holder shall be entitled to injunctive relief or such other applicable remedy as a court of competent jurisdiction may provide.  Nothing contained herein will be construed to limit a Holder's right to any remedies at law, including recovery of damages for breach of any part of this Agreement.
 
 
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7.           Notices.
 
a.           All communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or telegraphed or telexed with confirmation of receipt or delivered by hand or by overnight delivery service,
 
b.           If to the Company, at:

WPCS International Incorporated
              One East Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 301
Exton, Pennsylvania 19341
Attn:  Andrew Hidalgo, CEO

or at such other address as it may have furnished in writing to the Holders of Registerable Securities at the time outstanding, or
 
c.           if to any Holder of any Registerable Securities, to 9000 SW Freeway, Suite 410, Houston, TX 77074, or at such other address as he or she may have furnished in writing to the Company at the time outstanding.
 
d.           Any notice so addressed, when mailed by registered or certified mail shall be deemed to be given three (3) days after so mailed, when telegraphed or telexed shall be deemed to be given when transmitted, or when delivered by hand or overnight shall be deemed to be given when delivered.
 
8.           Successors and Assigns.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and each of the Holders.
 
9.           Amendment and Waiver.  This Agreement may be amended, and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived, but only with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of securities representing a majority of the Registerable Securities; provided, however, that no such amendment or waiver shall take away any registration right of any Holder of Registerable Securities or reduce the amount of reimbursable costs to any Holder of Registerable Securities in connection with any registration hereunder without the consent of such Holder; further provided, however, that without the consent of any other Holder of Registerable Securities, any Holder may from time to time enter into one or more agreements amending, modifying or waiving the provisions of this Agreement if such action does not adversely affect the rights or interest of any other Holder of Registerable Securities.  No delay on the part of any party in the exercise of any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by any party of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.
 
 
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10.           Counterparts; Attorney’s Fees.  One or more counterparts of this Agreement may be signed by the parties, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  The prevailing party in any action or proceeding relating to or arising out of this Agreement shall recover its reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs from the non-prevailing party, in addition to any other relief to which such prevailing party is entitled.
 
11.           Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles.
 
12.           Invalidity of Provisions.  If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.
 
13.           Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed or caused to be duly executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the 2nd day of August, 2007.
 
 
 
WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
         
/s/ ANDREW HIDALGO           
   
/s/ HAK-FONG MA
 
Andrew Hidalgo, 
Chief Executive Officer
   
Hak-Fong Ma
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
     
       
 
 
/s/ ROBERT WINTERHALTER  
    Robert Winterhalter  
       
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EX-10.8 9 ex108.htm EXHIBIT 10.8 Unassociated Document
Exhibit 10.8 
ESCROW AGREEMENT
 
This Agreement is made as of the 2nd day of August, 2007, by and among Hak-Fong Ma and Robert Winterhalter, each a member (the “Members”) of Max Engineering LLC, a company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Texas, with its principal offices located at 9000 SW Freeway, Suite 410, Houston, TX 77074 ("Max"), WPCS International Incorporated, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal offices at One East Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 301, Exton Pennsylvania 19341  ("WPCS"), and Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, a New York limited liability partnership having offices at 61 Broadway, New York, New York 10006 (the "Escrow Agent").
 
RECITALS
 
The Members, Max and WPCS are parties to that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2007 (the "Purchase Agreement").  WPCS and the Members wish to provide for the escrow of certain monies pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and desire that the Escrow Agent hold such monies in connection therewith pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, and the Escrow Agent is willing to hold such cash pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.  All capitalized terms contained herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.  In consideration of the premises and mutual covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
 
1.           WPCS and Members hereby appoint the Escrow Agent to hold $120,000 in cash (the "Escrowed Funds"), in a trust account, and the Escrow Agent accepts such appointment, subject to the terms and conditions hereof.  WPCS has, prior to the execution of this Escrow Agreement, delivered by way of wire transfer to the Escrow Agent the Escrowed Funds and hereby irrevocably instructs the Escrow Agent to deal with the Escrowed Funds on and subject to the terms hereof.  In executing this Escrow Agreement the Escrow Agent acknowledges receipt of the Escrowed Funds and the instructions contained herein.
 
 
 

 
         2.                (a)           The Escrow Agent shall retain the Escrowed Funds until the NTAV of the Company as of the Closing Date shall be determined.
 
(b)           In the event the NTAV as of the Closing Date shall be less than $288,000, the Cash Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount of the shortfall and such amount shall be delivered to WPCS.  In the event the NTAV as of the Closing Date shall be greater than $288,000, the Escrowed Funds shall be delivered to the Members, pro rata, based upon their ownership of Membership Interests.  The NTAV shall be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.3(a) of the Purchase Agreement.  The Escrow Agent shall only deliver the Escrowed Funds upon (i) written notification signed by each of the Members and WPCS of final determination of the NTAV or (ii) delivery to the Escrow Agent of a written arbitration award with respect to the determination of the NTAV.
 
(c)           The balance of any amount remaining after the delivery of payments required pursuant to section 2(b) above (the “Escrow Payment”) shall be delivered to the Members, pro rata, based upon their ownership of Membership Interests, within three (3) business days of the date of the escrow payments required by section 2(b) above.
 
3.           The Escrow Agent shall, from time to time, deliver all or some of the Escrowed Cash to WPCS or the Members in accordance with such written instructions, jointly executed by WPCS and the Members, as the Escrow Agent may receive.
 
4.           The Escrow Agent shall not be under any duty to give the Escrowed Funds any greater degree of care than it gives its own similar property, and it shall have no liability hereunder, except for the willful breach of its duties hereunder.
 
5.           The Escrow Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties or obligations should be read into this Escrow Agreement against the Escrow Agent.  The Escrow Agent need not refer to, and will not be bound by, the provisions of any other agreement, except for definitions of terms contained in the Purchase Agreement.
 
 
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6.           The Escrow Agent may consult with counsel and shall be fully protected with respect to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith on advice of counsel.
 
7.           The Escrow Agent makes no representation as to the validity, value, genuineness or the collectibility of any security or other document or instrument held by or delivered to it.
 
8.           The Escrow Agent will receive no compensation for its services hereunder.
 
   9.             In the event that the Escrow Agent shall be uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder, or shall receive instructions from WPCS and the Members or both of them, with respect to the Escrowed Funds, which, in its opinion, are in conflict with any of the provisions hereof (i) it shall be entitled to refrain from taking any action, and in doing so shall not become liable in any way or to any person for its failure or refusal to comply with such conflicting demands, and it shall be entitled to continue so to refrain from acting and so refuse to act until it shall be directed otherwise, in writing, jointly by WPCS and the Members or until it shall receive a final determination of a court of law, arbitration panel, or similar adjudicative body, or (ii) it may commence as interpleader action in any court of competent jurisdiction to seek an adjudication of the rights of WPCS and the Members.
 
10.             The Escrow Agent may act in reliance upon any notice, instruction, certificate, statement, request, consent, confirmation, agreement or other instrument which it believes to be genuine and to have been signed by a proper person or persons, and may assume that any of the officers of WPCS or the Members purporting to act on behalf of WPCS or the Members in giving any such notice or other instrument in connection with the provisions hereof has been duly authorized to do so.
 
 
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11.1             In the event that the Escrow Agent retains counsel or otherwise incurs any legal fees by virtue of any provision of this Escrow Agreement, the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel and any other liability, loss or expense which the Escrow Agent may thereafter suffer or incur in connection with this Escrow Agreement or the performance or attempted performance in good faith of its duties hereunder shall be paid (or reimbursed to it) by WPCS and the Members, jointly and severally.  In the event that the Escrow Agent shall become a party to any litigation in connection with its functions as Escrow Agent pursuant to this Escrow Agreement, whether such litigation shall be brought by or against it, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Escrow Agent including the amounts attributable to services rendered by members or associates of Escrow Agent at the then prevailing hourly rate charged by them and disbursements incurred by them, together with any other liability, loss or expense which it may suffer or incur in connection therewith, shall be paid (or reimbursed to it) by WPCS and the Members, jointly and severally, unless such loss, liability or expense is due to the willful breach by the Escrow Agent of its duties hereunder.
 
11.2            WPCS and the Members jointly and severally hereby unconditionally agree to indemnify the Escrow Agent and hold it harmless from and against any and all taxes (including federal, state and local taxes of any kind and other governmental charges), expenses, damages, actions, suits or other charges incurred by or brought or assessed against it for (i) anything done or omitted by it in the performance of its duties hereunder, or (ii) on account of acting in its capacity as an Escrow Agent or stakeholder hereunder, except as a result of its willful breach of its duties under this Escrow Agreement.
 
11.3           All expenses incurred by the Escrow Agent in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder shall be paid (or reimbursed to it) by WPCS and the Members, jointly and severally.
 
11.4           The agreements contained in this section 11 shall survive any termination of the duties of the Escrow Agent hereunder.
 
 
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12.             The terms and provisions of this Escrow Agreement may not be waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the person or persons against whom enforcement of the discharge, waiver or termination is sought.
 
13.             The Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any modification of the provisions of this Escrow Agreement, unless such modification is in writing and signed by WPCS and the Members, and, with respect to any modification in Escrow Agent's duties or its rights of indemnification hereunder, it shall have given their prior written consent thereto.
 
14.             WPCS and the Members shall, from time to time, execute such documents and perform such acts as the Escrow Agent may reasonably request and as may be necessary to enable the Escrow Agent to perform its duties hereunder or effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Escrow Agreement.
 
15.             WPCS and the Members hereby acknowledge that the acts of the Escrow Agent are purely ministerial and do not represent a conflict of interest for the Escrow Agent to act, or continue to act, as counsel for any party to this Agreement with respect to any litigation or other matters arising out of this Agreement or otherwise.
 
16.             The Escrow Agent may resign at any time upon ten (10) days' written notice to WPCS and the Members.  In the event of the Escrow Agent's resignation, its only duty thereafter shall be to hold and dispose of the Escrowed Cash in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement until a successor Escrow Agent shall be appointed and written notice of the name and address of such successor Escrow Agent shall be given to the resigning Escrow Agent by the other parties hereto, whereupon the resigning Escrow Agent's only duty shall be to deliver the Escrowed Cash to the successor Escrow Agent.
 
17.             The rights created by this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and the obligations created hereby shall be binding upon, the heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives of the Escrow Agent, WPCS and the Members.
 
18.  Each notice, demand, request, approval or communication ("Notice") which is or may be required to be given by any party to any other party in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be in writing, and given by personal delivery, certified mail, return receipt requested, prepaid, or by overnight express mail delivery and properly addressed to the party to be served at such address as set forth above.
 
 
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Notices shall be effective on the date delivered personally, the next day if delivered by overnight express mail or three days after the date mailed by certified mail.
 
19.             This Escrow Agreement shall be governed by, and its provisions construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
 
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Escrow Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
 
       
 
By:
/s/ ANDREW HIDALGO  
   
Andrew Hidalgo
Chief Executive Officer
 
       
       
  MAX ENGINEERING LLC  
       
 
By:
/s/ HAK-FONG MA  
   
Hak-Fong Ma,
President
 
       
       
  MEMBERS  
       
 
By:
/s/ HAK-FONG MA  
    Hak-Fong Ma  
       
       
     
       
 
By:
/s/ ROBERT WINTERHALTER  
    Robert Winterhalter  
       
       
 
 
 
 
ESCROW AGENT:
SICHENZIA ROSS FRIEDMAN FERENCE LLP
 
/s/ THOMAS A. ROSE

Thomas A. Rose,
 Partner
 

EX-10.9 10 ex109.htm EXHIBIT 10.9 Unassociated Document
Exhibit 10.9

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made effective as of the 2nd day of August, 2007 (the “Effective Date”).
 
AMONG:
 
MAX ENGINEERING LLC, a company formed pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas and having an office for business located at 9000 SW Freeway, Suite 410, Houston, TX 77074 ("Employer") and wholly owned subsidiary of WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED, a corporation formed pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware (“Parent”);
 
AND
 
Hak-Fong Ma, an individual having an address at 9000 SW Freeway, Suite 410, Houston, TX 77074 (“Employee”)
 
 
WHEREAS, Employee has agreed to continue to serve as an Employee of Employer, and Employer has agreed to hire Employee as such, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”).
 
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH THAT in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Employee and Employer hereby agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE 1
EMPLOYMENT
 
Employer hereby affirms, renews and extends the employment of Employee as President, and Employee hereby affirms, renews and accepts such employment by Employer for the “Term” (as defined in Article 3 below), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
 
ARTICLE 2
DUTIES
 
During the Term, Employee shall serve Employer faithfully, diligently and to the best of his ability, under the direction and supervision of the Board of Directors of Employer and shall use his best efforts to promote the interests and goodwill of Employer and any affiliates, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, and/or future purchasers of Employer. Employee shall render such services during the Term at Employer’s principal place of business in Houston, Texas or at such other place of business within a 25 mile radius of Houston, Texas as may be determined by the Board of Directors of Employer, as Employer may from time to time reasonably require of him, and shall devote his time accordingly.
 
ARTICLE 3
TERM
 
The “Term” of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue thereafter for a term of two (2) years, as may be extended or earlier terminated pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
 
 
 

 
ARTICLE 4
COMPENSATION
Salary
 
4.1
Employer shall pay to Employee an annual salary (the “Salary”) of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00), payable in equal installments at the end of such regular payroll accounting periods as are established by Employer, or in such other installments upon which the parties hereto shall mutually agree, and in accordance with Employer’s usual payroll procedures, but no less frequently than monthly.   If this Agreement is extended for additional periods, salary increases will be determined by the Employer’s Board of Directors.
 
Benefits
 
4.2
During the Term, Employee shall be entitled to participate in all medical and other employee benefit plans, including vacation, sick leave, retirement accounts and other employee benefits provided by Employer to similarly situated employees on terms and conditions no less favorable than those offered to such employees. Such participation shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents, Employer’s generally applicable policies, and the discretion of the Board of Directors or any administrative or other committee provided for in, or contemplated by, such plan.  The Employer shall make a good faith effort to maintain the existing health and life insurance policies and will not change the terms and benefits of the existing life and health insurance policies for a period of two years from the date of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Employee
 
Expense Reimbursement
 
4.3
Employer shall reimburse Employee for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by him on behalf of Employer in the performance of his duties hereunder during the Term in accordance with Employer's then customary policies, provided that such expenses are adequately documented.
 
Bonus
 
4.4
In addition to the Salary, Employee shall be eligible to receive bonuses, based on the financial performance of the Employer, at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Employer or Parent.
 
 
ARTICLE 5
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
 
During the Term of this Agreement, Employee shall devote the necessary time and effort, attention, knowledge, and skill to the management, supervision and direction of Employer’s business and affairs as Employee’s highest professional priority. Except as provided below, Employer shall be entitled to all benefits, profits or other issues arising from or incidental to all work, services and advice performed or provided by Employee. Provided that the activities listed below do not materially interfere with the duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Employee from devoting reasonable periods required for:
 
 
(a)
Serving as a member of any organization involving no conflict of interest with Employer, provided that Employee must obtain the written consent of Employer;
 
 
(b)
Serving as a consultant in his area of expertise to government, commercial and academic panels where it does not conflict with the interests of Employer; and
 
 
(c)
Managing his personal investments or engaging in any other non-competing business
 
 
 

 
ARTICLE 6
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION/INVENTIONS
 
Confidential Information
 
6.1
Employee shall not, in any manner, for any reasons, either directly or indirectly, divulge or communicate to any person, firm or corporation, any confidential information concerning any matters not generally known or otherwise made public by Employer which affects or relates to Employer’s business, finances, marketing and/or operations, research, development, inventions, products, designs, plans, procedures, or other data (collectively, “Confidential Information”) except in the ordinary course of business or as required by applicable law. Without regard to whether any item of Confidential Information is deemed or considered confidential, material, or important, the parties hereto stipulate that as between them, to the extent such item is not generally known, such item is important, material, and confidential and affects the successful conduct of Employer’s business and goodwill, and that any breach of the terms of this Section 6.1 shall be a material and incurable breach of this Agreement. Confidential Information shall not include (i) information in the public domain at the time of the disclosure of such information by Employee, (ii) information that is disclosed by Employee with the prior consent of Employer, or (iii) in connection with a legal or governmental proceeding provided that Employee has delivered prior written notice thereof to Employer and has reasonably cooperated (at Employer’s expense) with any efforts by Employer to prevent such disclosure.
 
Documents
 
6.2
Employee further agrees that all documents and materials furnished to Employee by Employer and relating to the Employer’s business or prospective business are and shall remain the exclusive property of Employer. Employee shall deliver all such documents and materials, not copied, to Employer upon demand therefore and in any event upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. Any payment of sums due and owing to Employee by Employer upon such expiration or earlier termination shall be conditioned upon returning all such documents and materials, and Employee expressly authorizes Employer to withhold any payments due and owing pending return of such documents and materials.
 
Inventions
 
6.3
All ideas, inventions, and other developments or improvements conceived or reduced to practice by Employee, alone or with others, during the Term of this Agreement, whether or not during working hours, that are within the scope of the business of Employer or that relate to or result from any of Employer’s work or projects or the services provided by Employee to Employer pursuant to this Agreement, shall be the exclusive property of Employer. Employee agrees to assist Employer, at Employer’s expense, to obtain patents and copyrights on any such ideas, inventions, writings, and other developments, and agrees to execute all documents necessary to obtain such patents and copyrights in the name of Employer.
 
Disclosure
 
6.4
During the Term, Employee will promptly disclose to the Board of Directors of Employer full information concerning any interest, direct or indirect, of Employee (as owner, shareholder, partner, lender or other investor, director, officer, employee, consultant or otherwise) or any member of his immediate family in any business that is actually known to Employee to purchase or otherwise obtain services or products from, or to sell or otherwise provide services or products to, Employer or to any of its suppliers or customers.
 
 
 

 
ARTICLE 7
COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE
 
Except as expressly permitted in Article 5 above, during the Term of this Agreement, (a) Employee shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any business or activity competitive to any business or activity engaged in, or proposed to be engaged in, by Employer or (b) soliciting or taking away or interfering with any contractual relationship of any employee, agent, representative, contractor, supplier, vendor, customer, franchisee, lender or investor of Employer, or using, for the benefit of any person or entity other than Employer, any Confidential Information of Employer. The foregoing covenant prohibiting competitive activities shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall extend, and shall remain enforceable against Employee, with respect to any business or activity that Employer is engaging in as of the termination date of this Agreement and the territory for such business or activity, for the period of one (1) year following the date this Agreement is terminated. In addition, during the two-year period following such expiration or earlier termination, neither Employee nor Employer or Parent shall make or, to the extent within its control, permit the making of any negative statement of any kind concerning Employer or its affiliates, or their directors, officers or agents or Employee, except in connection with any legal or governmental proceedings or actions. Nothing in this Article 7 shall be deemed, however, to prevent Employee from owning securities of any publicly-owned corporation engaged in any such business, provided that the total amount of securities of each class owned by Employee in such publicly-owned corporation (other than Parent) does not exceed two percent (2%) of the outstanding securities of such class.
 
ARTICLE 8
SURVIVAL
 
Employee agrees that the provisions of Articles 6, 7 and 9, and Employer agrees that the last sentence of Article 7, shall survive expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for any reasons, whether voluntary or involuntary, with or without cause, and shall remain in full force and effect thereafter.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Agreement is terminated upon the dissolution of Employer, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by Employer or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors of the assets of Employer, Articles 6, 7 and 9 shall be of no further force or effect.
 
ARTICLE 9
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
 
Employee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and obligations of Employee set forth in Articles 6 and 7 with respect to non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality and Employer’s property relate to special, unique and extraordinary matters and that a violation of any of the terms of such covenants and obligations will cause Employer irreparable injury for which adequate remedies are not available at law. Therefore, Employee agrees that Employer shall be entitled to an injunction, restraining order or such other equitable relief (without the requirement to post bond) as a court of competent jurisdiction may deem necessary or appropriate to restrain Employee from committing any violation of the covenants and obligations referred to in this Article 9. These injunctive remedies are cumulative and in addition to any other rights and remedies Employer may have at law or in equity.
 
ARTICLE 10
TERMINATION
 
Termination by Employee
 
10.1
Employee may terminate this Agreement for Good Reason at any time upon 30 days’ written notice to Employer, provided the Good Reason has not been cured within such period of time.
 
 
 

 
Good Reason
 
10.2
In this Agreement, “Good Reason” means, without Employee’s prior written consent, the occurrence of any of the following events, unless Employer shall have fully cured all grounds for such termination within thirty (30) days after Employee gives notice thereof:
 
 
(i)           any reduction in his then-current Salary;
 
 
(ii)
any material failure to timely grant, or timely honor, any equity or long-term incentive award;
 
 
(iii)
failure to pay or provide required compensation and benefits;
 
 
(iv)
any material diminution in his title or duties or the assignment to him of duties not customarily associated with Employee’s position as President of Employer;
 
 
(v)
any relocation of Employee’s office as assigned to him by Employer, to a location more than 25 miles from the assigned location;
 
 
(vi)
the failure of Employer to obtain the assumption in writing of its obligation to perform the Employment Agreement by any successor to all or substantially all of the assets of Employer or upon a merger, consolidation, sale or similar transaction of Employer or;
 
(vii)           the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of Employer, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by Employer or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors of the
  assets of Employer.
 
The written notice given hereunder by Employee to Employer shall specify in reasonable detail the cause for termination, and such termination notice shall not be effective until thirty (30) days after Employer’s receipt of such notice, during which time Employer shall have the right to respond to Employee’s notice and cure the breach or other event giving rise to the termination.
 
Termination by Employer
 
10.3
Employer may terminate its employment of Employee under this Agreement for cause at any time by written notice to Employee. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “cause” for termination by Employer shall be (a) a conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere by Employee to a felony, or any crime involving fraud or embezzlement; (b) the refusal by Employee to perform his material duties and obligations hereunder; (c) Employee’s willful and intentional misconduct in the performance of his material duties and obligations; or (d) if Employee or any member of his family makes any personal profit arising out of or in connection with a transaction to which Employer is a party or with which it is associated without making disclosure to and obtaining the prior written consent of Employer. The written notice given hereunder by Employer to Employee shall specify in reasonable detail the cause for termination. In the case of a termination for the causes described in (a) and (d) above, such termination shall be effective upon receipt of the written notice. In the case of the causes described in (b) and (c) above, such termination notice shall not be effective until thirty (30) days after Employee’s receipt of such notice, during which time Employee shall have the right to respond to Employer’s notice and cure the breach or other event giving rise to the termination.
 
 
 

 
Severance
 
10.4
Upon a termination of this Agreement without Good Reason by Employee or with cause by Employer, Employer shall pay to Employee all accrued and unpaid compensation and expense reimbursement as of the date of such termination, subject to the provision of Section 6.2. Upon a termination of this Agreement with Good Reason by Employee or without cause by Employer, Employer shall pay to Employee all accrued and unpaid compensation and expense reimbursement as of the date of such termination, including any pro-rated bonus, and the “Severance Payment.”  The Severance Payment shall be payable in a lump sum, subject to Employer’s statutory and customary withholdings.  If the termination of Employee hereunder is by Employee with Good Reason, the Severance Payment shall be paid by Employer within five (5) business days of the expiration of any applicable cure period. If the termination of Employee hereunder is by Employer without cause, the Severance Payment shall be paid by Employer within five (5) business days of termination.  The “Severance Payment” shall equal the amount of the Salary payable to Employee under Section 4.1 of this Agreement from the date of such termination until the end of the Term of this Agreement (prorated for any partial month).
 
Termination Upon Death
 
10.5
If Employee dies during the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate, except that Employee’s legal representatives shall be entitled to receive any earned but unpaid compensation or expense reimbursement, including any pro-rated bonus, due hereunder through the date of death.
 
Termination Upon Disability
 
10.6
If, during the Term of this Agreement, Employee suffers and continues to suffer from a “Disability” (as defined below), then Employer may terminate this Agreement by delivering to Employee thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice of termination based on such Disability, setting forth with specificity the nature of such Disability and the determination of Disability by Employer. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means Employee’s inability, with reasonable accommodation, to substantially perform Employee’s duties, services and obligations under this Agreement due to physical or mental illness or other disability for a continuous, uninterrupted period of sixty (60) calendar days or ninety (90) days during any twelve month period.  Upon any such termination for Disability, Employee shall be entitled to receive any earned but unpaid compensation or expense reimbursement, including any pro-rated bonus, due hereunder through the date of termination.
 
ARTICLE 11
PERSONNEL POLICIES, CONDITIONS, AND BENEFITS
 
Except as otherwise provided herein, Employee’s employment shall be subject to the personnel policies and benefit plans which apply generally to Employer’s employees as the same may be interpreted, adopted, revised or deleted from time to time, during the Term of this Agreement, by Employer in its sole discretion. During the Term hereof, Employee shall be entitled to vacation during each year of the Term at the rate of three (3) weeks per year, in addition to five (5) personal days. Employee shall take such vacation and personal days at a time approved in advance by Employer, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld but will take into account the staffing requirements of Employer and the need for the timely performance of Employee's responsibilities.
 
 
 

 
 
ARTICLE 12
BENEFICIARIES OF AGREEMENT
 
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Employer and any affiliates, successors, assigns, parent corporations, subsidiaries, and/or purchasers of Employer as they now or shall exist while this Agreement is in effect.
 
ARTICLE 13
GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
No Waiver
 
13.1
No failure by either party to declare a default based on any breach by the other party of any obligation under this Agreement, nor failure of such party to act quickly with regard thereto, shall be considered to be a waiver of any such obligation, or of any future breach.
 
Modification
 
13.2
No waiver or modification of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, or limitation herein contained shall be valid unless in writing and duly executed by the parties to be charged therewith.
 
Choice of Law/Jurisdiction
 
13.3
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to any conflict-of-laws principles. Employer and Employee hereby consent to personal jurisdiction before all courts in the State of Washington, and hereby acknowledge and agree that New Jersey is and shall be the most proper forum to bring a complaint before a court of law.
 
Entire Agreement
 
13.4
This Agreement embodies the whole agreement between the parties hereto regarding the subject matter hereof and there are no inducements, promises, terms, conditions, or obligations made or entered into by Employer or Employee other than contained herein.
 
Severability
 
13.5
All agreements and covenants contained herein are severable, and in the event any of them, with the exception of those contained in Articles 1 and 4 hereof, shall be held to be invalid by any competent court, this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such invalid agreements or covenants were not contained herein.
 
Headings
 
13.6
The headings contained herein are for the convenience of reference and are not to be used in interpreting this Agreement.
 
Independent Legal Advice
 
13.7
Employer has obtained legal advice concerning this Agreement and has requested that Employee obtain independent legal advice with respect to same before executing this Agreement.  Employee, in executing this Agreement, represents and warranties to Employer that he has been so advised to obtain independent legal advice, and that prior to the execution of this Agreement he has so obtained independent legal advice, or has, in his discretion, knowingly and willingly elected not to do so.
 
 
 

 
No Assignment
 
13.8
Employee may not assign, pledge or encumber his interest in this Agreement nor assign any of his rights or duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Employer.
 
Notices
 
13.9
All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or via recognized overnight courier service with all charges prepaid or billed to the account of the sender to the parties (and shall also be transmitted by facsimile to the Persons receiving copies thereof) at the following addresses (or to such other address as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision):
 
 
(a)  
Company:
 
Max Engineering LLC
9000 SW Freeway, Suite 410
Houston, TX 77074
Attn:  Hak-Fong Ma, President
Phone:  (713) 773-2525
 
(b)  
Employee:
 
Hak-Fong Ma
Max Engineering LLC
9000 SW Freeway, Suite 410
Houston, TX 77074
Phone:  (713) 773-2525
 
 
 

 
 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Employment Agreement effective as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
 
Employer:
 
  MAX ENGINEERING LLC  
       
 
By:
/s/ ROBERT WINTERHALTER  
   
Robert Winterhalter
Senior Vice President
 
       
       
 
 
Employee:
 
   
       
 
By:
/s/ HAK-FONG MA  
    Hak-Fong Ma  
       
       
 
 

EX-10.10 11 ex1010.htm EXHIBIT 10.10 Unassociated Document
Exhibit 10.10

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made effective as of the 2nd day of August, 2007 (the “Effective Date”).
 
AMONG:
 
MAX ENGINEERING LLC, a company formed pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas and having an office for business located at 9000 SW Freeway, Suite 410, Houston, TX 77074 ("Employer") and wholly owned subsidiary of WPCS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED, a corporation formed pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware (“Parent”);
 
AND
 
Robert Winterhalter, an individual having an address at 4336 Braunton Road, Columbus, Ohio 43220 (“Employee”)
 
 
WHEREAS, Employee has agreed to continue to serve as an Employee of Employer, and Employer has agreed to hire Employee as such, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”).
 
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH THAT in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Employee and Employer hereby agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE 1
EMPLOYMENT
 
Employer hereby affirms, renews and extends the employment of Employee as Senior Vice President, and Employee hereby affirms, renews and accepts such employment by Employer for the “Term” (as defined in Article 3 below), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
 
ARTICLE 2
DUTIES
 
During the Term, Employee shall serve Employer faithfully, diligently and to the best of his ability, under the direction and supervision of the President and Board of Directors of Employer and shall use his best efforts to promote the interests and goodwill of Employer and any affiliates, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, and/or future purchasers of Employer. Employee shall render such services during the Term from employee’s residence in Columbus, Ohio until he relocates to his home in Florida, and shall devote his time accordingly.
 
ARTICLE 3
TERM
 
The “Term” of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue thereafter for a term of two (2) years, as may be extended or earlier terminated pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
 
 
 

 
ARTICLE 4
COMPENSATION
Salary
 
4.1
Employer shall pay to Employee an annual salary (the “Salary”) of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00), payable in equal installments at the end of such regular payroll accounting periods as are established by Employer, or in such other installments upon which the parties hereto shall mutually agree, and in accordance with Employer’s usual payroll procedures, but no less frequently than monthly. If this Agreement is extended for additional periods, salary increases will be determined by the Employer’s Board of Directors.
 
Benefits
 
4.2
During the Term, Employee shall be entitled to participate in all medical and other employee benefit plans, including vacation, sick leave, retirement accounts and other employee benefits provided by Employer to similarly situated employees on terms and conditions no less favorable than those offered to such employees. Such participation shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents, Employer’s generally applicable policies, and the discretion of the Board of Directors or any administrative or other committee provided for in, or contemplated by, such plan. The Employer shall make a good faith effort to maintain the existing health and life insurance policies and will not change the terms and benefits of the existing life and health insurance policies for a period of two years from the date of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Employee
 
Expense Reimbursement
 
4.3
Employer shall reimburse Employee for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by him on behalf of Employer in the performance of his duties hereunder during the Term in accordance with Employer's then customary policies, provided that such expenses are adequately documented.
 
Bonus
 
4.4
In addition to the Salary, Employee shall be eligible to receive bonuses, based on the financial performance of the Employer, at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Employer or Parent.
 
 
ARTICLE 5
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
 
During the Term of this Agreement, Employee shall devote the necessary time and effort, attention, knowledge, and skill to the management, supervision and direction of Employer’s business and affairs as Employee’s highest professional priority. Except as provided below, Employer shall be entitled to all benefits, profits or other issues arising from or incidental to all work, services and advice performed or provided by Employee. Provided that the activities listed below do not materially interfere with the duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Employee from devoting reasonable periods required for:
 
 
(a)
Serving as a member of any organization involving no conflict of interest with Employer, provided that Employee must obtain the written consent of Employer;
 
 
(b)
Serving as a consultant in his area of expertise to government, commercial and academic panels where it does not conflict with the interests of Employer; and
 
 
(c)
Managing his personal investments or engaging in any other non-competing business
 
 
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ARTICLE 6
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION/INVENTIONS
 
Confidential Information
 
6.1
Employee shall not, in any manner, for any reasons, either directly or indirectly, divulge or communicate to any person, firm or corporation, any confidential information concerning any matters not generally known or otherwise made public by Employer which affects or relates to Employer’s business, finances, marketing and/or operations, research, development, inventions, products, designs, plans, procedures, or other data (collectively, “Confidential Information”) except in the ordinary course of business or as required by applicable law. Without regard to whether any item of Confidential Information is deemed or considered confidential, material, or important, the parties hereto stipulate that as between them, to the extent such item is not generally known, such item is important, material, and confidential and affects the successful conduct of Employer’s business and goodwill, and that any breach of the terms of this Section 6.1 shall be a material and incurable breach of this Agreement. Confidential Information shall not include (i) information in the public domain at the time of the disclosure of such information by Employee, (ii) information that is disclosed by Employee with the prior consent of Employer, or (iii) in connection with a legal or governmental proceeding provided that Employee has delivered prior written notice thereof to Employer and has reasonably cooperated (at Employer’s expense) with any efforts by Employer to prevent such disclosure.
 
Documents
 
6.2
Employee further agrees that all documents and materials furnished to Employee by Employer and relating to the Employer’s business or prospective business are and shall remain the exclusive property of Employer. Employee shall deliver all such documents and materials, not copied, to Employer upon demand therefore and in any event upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. Any payment of sums due and owing to Employee by Employer upon such expiration or earlier termination shall be conditioned upon returning all such documents and materials, and Employee expressly authorizes Employer to withhold any payments due and owing pending return of such documents and materials.
 
Inventions
 
6.3
All ideas, inventions, and other developments or improvements conceived or reduced to practice by Employee, alone or with others, during the Term of this Agreement, whether or not during working hours, that are within the scope of the business of Employer or that relate to or result from any of Employer’s work or projects or the services provided by Employee to Employer pursuant to this Agreement, shall be the exclusive property of Employer. Employee agrees to assist Employer, at Employer’s expense, to obtain patents and copyrights on any such ideas, inventions, writings, and other developments, and agrees to execute all documents necessary to obtain such patents and copyrights in the name of Employer.
 
Disclosure
 
6.4
During the Term, Employee will promptly disclose to the Board of Directors of Employer full information concerning any interest, direct or indirect, of Employee (as owner, shareholder, partner, lender or other investor, director, officer, employee, consultant or otherwise) or any member of his immediate family in any business that is actually known to Employee to purchase or otherwise obtain services or products from, or to sell or otherwise provide services or products to, Employer or to any of its suppliers or customers.
 
 
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ARTICLE 7
COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE
 
Except as expressly permitted in Article 5 above, during the Term of this Agreement, (a) Employee shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any business or activity competitive to any business or activity engaged in, or proposed to be engaged in, by Employer or (b) soliciting or taking away or interfering with any contractual relationship of any employee, agent, representative, contractor, supplier, vendor, customer, franchisee, lender or investor of Employer, or using, for the benefit of any person or entity other than Employer, any Confidential Information of Employer. The foregoing covenant prohibiting competitive activities shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall extend, and shall remain enforceable against Employee, with respect to any business or activity that Employer is engaging in as of the termination date of this Agreement and the territory for such business or activity, for the period of one (1) year following the date this Agreement is terminated. In addition, during the two-year period following such expiration or earlier termination, neither Employee nor Employer or Parent shall make or, to the extent within its control, permit the making of any negative statement of any kind concerning Employer or its affiliates, or their directors, officers or agents or Employee, except in connection with any legal or governmental proceedings or actions. Nothing in this Article 7 shall be deemed, however, to prevent Employee from owning securities of any publicly-owned corporation engaged in any such business, provided that the total amount of securities of each class owned by Employee in such publicly-owned corporation (other than Parent) does not exceed two percent (2%) of the outstanding securities of such class.
 
ARTICLE 8
SURVIVAL
 
Employee agrees that the provisions of Articles 6, 7 and 9, and Employer agrees that the last sentence of Article 7, shall survive expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for any reasons, whether voluntary or involuntary, with or without cause, and shall remain in full force and effect thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Agreement is terminated upon the dissolution of Employer, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by Employer or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors of the assets of Employer, Articles 6, 7 and 9 shall be of no further force or effect.
 
ARTICLE 9
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
 
Employee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and obligations of Employee set forth in Articles 6 and 7 with respect to non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality and Employer’s property relate to special, unique and extraordinary matters and that a violation of any of the terms of such covenants and obligations will cause Employer irreparable injury for which adequate remedies are not available at law. Therefore, Employee agrees that Employer shall be entitled to an injunction, restraining order or such other equitable relief (without the requirement to post bond) as a court of competent jurisdiction may deem necessary or appropriate to restrain Employee from committing any violation of the covenants and obligations referred to in this Article 9. These injunctive remedies are cumulative and in addition to any other rights and remedies Employer may have at law or in equity.
 
ARTICLE 10
TERMINATION
 
Termination by Employee
 
10.1
Employee may terminate this Agreement for Good Reason at any time upon 30 days’ written notice to Employer, provided the Good Reason has not been cured within such period of time.
 
 
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Good Reason
 
10.2
In this Agreement, “Good Reason” means, without Employee’s prior written consent, the occurrence of any of the following events, unless Employer shall have fully cured all grounds for such termination within thirty (30) days after Employee gives notice thereof:
 
 
(i) any reduction in his then-current Salary;
 
 
(ii)
any material failure to timely grant, or timely honor, any equity or long-term incentive award;
 
 
(iii)
failure to pay or provide required compensation and benefits;
 
 
(iv)
any material diminution in his title or duties or the assignment to him of duties not customarily associated with Employee’s position as President of Employer;
 
 
(v)
any relocation of Employee’s office as assigned to him by Employer, to a location more than 25 miles from the assigned location;
 
 
(vi)
the failure of Employer to obtain the assumption in writing of its obligation to perform the Employment Agreement by any successor to all or substantially all of the assets of Employer or upon a merger, consolidation, sale or similar transaction of Employer or;
 
(vii) the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of Employer, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by Employer or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors of the assets of Employer.
 
The written notice given hereunder by Employee to Employer shall specify in reasonable detail the cause for termination, and such termination notice shall not be effective until thirty (30) days after Employer’s receipt of such notice, during which time Employer shall have the right to respond to Employee’s notice and cure the breach or other event giving rise to the termination.
 
Termination by Employer
 
10.3
Employer may terminate its employment of Employee under this Agreement for cause at any time by written notice to Employee. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “cause” for termination by Employer shall be (a) a conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere by Employee to a felony, or any crime involving fraud or embezzlement; (b) the refusal by Employee to perform his material duties and obligations hereunder; (c) Employee’s willful and intentional misconduct in the performance of his material duties and obligations; or (d) if Employee or any member of his family makes any personal profit arising out of or in connection with a transaction to which Employer is a party or with which it is associated without making disclosure to and obtaining the prior written consent of Employer. The written notice given hereunder by Employer to Employee shall specify in reasonable detail the cause for termination. In the case of a termination for the causes described in (a) and (d) above, such termination shall be effective upon receipt of the written notice. In the case of the causes described in (b) and (c) above, such termination notice shall not be effective until thirty (30) days after Employee’s receipt of such notice, during which time Employee shall have the right to respond to Employer’s notice and cure the breach or other event giving rise to the termination.
 
 
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Severance
 
10.4
Upon a termination of this Agreement without Good Reason by Employee or with cause by Employer, Employer shall pay to Employee all accrued and unpaid compensation and expense reimbursement as of the date of such termination, subject to the provision of Section 6.2. Upon a termination of this Agreement with Good Reason by Employee or without cause by Employer, Employer shall pay to Employee all accrued and unpaid compensation and expense reimbursement as of the date of such termination, including any pro-rated bonus, and the “Severance Payment.” The Severance Payment shall be payable in a lump sum, subject to Employer’s statutory and customary withholdings. If the termination of Employee hereunder is by Employee with Good Reason, the Severance Payment shall be paid by Employer within five (5) business days of the expiration of any applicable cure period. If the termination of Employee hereunder is by Employer without cause, the Severance Payment shall be paid by Employer within five (5) business days of termination. The “Severance Payment” shall equal the amount of the Salary payable to Employee under Section 4.1 of this Agreement from the date of such termination until the end of the Term of this Agreement (prorated for any partial month).
 
Termination Upon Death
 
10.5
If Employee dies during the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate, except that Employee’s legal representatives shall be entitled to receive any earned but unpaid compensation or expense reimbursement, including any pro-rated bonus, due hereunder through the date of death.
 
Termination Upon Disability
 
10.6
If, during the Term of this Agreement, Employee suffers and continues to suffer from a “Disability” (as defined below), then Employer may terminate this Agreement by delivering to Employee thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice of termination based on such Disability, setting forth with specificity the nature of such Disability and the determination of Disability by Employer. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means Employee’s inability, with reasonable accommodation, to substantially perform Employee’s duties, services and obligations under this Agreement due to physical or mental illness or other disability for a continuous, uninterrupted period of sixty (60) calendar days or ninety (90) days during any twelve month period. It is agreed that a temporary absence of less than 60 continuous days due to hip surgery shall not be considered a Disability. Upon any such termination for Disability, Employee shall be entitled to receive any earned but unpaid compensation or expense reimbursement, including any pro-rated bonus, due hereunder through the date of termination.
 
ARTICLE 11
PERSONNEL POLICIES, CONDITIONS, AND BENEFITS
 
Except as otherwise provided herein, Employee’s employment shall be subject to the personnel policies and benefit plans which apply generally to Employer’s employees as the same may be interpreted, adopted, revised or deleted from time to time, during the Term of this Agreement, by Employer in its sole discretion. During the Term hereof, Employee shall be entitled to vacation during each year of the Term at the rate of three (3) weeks per year, in addition to five (5) personal days. Employee shall take such vacation and personal days at a time approved in advance by Employer, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld but will take into account the staffing requirements of Employer and the need for the timely performance of Employee's responsibilities.
 
 
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ARTICLE 12
BENEFICIARIES OF AGREEMENT
 
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Employer and any affiliates, successors, assigns, parent corporations, subsidiaries, and/or purchasers of Employer as they now or shall exist while this Agreement is in effect.
 
ARTICLE 13
GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
No Waiver
 
13.1
No failure by either party to declare a default based on any breach by the other party of any obligation under this Agreement, nor failure of such party to act quickly with regard thereto, shall be considered to be a waiver of any such obligation, or of any future breach.
 
Modification
 
13.2
No waiver or modification of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, or limitation herein contained shall be valid unless in writing and duly executed by the parties to be charged therewith.
 
Choice of Law/Jurisdiction
 
13.3
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to any conflict-of-laws principles. Employer and Employee hereby consent to personal jurisdiction before all courts in the State of Washington, and hereby acknowledge and agree that New Jersey is and shall be the most proper forum to bring a complaint before a court of law.
 
Entire Agreement
 
13.4
This Agreement embodies the whole agreement between the parties hereto regarding the subject matter hereof and there are no inducements, promises, terms, conditions, or obligations made or entered into by Employer or Employee other than contained herein.
 
Severability
 
13.5
All agreements and covenants contained herein are severable, and in the event any of them, with the exception of those contained in Articles 1 and 4 hereof, shall be held to be invalid by any competent court, this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such invalid agreements or covenants were not contained herein.
 
Headings
 
13.6
The headings contained herein are for the convenience of reference and are not to be used in interpreting this Agreement.
 
Independent Legal Advice
 
13.7
Employer has obtained legal advice concerning this Agreement and has requested that Employee obtain independent legal advice with respect to same before executing this Agreement. Employee, in executing this Agreement, represents and warranties to Employer that he has been so advised to obtain independent legal advice, and that prior to the execution of this Agreement he has so obtained independent legal advice, or has, in his discretion, knowingly and willingly elected not to do so.
 
 
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No Assignment
 
13.8
Employee may not assign, pledge or encumber his interest in this Agreement nor assign any of his rights or duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Employer.
 
Notices
 
13.9
All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or via recognized overnight courier service with all charges prepaid or billed to the account of the sender to the parties (and shall also be transmitted by facsimile to the Persons receiving copies thereof) at the following addresses (or to such other address as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision):
 
(a)  
Company:
 
Max Engineering LLC
9000 SW Freeway, Suite 410
Houston, TX 77074
Attn: Hak-Fong Ma, President
Phone: (713) 773-2525
 
(b)  
Employee:
 
Robert Winterhalter
4336 Braunton Road
Columbus, Ohio, 43220
Phone: (713) 773-2525
 
 
 

 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Employment Agreement effective as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
 
Employer:
 
     
  MAX ENGINEERING LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:   /s/ HAK-FONG MA
 
Hak-Fong Ma
  President
 
Employee:
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:   /s/ ROBERT WINTERHALTER
 
Robert Winterhalter
   
 
 

EX-99.1 12 ex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit 99.1


PRESS RELEASE       SOURCE: WPCS International Incorporated



WPCS Completes Major Electric and Max Engineering Acquisitions



EXTON, PA - (PR Newswire - First Call) - August 7, 2007) - NASDAQ : WPCS - News) WPCS International Incorporated (WPCS), a leader in design-build engineering services for specialty communication systems and wireless infrastructure, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Major Electric and Max Engineering.

The Major Electric transaction was concluded on August 1, 2007. WPCS acquired Major Electric for $3 million in cash and 80,000 shares of WPCS stock priced at $12.50 per share. Additional purchase price will be paid upon the achievement of a specific earnings target for a period ending December 31, 2007. Historically profitable, Major Electric is projected to achieve approximately $16 million in revenue and $1.5 million in earnings before interest and taxes for their current fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.

The Max Engineering transaction was concluded on August 2, 2007. WPCS acquired Max Engineering for $600,000 in cash and 17,007 shares of WPCS stock priced at $11.76 per share. Additional purchase price will be paid upon the achievement of a specific earnings target for a period of two years. Historically profitable, Max Engineering generated $1.5 million in revenue and $328,000 in earnings before interest and taxes for their fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
 

About WPCS International Incorporated:

WPCS International Incorporated provides design-build engineering services for specialty communication systems and wireless infrastructure including site design, integration, structured cabling, electrical contracting, trenching, construction and maintenance for corporations, government entities and educational institutions worldwide. For more information, please visit our website at www.wpcs.com.

Statements about the company's future expectations, including future revenue and earnings and all other statements in this press release, other than historical facts, are "forward looking" statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time. The company’s actual results could differ materially from expected results. In reflecting subsequent events or circumstances, the company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements.



CONTACT:

Carol Lindley
WPCS International Incorporated
610-903-0400 x100
ir@wpcs.com

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