0001013762-11-001934.txt : 20110719 0001013762-11-001934.hdr.sgml : 20110719 20110719132248 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001013762-11-001934 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110713 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110719 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110719 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Vanity Events Holding, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001393935 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BEVERAGES [2080] IRS NUMBER: 432114545 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1122 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-52524 FILM NUMBER: 11974651 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 43 WEST 33 RD STREET, SUITE 600 CITY: NEW YORK, STATE: NY ZIP: 10001 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 695-7850 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 43 WEST 33 RD STREET, SUITE 600 CITY: NEW YORK, STATE: NY ZIP: 10001 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MAP V ACQUISITION, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070321 8-K 1 form8k.htm VANITY EVENTS HOLDING, INC. FORM 8-K form8k.htm

 
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 1934
 
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 13, 2011
 
VANITY EVENTS HOLDING, INC.
 
 (Exact name of Company as specified in charter)
 
 
Delaware 000- 52524 43-2114545
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 
 
110 Front Street
Brookings, South Dakota 57006
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(605) 692-8226
 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of Company under any of the following provisions:
 
|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))
 
|_| 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))
 


 
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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Preferred Stock Financing

On July 13, 2011, Vanity Events Holding, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Thalia Woods Management, Inc., an accredited investor (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Investor purchased 75,000 shares of the Company’s series B convertible preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $75,000.  Each share of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to 1,000 votes per share which voting right shall be non-dilutive for a period of one year from the date of issuance.  The Preferred Stock pays dividends of 10.00% per year, payable quarterly in arrears beginning on the one year anniversary of the date of issuance, at the Company’s option, in cash or in additional shares of the Company’s common stock.

Each share of Preferred Stock has a stated value equal to $1.00 per share and is initially convertible at any time into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.002 per share or an aggregate of 37,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  The conversion price of the Preferred Stock is subject to full ratchet and anti-dilution adjustment for subsequent lower price issuances by the Company, as well as customary adjustments provisions for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like.

The securities were offered and sold to the Investor in a private placement transaction made in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 promulgated under Regulation D thereunder. The Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Sorbco Exclusive License and Distribution Agreement

On July 13, 2011, the Company entered into an exclusive license and distribution agreement (the “Sorbco Agreement”) with Plant Sorb LLC (“Sorbco”) pursuant to which the Company will have the exclusive right and license to (i) market, sell, distribute and otherwise deal in commerce with the Sorbco products in the United States through any media and (ii) use Sorbco’s trademark.  The License Agreement shall have an initial term ending on July 13, 2011, and shall continue on successive one-year terms thereafter unless terminated by either party for cause.  For purposes of the Sorbco Agreement, “cause”  is defined as the Company not exceeding a threshold of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) of retail revenues through sales of Sorbco products during the initial term of the Sorbco Agreement.

Item 3.02 
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

Please see the description under Item 1.01 “Preferred Stock Financing” of this current report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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

On July 14, 2011, the board of directors of the Company appointed Gregory Pippo to serve as chief financial officer of the Company.  There is no understanding or arrangement between Mr. Pippo and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an executive officer or a director.  Mr. Pippo is the brother-in-law of Mr. Lloyd Lapidus, the Company’s interim chief executive officer.  Other than as described above, Mr. Pippo does not have any family relationship with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by us to become a director or an executive officer.    Mr. Pippo has been a director of the Company since April 6, 2011.

Gregory Pippo is both an attorney and entrepreneur with a strong background in finance and a proven track record in online retail and direct marketing.  Greg is currently the President and COO of Sorbco, a rapidly growing start up consumer product company.  Prior to Sorbco, Greg co-founded Avelle, aka Bag Borrow or Steal (www.bagborroworsteal.com), a website that pioneered online rentals of luxury goods.  Before co-founding Bag Borrow or Steal, he served as an equity trader/manager at New York-based Opus Trading and spent several years as a financial analyst/commodities options trader for ED & F Man, overseeing sugar, cotton and silver trading. For two years following law school, Greg practiced appellate defense law for Torto and Waterman, P.C. in New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Binghamton University, and his J.D. degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York.
 
 
 
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On July 14, 2011, the Company entered into an employment agreement (the “Agreement”) with Gregory Pippo to serve as Chief Financial Officer.  The Agreement has an initial term of one year. The base salary under the Agreement is a monthly net salary of $2,500.  The Company agreed to pay all associated income taxes applicable to Mr. Pippo in connection with his employment. Mr. Pippo is entitled to participate in any and all benefit plans, from time to time, in effect for senior management, along with vacation, sick and holiday pay in accordance with the Company’s policies established and in effect from time to time.

The Agreement provides for termination of an executive’s employment without any further obligation on our part upon the death or disability of the executive or for cause. In the event that an executive’s employment is terminated without cause or for good reason, we are obligated to pay such executive his base salary for six (6) months beyond the termination date in accordance with our normal payroll practices. Termination for “cause” means termination as a result of (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 the Company. “Good Reason” means ((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 failure to appoint, elect or reelect him to the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company; the removal of him from such position; or any changes in the reporting structure so that Employee reports to someone other than the Board; (v) any material diminution in his title or duties or the assignment to him of duties not customarily associated with Employee’s position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company; (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 the Company or upon a merger, consolidation, sale or similar transaction of the Company or; (vii) the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of the Company, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by the Company or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors of the assets of the Company.

The foregoing information is a summary of the agreements involved in the transactions described above, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, a copy of which are attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  Readers should review such agreements for a complete understanding of the terms and conditions associated with these transactions.

ITEM 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.
 
3.1
Certificate of Designation for the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
10.1
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2011, by and between Vanity Events Holding, Inc. and Thalia Woods Management, Inc.
10.2
License and Distribution Agreement, dated July 13, 2011, by and between Vanity Events Holding, Inc. and Plant Sorb LLC.
10.3
Employment Agreement, dated July 14, 2011, by and between Vanity Events Holding, Inc. and Gregory Pippo.

 

 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
  VANITY EVENTS HOLDING, INC.  
       
Date: July 19, 2011   
By:
/s/ Lloyd Lapidus  
    Name: Lloyd Lapidus  
    Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer  
       

 

 
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EX-3.1 2 ex31.htm EXHIBIT 3.1 ex31.htm
Exhibit 3.1
 

 
Delaware
 

PAGE 1
The First State
 
I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF "VANITY EVENTS HOLDING, INC.", FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY, A.D. 2011, AT 1:37 O'CLOCK P.M.
 
A FILED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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VANITY EVENTS HOLDING, INC.
State of Delaware
Secretary of State
Division of Corporations
Delivered 01:51 PM 07/18/2011
FILED 01:37 PM 07/18/2011
SRV 110830930 - 4256348 FILE
 
 
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES B 10% CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 151 OF THE
 
DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
 
The undersigned, Lloyd Lapidus, does hereby certify that:
 
1. He is the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Vanity Events Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation").
 
2. The Corporation is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, 500,000 of which have been issued.
 
3. The following resolutions were duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors"):
 
-   WHEREAS, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, comprised of 50,000,000 shares, par value $0.001 per share, issuable from time to time in one or more series;
 
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting any series and the designation thereof, of any of them; and
 
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the preferred stock, which shall consist of, except as otherwise set forth in the Purchase Agreement, up to 75,000 shares of the preferred stock which the Corporation has the authority to issue, as follows:
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock for cash or exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of preferred stock as follows:

 
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TERMS OF PREFERRED STOCK
 
 
Section 1.          Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
"Alternate Consideration" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).
 
"Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
 
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
"Common Stock" means the Corporation's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.
 
"Common Stock Equivalents" means any securities of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instilment that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder therea•° receive, Common Stock.
 
"Conversion Amount" means the sum of the Stated Value at issue. "Conversion Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a). "Conversion Price" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
 
"Conversion Shares" means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.
 
"Dilutive Issuance" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b). "Dilutive Issuance Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b). "Dividend Payment Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a). "Dividend Share Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

 
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"Effective Date" means the date that the Conversion Shares Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission.
 
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
"Exempt Issuance" means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the Corporation pursuant to any employee stock option plan, (b) securities upon the exercise of or conversion of any securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of the Purchase Agreement, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with the business of the Corporation and shall provide to the Corporation additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Corporation is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.
 
"Fundamental Transaction" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b). "Holder" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.
 
"Junior Securities" means the Common Stock and all other Common Stock Equivalents of the Corporation other than those securities which are explicitly senior or pari passu to the Preferred Stock in dividend rights or liquidation preference.
 
"Liquidation" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.
 
"New York Courts" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(d). "Notice of Conversion" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
 
"Original Issue Date" means the date of the first issuance of any shares of the Preferred Stock regardless of the number of transfers of any particular shares of Preferred Stock and regardless of the number of certificates which may be issued to evidence such Preferred Stock.
 
"Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
 
"Purchase Agreement" means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Original Issue Date, to which the Corporation and the original Holders are parties, as amended, modified or supplemented .from time to time in accordance with its terms.
 
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 
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"Stated Value" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2, as the same may be increased pursuant to Section 3.
 
"Subsidiary" shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
 
"Trading Day" means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.
 
"Tradinv, Market" means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.
 
Section 2.           Designation, Amount and Par Value. The series of preferred stock shall be designated as its Series B 10% Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") and the number of shares so designated shall be up to 75,000 (which shall not be subject to increase without the written consent of all of the holders of the Preferred Stock (each, a "Holder" and collectively, the "Holders")). Each share of Preferred Stock shall have a par value of 50.001 per share and a stated value equal to $1.00, subject to increase set forth in Section 3(a) below (the "Stated Value").
 
Section 3.          Dividends in Cash or in Kind. Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, cumulative dividends at the rate per share of 10% per annum, payable quarterly on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, beginning on the first such date after the one year anniversary of the Original Issue Date and on each Conversion Date thereafter (with respect only to Preferred Stock being converted) (each such date, a "Dividend Payment Date") (if any Dividend Payment Date is not a Trading Day, the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Trading Day) in cash, or at the Corporation's option, in duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as set forth in this Section 3(a), or a combination thereof (the amount to be paid in shares of Common Stock, the "Dividend  Share Amount"). Dividends on the Preferred Stock shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year; shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date, and shall be deemed to accrue from such date whether or not earned or declared and whether or not there are profits, surplus or other funds of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends. Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Corporation pays dividends partially in cash and partially in shares, then such payment shall be distributed ratably among the Holders based upon the number of shares of Preferred Stock held by each Holder on such Dividend Payment Date. Any dividends, whether paid in cash or shares of Common Stock, that are not paid within seven Trading Days following a Dividend Payment Date shall continue to accrue and shall entail a late fee, which must be paid in cash, at the rate of 18% per annum or the lesser rate permitted by applicable law (such fees to accrue daily, from the Dividend Payment Date through and including the date of payment).

 
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Section 4.          Voting Rights. Except as otherwise expressly required by law, each holder of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Corporation and shall be entitled to One Thousand (1,000) votes for each share of Preferred Stock owned at the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote on such matter or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of shareholders is solicited. The number of votes which a holder of Preferred Stock is entitled to cast is hereinafter referred to as the "Vote Multiple." In the event the Company shall at any time within the one year anniversary of the Original Issue Date declare or pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or split .or a combination, consolidation or reverse split of the outstanding shares of common stock into a greater or lesser number of shares of common stock, then in each such case the Vote Multiple shall not be impacted and shall remain One Thousand (1,000) votes for each share. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of common stock on all matters and shall not vote as a separate class. As long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, (b) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the Holders, (c) increase the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, or (e) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
 
Section 5.           Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a "Liquidation"), the Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Corporation an amount equal to 100% of the Stated Value, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon and any other fees or liquidated damages owing thereon, for each share of Preferred Stock before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any Junior Securities, and if the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay in full such amounts, then the entire assets to be distributed to the Holders shall be ratably distributed among the Holders in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on such shares if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. A Fundamental Transaction shall not be deemed a Liquidation. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation, not less than 45 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each Holder.
 
Section 6.          Conversion.
 
a)Conversions at Option of Holder. Each share of Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date at the option of the Holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6(c)) determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a "Notice of Conversion"). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned
 
 
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 prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the applicable Holder delivers by facsimile such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (such date, the "Conversion  Date"). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation is deemed delivered hereunder. The calculations and entries set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error. To effect conversions of shares of Preferred Stock, a Holder shall not be required to surrender the certificate(s) representing such shares of Preferred Stock to the Corporation unless all of the shares of Preferred Stock represented thereby are so converted, in which case such Holder shall deliver the certificate representing such shares of Preferred Stock promptly following the Conversion Date at issue. Shares of Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock or redeemed in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and shall not be reissued.
 
b)           Conversion Price. The conversion price for the Preferred Stock shall equal $0.002, subject to adjustment herein (the "Conversion Price").
 
c)           Mechanics of Conversion
 
i.              Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion. Not later than five
 
Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the "Share Delivery Date"), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends (if the Corporation has elected or is required to pay accrued dividends in cash). If in the case of any Notice of Conversion such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the fifth Trading Day after the Conversion Date, the applicable Holder shall be entitled to elect to rescind such Conversion Notice by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to such Holder any original Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and such Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation any Common Stock certificates representing the shares of Preferred Stock unsuccessfully tendered for conversion to the Corporation.
 
ii.              Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing
 
fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which a Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Corporation shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.

 
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iii. Transfer Taxes. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holders of such shares of Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.
 
Section 7.          Certain Adjustments.
 
a)            Stock Dividends and ;stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while this Preferred Stock is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any other Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of, or payment of a dividend on, this Preferred Stock); (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares; (C) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares; or (D) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately alter such event. Any adjustnient made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
 
b)            Subsequent Equity Sales. If, at any time while this Preferred Stock is outstanding, the Corporation or any Subsidiary sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice its securities, or 'otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the "Base Conversion Price" and such issuances collectively, a "Dilutive Issuance") (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the

 
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Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 7(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. The Corporation shall notify the Holders in writing, no later than the fifth Business Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 7(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the "Dilutive Issuance Notice").
 
Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Preferred Stock is outstanding, (A) the Corporation effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, (B) the Corporation effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Corporation effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a "Fundamental Transaction"), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Preferred Stock, the Holders shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of one share of Common Stock (the "Alternate Consideration"). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holders shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new Certificate of Designation with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders' right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 7(b) and insuring that this Preferred Stock (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.

 
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d)       
Calculations. All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.
 
e)       
Notice to the Holders. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
 
Section 8.Miscellaneous.
 
a)           Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be
 
provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at the address set forth above, facsimile number, Attention: Lloyd Lapidus, Interim
 
CEO or such other facsimile number or address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section 8. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of the Holders. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section 8 prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the date immediately following the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section 11 between 5:30 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (iii) the second Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
 
b)           Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of
 
this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay liquidated damages, accrued dividends and accrued interest, as applicable, on the shares of Preferred Stock at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 
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c)             Lost or Mutilated Preferred Stock Certificate. If a Holder's Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.
 
d)            Governing Law. All questions concerning, the dotignietiQp, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated hereunder (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan (the "New York Courts"). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Certificate of Designation and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Certificate of Designation or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designation, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
 
e)            Waiver. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any
 
provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing.

 
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f)            Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder .shall
automatically be loweited to equal the maximum rate of iuteitst permitted under
applicable law.
 
g)            Next Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
 
h)            Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
 
i)            Status of Converted or Redeemed Preferred Stock. Shares of Preferred Stock may only be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If any shares of Preferred Stock shall be converted, redeemed or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series B 10% Convertible Preferred Stock.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 13th day of July 2011.
 
/s/ Lloyd Lapidus
Name: Lloyd Lapidus
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer

 
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ANNEX A
 
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
 
(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES
 
OF PREFERRED STOCK)
 
The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series B 10% Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Vanity. Events Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as may be required by the Corporation in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.
 
 
Conversion calculations:      
         
  Date to Effect Conversion:       
         
  Number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion:      
         
  Number of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted:      
         
  Stated Value of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted:      
         
  Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued:          
         
  Applicable Conversion Price:       
         
  Number of shares of Preferred Stock subsequent to Conversion:      
         
  Address for Delivery:      
  Or      
  DWAC Instructions:      
  Broker no:      
  Account no:      
         
      [HOLDER]  
      By:   
      Name:  
      Title:  
 
 
 
                                                                                      
 
 
 
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EX-10.1 3 ex101.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 ex101.htm
Exhibit 10.1
 
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT


THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of the 13th day of July, 2011 by and between VANITY EVENTS HOLDING, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Investor set forth on the signature page affixed hereto (the “Investor”).

Recitals

A.           The Company and the Investor are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the provisions of Regulation D (“Regulation D”), as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and

B.           The Investor wishes to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes to sell and issue to the Investor, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, 75,000 shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock (as defined below), with each share of Preferred Stock (as defined below) convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock (as defined below) for aggregate gross proceeds of $75,000.00 (the “Purchase Price”)

In consideration of the mutual promises made herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.           Definitions.  In addition to those terms defined above and elsewhere in this Agreement, for the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.

Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.

Certificate of Designation” means the Certificate of Designation to be filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of Delaware, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
 
Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.
 
Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
 
 
 
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Company’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of the executive officers (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) of the Company, after due inquiry.

Confidential Information” means trade secrets, confidential information and know-how (including but not limited to ideas, formulae, compositions, processes, procedures and techniques, research and development information, computer program code, performance specifications, support documentation, drawings, specifications, designs, business and marketing plans, and customer and supplier lists and related information).

Control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Escrow Agreement” means the escrow agreement, dated as of July 13, 2011, by and among the Company, the Investor and Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

Escrow Agent” means Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP.

Intellectual Property” means all of the following: (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and inventions (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, corporate names, logos, slogans and Internet domain names, together with all goodwill associated with each of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable works; (iv) registrations, applications and renewals for any of the foregoing; and (v) proprietary computer software (including but not limited to data, data bases and documentation).

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), business, or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.

Preferred Stock” means the 75,000 shares of the Company’s 10% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued hereunder having the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the Certificate of Designation, in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

SEC Filings” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
 
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Securities” means the Series B Preferred Stock and the Shares.

Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock.

Subsidiary” of any Person means another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its Board of Directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, 50% or more of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
 
Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE Amex LLC, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.
 
Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Certificate of Designations and the Escrow Agreement.

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

1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

2.           Purchase and Sale of the Preferred Stock.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Company shall sell and issue to the Investor, the Preferred Stock in exchange for the Purchase Price.

3.           Closing.  Upon confirmation that the other conditions to closing specified herein have been satisfied or duly waived by the Investor, the Investor shall cause a wire transfer in same day funds to be sent to the account of the Company as instructed in writing by the Company, in an amount representing the Purchase Price for the Preferred Stock (the “Closing Date”). The closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares shall take place at the offices of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, 61 Broadway, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10006, or at such other location and on such other date as the Company and the Investor shall mutually agree.  Certificates representing the Preferred Stock purchased by the Investor pursuant to this Agreement will be prepared for delivery to the Investor as soon as practicable, but in no event no later than 5 business days following closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.           Representations and Warranties of the Company.  The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investor that, except as set forth in the schedules delivered herewith (collectively, the “Disclosure Schedules”):
 
 
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4. 1           Organization, Good Standing and Qualification.  Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to own its properties.  Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification or leasing necessary unless the failure to so qualify has not and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company’s Subsidiaries are listed on Schedule 4.1 hereto.

4.2           Authorization.  The Company has full power and authority and, has taken all requisite action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, (ii) authorization of the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, and (iii) the authorization, issuance (or reservation for issuance) and delivery of the Securities.  The Transaction Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally.

4.3           Capitalization.  Schedule 4.3 sets forth (a) the authorized capital stock of the Company on the date hereof; (b) the number of shares of capital stock issued and outstanding; (c) the number of shares of capital stock issuable pursuant to the Company’s stock plans; and (d) the number of shares of capital stock issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Securities) exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company.  All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights.  Except as described on Schedule 4.3, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights, were issued in full compliance with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties and are owned by the Company, beneficially and of record, subject to no lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim.  Except as described on Schedule 4.3, no Person is entitled to pre-emptive or similar statutory or contractual rights with respect to any securities of the Company.  Except as described on Schedule 4.3, there are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be obligated to issue any equity securities of any kind and except as contemplated by this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently in negotiations for the issuance of any equity securities of any kind.

Except as described on Schedule 4.3, the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any other Person (other than the Investor) and will not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of any outstanding security.

Except as described on Schedule 4.3, the Company does not have outstanding stockholder purchase rights or “poison pill” or any similar arrangement in effect giving any Person the right to purchase any equity interest in the Company upon the occurrence of certain events.
 
 
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4.4           Valid Issuance.  The Securities has been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, shall be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions (other than those created by the Investor), except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws.  The Securities are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws and except for those created by the Investor.

4.5           Consents.  The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, and the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities require no consent of, action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body, agency, or official other than filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state securities laws, and post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal securities laws which the Company undertakes to file within the applicable time periods.  Subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investor set forth in Section 5 hereof, the Company has taken all action necessary to exempt (i) the issuance and sale of the Preferred Stock, (ii) the issuance of the Shares, and (iii) the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents from the provisions of any shareholder rights plan or other “poison pill” arrangement, any anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute binding on the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets and properties may be subject and any provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws that is or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the Investor as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, the issuance of the Securities and the ownership, disposition or voting of the Securities by the Investor or the exercise of any right granted to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

4.6           Delivery of SEC Filings; Business.  The Company has made available to the Investor through the EDGAR system, true and complete copies of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for its last fiscal year (the “10-K”), and all other reports filed by the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act since the filing of the 10-K and prior to the date hereof (collectively, the “SEC Filings”).  The SEC Filings are the only filings required of the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act for such period.  The Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged in all material respects only in the business described in the SEC Filings and the SEC Filings contain a complete and accurate description in all material respects of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

4.7           Use of Proceeds.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto, the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes and shall not use such proceeds for (a) the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, or (c) the settlement of any outstanding litigation.
 
 
 
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4.8           No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default.  The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the issuance and sale of the Securities will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under (i) the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or the Company’s Bylaws, both as in effect on the date hereof (true and complete copies of which have been made available to the Investor through the EDGAR system), or (ii)(a) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or properties, or (b) any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or to which any of their respective assets or properties is subject.

4.9           Brokers and Finders.  No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company, any Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company.

4.10           No Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation.  Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities.

4.11           No Integrated Offering.  Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Company on Section 4(2) for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act.

4.12           Private Placement.  The offer and sale of the Securities to the Investor as contemplated hereby is exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act.

5.           Representations and Warranties of the Investor.  The Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:

5.1           Organization and Existence.  Such Investor is a validly existing corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company and has all requisite corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority to invest in the Securities pursuant to this Agreement.

5.2           Authorization.  The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the Transaction Documents to which such Investor is a party have been duly authorized and will each constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against such Investor in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally.
 
 
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5.3           Purchase Entirely for Own Account.  The Securities to be received by such Investor hereunder will be acquired for such Investor’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the 1933 Act, and such Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same in violation of the 1933 Act without prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by such Investor to hold the Securities for any period of time.  Such Investor is not a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered.

5.4           Investment Experience.  Such Investor acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk and complete loss of its investment in the Securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment contemplated hereby.

5.5           Disclosure of Information.  Such Investor has had an opportunity to receive all information related to the Company requested by it and to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company regarding the Company, its business and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities.  Such Investor acknowledges receipt of copies of the SEC Filings.  Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by such Investor shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.

5.6           Restricted Securities.  Such Investor understands that the Securities are characterized as “restricted securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act only in certain limited circumstances.

5.7           Legends.  It is understood that, except as provided below, certificates evidencing the Securities may bear the following or any similar legend:

(a)           “The securities represented hereby may not be transferred unless (i) such securities have been registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) such securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(i), or (iii) the Company has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that such transfer may lawfully be made without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or qualification under applicable state securities laws.”
 
 
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(b)           If required by the authorities of any state in connection with the issuance of sale of the Securities, the legend required by such state authority.

5.8           Accredited Investor.  Such Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, as amended, under the 1933 Act.

5.9           No General Solicitation.  Such Investor did not learn of the investment in the Securities as a result of any public advertising or general solicitation.

5.10         Brokers and Finders.  No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company, any Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of such Investor.


6.           Conditions to Closing.

6.1           Conditions to the Investor’s Obligations. The obligation of the Investor to purchase the Preferred Stock at Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Investor’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Investor:

(a)           The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct at all times prior to and on the Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and, the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects at all times prior to and on the Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.  The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and conditions herein required to be performed or observed by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

(b)           The Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation of the purchase and sale of the Preferred Stock, and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, all of which shall be in full force and effect.

(c)           No judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge, justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order of or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents.
 
 
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(d)           The Company shall have executed and delivered the Escrow Agreement.
 
(e)           The Company shall have executed and delivered this Agreement.

(f)           No stop order or suspension of trading shall have been imposed by Nasdaq, the SEC or any other governmental or regulatory body with respect to public trading in the Common Stock.

6.2           Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The Company's obligation to sell and issue the Shares at Closing is subject to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:

(a)           The representations and warranties made by the Investor in Section 5 hereof, other than the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9 (the “Investment Representations”), shall be true and correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date.  The Investment Representations shall be true and correct in all respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date.  The Investor shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and conditions herein required to be performed or observed by them on or prior to the Closing Date.

(b)           The Investor shall have delivered the Purchase Price to the Company.

(c)           The Investor shall have executed and delivered the Escrow Agreement.

(d)           The Company shall have executed and delivered this Agreement.

6.3           Termination of Obligations to Effect Closing; Effects.

(a)           The obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Investor, on the other hand, to effect the Closing shall terminate as follows:

(i)           Upon the mutual written consent of the Company and the Investor;

(ii)           By the Company if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Company;

(iii)           By the Investor if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Investor; or
 
 
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(iv)           By either the Company or the Investor if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to July 15, 2011;

provided, however, that, except in the case of clause (i) above, the party seeking to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing shall not then be in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents if such breach has resulted in the circumstances giving rise to such party’s seeking to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing.

7.           Survival and Indemnification.

7.1  Survival.  The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

7.2  Indemnification.  The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorney fees and disbursements and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim or proceeding, pending or threatened and the costs of enforcement thereof) (collectively, “Losses”) to which such Person may become subject as a result of any breach of representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by or to be performed on the part of the Company under the Transaction Documents, and will reimburse any such Person for all such amounts as they are incurred by such Person.

7.3  Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings.  Promptly after receipt by any Person (the Indemnified Person”) of notice of any demand, claim or circumstances which would or might give rise to a claim or the commencement of any action, proceeding or investigation in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 7.2, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing and the Company shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, and shall assume the payment of all fees and expenses; provided, however, that the failure of any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced by such failure to notify.  In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel; or (ii) in the reasonable judgment of counsel to such Indemnified Person representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them.  The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, but if settled with such consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability (to the extent stated above) by reason of such settlement or judgment.  Without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, the Company shall not effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such proceeding.
 
 
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8.           Miscellaneous.

8.1           Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto without the prior written consent of the Company or the Investor, as applicable, provided, however, that an Investor may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole or in part to an Affiliate or to a third party acquiring some or all of its Securities in a private transaction without the prior written consent of the Company, after notice duly given by such Investor to the Company.  The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties.  Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

8.2           Counterparts; Faxes.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall be deemed an original.

8.3           Titles and Subtitles.  The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

8.4           Notices.  Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given as hereinafter described (i) if given by personal delivery, then such notice shall be deemed given upon such delivery, (ii) if given by telex or telecopier, then such notice shall be deemed given upon receipt of confirmation of complete transmittal, (iii) if given by mail, then such notice shall be deemed given upon the earlier of (A) receipt of such notice by the recipient or (B) three days after such notice is deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, and (iv) if given by an internationally recognized overnight air courier, then such notice shall be deemed given one business day after delivery to such carrier.  All notices shall be addressed to the party to be notified at the address as follows, or at such other address as such party may designate by ten days’ advance written notice to the other party:

If to the Company:

Mr. Lloyd Lapidus
VANITY EVENTS HOLDING, Inc.
118 Front Street
Brookings, South Dakota  57006
Fax: _____________

If to the Investor:

Thalia Woods Management, Inc.
560 Peoples Plaza #325-F
Newark, DE  19702
Attention: Michael Brodsky, President
Fax: _____________
 
 
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8.5           Expenses.  The parties hereto shall pay their own costs and expenses in connection herewith.  In the event that legal proceedings are commenced by any party to this Agreement against another party to this Agreement in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, the party or parties which do not prevail in such proceedings shall severally, but not jointly, pay their pro rata share of the reasonable attorneys’ fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in such proceedings.

8.6           Amendments and Waivers.  Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Investor.  Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each holder of any Securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding, each future holder of all such Securities, and the Company.

8.7           Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

8.8           Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, including the Exhibits and the Disclosure Schedules, and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereof with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

8.9           Further Assurances.  The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.

8.10           Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.  THE COMPANY AND INVESTOR WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CLAIMS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY BASIS. Each party hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the County of New York, State of New York.  If the jury waiver set forth in this Section is not enforceable, then any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated herein will be finally settled by binding arbitration in New York, New York in accordance with the then current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association by one arbitrator appointed in accordance with said rules.  The arbitrator shall apply New York law to the resolution of any dispute, without reference to rules of conflicts of law or rules of statutory arbitration.  Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for preliminary or interim equitable relief, or to compel arbitration in accordance with this paragraph.  The expenses of the arbitration, including the arbitrator’s fees and expert witness fees, incurred by the parties to the arbitration, may be awarded to the prevailing party, in the discretion of the arbitrator, or may be apportioned between the parties in any manner deemed appropriate by the arbitrator.  Unless and until the arbitrator decides that one party is to pay for all (or a share) of such expenses, both parties shall share equally in the payment of the arbitrator’s fees as and when billed by the arbitrator.
 
 
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[signature page follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
The Company: VANITY EVENTS HOLDING INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Lloyd Lapidus  
    Name: Lloyd Lapidus  
    Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer  
       
The Investor:    THALIA WOODS MANAGEMENT, INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Michael Brodsky  
    Name: Michael Brodsky  
    Title: President  

                                                                


 
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EX-10.2 4 ex102.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 ex102.htm
Exhibit 10.2
 
 
EXCLUSIVE
 
LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
 
Agreement (“Agreement”) dated this 13th day of July 2011, by and between Plant Sorb LLC (d/b/a Sorbco), a New York limited liability company with a principal place of business at 226-10 Jamaica Ave., Floral Park, New York 11001 (“Sorbco”) and Vanity Events Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 110 Front Street, Brookings, South Dakota 57006 (“Vanity”)
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, Sorbco manufactures and distributes consumer products under the trade name “Sorbco,”; and
 
WHEREAS, Vanity desires to act as the exclusive distributor of the Sorbco Products in the Territory for a period of one year; and
 
WHEREAS, Sorbco is willing to grant Vanity the exclusive rights to purchase Sorbco Products in the Territory, and to market and sell products in the Territory; and
 
WHEREAS, Vanity is willing to accept such rights, on and subject to the terms of this Agreement;
 
WHEREFORE, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
 
1. ­Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth:
 
(a) Sorbco Products” shall mean the Plant Sorb, Tree Sorb and Plant Sorb for Poinsettias, and associated products developed by Sorbco, either by itself or together with one or more of its designees.
 
(b) Affiliate” shall mean a Person who controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, another Person, including a director or executive officer of such Person.  The term control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
 
(c) Confidential Information” shall mean all information of a confidential nature in any form concerning the Sorbco Products.
 
(d) Extension Term” shall mean any monthly period following the Initial Term for which this Agreement and the License granted hereby shall continue in effect as provided in Section 9(a) of this Agreement.
 
(e)  “Initial Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) of this Agreement.
 
(f)  “License” shall mean the right granted pursuant to Section 2(a) of this Agreement.
 
 
 
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(g)  “Person” shall include any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, governmental body or agency, or any other entity.
 
(h)  “Term” shall mean the Initial Term and all Extension Terms.
 
(i) Territory” shall mean Worldwide excluding existing relationships as defined in Exhibit C.
 
2. ­Grant of License.
 
(a) Sorbco hereby grants Vanity the non-exclusive right and license (the “License”) to:
 
(i) Market, sell, distribute and otherwise deal in commerce with Sorbco Products in the Territory through any media, whether presently existing or hereafter developed;
 
(ii) Use the Sorbco’s trademark pursuant to the trademark license granted in Section 4 of this Agreement.
 
(b) In furtherance of the grant of the License:
 
(i) Vanity may, with the consent of Sorbco, establish a distribution network, within the Territory, and may sell, market or otherwise deal in commerce with, Sorbco Products through distributors.
 
(ii) Vanity may grant a sublicense of the Sorbco trademark to Vanity’s distributors, with the consent of Sorbco, to the extent Vanity deems it necessary to enable its distributors to market, sell and otherwise deal in commerce with, the Sorbco Products.
 
3. Purchase and Sale of Sorbco Products by Unit.
 
(a) Vanity shall place purchase orders for Sorbco Products with Sorbco as they receive such orders.  Sorbco will drop ship in accordance with Vanity’s instructions and with product costs attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement.  Sorbco shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to deliver Sorbco Products in accordance with the delivery instructions provided by Vanity by the delivery date set forth in the purchase order, and Sorbco shall promptly notify Vanity if it is unable to meet the delivery schedule set forth in Vanity’s purchase order.
 
(b) All prices for Sorbco Products are FOB Floral Park, New York.  Sorbco shall ship Sorbco Products in accordance with any commercially reasonable delivery and shipment terms requested by Vanity.
 
(c) Sorbco’s prices and fees in Exhibit A do not include shipping and handling costs or other fees or costs which Sorbco may be required to pay upon the delivery of the Sorbco Products.
 
(d) Sorbco shall invoice Vanity on the first of each month for all purchase orders placed for Sorbco Products.  Any such invoice shall include any such additional costs incurred by Sorbco as set forth under Section 3(c) hereunder.
 
 
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(e) Vanity shall pay any invoice provided by Sorbco in U.S. dollars, as directed by Sorbco, no later than 15 days after receipt of such invoice.
 
(f) Notwithstanding Vanity’s use of its standard form of purchase order for ordering or scheduling delivery of Sorbco Products or Sorbco’s use of its standard form of acceptance of a purchase order, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control as to a particular order unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties.  Nothing in any such form shall be deemed or construed as amending or modifying the terms of this Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any purchase or delivery order issued pursuant to this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
 
4. Purchase and Sale of Sorbco Products by Container
 
(a) Vanity or its assignee shall place purchase orders for containers of Sorbco products as they receive such orders.  Associated product costs for container pickups FOB China, Shanghai are set forth in Exhibit B.
 
(b) Vanity or its assignee will work in conjunction with Sorbco’s Manufacturer in the same manner in which Sorbco itself deals with Manufacturer.  Vanity or its assignee must agree to any new manufacturing relationship and will make the final decision as to what factory is used based on price, relationships to strike the best deal between the parties, and the factory relationship, all being factors.
 
(c) Vanity or its assignee shall bear all manufacturing and product costs.
 
(d) Vanity or its assignee shall pay commissions, royalties, on a quarterly basis.
 
(e) Sorbco and Vanity agree to readdress section 4 to potentially equitably correct unforeseeable consequences that inure unfairly to one party and are not contemplated by this section.
 
 
5. ­Trademarks.
 
(a) Sorbco Products shall be marketed, distributed, sold or delivered by Vanity and its distributors and dealers only under such trade names, trademarks and trade dress as shall be designated by Sorbco.
 
(b) In connec­tion with the use of the Sorbco name and trade­mark pursuant to Section 4(a) of this Agreement, Vanity shall display the trademarks only in adver­tising, pro­mo­tion­al mat­er­ial or product label that bear the Sorbcos name and trademarks in such form and style and with such notice of registration, as may be approved by Sorbco.  Sorbco will be deemed to have approved any proposed ad­ver­ti­sing, pro­mo­tion­al material or product name or label if Vanity submits spe­ci­mens thereof to Sorbco for re­view together with com­plete par­ticulars about the proposed use thereof, and Vanity provides any additional information reasonably requested by Sorbco concerning such proposed use, and Sorbco does not no­ti­fy Vanity of its dis­ap­pro­val within ten (10) days after Vanity submits such material to Sorbco (extended as necessary to permit Sorbco the same length of time to evaluate any such additional information requested by Sorbco).
 

 
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6. ­Confidentiality.
 
(a) Vanity agrees that it will not, during or after the Term, develop, use or disclose, for its own account or for, with or on behalf of others, whether as a work for hire or otherwise, any Confidential Information, subject to Section 13(e) of this Agreement.
 
(b) Information or material shall not be considered to be confidential and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 5(a) of this Agreement if Vanity can demonstrate by documentary evidence that such information or material:
 
(i)  Was in the lawful possession of Vanity without any confidentiality restrictions;
 
(ii)  Is or became public knowledge other than as a result of a violation of an obligation of confidentiality;
 
(iii)  Was furnished to Vanity by a Person who either (x) was not under an obligation of confidentiality to Sorbco or (y) did not, directly or indirectly, acquire or obtain such information or material from a Person who was under an obligation of confidentiality to Sorbco
 
(c) In the event that any Confidential Information is required to be produced by Vanity pursuant to legal process, Vanity shall give Sorbco notice of such legal process within a reasonable time, but not later than ten (10) business days prior to the date such disclosure is to be made, unless Vanity has received less notice, in which event Vanity shall immediately notify Sorbco.  Sorbco shall have the right to object to any such disclosure, and if Sorbco objects (at Awearable’s cost and expense) in a timely manner so that Vanity is not subject to penalties for failure to make such disclosure, Vanity shall not make any disclosure until there has been a court determination on Awearable’s objections.
 
(d) The provisions of this Section 5 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
 
7. ­Representations and Warranties.
 
(a) Each of Sorbco and Vanity represents and warrants that it has the full corporate power an authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not be in violation of any other agreement, commitment or understanding to which it is a party and that this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of such party enforceable in accordance with its terms.
 
(b) Sorbco has the right to grant the License to Vanity.
 
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
 
(a) EXCEPT FOR THE OBLIGATIONS OF SORBCO AND VANITY WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS BASED ON THE INFRINGEMENT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 6 OF THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER SORBCO NOR VANITY MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE AS TO THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY SORBCOS PRODUCT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED BY EACH PARTY AND WAIVED BY THE OTHER PARTY.
 
(b) IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER SORBCO, VANITY OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS, SUBCONTRACTORS OR EMPLOYEES OR OF THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL  DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE OR DATA OR COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS INCURRED BY THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND PRODUCT LIABILITY), EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY SORBCO OR VANITY.  THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.
 
 
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9. Term and Termination.
 
(a) This Agreement shall have an initial term (the “Initial Term”) commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on July 13, 2012, and shall renew for the same successive terms thereafter unless terminated by either party for cause.  For purposes of this section, “cause” shall be defined as Vanity not exceeding a threshold of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) of retail revenues through sales of Sorbco products in its Initial Term.  Each extension is referred to as an “Extension Term.”
 
(b) Either party may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other party if any of the following shall occur:
 
(i) If the other party fails or becomes unable to observe or perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement and such default or inability is not cured within twenty (20) days after notice of the same.
 
(ii) If the other party makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent; petitions or applies to any tribunal for the appointment of a trustee or receiver for such party for any substantial part of its assets; commences any proceedings seeking to take advantage of any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect; consents to or approves or, by any conduct or action acquiesces in or to any such petition or application filed, or any such proceedings commenced against it by any other person; or failing to remove an order entered appointing any such trustee or receiver or approving the petition in any such proceedings or decreeing its dissolution or liquidation within ninety (90) days after such order is entered.
 
(c) Within thirty (30) days after termination of this Agreement, Vanity shall make all payments due Sorbco pursuant to this Agreement which are unpaid on the date of termination.
 
10. ­Independent Contractors.  In all matters relating to this Agreement, Sorbco and Vanity shall act as independent contractors, neither shall be the employee, joint venturer, partner or agent of the other, and each shall assume any and all liability for its own acts.
 

 
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11. ­Force Majeure.
 
(a) No party shall be liable for the failure to perform its obligations (other than the payment of money) pursuant to this Agreement when such failure is due to an excusable event, as hereinafter defined.  Upon the happening of an excusable event, the party affected by the excusable event shall notify the other party and the affected party’s obligations shall be deferred until a reasonable period of time subsequent to the excusable event.
 
(b) An “excusable event” shall include, without limitation, acts of God, strikes, lockouts or other acts of industrial disturbance, acts of public enemies, death or incapacitating illness affecting key personnel, orders of any kind of federal, state, provincial or local government or government subdivision or officials or civil or military authorities, insurrections, war, civil uprisings, riots, fire, hurricanes, tornados, storms, floods, washouts, blackouts or other power failure, droughts, restraints of governments and individuals, civil disturbances, explosions, breakages or accidents to machinery, transmission pipes or cables, partial or entire failure of utilities or communications networks, or any other cause or event not reasonably within the control of the party claiming the inability to perform.
 
12. ­Notices.  All notices provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing signed by the party giving such notice, and delivered personally or sent by overnight courier, mail or messenger against receipt thereof or sent by registered or certified mail (air mail if overseas), return receipt requested.  Notices shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery or attempted delivery; provided that notice by telecopier shall only be deemed given if receipt is acknowledged or if confirmation of the telecopy is sent in another manner provided in this Section 12. Any party may, by like notice, change the address, person or telecopier number to which notice shall be sent.
 
13. ­Miscellaneous.
 
(a) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, superseding any and all prior or contemporaneous oral and prior written agreements, understandings and letters of intent.  This Agreement may not be modified or amended nor may any right be waived except by a writing which expressly refers to this Agreement, states that it is a modification, amendment or waiver and is signed by all parties with respect to a modification or amendment or the party granting the waiver with respect to a waiver.  It is acknowledged by the parties to this Agreement that this Agreement is intended to be, and is, the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement with respect to its subject matter.  Any waiver shall be limited to the express terms thereof and shall not be construed as a waiver of any other provisions or the same provisions at any other time or under any other circumstances.  No delay or failure by any party to exercise any right under this Agreement, and no partial or single exercise of that right, shall constitute a waiver of that or any other rights.
 
(b) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such state without regard to principles of conflicts of law.  Each of the parties hereby (i) irrevocably consents and agrees that any legal or equitable action or proceeding arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in any federal or state court in New York, New York, Borough of Manhattan, (ii) by execution and delivery of this Agreement, irrevocably submits to and accepts, with respect to his or its properties and assets, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid court and (iii) agrees that any action against such party may be commenced by service of process by any method set forth in Section 11 of this Agreement other than by telecopier.
 
 
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(c) This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither party may assign this Agreement or its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party; except that Sorbco may assign this agreement in connection with a merger or a sale of substantially all of its business.
 
(d) In the event that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision.
 
(e) Each party shall, without payment of any additional consideration by any other party, at any time on or after the execution of this Agreement take such further action and execute such other and further documents and instruments as the other party may request in order to provide the other party with the benefits of this Agreement.
 
(f) This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same document.
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS THEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and date first above written.
 
  PLANT SORB LLC  
       
 
By:
/s/ Charles Rick  
    Name: Charles Rick  
    Title: Managing Member  
       
  VANITY EVENTS HOLDING, INC.  
       
  By: /s/ Lloyd Lapidus  
    Name: Lloyd Lapidus  
    Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer  
       
 
 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT A
 
Vanity Acquisition Prices
 
 
EXHIBIT B
 
Vanity Acquisition Prices
 
EXHIBIT C
 
 
 

 
 
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EX-10.3 5 ex103.htm EXHIBIT 10.3 ex103.htm
Exhibit 10.3
 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made effective as of the 13th day of July, 2011 (the “Effective Date”).

AMONG:

VANITY EVENTS HOLDING, INC., a corporation formed pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware and having an office for business located at 118 Front Street, Brookings, SD  57006 ("Employer");

AND

Greg Pippo, an individual having an address at 30 Waterside Plaza, Apt. 36K, NY, NY 10010 (“Employee”).


WHEREAS, Employee has agreed to 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 agrees to the employment of Employee as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Employee hereby affirms 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 (the “Board”) 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 or at such other place of business as may be determined by the Board, as Employer may from time to time reasonably require of him, and shall devote all of his business time to the performance thereof. Employee shall have those duties and powers as generally pertain to each of the offices of which he holds, as the case may be, subject to the control of the Board.

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. After the first three (3) months of employment, Employer agrees to revisit terms of this Agreement and make alterations as the company’s finances allow.
 
 
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ARTICLE 4
COMPENSATION
Salary

4.1
Employer shall pay to Employee  monthly a net salary of Twenty Five Hundred Dollars $2500.00 and also agrees to payment of all associated income taxes applicable to Employee’s wages as set forth in this section.  All payments shall be made in monthly installment with the payroll practices of Employer for its senior executives.

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 the 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.



ARTICLE 5
OTHER EMPLOYMENT

During the Term of this Agreement, Employee shall devote a portion 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, provided, however, that for the first six months of this Agreement, Employee shall be permitted to devote not less than 20% of his business and professional time to Employer. 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 time for:

 
(a)
Serving as an officer, director, member, founder, employee or consultant for any other business or activity which does not conflict with the business of the Employer as such may then be conducted by Employer from time to time;

 
(b)
Serving as a member of any organization involving no conflict of interest with Employer, provided that Employee must obtain the written consent of the Board;

 
(c)
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

 
(d)
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 information in the public domain at the time of the disclosure of such information by Employee or information that is disclosed by Employee with the prior consent of the Board.

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 reasonably 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 active business then currently 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, for the period of one (1) year following the date this Agreement is terminated. In addition, during the one-year period following such expiration or earlier termination, neither Employee nor Employer shall make or permit the making of any negative statement of any kind concerning Employer or its affiliates, or their directors, officers or agents or Employee.

ARTICLE 8
SURVIVAL

Employee agrees that the provisions of Articles 6, 7 and 9 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.  Employee may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason upon 30 days’ prior notice to Employer.
 

 
 
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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 Chief Financial Officer of Employer;

 
(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 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 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 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 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.
 
 
 
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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 New York, without regard to any conflict-of-laws principles. Employer and Employee hereby consent to personal jurisdiction before all courts in the State of New York, and hereby acknowledge and agree that New York is and shall be the most proper forum to bring a complaint before a court of law.



 
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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.

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

     
       
Employer:
By:
/s/ Lloyd Lapidus  
    Name: Lloyd Lapidus  
    Title: Interim CEO  
       
Employee: By: /s/ Greg Pippo  
    Greg Pippo  
       
 
 
 
 
 
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