VICI DEF 14A
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
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VICTOR
INDUSTRIES, INC.
180
S.W. Higgins Avenue
Missoula,
MT 59803
October
4, 2006
To
Our
Stockholders:
You
are
cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”)
of Victor Industries, Inc. to be held on October 23, 2006 at 10:00 a.m., local
time, at the Company’s Headquarters located at 180 S.W. Higgins Avenue,
Missoula, MT 59803.
The
Notice of Annual Meeting and the Proxy Statement that follow describe the
business to be considered and acted upon by stockholders of the Company at
the
Meeting. Please carefully review the information contained in the Proxy
Statement.
WHETHER
OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU MARK,
SIGN,
DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU MAY REVOKE THE PROXY AT THAT TIME
BY REQUESTING THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN PERSON.
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Sincerely,
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/s/
LANA POPE
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Lana
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Chief
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NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON OCTOBER 23, 2006
PLEASE
TAKE NOTICE that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting” or “Annual
Meeting”) of Victor Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on October 23,
2006 at 10:00 a.m., local time, at the Company’s Headquarters located at 180
S.W. Higgins Avenue, Missoula, MT 59803, for the following purposes:
At
the
Annual Meeting the following items shall be considered and voted upon:
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the
appointment of Lana Pope and David Boulter as Directors of the Company
for
the term of one year or until their successors are duly appointed;
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the
appointment of Peterson Sullivan, PLLC, as the Company’s independent
auditors for fiscal year end December 31, 2006;
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the
filing of a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State
of Idaho
in order to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and
outstanding common stock, a range from one new share for one hundred
(1:500) to one new share for one thousand currently issued and outstanding
shares (1:1200) of the Company’s common
stock;
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to
consider and vote upon the merger of the Company with and into its
wholly-owned Nevada subsidiary, Victor Nevada, Inc.,
for the sole purpose of changing the Company’s State of
domicile;
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the
approval and ratification an Acquisition Agreement & Plan of
Reorganization whereby the Company shall acquire all of the issues
and
outstanding shares of common stock of Ethos Environmental, Inc.,
a Nevada
corporation solely for shares of the Company’s post-reverse split Common
Stock;
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the
approval and ratification of the proposed sale of the Company’s
wholly-owned subsidiary New Wave Media, a Nevada corporation;
and,
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to
transact such other business as may properly come before the annual
meeting.
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Only
stockholders of record at the close of business on October 3, 2006 (the
“Shareholders”) will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual
Meeting, and any adjournments or postponements thereof. The stock transfer
books
of the Company will remain open between the record date and the date of the
Annual Meeting, and any adjournments or postponements thereof. A list of
stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for
inspection at the Annual Meeting, and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
All
stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting in person.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person, your vote is
important. To assure your representation at the Annual Meeting, please sign
and
date the enclosed Proxy Card and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope,
which requires no additional postage if mailed in the United States or Canada.
Should you receive more than one Proxy Card because your shares are registered
in different names and addresses, each Proxy Card should be signed and returned
to assure that all your shares will be voted. You may revoke your proxy in
the
manner described in the Proxy Statement at any time prior to it being voted
at
the Annual Meeting. If you attend the Annual Meeting and vote by ballot, your
proxy will be revoked automatically and only your vote at the Annual Meeting
will be counted. These Proxy materials will be mailed on or about October 10,
2006 to all stockholders of record at October 3, 2006.
By
Order
of the Board of Directors
/s/
LANA POPE
Lana
Pope
CEO
YOUR
VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES YOU OWN. PLEASE
READ
THE ATTACHED PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY, COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED
PROXY CARD AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
PROXY
STATEMENT
SUMMARY
TERM SHEET
This
summary highlights the material information from Proposal 5 contained in this
document (the “Merger Proposal”). This summary may not contain all of the
information that is important to you and should be read together with the more
detailed information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement and in the
Exhibits to this proxy statement, including the Agreement and Plan of Merger
(the “APR Merger”) attached to this Proxy statement as Exhibit F. You should
read this entire proxy statement, its Exhibits and all documents that have
been
incorporated by reference before executing your proxy. Section
references are included below to direct you to a more complete description
of
the topics
The
following summarizes the principal terms of Proposal 5 and the APR Merger of
Victor Industries, Inc., an Idaho corporation (“VICI”) with Ethos Environmental,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ETHOS”).
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You
are being asked to approve all necessary proposals (the “Necessary
Proposals”) needed to implement the merger set forth in Merger Proposal.
The Necessary Proposals are:
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first,
the filing of a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State
of
Idaho in order to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and
outstanding common stock, a range from one new share for one hundred
(1:500) to one new share for one thousand currently issued and outstanding
shares (1:1200) of the Company’s common stock; See “Proposal 3, page
11”)
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second,
that VICI merge into its wholly owned subsidiary Victor Industries,
Inc. a
Nevada corporation (“VICI Nevada”) for the sole purpose of redomiciling
under the laws of the State of Nevada. See (Proposal 4, page 16);
and
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third,
that following the redomicile to the state of Nevada, VICI Nevada
will
merge with ETHOS. VICI Nevada will be the surviving corporation.
See
(Proposal 5, page 23)
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An
annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held on
October
23, 2006 at our offices at 10:00 a.m. local time, to consider and
vote
upon several proposals. The proposals contained in this Proxy statement
that are unrelated to the Merger Proposal
are:
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first,
the appointment of Lana Pope and David Boulter as Directors of the
Company
for the term of one year or until their successors are duly appointed;
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second,
the appointment of Peterson Sullivan, PLLC, as the Company’s independent
auditors for fiscal year end December 31, 2006;
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third,
the approval and ratification of the proposed sale of the Company’s
wholly-owned subsidiary New Wave Media, a Nevada
corporation.
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You
are entitled to vote at the annual meeting if you owned shares of
VICI
common stock at the close of business on October 3, 2006, which is
the
record date for the annual meeting. You will have one vote at the
annual
meeting for each share of VICI common stock you owned at the close
of
business on the record date. On the record date, there were 573,850,483
shares of our common stock outstanding and entitled to be voted at
the
annual meeting. The approval and adoption of the APR Merger agreement
requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, either
in
person or by proxy, at the annual meeting. See “Notice of Annual Meeting
of Stockholders” page 3.
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Under
the terms of the APR Merger, VICI Nevada will acquire all issued
and
outstanding shares of Ethos in exchange for 17,718,187 shares of
the post
reverse split common stock of VICI Nevada. The 17,718,187 Shares
of VICI
Nevada common stock represents an estimated 97% of the total issued
and
outstanding post reverse split shares. Unless otherwise indicated,
this
proxy statement assumes that 17,718,187 VICI Nevada common shares
will be
issued in conjunction with the APR Merger. See (“Merger Consideration”,
page 23.)
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As
of October 3, 2006, directors and executive officers of VICI and
their
affiliates (the “VICI Inside Stockholders”) beneficially owned and were
entitled to vote 40,339,916 shares or approximately .10% of VICI’s
outstanding common stock. The VICI Inside Stockholders have also
indicated
that they intend to vote their shares in favor of all other proposals
being presented at the meeting and that they will vote the shares
they
purchased in open market transactions in favor of all of the proposals
being presented at the meeting, including the merger proposal. See
“VICI
Inside Stock Holders”, page 24.
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Following
the merger the name of VICI shall be Ethos Environmental,
Inc.
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The
corporate headquarters and principal executive offices of VICI will
be
located at 7015 Alamitos Avenue in San Diego, CA 92154, which is
Ethos’s
corporate headquarters
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VICI
and Ethos will cause the common stock of VICI outstanding prior to
the APR
Merger, which is traded on the Over The Counter Trading Bulletin
Board
(“OTCBB”), to continue trading on the OTCBB, albeit a new symbol shall be
requested by the filing of the appropriate documentation.
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When
you consider the recommendation of VICI's board of directors in favor
of
adoption of the APR Merger proposal, you should keep in mind that
VICI's
executive officers and members of VICI's board have interests in
the APR
Merger transaction that are different from, or in addition to, your
interests as a stockholder. These interests include, among other
things if
the APR Merger is not approved, that VICI will be required to seek
additional funds or possible business combinations in order to remain
operational. See “Interests of VICI Directors and Officers in APR Merger”,
page 24.
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Consummation
of the APR Merger and the related transactions is conditioned on
the VICI
stockholders adopting this merger proposal. In addition, the consummation
of the merger is conditioned upon the following:
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no
order, stay, judgment or decree being issued by any governmental
authority
preventing, restraining or prohibiting in whole or in part, the
consummation of such transactions;
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the
delivery by each party to the other party of a certificate to the
effect
that the representations and warranties of the delivering party are
true
and correct in all material respects as of the closing and all covenants
contained in the APR Merger have been materially complied with by
the
delivering party;
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the
receipt of necessary consents and approvals by third parties and
the
completion of necessary proceedings;
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VICI's
common stock being quoted on the OTCBB;
and
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those
additional terms and conditions as fully set forth in the APR Merger
Agreement attached hereto. See “Conditions to the Closing of the APR
Merger”, page 25.
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The
merger agreement may be terminated at any time before the completion
of
the merger by mutual written consent of both ETHOS and VICI or by
either
party in certain instances. See “Termination Amendment and Waiver,” page,
25.
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The
APR Merger is intended to qualify as a reorganization within the
meaning
of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and no gain or loss
will be recognized by VICI as a result of the APR Merger. See “Tax
Consequences of the Merger”, page,
26.
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There
are no dissenters’ rights applicable to the APR Merger
proposal
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENTS CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This
Information Statement contains forward-looking statements. Certain matters
discussed herein are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain, but not necessarily all, of
such
statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such
as
“believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or
the negative thereof or comparable terminology. All forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may
cause the actual transactions, results, performance or achievements of the
company to be materially different from any future transactions, results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These may include, but are not limited to matters described in
this
Information Statement and matters described in “Note on Forward-Looking
Statements” in our Annual Reports on Forms 10-KSB for the fiscal years ending
December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005. Although we believe the expectations
reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable
assumptions and business opportunities, we can give no assurance that our
expectations will be attained or that any deviations will not be material.
We
undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to
these
forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect any future events or
circumstances.
Record
Date
The
record date for determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to
vote
at the Annual Meeting, and any adjournments or postponements thereof, is October
3, 2006 with respect to the 573,850,483 shares of the Company's $0.0001 par
value common stock outstanding as of that date. No shares of the Company's
Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were outstanding. Each stockholder
is entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held by such stockholder
on October 3, 2006. Stockholders may not cumulate votes in the election of
directors.
The
stock
transfer books of the Company will remain open between the record date and
the
date of the Annual Meeting, and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
A
list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available
for inspection at the Annual Meeting, and any adjournments or postponements
thereof, and for a period of ten days prior to the meeting during regular
business hours at the offices of the Company listed above.
Voting;
Quorum
The
presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast at the Annual Meeting is necessary to constitute a quorum
in
connection with the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. All votes
will be tabulated by the inspector of election appointed for the Meeting, who
will separately tabulate affirmative and negative votes, abstentions and broker
non-votes (i.e., proxies from brokers or nominees indicating that such persons
have not received instructions from the beneficial owner or other persons
entitled to vote shares as to a matter with respect to which the brokers or
nominees do not have discretionary power to vote).
Appraisal
Rights.
Pursuant
to section 30-1-1302 of the Idaho Business Corporations Act stockholders may
have the right to assert appraisal rights with respect to Proposal 3, the
reverse stock split, and Proposal 4, the reincorporation from the State of
Idaho
to the State of Nevada. A shareholder may be entitled to appraisal rights,
and
to obtain payment of the fair value of that shareholder's shares, in the event
of the above referenced corporate action. The
procedure for perfecting appraisal rights is complicated and any shareholder
contemplating exercising such right is hereby advised to seek independent legal
counsel to assist in the process. A complete copy of the Idaho Business
Corporation Act’s relevant section(s) have been attached here to as Exhibit A
pursuant to Section 30-1-1320 of the Idaho Business Corporation Act.
Proxies
If
the
enclosed Proxy Card is properly signed and returned, the shares represented
thereby will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions
specified thereon. If a signed and returned Proxy Card does not specify how
the
shares represented thereby are to be voted, the proxy will be voted FOR the
election of the directors proposed by the Board, unless the authority to vote
for the election of such directors is withheld. In addition, if no contrary
instructions are given, the proxy will be voted FOR the approval of Proposals
1,
2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 described in this Proxy Statement, and as the proxy holders
deem advisable for all other matters as may properly come before the Annual
Meeting.
Revocability
You
may
revoke or change your proxy at any time before the Annual Meeting by filing
with
the Secretary of the Company, at the Company's principal executive offices
at,
180 Southwest Higgins Avenue, Missoula, MT 59804 by sending a notice of
revocation or another signed Proxy Card with a later date. You may also revoke
your proxy by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person.
Solicitation
The
Company will bear the entire cost of solicitation, including the preparation,
assembly, printing and mailing of this Proxy Statement, the enclosed Proxy
Card
and any additional solicitation materials furnished to the stockholders. Copies
of solicitation materials will be furnished to brokerage houses, fiduciaries
and
custodians holding shares in their names that are beneficially owned by others
so that they may forward this solicitation material to such beneficial owners.
In addition, the Company may reimburse such persons for their costs in
forwarding the solicitation materials to such beneficial owners. The original
solicitation of proxies by mail may be supplemented by a solicitation by
telephone, telegram or other means by directors, officers or employees of the
Company. No additional compensation will be paid to these individuals for any
such services. Except as described above, the Company does not presently intend
to solicit proxies other than by mail.
Financial
Information
Our
quarterly and annual reports on Form 10-QSB and Form 10-KSB, respectively,
and
Form 8-K relating to material contained in this Proxy have been filed with
the
SEC and may be viewed on the SEC's Web site at
HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV/CGI-BIN/SRCH-EDGAR, AND SIMPLY TYPING IN “Victor Industries”
in the Edgar Archives. We are presently “current” in the filing of all reports
required to be filed by us.
Beneficial
Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of the Company’s Common Stock as of the date of this report based on
information available to the Company by;
(i)
each
person who is known by the Company to own more than 5% of the outstanding Common
Stock
based upon reports filed by such persons with the Securities and Exchange
Commission;
(ii)
each
of
the Company’s directors;
(iii)
each
of
the Named Executive Officers; and
(iv)
all
officers and directors of the Company as a group.
Name
and Address
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Shares
Beneficially Owned (1)
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Percent
of Class
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Lana
Pope
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24,573,454
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0.07
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David
Boulter
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15,766,462
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0.03
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TOTAL
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40,339,916
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0.10
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(1)
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As
of October 3, 2006.
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Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliances
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
requires the Company’s directors, executive officers and holders of more than
10% of the Company’s common stock to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership
of
common stock and other equity securities of the Company. The Company believes
that during the year ended December 31, 2005, its officers, directors and
holders of more than 10% of the Company’s common stock, if any, complied with
all Section 16(a) filing requirements. This disclosure is based on a review
of
the forms submitted to the Company during, and with respect to, its fiscal
year
ending December 31, 2005.
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PROPOSAL
ONE- ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
General
As
of
October 3, 2006, the Board consisted of two directors. At the 2006 annual
meeting, two directors will be elected to serve a one-year term expiring at
the
next annual meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor shall
have been elected and qualified. Our
Board
has nominated Lana Pope and David Boulter for election as directors to serve
until the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders. All nominees are currently
members of the Board. Each
nominee has expressed his or her willingness to serve as a director if elected,
and we know of no reason why any nominee would be unable to serve. If a nominee
becomes unavailable before the election, the proxies may be voted for one or
more substitute nominees designated by the Board, or the Board may decide to
reduce the number of directors.
Nominees
Lana
Pope
(52) Our
interim Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and director is Lana Pope. Ms. Pope
is 52 years old and has served as our corporate accountant since April
2000. Lana J. Pope is a Missoula, MT native and has lived there all but 10
months of her life. She has owned & operated L.J.M. Enterprises, a
bookkeeping and tax service, since November 1989. Prior to that, she
worked as a bookkeeper for numerous companies and has more than 30 years
experience in the accounting.
Dave
Boulter
(65) In
addition to serving as our Secretary since 2000, Mr. Boulter has also served
as
a Director during the same period of time. Moreover, since 1998, Mr. Boulter
has
also been involved full time as owner/operator of Booth Distributing, a local
Missoula company which distributes auto care products.
Executive
Compensation
The
following table sets forth certain summary information regarding compensation
paid by the Company for services rendered during the fiscal year ending December
31, 2004 and the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, to the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer and President during such periods.
Executive
Compensation Table
Name
and Position
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Year
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Annual
Comp Salary
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Long
Term Compensation Awards—Securities Underlying Stock Options
(1)
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Lana
Pope, President, CEO, Chairwoman of the Board
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2004
2005
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$60,000
$51,000
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David
Boulter, Director
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2004
2005
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$36,000
$39,000
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(1)
There
were no stock options granted or exercised by the named executive directors
in
fiscal year 2004 or fiscal year 2005.
Identification
of Audit Committee; Audit Committee Financial Expert
The
Company currently does not have an audit committee and has not made a
determination of whether there is a financial expert. The Company does not
presently plan to establish an audit committee. However, if an audit committee
is established, the Registrant will make the proper disclosures on Form
8-K.
Employment
Agreements
The
Registrant has no written employment agreements.
Director
Compensation
The
Company has adopted no retirement, pension, profit sharing or other similar
programs.
Pending
Legal Proceedings
To
the
knowledge of our management, no director or executive officer is party to any
action in which any has an interest adverse to us.
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
Except
as
indicated at the end of this heading, and to the knowledge of our management
and
during the past 10 years, no present or former director, person nominated to
become one of our directors, executive officers, promoters or control
persons:
(1) Was
a
general partner or executive officer of any business by or against which any
bankruptcy petition
was filed, whether at the time of such filing or two years prior
thereto;
(2) Was
convicted in a criminal proceeding or named the subject of a pending criminal
proceeding (excluding
traffic violations and other minor offenses);
(3) Was
the
subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended
or vacated,
of
any
court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from
or otherwise
limiting, the following activities:
(i)
Acting
as
a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading
advisor,
commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant,
associated
person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter,
broker
or
dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any
investment
company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or
engaging
in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such
activity;
(ii) Engaging
in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security
or commodity
or in connection with any violation of federal or state securities laws or
federal
commodities laws;
(4) Was
the
subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended
or vacated,
of
any
federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more
than 60
days
the
right
of such person to engage in any activity described above under this Item, or
to
be
associated with persons engaged in any such activity;
(5) Was
found
by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Securities
and
Exchange Commission
to have violated any federal or state securities law, and the judgment in such
civil action
or
finding by the Securities and Exchange Commission has not been subsequently
reversed, suspended,
or vacated; or
(6) Was
found
by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity
Futures Trading
Commission to have violated any federal commodities law, and the judgment in
such civil action
or
finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently
reversed,
suspended or vacated.
Required
Vote
The
directors standing for election at the annual meeting shall be elected by the
affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares of the Common Stock present at
the
Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote in the election
of
directors.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS
VOTE
“FOR” THE NOMINEES ABOVE
PROPOSAL
TWO—RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANTS
On
April
23, 2006, upon the authorization and approval of the board of directors, the
Company retained Peterson Sullivan, PLLC, the (“Accountants”) as the principal
accountants to audit the Company’s financial statements.
As
of the
end of the periods covered by the Company's 10-KSB for fiscal years 2004 and
2005, we have evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of
management, including our chief executive officer, the effectiveness of the
design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in
Security Exchange Act of 1934, Rules 13a - 15(e) and 15d - 15(e)). Based on
this
evaluation, our management, including our chief executive officer, has concluded
that as of the date of the evaluation our disclosure controls and procedures
were effective to ensure that all material information required to be filed
in
this report has been made known to them.
During
the interim period from January 1, 2004 through April
23,
2006, there were no disagreements with the Accountants on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing
scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction
of
the Accountants, would have caused the Accountants to make reference to the
subject matter of the disagreements in connection with the Accountants reports.
Changes
in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes in internal controls over financial reporting that occurred
during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial
reporting.
Audit
Fees
During
fiscal years 2005 and 2004, the aggregate fees billed or estimated to be billed
to us for professional services rendered by Peterson Sullivan, PLLC, for the
audit of our annual financial statements, review of financial statements
included in our annual reports or services normally provided by our accountants
in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $16,700
and $21,392, respectively.
All
Other Fees
During
fiscal years 2004 and 2005, there were no fees billed to us for any other
products or services provided by Peterson Sullivan, PLLC, other than the
services reported above.
Pre-Approval
Policies and Procedures
The
Board
of Directors is responsible for appointing, setting compensation, and overseeing
the work of the independent auditor. The Board has no established policy
regarding pre-approval of any audit or permissible non-audit services provided
by the independent auditor.
Nominating
Committee and Other Committees
As
of
October 3, 2006 our board of directors had not established an audit, nominating
or compensation committee. We recognize that these committees, when established,
will play a critical role in our financial reporting system by overseeing and
monitoring management's and the independent auditors' participation in the
financial reporting process.
Until
such time as any of these committees has been established, the board of
directors will continue to undertake those tasks normally associated with them
to include, but not by way of limitation, the (i) review and discussion of
the
audited financial statements with management, (ii) discussions with the
independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by the Statement
On
Auditing Standards No. 61, as may be modified or supplemented, (iii) nomination
of new directors, and (iv) compensation for directors.
At
this
time, the Board of Directors has determined that the addition of a Nominating
Committee, is not necessary based on the Company’s current size and its
operational and management requirements. Instead, the Board acts in lieu of
committees and will consider candidates recommended by security holders, and
by
security holders in submitting such recommendations; should provide a completed
Directors Questionnaire to the Company. There are no specific, minimum
qualifications that the nominating committee believes must be met by a nominee
recommended by security holders. The Board believes that there are no
differences in the manner in which the nominating committee evaluates nominees
for director based on whether the nominee is recommended by a security holder,
or found by the board.
Each
of
the members of the Board which acting in lieu of a nominating committee is
not
independent, pursuant to the definition of independence of a national securities
exchange registered pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78f(a).
Auditor
Representative
A
representative of the Accountant will not be present at the Annual Meeting
and
will therefore not make any statements or receive any questions.
Required
Vote
Ratification
of the appointment of the new Accountant shall be approved by the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Common Stock present
at
the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote thereon.
Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted for purposes of determining
whether such a proposal has been approved.
Although
stockholder ratification of the Board of Directors' appointment is not required,
the Board of Directors considers it desirable for the stockholders to pass
upon
the selection of the independent public accountants. In the event the
stockholders fail to ratify the appointment, the Board of Directors will
reconsider its selection. Even if the selection is ratified, the Board of
Directors in its discretion may direct the appointment of a different
independent public accounting firm at any time during the year if the Board
of
Directors believes that such a change would be in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS
VOTE
“FOR” THE APPOINTMENT
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PROPOSAL
THREE—AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION IN ORDER TO EFFECT A REVERSE SPLIT OF THE COMPANY'S OUTSTANDING
COMMON STOCK
The
Certificate of Amendment
After
this Proxy Statement has been filed with the SEC, and mailed to all holders
of
record of the Company’s shares, and upon the expiration of all applicable
waiting and review periods under the Exchange Act, the Company will file a
Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the State of
Idaho effecting the following corporate action:
General
The
Company's Board of Directors has approved and adopted resolutions proposing,
declaring advisable and in the Company's best interests, and recommending to
the
stockholders of the Company for approval an amendment to the Company's Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”). The purpose of the
amendment is to effect, a reverse split of the Company's 573,850,483 shares
of
issued and outstanding Common Stock, at an exchange ratio within the range
of
1-for-500, to 1-for-1200 (a “Reverse Split”). If the Reverse Split Proposal is
approved, the Board would have the authority (without further stockholder
approval) to elect, as it determines to be in the best interests of the Company
and its stockholders, whether or not to implement any stockholder-approved
Reverse Split, and if so at which of the stockholder-approved exchange
ratios.
The
Board
believes that approval of the Reverse Split Proposal, within the above stated
range, would allow the Board the discretion to choose which Reverse Split to
implement, rather than approval of a reverse split at a single specified
exchange ratio. This method provides the Board with the maximum flexibility
to
react to future market conditions and therefore, act in the best interests
of
the Company and its stockholders.
Stockholders
may vote in favor of, against or abstain from the Reverse Split Proposal. The
text to the proposed amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit B, the Proposed
Amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation.
If
the
stockholders approve the Reverse Split Proposal, the timing of any
implementation of the Reverse Split will be determined in the judgment of the
Board of Directors, with the intention of maximizing the Company's ability
to
make itself more attractive to a merger agreement as well as other intended
benefits of a Reverse Split to stockholders and the Company. See the information
below under the caption “Purposes of the Reverse Split.”
The
Board
of Directors also reserves the right, notwithstanding stockholder approval
to
not proceed with the stockholder-approved Reverse Split, if, at any time prior
to filing an Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Idaho (the
“Effective Time”), the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, determines
that the stockholder-approved Reverse Split is not in the best interests of
the
Company and its stockholders. The Board of Directors may consider a variety
of
factors in determining whether or not to implement any stockholder-approved
Reverse Split, including, but not limited to, overall trends in the stock
market, recent changes and anticipated trends in the per share market price
of
the Common Stock, business and transactional developments and the Company's
actual and projected business and financial performance.
If
the
Reverse Split Proposal is approved, and the Board elects to implement an
approved Reverse Split, each of the Company's presently outstanding shares
(the
“Old Shares”) of Common Stock would be exchanged for new shares (the “New
Shares”) of Common Stock in an exchange ratio within 1-for-500 and 1-for-1200.
If the Board elects to implement a stockholder-approved Reverse Split, such
split will be effectuated simultaneously for all holders of the Common Stock
and
the exchange ratio will be the same for all of the Common Stock. An implemented
Reverse Split will affect all of the Company's stockholders uniformly and will
not change the proportionate equity interests of the Company's stockholders,
nor
will the respective voting or other rights of stockholders be altered. The
Common Stock issued pursuant to an implemented Reverse Split will remain fully
paid and non-assessable. The Company will continue to be subject to the periodic
reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Purposes
of the Reverse Split
In
Missoula, Montana, on March 26, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors met and
authorized the execution of a merger agreement with Ethos. At that time, the
Company’s Board also authorized a reverse stock split between 1:100 and 1:1000,
in order to effectuate the contemplated merger with Ethos (as further described
herein in Proposal 5 below). At a later meeting, the Board revised the range
of
the Reverse Split to 1:500 to 1:1200. Any such agreement with Ethos will
necessarily involve a post-reverse share exchange on a one-for-one basis. After
such an issuance, we believe that the resulting amount of our outstanding shares
will adversely affect any possibility of creating and maintaining an orderly
market for our common stock following a merger transaction.
If
for
any reason the Company deems it advisable to do so, the reverse stock split
may
be abandoned at any time prior to its effectiveness without further action
by
the Company's stockholders.
Procedure
of the Reverse Stock Split
The
Reverse Split will become effective upon the filing with the Secretary of State
of the State of Idaho of a Certificate of Amendment to our Restated Certificate
of Incorporation, as amended. The exact timing of the filing of the Certificate
of Amendment, however, will be determined by the Board of Directors based upon
the evaluation as to when this action would be most advantageous to our
stockholders. In addition, the Company reserves the right to elect not to
proceed with the Reverse Split if, at any time prior to the effective time
of
the Reverse Split, the Company, in its sole discretion, determines that the
Reverse Split of its common stock is no longer in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders.
Commencing
at the effective time of the Reverse Split, each common stock certificate would
be deemed for all corporate purposes to evidence ownership of the reduced number
of shares of the Company’s common stock resulting from the Reverse Split. As
soon as practicable after the effective date, stockholders would be notified
as
to the effectiveness of the Reverse Split and instructed as to how and when
to
surrender their certificates of common stock.
YOU
SHOULD NOT SEND YOUR STOCK CERTIFICATES NOW. YOU SHOULD SEND THEM ONLY AFTER
YOU
RECEIVE A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL FROM OUR EXCHANGE AGENT, IF
ANY.
Fractional
Shares
We
do not
intend to issue fractional shares in connection with the Reverse Split.
Stockholders that otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares
because the number of shares of the Company’s common stock they hold is not
evenly divisible by the Reverse Split ratio will be rounded up to the nearest
whole share, not to be reduced below one share.
Effects
of Reverse Stock Split
The
Reverse Split will not, by itself, impact the Company's assets or prospects.
However, the Reverse Split could result in a decrease in the aggregate market
value of the Company's equity capital. The Reverse Split may affect the
liquidity of the common stock because of the reduced number of shares
outstanding after the Reverse Split. Also, the Reverse Split could result in
some stockholders owning “odd-lots” of less than 100 shares of common stock.
Odd-lot shares may be more difficult to sell, and brokerage commissions and
other costs of transactions in odd-lots are generally somewhat higher than
the
costs of transactions in “round-lots” of even multiples of 100 shares. The Board
believes, however, that these risks are outweighed by the benefits of the
Reverse Split.
The
following tables approximate the change to the capital structure of the Company
should the reverse stock split be effectuated:
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Issued
and
Outstanding
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Authorized
and Reserved for Issuance
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Authorized
and
Unreserved
(1)
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Post
1-for-500 Reverse Split
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1,147,701
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17,718,187
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981,134,112
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Post
1-for-1200 Reverse Split
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478,209
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17,718,187
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981,803,604
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(1) As
a
result of any reverse split, we will have an increased number of authorized
but
unissued shares
of
common stock. Authorized but unissued shares will be available for issuance,
and
we may
issue
such shares in financings or otherwise. If we issue additional shares, the
ownership interests
of our current stockholders may be diluted.
Potential
Disadvantages to the Reverse Stock Split
Reduced
Market Capitalization. While we expect that the reduction in our outstanding
shares of common stock will increase the market price of our common stock,
we
cannot assure you that the reverse stock split will increase the market price
of
our common stock by a multiple equal to the number of pre-split shares in the
reverse split ratio determined by the board of directors or result in any
permanent increase in the market price, which can be dependent upon many
factors, including our business and financial performance and prospects. Should
the market price decline after the reverse stock split, the percentage decline
may be greater, due to the smaller number of shares outstanding, than it would
have been prior to the reverse stock split. In some cases the stock price of
companies that have effected reverse stock splits has subsequently declined
back
to pre-reverse split levels. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that the market
price of our common stock immediately after the effective date of the proposed
reverse stock split will be maintained for any period of time or that the ratio
of post- and pre-split shares will remain the same after the reverse stock
split
is effected, or that the reverse stock split will not have an adverse effect
on
our stock price due to the reduced number of shares outstanding after the
reverse stock split. A reverse stock split is often viewed negatively by the
market and, consequently, can lead to a decrease in our overall market
capitalization. If the per share price does not increase proportionately as
a
result of the reverse stock split, then our overall market capitalization will
be reduced.
Liquidity.
Although the board believes that the decrease in the number of shares of our
common stock outstanding as a consequence of the reverse stock split and the
anticipated increase in the price of our common stock could encourage interest
in our common stock, such liquidity could also be adversely affected by the
reduced number of shares outstanding after the reverse stock split.
Voting
Rights
There
will be no change in the terms of the common stock as a result of the Reverse
Split. After the Reverse Split, the shares of common stock will have the same
voting rights and rights to dividends and distributions and will be identical
in
all other respects to the currently issued common stock now authorized. With
the
exception of the number of shares issued and outstanding, or held as treasury
shares, the rights and preferences of the shares of common stock prior and
subsequent to the Reverse Split will remain the same. Holders of the Company's
common stock will have no preemptive rights.
Federal
Income Tax Consequences
The
following is a summary of the material federal income tax consequences of the
proposed reverse stock split. This discussion is based on the Internal Revenue
Code, as amended (the “Code”), the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder,
judicial opinions, published positions of the Internal Revenue Service, and
all
other applicable authorities as of the date of this document, all of which
are
subject to change (possibly with retroactive effect).
This
discussion is for general information only and does not describe all of the
tax
consequences that may be relevant to a holder in light of such holder's
particular circumstances or to holders subject to special rules (such as dealers
in securities, financial institutions, insurance companies, tax-exempt
organizations, foreign individuals and entities, and persons who acquired their
common stock as compensation). In addition, this summary is limited to
stockholders that hold their common stock as capital assets. This discussion
also does not address any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state,
local or foreign jurisdiction. Accordingly,
each stockholder of the Company is strongly urged to consult with a tax adviser
to determine the particular federal, state, local or foreign income or other
tax
consequences to such holder of the reverse stock split.
We
believe that the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Split
generally are as follows:
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No
gain or loss would be recognized by the Company upon the Reverse
Split;
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The
aggregate adjusted basis of the shares of the Company's common stock
held
by a stockholder following the Reverse Split would be equal to such
stockholder's aggregate adjusted basis in the Company's common stock
held
immediately prior to the Reverse Split;
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The
holding period of the Company's common stock held by a stockholder following
the
Reverse Split would include the holding period of the shares of the Company's
common stock held immediately prior to the Reverse Split.
Dissenters
Rights
There
are
no dissenters' rights applicable to this proposal.
Financial
Information
Our
quarterly and annual reports on Form 10-QSB and Form 10-KSB, respectively and
Form 8-K relating to material contained in this Proxy have been filed with
the
SEC, are herein incorporated by this reference, and may be viewed on the SEC's
Web site at HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV/CGI-BIN/SRCH-EDGAR, AND SIMPLY TYPING IN “Victor
Industries” in the Edgar Archives. We are presently “current” in the filing of
all reports required to be filed by us.
Required
Vote
To
be
approved, the Reverse Split Proposal requires the affirmative vote (in person
or
by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock
entitled to vote thereon.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE
“FOR”
THE
REVERSE SPLIT
PROPOSAL
FOUR—REDOMICILE TO NEVADA
Introduction
The
following discussion assumes that the Company has effectuated Proposal 3 as
discussed above. For purposes of this Proposal, the Company and any reference
thereto, shall refer to the redomiciled Nevada Company, VICI Nevada. For the
business combination with Ethos to close, Proposal 3, supra, and this Proposal
4
must be approved, otherwise the contemplated transaction with Ethos will fail.
Therefore, this Proposal assumes that Proposal 3 has been ratified and all
action taken to effectuate the proposed action has been completed.
The
merger of the Company with and into its wholly-owned subsidiary, Victor Nevada,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (“VICI Nevada”) will have the sole effect of changing
the domicile of the Company from the State of Idaho to the State of Nevada.
The
Company will thereafter be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada rather
than the laws of the State of Idaho. A copy of the Plan of Merger is attached
to
this Proxy Statement as Exhibit C.
Once
this
Plan of Merger becomes effective, the Company will be governed by the articles
of incorporation and bylaws of VICI Nevada, which have been attached to this
Proxy Statement as Exhibits D and E, respectively. Shareholders of the
Company do not have preemptive rights nor will they as a result of this Plan
of
Merger.
Principal
Reasons for Reincorporating in Nevada
The
Company is making this recommendation in order to assist in the completion
of
the contemplated business combination with Ethos Environmental, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (“Ethos”). Although the principal terms of that transaction,
discussed below, have been agreed upon, the Company believes, that due to the
nature of the proposed transaction with Ethos, that, should the transaction
fail
to be completed, the Company will be in a better position to attract suitable
candidates for other possible business combination(s). On the other hand, should
the transaction with Ethos close, the post-transaction Company will be better
situated under Nevada law for future expansion and corporate regulation.
We
believe that, in general, Nevada law provides greater protection to our
directors and the Company than Idaho law. The increasing frequency of claims
and
litigation directed towards directors and officers has greatly expanded the
risks facing directors and officers of public companies in exercising their
duties. Reincorporation in Nevada may help the Company attract and retain
qualified management by reducing the risk of lawsuits being filed against the
Company and its directors.
Reincorporation
in Nevada will limit the personal liability of directors of the Company. Idaho
law permits a corporation to adopt provisions limiting or eliminating the
liability of a director to a company and its stockholders for monetary damages
for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that the liability does
not
arise from certain proscribed conduct, including breach of the duty of loyalty,
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a
knowing violation of law. The certificate of incorporation of the Company
excludes director liability to the maximum extent allowed by Idaho law. Nevada
law permits, and VICI Nevada has adopted in its articles of incorporation,
a
broader exclusion of liability of both officers and directors to the Company
and
its stockholders, providing for an exclusion of all monetary damages for breach
of fiduciary duty unless they arise from act or omissions which involve
intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law. The
reincorporation will result in the elimination of any liability of an officer
or
director for a breach of the duty of loyalty unless arising from intentional
misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law.
Operating
the Company as a Nevada corporation will not interfere with, or differ
substantially from, our present corporate activities. As a Nevada corporation,
the Company will be governed by Nevada corporate law, while Victor Industries,
Inc. is presently governed by Idaho law. Our board of directors believes that
Nevada law constitutes a comprehensive, flexible legal structure under which
to
operate. However, because of differences in the laws of these states, your
rights as stockholders will change in several material respects as a result
of
the reincorporation. These matters are discussed in greater detail immediately
below.
Significant
Differences Between Idaho and Nevada Law as they Effect the
Company
PROVISION
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NEVADA
LAW
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IDAHO
LAW
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GENERAL
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1.
Courts
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Nevada
has a large body of statutory and case law devoted to corporate law
questions.
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Idaho
has a large body of statutory law dealing with
corporations.
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DIRECTOR
AND OFFICER LIABILITY
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1.
Director liability limitations
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The
articles of incorporation and NRS (Nevada Revised Statutes) 78.138
(7)
limit liability of a director to the corporation and to stockholders
for
consequences that are a direct result of official or sanctioned actions.
Also, director or officer, unless directed otherwise by statute,
is
not liable for debts or liability of corporation unless acting as
the
alter ego of the corporation. NRS 78.747 (1).
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The
IC (Idaho Code) 30-1-202 has provisions eliminating or limiting the
liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders with
certain exceptions.
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2.
Exceptions to director liability limitations.
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No
limitations on liability or for intentional misconduct, fraud, or
knowingly violating the law. NRS 78.138 (7)(b).
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(a)
The amount of a financial benefit received by a director to which
he is
not entitled,
(b)
An intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or the shareholders,
(c)
A violation of section 30-1-833, Idaho Code, or
(d)
An intentional violation of criminal law
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3.Indemnification
of directors and officers
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NRS
78.7502 (1): A corporation may indemnify any person who was or is
a party
or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right
of
the
Corporation,
by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee
or
agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against
expenses,
including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action,
suit or proceeding if he: is not liable under NRS 78.138, acted in
“good
faith”, or had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful.
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IC
30-1-852, Mandatory Indemnification.
A
corporation shall indemnify a director who was wholly successful,
on the
merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he
was a
party because he was a director of the corporation against reasonable
expenses incurred by him in connection with the proceeding.
IC
30-1-851, Permissible Indemnification.
Except
as otherwise provided, a corporation may indemnify an individual
who is a
party to a proceeding because he is a director against liability
incurred
in the proceeding if
(a)
(i) He conducted himself in good faith; and
(ii)
He reasonably believed
(A)
In the case of conduct in his official capacity, that his conduct
was in the best interests of the corporation, and
(B)
In all cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation; and
(iii)
In the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable cause
to believe his conduct was unlawful; or
(b)
He engaged in conduct for which broader indemnification has been
made permissible or obligatory under a provision of the articles
of
incorporation, as authorized by law.
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4.
Advancement of litigation expenses
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The
articles of incorporation, the bylaws or an agreement made by the
corporation may provide that the expenses of officers and directors
incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding
must
be paid by the corporation as they are incurred and in advance of
the
final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt
of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the
amount
if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
that
he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation.
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A
corporation may, before final disposition of a proceeding, advance
funds
to pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a director
who
is a party to a proceeding because he is a director if he delivers
to the
corporation
(a)
A written affirmation of his good faith belief that he has met the
relevant standard of conduct described in section 30-1-851, Idaho
Code, or
that the proceeding involves conduct for which liability has been
eliminated under a provision of the articles of incorporation; and
(b)
His written undertaking to repay any funds advanced if he is not
entitled to mandatory indemnification under section 30-1-852, Idaho
Code,
and it is ultimately determined that he has not met the relevant
standard
of conduct.
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SALE
OF ASSETS
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1.
Voting requirements for sales of assets.
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Unless
otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, every corporation
may, by action taken at any meeting of its board of directors, sell,
lease
or exchange all of its property and assets, including its goodwill
and its
corporate franchises, upon such terms and conditions as its board
of
directors may approve, when and as authorized by the affirmative
vote of
stockholders holding stock in the corporation entitling them to exercise
at least a majority of the voting power given at a stockholders’ meeting
called for that purpose.
Unless
otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, a vote of
stockholders is not necessary:
(a)
For a transfer of assets by way of mortgage, or in trust or in pledge
to
secure indebtedness of the corporation; or
(b)
To abandon the sale, lease or exchange of assets.
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Sale
Of Assets In Regular Course Of Business And Mortgage Of
Assets.
A
corporation may, on the terms and conditions and for the consideration
determined by the board of directors
(a)
Sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of all, or substantially
all, of its property in the usual and regular course of business;
(b)
Mortgage, pledge, dedicate to the repayment of indebtedness, whether
with or without recourse, or otherwise encumber any or all of its
property
whether or not in the usual and regular course of business; or
(c)
Transfer any or all of its property to a corporation all the shares
of which are owned by the corporation.
(2)
Unless the articles of incorporation require it, approval by the
shareholders of a transaction described above is not
required.
Sale
Of Assets Other Than In Regular Course Of Business.
(1)
A corporation may sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of all,
or
substantially all, of its property, with or without the good will,
otherwise than in the usual and regular course of business, on the
terms
and conditions and for the consideration determined by the corporation's
board of directors, if the board of directors proposes and its
shareholders approve the proposed transaction.
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2.
Amending Certificate or Articles of Incorporation
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Amendment
Before Issuance of Shares.
At
least two-thirds of the incorporators or of the board of directors
of any
corporation, before issuing any stock, may amend the articles of
incorporation of the corporation by signing and filing with the secretary
of state a certificate amending, modifying, changing or altering
the
articles, in whole or in part.
Amendment
After Issuance of Shares
Any
corporation having stock may amend its articles of incorporation
in any of
the following respects:
(a)
By addition to its corporate powers and purposes, or diminution thereof,
or both.
(b)
By substitution of other powers and purposes, in whole or in part,
for
those prescribed by its articles of incorporation.
(c)
By increasing, decreasing or reclassifying its authorized stock,
by
changing the number, par value, preferences, or relative, participating,
optional or other rights, or the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of such rights, of its shares, or of any class or series
of
any class thereof whether or not the shares are outstanding at the
time of
the amendment, or by changing shares with par value, whether or not
the
shares are outstanding at the time of the amendment, into shares
without
par value or by changing shares without par value, whether or not
the
shares are outstanding at the time of the amendment, into shares
with par
value, either with or without increasing or decreasing the number
of
shares, and upon such basis as may be set forth in the certificate
of
amendment.
(d)
By changing the name of the corporation.
(e)
By making any other change or alteration in its articles of incorporation
that may be desired.
2.
All such changes or alterations may be effected by one certificate
of amendment; but any articles of incorporation so amended,
changed
or
altered, may contain only such provisions as it would be lawful and
proper
to insert in original articles of incorporation, pursuant to
NRS
78.035
and 78.037, if the original articles were executed and filed at the
time
of making the amendment.
Procedure
for Amending Articles after issuing stock,
(a)
The board of directors must adopt a resolution setting forth the
amendment
proposed and declaring its advisability, and either call a special
meeting
of the stockholders entitled to vote on the amendment or direct that
the
proposed amendment be considered at the next annual meeting of the
stockholders entitled to vote on the amendment.
(b)
At the meeting, of which notice must be given to each stockholder
entitled
to vote pursuant to the provisions of this section, a vote of the
stockholders entitled to vote in person or by proxy must be taken
for and
against the proposed amendment. If it appears upon the canvassing
of the
votes that stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling
them
to exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater
proportion of the voting power as may be required in the case of
a vote by
classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the
articles
of incorporation, have voted in favor of the amendment, an officer
of the
corporation shall sign a certificate setting forth the amendment,
or
setting forth the articles of incorporation as amended, and the vote
by
which the amendment was adopted.
2.
If any proposed amendment would adversely alter or change any
preference or any relative or other right given to any class or series
of
outstanding shares, then the amendment must be approved by the vote,
in
addition to the affirmative vote otherwise required, of the holders
of
shares
representing a majority of the voting power of each class or series
adversely affected by the amendment regardless of limitations or
restrictions on the voting power thereof.
3.
Provision may be made in the articles of incorporation requiring,
in
the case of any specified amendments, a larger proportion of the
voting
power of stockholders than that required by this section.
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Amendment
Before Issuance of Shares.
If
a corporation has not yet issued shares, its incorporators or board
of
directors may adopt amendments to the corporation's articles of
incorporation.
Amendment
After Issuance of Shares
Amendment
By Board Of Directors.
Unless
the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's
board of
directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles
of incorporation without shareholder action
(1)
To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated
at
a time when limited duration was required by law;
(2)
To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;
(3)
To delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or
registered office, if a statement of change is on file or if an annual
report has been filed with the secretary of state;
(4)
To change each issued and unissued authorized share of an
outstanding class into a greater number of whole shares if the corporation
has only shares of that class outstanding;
(5)To
change the corporate name by substituting “corporation,”
“incorporated,” “company,” “limited,” or the abbreviation “corp.,” “inc.,”
“co.,” or “ltd.,” for a similar word or abbreviation in the name, or by
adding, deleting or changing a geographical attribution for the name;
(6)
To reduce the number of authorized shares solely as a result of a
cancellation of treasury shares; or
(7)
To make any other change expressly permitted by law to be made
without shareholder action.
Amendment
By Board of Directors and Shareholders.
(1)
A corporation's board of directors may propose one or more amendments
to
the articles of incorporation for submission to the shareholders.
(2)
For the amendment to be adopted
(a)
The board of directors must recommend the amendment to the
shareholders unless the board of directors determines that because
of
conflict of interest or other special circumstances it should make
no
recommendation and communicates the basis for its determination to
the
shareholders with the amendment; and
(b)
The shareholders entitled to vote on the amendment must approve the
amendment .
(3)
The board of directors may condition its submission of the proposed
amendment on any basis.
(4)
The corporation shall notify each shareholder, whether or not
entitled to vote, of the proposed shareholders' meeting in
accordance with section 30-1-705, Idaho Code. The notice of meeting
must also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of
the
meeting is to consider the proposed amendment and contain or be
accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment.
(5)
Unless this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the board
of
directors require a
greater
vote or a vote by voting groups, the amendment to be adopted must
be
approved by
(a)
A majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the amendment by any
voting group with respect to which the amendment would create dissenters'
rights; and
(b)
The votes required by sections 30-1-725 and 30-1-726, Idaho Code,
by
every other voting group entitled to vote on the
amendment.
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ELECTIONS;
PROCEDURAL MATTERS
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Preemptive rights
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As
to corporations formed before October 1, 1991; preemptive rights
exist,
limited by the articles of incorporation or statute. As to corporations
formed after October 1, 1991; preemptive rights do not exist except
to the
extent that the articles of incorporation provide.
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The
shareholders of a corporation do not have a preemptive right to acquire
the corporation's unissued shares except to the extent the articles
of
incorporation so provide.
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2.
Cumulative voting
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Unless
otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, directors are
elected
by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in
the
election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
Shareholders
do not have a right to cumulate their votes for directors unless
the
articles of incorporation so provide..
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Unless
otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, directors are
elected
by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in
the
election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
Shareholders
do not have a right to cumulate their votes for directors unless
the
articles of incorporation so provide.
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3.
Removal of directors
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Except
as otherwise provided by statute, any director or one or more of
the
incumbent directors may be removed from office by the vote of stockholders
representing not less than two/thirds of the voting power of the
issued
and outstanding stock entitled to voting power.
In
the case of corporations which have provided in their articles of
incorporation for the election of directors by cumulative voting,
any
director
or directors who constitute fewer than all of the incumbent directors
may
not be removed from office at any one time or as the result of any
one
transaction under the provisions of this section except upon the
vote of
stockholders owning sufficient shares to prevent each director’s election
to office at the time of removal.
The
articles of incorporation may require the concurrence of more than
two-thirds of the voting power of the issued and outstanding stock
entitled to voting power in order to remove one or more directors
from
office.
All
vacancies, including those caused by an increase in the number of
directors, may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors,
though
less than a quorum, unless it is otherwise provided in the articles
of
incorporation.
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The
shareholders may remove one or more directors with or without cause
unless
the articles of incorporation provide that directors may be removed
only
for cause.
If
cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if
the
number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is
voted
against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a
director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove
him
exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.
A
director may be removed by the shareholders only at a meeting called
for
the purpose of removing him and the meeting notice must state that
the
purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of the
director.
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Written consent in lieu of shareholder meeting
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Unless
otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws,
any
action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders
may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, a
written
consent thereto is signed by stockholders holding at least a majority
of
the voting power, except that if a different proportion of voting
power is
required for such an action at a meeting, then that proportion of
written
consents is required.
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Unless
otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws,
any
action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders
may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, a
written
consent thereto is signed by stockholders holding at least a majority
of
the voting power, except that if a different proportion of voting
power is
required for such an action at a meeting, then that proportion of
written
consents is required.
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Board quorum
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Unless
the articles of incorporation or the bylaws provide for a greater
or
lesser proportion, a majority of the board of directors of the corporation
then in office, at a meeting duly assembled, is necessary to constitute
a
quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of directors
holding a
majority of the voting power of the directors, present at a meeting
at
which a quorum is present, is the act of the board of
directors.
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Unless
the articles of incorporation or the bylaws provide for a greater
or
lesser proportion, a majority of the board of directors of the corporation
then in office, at a meeting duly assembled, is necessary to constitute
a
quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of directors
holding a
majority of the voting power of the directors, present at a meeting
at
which a quorum is present, is the act of the board of directors
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Tax
Aspects
It
is
management’s belief that pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code Section 368 (a),
this change of domicile from Idaho to Nevada will qualify as a tax free exchange
as a mere change of place of incorporation, however effected.
Assuming
that the merger of the Company into its wholly-owned subsidiary qualifies as
a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code:
· No
gain
or loss will be recognized by a Shareholder of the Company as a result of the
merger with respect
to shares of the Company converted solely into shares of the surviving
company;
· The
tax
basis of the shares of stock of the surviving company received by the Company’s
Shareholders
will be the same as the tax basis of the Company’s stock exchanged
therefor;
· The
holding period of the surviving company stock received by the Company’s
Shareholders in the
merger will include the period during which the Company’s stock surrendered in
exchange therefor
were held, provided that such shares of the Company were held as capital assets
at the effective
date of the merger.
No
Opinion of Counsel and Advice to Seek Own Tax Adviser
Neither
the Company nor the nominees for Director have sought an opinion of counsel
with
respect to the tax consequences of the transactions to be considered at the
meeting. The Company and the nominees do not believe that the reincorporation
in
Nevada will have any tax consequences to the Company's Shareholders.
Shareholders are advised to consult with their own tax advisers or counsel
if
they have any questions regarding the tax aspects of the
transaction.
Voting
The
proposal to merge the Company with its wholly-owned Nevada subsidiary will
require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares
entitled to vote thereon.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE CHANGE OF THE COMPANY’S STATE OF
DOMICILE FROM IDAHO TO NEVADA
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PROPOSAL
FIVE--MERGER WITH ETHOS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
The
following discussion assumes that the Company has effectuated Proposal 3 and
Proposal 4 as discussed above. For purposes of this paragraph, the “Company” and
any reference thereto, shall refer to the post-Reverse Split Nevada Company.
Any
reference to “VICI” shall refer to the present Company, and any recommendations
by the Board of Directors. Should Proposal 3 and Proposal 4 not be ratified,
and
the terms and conditions thereof completed, the transaction discussed in this
Proposal 5 is not likely to be consummated and will be terminated pursuant
to
the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “APR
Merger”). Therefore, this Proposal assumes that Proposal 3 and Proposal 4 have
been ratified and all action taken to effectuate the proposed action has been
completed.
The
closing of the APR Merger is subject to various customary closing conditions,
including but not limited to shareholder approval by both companies.
The
description set forth herein of the terms and conditions of the APR Merger
is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement,
which
is filed with this report as Exhibit F and incorporated by reference into this
Proposal 5. The Merger Agreement has been included to provide shareholders
with
information regarding the terms of the merger and the merger agreement is not
intended to provide any other factual information about the Company or Ethos
Environmental, Inc. All such information can be found in this Proxy Statement
and in other public filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
what are available without charge at www.sec.gov.
The
Merger
The
APR
Merger provides for a business combination transaction by means of a merger
of
Ethos with and into the Company, with the Company as the corporation surviving
the merger. Under the terms of the APR Merger, the Company will acquire all
issued and outstanding shares of Ethos in exchange for 17,718,187 shares of
common stock of the Company. Shares of Company common stock an representing
an
estimated 97% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Company common
stock
shall be issued to the Ethos stockholders.
The
following summary of the material provisions of the APR Merger is qualified
by
reference to the complete text of the merger agreement, as amended, a copy
of
which is attached as Exhibit F to this proxy statement.
All
stockholders are encouraged to read the APR Merger in its entirety for a more
complete description of the terms and conditions of the actions described
therein and summarized herein.
After
careful consideration of the terms and conditions of the APR Merger, the Board
of Directors of VICI has determined that the APR Merger is fair to and in the
best interests of VICI and its stockholders. In reaching its decision with
respect to the APR Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby, the Board
of Directors of VICI reviewed the financial data and the due diligence and
evaluation materials provided by Ethos in order to determine that the
consideration to be paid to the Ethos stockholders was reasonable.
The
closing of the merger will take place promptly following the satisfaction of
the
conditions described below under “The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Closing
of the Merger,” unless VICI and Ethos agree in writing to another time. The
merger is expected to be consummated promptly after the annual meeting of VICI's
stockholders described in this proxy statement.
Name
& Headquarters After completion of the Merger:
· the
name
of VICI shall be Ethos Environmental, Inc.;
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corporate headquarters and principal executive offices of VICI will
be
located at 7015 Alamitos Avenue in San Diego, CA 92154, which is
Ethos’s
corporate headquarters; and
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VICI
and Ethos will cause the common stock of VICI outstanding prior to
the APR
Merger, which is traded on the Over The Counter Trading Bulletin
Board
(“OTCBB”), to continue trading on the OTCBB, albeit a new symbol shall be
requested by the filing of the appropriate documentation.
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Merger
Consideration
Pursuant
to the APR Merger, the holders of securities of Ethos outstanding immediately
before the merger will receive, in exchange for such securities, 17,718,187
shares of Company common stock. Immediately following the APR Merger, the Ethos
stockholders will own approximately 97% of the total issued and outstanding
Company common stock. Unless otherwise indicated, this proxy statement assumes
that 17,718,187 Company common shares will be issued in conjunction with the
APR
Merger.
Post-Transaction
Operations
As
soon
as practical following the close of the transaction it is contemplated that
the
current business operations of the Company will be spun-off into Envirotech
Industrial Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Envirotech”). Pursuant to the
spin-off each shareholder of record shall receive a dividend share in the
private company, Envirotech. Envirotech will focus its operations in the
agricultural industry focusing on emerging technology in the fertilizer and
plant growth enhancement sphere. Shareholder receiving a dividend share in
Envirotech shall be shareholder in a private company. The Company, based on
capital requirement and business conditions, may endeavor to register its
securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission facilitating Envirotech
becoming a publicly traded company. At
this time there is no definitive plan to register the shares of Envirotech
with
the SEC. Accordingly, shareholders should understand that any dividend shares
received pursuant to a spin-off would not have a public market and as such
would
have no liquidity. The Company makes no representation that following the
spin-off, the dividend shares would be registered with the SEC and therefore
Envirotech may never become a publicly traded company.
Following
the transaction, the Registrant will operate within the fuel reformulation
industry. Ethos currently manufactures and distributes a line of fuel
reformulation products designed to promote and foster an increase in fuel
mileage in both personal and commercial vehicles. Ethos currently markets its
products under the name Ethos Fuel Reformulators, or Ethos FR. These products
not only enhance gas mileage but function to reduce emissions and vehicle
maintenance costs. Ethos has patents in process covering specific areas on
synthetic oils, sulfur substitutes and varied formulation of its existing
products.
The
post-transaction company will not continue any operations in the area of
business currently conducted by the Registrant. The exclusive focus of the
post-transaction company shall be within the fuel reformulation industry. The
Company believes that the potential for growth in this area remains large with
the current global economy and ever present focus on the global rise in fuel
prices.
Post-Transaction
Management and Board of Directors.
The
directors and officers of Ethos in office at the time of closing of the
transaction shall be appointed the directors and officers of the
post-transaction Company and the current officers and directors of the Company
shall immediately resign from the office and positions with the Company and
shall be appointed the officers and directors of Envirotech.
As
of
October 3, 2006, directors and executive officers of VICI and their affiliates
(the “VICI Inside Stockholders”) beneficially owned and were entitled to vote
40,339,916 shares or approximately .10% of VICI’s outstanding common stock. The
VICI Inside Stockholders have also indicated that they intend to vote their
shares in favor of all other proposals being presented at the meeting and that
they will vote the shares they purchased in open market transactions in favor
of
all of the proposals being presented at the meeting, including the merger
proposal.
You
will
be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the Annual meeting if you
owned shares of VICI common stock at the close of business on the record date
for the Annual meeting. You will have one vote for each share of VICI common
stock you owned at the close of business on the record date. On the record
date,
there were 573,850,483 shares of VICI common stock outstanding.
A
quorum
of VICI stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be
present at the VICI special meeting if a majority of the outstanding shares
entitled to vote at the meeting are represented in person or by proxy.
Abstentions and broker non-votes will count as present for the purposes of
establishing a quorum.
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The
approval of the merger proposal will require the affirmative vote
of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of VICI common stock
on
the record date. The merger will not be consummated if the holders
of more
than 50% of the common stock of VICI do not vote in the affirmative
for
the APR Merger.
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Please
note that you cannot seek conversion of your shares unless you affirmatively
vote against the APR Merger.
Dissenters
Rights
There
are
no dissenters’ rights applicable to this proposal.
Proxies
Proxies
may be solicited by mail, telephone or in person. VICI has engaged Action Stock
Transfer Corporation to assist in the solicitation of proxies. If you grant
a
proxy, you may still vote your shares in person if you revoke your proxy before
the special meeting.
When
you
consider the recommendation of VICI's board of directors in favor of adoption
of
the APR Merger proposal, you should keep in mind that VICI's executive officers
and members of VICI's board have interests in the APR Merger transaction that
are different from, or in addition to, your interests as a stockholder. These
interests include, among other things if the APR Merger is not approved, VICI
will be required to seek additional funds or possible business combination
in
order to remain operational.
Consummation
of the APR Merger and the related transactions is conditioned on the VICI
stockholders adopting this merger proposal. In addition, the consummation of
the
merger is conditioned upon the following:
· no
order,
stay, judgment or decree being issued by any governmental authority preventing,
restraining
or prohibiting in whole or in part, the consummation of such transactions;
· the
delivery by each party to the other party of a certificate to the effect that
the representations and
warranties of the delivering party are true and correct in all material respects
as of the closing and
all
covenants contained in the APR Merger have been materially complied with by
the
delivering
party;
· the
receipt of necessary consents and approvals by third parties and the completion
of necessary proceedings;
· VICI's
common stock being quoted on the OTCBB; and
· those
additional terms and conditions as fully set forth in the APR Agreement attached
hereto.
Ethos’s
Conditions to Closing of the APR Merger
The
obligations of Ethos to consummate the transactions contemplated by the merger
agreement, in addition to the conditions described above, are conditioned upon
each of the following, among other things:
· there
shall have been no material adverse effect with respect to VICI since the date
of the merger agreement;
· Ethos
shall have received a legal opinion substantially in the form annexed to the
merger agreement,
which is customary for transactions of this nature, from the SteadyLaw Group,
LLP, counsel
to VICI; and
· those
additional terms and conditions as fully set forth in the APR Agreement attached
hereto.
VICI's
Conditions to Closing of the APR Merger
The
obligations of VICI to consummate the transactions contemplated by the APR
Merger, in addition to the conditions described above in the second paragraph
of
this section, are conditioned upon each of the following, among other things:
· at
the
closing, there shall have been no material adverse effect with respect to Ethos
since the date of
the
APR Merger;
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shall have received a legal opinion substantially in the form annexed
to
the APR Merger, which is customary for transactions of this nature,
from
Michael Later, Esq., counsel to Ethos;
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additional terms and conditions as fully set forth in the APR Agreement attached
hereto.
Termination,
Amendment and Waiver
The
APR
Merger may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time of the APR
Merger by the mutual written consent of the Registrant and Ethos. Either the
Registrant or Ethos may terminate the APR Merger (i) if the APR Merger is not
completed by June 15, 2006, (ii) if any legal restraint or prohibition
prohibiting the completion of the APR Merger becomes final or non-appealable,
or
(iii) if the majority of the stockholders of either the Registrant or Ethos
do
not vote in favor of the actions described therein. In addition, Ethos may
terminate the APR Merger if (i) Ethos’ board of directors determines that it is
required to do so pursuant to its fiduciary duties, or (ii) Registrant breaches
or fails to perform any of their respective representations, warranties or
covenants under the APR Merger. Further, Registrant may terminate the APR Merger
if (i) Registrant’s board of directors fails determines that it is required to
do so pursuant to its fiduciary duties, or (ii) Ethos breaches or fails to
perform any of their respective representations, warranties or covenants under
the APR Merger.
Quotation
or Listing
VICI's
outstanding common stock is quoted on the OTCBB. VICI and Ethos will use their
reasonable best efforts to ensure that VICI's common stock will continue to
be
quoted on the OTCBB.
The
APR
Merger is intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and no gain or loss will be
recognized by VICI as a result of the APR Merger;
The
APR
Merger will be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting as a
reverse acquisition in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles for accounting and financial reporting purposes. Under this method
of
accounting, Ethos will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial
reporting purposes. In accordance with guidance applicable to these
circumstances, the APR Merger will be considered to be a capital transaction
in
substance. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the APR Merger will be treated
as the equivalent of Ethos issuing stock for the net monetary assets of VICI,
accompanied by a recapitalization. The net monetary assets of VICI will be
stated at their fair value, essentially equivalent to historical costs, with
no
goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.
The
APR
Merger and the transactions contemplated by the APR Merger are not subject
to
any additional federal or state regulatory requirement or approval, including
the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, or HSR Act, except
for
filings with the State of Idaho necessary to effectuate the transactions
contemplated by the APR Merger.
We
believe that some of the information in this proxy statement constitutes
forward-looking statements within the definition of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. However, the safe-harbor provisions of that
act
do not apply to statements made in this proxy statement. You can identify these
statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intends,” and “continue” or similar
words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because
they:
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future expectations;
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projections of future results of operations or financial condition;
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other “forward-looking” information.
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We
believe it is important to communicate our expectations to our stockholders.
However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to predict
accurately or over which we have no control. The risk factors and cautionary
language discussed in this proxy statement provide examples of risks,
uncertainties and events that may cause actual results to differ materially
from
the expectations described by us or Ethos in such forward-looking statements,
including among other things:
· the
number and percentage of our stockholders voting against the merger proposal;
· outcomes
of government reviews, inquiries, investigations and related litigation;
· continued
compliance with government regulations;
· legislation
or regulatory environments, requirements or changes adversely affecting the
business in
which
Ethos is engaged;
· fluctuations
in customer demand;
· management
of rapid growth;
· general
economic conditions;
· Ethos’s
business strategy and plans;
All
forward-looking statements included herein attributable to any of VICI, Ethos
or
any person acting on either party’s behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section.
Except to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations, VICI and
Ethos
undertake no obligations to update these forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date of this proxy statement or to reflect
the
occurrence of unanticipated events.
At
any
time prior to the closing, any party to the APR Merger may, in writing, to
the
extent legally allowed:
· extend
the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the
other parties to the
agreement;
· waive
any
inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such party contained
in the merger
agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to the merger agreement; and
· waive
compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such
party contained in
the
merger agreement.
VICI
and
Ethos have agreed that until closing or termination of the merger agreement,
the
parties will:
· cooperate
in good faith to jointly prepare all press releases and public announcements
pertaining to the
merger agreement and the transactions governed by it; and
· not
issue
or otherwise make any public announcement or communication pertaining to the
merger agreement
or the transaction without the prior consent of the other party, which shall
not
be unreasonably
withheld by the other party, except as may be required by applicable laws or
court process.
Shares
of
our common stock are currently traded on the over-the-counter market and are
quoted on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) under the symbol “VICI.”
Following the effective date of the APR Merger, shares of common stock of the
Company will be traded on the over-the-counter market under a symbol yet to
be
assigned, which the Company may not know prior to mailing this proxy statement
to its stockholders. The Company will publicly disseminate the new ticker symbol
for the common stock, as soon as it becomes available.
Financial
Information
A. 2004
AUDITED
Financial Statements, Ethos Environmental, Inc.
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2004
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2004
Table
of Contents
INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS’ REPORT …………………………………………. 1
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS:
Balance
Sheets …………………………………………………………………
2
Statement
of Income …………………………………………………………… 3
Statement
of Stockholders’ Equity …………………………………………….. 4
Statements
of Cash Flows ……………………………………………………… 5
Notes
to
Financial Statements ……………………………………………..…. 6-9
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Board of Directors
of Ethos
Environmental, Inc.
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Ethos Environmental,
Inc.
(the Company) as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related statements
of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2003 were unaudited. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the auditing generally accepted in
the
United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement
is
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Ethos Environmental, Inc. as
of
December 31, 2004 and 2003, the results of its operations and its cash
flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As
discussed in Note 6 to the financial statements, the company has restated
the
financial statements as of December 31, 2004 and the year then ended to reflect
the correction of an error discovered subsequent to March 2, 2005.
/s/
Berry
& Co. CPA’S
Las
Vegas, Nevada
March
2,
2005
Restated
August
10, 2006
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
BALANCE
SHEETS
DECEMBER
31, 2004 AND 2003
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
|
2003
|
Current
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$1,057,137
|
|
$
27,054
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
|
317,902
|
|
40,664
|
|
Inventory,
net
|
|
|
58,748
|
|
68,028
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
1,433,787
|
|
135,746
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
351,117
|
|
135,173
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
82,110
|
|
37,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
82,110
|
|
37,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Assets
|
|
|
|
$
1,867,014
|
|
$
308,319
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Liabiliities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
Payable
|
|
|
$
122,261
|
|
$
112,862
|
|
Accrued
Expenses
|
|
|
38,918
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
161,179
|
|
112,881
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-Term
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans
Payable
|
|
|
1,997
|
|
3,997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,997
|
|
3,997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Liabilities
|
|
|
163,176
|
|
116,878
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders'
Equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock, $.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized;
17,609,287 and 12,487,487 shares
|
|
|
|
|
issued
and outstanding
|
|
17,610
|
|
12,488
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
3,793,046
|
|
1,220,987
|
|
Retained
earnings (deficit)
|
|
(2,106,818)
|
|
(1,042,034)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
stockholders' equity
|
|
1,703,838
|
|
191,441
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
|
|
$
1,867,014
|
|
$
308,319
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF INCOME
YEARS
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
|
2003
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
332,780
|
|
$
198,812
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of Sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
125,753
|
|
194,376
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
|
|
|
207,027
|
|
4,436
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
Automobile
expense
|
|
|
|
40,431
|
|
14,684
|
|
Bad
debt expense
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
48,935
|
|
Bank
service fees
|
|
|
|
|
1,240
|
|
430
|
|
Commissions
|
|
|
|
|
118,229
|
|
25,038
|
|
Depreciation
expense
|
|
|
|
37,702
|
|
10,105
|
|
Insurance
|
|
|
|
|
2,897
|
|
998
|
|
Rent
expense
|
|
|
|
|
62,159
|
|
52,283
|
|
Repairs
and maintenance
|
|
|
|
19,129
|
|
7,280
|
|
Professional
fees
|
|
|
|
|
657,853
|
|
124,212
|
|
Taxes
and licenses
|
|
|
|
564
|
|
3,131
|
|
Other
expenses
|
|
|
|
|
82,698
|
|
147,992
|
|
Research
and development
|
|
|
|
46,950
|
|
-
|
|
Telephone
and utilities
|
|
|
|
21,007
|
|
14,483
|
|
Office
supplies and expense
|
|
|
32,106
|
|
2,041
|
|
Meals
and travel expense
|
|
|
|
154,667
|
|
128,171
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
|
|
1,845
|
|
5,053
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
1,269,477
|
|
584,836
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating income/(loss)
|
|
|
|
(1,062,450)
|
|
(580,400)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
|
(2,334)
|
|
(1,545)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating income/(loss) before income taxes
|
(1,064,784)
|
|
(581,945)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax (expense) benefit
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income/(loss)
|
|
|
|
|
$
(1,064,784)
|
|
$
(581,945)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
deficit, beginning
|
|
|
|
(1,042,034)
|
|
(460,089)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained
earnings (deficit), ending
|
|
|
|
(2,106,818)
|
|
(1,042,034)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial
statements.
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
STATEMENT
OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
YEARS
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
Common
Stock Shares
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-In Capital
|
|
Retained
Earnings / (Deficit)
|
|
Total
Stockholders' Equity
|
Balance,
January 1, 2003 (unaudited)
|
6,246,862
|
|
$
6,247
|
$
360,420
|
$
(460,089)
|
|
$
(93,422)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
issuances
|
6,240,625
|
|
6,241
|
|
860,567
|
|
|
|
866,808
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss (unaudited)
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(581,945)
|
|
(581,945)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
December 31, 2003
|
12,487,487
|
|
12,488
|
|
1,220,987
|
|
(1,042,034)
|
|
191,441
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
issuances
|
5,121,800
|
|
5,122
|
|
2,572,059
|
|
-
|
|
2,577,181
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(1,064,784)
|
|
(1,064,784)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2004
|
17,609,287
|
|
$
17,610
|
|
$
3,793,046
|
|
$
(2,106,818)
|
|
$
1,703,838
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
|
2003
(Unaudited)
|
Operating
Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
income/(loss)
|
|
|
|
$
(1,064,784)
|
|
$
(581,945)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash
|
|
|
|
|
used
in operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
37,702
|
|
10,103
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase)/Decrease
in receivables
|
|
|
(277,238)
|
|
14,390
|
|
(Increase)/Decrease
in inventory
|
|
|
9,280
|
|
(90,417)
|
|
(Increase)/Decrease
in other assets
|
|
|
(44,710)
|
|
(32,000)
|
|
Increase/(Decrease)
in accounts payable
|
|
9,399
|
|
124,733
|
|
Increase/(Decrease)
in accrued expenses
|
|
38,899
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(1,291,452)
|
|
(555,115)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of property, pland and equipment
|
|
(253,647)
|
|
(119,635)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(253,647)
|
|
(119,635)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from loans payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
3,997
|
|
Repayment
of loans payable
|
|
|
(2,000)
|
|
-
|
|
Proceeds
from capital contributions
|
|
|
2,577,182
|
|
686,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
2,575,182
|
|
690,497
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
1,030,083
|
|
15,747
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of year
|
|
27,054
|
|
11,307
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, End of Year
|
|
$
1,057,137
|
|
$
27,054
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
NOTES
TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2004
Note
1. Organization
Ethos
Environmental, Inc. (the Company) develops and markets fuel enhancing products
that reduce fuel costs and emissions. The Company is based in southern
California and has developed its product marketing to locations that include
the
United States, Asia, Central and South America, Canada and Europe.
Note
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Accounting
Method
The
Company maintains its records on an accrual basis of accounting, which
recognizes revenues when earned and expenses when incurred.
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable is recorded at the amount the Company expects to collect on balances
outstanding at year-end. Management closely monitors outstanding balances
and
writes off, as of year-end, all balances that have not been collected by
the
time the financial statements are issued.
Inventory
Inventory
consists primarily of raw materials and is stated at the lower of cost or
market
value.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are recorded at cost and are depreciated over their estimated
useful lives using the straight-line depreciation method. Useful lives of
asset
classes range from 5 to 7 years.
For
income tax purposes, depreciation is computed using the accelerated cost
recovery system and the modified accelerated cost recovery system.
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
NOTES
TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2004
Note
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for its income taxes under the provisions of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards 109 (SFAS 109). Income taxes are provided
for the
tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements and consist
of
taxes currently due plus deferred taxes related primarily to differences
between
the bases of certain assets and liabilities for financial and tax reporting.
The
deferred taxes represent the future tax return consequences of those
differences, which will either be taxable when the assets and liabilities
are
recovered or settled.
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with the generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that
affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results
could differ from those estimates.
Note
3. Property and Equipment
The
Company’s property and equipment consists of the following as of December 31,
2004 and 2003.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
|
2003
|
Vehicles
|
|
|
|
$
277,202
|
|
$
107,795
|
Equipment
|
|
|
|
89,722
|
|
25,134
|
Furniture
and Fixtures
|
|
|
32,001
|
|
12,349
|
|
|
|
|
398,925
|
|
145,278
|
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
|
(47,808)
|
|
(10,105)
|
|
|
|
|
$
351,117
|
|
$
135,173
|
Depreciation
expense for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 was $37,702 and
$10,105.
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
NOTES
TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2004
Note
4. Income Taxes
Deferred
tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
|
2003
|
Current
taxes
|
|
|
|
$
(335,777)
|
|
$
107,795
|
Deferred
taxes
|
|
|
|
19,336
|
|
25,134
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
316,441
|
|
12,349
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
SFAS
No.
109 specifies tat deferred tax assets are to be reduced by a valuation allowance
if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax
asset
will not be realized. Management has determined that it is more likely than
not
that the full benefit of the net deferred tax asset will not be realized,
so
management has established a full valuation allowance at December 31,
2004.
Net
operating loss (NOL) carry forwards may be limited under the Internal Revenue
Code should significant changes in ownership occur.
The
tax
bases of accounts receivable exceed their bases for financial reporting by
the
amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts. The excess will be deductible
when substantially all collection efforts have been exhausted. Property and
equipment exceed their tax bases by the cumulative amount that accelerated
depreciation exceeds straight-line depreciation. The excess will be taxable
in
future periods through reduced depreciation deductions for tax
purposes.
Note
5. Concentrations of Credit Risk
The
Company maintains its cash balance at a financial institution that is insured
by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $100,000. At December 31,
2004,
the Company’s uninsured cash balance totals $958,051.
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
NOTES
TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2004
Note
6. Restatement
For
the
year ended December 31, 2004, the company previously recorded revenue of
$6,384,000, or approximately 95% of total revenue. The company produced invoices
for $4,218,000 and $2,166,000 in October and November 2004, respectively
and the
$6,384,000 was recorded as outstanding accounts receivable at December 31,
2004.
Subsequent to the issuance of the audit report dated March 2, 2005 the company
determined that it had recognized the income and related costs in error,
and has
restated the financial statements to correct this error. The effect of this
restatement was to reduce previously reported revenue, cost of sales, net
income, accounts receivable, accounts payable, income tax expense and retained
earnings as follows:
|
|
|
|
As
Previously Reported
|
|
As
Restated
|
|
Difference
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
|
$
6,716,780
|
$
332,780
|
$
(6,384,000)
|
Cost
of Sales
|
|
|
|
2,630,820
|
|
125,753
|
|
(2,505,067)
|
Net
Income
|
|
|
|
2,197,004
|
|
1,064,784
|
|
(1,132,220)
|
Accounts
Receivable
|
|
|
6,701,902
|
|
317,902
|
|
(6,384,000)
|
Accounts
Payable
|
|
|
2,627,327
|
|
122,261
|
|
(2,505,066)
|
Income
Tax (Expense) Benefit
|
|
(617,145)
|
|
-
|
|
617,145
|
Retained
Earnings
|
|
|
1,511,330
|
|
(2,106,818)
|
|
(3,618,148)
|
B. 2005 AUDITED
Financial Statements, Ethos Environmental, Inc.
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
FINANCIAL
REPORT
DECEMBER 31,
2005
|
C
O N T E N T S
Page
INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS'
REPORT
1
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
BALANCE
SHEETS
2
STATEMENTS
OF
OPERATIONS
3
STATEMENTS
OF STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
4
STATEMENTS
OF CASH
FLOWS
5
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
6 - 10
INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS' REPORT
To
the
Board of Directors of
Ethos
Environmental, Inc.
San
Diego, California
We
have
audited the accompanying balance sheet of Ethos Environmental, Inc. ("the
Company") as of December 31, 2005, and the related statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended.
These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.
Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on the 2005 financial statements
based
on our audit. The 2004 financials statements were audited by other auditors
whose report dated March 2, 2005, with respect to the financial statements
and August 10, 2006, with respect to the restatement of the 2004 financial
statements, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements. As discussed
in Note 2, the Company has restated its 2004 financial statements effective
August 10, 2006, to reflect the correction of an error related to revenue
recognition.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in
the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of
material misstatements. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An
audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and the significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis
for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the 2005 financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all
material respects, the financial position of Ethos Environmental, Inc.
as of
December 31, 2005, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the
year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in
the United States.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company
will
continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements,
the Company has experienced recurring losses from operations and has a
substantial accumulated deficit. These conditions raise substantial doubt
about
the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans
regarding these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements
do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
/S/
PETERSON SULLIVAN PLLC
September 5,
2006
Seattle,
Washington
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
BALANCE
SHEETS
December
31, 2005 and 2004
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
2005
|
|
2004
(As Restated)
|
Current
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
198,498
|
|
$
1,057,137
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
241,085
|
|
317,902
|
|
Inventory
|
259,564
|
|
58,748
|
|
Building
deposit
|
200,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets
|
1,199,147
|
|
1,433,787
|
Property
and Equipment, net
|
369,457
|
|
351,117
|
Other
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Loans
receivable
|
84,110
|
|
77,110
|
|
Other
|
|
8,000
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
92,110
|
|
82,110
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
$
1,660,714
|
|
$
1,867,014
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$
689,836
|
|
$
122,261
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
129,477
|
|
38,918
|
|
Loan
payable
|
13,000
|
|
1,997
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
832,313
|
|
163,176
|
Stockholders'
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock, $.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares
|
|
|
|
|
authorized;
22,717,477 and 17,609,287 shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
issued
and outstanding in 2005 and 2004, respectively
|
22,718
|
|
17,610
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
3,964,138
|
|
3,793,046
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(3,158,455)
|
|
(2,106,818)
|
|
|
|
|
Total
stockholders' equity
|
828,401
|
|
1,703,838
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$
1,660,714
|
|
$
1,867,014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
For
the
Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
(As Restated)
|
Sales
|
|
|
$
1,780,825
|
|
$
332,780
|
Cost
of sales
|
526,459
|
|
125,753
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
1,254,366
|
|
207,027
|
Selling
expenses
|
483,953
|
|
272,896
|
General
and administrative
|
1,821,160
|
|
996,581
|
|
|
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
2,305,113
|
|
1,269,477
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating loss
|
(1,050,747)
|
|
(1,062,450)
|
Interest
expense
|
(890)
|
|
(2,334)
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
(1,051,637)
|
|
$
(1,064,784)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For
the
Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Paid-In
Capital
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
Stockholders'
Equity
|
Balances
at December 31, 2003
|
12,487,487
|
|
$
12,488
|
|
$
1,220,987
|
|
$(1,042,034)
|
|
$
191,441
|
Common
stock issued for cash
|
5,121,800
|
|
5,122
|
|
2,572,059
|
|
-
|
|
2,577,181
|
Net
loss (as restated)
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(1,064,784)
|
|
(1,064,784)
|
Balances
at December 31, 2004
|
17,609,287
|
|
17,610
|
|
3,793,046
|
|
(2,106,818)
|
|
1,703,838
|
Common
stock issued for cash
|
5,108,190
|
|
5,108
|
|
171,092
|
|
|
|
176,200
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,051,637)
|
|
(1,051,637)
|
Balances
at December 31, 2005
|
22,717,477
|
|
$
22,718
|
|
$
3,964,138
|
|
$(3,158,455)
|
|
$
828,401
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
For
the
Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
(As
Restated)
|
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$(1,051,637)
|
|
$
(1,064,784)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
used
in operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
83,209
|
|
37,702
|
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
76,817
|
|
(277,238)
|
|
|
|
Inventory
|
(200,816)
|
|
9,280
|
|
|
|
Loans
receivable and other assets
|
(10,000)
|
|
(44,710)
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
567,575
|
|
9,399
|
|
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
90,559
|
|
38,899
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(444,293)
|
|
(1,291,452)
|
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Building
deposit
|
(200,000)
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(101,549)
|
|
(253,647)
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(301,549)
|
|
(253,647)
|
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from loan payable
|
11,003
|
|
-
|
|
Repayment
of loan payable
|
|
|
(2,000)
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of common stock
|
176,200
|
|
2,577,182
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
187,203
|
|
2,575,182
|
Net
Change in Cash
|
(558,639)
|
|
1,030,083
|
Cash,
beginning of year
|
1,057,137
|
|
27,054
|
Cash,
end of year
|
$
498,498
|
|
$
1,057,137
|
Reconciliation
to Balance Sheet Presentation:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
198,498
|
|
$
1,057,137
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
300,000
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
498,498
|
|
$
1,057,137
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Ethos
Environmental, Inc. ("the Company") manufactures and distributes fuel
reformulating products that increase fuel mileage, reduce emissions, and
maintain lower fuel costs. The Company is based in Southern California
and has
experienced tremendous growth in the global market place, such as North
and
South America, Western Europe and the Asian Pacific Rim.
Going
Concern
The
Company has incurred significant losses from operations in the last two
years.
The Company's ability to continue as a going concern is in substantial
doubt and
is dependent upon obtaining additional financing and/or achieving a sustainable
profitable level of operations.
Management
of the Company has undertaken steps as part of a plan with the goal of
sustaining the Company operations for the next twelve months and beyond.
These
steps include: (a) attempting to raise additional capital and/or other
forms of
financing; (b) controlling overhead and unnecessary expenses; and (c) continuing
to increase the sales of its fuel reformulating product. There can be no
assurance that any of these efforts will be successful.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Actual
results could differ from the estimated amounts.
Cash
Cash
includes a payroll account and an operating checking account held at a
financial
institution. The Company's cash balances exceed federally insured limits
from
time to time.
Restricted
cash consists of a deposit made in August 2005 that is being held in a
bank in
Beijing, China. This deposit is required by the government of China and
must be
held in the account a minimum of six months in order for the Company to
conduct
business in China.
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable are stated at their principal balances, do not bear interest
and are
generally unsecured. Management considers all balances over 10 days old
to be
past due. However, if credit is extended management conducts a periodic
review
of the collectibility of its accounts receivable. If an account is determined
to
be uncollectible based on historical experience and the current economic
climate, an allowance is established and the account is written off against
the
allowance. The Company determined that an allowance of $576,782 and $48,935
at
December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, was necessary.
At
December 31, 2005, one customer located in Hong Kong accounted for 51% of
the net accounts receivable balance and another customer, located in the
U.S.
accounted for 19% of the net balance. At December 31, 2004, one U.S.
customer accounted for 76% of the net accounts receivable balance.
Inventory
Inventory
consists primarily of the Company's fuel reformulating product and is stated
at
the lower of cost or market.
Building
Deposit
In
December 2005, the Company paid a refundable deposit of $200,000 for the
purchase of a building. See Note 6 for more discussion.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated on the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold
improvements are amortized over the shorter of the anticipated lease term
or the
estimated useful life. The Company's policy is to capitalize items with
a cost
greater than $4,000 and an estimated useful life greater than one year.
The
Company reviews all property and equipment for impairment at least
annually.
Loan
Receivable
Loans
receivable consist of loans to a contractor. All loans have no stated repayment
terms, are due on demand, do not bear interest and are unsecured.
Loans
Payable
There
is
one loan payable to an employee. This loan has no stated repayment terms,
is due
on demand, bears interest at 10% and is unsecured. A total of $890 and
$2,334
was paid in interest to the employee in 2005 and 2004,
respectively.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
from the sale of fuel reformulating products is recorded when the product
is
shipped, the price is fixed and determinable, collection is reasonably
assured,
and no further obligations of the Company remain.
There
was
one U.S. customer that accounted for 40% of 2005 sales and one Hong Kong
customer that accounted for 30% of 2005 sales.
In
2004,
there was one U.S. customer that accounted for 76% of sales.
Advertising
Costs
Advertising
costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense for the years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004, was $231,380 and $0, respectively.
Shipping
and Handling
Expenses
related to shipping and handling are included in "cost of sales" in the
statement of operations.
Concentrations
The
Company uses one vendor for most of its fuel reformulating products although
there are other companies that can provide equivalent products. This vendor
accounted for 90% and 86% of product purchases in 2005 and 2004,
respectively.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for its income taxes under the provisions of Statements
of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 (SFAS No. 109). Income taxes are
provided
for the tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements
and
consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes related primarily to
differences between the bases of certain assets and liabilities for financial
and tax reporting. The deferred taxes represent the future tax return
consequences of those differences, which will either be taxable when the
assets
and liabilities are recovered or settled.
Foreign
Operations
Transaction
gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions
denominated in a currency other than the local functional currency (the
U.S.
Dollar) are included in "general and administrative" expenses in the statements
of operations, which amounts were not material for the years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004.
Reclassification
Certain
items from the 2004 financial statements have been reclassified to conform
to
the 2005 presentation.
Note
2. Prior Period Adjustment
The
Company restated its 2004 financial statements to reflect the correction
of an
error related to revenue recognition. There was a product sale originally
recorded as revenue in 2004 for which the product was never shipped. The
adjustment reduced 2004 revenue and accounts receivable by $6,384,000.
The
adjustment also reduced cost of goods sold and accounts payable by $2,505,067.
In addition, the Company increased its valuation allowance against net
deferred
tax assets by $617,145. As a result, 2004 net income was reduced from $2,197,004
to a net loss of $1,064,784 and retained earnings was reduced from $1,511,330
to
a deficit of $2,106,818.
Note
3. Property and Equipment
The
Company's property and equipment consisted of the following at
December 31:
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
Vehicles
|
|
$282,366
|
|
$277,202
|
Equipment
|
|
167,591
|
|
89,722
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
|
14,727
|
|
32,001
|
Computers
|
|
35,790
|
|
|
|
|
500,474
|
|
398,925
|
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
|
(131,017)
|
|
(47,808)
|
|
|
$369,457
|
|
$351,117
|
Note
4. Income Taxes
The
Company is liable for taxes in the United States. As of December 31, 2005,
the Company did not have any income for tax purposes and therefore, no
tax
liability or expense has been recorded in these financial
statements.
The
Company has tax losses of approximately $2,802,000 available to reduce
future
taxable income. The tax loss expires between the years 2022 and
2025.
The
deferred tax asset associated with the tax loss carryforward is approximately
$953,000. The Company has provided a valuation allowance against the deferred
tax asset. The valuation allowance increased by $358,000 and $362,000 for
2005
and 2004, respectively.
Net
operating loss carryforwards may be limited under the Internal Revenue
Code
should significant changes in ownership occur.
Note
5. Operating Leases
The
Company leases an office building under a lease agreement that expires
in July
2012. The rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, totaled
to
$49,634 and $58,958, respectively.
The
Company's future annual minimum lease payments are as follows for years
ending
December 31:
2006
|
|
$51,123
|
2007
|
|
52,657
|
2008
|
|
54,236
|
2009
|
|
55,863
|
2010
|
|
57,539
|
Thereafter
|
|
94,435
|
Total
|
|
$365,853
|
Note
6. Subsequent Events
On
January 31, 2006, the Company completed the purchase of a new warehouse
building. The land and building cost a total of $5.25 million. The Company
obtained a loan of $4.75 million to fund the purchase. The loan bears interest
at 12%, requires interest-only monthly payments starting March 1, 2006,
with the
principal and any remaining interest due in full on January 30, 2007. The
loan
is secured by a deed of trust on the building.
On
April
20, 2006, the Company retained a consultant for certain corporate and product
imaging and advertising services for $25,000 per month with a term of 12
months.
In
May
2006, the Company entered into a five-year distributorship agreement with
another U.S. corporation ("the Distributor"). The agreement gives the
Distributor the rights to market the Company's product in specified marketing
channels throughout Europe, North America and South America. This agreement
contains minimum purchase requirements ranging from $3.5 million in the
first
year to $25 million in the fifth year. There are certain other covenants
that
must be met by the Distributor on an annual basis, the failure of which
would
give the Company the right to terminate the agreement.
C. March 31, 2006 Financial Information, Ethos Environmental,
Inc.
(Unaudited)
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
FINANCIAL
REPORT
MARCH
31, 2006
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C
O N T E N T S
Page
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
BALANCE
SHEET
1
STATEMENTS
OF
OPERATIONS
2
STATEMENTS
OF STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
3
STATEMENTS
OF CASH
FLOWS
4
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
-
5 - 7
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
BALANCE
SHEET
March
31,
2006
UNAUDITED
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
Current
Assets
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
98,566
|
|
Deposit
|
300,000
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
847,048
|
|
Inventory
|
54,729
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets
|
1,300,343
|
Property
and Equipment, net
|
5,747,848
|
Other
Assets
|
|
|
Loans
receivable
|
89,110
|
|
Other
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
94,110
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
$
7,142,301
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$
723,390
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
129,477
|
|
Loan
payable
|
13,000
|
|
Note
payable
|
4,750,000
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
5,615,867
|
Stockholders'
Equity
|
|
|
Common
stock, $.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized;
|
|
|
22,717,477
shares issued and outstanding
|
22,718
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
3,964,138
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(2,460,422)
|
|
|
|
|
Total
stockholders' equity
|
1,526,434
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$
7,142,301
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
For
the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
UNAUDITED
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
Sales
|
|
|
$
1,318,925
|
|
$
19,092
|
Cost
of sales
|
231,063
|
|
20,444
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit (loss)
|
1,087,862
|
|
(1,352)
|
Selling
expenses
|
125,001
|
|
81,525
|
General
and administrative
|
264,828
|
|
144,016
|
|
|
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
389,829
|
|
225,541
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
$
698,033
|
|
$
(226,893)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
STATEMENT
OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For
the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
UNAUDITED
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Paid-In
Capital
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
Stockholders'
Equity
|
Balances
at December 31, 2005
|
22,717,477
|
|
$
22,718
|
|
$
3,964,138
|
|
$(3,158,455)
|
|
$
828,401
|
Net
income
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
698,033
|
|
698,033
|
Balances
at March 31, 2006
|
22,717,477
|
|
$
22,718
|
|
$
3,964,138
|
|
$(2,460,422)
|
|
$
1,526,434
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
For
the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
UNAUDITED
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
$
698,033
|
|
$
(226,893)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
provided
by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
20,300
|
|
-
|
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
(605,963)
|
|
(2,660)
|
|
|
|
Inventory
|
204,835
|
|
(136,653)
|
|
|
|
Loans
receivable and other assets
|
(2,000)
|
|
(19,250)
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
33,554
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
348,759
|
|
(385,456)
|
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(5,198,691)
|
|
(26,477)
|
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from note payable
|
4,750,000
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of common stock
|
|
|
100,949
|
|
Repayments
of notes payable
|
|
|
(3,000)
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
4,750,000
|
|
97,949
|
Net
Change in Cash
|
(99,932)
|
|
(313,984)
|
Cash,
beginning of period
|
198,498
|
|
1,057,136
|
Cash,
end of period
|
$
98,566
|
|
$
743,152
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Ethos
Environmental, Inc. ("the Company") manufactures and distributes fuel
reformulating products that increase fuel mileage, reduce emissions, and
maintain lower fuel costs. The Company is based in Southern California
and has
operations in the global market place, such as North and South America,
Western
Europe and the Asian Pacific Rim.
Going
Concern
The
Company has incurred significant losses from operations in the last two
years.
As
shown
in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has an accumulated
deficit
through March 31, 2006. In addition, the Company's current liabilities
exceed its current assets by $4,315,524 as of March 31, 2006. The
Company's ability to continue as a going concern is in substantial doubt
and is
dependent upon obtaining additional financing and/or achieving a sustainable
profitable level of operations.
Management
of the Company has undertaken steps as part of a plan with the goal of
sustaining Company operations for the next twelve months and beyond. These
steps
include: (a) attempting to raise additional capital and/or other forms
of
financing; (b) controlling overhead and other expenses; and (c) continuing
to
increase the sales of its fuel reformulating product. There can be no assurance
that any of these efforts will be successful.
Interim
Financial Statements
The
accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared
in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information, with the instructions to Form 10-QSB, and with Regulation
S-B.
Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required
by
generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
The
results of operations reflect interim adjustments, all of which are of
a normal
recurring nature and which, in the opinion of management, are necessary
for a
fair presentation of the results for such interim period. The results reported
in these interim financial statements should not be regarded as necessarily
indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. Certain
information and note disclosure normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have
been
condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's
rules
and regulations. These unaudited interim financial statements should be
read in
conjunction with the audited annual financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2005.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Actual
results could differ from the estimated amounts.
Note
Payable
On
January 31, 2006, the Company completed the purchase of a new warehouse
building. The land and building cost a total of $5.25 million. The Company
obtained a loan of $4.75 million to partially fund the purchase. The loan
bears
interest at 12%, requires interest-only monthly payments starting March 1,
2006, with the principal and any remaining interest due in full on
January 30, 2007. The loan is secured by a deed of trust on the building. A
total of $55,416 of interest was expensed during the quarter ended
March 31, 2006, and is included in general and administrative expenses in
these financial statements.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
from the sale of fuel reformulating products is recorded when the product
is
shipped, the price is fixed and determinable, collection is reasonably
assured,
and no further obligations of the Company remain.
Concentrations
The
Company uses one vendor for most of its fuel reformulating products although
there are other companies that can provide equivalent products.
Foreign
Operations
Transaction
gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions
denominated in a currency other than the local functional currency (U.S.
dollar)
are included in "general and administrative" expenses in the statement
of
operations, which amount was not material for the quarters ended March 31,
2006 and 2005.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation
(FIN) No. 48, "Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an interpretation of FASB Statement No.
109."
This
Interpretation provides guidance for recognizing and measuring uncertain
tax
positions, as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No.
109, "Accounting
for Income Taxes." FIN
No.
48 prescribes a threshold condition that a tax position must meet for any
of the
benefit of an uncertain tax position to be recognized in the financial
statements. Guidance is also provided regarding derecognition, classification
and disclosure of uncertain tax positions. FIN No. 48 is effective for
fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company does not expect that
this
Interpretation will have a material impact on their financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
Note
2. Subsequent Events
On
April 20, 2006, the Company retained a consultant for certain corporate and
product imaging and advertising services for $25,000 per month with a term
of 12
months.
In
May
2006, the Company entered into a five-year distributorship agreement with
another U.S. corporation ("the distributor"). The agreement gives the
distributor the rights to market the Company's product in specified marketing
channels through out Europe, North America and South America. This agreement
requires the distributor to maintain minimum purchases ranging from $3.5
million
in the first year to $25 million in the fifth year. There are certain other
covenants that must be met by the distributor on an annual basis, the failure
of
which would give the Company the right to terminate the agreement.
The
Company has executed a Definitive Agreement (the "agreement") with Victor
Industries, Inc., a publicly-traded company. As part of the agreement,
it is
expected that Victor Industries, Inc. will redomicile to Nevada, effectuate
a
reverse stock split of approximately 1:1000, and change its name to Ethos
Environmental, Inc. Additionally, the shares currently held by stockholders
in
the Company will be exchanged on a one-for-one basis in the resulting
corporation.
D. June 30, 2006 Financial Information, Ethos Environmental,
Inc.
(Unaudited)
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
FINANCIAL
REPORT
JUNE
30, 2006
|
C
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Page
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
BALANCE
SHEET
1
STATEMENTS
OF
OPERATIONS
2
STATEMENT
OF STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
3
STATEMENTS
OF CASH
FLOWS
4
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
5 and 6
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
BALANCE
SHEET
June
30,
2006
UNAUDITED
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
Current
Assets
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
367,224
|
|
Deposit
|
300,000
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
264,110
|
|
Inventory
|
5,236
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets
|
936,570
|
Property
and Equipment, net
|
6,312,987
|
Other
Assets
|
|
|
Loans
receivable
|
101,110
|
|
Other
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
106,110
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
$
7,355,667
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$
1,112,543
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
129,476
|
|
Loan
payable
|
13,000
|
|
Note
payable
|
4,750,000
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
6,005,019
|
Stockholders'
Equity
|
|
|
Common
stock, $.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized;
|
|
|
|
18,052,477
shares issued and outstanding
|
18,053
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
3,922,153
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(2,589,558)
|
|
|
|
|
Total
stockholders' equity
|
1,350,648
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$
7,355,667
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
For
the
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
UNAUDITED
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
Sales
|
|
|
$1,392,837
|
|
$
26,964
|
|
$2,711,762
|
|
$
46,056
|
Cost
of sales
|
717,860
|
|
8,531
|
|
948,923
|
|
28,975
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
674,977
|
|
18,433
|
|
1,762,839
|
|
17,081
|
Selling
expenses
|
208,614
|
|
100,223
|
|
333,615
|
|
181,748
|
General
and administrative
|
596,270
|
|
366,308
|
|
861,049
|
|
510,324
|
|
|
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
804,884
|
|
466,531
|
|
1,194,664
|
|
692,072
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating income (loss)
|
(129,907)
|
|
(448,098)
|
|
568,175
|
|
(674,991)
|
Other
income
|
770
|
|
|
|
722
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
$(129,137)
|
|
$
(448,098)
|
|
$
568,897
|
|
$
(674,991)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
STATEMENT
OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For
the
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
UNAUDITED
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Paid-In
Capital
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
Stockholders'
Equity
|
Balances
at December 31, 2005
|
22,717,477
|
|
$
22,718
|
|
$
3,964,138
|
|
$(3,158,455)
|
|
$
828,401
|
Common
stock repurchased
|
(4,665,000)
|
|
(4,665)
|
|
(41,985)
|
|
|
|
(46,650)
|
Net
income for the period
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
568,897
|
|
568,897
|
Balances
at June 30, 2006
|
18,052,477
|
|
$
18,053
|
|
$
3,922,153
|
|
$(2,589,558)
|
|
$
1,350,648
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
For
the
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
UNAUDITED
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
$
568,897
|
|
$
(674,991)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
provided
by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
40,599
|
|
|
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
(23,025)
|
|
251,141
|
|
|
|
Inventory
|
254,328
|
|
(138,116)
|
|
|
|
Loans
receivable and other assets
|
(14,000)
|
|
(30,250)
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
422,706
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
1,249,505
|
|
(592,216)
|
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(5,784,129)
|
|
(72,208)
|
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from note payable
|
4,750,000
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of common stock
|
|
|
168,199
|
|
Common
stock repurchased
|
(46,650)
|
|
|
|
Repayments
of note payable
|
|
|
(5,000)
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
4,703,350
|
|
163,199
|
Net
Change in Cash
|
168,726
|
|
(501,225)
|
Cash,
beginning of period
|
198,498
|
|
1,057,137
|
Cash,
end of period
|
$
367,224
|
|
$
555,912
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Ethos
Environmental, Inc. ("the Company") manufactures and distributes fuel
reformulating products that increase fuel mileage, reduce emissions,
and
maintain lower fuel costs. The Company is based in Southern California
and has
operations in the global market place, such as North and South America,
Western
Europe and the Asian Pacific Rim.
The
Company has executed a Definitive Agreement (the "agreement") with Victor
Industries, Inc. As part of the agreement, it is expected that Victor
Industries, Inc. will redomicile to Nevada, effectuate a reverse stock
split of
approximately 1:1000 and change its name to Ethos Environmental, Inc.
Additionally, the shares currently held by stockholders in the Company
will be
exchanged on a one-for-one basis in the resulting corporation.
Going
Concern
The
Company has incurred significant losses from operations in the last two
years.
As
shown
in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has an accumulated
deficit
through March 31, 2006. In addition, the Company's current liabilities
exceed its current assets by $5,068,449 as of June 30, 2006. The
Company's ability to continue as a going concern is in substantial doubt
and is
dependent upon obtaining additional financing and/or achieving a sustainable
profitable level of operations.
Management
of the Company has undertaken steps as part of a plan with the goal of
sustaining Company operations for the next twelve months and beyond.
These steps
include: (a) attempting to raise additional capital and/or other forms
of
financing; (b) controlling overhead and other expenses; and (c) continuing
to
increase the sales of its fuel reformulating product. There can be no
assurance
that any of these efforts will be successful.
Interim
Financial Statements
The
accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared
in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial
information, with the instructions to Form 10-QSB, and with Regulation
S-B.
Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required
by
generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
The
results of operations reflect interim adjustments, all of which are of
a normal
recurring nature and which, in the opinion of management, are necessary
for a
fair presentation of the results for such interim period. The results
reported
in these interim financial statements should not be regarded as necessarily
indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. Certain
information and note disclosure normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's
rules
and regulations. These unaudited interim financial statements should
be read in
conjunction with the audited annual financial statements for the year
ended
December 31, 2005.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures.
Actual
results could differ from the estimated amounts.
Note
Payable
On
January 31, 2006, the Company completed the purchase of a new warehouse
building. The land and building cost a total of $5.25 million. The Company
obtained a loan of $4.75 million to partially fund the purchase. The
loan bears
interest at 12%, requires interest-only monthly payments starting March 1,
2006, with the principal and any remaining interest due in full on
January 30, 2007. The loan is secured by a deed of trust on the building. A
total of $221,666 of interest was expensed during the six months ended
June 30, 2006, and is included in general and administrative expenses in
these financial statements.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
from the sale of fuel reformulating products is recorded when the product
is
shipped, the price is fixed and determinable, collection is reasonably
assured,
and no further obligations of the Company remain.
Concentrations
The
Company uses one vendor for most of its fuel reformulating products although
there are other companies that can provide equivalent products.
Foreign
Operations
Transaction
gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions
denominated in a currency other than the local functional currency (U.S.
dollar)
are included in "general and administrative" expenses in the statement
of
operations, which amount was not material for the quarters ended March 31,
2006 and 2005.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation
(FIN) No. 48, "Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an interpretation of FASB Statement No.
109."
This
Interpretation provides guidance for recognizing and measuring uncertain
tax
positions, as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No.
109, "Accounting
for Income Taxes." FIN
No.
48 prescribes a threshold condition that a tax position must meet for
any of the
benefit of an uncertain tax position to be recognized in the financial
statements. Guidance is also provided regarding derecognition, classification
and disclosure of uncertain tax positions. FIN No. 48 is effective for
fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company does not expect that
this Interpretation will have a material impact on their financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
E. PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Victor Industries,
Inc.
and Ethos Environmental, Inc.
The
following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the operations
of
Victor Industries, Inc. ("the Company") and Ethos Environmental, Inc.
("Ethos")
as if the acquisition had occurred on December 31, 2005 for purposes
of pro
forma balance sheet information as of that date and January 1, 2005 for
purposes
of pro forma statement of operations information for the year ended December
31,
2005. This pro forma data is presented for informational purposes only
and is
not necessarily indicative of what our financial position or results
of
operations would have been had we completed the acquisition at the date
indicated. In addition, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement
of
operations does not purport to project the future operating results of
the
combined company.
The
terms
of the proposed acquisition include the Company's issuance of 17,717,477
shares
to the shareholders of Ethos in exchange for all of the outstanding shares
of
Ethos. The pro forma adjustment gives effect to the issuance of those
shares at
their market value as of December 31, 2005, the pro forma date of acquisition.
For pro forma purchase accounting purposes, the purchase price exceeds
the fair
value of the net assets acquried. The excess has been applied to reduce
the
carrying value of the non-monetary assets acquired, consisting of property
and
equipment. The amount of the remaining excess, once that carrying amount
was
reduced to zero, has been recorded as negative goodwill (net assets acquired
in
excess of purchase price) in the pro forma statement of operations.
The
pro
forma weighted average number of shares outstanding has been restated
for the
effect of a 1:1200 reverse stock split of Victor that was approved to
be part of
the acquisition and the issuance of the shares to effect the
acquisition.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Victor
Industries, Inc.
Year
Ended
December
31,
2005
|
|
Ethos
Environmental, Inc.
Year
Ended
December
31,
2005
|
|
Pro
Forma Adjustment
|
|
Pro
Forma
Year
Ended
December
31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE
SHEET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
|
$
2,702
|
|
$
1,199,147
|
|
|
|
$
1,201,849
|
Property
and equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
369,457
|
|
(369,457)
|
|
-
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
92,110
|
|
|
|
92,110
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
|
$
2,702
|
|
$
1,660,714
|
|
|
|
$
1,293,959
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
|
$
765,901
|
|
$
832,313
|
|
|
|
$
1,598,214
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
(763,199)
|
|
828,401
|
|
(369,457)
|
|
(304,255)
|
|
Total
liabilities and equity
|
|
|
$
2,702
|
|
$
1,660,714
|
|
|
|
$
1,293,959
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
|
$
4,385
|
|
$
1,780,825
|
|
|
|
$
1,785,210
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
(658,699)
|
|
(2,832,462)
|
|
|
|
(3,491,161)
|
Net
assets acquired in excess of purchase price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
369,457
|
|
369,457
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
$
(654,314)
|
#
|
$
(1,051,637)
|
|
|
|
$
(1,336,494)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
per share
|
|
|
|
$
(0.00)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
(0.07)
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
263,941,913
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,870,098
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the operations
of
Ethos and Victor Industries as if the acquisition had occurred on January
1,
2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Victor
Industries
Quarter
Ended
March
31,
2006
|
|
Ethos
Environmental, Inc
Quarter
Ended
March
31,
2006
|
|
Pro
Forma
Quarter
Ended
March
31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
|
$
143,303
|
|
$
1,300,343
|
|
$
1,443,646
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
|
|
143,303
|
|
7,142,301
|
|
7,285,604
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
|
223,954
|
|
5,615,867
|
|
5,839,821
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
|
223,954
|
|
5,615,867
|
|
5,839,821
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
(80,651)
|
|
1,526,434
|
|
1,445,783
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
1,318,925
|
|
1,318,925
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
254,580
|
|
620,892
|
|
875,472
|
|
|
Net
Gain (Loss)
|
|
|
(254,580)
|
-
|
698,033
|
|
443,453
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
per share
|
|
|
|
$
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
326,428,891
|
|
22,717,477
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the operations
of
Ethos and Victor Industries as if the acquisition had occurred on January
1,
2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Victor
Industries
Quarter
Ended
June
30,
2006
|
|
Ethos
Environmental, Inc
Quarter
Ended
June
30,
2006
|
|
Pro
Forma
Quarter
Ended
June
30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
|
$
117,534
|
|
$
936,570
|
|
$
1,054,104
|
Total
assets
|
|
|
|
117,534
|
|
7,355,667
|
|
7,473,201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
|
360,301
|
|
6,005,019
|
|
6,365,320
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
|
360,301
|
|
6,005,019
|
|
6,365,320
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
(242,767)
|
|
1,350,648
|
|
1,107,881
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
2,711,762
|
|
2,711,762
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
162,116
|
|
2,143,587
|
|
2,305,703
|
|
Net
Gain (Loss)
|
|
|
(162,116)
|
-
|
568,175
|
|
406,059
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
per share
|
|
|
|
$
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
490,507,623
|
|
18,052,477
|
|
|
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL OF MERGER AND RELATED
AMENDMENTS OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO CHANGE OUR NAME AND TICKER
SYMBOL.
PROPOSAL
SIX -- RATIFY THE APPROVAL OF THE SALE OF NEW WAVE MEDIA, INC., A WHOLLY OWNED
SUBSIDIARY OF THE COMPANY
Business
Conducted
The
Company's subsidiary, New Wave Media, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“NWM”)
operated a radio station in Montana, utilizing a Time Brokerage Agreement.
In
July 2003, the licensee of the Time Brokerage Agreement shut down the radio
station claiming non-payment of the required fees. On August 20, 2003, the
Montana Eighth Judicial District Court awarded NWM a permanent injunction.
The
Company has filed litigation against the licensee for monetary damages. During
October 2003, the Company reported that the licensee once again turned the
power
off at the radio station. The Company has made the decision not to attempt
to
gain another injunction and instead exercise its legal rights in court.
Accordingly, operating results of this segment have been presented as
discontinued operations in these consolidated financial statements.
Business
Proposed
The
Company's Board of Directors is currently using its best efforts while to find
a
buyer for NWM. The sale of NWM will would assist the Company in developing
a
suitable capital structure both, before and after, any merger transaction that
the Company may effect in the future. Additionally, the Board of Directors
believes the Company would no longer experience the financial losses it has
incurred as a result of NWM's discontinued operations.
Financial
Information
Our
quarterly and annual reports on Form 10-QSB and Form 10-KSB, respectively and
forms SB-2, 8-K relating to material contained in this Proxy have been filed
with the SEC, are herein incorporated by this reference, and may be viewed
on
the SEC's Web site at HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV/CGI-BIN/SRCH-EDGAR, AND SIMPLY TYPING
IN “Victor Industries” in the Edgar Archives. We are presently “current” in the
filing of all reports required to be filed by us.
Voting
Ratification
of the proposal to sell NWM shall be approved by the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the shares of the Common Stock present at the Annual
Meeting, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote thereon. Abstentions and
broker non-votes will not be counted for purposes of determining whether such
a
proposal has been approved.
Although
stockholder ratification of the proposal to sell NWM is not required, the Board
of Directors considers it desirable for the stockholders to pass upon the
decision to sell NWM. In the event the stockholders fail to ratify the proposal,
the Board of Directors will reconsider its decision. Even if the proposal is
ratified, the Board of Directors in its discretion may decide at any time during
the following year not to sell NWM, if the Board of Directors believes that
such
a sale would not be in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL FOR
THE
SALE
OF NEW WAVE MEDIA, INC.
Annual
Report on Form 10-K
Our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
has been mailed to stockholders along with this Proxy Statement and may be
found
at the end of this Proxy Statement. We will, upon written request and without
charge, provide to any person solicited hereunder additional copies of our
Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2005, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Requests should be addressed
to the Company’s Investor Relations Department, 180
S.W.
Higgins Avenue, Missoula, MT 59803.
The
management of the Company is not aware of any other matters which are to be
presented at the Annual Meeting, nor has it been advised that other persons
will
present any such matters. However, if other matters properly come before the
meeting, the individual named in the accompanying proxy shall vote on such
matters in accordance with his best judgment.
Stockholder
Proposals for 2007 Annual Meeting
Any
stockholder who intends to submit a proposal at the 2007 annual meeting of
Stockholders and who wishes to have the proposal considered for inclusion in
the
proxy statement and form of proxy for that meeting must, in addition to
complying with the applicable laws and regulations governing submission of
such
proposals, deliver the proposal to us for consideration no later than
December 1, 2006. Rule 14a-4 of the SEC’s proxy rules allows a
company to use discretionary voting authority to vote on matters coming before
an annual meeting of stockholders, if the company does not have notice of the
matter at least 45 days before the date corresponding to the date on which
the company first mailed its proxy materials for the prior year’s annual meeting
of stockholders or the date specified by an overriding advance notice provision
in the company’s bylaws. Our bylaws do not contain such an advance notice
provision. Accordingly, for our 2007 annual meeting of stockholders,
stockholders’ written notices must be received by us before March 25, 2007
for any proposal a stockholder wishes to bring before the meeting but for which
such stockholder does not seek to have a written proposal considered for
inclusion in the proxy statement and form of proxy. Such proposals should be
sent to 180
S.W.
Higgins Avenue, Missoula, MT 59803.
The
above
notice and Proxy Statement are sent by order of the Board of
Directors.
Signatures
By
Order
of the Board of Directors and
/S/
LANA
POPE
Lana
Pope
Chief
Executive Officer
Dated:
October 4, 2006
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
B Certification
of Amendment to the Idaho Articles of Incorporation
Exhibit
C Short
Form Merger Agreement
Exhibit
D Nevada
Articles of Incorporation
Exhibit
E Nevada
Bylaws
Exhibit
F Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization
Exhibit
A
TITLE
30
CORPORATIONS
CHAPTER
1
GENERAL
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS
PART
13.
APPRAISAL
RIGHTS
30-1-1320.
NOTICE OF APPRAISAL RIGHTS. (1) If proposed corporate action described in
section 30-1-1302(1), Idaho Code, is to be submitted to a vote at a
shareholders' meeting, the meeting notice must state that the corporation
has
concluded that shareholders are, are not or may be entitled to assert appraisal
rights under this part. If the corporation concludes that appraisal rights
are
or may be available, a copy of this part must accompany the meeting notice
sent
to those record shareholders entitled to exercise appraisal rights.
(2)
In a
merger pursuant to section 30-1-1105, Idaho Code, the parent corporation
must
notify in writing all record shareholders of the subsidiary who are entitled
to
assert appraisal rights that the corporate action became effective. Such
notice
must be sent within ten (10) days after the corporate action became effective
and include the materials described in section 30-1-1322, Idaho
Code.
EXHIBIT
B
ARTICLES
OF AMENDMENT TO THE
ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION OF
VICTOR
INDUSTRIES, INC.
Pursuant
to Chapter 1, General Business Corporations of Title 30 of the Idaho Statutes
(“Idaho Law”), the undersigned persons, desiring to amend the Articles of
Incorporation of VICTOR INDUSTRIES, INC., under the laws of the State of
Idaho,
do hereby sign, verify, and deliver to the Office of the Secretary of State
of
the State of Idaho this Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation for the
above-named company (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”):
Pursuant
to the relevant provisions of Idaho Law, the amendments contained herein
were
duly approved and adopted by a majority of shareholders and by the board
of
directors of the Corporation.
FIRST:
The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation were first filed and approved
by the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Idaho on January
19,
1926.
SECOND:
The following action to reverse split the Corporation’s issued and outstanding
shares of common stock on a one for _________________ basis (1:______), was
adopted by ____________ shares, or __ %, of the _____________ issued and
outstanding shares of common stock entitled to approve such action.
THIRD:
At
5.00 p.m. Mountain Time, on the date of the filing of these Articles of
Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, all outstanding shares of common
stock held by each holder of record on such date shall be automatically combined
at the rate of one-for-_____________ (1:______) without any further action
on
the part of the holders thereof or this Corporation. No fractional shares
will
be issued. All fractional shares shall be increased to the next higher whole
number of shares.
DATED
this
_____________ of
October ___, 2006.
______________________________
Lana
Pope, President and Director
Exhibit
C
PLAN
OF MERGER
This
Plan
of Merger is made and entered into this ____day of October 2006, by and between
Victor Industries, Inc., an Idaho corporation ("VICI"), and Victor Nevada,
Inc.,
a Nevada corporation ("VICI Nevada" or the "Surviving
Corporation").
RECITALS
· |
VICI
is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State
of
Idaho and has authorized capital stock consisting of shares of $0.0001
par
value common stock, of which 500,177,593 shares are issued and
outstanding, and held by approximately 363 shareholders of record.
|
· |
VICI
Nevada is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
the State
of Nevada and has authorized capital stock consisting of 900,000,000
shares of common stock with $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares
of
preferred stock with no stated value and $0.0001 par value, of which
no
shares are issued and outstanding.
|
· |
The
Boards of Directors of VICI and VICI Nevada, respectively, deem it
advisable for VICI to merge with and into VICI
Nevada.
|
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained
herein, VICI and VICI Nevada hereby agree to the following Plan of
Merger:
1.
Names
of Constituent Corporations.
VICI
will merge with and into VICI Nevada. VICI Nevada will be the Surviving
Corporation.
2.
Terms
and Conditions of Merger. The
effective date of merger shall be the last date upon which the Articles of
Merger are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Idaho and the
State
of Nevada. Upon the effective date of the merger, the separate corporate
existence of VICI shall cease; title to all real estate and other property
owned
by VICI or VICI Nevada shall be vested in VICI Nevada without reversion or
impairment; and the Surviving Corporation shall have all liabilities of VICI
and
VICI Nevada. Any proceeding pending by or against VICI or VICI Nevada may
be
continued as if such merger did not occur, or the Surviving Corporation may
be
substituted in the proceeding for VICI. Each share of VICI issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the effective date shall automatically become
one share of VICI Nevada.
3.
Governing
Law.
The
laws of the State of Nevada shall govern the Surviving Corporation.
4.
Name.
The
name of the Surviving Corporation shall be Victor Industries, Inc.
5.
Registered
Office.
The
address of the registered office of the Surviving Corporation shall be
_______________.
6.
Accounting.
The
assets and liabilities of VICI and VICI Nevada (collectively the "Constituent
Corporations") as of the effective date of the merger shall be taken up on
the
books of the Surviving Corporation at the amounts at which they are carried
at
that time on the respective books of the Constituent Corporations.
7.
Articles
of Incorporation.
The
Articles of Incorporation of VICI Nevada shall constitute the Articles of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation.
8. Bylaws.
The
Bylaws of VICI Nevada as of the effective date of the merger shall be the
Bylaws
of the Surviving Corporation until the same shall be altered or amended in
accordance with the provisions thereof.
9. Directors.
The
directors of VICI as of the effective date of the merger shall be the directors
of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors are duly elected
and qualified.
10. Manner
and Basis of Converting Shares. As
of the
effective date of the merger:
· |
Each
share of VICI common stock issued and outstanding shall become one
share
of common stock of VICI Nevada, the Surviving
Corporation.
|
· |
The
Surviving Corporation shall convert or exchange each share of issued
VICI
common stock for one share of the common stock of the Surviving
Corporation.
|
· |
Any
shares of stock of VICI in the treasury of VICI on the effective
date of
the merger shall be surrendered to the Surviving Corporation for
cancellation, and no shares of the Surviving Corporation shall be
issued
in respect thereof.
|
On
the
effective date of the merger, holders of certificates of common stock in
VICI
shall surrender them to the Surviving Corporation, or its appointed agent,
in
such manner as the Surviving Corporation legally shall require. Upon receipt
of
such certificates, the Surviving Corporation shall issue in exchange therefor
a
certificate of shares of common stock in the Surviving Corporation representing
the number of shares of stock to which such holder shall be entitled as set
forth above.
In
addition, such shareholders shall be entitled to receive any dividends on
such
shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation that may have been declared
and paid between the effective date of the merger and the issuance to such
shareholder of the certificate of such common stock.
11. Shareholder
Approval.
This
Plan of Merger shall be submitted to the shareholders of VICI and VICI Nevada
for their approval in the manner provided under the applicable laws, at meetings
to be held on or before May 20, 2006, or at other such time as the Boards
of
Directors of VICI and VICI Nevada shall agree. After approval by a vote of
the
holders of a majority of the VICI shares entitled to vote thereon and the
holders of the majority of the VICI Nevada shares entitled to vote thereon,
if
any, of each voting group, and the approval by a vote of the holders of a
majority of the VICI shares entitled to vote thereon and the holders of a
majority of the VICI Nevada shares entitled to vote thereon, if any, of each
voting group, Articles of Merger shall be filed as required under the laws
of
the States of Idaho and Nevada.
12. Termination
of Merger.
This
merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the filing of Articles of Merger
with the Secretary of State, upon a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors
of both VICI and VICI Nevada. If the merger is terminated, there shall be
no
liability on the part of either Corporation, their respective Boards of
Directors, or shareholders.
13. Counterparts.
This
Plan of Merger may be executed in any number of counterparts, and all such
counterparts and copies shall be and constitute an original
instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Plan of Merger has been adopted by the undersigned
corporations as of this ______day of October 2006.
Victor
Industries, Inc.,
an
Idaho corporation
By:
________________________________
Its:
President
Victor
Nevada, Inc.,
a
Nevada corporation
By:
________________________________
Its:
President
Exhibit
D
ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION
OF
VICTOR
NEVADA, INC.
(A
Nevada Corporation)
ARTICLE
1.
Company
Name
1.1
The
name of this corporation is Victor Nevada, Inc.
ARTICLE
2.
Duration
2.1
The
corporation shall continue in existence perpetually unless sooner dissolved
according to law.
ARTICLE
3.
Principal
Office
3.1
The
name and address of its Resident Agent is Paracorp, Inc., 318 North Carson
Street, Suite 208, Carson City, Nevada 89701.
ARTICLE
4.
Purpose
4.1
The
purpose for which the corporation is organized is to engage in any lawful
activity within or outside the State of Nevada.
4.2
The
corporation may also maintain offices at such other places within or without
the
State of Nevada as it may from time to time determine. Corporate business
of
every kind and nature may be conducted, and meetings of directors and
shareholders may be held outside the State of Nevada with the same effect
as if
in the State of Nevada.
ARTICLE
5.
Board
of Directors
5.1
Number. The board of directors of the Corporation shall consist of such number
of persons, not less than one and not to exceed 10, as shall be determined
in
accordance with the bylaws from time to time.
5.2
The
name and address of the first member of the Board of Directors is as
follows:
ARTICLE
6.
Capital
Stock
6.1
Authorized Capital Stock. The aggregate number of shares which this Corporation
shall have authority to issue is one billion (1,000,000,000) shares, consisting
of (a) nine hundred million (900,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock") and (b) one hundred million (100,000,000)
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Preferred Stock"),
issuable in one or more series as hereinafter provided. A description of
the
classes of shares and a statement of the number of shares in each class and
the
relative rights, voting power, and preferences granted to, and the restrictions
imposed upon the shares of each class are as follows:
6.2
Common Stock. Each share of Common Stock shall have, for all purposes one
(1)
vote per share.
Subject
to the preferences applicable to Preferred Stock outstanding at any time,
the
holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends
and other distributions in cash, property or shares of stock of the Corporation
as may be declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out
of
assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefore. The holders
of
Common Stock issued and outstanding have and possess the right to receive
notice
of shareholders' meetings and to vote upon the election of directors or upon
any
other matter as to which approval of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
or
approval of the common shareholders is required or requested.
6.3
Preferred Stock. The Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to
time
in one or more series. The Board of Directors is authorized, by resolution
adopted and filed in accordance with law, to provide for the issue of such
series of shares of Preferred Stock. Each series of shares of Preferred
Stock:
(a)
may
have such voting powers, full or limited, or may be without voting
powers;
(b)
may
be subject to redemption at such time or times and at such prices as determine
by the Board of Directors;
(c)
may
be entitled to receive dividends (which may be cumulative or non-cumulative)
at
such rate or rates, on such conditions and at such times, and payable in
preference to, or in such relation to, the dividends payable on any other
class
or classes or series of stock;
(d)
may
have such rights upon the dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the
assets
of, the Corporation;
(e)
may
be made convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class
or
classes or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes
of
stock of the Corporation or such other corporation or other entity at such
price
or prices or at such rates of exchange and with such adjustments;
(f)
may
be entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund to be applied to the purchase
or
redemption
of
shares
of such series in such amount or amounts;
(g)
may
be entitled to the benefit of conditions and restrictions upon the creation
of
indebtedness of the Corporation or any subsidiary, upon the issue of any
additional shares (including additional shares of such series or of any other
series) and upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions
on, and the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Corporation
or any
subsidiary of, any outstanding shares of the Corporation; and
(h)
may
have such other relative, participating, optional or other special rights,
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, in each case as shall
be
stated in said resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such
shares
of Preferred Stock. Shares of Preferred Stock of any series that have been
redeemed or repurchased by the Corporation (whether through the operation
of a
sinking fund or otherwise) or that, if convertible or exchangeable, have
been
converted or exchanged in accordance with their terms shall be retired and
have
the status of authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the same
series and may be reissued as a part of the series of which they were originally
a part or may, upon the filing of an appropriate certificate with the Secretary
of State of the State of Nevada be reissued as part of a new series of shares
of
Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of
Directors or as part of any other series of shares of Preferred Stock, all
subject to the conditions or restrictions on issuance set forth in the
resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for
the
issue of
any
series of shares of Preferred Stock.
ARTICLE
7.
No
Further Assessments
7.1
The
capital stock, after the amount of the subscription price determine by the
board
of directors has been paid in money, property, or services, as the Directors
shall determine, shall be subject to no further assessment to pay the debts
of
the corporation, and no stock issued as fully paid up shall ever be assessable
or assessed, and these Articles of Incorporation shall not and cannot be
amended, regardless of the vote therefore, so as to amend, modify or rescind
this Article 7.
ARTICLE
8.
No
Preemptive Rights
8.1
Except as otherwise set forth herein, none of the shares of the Corporation
shall carry with them any
preemptive
right to acquire additional or other shares of the corporation and no holder
of
any stock of the Corporation shall be entitled, as of right, to purchase
or
subscribe for any part of any unissued shares of stock of the Corporation
or for
any additional shares of stock, of any class or series, which may at any
time be
issued, whether now or hereafter authorized, or for any rights, options,
or
warrants to purchase or receive shares of stock or for any bonds, certificates
of indebtedness, debentures, or other securities.
ARTICLE
9.
No
Cumulative Voting
9.1
There
shall be no cumulative voting of shares.
ARTICLE
10.
Election
Not to be Governed By Provisions of NRS 78.411 to 78.444.
10.1
The
Corporation, pursuant to NRS 78.434, hereby elects not to be governed by
the
provisions of NRS 78.411 to 78.411, inclusive.
ARTICLE
11.
Indemnification
of Officers and Directors
11.1
The
Corporation shall indemnify its directors, officers, employee, fiduciaries
and
agents to the fullest extent permitted under the Nevada Revised
Statutes.
11.2
Every person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
or is
involved in any action, suit or proceedings, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or a person
for
whom he is the legal representative is or was a director or officer of the
corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director
or officer of another corporation, or as its representative in a partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified and held harmless
to the fullest extent legally permissible under the law of the State of Nevada
from time to time against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorney's
fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably
incurred or suffered by him in connection therewith. Such right of
indemnification shall be a contract right that may be enforced in any manner
desired by such person. Such right of indemnification shall not be exclusive
of
any other right which such directors, officers or representatives may have
or
hereafter acquire and, without limiting the generality of such statement,
they
shall be entitled to their respective rights of indemnification under any
By-Law, agreement, vote of stockholders, provision of law or otherwise, as
well
as their rights under this Article.
11.3
Without limiting the application of the foregoing, the Board of Directors
may
adopt By-Laws from time to time with respect to indemnification to provide
at
all times the fullest indemnification permitted by the law of the State of
Nevada and may cause the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation
as a
director of officer of another corporation, or as its representative in a
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability
asserted against such person and incurred in any such capacity or arising
out of
such status, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify
such person.
11.4
The
private property of the Stockholders, Directors and Officers shall not be
subject to the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatsoever.
11.5
No
director, officer or shareholder shall have any personal liability to the
corporation or its stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty
as a
director or officer, except that this provision does not eliminate nor limit
in
any way the liability of a director or officer for:
(a)
Acts
or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation
of law; or
(b)
The
payment of dividends in violation of Nevada Revised Statutes (N.R.S.)
78.300.
ARTICLE
12.
Incorporator
12.1
The
name and address of the incorporator of the Corporation are as
follows:
Wade
D.
Huettel
SteadyLaw
Group, LLP
3580
Utah
Street
San
Diego, CA 92104
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set my hand this _____th day of _______,
2006,
hereby declaring and certifying that the facts stated hereinabove are
true.
______________________________
Wade
D.
Huettel
Incorporator
Exhibit
E
BY-LAWS
OF
VICTOR
NEVADA, INC.
(A
Nevada Corporation)
ARTICLE
I
OFFICES
1.01
Principal Offices. The Board of Directors shall fix the location of the
principal executive office of the Corporation at any place within or outside
the
State of Nevada. If the principal executive office is located outside the
State
and the Corporation has no principal office in Nevada, the Board of Directors
shall fix and designate the office of its Agent for service as its Nevada
office.
1.02
Other Offices. The officers or the Board of Directors may, at any time,
establish branch or subordinate offices at any place or places where the
Corporation is qualified to do business, and may change the location of any
office of the Corporation.
ARTICLE
II
MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS
2.01
Place of Meeting. Meetings of shareholders shall be held at any place within
or
outside the State of Nevada designated by the Board of Directors upon proper
notice. In the absence of any such designation, shareholders' meetings shall
be
held at the principal executive office of the Corporation.
2.02
Annual Meetings. Unless held at a time and date designated each year by the
Board of Directors in accordance with applicable law, an annual meeting of
shareholders shall be held on the last day of the week of July of each year
at
10:00 o'clock a.m., provided, however, that should such day fall upon a legal
holiday, then the annual meeting of shareholders shall be held at the same
time
and place on the next day thereafter ensuing which is a full business day.
At
the annual meeting, Directors shall be elected and any other proper business
may
be transacted.
2.03
Special Meetings.
(a)
A
special meeting of the shareholders may be called at any time by the Board
of
Directors, or by the Chairman of the Board, by the President, by one or more
shareholders holding shares which, in the aggregate, entitle them to cast
not
less than ten percent (10%) of the votes at any such meeting.
(b)
If a
special meeting is called by any person or persons other than the Board of
Directors, the request shall be in writing specifying the time of such meeting
and the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted, and shall
be
delivered personally or sent by registered mail or by telegraphic or other
facsimile transmission to the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice
President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. The officer receiving the
request shall cause notice to be promptly given to the shareholders entitled
to
vote, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.01, 2.03 and 2.04
of this
Article II, that a meeting will be held at the time requested by the person
or
persons calling the meeting, not less than thirty five (35) nor more than
sixty
(60) days after the receipt of the request. If the notice is not given within
twenty (20) days after the receipt of the request, the person or persons
requesting the meeting may give the notice. Nothing contained in this paragraph
2.02 shall be construed as limiting, fixing or affecting the time when a
meeting
of shareholders called by action of the Board of Directors may be
held.
2.04
Notice of Shareholders' Meetings.
(a)
All
notices of meetings of shareholders shall be sent or otherwise given in
accordance with this paragraph 2.04 not less than ten (10) nor more than
sixty
(60) days before the date of the meeting being noticed. The notice shall
specify
the place, date and hour of the meeting and (i) in the case of a special
meeting, the general nature of the business to be transacted, or (ii) in
the
case of the annual meeting, those matters which the Board of Directors or
the
other person or persons calling the meeting, at the time of giving the notice,
intend to present for action by the shareholders. The notice of any meeting
at
which Directors are to be elected shall include the names of any nominees,
which
at the time of the notice, management intends to present for
election.
(b)
If
action is proposed to be taken at any meeting for approval of (i) a contract
or
transaction in which a Director has a direct or indirect financial interest,
(ii) an amendment of the Articles of Incorporation, (iii) a reorganization
of
the Corporation, pursuant to, or (iv) a voluntary dissolution of the Corporation
as defined by the code of Nevada, the notice shall also state the general
nature
of such proposals.
2.05
Manner of Giving Notice and Affidavit of Notice.
(a)
Notice of any meeting of shareholders shall be given either personally or
by
first class mail, telegraphic, express mail, or other written communication,
charges prepaid, addressed to each shareholder at the address of such
shareholder appearing on the books of the Corporation or more recently given
by
the shareholder to the Corporation for the purpose of notice. If no such
address
appears on the Corporation's books or has been so given, notice shall be
deemed
to have been properly given to such shareholder if sent by first class mail
or
telegraphic or other written communication to the Corporation's principal
executive office to the attention of such shareholder, or if published at
least
once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where such office
is
located. Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered
personally or deposited in the mail or sent by telegram or other means of
written communication.
(b)
If
any notice addressed to a shareholder at the address of such shareholder
appearing on the books of the Corporation is returned to the Corporation
by the
United States Postal Service marked to indicate that the United States Postal
Service is unable to deliver the notice to the shareholder at such address,
all
future notices or reports shall be deemed to have been duly given without
further mailing if the same shall be available to the shareholder upon written
demand of the shareholder at the principal executive office of the Corporation
for a period of one (1) year from the date of the giving of such
notice.
(c)
An
affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any
shareholders' meeting shall be executed by the Secretary, Assistant Secretary
or
any transfer agent of the Corporation giving such notice, and shall be filed
and
maintained in the minute book of the Corporation.
2.06
Quorum. The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of
the
shares entitled to vote
at
the
subject meeting of shareholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of
business. The shareholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which
a
quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment,
notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than
a
quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least
a
majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum.
2.07
Adjourned Meeting and Notice Thereof.
(a)
Any
shareholders' meeting, annual or special, whether or not a quorum is present,
may be adjourned from time to time by the vote of a majority of the shares
represented at such meeting, either in person or by proxy, but in the absence
of
a quorum, no other business may be transacted at such meeting, except as
provided in paragraph 2.05.
(b)
When
any meeting of shareholders, either annual or special, is adjourned to another
time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time
and
place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken,
unless a new record date for the adjourned meeting is fixed, or unless the
adjournment is for more than forty five (45) days from the date set for the
original meeting, in which case the Board of Directors shall set a new record
date. Notice of any such adjourned meeting, if required, shall be given to
each
shareholder of record entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting in accordance
with the provisions of paragraph 2.03 and 2.04. At any adjourned meeting,
the
Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at
the
original meeting.
2.08
Voting.
(a)
The
shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders shall be determined
in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.10, subject to the provisions
of the Nevada Code (relating to voting shares held by a fiduciary, in the
name
of the Corporation or in joint ownership). Such vote may be by voice vote
or by
ballot; provided, however, that all elections for Directors must be by ballot
upon demand by a shareholder at such election made before the voting begins.
Any
shareholder entitled to vote on any matter (other than the election of
Directors) may vote part of the shares in favor of the proposal and refrain
from
voting the remaining shares or vote them against the proposal, but if the
shareholder fails to specify the number of shares such shareholder is voting
affirmatively, it will be conclusively presumed that the shareholder's approving
vote is with respect to all shares such shareholder is entitled to vote.
If a
quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented
at the meeting, entitled to vote and voting on any matter (other than the
election of Directors) shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote
of
a greater number or voting by classes is required by the Code or the Articles
of
Incorporation.
(b)
At a
shareholders' meeting involving the election of Directors, no shareholder
shall
be entitled to cumulate votes (i.e., cast for any candidate a number of votes
greater than the number of the shareholder's shares). The candidates receiving
the highest number of votes, up to the number of Directors to be elected,
shall
be elected.
2.09
Waiver of Notice or Consent by Absent Shareholders.
(a)
The
transactions of any meeting of shareholders, either annual or special, however
called and noticed and wherever held shall be a valid as though had at a
meeting
duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present either in
person
or by proxy, and if, either before or after the meeting, each person entitled
to
vote but not present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of notice,
a
consent to the holding of the meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof.
The waiver of notice, consent or approval need not specify either the business
to be transacted or the purpose of any annual or special meeting of
shareholders,
except that if action is taken or proposed to be taken for approval of any
of
those matters specified in paragraph 2.04(b), the waiver of notice shall
state
the general nature of such proposal. All such waivers, consents and Approvals
shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of
the
meeting.
(b)
Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice and
presence at such meeting unless such person objects at the beginning of the
meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened, except that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of
any
right to object to the consideration of matters required by the Code to be
included in the notice of the meeting but not so included if such objection
is
expressly made at the meeting.
2.10
Record Date for Shareholder Notice, Voting and Giving Consents.
(a)
For
purposes of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting,
to
vote, or to give consent to corporate action without a meeting, the Board
of
Directors may fix, in advance, a record date which shall not be more than
sixty
(60) days nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date of any such meeting,
nor
more than sixty (60) days prior to such action without a meeting, and in
such
case, only shareholders of record at the close of business on the date so
fixed
are entitled to notice and to vote or to give consents, as the case may be,
notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the Corporation
after
the record date fixed at aforesaid, except as otherwise provided in a Nevada
General Corporation Law.
(b)
If
the Board of Directors does not so fix a record date:
(i)
the
record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote
at, a
meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the business
day
next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived,
at the
close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the
meeting is held; and
(ii)
the
record date for determining shareholders entitled to give consent to corporate
action in writing without a meeting, (A) when no prior action by the Board
has
been taken, shall be the day on which the first written consent is given,
or (B)
when prior action of the Board has been taken, shall be at the close of business
on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto, or
the
sixtieth (60th) day prior to the date of such other action, whichever is
later.
2.11
Proxies. Every person entitled to vote for Directors or on any other matter
shall have the right to do so either in person or by one or more agents
authorized by a written proxy signed by such person and filed with the Secretary
of the Corporation. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the shareholder's name
is
placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic
transmission or otherwise) by the shareholder or the shareholder's
attorney-in-fact. A validly executed proxy which does not state that it is
irrevocable shall continue in full force and effect unless (i) revoked by
the
person executing it, prior to the vote pursuant thereto, by a writing delivered
to the Corporation stating that the proxy is revoked, or by a subsequent
proxy
executed by the person executing the prior proxy and presented to the meeting,
or by such person's attendance at the meeting and voting in person; or (ii)
written notice of the death or incapacity of the maker of such proxy is received
by the Corporation before the vote pursuant thereto is counted; provided,
however, that no such proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven
(11)
months from the date of such proxy, unless otherwise provided in the
proxy.
2.12
Inspectors of Election.
(a)
Before any meeting of shareholders, the Board of Directors may appoint any
persons other than nominees for office to act as inspectors of election at
the
meeting or its adjournment. If no inspectors of election are so appointed,
the
chairman of the meeting may, and on the request of any shareholder or a
shareholder's proxy shall, appoint inspectors of election at the meeting.
The
number of inspectors shall be either one (1) or three (3). If inspectors
are
appointed at the meeting on the request of one or more shareholders or proxies,
the holders of a majority of shares or their proxies present at the meeting,
shall determine whether one (1) or three (3) inspectors are to be appointed.
If
any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to
act,
the chairman of the meeting may, and upon the request of any shareholder
or
shareholder's proxy shall, appoint a person to fill the vacancy.
(b)
The
inspectors shall:
(i)
determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each,
the
shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the
authenticity, validity and effect of proxies;
(ii)
receive votes, ballots or consents;
(iii)
hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection
with the right to vote;
(iv)
count and tabulate all votes or consents;
(v)
determine when the polls shall close;
(vi)
determine the result; and
(vii)
do
any other acts that may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness
to all shareholders.
2.13
Conduct of Shareholders' Meetings.
(a)
The
Chairman of the Board shall preside at the meetings of the shareholders.
In the
absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall preside
at the meetings of the shareholders. In the absence of both the Chairman
of the
Board and the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall preside at the
meetings of the shareholders. In the anticipated absence of all officers
designated to preside at the meetings of shareholders, the board of directors
may designate an individual to preside at a meeting of shareholders. If the
individual or individuals designated to preside are not present or do not
assert
the right to preside, the shareholders may elect a chairman of the
meeting.
(b)
The
Board of Directors of the Corporation may, to the extent not prohibited by
law,
the articles of incorporation, or these bylaws, adopt such additional or
supplemental rules and regulations for the conduct of the meetings of
shareholders, as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent
with such rules and regulations as are adopted by the Board of Directors,
the
chairman of any meeting of shareholders shall have the right and authority,
prior to, at the inception of, or during the meeting, to prescribe such
additional supplemental rules, regulations, and procedures and to do all
such
acts as, in the judgment of such chairman of the meeting, are appropriate
for
the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations, or procedures,
whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of
the
meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment
of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures
for
maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii)
limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to shareholders
of
record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies,
or
such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (iv)
restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement
thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments
by
participants. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors
or
the chairman of the meeting, meetings of shareholders shall not be required
to
be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
2.14
Notice of Business and Nominations.
(a)
To be
properly brought before any shareholders' meeting, business and nominations
of
persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation must be
(i)
specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the Chairman
of the Board or the President or the Board of Directors, (ii) otherwise properly
brought before such meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors,
or
(iii) otherwise properly brought before such meeting by a shareholder or
shareholders who was a shareholder or were shareholders, respectively, of
record
at the time that notice of such meeting was given, who is or are entitled
to
vote for the election of Directors at such meeting and who complies or comply
with the notice procedures set forth in this By-Law.
(b)
For
business to be properly brought before any shareholders' meeting by a
shareholder or shareholders, the shareholder or shareholders must have given
timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and
such
business must otherwise be a proper matter for shareholder action. To be
timely,
a shareholder's or shareholders' notice shall be delivered to or received
at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than eighty days
nor
earlier than ninety days prior to (a) in the case of a special meeting called
by
such shareholder or shareholders, the date the shareholder has, or the
shareholders have, as applicable, selected for such special meeting, and
(b) in
the case of an annual meeting, the first anniversary of the preceding year's
annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the
annual
meeting is more than thirty days before or more than sixty days after such
anniversary date, notice by such shareholder or shareholders to be timely
must
be so received by the Secretary of the Corporation (i) not later than the
close
of business on the later of the eightieth day prior to such annual meeting
or
the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date
of such
annual meeting is first made by the Corporation and (ii) not earlier than
the
ninetieth day prior to such annual meeting. In the event that the number
of
directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is
increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all
of
the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of
Directors at least ninety days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding
year's annual meeting, a shareholder's or shareholders' notice required by
this
By-Law shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees
for
any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the
Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later
than
the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such public
announcement is first made by the Corporation. In the event the Corporation
calls a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing one or
more
directors to the Board of Directors, any such shareholder may nominate a
person
or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position or positions
as
specified in the Corporation's notice of meeting, if the shareholder's notice
required by this By-Law shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal
executive offices of the Corporation (i) not later than the close of business
on
the later of the eightieth day prior to such special meeting or the tenth
day
following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date
of the
special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to
be
elected at such meeting and (ii) not earlier than the close of business on
the
ninetieth day prior to such special meeting. In no event shall the public
announcement of an adjournment of a meeting commence a new time period for
the
giving of a shareholder's notice as described above.
(c)
A
shareholder's notice to the Secretary of the Corporation shall set forth
as to
each matter that the shareholder proposes to bring before such meeting (i)
as to
each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection
as a director all information relating to such person that is required to
be
disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election
contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A
under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and
Rule
14a-11 thereunder (including such person's written consent to being named
in the
proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (ii)
as
to any other business that the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting,
a brief description of the business desired to be brought before such meeting
and the reasons for conducting such business at such meeting of such shareholder
and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; (iii)
as
to the shareholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on
whose
behalf such nomination or proposal of business is made (A) the name and address
of such shareholder, as they appear on the Corporation's books, and of such
beneficial owner, (B) the class and number of shares of the securities of
the
corporation that are beneficially owned by such shareholder and such beneficial
owner; and (iv) any material interest of such shareholder and such beneficial
owner in such nomination and such business.
(d)
Only
such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth
in
this By-Law shall be eligible to serve as directors, and only such business
shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought
before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-Law.
Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairman of the meeting shall, if
the
facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that the nomination or
business that the shareholder proposes to bring before such meeting was not
properly brought before such meeting in accordance with the foregoing procedure,
and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting, and the
defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.
ARTICLE
III
DIRECTORS
3.01
Powers.
(a)
Subject to the provisions of the Nevada Code, any limitations in the Articles
of
Incorporation, and these By-Laws relating to action required to be approved
by
the shareholders or by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of
the
Corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised
by or
under the direction of the Board of Directors.
(b)
Without prejudice to such general powers but subject to the same limitations,
it
is hereby expressly declared that the Directors shall have the power and
authority to:
(i)
select and remove all officers, agents and employees of the Corporation,
prescribe such powers and duties for them as are not inconsistent with law,
the
Articles of Incorporation, or these By-Laws, fix their compensation, and
require
from them security for faithful service;
(ii)
change the principal executive office or the principal business office of
the
Corporation from one location to another; cause the Corporation to be qualified
to conduct or do business in any state, territory, dependency, or foreign
country; designate any place within or without the State for the holding
of any
shareholders' meeting or meetings, including annual meetings; adopt, make
or use
a corporate seal, prescribe the forms of certificates of stock, and alter
the
form of such seal and of such certificates;
(iii)
authorize the issuance of options and warrants to purchase shares of stock
of
the Corporation, from time to time, upon such terms as may be lawful, in
consideration of money paid, labor done, services actually rendered, debts
or
securities cancelled, or tangible or intangible property actually received;
and
(iv)
borrow money and incur indebtedness for the purposes of the Corporation,
and
cause to be executed and delivered therefor, in the corporate name, promissory
notes, bonds, debentures, deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges, hypothecations,
or
other evidences of debt and securities therefor.
3.02
Number and Qualifications of Directors. The number of members of the Board
of
Directors shall be designated from time to time by a resolution of the Board
of
Directors.
3.03
Vacancies.
(a)
Vacancies in the Board of Directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining
Directors, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director, except
that a vacancy created by the removal of a Director by the vote or written
consent of the shareholders or by court order may be filled only by the vote
of
a majority of the shares represented and voting at a duly held meeting at
which
a quorum is present (which shares voting affirmatively also constitute at
least
a majority of the required quorum), or by the
unanimous
written consent of all shares entitled to vote for the election of Directors.
Each Director so elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting
of the
shareholders and until a successor has been elected and qualified.
(b)
A
vacancy or vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to exist in
the
case of the death, resignation or removal of any Director, or if the Board
of
Directors, by resolution, declares vacant the office of Director who has
been
declared of unsound mind by an order of Court or convicted of a felony, or
if
the authorized number of Directors is increased, or if the shareholders fail,
at
any meeting of shareholders at which any Director or Directors are elected,
to
elect the full authorized number of Directors to be voted for at the
meeting.
(c)
The
shareholders may elect a Director or Directors at any time to fill any vacancy
or vacancies not filled by the Directors, but any such election by written
consent, other than to fill a vacancy created by removal, shall require the
consent of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.
(d)
Any
Director may resign upon giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board,
the
President, the Secretary or the Board of Directors. A resignation shall be
effective upon the giving of the notice, unless the notice specifies a later
time for its effectiveness. If the resignation of a Director is effective
at a
future time, the Board of Directors may elect a successor to take office
when
the resignation becomes effective.
(e)
No
reduction of the authorized number of Directors shall have the effect of
removing any Director prior to the expiration of his term of
office.
3.04
Place of Meeting and Telephonic Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of
Directors may be held without notice at any time and at any place within
or
outside the State of Nevada that may be designated by these By-Laws, or from
time to time by resolution of the Board. In the absence of the designation
of a
place, regular meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of
the
Corporation. Special meetings of the Board shall be held at any place that
has
been designated in the notice of the meeting or, if not stated in the notice,
at
the principal executive office of the Corporation. Any meeting, regular or
special, may be held by conference telephone or similar communications
equipment, so long as all Directors participating in such meeting can hear
one
another, and all such Directors shall be deemed to be present in person at
such
meeting.
3.05
Annual Meetings. Immediately following each annual meeting of shareholders,
the
Board of Directors shall hold a regular meeting for purposes of organization,
any desired election of officers, and the transaction of other business.
Notice
of such meeting shall not be required.
3.06
Other Regular Meetings. Other regular meetings of the Board of Directors
may be
held not less than quarterly as shall from time to time be fixed by the Board
of
Directors. Such regular meetings may be held without notice but provided
notice
and an agenda shall be furnished to all Directors when time
permits.
3.07
Special Meetings.
(a)
Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes may
be
called at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice
President, the Secretary or any two (2) Directors.
(b)
Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally
or by telephone to each Director or sent by first class mail or telegram,
charges prepaid, addressed to each Director at his or her address as it is
shown
upon the records of the Corporation. In case such notice is mailed, it shall
be
deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days prior to the time
of
the holding of the meeting. In case such notice is delivered personally,
or by
telephone or telegram, it shall be deliver personally or by telephone or
to the
telegraph company at least forty eight (48) hours prior to the time of the
holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone
may be
communicated to either the Director or to a person at the office of the Director
who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate
it to the Director. The notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting
nor
the place if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office
of the
Corporation.
3.08
Quorum. A majority of the authorized number of Directors shall constitute
a
quorum for the transaction of business, except to adjourn as hereinafter
provided. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the Directors
present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be regarded
as
the act of the Board of Directors. A meeting at which a quorum is initially
present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal
of
Directors, if any action taken is approved at least a majority of the required
quorum for such meeting.
3.09
Waiver of Notice. The transactions of any meeting of the Board of Directors,
however called and noticed and wherever held, shall be as valid as though
had at
a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if a quorum is present
and if,
either before or after the meeting, each of the Directors not present signs
a
written waiver of notice thereof. The waiver of notice or consent need not
specify the purpose of the meeting. All such waivers, consents and approvals
shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of
the
meeting. Notice of a meeting shall also be deemed given to any Director who
attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement,
the lack of notice to such Director.
3.10
Adjournment. A majority of the Directors present, whether or not constituting
a
quorum, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place.
3.11
Notice of Adjournment. Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned
meeting need not be given, unless the meeting is adjourned for more than
twenty
four (24) hours, in which case notice of such time and place shall be given,
prior to the time of the adjourned meeting, to the Directors who were not
present at the time of the adjournment.
3.12
Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the
Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board
shall individually or collectively consent in writing to such action. Such
action by written consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous
vote of the Board of Directors. Such written consent or consents shall be
filed
with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board.
3.13
Fees
and Compensation of Directors. Directors and members of committees may receive
such compensation, if any, for their services, and such reimbursements of
expenses as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from
serving the Corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee,
or
otherwise, and receiving compensation for such services.
ARTICLE
IV
OFFICERS
4.01
Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall be a Chairman of the Board
or a
President, or both, a Secretary, and a Chief Financial Officer. The Corporation
may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, one or more Vice
Presidents, a Treasurer, one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more
Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance
with the provisions of paragraph 4.03 of this Article IV. Any number of officers
may be held by the same person
4.02
Election of Officers. The officers of the Corporation, except such officers
as
may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4.03 or
paragraph 4.05 of this Article V, shall be chosen by the Board of Directors,
and
each shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, subject to the rights, if
any, of
an officer under any contract of employment.
4.03
Subordinate Officers, Etc. The Board of Directors may appoint, and may empower
the President to appoint, such other officers as the business of the Corporation
may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such
authority, and perform such duties as are provided in the By-Laws or as the
Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
4.04
Removal and Resignation of Officers.
(a)
Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment,
any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of
Directors, at any regular or special meeting thereof, or, except in the case
of
an officer chosen by the Board of Directors, by any officer upon whom such
power
of removal may be conferred by the Board of Directors.
(b)
Any
officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation.
Any
such resignation shall take effect upon the giving of such notice or at any
later time specified therein; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the
acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Any
such resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation
under any contract to which the officer is a party.
4.04
Vacancies in Offices. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation,
removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner
prescribed in these By-Laws for regular appointments to such
office.
4.05
Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if such an officer be elected,
shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and
exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be, from time to
time,
assigned to him by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the By-Laws,
including, without limitation, the designation of Chief Executive Officer
("CEO").
4.06
President. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by
the
Board of Directors to the Chairman of the Board, if there be such an officer,
the President shall be the general manager and, if so designated by the Board
of
Directors, may be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall,
subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision,
direction, and control of the business and the officers of the Corporation.
In
the absence of the Chairman of the Board, or if there be none, he shall preside
at all meetings of the Board of Directors. He shall have the general powers
and
duties of management usually vested in the office of President of a corporation
and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board
of
Directors or the By-Laws.
4.07
Vice
Presidents. In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice Presidents,
if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the Board of Directors, or, if
not
ranked, a Vice President designated by the Board of Directors, shall perform
all
the duties of the President, and when so acting shall have all the powers
of,
and be subject to, all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice Presidents
shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to
time
may be prescribed for them respectively by the Board of Directors, the By-Laws,
or the President, or Chairman of the Board if there is no
President.
4.08
Secretary.
(a)
The
Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal executive office,
or
such other place as the Board of Directors may designate, a book of minutes
of
all meetings and actions of Directors, committees of Directors, and
shareholders, with the time and place of holding, whether regular or special,
and, if special, how authorized, the notice thereof given, the names of those
present at Directors' and committee meetings, the number of shares present
or
represented at shareholder's meetings, and the proceedings thereof.
(b)
The
Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal executive office,
or
at the office of the Corporation's transfer agent or registrar, as determined
by
resolution of the Board of Directors, a share register or a duplicate share
register showing the names of all shareholders and their addresses, the number
and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates issued
for the same, and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate
surrendered for cancellation.
(c)
The
Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the
shareholders and of the Board of Directors required by the By-Laws or by
law to
be given, and shall keep the seal of the Corporation, if one be adopted,
in safe
custody, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as
may
be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by the By-Laws.
4.9
Treasurer. The Treasurer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and
maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties
and business transactions of the Corporation, including accounts of its assets,
liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings
and shares. The book of accounts shall be open at all reasonable times to
inspection by any Director.
ARTICLE
V
INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES AND OTHER AGENTS
5.01
Agents, Proceedings and Expenses. For the purposes of this Article, "agent"
means any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee, or other agent
of
this Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of this Corporation
as a
Director, officer, employee, or other agent of another foreign or domestic
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or was
a
Director, officer, employee, or agent of a foreign or domestic corporation
which
was a predecessor corporation of this Corporation or of another enterprise
at
the request of such predecessor corporation; "proceeding" means any threatened,
pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative; and "expenses" includes, without limitation,
attorneys' fees and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification
under paragraph 5.04 or paragraph 5.05(c) of this Article V.
5.02
Actions Other Than by the Corporation. This Corporation shall indemnify any
person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any
proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of this Corporation to
procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of the fact that such person is
or
was an agent of this Corporation, against expenses, judgements, fines,
settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection
with such proceeding, if that person acted in good faith and in a manner
that
person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of this Corporation,
and,
in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
the
conduct of that person was unlawful. The termination ofany proceeding by
judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere
or
its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person
did
not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed
to be
in the best interests of this Corporation or that the person had reasonable
cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful.
5.03
Actions by the Corporation. This Corporation shall indemnify any person who
was
or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending
or completed action by or in the right of this Corporation to procure a judgment
in its favor by reason of the fact that that person is or was an agent of
this
Corporation, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by that person
in
connection with the defense or settlement of that action if that person acted
in
good faith, in a manner that person believed to be in the best interests
of this
Corporation, and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, as an ordinarily
prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances.
No
indemnification shall be made under this paragraph 5.03:
(a)
in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which that person shall have
been
adjudged to be liable to this Corporation in the performance of that person's
duty to this Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in
which
that proceeding is or was pending shall determine upon application that,
in view
of all the circumstances of the case, that person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for the expenses which the court shall
determine;
(b)
of
amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a threatened or pending
action, with or without court approval; or (c) of expenses incurred in defending
a threatened or pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of
without
court approval.
5.04
Successful Defense by Agent. To the extent that an agent of this Corporation
has
been successful on the merits in defense of any proceeding referred to in
paragraph 5.02 or 5.03 of this Article V, or in defense of any claim, issue,
or
matter therein, the agent shall be indemnified against expenses actually
and
reasonably incurred by the agent in connection therewith.
5.05
Required Approval. Except as provided in paragraph 5.04 of this Article,
any
indemnification under this Article shall be made by this Corporation only
if
authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification
of the
agent is proper in the circumstances because the agent has met the applicable
standard of conduct set forth in paragraph 5.02 or 5.03 of this Article V,
by:
(a)
a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who are not parties to
the
proceeding;
(b)
approval by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of this Corporation
represented and voting at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present
(which shares voting affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of
the
required quorum), or by the written consent of holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote (for this purpose, the shares owned by
the
person to be indemnified shall not be entitled to vote thereon); or
(c)
the
court in which the proceeding is or was pending, upon application made by
this
Corporation or the agent or the attorney or other person rendering services
in
connection with the defense, whether or not such application by the agent,
attorney, or other person is opposed by this Corporation.
5.06
Advance of Expenses. Expenses incurred in defending any proceeding may be
advanced by this Corporation before the final disposition of the proceeding
upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the agent to repay the amount
of
the advance unless it shall be determined ultimately that the agent is entitled
to be indemnified as authorized in this Article V.
5.07
Other Contractual Rights. Nothing contained in this Article V shall affect
any
right to indemnification to which persons other than Directors and officers
of
this Corporation or any subsidiary hereof may be entitled by contract or
otherwise.
5.08
Limitations. No indemnification or advance shall be made under this Article
V,
except as provided in paragraph 5.04 or paragraph 5.05(c), in any circumstance
where it appears:
(a)
that
it would be inconsistent with a provision of the Articles, these By-Laws,
a
resolution of the shareholders, or an agreement in effect at the time of
the
accrual of the alleged cause of action asserted in the proceeding in which
the
expenses were incurred or other amounts were paid which prohibits or otherwise
limits indemnification; or
(b)
that
it would be inconsistent with any condition expressly imposed by a court
in
approving a settlement.
5.09
Insurance. This Corporation may, upon a determination by the Board of Directors,
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any agent of the Corporation
against any liability which might be asserted against or incurred by the
agent
in such capacity, or which might arise out of the agent's status as such,
whether or not this Corporation would have the power to indemnify the agent
against that liability under the provisions of this Article V.
5.10
Fiduciaries of Corporate Employee Benefit Plan. This Article V does not apply
to
any proceeding against any trustee, investment manager, or other fiduciary
of an
employee benefit plan in that person's capacity as such even though that
person
may also be an agent of this Corporation as defined in paragraph 5.01 of
this
Article V. This Corporation may, however, upon approval in accordance with
paragraph 5.05, indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any
fiduciary to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of
Nevada.
5.11
Amendment to Nevada Law. In the event that Nevada law regarding indemnification
of Directors, officers, employees and other agents of corporations, as in
effect
at the time of adoption of these By-Laws, is subsequently amended in any
way
increase the scope of permissible indemnification beyond that set forth herein,
the indemnification authorized by this Article V shall be deemed to be
coextensive with that afforded by the Nevada law as so amended.
ARTICLE
VI
GENERAL
CORPORATE MATTERS
6.01
Record Date for Purposes Other Than Notice and Voting.
(a)
For
purposes of determining the shareholders entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any other lawful action (other than for
the
purposes prescribed by paragraph 2.10 of Article II of these By-Laws), the
Board
of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more
than
sixty (60) days prior to any such action, and in such case only shareholders
of
record at the close of business on the date so fixed are entitled to receive
the
dividend, distribution or allotment of rights or to exercise the rights,
as the
case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the
Corporation after the record date fixed as aforesaid, except as otherwise
provided in Nevada General Corporation Law.
(b)
If
the Board of Directors does not so fix a record date, the record date for
determining shareholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business
on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto, or
the
sixtieth (60th) day prior to the date of such action, whichever is
later.
6.02
Checks, Drafts, Evidences of Indebtedness. All checks, drafts or other orders
for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, issued in
the
name of or payable to the Corporation, shall be signed or endorsed by such
person or persons and in such manner as, from time to time, shall be determined
by resolution of the Board of Directors. Such signature(s) or endorsement(s)
may
be by facsimile or printed signature of the officer.
6.03
Corporate Contracts and Instruments; How Executed. The Board of Directors,
except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws, may authorize any officer(s)
or
agent(s) to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name
of and
on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined
to
specific instances; and, unless authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors
or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall
have any power or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or
engagement, to pledge its credit, or to render it liable for any purpose
or to
any amount.
6.04
Certificates for Shares. A certificate or certificates for shares of the
capital
stock of the Corporation shall be issued to each shareholder when any such
shares are fully paid, and the Board of Directors may authorize the issuance
of
certificates for shares as partly paid, provided that such certificates shall
state the amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount
paid
thereon. All such statements or references thereto appearing on the face
of the
certificate shall be conspicuous. All certificates shall be signed in the
name
of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board, the President, a Vice
President, the Secretary, or any Assistant Secretary certifying the number
of
shares and the class or series of shares owned by the shareholder. Any or
all of
the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. In case any officer,
transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has
been
placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer
agent
or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the
Corporation with the same effect as if such person were an officer, transfer
agent or registrar at the date of issue.
6.05
Lost
Certificates. Except as hereinafter provided in this paragraph 6.05, no new
certificate for shares shall be issued in lieu of an old certificate unless
the
old certificate is surrendered to the Corporation and cancelled at the same
time
as such issuance. The Board of Directors may, if any share certificate or
certificate for any other security is lost, stolen or destroyed, authorize
the
issuance of a new certificate in lieu thereof, upon such terms and conditions
as
the Board may require, including provision for indemnification of the
Corporation secured by a bond or other adequate security sufficient to protect
the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it, including
any
expense or liability, on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction
of
such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.
6.06
Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. The Chairman of the Board,
the
President,
any Vice President, or any other person authorized by resolution of the Board
of
Directors or by any of the foregoing designated officers, is authorized to
vote
on behalf of the Corporation any and all shares of any other corporation
or
corporations, foreign or domestic, standing in the name of the Corporation.
The
authority herein granted to said officers to vote or represent, on behalf
of the
Corporation, any and all shares held by the Corporation in any other corporation
or corporations may be exercised by any such officer in person or by any
person
authorized to do so by proxy duly executed by said officer.
6.07
Construction and Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, the
general
provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the Nevada General
Corporation Law shall govern the construction of these By-Laws. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the singular numbers includes the plural,
the
plural number includes the singular, and the term "person" includes both
a
corporation and a natural person.
ARTICLE
XII
RECORDS
AND REPORTS
7.01
Maintenance and Inspection of Share Register.
(a)
The
Corporation shall keep at its principal executive office, or at the office
of
its transfer agent or registrar if one or the other has been appointed and
as
determined by resolution of the Board of Directors, a record of its
shareholders, giving the names and addresses of all shareholders and the
number
and class of shares held by each shareholder.
(b)
A
person who has been a shareholder of record of the Corporation for at least
six
months immediately preceding his or her demand, or a person holding, or
authorized in writing by the holders of, at least 5 percent of the outstanding
voting shares of the Corporation, may (i) inspect and copy the records of
shareholders' names and addresses and shareholdings during usual business
hours
upon five business days' prior written demand upon the Corporation accompanied
by an affidavit that (A) the inspection and copying are not desired for a
purpose that is in the interest of a business or object other than the business
of the Corporation and (B) the shareholder has not at any time sold or offered
for sale any list of shareholders of any domestic or foreign corporation
or
aided or abetted any person in procuring any such record of shareholders
for any
such purpose, or (ii) obtain from the transfer agent of the Corporation,
upon
written demand accompanied by an affidavit that (A) the inspection and copying
are not desired for a purpose that is in the interest of a business or object
other than the business of the Corporation and (B) the shareholder has not
at
any time sold or offered for sale any list of shareholders of any domestic
or
foreign corporation or aided or abetted any person in procuring any such
record
of shareholders for any such purpose, and upon the tender of such transfer
agent's usual charges for such list, a list of the names and addresses of
the
shareholders of the Corporation, and their shareholdings as of the most recent
record date for which such list has been compiled. Such list shall be made
available to such shareholder or shareholders by the transfer agent on or
before
the later of the fifth business day after the demand is received or the date
specified in the demand as the date as of which the list is to be compiled.
Any
inspection and copying under this paragraph 7.01 may be made in person or
by an
agent or attorney of the shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate
making such demand.
7.02
Maintenance and Inspection of By-Laws. The Corporation shall keep at its
principal
executive
office, or, if its principal executive office is not in the State of Nevada,
at
its principal business office in such State, if any, the original or a copy
of
the By-Laws as amended to date, which shall be open to inspection by any
shareholder upon the written demand of any such shareholder at all reasonable
times during usual business hours. If the principal executive office of the
Corporation is outside this state and the Corporation has no principal business
office in this state, the Secretary shall, upon the written request of any
shareholder, furnish to such shareholder a copy of the By-Laws as amended
to
date.
7.03
Inspection by Directors. Every Director shall have the absolute right at
any
reasonable time to inspect all books, records and documents of every kind
and
the physical properties of the Corporation and each of its subsidiary
corporations. Such inspection by a Director may be made in person or by agent
or
attorney, and the right of the inspection includes the right to copy and
make
extracts.
7.04
Annual Report to Shareholders. The Chairman of the Board or the President
shall
make an annual report to the shareholders, but nothing herein shall be
interpreted as prohibiting the Board of Directors from issuing such annual
or
other periodic reports to the shareholders of the Corporation as they consider
appropriate.
7.05
Financial Statements.
(a)
A
copy of any annual financial statement and any income statement of the
Corporation for each quarterly period of each fiscal year, and any accompanying
balance sheet of the Corporation as of the end of each such period, which
have
been prepared by the Corporation shall be kept on file in the principal
executive office of the Corporation for twelve (12) months from their respective
dates, and each such statement shall be exhibited at all reasonable times
to any
shareholder requesting an examination of any such statement or a copy thereof
shall be mailed to any such shareholder.
(b)
If a
shareholder or shareholders holding at least ten percent (10%), in the
aggregate, of the outstanding shares of any class of stock of the Corporation
make a written request to the Corporation for an income statement of the
Corporation for the three (3) month, six (6) month, or nine (9) month period
of
the current fiscal year having ended more than thirty (30) days prior to
the
date of the request, and a balance sheet of the Corporation as of the end
of
such period, the Treasurer shall cause such statement to be prepared, if
not
already prepared, in written form. Such minutes, accounting books, and records
shall be open to inspection upon the written demand of any shareholder or
holder
of a voting trust certificate, at any reasonable time during usual business
hours, for a purpose of reasonably related to such holder's interests as
a
shareholder or as the holder of a voting trust certificate. Such inspection
may
be made in person or by an agent or attorney, and shall include the right
to
copy and make extracts. The foregoing rights of inspection shall extend to
the
records of each subsidiary corporation of the Corporation.
7.06
Annual Statement of General Information. The Corporation shall each year
during
the calendar month in which its Articles of Incorporation were originally
filed
with the Nevada Secretary of State, or at any time during the immediately
preceding five (5) calendar months, file with the Secretary of State of the
State of Nevada, on the prescribed form, a statement setting for the authorized
number of Directors, the names and complete business or residence addresses
of
all incumbent Directors, the names and complete business or residence addresses
of the Chief Executive Officer, and Secretary, the street address of its
principal executive office or principal business office in this state (if
any),
and the general type of business constituting the principal business activity
of
the Corporation, together with a designation of the agent of the Corporation
for
the purpose of service of process, as provided by law.
ARTICLE
XIII
AMENDMENTS
8.01
Amendment by Directors. The power to adopt, alter and repeal the Bylaws of
the
Corporation is vested exclusively in the Board of Directors.
EXHIBIT
F
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
This
Merger Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into as of this 19th
day of
April, 2006, by and between Victor Industries, Inc., an Idaho corporation
(“Buyer”),
and
Ethos Environmental, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Target”).
Buyer
and Target are referred to collectively herein as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
A. The
Boards of Directors of Buyer (the “Buyer Board”) and Target (the “Target Board”)
deem it advisable and in the best interests of each corporation and their
respective shareholders that Buyer acquire Target in order to advance the
long-term business interests of Buyer and Target.
B. The
Buyer
Board and Target Board have determined that a business combination between
Buyer
and Target merging their respective businesses is in the best interests of
their
respective companies and stockholders and presents an opportunity for their
respective companies to achieve long-term strategic and financial benefits,
and
accordingly have agreed to effect the merger provided for herein upon the
terms
and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
C. The
respective Buyer Board and Target Board deem it advisable and in the best
interests of their respective shareholders to consummate the Agreement on
the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
D. The
parties intend that this Agreement qualify as a non-taxable reorganization
pursuant to Sec-tion 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
E. The
parties hereto intend that this Agreement be ex-empt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section
4(2)
of the Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and exempt
from
the registration requirements of the applicable states.
F. Buyer
is
a reporting company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and
is current with all of its filings with the SEC, whose stock is quoted on
the
OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol VICI.OB.
G. As
a
condition precedent to Closing, Buyer shall have effectuated a redomicile
to the
State of Nevada and a reverse stock split based on a ratio of approximately
1:1000. The terms and conditions of this Agreement expressly assume that
these
pre-Closing conditions have been completed, with the understanding that this
Agreement shall Close only after the happening of same.
H. For
purposes of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to be bound by, and to comply with,
all
applicable laws for the State of Idaho and the State of Nevada, notwithstanding
any specific references to only one jurisdiction.
I. The
foregoing recitals express the true intentions of the Buyer and Target and
are
hereby incorporated by this reference into the Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the representations, warranties and covenants set forth
in this
Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the conditions
set
forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
1.1 “Affiliate”
has
the
meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the regulations promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act.
1.2 “Buyer”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preface above.
1.3
“Buyer-owned
Share”
means
any Target Share that Buyer owns beneficially.
1.4 “Buyer
Share”
means
any share of the common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of
Buyer.
1.5 “Certificate
of Merger”
has
the
meaning set forth in 2(c) below.
1.6 “Closing”
has
the
meaning set forth in 2(b) below.
1.7 “Closing
Date”
has
the
meaning set forth in 2(b) below.
1.8 “Confidential
Information”
means
any information concerning the business and affairs of Target and its
Subsidiaries that is not already generally available to the public.
1.9 “Conversion
Ratio”
has
the
meaning set forth in 2(d)(v) below.
1.10 “Definitive
Buyer Proxy Materials”
means
the definitive proxy materials relating to the Special Buyer
Meeting.
1.11 “Definitive
Target Proxy Materials”
means
the definitive proxy materials relating to the Special Target
Meeting.
1.12 “Disclosure
Schedule”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3 below.
1.13 “Dissenting
Share”
means
any Target Share held of record by any stockholder who or that has exercised
his, her, or its appraisal rights under the Nevada Revised
Statutes.
1.14 “Effective
Time”
has
the
meaning set forth in 2(d)(i) below.
1.15 “Exchange
Agent”
has
the
meaning set forth in 2(e) below.
1.16 “GAAP”
means
United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from
time to
time, consistently applied.
1.17 “Hart-Scott-Rodino
Act”
means
the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended.
1.18 “IRS”
means
the Internal Revenue Service.
1.19 “Knowledge”
means
actual knowledge after reasonable investigation.
1.20 “Lien”
means
any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge, or other security interest,
other than (a) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, (b) purchase money
liens
and liens securing rental payments under capital lease arrangements, and
(c)
other liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and not incurred in
connection with the borrowing of money.
1.21 “Material
Adverse Effect”
or
“Material
Adverse Change”
means any
effect or change that would be (or could reasonably be expected to be)
materially adverse to the business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise),
operating results, operations, or business prospects of Target and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or to the ability of Sellers to consummate
timely the transactions contemplated hereby (regardless of whether or not
such
adverse effect or change can be or has been cured at any time or whether
Buyer
has knowledge of such effect or change on the date hereof), including any
adverse change, event, development, or effect arising from or relating to
(a)
general business or economic conditions, including such conditions related
to
the business of Target and its Subsidiaries, (b) national or international
political or social conditions, including the engagement by the United States
in
hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency
or war, or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack upon the United
States, or any of its territories, possessions, or diplomatic or consular
offices or upon any military installation, equipment or personnel of the
United
States, (c) financial, banking, or securities markets (d) changes in United
States generally accepted accounting principles, (e) changes in laws, rules,
regulations, orders, or other binding directives issued by any governmental
entity, and (f) the taking of any action contemplated by this Agreement and
the
other agreements contemplated hereby.
1.22 “Merger”
has
the
meaning set forth in 2(a) below.
1.23
“Nevada
Revised Statutes”
means
the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, as amended.
1.24 “Ordinary
Course of Business”
means
the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice,
including with respect to quantity and frequency.
1.25 “Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preface above.
1.26 “Person”
means
an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company,
an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization, any other business entity, or a governmental entity.
1.27 “Prospectus”
means
the final prospectus relating to the registration of the Buyer Shares under
the
Securities Act.
1.28 “Requisite
Buyer Stockholder Approval”
means
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Buyer Shares in
favor
of this Agreement and the Merger.
1.29 “Requisite
Target Stockholder Approval”
means
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Target Shares in
favor
of this Agreement and the Merger.
1.30 “SEC”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.31 “Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1.32 “Securities
Exchange Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
1.33 “Special
Buyer Meeting”
has
the
meaning set forth in 5(c)(ii) below.
1.34 “Special
Target Meeting”
has
the
meaning set forth in 5(c)(ii) below.
1.35 “Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association, or other business entity of which (i) if a
corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled
to
vote in the election of directors, managers, or trustees thereof is at the
time
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more
of
the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof or (ii) if
a
limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity,
a
majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof
is at
the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one
or
more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof and for this purpose,
a Person or Persons own a majority ownership interest in such a business
entity
(other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a
majority of such business entity’s gains or losses or shall be or control any
managing director or general partner of such business entity. The term
“Subsidiary”
shall
include all Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary.
1.36 “Surviving
Corporation”
has
the
meaning set forth in 2(a) below.
1.37 “Target”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preface above.
1.38 “Target
Share”
means
any share of the common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of
Target.
1.39 “Target
Stockholder”
means
any Person who owns or holds any Target Shares.
2. Basic
Transaction.
(a)
The
Merger.
On and
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Target will merge
with
and into Buyer (the “Merger”)
at the
Effective Time. Buyer shall be the corporation surviving the Merger (the
“Surviving
Corporation”).
(b)
The
Closing. The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of SteadyLaw Group, LLP in San Diego, CA, commencing
at 9:00 a.m. local time on the third business day following the satisfaction
or
waiver of all conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereby, other than conditions with respect to actions
the respective Parties will take at the Closing itself, or such other date
as
the Parties may mutually determine (the “Closing
Date”);
provided,
however,
that
the Closing Date shall be no earlier than May 17, 2006.
(c)
Actions
at the Closing. At
the
Closing, (i) Target will deliver to Buyer the various certificates, instruments,
and documents referred to in 6(a) below, (ii) Buyer will deliver to Target
the
various certificates, instruments, and documents referred to in 6(b) below,
(iii) Buyer and Target will file with the Secretary of State of the State
of
Nevada the Articles of Merger in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the
“Certificate
of Merger”),
and
(iv) Buyer will deliver to the Exchange Agent in the manner provided below
in
this Section 2 the certificate evidencing the Buyer Shares issued in the
Merger.
(d)
Effect
of Merger.
(i)
General. The Merger shall become effective at the time (the “Effective
Time”)
Buyer
and Target file the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of
the
State of Nevada. The Merger shall have the effect set forth in the Nevada
Revised Statutes. The Surviving Corporation may, at any time after the Effective
Time, take any action (including executing and delivering any document) in
the
name and on behalf of either Buyer or Target in order to carry out and
effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii)
Articles of Incorporation. The articles of incorporation of Buyer in effect
at
and as of the Effective Time will remain the articles of incorporation of
Surviving Corporation without any modification or amendment in the Merger,
except with respect to the Surviving Corporation changing its name to “Ethos
Environmental, Inc.”
(iii)
Bylaws. The bylaws of Buyer in effect at and as of the Effective Time will
remain the bylaws of Surviving Corporation without any modification or amendment
in the Merger.
(iv)
Directors and Officers. The directors and officers of Target in office at
and as
of the Effective Time shall be appointed the directors and officers of the
Surviving Corporation, with each to hold office in accordance with the articles
of incorporation and by-laws of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until
their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified,
and
thereafter the directors and officers of Buyer serving immediately prior
to the
Closing Date shall immediately resign.
(v)
Conversion of Target Shares. At and as of the Effective Time, (A) each Target
Share (other than any Dissenting Share or Buyer-owned Share) shall be converted
into the right to receive one Buyer Share (the ratio of one Buyer Share to
one
Target Share is referred to herein as the “Conversion
Ratio”),
(B)
each Dissenting Share shall be converted into the right to receive payment
from
Surviving Corporation with respect thereto in accordance with the provisions
of
the Nevada Revised Statutes, and (C) each Buyer-owned Share shall be canceled;
provided,
however,
that
the Conversion Ratio shall be subject to equitable adjustment in the event
of
any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, or other change in
the
number of Target Shares outstanding. No Target Share shall be deemed to be
outstanding or to have any rights other than those set forth above in this
Section 2(d)(v) after the Effective Time.
(vi)
Buyer Shares. Each Buyer Share issued and outstanding at and as of the Effective
Time will remain issued and outstanding.
(e)
Payment
Procedure.
(i)
Immediately after the Effective Time, Buyer will cause Action Stock Transfer
Corporation (the “Exchange Agent”) to mail a letter of transmittal in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C to each record holder of outstanding Target
Shares
for the holder to use in surrendering the certificates that represented his,
her, or its Target Shares in exchange for a certificate representing the
number
of Buyer Shares to which he, she, or it is entitled.
(ii)
Buyer will not pay any dividend or make any distribution on Buyer Shares
(with a
record date at or after the Effective Time) to any record holder of outstanding
Target Shares until the holder surrenders for exchange his, her, or its
certificates that represented Target Shares. Buyer instead will pay the dividend
or make the distribution to the Exchange Agent in trust for the benefit of
the
holder pending surrender and exchange. Buyer may cause the Exchange Agent
to
invest any cash the Exchange Agent receives from Buyer as a dividend or
distribution in one or more of the permitted investments set forth on Exhibit
D
attached hereto; provided,
however,
that
the terms and conditions of the investments shall be such as to permit the
Exchange Agent to make prompt payments of cash to the holders of outstanding
Target Shares as necessary. Buyer may cause the Exchange Agent to pay over
to
Buyer any net earnings with respect to the investments, and Buyer will replace
promptly any cash that the Exchange Agent loses through investments. In no
event, however, will any holder of outstanding Target Shares be entitled
to any
interest or earnings on the dividend or distribution pending
receipt.
(iii)
Buyer may cause the Exchange Agent to return any Buyer Shares and dividends
and
distributions thereon remaining unclaimed 180 days after the Effective Time,
and
thereafter each remaining record holder of outstanding Target Shares shall
be
entitled to look to Buyer, subject to abandoned property, escheat, and other
similar laws, as a general creditor thereof with respect to the Buyer Shares
and
dividends and distributions thereon to which he, she, or it is entitled upon
surrender of his, her, or its certificates.
(iv)
Surviving Corporation shall pay all charges and expenses of the Exchange
Agent.
(f)
Closing
of Transfer Records. After
the
close of business on the Closing Date, transfers of Target Shares outstanding
prior to the Effective Time shall not be made on the stock transfer books
of
Surviving Corporation.
(g)
In
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and specifically this Section
2, it
is contemplated that Buyer shall issue an aggregate of Seventeen Million
Seven
Hundred Eighteen Thousand One Hundred Eighty Seven (17,718,187) Buyer Shares
to
the Target Stockholders for all validly issued and outstanding Target Shares
to
be distributed on a pro rata basis to each Target Stockholder. Such newly
issued
Buyer Shares shall represent, on a fully diluted basis, approximately ninety
seven (97%) percent of Buyer’s issued, and outstanding common stock following
any adjustments contemplated by this Agreement.
(h)
Restrictive
Legend.
Each
newly issued certificate of Buyer Shares under the terms of this Agreement
shall
bear the following restrictive legend:
“The
Common Stock which is represented by this Certificate has not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act’). These securities have
been acquired for investment purposes only and not with a view to distribution
or resale, and may not be sold, transferred, made subject to a security
interest, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless and until
registered under the Act, or on an opinion of counsel for the Company, that
registration is not required under such Act.”
(i)
The
receipt by each of the Target Stockholders of the Buyer Shares is for that
person’s own account, is for investment purposes only, and is not with a view
to, nor for offer or sale in connection with, the distribution of the Buyer
Shares. The newly issued Buyer Shares contemplated by this Agreement have
not
been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state
and, therefore, cannot be sold unless it is subsequently registered under
the
Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or exemptions from
registration thereunder are available.
(j)
Adjustments.
The
exchange of shares contemplated under this Agreement shall be adjusted to
reflect fully the effect of any reclassification, stock split, reverse split,
stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible
into Buyer Shares), reorganization, recapitalization or other like change
with
respect to Buyer Shares occurring, or for which a record date is established,
after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.
3. Target’s
Representations and Warranties. Target
represents and warrants to Buyer that the statements contained in this Section
3
are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be correct
and complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though the
Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this
Section 3), except as set forth in the disclosure schedule accompanying this
Agreement and initialed by the Parties (the “Disclosure
Schedule”).
The
Disclosure Schedule will be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the lettered
and numbered paragraphs contained in this Section 3.
(a)
Organization,
Qualification, and Corporate Power.
Each of
Target and its Subsidiaries, if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation. Each of Target and its Subsidiaries, if any, is duly authorized
to conduct business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction
where such qualification is required. Each of Target and its Subsidiaries
has
full corporate power and authority to carry on the business in which it is
engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by it.
(b)
Capitalization. The
entire authorized capital stock of Target consists of 200,000,000 Target
Shares,
of which 17,718,187 Target Shares are issued and outstanding and 182,281,813
Target Shares are held in treasury. All of the issued and outstanding Target
Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid, and
non-assessable. There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants,
purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights,
or
other contracts or commitments that could require Target to issue, sell,
or
otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its capital stock. There are
no
outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit
participation, or similar rights with respect to Target.
(c)
Authorization
of Transaction. Target
has full power and authority (including full corporate power and authority)
to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
provided,
however,
that
Target cannot consummate the Merger unless and until it receives the Requisite
Target Stockholder Approval. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally
binding obligation of Target, enforceable in accordance with its terms and
conditions.
(d)
Non-contravention. To
the
Knowledge of any director or officer of Target, neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, will (i) violate any constitution, statute, regulation,
rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction
of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Target or any of
its
Subsidiaries is subject or any provision of the charter or bylaws of Target
or
any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute
a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right
to
accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any
agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument or other arrangement to which
Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound or to
which
any of its assets is subject (or result in the imposition of any Lien upon
any
of its assets). To the Knowledge of any director or officer of Target, and
other
than in connection with the provisions of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, the
Nevada
Revised Statutes, the Securities Exchange Act, the Securities Act, and the
state
securities laws, neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries needs to give
any
notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or
approval of any government or governmental agency in order for the Parties
to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e)
Compliance
with the Law and Other Instruments.
(i)
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and in the Exhibits annexed
hereto, the business and operations of Target have been and are being conducted
in all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations of all authorities which affect Target or its properties, assets,
businesses or prospects.
(ii)
Target Disclosure Schedule sets forth all material Permits issued or granted
to
Target. To the knowledge of Target, the Permits are validly held by Target,
and
Target is in compliance with the Permits, except for instances of noncompliance
that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect. To the knowledge of Target, the Permits constitute all of the
governmental licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals required to
carry
on the business of Target as such business is presently conducted, except
where
the failure to have any such license, permit, authorization or approval would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect.
(f)
Absence
of Conflicts.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the transfer of the securities
of
Target, and the consummation by Target of the transactions set forth in this
Agreement: (i) do not and shall not conflict with or result in a breach of
any
provision of Target’s Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws, (ii) do not and
shall not result breach of, or constitute a default or cause an acceleration
under any arrangement, agreement or other instrument to which Target is a
party
to or by which any of its assets are bound, (iii) do not and shall not cause
Target to violate or contravene any provision of law or any governmental
rule or
regulation, and (iv) will not and shall not result in the imposition of any
lien, or encumbrance upon, any property of Target. Target has performed in
all
material respects all of its obligations which are, as of the date of this
Agreement, required to be performed, pursuant to the terms of any such
agreement, contract or commitment.
(g)
Environmental
Compliance.
To
Target’s knowledge, it is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
Target is presently authorized, if required, to generate, transport through
third parties, store, use, treat, dispose of, release, and conduct other
handling of, as required, those hazardous substances used in Target’s business,
which consist of, hazardous waste, hazardous material, hazardous constituents,
toxic substances, pollutants, contaminants, asbestos, radon, polychlorinated
biphenyls, petroleum product or waste (including crude oil or any fraction
thereof), natural gas, liquefied gas, synthetic gas and other material defined,
regulated, controlled or subject to any remediation requirement under any
Environmental Law.
(h)
Compliance
with Occupational and Safety Laws; Employment Matters.
(i)
To
Target’s knowledge, it is in compliance with all applicable national, provincial
and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions, judgments,
orders, decrees, rulings, and charges thereunder and other governmental
requirements relating to occupational health and safety.
(ii)
Except as set forth on the Target Disclosure Schedule, Target does not owe
any
accrued but unpaid salary or other compensation or benefits to any officer,
director, employee or consultant of Target. Except as set forth on the Target
Disclosure Schedule, Target has no Benefit Plans. The Target Disclosure Schedule
contains for each or its officers, directors, and consultants his compensation
and benefits for the last two years.
(i)
Financial
Statements.
Target’s
audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the “Audited
Financial Statements”), have been prepared using generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis. Except as set forth on the
Target Disclosure Schedule, the Audited Financial Statements shall fairly
present the financial condition and results of operations for Target. Except
as
indicated in such Financial Statements, and with the exception of ordinary
operating expenses which in the aggregate are not material, or as set forth
on
the Target Disclosure Schedule or in any Exhibit to this Agreement, Target
does
not have any outstanding indebtedness or other liabilities or obligations
of any
nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, and whether due
or
to become due). Except as set forth on the Target Disclosure Schedule, since
the
date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has not been any material
adverse change in Target’s financial condition, assets, liabilities or business,
or any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance,
materially affecting Target’s properties, assets or business, and Target has not
incurred any indebtedness, liability or other obligation of any nature
whatsoever except in the ordinary course of business and Target has not made
any
change in its accounting methods or practices.
(j)
Taxes.
Target
has timely filed all required national, provincial, and local tax returns
and
has paid or made adequate provision for the payment of all such taxes whether
or
not shown to be due on said returns.
(k)
Contracts.
Annexed
hereto as part of Target’s Disclosure Schedule is a true and complete schedule
of all of Target’s material contracts including, but not limited to, license
agreements. All of the contracts so listed have been entered into in the
ordinary course of business and neither Target nor any other party to any
such
contract is in default under any such contract.
(l)
Litigation.
Except
as set forth on the Target Disclosure Schedule, there are no legal,
administrative, arbitration, or other proceeding or governmental investigations
adversely affecting Target or its properties, assets or businesses, or with
respect to any matter arising out of the conduct of the Target’s business
pending or to its knowledge threatened, by or against, any officer or director
of Target in connection with its affairs, whether or not covered by insurance.
Except as set forth on the Target Disclosure Schedule, neither Target nor
its
officers or directors are subject to any order, writ, injunction, or decree
of
any court, department, agency, or instrumentality, affecting Target. Except
asset forth on the Target Disclosure Schedule, Target is not presently engaged
in any legal action.
(m)
Absence
of Changes.
Except
as set forth on the Target Disclosure Schedule and this Agreement, subsequent
to
the date of the Audited Financial Statements and through the date of this
Agreement, there has not been any material adverse change in, or any event
or
condition (financial or otherwise) affecting the business, properties, assets,
liabilities, historical operations or prospects of Target, and except as
in the
ordinary course of business and with respect to any items reserved by Target
and
reflected in its Audited Financial Statements, there are no liabilities or
obligations of any nature, whether absolute, contingent or otherwise, whether
due or to become due (including, without limitation, liabilities for taxes
with
respect to or measured by income of Target for any period prior to, and/or
subsequent to, the date of the Audited Financial Statements or arising out
of
any transaction of Target prior to, and/or subsequent to, such date). Subsequent
to the date of the Audited Financial Statements except as set forth on the
Target Disclosure Schedule, there has not been any declaration, or setting
aside, or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to Target’s
securities, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase, or other acquisition
of any of Target’s securities. To Target’s knowledge, there has not been an
assertion against Target of any liability of any nature or in any amount
not
fully reflected or reserved against in the Audited Financial
Statements.
(n)
No
Approvals.
No
approval of any governmental authority is required in connection with the
consummation of the transactions set forth in this Agreement.
(o)
Broker;
Finder’s Fee.
(i)
Target represents that it has not had any dealing with respect to this
transaction with any business broker, firm or salesman, or any person or
corporation, investment banker or financial advisor who is or shall be entitled
to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission or similar fee with
respect to the transactions set forth in this Agreement, except as otherwise
indicated herein. Target agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer from
and
against any and all claims for brokerage commissions or finder’s fees by any
person, firm or corporation on the basis of any act or statement alleged
to have
been made by Target or its affiliates or agents.
(ii)
As
compensation under the terms of a Business Development Agreement (“BDA”), Tyson
Ltd., a corporation duly existing under the laws of the Bahamas, shall receive
the sum of $200,000 dollars (the “BDA Compensation”) from Target upon the
successful closing of a business combination or acquisition with Buyer. It
is
anticipated that the BDA Compensation will be tendered simultaneous to the
Closing as set forth under the terms of the BDA.
(p)
Complete
Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty of Target which is contained in this Agreement,
or in
a writing furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement, to Target’s
knowledge contains or shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact,
omits or shall omit to state any fact which is required to make the statements
which are contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under
which
they were made, not materially misleading. There is no fact relating to the
business, affairs, operations, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects
of Target which would materially adversely affect same which has not been
disclosed to Buyer in this Agreement.
(q)
No
Defense.
It shall
not be a defense to a suit for damages for any misrepresentation or breach
of
covenant or warranty that Buyer knew or had reason to know that any covenant,
representation or warranty in this Agreement furnished or to be furnished
to
Buyer contained untrue statements.
(r)
Access
to Information.
During
the Pre-Closing Period, Target shall (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
to) afford to Buyer’s officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financing
sources and other representatives, reasonable access, upon reasonable notice,
during normal business hours and in a manner that does not unreasonably disrupt
or interfere with business operations, to all of its properties, books,
contracts, commitments, personnel and records as the Buyer shall request,
and,
during such period, Target shall (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
to)
furnish promptly to Buyer (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration
statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant
to the requirements of federal or state securities laws and (ii) all other
information concerning its business, finances, operations, properties, assets
and personnel as Buyer may reasonably request, in each case, subject to any
restrictions contained herein; provided, further, that the foregoing shall
not
require Target to permit any inspection or disclose any information that,
in the
reasonable judgment of Target, would result in the disclosure of any trade
secrets of third parties or otherwise privileged information. Buyer will
hold,
and instruct all such officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financing
sources and other Representatives to hold, any such information that is
nonpublic in confidence in accordance with this Agreement.
(s)
Undisclosed
Liabilities.
Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability (whether known or unknown,
whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued
or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become
due), including any liability for taxes, except for (i) liabilities set forth
on
the face of the balance sheet dated as of the Most Recent Fiscal Quarter
End
(rather than in any notes thereto) and (ii) liabilities that have arisen
after
the Most Recent Fiscal Quarter End in the Ordinary Course of Business (none
of
which results from, arises out of, relates to, is in the nature of, or was
caused by any breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement,
or
violation of law).
(t)
Continuity
of Business Enterprise. Target
operates at least one significant historic business line, or owns at least
a
significant portion of its historic business assets, in each case within
the
meaning of Reg. 1.368-1(d).
4. Buyer’s
Representations and Warranties.
Buyer
represents and warrants to Target that the statements contained in this Section
4 are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be correct
and complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though the
Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this
Section 4), except as set forth in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule. The Buyer
Disclosure Schedule will be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the numbered
and lettered paragraphs contained in this Section 4.
(a)
Organization,
Qualification, and Corporate Power.
Each of
Buyer and its Subsidiaries, if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation. Each of Buyer and its Subsidiaries, if any, is duly authorized
to
conduct business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction
where such qualification is required. Each of Buyer and its Subsidiaries
has
full corporate power and authority to carry on the business in which it is
engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by it.
(b)
Capitalization. The
entire authorized capital stock of Buyer consists of 1,000,000,000 Buyer
Shares,
of which approximately 500,000 Buyer Shares shall be issued and outstanding
and
999,500,000 Buyer Shares are to be held in treasury. All of the Buyer Shares
to
be issued in the Merger shall have been duly authorized and, upon consummation
of the Merger, will be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable. There
are
no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription
rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, or other contracts or commitments
that could require Buyer to issue, sell, or otherwise cause to become
outstanding any of its capital stock. There are no outstanding or authorized
stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation, or similar rights
with
respect to Buyer.
(c)
Authorization
of Transaction. Buyer
has
full power and authority (including full corporate power and authority) to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
provided,
however,
that
Buyer cannot consummate the Merger unless and until it receives the Requisite
Buyer Stockholder Approval. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally
binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its terms and
conditions.
(d)
Non-contravention. To
the
Knowledge of any director or officer of Buyer, neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, will (i) violate any constitution, statute, regulation,
rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction
of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Buyer is subject
or
any provision of the charter, bylaws, or other governing documents of Buyer
or
(ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result
in
the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate,
modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease,
license, instrument or other arrangement to which Buyer is a party or by
which
it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject. To the Knowledge of
any
director or officer of Buyer, and other than in connection with the provisions
of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, the Nevada Revised Statutes, the Securities
Exchange Act, the Securities Act, and the state securities laws, Buyer does
not
need to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization,
consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in order for
the
Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(e)
Ownership.
As part
of Buyer’s Disclosure Schedule is a list of the share ownership of the officers
and directors of the Buyer Shares (collectively, the “Buyer Insiders”). At or
prior to the Closing Date, Buyer shall deliver to Target lock-up agreements
(collectively, the “Buyer Lock-Up Agreements”) signed by each such Buyer
Insider, providing for, among other things, that each such Buyer Insider
shall
not sell or otherwise dispose of any Buyer Shares owned by it for a period
of 90
days after the Closing Date.
(f)
Compliance
with the Law and Other Instruments.
(i)
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and in the Exhibits annexed
hereto, the business and operations of Buyer have been and are being conducted
in all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations of all authorities which affect Buyer or its properties, assets,
businesses or prospects.
(ii)
Buyer Disclosure Schedule sets forth all material governmental licenses,
permits, authorizations and approvals (the “Permits”) issued or granted to
Buyer. To the knowledge of Buyer, the Permits are validly held by Buyer,
and
Buyer is in compliance with the Permits, except for instances of noncompliance
that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect. To the knowledge of Buyer, the Permits constitute all of the
governmental licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals required to
carry
on the business of Buyer as such business is presently conducted, except
where
the failure to have any such license, permit, authorization or approval would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect.
(g)
Absence
of Conflicts.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of the Buyer Shares,
and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions set forth in this Agreement:
(i) do not and shall not conflict with or result in a breach of any provision
of
Buyer’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, (ii) do not and shall not
result in any breach of, or constitute a default or cause an acceleration
under
any arrangement, agreement or other instrument to which Buyer is a party
to or
by which any of its assets are bound, (iii) do not and shall not cause Buyer
to
violate or contravene any provision of law or any governmental rule or
regulation, and (iv) will not and shall not result in the imposition of any
lien, or encumbrance upon, any property of Buyer. Buyer has performed in
all
material respects all of its obligations which are, as of the date of this
Agreement, required to be performed, pursuant to the terms of any such
agreement, contract or commitment.
(h)
Environmental
Compliance.
Except
as set forth in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, there are no environmental
reports with respect to any of the properties owned or leased by Buyer. To
Buyer’s knowledge, it is in compliance with all applicable environmental laws
(the “Environmental Laws”). Buyer is presently authorized, if required, to
generate, transport through third parties, store, use, treat, dispose of,
release, and conduct other handling of, as required, those hazardous substances
used in Buyer’s business, which consist of, hazardous waste, hazardous material,
hazardous constituents, toxic substances, pollutants, contaminants, asbestos,
radon, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum product or waste (including crude
oil or any fraction thereof), natural gas, liquefied gas, synthetic gas and
other material defined, regulated, controlled or subject to any remediation
requirement under any Environmental Law.
(i)
OSHA
Compliance; Employment Matters.
(i)
To
Buyer’s knowledge, it is in compliance with all applicable federal, state and
local laws, rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions, judgments, orders,
decrees, rulings, and charges thereunder and other governmental requirements,
including, without limitation, all laws, etc. relating to (1) ERISA and (2)
occupational health and safety, including but not limited to the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(ii)
As
set forth on the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, Buyer does not owe any accrued
but
unpaid salary or other compensation or benefits to any officer, director,
employee or consultant of Buyer. Upon the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer,
from and after the Closing Date will have no obligation to any officer,
director, employee or consultant of Buyer for any claim, including, without
limitation, any claim for wages, fees, benefits, deferred compensation,
severance pay, incentive pay, or pension, arising under any of the Benefit
Plans
or arising out of such officer’s, director’s, employee’s, or consultant’s
engagement or employment by Buyer, except as set forth on the Buyer Disclosure
Schedule.
(iii)
As
a condition precedent to the Closing of this Agreement, and included in the
Buyer Disclosure Schedule, each and every contract, agreement or otherwise
legally binding obligation by and between Buyer and any of its officers,
directors, employees or consultants in effect at the time this Agreement
is
executed shall be terminated, effective immediately upon Closing, except
for
such agreements as are set forth in Section 4. As set forth in the notices
of
termination, which shall include a general release in favor of Buyer, that
shall
be tendered by each such Buyer officer, director, employee or consultant,
Buyer,
from and after the Closing Date, will have no obligation to any officer,
director, employee or consultant of Buyer for any claim, including, without
limitation, any claim for wages, fees, benefits, deferred compensation,
severance pay, stock option, rights, incentive pay, or pension, arising under
any of the Benefit Plans or arising out of such officer’s, director’s,
employee’s, or consultant’s engagement or employment by Buyer.
(j)
Financial
Statements.
Buyer’s
financial statements contained in Buyer’s most recent Form 10-KSB and 10-QSB
(collectively, the “Buyer Financial Statements”) have been prepared using
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis.
The Buyer Financial Statements fairly present the financial condition and
results of operations for Buyer. As of the Closing Date, Buyer will not have any
outstanding indebtedness or other liabilities or obligations of any nature
(whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to
become due). Except as set forth on the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, since
the
date of the Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005, there has not
been
any material adverse change in Buyer’s financial condition, assets, liabilities
or business, or any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by
insurance, materially affecting Buyer’s properties, assets or business, and
Buyer has not incurred any indebtedness, liability or other obligation of
any
nature whatsoever except in the ordinary course of business and Buyer has
not
made any change in its accounting methods or practices.
(k)
Taxes.
Except
as set forth on the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, Buyer has timely filed all
required federal, state, city and local tax returns for income, franchise,
social security, withholding, sales, excise, unemployment insurance, real
estate
and other taxes, and has paid or made adequate provision for the payment
of all
such taxes whether or not shown to be due on said returns.
(l)
Contracts.
(i)
Annexed hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit “I” is a true and complete
schedule of all of Buyer’s material contracts.
(ii)
For
purposes of this Agreement, “Buyer Material Contract” shall mean:
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any
“material contract” (within the meaning of Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) with
respect to Buyer;
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b. |
any
indemnification, employment, consulting or other Contract with
(x) any member of the Buyer Board, (y) any executive officer of
the Buyer or (z) any other employee of Buyer earning an annual salary
plus bonus equal to or in excess of $200,000 other than those Contracts
terminable by the Buyer on no more than thirty (30) days notice
without liability or financial obligation to
Buyer;
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c. |
any
Contract containing any covenant (A) limiting, in any material
respect, the ability of Buyer to engage in any line of business or
compete
with any person or solicit the employees of another person,
(B) granting any exclusive rights to make, sell or distribute Buyer’s
products or (C) granting “most favored nation” pricing status to any
person;
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d. |
any
Contract (i) relating to the disposition or acquisition by Buyer,
with obligations remaining to be performed or liabilities continuing
after
the date of this Agreement, of any material business or any material
amount of assets other than in the ordinary course of business or
(ii) pursuant to which Buyer has any material ownership interest in
any other person or other business
enterprise;
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e. |
any
Contract to provide source code into any escrow or to any third party
(under any circumstances) for any product or technology that is material
to the business of Buyer, taken as a
whole;
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f. |
any
Contract to license to any third party the right to reproduce any
of
Buyer’s Intellectual Property products, services or technology or any
Contract to sell or distribute any of Buyer’s Intellectual Property
products, services or technology, except (A) agreements with sales
representatives or other resellers in the ordinary course of business,
or
(B) agreements allowing internal backup copies made or to be made by
end-user customers in the ordinary course of
business;
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g. |
any
mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit agreements, security
agreements, promissory notes or other Contracts relating to the borrowing
of money, extension of credit or other indebtedness, other than accounts
receivables and payables in the ordinary course of business or any
Contract relating to the mortgaging, pledging or otherwise placing
a Lien
on any material asset or group of assets of
Buyer;
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h. |
any
settlement agreement entered into within three (3) years prior to the
date of this Agreement, other than (I) releases immaterial in nature
or amount entered into with former employees or independent contractors
of
Buyer in the ordinary course of business in connection with the routine
cessation of such employee’s or independent contractor’s employment or
association with Buyer or (II) settlement agreements for cash only
(which has been paid) in an amount not exceeding
$250,000;
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i. |
any
Contract under which Buyer has received or granted a license relating
to
any Intellectual Property that is material to the business of Buyer,
taken
as a whole, other than non-exclusive licenses extended to customers,
clients, distributors or other resellers in the ordinary course of
business;
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j. |
any
material partnership or joint venture agreement to which Buyer is
a
party;
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k. |
any
Contract with a customer that accounted for net revenues in fiscal
year
2005 of more than $1,000,000 in the aggregate;
and
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l. |
any
Contract (other than Leases) with a vendor pursuant to which Buyer
incurred payables in fiscal year 2005 of more than $2,000,000 in
the
aggregate.
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(iii)
Each Buyer Material Contract is valid and binding, in full force and effect
and
is enforceable by Buyer in accordance with its respective terms (subject
to the
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception), except to the extent it has previously
expired
in accordance with its terms and except for such failures to be valid and
binding or in full force and effect that, individually or in the aggregate,
would not result in a Buyer Material Adverse Effect. Buyer and, to the knowledge
of Buyer, each other party to the Buyer Material Contracts, have performed
in
all material respects all respective obligations required to be performed
by
them to the date hereof under the Buyer Material Contracts and are not, and
are
not alleged in writing to be (with or without notice, the lapse of time or
both)
in breach thereof or default thereunder, and, neither the Buyer nor any of
its
Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Buyer, any other party to any Buyer
Material Contract, has violated any provision of, or committed or failed
to
perform any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default under the provisions of any Buyer Material Contract,
except
in each case, for those failures to perform, breaches, violations and defaults
that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Buyer Material
Adverse Effect.
(m)
Title
to Assets.
Except
as set forth on the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, Buyer owns all right, title,
and
interest in and to each of its assets material to its business.
(i)
The
Buyer Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all foreign and domestic patents,
patent rights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, brands and copyrights
(whether or not registered and, if applicable, including pending applications
for registration and renewals of registration), owned, used, licensed or
controlled by Buyer (the “Intellectual Property”), specifying as to each such
item of Intellectual Property, as applicable: (a) the owner of the item,
(b) the
jurisdictions in which the item is issued or registered or in which any
application for issuance or registration has been filed, (c) the respective
issuance, registration, or application number of the item, and (d) the date
of
application and issuance or registration of the item. Buyer owns all right,
title and interest in and to, or has valid and enforceable licenses to use,
all
of the Intellectual Property used by it connection with its business. Except
as
described in Buyer Disclosure Schedule, all listed Intellectual Property
is
owned by Buyer, free and clear of all liens or claims, including, without
limitation, any claim of infringement, of any nature.
(ii)
No
present or former employee, officer or director of Buyer, or agent or outside
contractor of Buyer, holds any right, title or interest, directly or indirectly,
in whole or in part, in or to any Intellectual Property.
(iii)
Except as set forth on the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, to the knowledge of
Buyer:
(a) none of the Intellectual Property has been used, divulged, disclosed
or
appropriated to the detriment of Buyer for the benefit of any person other
than
Buyer; and (b) no employee, independent contractor or agent of Buyer has
misappropriated any trade secrets or other confidential information of any
other
person in the course of the performance of his or her duties as an employee,
independent contractor or agent of Buyer.
(iv)
The
Buyer Disclosure Schedule lists the operating systems and applications computer
software programs and databases used by Buyer that are material to the conduct
of their business. Buyer holds valid licenses to use, reproduce, modify,
distribute and sublicense all copies of the Software. To the knowledge of
Buyer,
none of the Software used by Buyer, nor any use thereof, conflicts with,
infringes upon or violates any Intellectual Property or other proprietary
rights
of any other person and, to the knowledge of Buyer, no claim, suit, action
or
other proceeding with respect to any such infringement or violation is
threatened or pending.
(n)
Litigation.
Except
as set forth on the Form 10-KSB, the Form 10-QSB, and the Buyer Disclosure
Schedule, there are no legal, administrative, arbitration, or other proceeding
or governmental investigations adversely affecting Buyer or its properties,
assets or businesses, or with respect to any matter arising out of the conduct
of Buyer’s business pending or to its knowledge threatened, by or against, any
officer or director of Buyer in connection with its affairs, whether or not
covered by insurance. Except as set forth on the Form 10-KSB, the Form 10-QSB,
and the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, neither Buyer nor its officers or directors
are subject to any order, writ, injunction, or decree of any court, department,
agency, or instrumentality affecting Buyer. Except as set forth on the Form
10-KSB, the Form 10-QSB, and the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, Buyer is not
presently engaged in any legal action. The reserves for litigation set forth
on
the Buyer Financial Statements are adequate to cover the cost of any adverse
judgment in any pending litigation and, except as set forth on the Buyer
Disclosure Schedule, Buyer will not be obligated to pay the costs, including,
without limitation, attorney’s fees, of any pending litigation after the Closing
Date.
(o)
Reporting
Company Status.
Buyer is
a reporting company registered with the SEC whose common stock is quoted
on the
OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol VICI.OB. Buyer has not received any notice
with respect to non-compliance with any rules or regulations that would affect
the eligibility of its Common Stock to be quoted on the OTC Bulletin
Board.
(p)
SEC
Filings.
Except
as set forth on the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, Buyer has filed and will continue
to timely file all forms, reports and documents required to be filed by Buyer
with the SEC (collectively, the “SEC Reports”) and the SEC Reports (i) at the
time filed, complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act, as the case may be,
(ii)
did not, to Buyer ‘s knowledge, at the time they were filed (or if amended or
superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date
of
such filing) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a
fact required to be stated in such SEC Reports or necessary in order to make
the
statements in such SEC Reports, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not materially misleading and (iii) adequately described
all
material transactions, which transactions were consummated on commercially
reasonable terms and were in the best interests of Buyer’s
stockholders.
(q)
Absence
of Changes.
Except
as set forth on the Buyer Disclosure Schedule and this Agreement, and except
for
transactions consummated on commercially reasonable terms and in the best
interests of Buyer’s stockholders, subsequent to the date of the Form 10-KSB and
through the date of this Agreement, and except as in the ordinary course
of
business and with respect to any items reserved by Buyer and reflected in
the
Buyer Financial Statements, there has not been any material adverse change
in,
or any event or condition (financial or otherwise) affecting the business,
properties, assets, liabilities, historical operations or prospects of Buyer,
there are no liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether absolute,
contingent or otherwise, whether due or to become due (including, without
limitation, liabilities for taxes with respect to or measured by income of
Buyer
for any period prior to, and/or subsequent to, the date of the Form 10KSB
or
arising out of any transaction of Buyer prior to, and/or subsequent to, such
date). Subsequent to the date of the Form 10-KSB, there has not been any
declaration, or setting aside, or payment of any dividend or other distribution
with respect to Buyer securities, or any direct or indirect redemption,
purchase, or other acquisition of any of Buyer securities. To Buyer’s knowledge,
there has not been an assertion against Buyer of any liability of any nature
or
in any amount not fully reflected or reserved against in the most recent
Form
10-KSB or Form 10-QSB.
(r)
No
Approvals.
No
approval of any governmental authority is required in connection with the
consummation of the transactions set forth in this Agreement.
(s)
Broker.
Buyer
represents that it has not had any dealing with respect to this transaction
with
any business broker, firm or salesman, or any person or corporation, investment
banker or financial advisor who is or shall be entitled to any broker’s or
finder’s fee or any other commission or similar fee with respect to the
transactions set forth in this Agreement. Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless Target from and against any and all claims for brokerage commissions
or
finder’s fees by any person, firm or corporation on the basis of any act or
statement alleged to have been made by Buyer or its affiliates or
agents.
(t)
Complete
Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty of Buyer which is contained in this Agreement,
or in
a writing furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement, to Buyer’s
knowledge contains or shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact,
omits or shall omit to state any fact which is required to make the statements
which are contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under
which
they were made, not materially misleading. There is no fact relating to the
business, affairs, operations, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects
of Buyer which would materially adversely affect same which has not been
disclosed to Target in this Agreement.
(u)
No
Defense.
It shall
not be a defense to a suit for damages for any misrepresentation or breach
of
covenant or warranty that Target knew or had reason to know that any covenant,
representation or warranty in this Agreement furnished or to be furnished
to
Target contained untrue statements.
(v)
No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
as disclosed in the Buyer SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement
or in the consolidated unaudited balance sheet of Buyer as of the date hereof
(the “Balance Sheet”), Buyer does not have any liabilities (whether accrued,
absolute, contingent or otherwise) of a type that would be required by GAAP
to
be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Buyer (including the notes
thereto), except for liabilities (i) incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice since the date of the Balance Sheet
or
(iii) that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in an
adverse manner against Buyer.
(w)
Exemption
from Liability Under Section 16.
Prior to
the Closing, Buyer shall take all such steps as may be required to cause
to be
exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act any dispositions
of Buyer Shares (including derivative securities with respect to Company
Common
Stock) under such rule resulting from the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements
of
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Buyer.
(x)
Resignations
& Termination of Buyer Material Contracts.
Buyer
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and deliver to Target
at the
Closing evidence reasonably satisfactory to Target the resignation and
termination, effective as of the Effective Time, of all Buyer Material
Contracts.
(y)
Proxy
Statement.
(i)
Information.
The
Proxy Statement and any other document filed with the SEC or by Buyer in
connection with this Agreement (taking into account any amendment thereof
or
supplement thereto), at the time filed with the SEC, at the time first mailed
to
the stockholders of Buyer and at the time of the Special Buyer Meeting, as
the
case may be, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
are
made, not misleading, and the Proxy Statement and such other documents filed
with the SEC by Buyer will comply in all material respects with the provisions
of the Exchange Act; provided, however that no representation is made by
Buyer
with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied by
Target
for inclusion in such documents.
(ii)
Proxy
Statement.
As soon
as reasonably as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Buyer,
in
cooperation with Target, shall prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy
Statement. Buyer, acting through the Buyer Board, shall include in the Proxy
Statement (or any supplement thereto filed pursuant to this Section 4) the
unanimous (of those directors that were present) recommendation of the Buyer
Board that the shareholders of the Buyer vote in favor of this Agreement
and the
adoption of this Agreement (the “Buyer Recommendation”). Buyer shall respond to
any comments of the SEC or its staff and shall cause the Proxy Statement
to be
mailed to its shareholders at the earliest practicable time after the resolution
of any such comments. Buyer shall notify Target promptly upon the receipt
of any
comments from the SEC or its staff or any other government officials and
of any
request by the SEC or its staff or any other government officials for amendments
or supplements to the Proxy Statement and shall supply Target with copies
of all
correspondence between Buyer or any of its representatives, on the one hand,
and
the SEC, or its staff or any other government officials, on the other hand,
with
respect to the Proxy Statement. Provided that there shall have been no change
in
the Buyer Recommendation, Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to
obtain the Requisite Buyer Stockholder Approval. Buyer shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause all documents that Buyer is responsible for filing
with the SEC or other regulatory authorities under this Section 4 to comply
in all material respects with all applicable requirements of law and the
rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder. Target shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to provide, or to cause to be provided, to Buyer for inclusion in
the
Proxy Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto all information
regarding Target and its Affiliates that may be required by applicable law
and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder to be so included. Whenever
any
event occurs which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement
to
the Proxy Statement, Target or Buyer, as the case may be, shall promptly
inform
the other of such occurrence and cooperate in filing with the SEC or its
staff
or any other government officials, and/or mailing to shareholders of Buyer,
such
amendment or supplement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall not file
with the SEC or mail to its shareholders the Proxy Statement, any amendment
thereto, any other soliciting material or any such other documents without
providing Target a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such
documents.
(z)
No
Further Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties made by Buyer in this Agreement are in lieu
of
and are exclusive of all other representations and warranties, including,
without limitation, any implied warranties. Buyer hereby disclaims any such
other or implied representations or warranties, notwithstanding the delivery
or
disclosure, if any, to Target or its officers, directors, employees, agents
or
representatives of any documentation or other information.
(i)
Continuity
of Business Enterprise.
It is
the present intention of Buyer to continue at least one significant historic
business line of Target, or to use at least a significant portion of Target’s
historic business assets in a business, in each case within the meaning of
Reg.
1.368-1(d).
(ii)
Disclosure. The
Definitive Buyer Proxy Materials will comply with the Securities Act and
the
Securities Exchange Act in all material respects. The Definitive Buyer Proxy
Materials will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein,
in
light of the circumstances under which they will be made, not misleading;
provided,
however,
that
Buyer makes no representation or warranty with respect to any information
that
Target will supply specifically for use in the Definitive Buyer Proxy Materials.
None of the information that Buyer will supply specifically for use in the
Definitive Target Proxy Materials will contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they will
be
made, not misleading.
5. Covenants.
The
Parties agree as follows with respect to the period from and after the execution
of this Agreement.
(a)
General.
Each of
the Parties will use its reasonable best efforts to take all actions and
to do
all things necessary, proper, or advisable in order to consummate and make
effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including
satisfaction, but not waiver, of the Closing conditions set forth in Section
6
below).
(b)
Notices
and Consents.
Target
will give any notices (and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to give any
notices) to third parties, and will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain
(and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to use its reasonable best efforts
to
obtain) any third-party consents referred to in Section 3 above and the items
set forth in this Section 5 of the Disclosure Schedule.
(c)
Regulatory
Matters and Approvals.
Each of
the Parties will, and Target will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, give
any
notices to, make any filings with, and use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain
any authorizations, consents, and approvals of governments and governmental
agencies in connection with the matters referred to in 3(d) and 4(d) above.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i)
Securities
Act, Securities Exchange Act, and State Securities Laws.
Buyer
will take all actions that may be necessary under state securities laws in
connection with the offering and issuance of the Buyer Shares.
(ii)
Nevada
Revised Statutes.
Target
will call a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special
Target Meeting”)
as
soon as reasonably practicable in order that the stockholders may consider
and
vote upon the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger in
accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes. Buyer will call a special meeting
of its stockholders (the “Special
Buyer Meeting”)
as
soon as reasonably practicable in order that the stockholders may consider
and
vote upon the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger in
accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes, or other applicable law as set
forth in the Definitive Buyer Proxy Materials.
(d)
Operation
of Business.
Target
will not (and will not cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to) engage
in any
practice, take any action, or enter into any transaction outside the Ordinary
Course of Business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i)
neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries will authorize or effect any change
in its charter or bylaws;
(ii)
neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries will grant any options, warrants,
or
other rights to purchase or obtain any of its capital stock or issue, sell,
or
otherwise dispose of any of its stock (except upon the conversion or exercise
of
options, warrants, and other rights currently outstanding);
(iii)
neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries will declare, set aside, or pay
any
dividend or distribution with respect to its stock (whether in cash or in
kind),
or redeem, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock, in
either
case outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(iv)
neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries will issue any note, bond, or
other
debt security or create, incur, assume, or guarantee any indebtedness for
borrowed money or capitalized lease obligation outside the Ordinary Course
of
Business;
(v)
neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries will impose any Lien upon any
of its
assets outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vi)
neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries will make any capital investment
in,
make any loan to, or acquire the securities or assets of any other Person
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vii)
neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries will make any change in employment
terms for any of its directors, officers, and employees outside the Ordinary
Course of Business; and
(viii)
neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries will commit to any of the
foregoing.
(e)
Full
Access.
Buyer
and Target each will, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries to, permit
representatives of the other party (including legal counsel and accountants)
to
have full access to all premises, properties, personnel, books, records
(including tax records), contracts, and documents of or pertaining to Buyer
and
Target and each of their Subsidiaries. Buyer and Target will treat and hold
as
such any Confidential Information they receive from the other party or any
of
their Subsidiaries in the course of the reviews contemplated by this 5(e),
will
not use any of the Confidential Information except in connection with this
Agreement, and, if this Agreement is terminated for any reason whatsoever,
agree
to return to the other party all tangible embodiments (and all copies) thereof
that are in their possession.
(f)
Notice
of Developments.
Each
Party will give prompt written notice to the other of any material adverse
development causing a breach of any of its own representations and warranties
in
3 and 4 above. No disclosure by any Party pursuant to this 5(f), however,
shall
be deemed to amend or supplement the Disclosure Schedule or to prevent or
cure
any misrepresentation, breach of warranty, or breach of covenant.
(g)
Exclusivity.
Buyer
and Target will not and will not cause or permit any of their Subsidiaries
to
solicit, initiate, or encourage the submission of any proposal or offer from
any
Person relating to the acquisition of all or substantially all of the capital
stock or assets of Buyer or Target or any of their Subsidiaries (including
any
acquisition structured as a merger, consolidation, or share exchange);
provided,
however,
that
Buyer and Target, their Subsidiaries, and their directors and officers will
remain free to participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding,
furnish
any information with respect to, assist or participate in, or facilitate
in any
other manner any effort or attempt by any Person to do or seek any of the
foregoing to the extent their fiduciary duties may require.
(h)
Indemnification.
(i)
Buyer, as the Surviving Corporation in the Merger, will observe any
indemnification provisions now existing in the certificate of incorporation
or
bylaws of Target for the benefit of any individual who served as a director
or
officer of Target at any time prior to the Effective Time.
(ii)
Buyer will indemnify each individual who served as a director or officer
of
Target at any time prior to the Effective Time from and against any and all
actions, suits, proceedings, hearings, investigations, charges, complaints,
claims, demands, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, damages,
dues, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement, liabilities,
obligations, taxes, liens, losses, expenses, and fees, including all court
costs
and reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, resulting from, arising out of,
relating to, in the nature of, or caused by this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated herein.
(i)
Continuity
of Business Enterprise.
Buyer
will continue at least one significant historic business line of Target,
or use
at least a significant portion of Targets historic business assets in a
business, in each case within the meaning of Reg. 1.368-1(d), except that
Buyer
may transfer Targets historic business assets (i) to a corporation that is
a
member of Buyer’s qualified group, within the meaning of Reg. 1.368-1(d)(4)(ii),
or (ii) to a partnership if (A) one or more members of Buyers qualified group
have active and substantial management functions as a partner with respect
to
Targets historic business or (B) members of Buyers qualified group in the
aggregate own an interest in the partnership representing a significant interest
in Targets historic business, in each case within the meaning of Reg.
1.368-1(d)(4)(iii).
(j)
No
Public Announcement.
None of
the parties hereto shall, without the prior written approval of the other
party
make any press release or other public announcement or communicate with any
customer, competitor or supplier of the other party concerning the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except as and to the extent that such party
shall determine is required by law, which determination shall be made by
such
party based upon the advice of its counsel, in which event the other party
shall
be advised and the parties shall use their best efforts to cause a mutually
agreeable release or announcement to be issued.
(k)
Legal
Requirements.
(i)
Subject to the terms hereof, each of Target and Buyer shall use their
commercially reasonable efforts to:
a. |
take,
or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and
to
assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things
necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable (and
Buyer
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain prior to
Closing
such written consents, authorizations or resignations of the parties
to
the Buyer Material Contracts as so requiring by reason of the execution
of
this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby);
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b. |
as
promptly as practicable, obtain from any Governmental Entity or any
other
third party any consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals,
authorizations, or orders required to be obtained by Buyer or Target
or
any of their Subsidiaries in connection with the authorization, execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby;
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c. |
as
promptly as practicable, make all necessary filings, notifications,
and
thereafter make any other required submissions, with respect to this
Agreement required under (A) the Exchange Act, and any other
applicable federal or state securities laws, and (B) any other
applicable law; and
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d. |
contest
any legal proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement; and
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e. |
execute
or deliver any additional instruments necessary to consummate the
transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes
of, this
Agreement. Buyer and Target shall cooperate with each other in connection
with the making of all such filings. Buyer and Target shall each
use their
commercially reasonable efforts to furnish to each other all information
required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant
to the
rules and regulations of any applicable law (including all information
required to be included in the Proxy Statement) in connection with
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. For the avoidance of
doubt,
Buyer and Target agree that nothing contained in this Section 5 shall
modify or affect their respective rights and responsibilities as
otherwise
set forth in this Agreement.
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(ii)
Buyer and Target agree, and shall cause each of their respective subsidiaries,
to cooperate and to use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any
government clearances or approvals required for Closing under any federal,
state
or foreign law, regulation or decree designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate
actions for the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade
(collectively “Antitrust Laws”), to respond to any government requests for
information under any Antitrust Law, and to contest and resist any action,
including any legislative, administrative or judicial action, and to have
vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction
or
other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) (an “Antitrust Order”)
that restricts, prevents or prohibits the consummation of any transactions
contemplated by this Agreement under any Antitrust Law. The parties hereto
will
consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views
of
one another, in connection with, and provide to the other parties in advance,
any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions
and proposals prepared for submission to a government agency in connection
with
an antitrust filing relating to this Agreement and made or submitted by or
on
behalf of any party hereto in connection with proceedings under or relating
to
any Antitrust Law. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
(i) Target shall not be required to agree to any consent decree or order
in
connection with any objections raised by the Federal Trade Commission or
Department of Justice or any other governmental agency or authority or third
party with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
(ii) neither Target nor its Affiliates shall be obligated to agree to
divest or hold separate all or any portion of the assets or businesses of
Buyer
and its subsidiaries or any of their other assets or businesses.
6. Conditions
to Obligation to Close.
(a)
Conditions
to Buyer’s Obligation.
The
obligation of Buyer to consummate the transactions to be performed by it
in
connection with the Closing is subject to satisfaction of the following
conditions:
(i)
this
Agreement and the Merger shall have received the Requisite Target Stockholder
Approval;
(ii)
Target and its Subsidiaries shall have procured all of the third-party consents
specified in Section 5 above;
(iii)
the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 above shall be true
and
correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, except to
the
extent that such representations and warranties are qualified by the term
material, or contain terms such as Material Adverse Effect or Material Adverse
Change, in which case such representations and warranties (as so written,
including the term material or Material) shall be true and correct in all
respects at and as of the Closing Date;
(iv)
Target shall have performed and complied with all of its covenants hereunder
in
all material respects through the Closing, except to the extent that such
covenants are qualified by the term material, or contain terms such as Material
Adverse Effect or Material Adverse Change, in which case Target shall have
performed and complied with all of such covenants (as so written, including
the
term material or Material) in all respects through the Closing;
(v)
no
action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any court
or
quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state, local, or
foreign
jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an unfavorable injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge would (A) prevent consummation
of any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B) cause any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following
consummation, (C) adversely affect the right of Surviving Corporation to
own the
former assets, to operate the former business, and to control the former
Subsidiaries of Target, or (D) adversely affect the right of any of the former
Subsidiaries of Target to own its assets and to operate its business (and
no
such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge shall be in effect);
(vi)
Target shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate to the effect that each
of
the conditions specified above in this Section 6(a)(i)-(v) is satisfied in
all
respects;
(vii)
this Agreement and the Merger shall have received the Requisite Buyer
Stockholder Approval;
(viii)
Buyer shall have received from counsel to Target an opinion in form and
substance as set forth in Exhibit E attached hereto, addressed to Buyer,
and
dated as of the Closing Date;
(ix)
all
actions to be taken by Target in connection with consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, instruments,
and other documents required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby
will
be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Buyer.
Buyer
may
waive any condition specified in this 6(a) if it executes a writing so stating
at or prior to the Closing.
(b)
Conditions
to Target’s Obligation.
The
obligation of Target to consummate the transactions to be performed by it
in
connection with the Closing is subject to satisfaction of the following
conditions:
(i)
this
Agreement and the Merger shall have received the Requisite Buyer Stockholder
Approval;
(ii)
Buyer and its Subsidiaries shall have procured all of the third-party consents
specified in Section 5 above;
(iii)
the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 above shall be true
and
correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, except to
the
extent that such representations and warranties are qualified by the term
material, or contain terms such as Material Adverse Effect or Material Adverse
Change, in which case such representations and warranties (as so written,
including the term material or Material) shall be true and correct in all
respects at and as of the Closing Date;
(iv)
Buyer shall have performed and complied with all of its covenants hereunder
in
all material respects through the Closing, except to the extent that such
covenants are qualified by the term material, or contain terms such as Material
Adverse Effect or Material Adverse Change, in which case Buyer shall have
performed and complied with all of such covenants (as so written, including
the
term material or Material) in all respects through the Closing;
(v)
no
action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any court
or
quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state, local, or
foreign
jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an unfavorable injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge would (A) prevent consummation
of any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B) cause any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following
consummation, (C) adversely affect the right of Surviving Corporation to
own the
former assets, to operate the former business, and to control the former
Subsidiaries of Buyer, or (D) adversely affect the right of any of the former
Subsidiaries of Buyer to own its assets and to operate its business (and
no such
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge shall be in effect);
(vi)
Buyer shall have delivered to Target a certificate to the effect that each
of
the conditions specified above in 6(b)(i)-(iv) is satisfied in all
respects;
(vii)
this Agreement and the Merger shall have received the Requisite Target
Stockholder Approval;
(viii)
Target shall have received from counsel to Buyer an opinion in form and
substance as set forth in Exhibit F attached hereto, addressed to Target,
and
dated as of the Closing Date;
(ix)
all
actions to be taken by Buyer in connection with consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, instruments, and other
documents required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby will be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Target.
Target
may waive any condition specified in this 6(b) if it executes a writing so
stating at or prior to the Closing.
(c)
Conduct
of Target Business Prior to the Closing Date.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Target shall carry on its
business in the ordinary course and in the same manner as heretofore conducted
and shall preserve intact the existing business organization of Target, and
use
its best efforts to (i) keep available to Target the services of Target’s
present officers and employees, (ii) maintain all of Target’s properties in
their present condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), (iii) maintain
insurance policies with respect to Target’s business and properties consistent
with current practice, and (iv) maintain Target’s rights and franchises. Except
as set forth in the Target Disclosure Schedule or as provided for in this
Agreement, Target shall not, without the prior written consent of
Buyer:
(i) |
make
any change in the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of
Target;
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(ii) |
authorize
or issue any capital stock or any rights, warrants, options or convertible
securities to acquire such stock;
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(iii) |
conduct
the business of Target in any manner other than in the ordinary
course;
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(iv) |
take
any action or omit to do any act which would cause the representations
or
warranties of Target contained herein to be untrue or incorrect in
any
material respect;
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(v) |
hire
any employee other than in the ordinary course of
business;
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(vi) |
except
for liabilities incurred and obligations under contracts entered
into in
the ordinary course of business, incur any obligation or liability
(absolute or contingent), including, but not limited to, any debt
or
guarantee any such debt or issue or sell any debt securities or guarantee
any debt securities of others;
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(vii) |
declare
or make any payment or distribution to its stockholders (other than
payment of compensation for services rendered, if applicable) or
purchase
or redeem any shares of capital stock;
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(viii) |
mortgage,
pledge or subject to lien, charge or any other encumbrance, any asset,
whether tangible or intangible, of
Target;
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(ix) |
sell,
lease or otherwise dispose of, or agree to sell, lease or otherwise
dispose of, any of its assets except in the ordinary course of business
unless any such successor assumes any and all outstanding
liabilities;
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(x) |
commit
any act or omit to do any act which would cause a material breach
of any
agreement, contract or commitment which is listed in an Exhibit annexed
to
this Agreement; or
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(xi) |
commit
any other act or omit to do any other act which would have a material
adverse effect upon the business, or financial condition of
Target.
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(d)
Conduct of Buyer Business Prior to the Closing Date.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Buyer shall carry on its
business in the ordinary course and in the same manner as heretofore conducted
and shall preserve intact the existing business organization of Buyer, and
use
its best efforts to (i) keep available to Buyer the services of Buyer’s present
officers, and (ii) preserve Buyer relationships, if any, with customers,
suppliers and others having business dealings with Buyer, to the end that
its
goodwill and ongoing business shall not be materially impaired on the Closing
Date. Except as set forth in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule or as provided
for in
this Agreement, Buyer shall not, without the prior written consent of
Target:
(i) |
make
any change in the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of
Buyer;
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(ii) |
conduct
the business of Buyer in any manner other than in the ordinary
course;
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(iii) |
authorize
or issue any capital stock or any rights, warrants, options or convertible
securities to acquire such stock;
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(iv) |
pay
any accrued and unpaid compensation, nor increase the compensation
payable
to, or to become payable by Buyer to any officer, director or employee
or
make any bonus, insurance, pension, or other benefit plan, payment
or
arrangement to or with any officer, director or
employee;
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(v) |
hire
any employee other than in the ordinary course of
business;
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(vi) |
except
for liabilities incurred and obligations under contracts entered
into in
the ordinary course of business, incur any obligation or liability
(absolute or contingent), including, but not limited to, any debt
or
guarantee any such debt or issue or sell any debt securities or guarantee
any debt securities of others;
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(vii) |
declare
or make any payment or distribution to its stockholders or purchase
or
redeem any shares of capital stock;
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(viii) |
mortgage,
pledge or subject to lien, charge or any other encumbrance, any asset,
whether tangible or intangible, of Buyer;
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(ix) |
sell,
lease or otherwise dispose of, or agree to sell, lease or otherwise
dispose of, any of its assets except in the ordinary course of business
unless any such successor assumes any and all outstanding
liabilities;
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(x) |
take
any action or omit to do any act which would cause the representations
or
warranties of Buyer contained herein to be untrue or incorrect in
any
material respect;
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(xi) |
commit
any act or omit to do any act which would cause a material breach
of any
agreement, contract or commitment which is listed in an Exhibit annexed
to
this Agreement; or
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(xii) |
commit
any other act or omit to do any other act which would have a material
adverse effect upon the business, financial condition or earnings
of
Buyer.
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(e)
Documents,
Certificates, etc. to be Delivered at Closing.
(i)
At
the Closing, Target shall deliver the following items:
a. |
the
Target Certificate of Representations and Warranties signed by the
President
of Target; and
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b. |
Target’s
Disclosure Schedule.
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(ii)
At
the Closing, Buyer shall deliver the following items:
a. |
Buyer
Lock-Up Agreements signed by the Buyer
Insiders;
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b. |
the
legal opinion of the Buyer’s counsel relative to due organization of
Buyer, authority of Buyer to enter into this Agreement, and valid
issuance
of the Buyer Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
in a
form reasonably satisfactory to Target;
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c. |
the
Buyer Certificate of Representations and Warranties signed by the
President of Buyer; and
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d. |
the
resignations/termination of all agreements with the officers, directors,
employees or consultants of Buyer.
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7. Termination.
(a)
Termination
of Agreement.
Either
of the Parties may terminate this Agreement with the prior authorization
of its
board of directors (whether before or after stockholder approval) as provided
below:
(i)
the
Parties may terminate this Agreement by mutual written consent at any time
prior
to the Effective Time;
(ii)
Buyer may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Target at
any
time prior to the Effective Time (A) in the event Target has breached any
material representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement
in
any material respect, Buyer has notified Target of the breach, and the breach
has continued without cure for a period of 30 days after the notice of breach
or
(B) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before June 15, 2006, by
reason
of the failure of any condition precedent under Section 6 hereof (unless
the
failure results primarily from Buyer breaching any representation, warranty,
or
covenant contained in this Agreement);
(iii)
Target may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Buyer at
any
time prior to the Effective Time (A) in the event Buyer has breached any
material representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement
in
any material respect, Target has notified Buyer of the breach, and the breach
has continued without cure for a period of 30 days after the notice of breach
or
(B) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before June 15, 2006, by
reason
of the failure of any condition precedent under Section 6 hereof (unless
the
failure results primarily from Target breaching any representation, warranty,
or
covenant contained in this Agreement);
(iv)
Either Party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the
other
Party at any time prior to the Effective Time in the event Buyer’s Board or
Target’s Board concludes that termination would be in the best interests of
Buyer or Target, as the case may be, and its stockholders;
(v)
any
Party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other
Party
at any time prior to the Effective Time; or
(vi)
any
Party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other
Party
at any time after the Special Buyer Meeting or the Special Target Meeting
in the
event this Agreement and the Merger fail to receive the Requisite Buyer
Stockholder Approval or the Requisite Target Stockholder Approval
respectively.
(b)
Effect
of Termination.
If any
Party terminates this Agreement pursuant to 7(a) above, all rights and
obligations of the Parties hereunder shall terminate without any liability
of
any Party to any other Party (except for any liability of any Party then
in
breach); provided,
however,
that
the confidentiality provisions contained in this Agreement shall survive
any
such termination.
(c)
Fees
and Expenses.
(i)
Except as otherwise set forth herein, all Expenses shall be paid by the party
incurring such Expenses, whether or not the actions contemplated by this
Agreement are effectuated. For purposes of this Agreement, “Expenses” means all
out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, all fees and expenses
of
outside counsel, investment bankers, banks, other financial institutions,
accountants, financial printers, proxy solicitors, exchange agents, experts
and
consultants to a party hereto) incurred by a party or on its behalf in
connection with or related to the investigation, due diligence examination,
authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and the financing thereof
and all other matters contemplated by this Agreement and the closing thereof,
together with any out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any party
in
enforcing any of its rights set forth in this Agreement, whether pursuant
to
litigation or otherwise.
(ii)
If
this Agreement is terminated (i) by Buyer pursuant to Section 7(a) or
(ii) by Target pursuant to Section 7(a) then concurrently with any such
termination of this Agreement, the terminating party shall pay to the
non-terminating party an amount equal to $1,000 (the “Termination
Fee”).
(iii)
All
amounts payable by Buyer or Target, as the case may be, pursuant to this
Section
7 shall be paid in cash and in immediately available funds to such bank account
as the recipient party may designate in writing to the paying
party.
(iv)
The
parties agree that the agreements contained in this Section 7 and the
payments contemplated thereby are an integral part of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and that such payments represent the damages
that
the party receiving the payment will incur if the conditions giving rise
to such
payments shall occur and constitute liquidated damages and not a penalty
and
represent the exclusive remedy of the parties in the circumstances contemplated
by such payment events; provided, however, that the foregoing limitations
shall
not be applicable or have any effect in the case of a termination of this
Agreement by reason of a willful breach by Target, one the one hand, or Buyer,
on the other, of a representation or warranty hereunder or a willful failure
of
Target, on the one hand, or Buyer, on the other, to perform their respective
obligations under this Agreement, in which event the parties expressly agree
that the payments contemplated by this Section 7(c)(iv) as the case may be,
shall not be deemed liquidated damages and shall serve as payments towards,
and
not in lieu of, any other damages and legal remedies that may be available
to,
or asserted by, Buyer against Target and its Affiliates, or Target against
Buyer, as the case may be, in such circumstances.
(d)
Cooperation;
Notice; Cure.
Subject
to compliance with applicable law, from the date of this Agreement until
the
Closing Date, each of the parties shall confer on a regular and frequent
basis
with one or more representatives of the other party to report on the general
status of ongoing operations. Buyer shall promptly provide Target or its
counsel
with copies of all of its filings made with the SEC or with any governmental
entity in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby. In this regard, each of Buyer and Target shall promptly comply
with
the other’s reasonable requests for documents, information and access to the
other’s facilities, personnel, and representatives. Each of the parties shall
notify the other of, and will use all commercially reasonable efforts to
cure
before the Closing Date, any event, transaction or circumstance, as soon
as
practical after it becomes known to such party, that causes or will cause
any
covenant or agreement of the parties pursuant to this Agreement to be breached
or that renders or will render untrue any representation or warranty of the
parties contained in this Agreement. Each of the parties shall also notify
the
other in writing of, and will use all commercially reasonable efforts to
cure,
before the Closing Date, any violation or breach, as soon as practical after
it
becomes known to such party, of any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement made by the parties. No notice given pursuant to this paragraph
shall
have any effect on the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements
contained in this Agreement for purposes of determining satisfaction of any
condition contained herein.
(e)
Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
All
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made in or in connection
with this Agreement shall survive the Closing Date hereof, and shall continue
in
full force and effect for two (2) years after the Closing Date, it being
understood and agreed that each of such covenants, agreements, representations
and warranties is of the essence of this Agreement and the same shall be
binding
upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, its successors
and
assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any representation or warranty
concerning ERISA, environmental matters, or taxes shall continue in full
force
and effect for the duration of the applicable limitations period.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a)
Press
Releases and Public Announcements. No
Party
shall issue any press release or make any public announcement relating to
the
subject matter of this Agreement without the prior written approval of the
other
Party; provided,
however,
that
any Party may make any public disclosure it believes in good faith is required
by applicable law or any listing or trading agreement concerning its publicly
traded securities (in which case the disclosing Party will use its reasonable
best efforts to advise the other Party prior to making the
disclosure).
(b)
No
Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any Person other than
the
Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided,
however,
that
(i) the provisions in Section 2 above concerning issuance of the Buyer Shares
and the provisions above concerning certain requirements for a tax-free
reorganization are intended for the benefit of Target Stockholders and (ii)
the
provisions above concerning insurance and indemnification are intended for
the
benefit of the individuals specified therein and their respective legal
representatives.
(c)
Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement and all documents and instruments refereed to herein (a) constitute
the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof, and (b) except as otherwise provided herein, are not
intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights
or
remedies hereunder. Each party hereto agrees that, except for the
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, neither Buyer
or
Target makes any other representations or warranties, and each hereby disclaims
any other representations and warranties made by itself or any of its officers,
directors, employees, agents, financial and legal advisors or other
representatives, with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or
the transactions contemplated hereby, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure
to the other or the other’s representatives of any documentation or other with
respect to any one or more of the foregoing.
(d)
Succession
and Assignment.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties named
herein and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Party may
assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations
hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Party.
(e)
Headings.
The
section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience
only
and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
(f)
Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall
be
in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder
shall be deemed duly given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient,
(ii)
1 business day after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier
service (charges pre-paid), (iii) 1 business day after being sent to the
recipient by facsimile transmission or electronic mail, or (iv) 4 business
days
after being mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested and postage prepaid, and addressed to the intended recipient
as set forth below:
If
to
Target: Copy
to:
Ethos
Environmental Michael
M. Later
7015
Alamitos Ave. 3060
West
Post Road
San
Diego, California 92154 Las
Vegas, Nevada
T:
(619)
575-6800 T:
(702)
456-1328
F:
(619)
575-9300 F:
(702)
263-4664
If
to
Buyer: Copy
to:
Victor
Industries, Inc. Luis
Carrillo
180
S.W.
Higgins Avenue SteadyLaw
Group
Missoula,
Montana 59803 3580
Utah
Street
T:
(406)
549-2261 San
Diego, California 92104
T:
(619)
892-3006
F:
(619)
330-1888
Any
Party
may send any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder
to
the intended recipient at the address set forth above using any other means
(including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, telecopy,
telex, ordinary mail, or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand,
claim, or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless
and
until it actually is received by the intended recipient. Any Party may change
the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims, and other
communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other Party notice
in
the manner herein set forth.
(g)
Governing Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic
laws of the State of Nevada without giving effect to any choice or conflict
of
law provision or rule (whether of the State of Nevada or any other jurisdiction)
that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than
the
State of Nevada.
(h)
Amendments and Waivers.
The
Parties may mutually amend any provision of this Agreement at any time prior
to
the Effective Time with the prior authorization of their respective boards
of
directors; provided,
however,
that
any amendment effected subsequent to stockholder approval will be subject
to the
restrictions contained in the Nevada Revised Statutes. No amendment of any
provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing
and signed by both of the Parties. No waiver by any Party of any provision
of
this Agreement or any default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or
covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, shall be valid unless the
same
shall be in writing and signed by the Party making such waiver nor shall
such
waiver be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default,
misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect
in any
way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such default,
misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant.
(i)
Expenses.
Each of
the Parties will bear its own costs and expenses (including legal fees and
expenses) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(j)
Construction.
The
Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties
and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring
any
Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law shall
be
deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
unless
the context otherwise requires. The word including shall mean including without
limitation.
(k)
Incorporation
of Exhibits and Schedules.
The
Exhibits and Schedules identified in this Agreement are incorporated herein
by
reference and made a part hereof.
(l)
Tax
Disclosure Authorization.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parties (and each Affiliate
and Person action on behalf of any Party) agree that each Party (and each
employee, representative, and other agent of such Party) may disclose to
any and
all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the transaction's tax treatment
and
tax structure (as such terms are used in Code 6011 and 6112 and regulations
thereunder) contemplated by this agreement and all materials of any kind
(including opinions or other tax analyses) provided to such Party or such
Person
relating to such tax treatment and tax structure, except to the extent necessary
to comply with any applicable federal or state securities laws; provided,
however,
that
such disclosure may not be made until the earlier of date of (A) public
announcement of discussions relating to the transaction, (B) public announcement
of the transaction, or (C) execution of an agreement to enter into the
transaction. This authorization is not intended to permit disclosure of any
other information including (without limitation) (A) any portion of any
materials to the extent not related to the transaction's tax treatment or
tax
structure, (B) the identities of participants or potential participants,
(C) the
existence or status of any negotiations, (D) any pricing or financial
information (except to the extent such pricing or financial information is
related to the transaction's tax treatment or tax structure), or (E) any
other
term or detail not relevant to the transaction's tax treatment or the tax
structure.
(m)
Enforceability.
Any term
or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation
in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity, legality or
enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation
or in
any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid, illegal
or
unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination
shall have the power to limit the term or provision, to delete specific words
or
phrases, or to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision
with a term or provision that is valid, legal and enforceable and that comes
closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified.
In
the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior
sentence, the parties hereto agree to replace such invalid, illegal or
unenforceable term or provision with a valid, legal and enforceable term
or
provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business
and
other purposes of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable term.
(n)
Further
Assurances.
The
parties agree to execute any and all such other further instruments and
documents, and to take any and all such further actions which are reasonably
required to effectuate this Agreement and the intents and purposes
hereof.
(o)
Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement and all documents and instruments referred to herein, except as
otherwise provided herein, are not intended to confer upon any person other
than
the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
(p)
Confidentiality.
(i)
Buyer, on its own behalf or on behalf of its directors, officers, employees,
stockholders and/or other representatives and/or agents, recognize and
acknowledge that they had in the past and currently have access to certain
confidential information of Target which is valuable, special and unique
to
Target. Buyer agrees that, it will not use any of the confidential information
for any purpose other than as contemplated by and in accordance with the
terms
of this Agreement and will not disclose such confidential information to
any
person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for any purpose or
reason
whatsoever, except (i) to Buyer and to authorized representatives of Buyer,
and
(ii) to counsel and other advisers and representatives of Buyer, provided
that
such advisors or representatives (other than counsel) agree in writing to
the
confidentiality provisions of this Section 8(q) of this Agreement, unless
(1)
such information becomes known to the public generally through no fault of
Buyer, (2) disclosure is required by law or the order of any governmental
authority under color of law, provided, that prior to disclosing any information
pursuant to this Section 8(q) of this Agreement, Buyer shall, if possible,
give
prior written notice thereof to Target and provide Target with the opportunity
to contest such disclosure, or (3) the disclosing party reasonably believes
that
such disclosure is required in connection with the defense of a lawsuit against
the disclosing party. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Buyer
of
the provisions of this Section 8(q) of this Agreement, Target shall be entitled
to an injunction restraining Buyer from disclosing or using, in whole or
in
part, such confidential information. Nothing herein shall be construed as
prohibiting Target from pursuing any other available remedy for such breach
or
threatened breach, including the recovery of damages.
(ii)
Target on its own behalf or on behalf of its respective directors, officers,
employees, stockholders and/or other representatives and/or agents, recognizes
and acknowledges that it had in the past and currently has access to certain
confidential information of Buyer. which is valuable, special and unique
to
Buyer. Target agrees that, prior to the Closing Date, or if the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, it will not use any of
the
confidential information for any purpose other than as contemplated by and
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and will not disclose such
confidential information to any person, firm, corporation, association or
other
entity for any purpose or reason whatsoever, except (a) to Target and to
authorized representatives of Target, and (b) to counsel and other advisers
and
representatives of Target, provided that such advisors or representatives
(other
than counsel) agree to the confidentiality provisions of this Section 8(q)
of
this Agreement, unless (1) such information becomes known to the public
generally through no fault of Target, (2) disclosure is required by law or
the
order of any governmental authority under color of law, provided that prior
to
disclosing any information pursuant to this Section 8(q) of this Agreement,
Target shall, if possible, give prior written notice thereof to Buyer and
provide Buyer with the opportunity to contest such disclosure, or (3) the
disclosing party reasonably believes that such disclosure is required in
connection with the defense of a lawsuit against the disclosing party.. In
the
event of a breach or threatened breach by Target of the provisions of this
Section 8(q) of this Agreement, Buyer shall be entitled to an injunction
restraining Target from disclosing or using, in whole or in part, such
confidential information. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting
Buyer
from pursuing any other available remedy for such breach or threatened breach,
including the recovery of damages.
(q)
Counterparts
and Signature.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original but all of which together shall be considered one and
the
same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed
by
each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties, it being
understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. This Agreement
may be executed and delivered by facsimile transmission.
(r)
Interpretation.
When
reference is made in this agreement to an article or a section, such reference
shall be to an article or section of this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated.
The table of contents, table of defined terms and headings contained in this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any
way
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The language used in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto
to
express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be
applied
against any party. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in
this
Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms,
and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and
vice
versa. Any reference to any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law
shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. Whenever the words “include,”
“includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be
followed by the words “without limitation.” No summary of this Agreement
prepared by any party shall affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
(s)
Extension; Waiver.
At any
time prior to the Effective Time, the parties hereto, by action taken or
authorized by their respective Boards of Directors, may, to the extent legally
allowed, (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations
or other acts of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in
the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or
conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto
to any
such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written
instrument signed on behalf of such party. Such extension or waiver shall
not be
deemed to apply to any time for performance, inaccuracy in any representation
or
warranty, or noncompliance with any agreement or condition, as the case may
be,
other than that which is specified in the extension or waiver. The failure
of
any party to this Agreement to assert any of its rights under this Agreement
or
otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights.
(t)
Waiver of jury trial.
Each of
parties hereto irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action,
proceeding or counterclaim (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise)
arising out of or relating to this agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby or the actions of Buyer or Target in the negotiation, administration,
performance and enforcement of this agreement.
(u)
Director and Officer Liability.
(i)
Survival
of Indemnification.
Buyer
and Target agree that all rights to indemnification and all limitations on
liability existing in favor of any Indemnitee as provided in the Articles
of
Incorporation, Bylaws or any Indemnity Agreement involving Buyer or Target
will
survive the Merger and continue in full force and effect. To the extent
permitted by (i) the Nevada Revised Statutes, or (ii) the Surviving
Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, advancement of
Indemnitee Expenses pursuant to this Section 8(v) will be mandatory rather
than
permissive and the Surviving Corporation will advance Indemnitee Costs in
connection with such indemnification. The Surviving Corporation will expressly
assume and honor in accordance with their terms any agreement providing for
indemnification of any Indemnitee previously made available for inspection
by
Parent in effect on the date of this Agreement (including any indemnity
provisions contained in any agreement providing for the registration of
securities) (each, an “Indemnity Agreement”).
(ii)
Indemnification
Surviving Corporation.
In
addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 8(v) and not in
limitation thereof, from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation
will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, (i) indemnify and
hold
harmless the individuals who on or prior to the Effective Time were officers,
directors or employees of the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries,
and the heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries and administrators of such
officers, directors or employees (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) against all
losses, Indemnitee Expenses (as hereinafter defined), claims, damages,
liabilities, judgments, or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Indemnitee
Costs”) in respect to any threatened, pending or completed claim, action, suit
or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative based
on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such person is or was
a
director, officer or employee of the Surviving Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries and arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to
the
Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions
in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby)
(an
“Indemnifiable Claim”) and (ii) advance to such Indemnitees all Indemnitee
Expenses incurred in connection with any Indemnifiable Claim promptly after
receipt of reasonably detailed statements therefor; provided, that, the person
to whom Indemnitee Expenses are to be advanced would be required to repay
such
advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled
to
indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. The Surviving Corporation
will
not be liable for any settlement effected without its written consent (which
consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Except as otherwise
may
be provided pursuant to any Indemnity Agreement, the Indemnitees as a group
may
retain only one law firm with respect to each related matter except to the
extent there is, in the opinion of counsel to an Indemnitee, under applicable
standards of professional conduct, a conflict on any significant issue between
positions of any two or more Indemnitees. For the purposes of this Section
8(v),
“Indemnitee Expenses” will include reasonable attorneys' fees and all other
costs, charges and expenses paid or incurred in connection with investigating,
defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal),
or
preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in any Indemnifiable
Claim.
(iii)
Binding
Effect on Successors and Assigns.
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the obligations of the Surviving
Corporation in this Section 5.11 will be binding upon the successors and
assigns
of the Surviving Corporation. In the event the Surviving Corporation or any
of
its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into
any
other person or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties
or
assets to any person, then, and in each case, proper provision will be made
so
that successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation, as the case may
be,
honor the indemnification obligations set forth in this Section
8(v).
(iv)
Termination
or Modification of Indemnification Obligations.
The
obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 8(v) will not
be
terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnitee
to
whom this Section 8(v) applies without the consent of such affected Indemnitee
(it being expressly agreed that the Indemnitees to whom this Section 8(v)
applies will be third party beneficiaries of this Section 8(v)).
(v)
Advancement
of Indemnitee Expenses.
The
Surviving Corporation will advance all Indemnitee Expenses to any Indemnitee
incurred by enforcing the indemnity or other obligations provided for in
this
Section 8(v).
(vi)
Continuation
of Insurance Policy.
For a
period of six years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will
cause to be maintained in effect the current directors and officers liability
insurance policies maintained by the Surviving Corporation (provided that
Surviving Corporation may substitute policies of at least the same coverage
with
other terms and conditions that are no less advantageous to the Indemnitee,
and
provided further that the annual premiums to be paid with respect to the
maintenance of such policies during such six year period will not exceed
one
hundred fifty percent (150%) of the annual premium paid by the Surviving
Corporation for such policies as of the date of this Agreement with respect
to
claims arising from facts or events that occurred prior to the Effective
Time.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first
above written.
Victor
Industries, Inc. (“Buyer”) Ethos
Environmental, Inc. (“Target”)
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By:
Lana
Pope, Chief Executive Officer By:
Enrique De Vilmorin
Dated:_______________ Dated:_________________
ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
VICTOR
INDUSTRIES, INC.
DATE:__________________
Please
date, sign and mail
your
proxy card in the
envelope
provided as soon
as
possible
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detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided â
THE
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7. PLEASE
SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN
THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE
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right and
indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note
that
changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted
via
this method.
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approve the appointment of Lana Pope and David Boulter as Directors
of the
Company for the term of one year or until their successors are
duly
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approve the appointment of Peterson Sullivan, PLLC, as the Company’s
independent auditors for fiscal year end December 31, 2006.
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approve the filing of a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary
of
State of Idaho in order to effect a reverse stock split of the
Company’s
issued and outstanding common stock, a range from one new share
for one
hundred (1:500) to one new share for one thousand currently issued
and
outstanding shares (1:1200) of the Company’s common stock.
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approve the merger of the Company with and into its wholly-owned
Nevada
subsidiary, Victor Nevada, Inc., for the sole purpose of changing
the
Company’s State of domicile.
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approve the Acquisition Agreement & Plan of Reorganization whereby the
Company shall acquire all of the issues and outstanding shares
of common
stock of Ethos Environmental, Inc., a Nevada corporation solely
for shares
of the Company’s post-reverse split Common Stock.
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approve the proposed sale of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary New
Wave Media, a Nevada corporation.
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approve such other business as may properly come before the annual
meeting.
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YOUR
VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
PLEASE
VOTE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN
PROMPTLY
IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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Please
sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares
are
held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor,
administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full
title as
such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate
name by
duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is
a
partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized
person.
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VICTOR
INDUSTRIES, INC.
Proxy
for Annual Meeting of Stockholders Solicited on Behalf of the Board of
Directors
The
undersigned stockholder of Victor Industries, Inc., an Idaho corporation
(the
“Company”), hereby appoints LANA J. POPE and DAVID BOULTER, or either of them,
with full power of substitution in each of them, to attend the Annual Meeting
of
Stockholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on [], at
10:00 A.M., local time, and any adjournment or postponement thereof, to
cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled
to
cast at the Annual Meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned at
the
Annual Meeting with all powers possessed by the undersigned if personally
present at the Annual Meeting. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt
of
the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and of the accompanying Proxy
Statement and revokes any proxy heretofore given with respect to the Annual
Meeting.
The
votes entitled to be cast by the undersigned will be cast as instructed on
the
reverse side hereof. If this proxy is executed but no instruction is given,
the
votes entitled to be cast by the undersigned will be cast “for” approval of all
matters listed on the reverse side hereof. The
proxy
holders are authorized to vote in their discretion on any other matter that
may
properly come before the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment
thereof.
(Continued
and to be signed on the reverse side)