EXHIBIT 2.1
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ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
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AGREEMENT dated as of February 28, 2003, by and among HERITAGE WORLDWIDE,
INC., a Delaware corporation ("HWWI"), the persons and/or entities listed on
Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, being the majority
stockholders of HWWI (the "Majority Stockholders"), POLY IMPLANTS PROTHESES,
S.A., a French limited liability entity ("PIP"), and MILO FINANCE S.A., a
Luxembourg limited liability entity and the holder of a majority of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of PIP now and as of the Closing Date, as
hereinafter defined (the "Seller").
WHEREAS, PIP owns 95% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of PIP
Espagne, S.A., a Spanish limited liability entity ("PIP Espagne"); and
WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell and HWWI desires to purchase all of the
shares of capital stock of PIP held by Seller on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and
valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale. At the Closing, on the Closing Date (both as
hereinafter defined) and subject to the satisfaction and/or waiver of the
Conditions specified in Sections 7 and 13 hereof, the Seller hereby agrees to
sell, transfer, assign and convey to HWWI, and HWWI hereby agrees to purchase
and acquire from the Seller, 225,504 shares of capital stock of PIP,
constituting approximately 99.44% of the shares of PIP issued and outstanding at
the time of the Closing ("Seller Shares").
2. Purchase Price. The aggregate purchase price to be paid by HWWI for
the Seller Shares shall be 13,741,667 newly issued shares (the "New Shares") of
its common stock, par value $.001 per share ("Common Stock"), which shall be
issued to the Seller on the basis of approximately 60.94 shares of Common Stock
for each Seller Share. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued; in
lieu thereof, the number of New Shares to be issued to the Seller shall be
rounded up to the next whole share. At Closing, the New Shares shall represent
not less than 85% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted
basis. Upon issuance, all of the New Shares shall be validly issued fully paid
and non-assessable.
3. Warranties and Representations of PIP. In order to induce HWWI to enter
into this Agreement and to complete the transaction contemplated hereby, PIP and
the Seller warrant and represent to HWWI that:
(a) Organization and Standing. Each of PIP and PIP Espagne is duly
existing under the laws of the country of its creation and has full power and
authority to carry on its business as now conducted. Attached hereto as
Schedule 3(a) are true and correct copies of PIP's organizational documents, as
amended to the date hereof. No changes thereto shall be made before the
Closing.
(b) Capitalization; Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, the entire
authorized and issued capital of PIP shall be as set forth in Schedule 3(b). As
of the Closing Date, there shall be no other voting or equity securities of PIP
authorized or issued, nor any authorized or issued securities of PIP convertible
into voting stock, and no outstanding subscriptions, warrants, calls, options,
rights, commitments or agreements by which PIP is bound, providing for the
issuance of any additional shares of common stock or any other voting or equity
security. At Closing, the Seller Shares will constitute approximately 99.44% of
the voting power, right to receive dividends, when as and if declared and paid,
and right to receive the proceeds of liquidation attributable to common stock,
if any, of PIP. PIP Espagne is the only subsidiary of PIP. PIP owns, and will at
Closing continue to own, 95% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of PIP
Espagne.
(c) Ownership of Seller Shares. As of Closing, the Seller will be the
sole owner of the Seller Shares, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and
restrictions whatsoever, except that the Seller Shares have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or under
any other applicable securities laws. By the transfer of the Seller Shares to
HWWI pursuant to this Agreement, HWWI shall acquire not less than approximately
99.44% of the capital stock of PIP, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances
and restrictions of any nature whatsoever, except by reason of the fact that the
Seller Shares shall not have been registered under the Securities Act or any
other applicable securities laws.
(d) Taxes. Each of PIP and PIP Espagne has filed all tax returns and
reports that it is required to file with all governmental agencies, wherever
situated, and has paid or accrued for payment all taxes as shown on such
returns, such that a failure to file, pay or accrue shall not have a material
adverse effect on PIP.
(e) Governmental Regulations. PIP holds, directly or indirectly, the
licenses and registrations set forth on Schedule 3(e)(i) hereto from the
jurisdictions set forth therein. All of such licenses and registrations are in
full force and effect, and there are no proceedings, hearings or other actions
pending that may affect the validity or continuation of any of them. No
approval of any third party is required for the completion of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein or elsewhere in this Agreement, no representation or warranty
whatsoever is made as to licensing or registration requirements of the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (the "FDA"), any application for a license or permit
from or any registration pending before the FDA, or any investigation, action or
proceeding, if any, relating to any of the foregoing.
(f) Ownership of Assets. Except for the premises leased by each for
their respective operations, each of PIP, and PIP Espagne has good, marketable
title, without any material liens or encumbrances of any nature whatever, to all
of its material assets, properties and rights of every type and description,
including, without limitation, if any, its corporate name and all variants
thereof, trademarks and trade names, copyrights and interests thereunder,
licenses and registrations, pending licenses and permits and applications
therefor, inventions, processes, know-how, trade secrets, customer lists,
machinery, equipment, books and records and good will, and shall continue to
hold such title on and after the completion of the transaction contemplated by
this Agreement; nor, except in the ordinary course of its business, has any of
them disposed of any asset since the date of the most recent balance sheet
described in Section 3(m) of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein or elsewhere in this Agreement, no representation
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or warranty is made with respect to the exclusivity of any of the customer
lists, corporate trademarks, tradename, inventions, processes, know-how or trade
secrets, but PIP does represent and warrant that it has no knowledge of any
claim that use of any of the foregoing by any of those entities violates the
rights of any person or entity.
(g) No Interest in Suppliers, Customers or Competitors. Neither ▇▇▇▇
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in any supplier, customer or competitor of PIP, or PIP Espagne
(h) No Debt Owed by PIP to Shareholders. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3(h), neither PIP, nor PIP Espagne owes any money, securities, or
property to any Seller or to any member of any Seller's family or to any entity
controlled by such person. To the extent that PIP may have any undisclosed
liability to pay any sum or property to any Seller, such person or entity hereby
forever irrevocably releases and discharges such liability and, to the extent
that PIP may have any undisclosed liability to pay any sum or property to any
member of the family of any Seller, such Seller shall assume full responsibility
therefor.
(i) Corporate Records. All of the books and records of PIP, and PIP
Espagne, including, without limitation, their respective books of account,
corporate records, minute book, stock certificate books and other records are
up-to-date, complete and fairly reflect the conduct of its business in all
material respects since its date of incorporation.
(j) Validity of this Agreement. All corporate and other proceedings
required to be taken by PIP and the Seller in order to enter into and to carry
out this Agreement have been duly and properly taken. This Agreement has been
executed by a person duly authorized by the Seller to do so on its behalf, and
constitutes the valid and binding obligation thereof, except to the extent
limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or
other laws relating to or effecting generally the enforcement of creditors
rights. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the carrying out of
its purposes shall not result in the breach of any of the terms or conditions
of, or constitute a default under or violate, the organizational documents of
PIP, or any material agreement, lease, mortgage, bond, indenture, license or
other document or undertaking, oral or written, to which PIP, and/or the Seller
is a party or is bound or may be affected, nor shall such execution, delivery
and carrying out violate any material order, writ, injunction, decree, law, rule
or regulation of any court, regulatory agency or other governmental injunction,
decree, law, rule or regulation of any court, regulatory agency or other
governmental body. The business now conducted by PIP and PIP Espagne can
continue to be so conducted after completion of the transaction contemplated
hereby.
(k) Enforceability of this Agreement. When duly executed and
delivered, this Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, which are
incorporated herein and made a part hereof, shall be legal, valid, and
enforceable by HWWI and the Majority Stockholders according to their terms,
except to the extent limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or other laws relating to or effecting generally the
enforcement of creditors rights and that upon the Closing, HWWI shall have
acquired title in and to the Seller Shares free and clear of all claims, liens
and encumbrances.
(l) Access to Books and Records. Subject to any reasonable requirement
relating to confidentiality and to non-disclosure of proprietary information of
PIP and PIP Espagne, HWWI shall have full and free access to the books and
records of each during the course of this transaction prior to Closing, upon
reasonable notice and during regular business hours.
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(m) Financial Statements. PIP's consolidated financial statements
attached hereto as Schedule 3(m) accurately describe in all material respects
the financial position of PIP as of the date thereof.
(n) Pending Actions. Other than as listed in Schedule 3(n) hereto, and
subject to the limitations set forth above in Section 3(e), there are no legal
actions, lawsuits, proceedings, or investigations, either administrative or
judicial, pending or threatened, against or affecting PIP or PIP Espagne, or
against the Seller that arise out of the operation of those entities, or to
laws, rules and regulations governing the sale of its products or services, the
Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC"), or the securities laws or regulations of any state or of the United
States, Luxembourg, France, Spain or any other country in which PIP or PIP
Espagne are conducting business, which, if adversely determined, could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on PIP.
4. Warranties and Representations of HWWI and the Majority
Stockholders. In order to induce PIP and the Seller to enter this Agreement and
to complete the transactions contemplated hereby, HWWI and the Majority
Stockholders warrant and represent to PIP and to the Seller that:
(a) Organization and Standing. HWWI is a corporation duly
organized validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in every other
state in which it operates to the extent required by the laws of such states,
and has full power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and
to own and operate its assets, properties and business.
(b) Capitalization. HWWI's entire authorized equity capital
consists of 55,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 50,000,000 shares are
designated as Common Stock, and 5,000,000 shares are designated as preferred
stock $0.001 par value per share ("Preferred Stock"). An aggregate of 2,425,000
shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding and are held of record by
non-affiliates of HWWI and an aggregate of 12,000,000 shares of Common Stock are
issued and are held of record in the name of HWWI's wholly-owned subsidiary, HW
Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which shares of Common Stock have
been treated as and are properly considered treasury shares and not outstanding
under generally accepted accounting principals and under Delaware corporate law.
There are no shares of Preferred Stock issued or outstanding and there are no
other voting or equity securities convertible into voting stock and no
outstanding subscriptions, warrants, calls, options, rights, commitments or
agreements by which HWWI is bound, calling for the issuance of any additional
shares of common stock or any other voting or equity security. The By-laws of
HWWI provide that a simple majority of the shares voting at a stockholders
meeting at which a quorum is present may elect all of the directors of HWWI. The
Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of HWWI do not provide for cumulative
voting.
(c) Ownership of Shares. By and upon the issuance by HWWI of the
New Shares to the Seller pursuant to this Agreement, the Seller shall acquire
good, absolute, marketable title thereto, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and restrictions of any nature whatever, except by reason of the
fact that such New Shares shall not have been registered under the Securities
Act.
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(d) Significant Agreements. HWWI is not and shall not at Closing
be bound by any of the following:
(i) Employment, advisory or consulting contract;
(ii) Plan providing for employee benefits of any nature;
(iii) Lease with respect to any property or equipment;
(iv) Contract or commitment for any future expenditure in
excess of $1,000 in the aggregate;
(v) Contract or commitment pursuant to which it has assumed,
guaranteed, endorsed or otherwise become liable for any obligation of any other
person firm or organization;
(vi) Other contract, agreement, understanding, commitment or
arrangement; or
(vii) Agreement with any person relating to the dividend,
purchase or sale of securities, that has not been settled by the delivery or
payment of securities when due, and which remains unsettled upon the date of
this Agreement.
(e) Taxes. HWWI has filed all federal, state and local
income or other tax returns and reports that it is required to file with all
governmental agencies, wherever situated, and has paid all taxes as shown on
such returns. All of such returns are true and complete.
(f) Absence of Liabilities. As of the date hereof and at and
as of the Closing, HWWI has and shall have no liabilities of any kind or nature,
fixed or contingent, except for the costs, including legal fees and other
expenses, in connection with this transaction, for which the Majority
Stockholders of HWWI agree to be responsible and to pay in full.
(g) No Pending Actions. There are no legal actions,
lawsuits, proceedings or investigations, either administrative or judicial,
pending or threatened, against or affecting HWWI, or against any of HWWI's
officers or directors and arising out of their operation of HWWI. HWWI is and
has at all times been in compliance with, and has not received notice of
violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any kind whatever, including,
but not limited to, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and
regulations of the SEC, or the securities laws and regulations of any state.
(h) Holding Company and Investment Company Status. The HWWI is
not an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company"
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or an
"investment adviser" within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as amended.
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(i) Corporate Records. All of HWWI's books and records,
including, without limitation, its books of account, corporate records, minute
book, stock certificate books and other records are up-to-date, complete and
reflect accurately and fairly the conduct of its business in all respects since
its date of incorporation; all of said books and records shall be delivered to
HWWI's new management at the Closing.
(j) Reporting Company. HWWI is an issuer of securities that is
subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and is neither exempt from
reporting pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Exchange Act nor a foreign
government as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
(k) No Misleading Statements or Omissions. None of the
information furnished by HWWI for purposes of or in connection with this
Agreement or with any transaction contemplated hereby, including without
limitation the information contained in this Agreement and the Exhibits and
Schedules hereto, in any financial statement or in any other document attached
hereto or presented to the Seller and/or PIP in connection herewith, and no
currently effective filing made by HWWI under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act, the rules and regulations of the SEC or the securities laws and regulations
of any state, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(l) Validity of this Agreement. All corporate and other
proceedings which HWWI is required to take in order to enter into and to carry
out this Agreement have been duly and properly taken. This Agreement has been
duly executed by a person authorized by HWWI and by the Majority Stockholders on
behalf of each, and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of HWWI and of
the Majority Stockholders. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
carrying out of its purposes shall not result in the breach of any of the terms
or conditions of, or constitute a default under or violate, HWWI's Certificate
of Incorporation or By-laws, or any agreement, lease, mortgage, bond, indenture,
license or other document or undertaking, oral or written, to which HWWI or any
of the Majority Stockholders is a party or is bound or may be affected, nor
shall such execution, delivery and carrying out violate any order, writ,
injunction, decree, law, rule or regulation of any court, regulatory agency or
other governmental body.
(m) Enforceability of this Agreement. When duly executed and
delivered, this Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, which are
incorporated herein and made a part hereof, are legal, valid, and enforceable by
PIP and the Seller according to their terms, and that at the time of such
execution and delivery, the Seller shall have acquired good, marketable title in
and to the New Shares acquired pursuant hereto, free and clear of all liens and
encumbrances.
(n) Access to Books and Records. Subject to any reasonable
requirement relating confidentiality and non-disclosure of proprietary
information of HWWI, PIP shall have full and free access to HWWI's books and
records during the course of this transaction prior to and at the Closing.
(o) HWWI Financial Statements. To the extent that it has not
already done so, prior to the Closing, HWWI shall provide PIP with audited
financial statements, and all current filings made or required to be made by
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HWWI under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws,
including, but not limited to, its Form 10QSB for the quarter ended September
30, 2002.
(p) HWWI Financial Condition. As of the Closing, HWWI shall have
no assets or liabilities.
(q) Majority Stockholder Approval. The Majority Stockholders of
HWWI own of record or in "street name", and beneficially, not less than 82.3% of
the issued and outstanding common stock of HWWI and have approved this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby and shall vote for and shall use their
best efforts to obtain the approval of other HWWI stockholders to the provisions
of Section 9(c) hereof in accordance with Laws & Regs.
(r) Subsidiaries. On the Closing Date, HWWI shall have no
subsidiaries.
5. Survival; Remedies. All representations and warranties made
herein and in the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto shall survive for a
period of one year following the Closing. In the event of material breach of any
warranty or any material misrepresentation contained in this Agreement, which
shall not be willful, the sole remedy of the non-breaching party shall be
rescission of this Agreement.
6. HWWI Shares. All of the New Shares shall be validly issued,
full-paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, with full voting rights,
dividend rights, and right to receive the proceeds of liquidation, if any, as
set forth in the Articles of Incorporation of HWWI.
7. Conditions Precedent to Closing.
(a) The obligations of PIP and of the Seller under this
Agreement shall be and are subject to fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing,
of each of the following conditions, in addition to that specified in Section 13
hereof (together, "Conditions Precedent"):
(i) That the representations and warranties of HWWI and
the Majority Stockholders contained herein shall be true and correct on the
Closing Date, as if such representations and warranties were made at such time;
(ii) That HWWI and the Majority Stockholders shall have
performed or complied with all agreements, terms and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by them prior to or at the time of
Closing.
(b) The obligations of HWWI under this Agreement shall be
and are subject to fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing of each of the
following conditions:
(i) That the representations and warranties of PIP and
the Seller contained herein shall be true and correct at the time of Closing, as
if such representations and warranties were made at such time; and
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(ii) That PIP and the Seller shall have performed or
complied with all agreements, terms and conditions required by this Agreement to
be performed or complied with by each prior to or on the Closing Date.
8. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
before or at Closing:
(a) By the mutual agreement of the parties;
(b) If any legal proceeding shall have been instituted or
shall be imminently threatened which delays, restrains or prevents the
consummation of this Agreement;
(c) By HWWI and the Majority Stockholders ("HWWI Parties"):
(i) if a representation made by PIP or by the Seller
shall be materially untrue;
(ii) if any warranty made by PIP or by the Seller shall
be materially breached; and
(iii) if PIP or the Seller shall fail to perform any
material agreement which it is required to perform hereunder, prior to or at the
Closing.
(d) By PIP and the Seller,
(i) if a representation made by any of the HWWI Parties
shall be materially untrue;
(ii) if any warranty made by any of the HWWI Parties
shall be materially breached; and
(iii) if any of the HWWI Parties fails to perform any
agreement required to be performed by it hereunder, prior to or at the Closing.
9. Post Closing. As soon as practical after the Closing, in
accordance with Laws & Regs, HWWI, at the expense of the Majority Stockholders:
(a) shall prepare and submit all filings required by the SEC
and the NASD as a result of the transactions herein contemplated;
(b) shall apply for listing on the NASDAQ Small Cap market
(as soon as the necessary requirements for listing have been satisfied); and
(c) shall take necessary steps pursuant to Law & Regs to
change its name as directed by the Board of Directors of HWWI.
10. Exhibits and Schedules. All Exhibits and Schedules
attached hereto are incorporated herein by this reference as if they were herein
set forth in their entirety.
11. Miscellaneous Provisions.
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(a) This Agreement is the entire agreement between the
parties in respect of the subject matter hereof and supercedes all prior
agreements, written or oral, and all contemporaneous oral agreements, if any.
This Agreement may not be modified, except by a writing executed by all of the
parties hereto.
(b) The failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of
the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or the waiver of any term,
covenant, condition or right shall not be deemed such a waiver or relinquishment
at any other time or times. Any waiver of any provision hereof, or of any right
arising under or out of this Agreement must be in writing, so denominated and
executed by all parties hereto.
(c) Except as herein contained, neither party has made any
representation or warranty to the other and in any event no party hereto is
relying on any representation or warranty made by any other party hereto that is
not contained in this Agreement.
12. Additional Capital.
(a) Immediately following the Closing, the Majority
Stockholders, either directly or through one or more designees thereof (for the
purposes of this Section 12, "Financial Advisor") and the management of the
combined companies shall use their best efforts to obtain, through one or more
private placements of unregistered equity securities of HWWI, and on terms and
conditions satisfactory to the Seller, an investment in HWWI of not less than
$1,000,000, $500,000 of which shall be made not later than thirty days after
Closing (the "First Investment") and the balance of which shall be made not
later than ninety days after Closing (the "Second Investment").
(b) GEM Global Yield Fund (or its designees(s)),
collectively referred to as "GEM") will be entitled to receive warrants in the
form of Exhibit B (the "Warrants") to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share, as compensation for acting as
an advisor to PIP with respect to this transaction. The Warrants will be issued
in units of 100,000 shares of Common Stock and will be held in escrow by
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Warrant Escrow Agreement in the form of Exhibit C. GEM agrees that neither the
Warrants nor any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
may be sold prior to the second anniversary of Closing, except with the express
written permission of the Board of Directors of HWWI and such shares shall be
placed and held in escrow in accordance with the Restricted Stock Escrow
Agreement in the form of Exhibit D (the "Restricted Stock Escrow Agreement")
(c) The right of GEM to receive all or any portion of the
first 500,000 Warrants shall expire in the event that the First Investment is
not completed within 30 days of Closing (the "First Expiration Date") and the
right of GEM to receive all or any portion of the remaining 500,000 Warrants
shall expire in the event the Second Investment is not completed within 90 days
of Closing (the "Second Expiration Date"). The expiration of such right to
receive Warrants shall be made on a pro rata basis in proportion to the amount,
if any, of the First Investment or the Second Investment actually made into HWWI
on or prior to such dates. Accordingly, if an aggregate of $700,000 is invested
60 days after Closing, GEM would not be entitled to receive any portion of the
first 500,000 Warrants as the First Investment was not completed prior to the
First Expiration Date but would be entitled to receive the remaining 500,000
Warrants if the Second Investment was completed prior to the Second Expiration
Date.
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(d) The holders of the Warrants shall be entitled to
piggy-back registration rights in accordance with the terms of a Registration
Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
(e) In no event shall the Financial Advisor be entitled to
reimbursement for its expenses in connection with its efforts.
13. Stockholders' Agreement. As a condition precedent to the
obligations of the parties hereto, they shall enter into a Stockholders'
Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, which
provides, among other things, for the following:
(a) the Majority Stockholders shall not, at any time prior
to the expiration of 120 days from the Closing Date dispose of more than
1,000,000 shares, in the aggregate, of Common Stock of HWWI held by them;
(b) the Majority Stockholders shall sell no more than an
aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock (including any shares referred to
in Section 13(a)) prior to the 240th day after the Closing;
(c) the Majority Stockholders shall grant the Seller the
option to participate with the Majority Stockholders in the sale of any Common
Stock on a share for share basis with respect to the sale of any Block of Common
Stock (a "Block" being defined as a single sale of more than 300,000 shares of
Common Stock sold privately off the OTB Bulletin or other exchange on which
HWWI's stock is then traded) ;
(e) the Majority Stockholders shall vote for two designees
of the Seller as directors of HWWI;
(f) the Seller shall vote for one designee of the Majority
Stockholders as directors of HWWI for so long as the Majority Stockholders own,
in the aggregate, at least 7% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock;
(g) if any Warrants are released from escrow to GEM and if
any such released Warrants are exercised within a period of 2 years following
the date such Warrants are issued, then the Common Stock received upon such
exercise (i) shall not be sold within 24 months following the date the Warrant
which gave rise to such Common Stock, was issued; (ii) shall be delivered to the
Escrow Agent named in the Restricted Stock Escrow Agreement to be dealt with in
accordance with that Escrow Agreement.
14. Closing. The Closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement ("Closing") shall take place at 10:00 A.M. on (a) the fifth business
day after all parties hereto have executed this Agreement and all documents and
schedules referred to herein have been finalized and appended to the Agreement,
or (b) on such other date as the parties hereto shall agree upon ("Closing
Date").
15. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, and any
disputed hereunder shall be submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of the
State of New York.
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16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in duplicate
facsimile counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and together
shall constitute one and the same binding Agreement, with one counterpart being
to each party hereto.
17. Satisfaction Requirement. If any agreement, certificate or
other writing, or any action taken or to be taken, is by the terms of this
Agreement required to be satisfactory to any party, the determination of such
satisfaction shall be made by such party in its sole and exclusive discretion
exercised in good faith.
18. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, consents, approvals
and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given personally, sent by facsimile transmission or sent by
prepaid air courier to the party at its address or fax number given below its
signature to this Agreement. Any notice so given shall be deemed to have been
given when received. A copy of any notice given hereunder shall be
simultaneously sent to counsel for the respective parties, as follows:
If to counsel for PIP and the Seller (and, after the Closing, if
To counsel for HWWI):
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If to counsel for the Majority Stockholders (and, prior to
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Any party hereto, or counsel for any party hereto, may change the
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complying with this paragraph to the parties hereto and to the other counsel,
but such notice shall not be effective until actually received.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Acquisition
Agreement as of the date first above written.
POLY IMPLANTS PROTHESES, S.A.
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HERITAGE WORLDWIDE, INC.
/s/ Fabrice Viguier
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Fabrice Viguier, President
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MILO FINANCE S.A.
/s/ Alain Sereyjol Garros
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Alain Sereyjol Garros
Authorized Signatory
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GEM GLOBAL YIELD FUND LTD.
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GEM SINGAPORE, LTD.
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OCEAN STRATEGIC HOLDINGS LTD.
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GEM STRATEGIC HOLDINGS LTD.
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Exhibits
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Exhibit A Majority Stockholders
Exhibit B Form of Warrant
Exhibit C Form of Warrant Escrow Agreement
Exhibit D Form of Restricted Stock Escrow Agreement
Exhibit E Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit F Form of Stockholders' Agreement
Schedules
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Schedule 3(b) Capitalization at Closing
Schedule 3(e)(i) Licenses and Registrations
Schedule 3(h) Shareholder Debt
Schedule 3(m) Financial Statements
Schedule 3(n) Pending Actions
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