ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
This
ACQUISITION AGREEMENT is entered into and made effective as of the
1 st day of June, 2011 by and between GBS
Enterprises, Inc., a Nevada Corporation ("GBS" or
“Buyer”); GroupWare, Inc., a State of Florida
Corporation ("GroupWare”); and the shareholders of GroupWare,
Inc. (“G-Shareholders” or “SHR”), as listed
in Exhibit A , representing 100% of all outstanding and
issued shares of GroupWare (combined the
“Seller”).
WHEREAS, Seller
is the one hundred (100) percent controlling shareholder of
GroupWare, and upon the terms and conditions set forth below,
Seller desires to transfer all of the shares of GroupWare owned by
Seller to Buyer, such that, following such transaction, GroupWare
will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, the
Parties hereto agree as follows:
1. SALE AND
PURCHASE OF SHARES.
1.1 PURCHASE. Subject
to the terms and conditions herein set forth, GBS hereby agrees to
purchase and Seller hereby agrees to sell one hundred percent
(100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of GroupWare
(“GroupWare Shares”) to GBS.
1.2 CONSIDERATION. The
consideration for one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding
shares of GroupWare shall be:
1.2.1
Share Consideration . The share consideration to
be issued to SHR within 30 days of the Closing of the
acquisition for one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding
shares of GroupWare shall be 125,000 shares of restricted common
stock of GBS (“GBS Restricted Common Shares A”), with a
restriction term for 3-month following the day of issuance and of
125,000 shares of restricted common stock of GBS (“GBS
Restricted Common Stock B”) with a restriction term of 6
month after the day of issuance.
1.2.2
Cash Consideration . The cash consideration to be paid to
SHR within 10 bank business days of the Closing of the
acquisition for one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding
shares of GroupWare shall be $250,000.00 (two hundred and fifty
thousand United States Dollar). Said amount to be paid to
GROUPWARE, INC. bank account for immediate pro rata distribution to
the GROUPWARE, INC. shareholders. GROUPWARE, INC. bank
details are attached as Exhibit C
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
2.1 REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF GROUPWARE. GroupWare represents and
warrants as follows:
a) CORPORATE
ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING. GroupWare, and all its
subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to combined as
“GroupWare”), are duly organized, validly existing, and
in good standing under the appropriate laws and is qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction, if any, in
which its property or business requires such
qualification.
b)
CORPORATE AUTHORITY. GroupWare has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease its
properties, to carry on its business as it is now being conducted
and to execute, deliver, perform and conclude the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and all other agreements and
instruments related to this Agreement.
c) AUTHORIZATION. Execution
of this Agreement has been duly authorized and approved by
GroupWare (Management, Supervisory Board, and the Shareholders)
and the Seller.
d) CAPITALIZATION.
(1) The authorized
capital stock of GroupWare consists of 1,000,000 shares of
GroupWare Common Stock $0.10 par value. All shares of
GroupWare shall be duly authorized, validly issued, and fully paid,
non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. At
Closing,
(2) GroupWare
has no contract or other obligation to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of GroupWare stock, or make any
investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in any other Person. There are no outstanding
subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, rights, exchangeable
or convertible securities or other commitments or agreements of any
character relating to the issued or unissued shares or other
securities of GroupWare. None of the outstanding equity
securities or other securities of GroupWare was issued in violation
of the Securities Act of 1933 or any other legal
requirement.
e) LITIGATION. To
the knowledge of GroupWare, there are no pending, threatened, or
existing litigation, bankruptcy, criminal, civil, or regulatory
proceeding or investigation, threatened or contemplated against the
company.
(i) Seller has furnished or made available to
Buyer, or will make available to Buyer prior to the Closing Date,
true and complete copies of the financial statements of GroupWare
for its past two fiscal years (the “Buyer
Financial Statements”), and Seller shall furnish or make
available to Buyer true and complete copies of GroupWare's
financial statements for all monthly periods ending after its most
recent fiscal year up to and including the Closing Date.
(ii)
The GroupWare Financial Statements were prepared in accordance
with applicable laws (US_GAAP, HGB, IFRS) or the
equivalent applied on a basis consistent throughout the periods
indicated (except as otherwise stated in such financial statements,
including the related notes, and except that, in the case of
unaudited statements for the subsequent quarterly periods
referenced above, such unaudited statements fairly present in all
material respects the consolidated financial condition and the
results of operations of Buyer as at the respective dates thereof
and for the periods indicated therein (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to year-end audit adjustments).
g) ABSENCE
OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS. Since the end of its most
recent fiscal year and to the date of this Agreement, (i) GroupWare
has, in all material respects, conducted its business in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice; (ii) there has not
occurred any change, event or condition that is or would reasonably
be expected to result in a material adverse effect; and
(iii) GroupWare has not taken and will not take any of
the actions that GroupWare has agreed not to take from the date
hereof through the Closing.
h) UNDISCLOSED
LIABILITIES. GroupWare has no material obligations or
liabilities of any nature (whether accrued, matured or unmatured,
fixed or contingent or otherwise) other than (i) those set forth or
adequately provided for in the consolidated balance sheet (and the
related notes thereto) of GroupWare as of the end of the most
recent fiscal year included in the GroupWare Financial
Statements, (ii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice since the end of the most recent
fiscal year and (iii) those incurred in connection with
the execution of this Agreement.
i) LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS. GroupWare is not a party to any, and there
is no pending or, to the knowledge of GroupWare, threatened, legal,
administrative, arbitral or other proceeding, claim, action or
governmental or regulatory investigation of any nature against
GroupWare, or any of its officers or directors which, if decided
adversely to GroupWare, would, individually or in the aggregate, be
material to GroupWare. There is no injunction, order,
judgment or decree imposed upon GroupWare, or any of its officers
or directors, or the assets of GroupWare.
j) TAXES
AND TAX RETURNS.
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(i) GroupWare
has filed or caused to be filed all federal, state,
foreign and local tax returns required to be filed with any tax
authority; (ii) all such tax returns are true, accurate, and
complete in all material respects; (iii) GroupWare has paid or
caused to be paid all taxes that are due and payable by any of such
companies, other than taxes which are being contested in good faith
and are adequately reserved against or provided for (in accordance
with GAAP) in the GroupWare Financial Statements, and
(iv) GroupWare does not have any material liability for taxes for
any current or prior tax periods in excess of the amount reserved
or provided for in the GroupWare Financial Statements (but
excluding, for this Clause (iv) only, any liability reflected
thereon for deferred taxes to reflect timing differences between
tax and financial accounting methods).
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(b)
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No national,
state, local or foreign audits, examinations, investigations, or
other formal proceedings are pending or, to GroupWare’s
knowledge, threatened with regard to any taxes or tax returns of
GroupWare. No issue has arisen in any examination of the
GroupWare by any tax authority that if raised with respect to any
other period not so examined would result in a material deficiency
for any other period not so examined, if upheld. Any
adjustment of income taxes of GroupWare made in any examination
that is required to be reported to the appropriate national, state,
local or foreign tax authorities has been so reported.
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(c)
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There are no
disputes pending with respect to, or claims or assessments asserted
in writing for, any material amount of taxes upon Buyer, nor has
GroupWare given or been requested in writing to give any currently
effective waiver extending the statutory period of limitation
applicable to any tax return for any period.
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k) COMPLIANCE
WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND REGULATORY MATTERS.
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(a)
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GroupWare has
complied with all applicable laws and regulations, and are not in
violation of, and have not received any written notices of
violation with respect to, any laws and regulations in connection
with the conduct of their respective businesses or the ownership or
operation of their respective businesses, assets and properties,
except for such noncompliance and violations as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be material.
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(b)
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GroupWare has
all licenses, permits, certificates, franchises and other
authorizations (collectively, the “Authorizations”)
necessary for the ownership or use of its assets and properties and
the conduct of its business, as currently conducted, and have
complied with, and are not in violation of, any
Authorization. All such Authorizations are in full force
and effect and there are no proceedings pending or, to the
knowledge of GroupWare, threatened that seek the revocation,
cancellation, suspension or adverse modification
thereof.
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(c)
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There are no
governmental orders applicable to GroupWare which have had a
Material Adverse Effect on GroupWare.
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l) MATERIAL
CONTRACTS. There are no material contracts of GroupWare
currently in existence except as disclosed in a Schedule
hereto.
m) ASSETS. GroupWare
owns, leases or has the right to use all the properties and assets
necessary or currently used for the conduct of its businesses free
and clear of all liens of any kind or character. All
items of equipment and other tangible assets owned by or leased to
GroupWare and which are material to the operations and business of
GroupWare are in good condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear
excepted). In the case of leased equipment and other
tangible assets, GroupWare holds valid leasehold interests in such
leased equipment and other tangible assets, free and clear of all
liens of any kind or character.
n) INSURANCE.
GroupWare has in full force and effect the insurance coverage with
respect to its business. There is no claim pending under
any of such policies as to which coverage has been questioned,
denied or disputed by the underwriters of such
policies. All premiums due and payable under all such
policies have been paid, and GroupWare is otherwise in compliance
in all material respects with the terms of such
policies. GroupWare has no knowledge of any threatened
termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any
of such policies.
o) INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY. GroupWare has no intellectual property except as
disclosed in Exhibit B to this Agreement.
p) INTERESTS
OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. Except as disclosed herein,
none of the officers or directors of GroupWare has any interest in
any property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, including
intellectual property, used in or developed by the business of
GroupWare, or in any supplier, distributor or customer of
GroupWare, or any other relationship, contract, agreement,
arrangement or understanding with GroupWare, except for
the normal ownership interests of a shareholder and employee
rights.
q) BROKER’S
FEES. GroupWare has not employed any broker or finder or
incurred any liability for any broker’s fees, commissions or
finder’s fees in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
r) CERTAIN
BUSINESS PRACTICES. No director, officer, agent or
employee of GroupWare has (i) used any funds for unlawful
contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses
relating to political activity on behalf of, or purportedly on
behalf of, or for the business of GroupWare, or (ii) made any
unlawful payments to officials or employees of governmental
entities or to directors, officers or employees of foreign or
domestic business enterprises.
2.2 REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER. The Buyer represents and warrants as
follows:
a) CORPORATE
ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING. Buyer is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Nevada, and is qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation in each jurisdiction, if any, in which its
property or business requires such qualification.
b) CORPORATE
AUTHORITY. Buyer has all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute, deliver, perform and conclude the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other
agreements and instruments related to this Agreement.
c) NO
VIOLATION. Consummation of the acquisition contemplated
herein will not constitute or result in a breach or default under
any provision of any charter, bylaw, indenture, mortgage, lease, or
agreement, or any order, judgment, decree, law, or regulation by
which Buyer is bound.
d) REPORTING
STATUS. Buyer is a fully reporting public company. Buyer
has filed all required periodic reports with the Securities &
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on Forms 10-Q and 10-K
through the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, and all required Form
8-K reports, all such reports are true and correct in all material
respects and contain no misrepresentation of a material fact or
omission of a material fact. The common shares of Buyer
are quoted on the OTC Markets OTCBB under the symbol
"GBSX". At the time of Closing, Buyer will be quoted on
the NASD OTC BB. .
e) CAPITALIZATION.
(i) On the date of this Agreement, 75,000,000
shares of $0.001 par value common stock are authorized and
22,344,000 shares of common stock of Buyer are issued and
outstanding, all of the shares of common stock issued are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and none
were issued in violation of any preemptive
rights. 20,000,000 shares at $0.001 par value are
authorized for Preferred Stock. There is no class of
preferred stock of Buyer issued on the date of this agreement.
(ii) 5,000,000 shares at $0.001 par value of Buyer are reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of vested options following the terms
and conditions of the 2011 ESOP, up to 7,500,000 warrants are to be
issued following the closing of the 2011 PP (the “private
placement”); there are no other rights to purchase shares;
and (iii) no shares of Buyer stock are held in the treasury of
Buyer. Except as set forth above, as of the date hereof,
no shares or other voting securities of Buyer are issued, reserved
for issuance or outstanding and no shares or other voting
securities of Buyer shall be issued or become outstanding after the
date hereof, save for those Shares to be issued pursuant to this
Agreement. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or
other indebtedness or securities of Buyer that have the right to
vote (or that are convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities
having the r