Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration of Securities by a Small-Business Issuer — Form SB-2
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1: SB-2/A Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration of 92 446K
Securities by a Small-Business Issuer
2: EX-1.1 Underwriting Agreement 37 177K
3: EX-1.2 Underwriting Agreement 33 85K
4: EX-4.1 Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders 2 21K
5: EX-4.2 Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders 34 89K
6: EX-4.3 Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders 5± 24K
7: EX-5 Opinion re: Legality 2 12K
8: EX-10.1 Material Contract 4 22K
15: EX-10.10 Material Contract 16 60K
16: EX-10.11 Material Contract 12 40K
17: EX-10.12 Material Contract 7 34K
18: EX-10.15 Material Contract 9 43K
19: EX-10.17 Material Contract 3 17K
20: EX-10.18 Material Contract 6 31K
21: EX-10.19 Material Contract 11 56K
9: EX-10.2 Material Contract 6 36K
10: EX-10.4 Material Contract 4 19K
11: EX-10.5 Material Contract 2 16K
12: EX-10.6 Material Contract 3 15K
13: EX-10.7 Material Contract 26 106K
14: EX-10.9 Material Contract 4± 19K
22: EX-23.1 Consent of Experts or Counsel 1 8K
23: EX-27 Financial Data Schedule (Pre-XBRL) 2 12K
24: EX-27.1 Financial Data Schedule (Pre-XBRL) 2 13K
EX-10.4 — Material Contract
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Exhibit 10.4
TERMINATION OF FOUNDERS' SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Termination of Founders' Services Agreement (the "AGREEMENT") is
made and entered into this 11th day of April, 2000, by and among Corporate
Capital Strategies, Inc., an Illinois corporation ("CCS"), Liquor.com, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation ("LCI"), and Jonathan McDermott ("JM").
RECITALS
A. CCS and LCI have entered into that certain Founders' Services
Agreement Acknowledgment and Receipt dated August 31, 1991 (the "FOUNDERS'
AGREEMENT").
B. Each of CCS and LCI desire to terminate the Founders' Agreement on
the terms set forth herein and each party desires to mutually release the
other from any claims or liabilities arising thereunder.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements,
covenants and conditions contained herein, CCS and LCI hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
TERMINATION
1.1 TERMINATION. Each of CCS and LCI do hereby mutually terminate the
Founders' Agreement effective as of the date hereof. The Founders' Agreement
shall be of no further force and effect and neither CCS not LCI shall owe any
further payments or obligations to the other or have any other liabilities
thereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement
has the effect of terminating (i) CCS's obligation to provide any further
consulting services thereunder, and (ii) LCI's obligation to make any further
payments of cash or shares of its common stock thereunder.
1.2 CONSIDERATION. In consideration for CCS agreeing to terminate the
Founders' Agreement and for its specific release in Article II below, LCI
agrees to make the following payments (the "CONSULTING CONSIDERATION"):
(a) Within three days of the date of this closing of any financing
equity and/or debt) that raises gross proceeds of at least $20 million
dollars, LCI shall pay $50,000 to CCS by delivery of a check made payable
to CCS; and
(b) On the date hereof, LCI shall issue to CCS (or its designees),
in such denominations as CCS shall direct, an aggregate of 21,428 shares
of common stock of LCI (the "SHARES").
ARTICLE II
SPECIFIC RELEASE
Each of LCI and CCS for itself, and for its respective successors and
assigns, shareholders, directors, officers and agents, hereby releases and
forever discharges the other and its respective successors and assigns,
shareholders, directors, officers and agents, of and from any further
obligation, liability, claim, demand and cause of action of every kind and
nature arising out of the Founders' Agreement, which it has, had or may have
against the other, whether based on statute, common law, rule or regulation,
whether in law or in equity, whether liquidated or unliquidated, whether
known or unknown, for, upon, or by reason of any matter, cause or thing,
whatsoever, on or at any time before the date of this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LCI. LCI represents and warrants
to CCS as follows:
(a) LCI has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement, and performance
of LCI's obligations as set forth herein have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, and this Agreement is a
legal and binding obligation of LCI, enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
(c) The Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will
be free and clear of all liens, charges, restrictions, claims and
encumbrances imposed by or through LCI.
3.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CCS. CCS represents and
warrants to LCI that:
(a) Each of CCS or its designees (a "Holder") is an "accredited
investor" within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act. Each
Holder has sufficient knowledge and experience in investing in companies
similar to LCI in terms of LCI's stage of development as to be able to
evaluate the risks and merits of its investment in LCI and each Holder is
able financially to bear the risks thereof. Each Holder has had an
opportunity to discuss, ask questions and receive answers concerning
LCI's business, management and
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financial affairs with LCI's management and has been permitted to have
access to all information which it has requested in order to evaluate the
merits and risks of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Shares are
being acquired for each Holder's own account for the purpose of
investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any
distribution thereof. Each Holder understand that (i) the Shares have
not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"SECURITIES ACT") or the securities laws of any state by reason of their
issuance in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act, (ii) the Shares must be held indefinitely unless a
subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act or
is exempt from such registration, (iii) the Shares will bear a legend to
such effect, (iv) LCI will make a notation on its transfer books to such
effect or issue appropriate "stop transfer" instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and (v) that Rule 144 under the Securities Act is not now
and may never be available for use in connection with any resale of the
Shares. LCI will cooperate with the Holder to assist the Holder in
complying with the requirements of Rule 144.
3.3 LOCK-UP. CCS agrees that upon an initial public offering, CCS shall
not sell, pledge, otherwise transfer or dispose of any Shares for a period of
180 days following the declaration of the effectiveness of the registration
statement for an initial public offering. CCS further agrees that it may not
transfer any Shares to any of its designees unless such designees execute an
agreement in which the designees agree not to sell, pledge, otherwise
transfer or dispose of any Shares for a period of 180 days following the
declaration of the effectiveness of the registration statement for an initial
public offering.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 JM RENUNCIATION. JM hereby forfeits and releases any claims to or
rights to receive any portion of the Consulting Consideration paid to CCS by
LCI pursuant to this Agreement.
4.2 SUCCESSION. The rights and obligations of CCS and LCI under this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon their respective
heirs, personal or legal representatives, executors, successors and permitted
assigns.
4.3 APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement shall at all times be governed by and
construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State
of Illinois without regard to the law of conflicts thereof. The parties agree
that the courts sitting in the State of Illinois shall have the exclusive
jurisdiction over them for purposes of any actions arising out of or as a
result of this Agreement.
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4.4 WAIVERS. Any term of this Agreement may be waived by the party or
parties entitled to the benefits thereof but only by a writing executed by
such party. No waiver or any breach of this Agreement shall be held to
constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.
4.5 SEVERABILITY. Whenever possible, each provision hereof shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but in case any one or more of the provisions contained herein shall, for any
reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any respect,
such provision shall be ineffective to the extent, but only to the extent of
such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without invalidating the
remainder of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or provisions
or any other provisions hereof, unless such construction would be
unreasonable.
4.6 FURTHER ASSURANCES. After the date hereof, each party hereto shall
execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered to the other such
other documents, instruments or certificates as may reasonably be requested
or as may be otherwise necessary to more effectively accomplish the
transactions contemplated hereby.
4.7 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original instrument, and
all of which together shall constitute a single binding Agreement.
4.8 RECITALS. The Recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated in
and made a part of this Agreement by this reference.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the day and year first written.
LIQUOR.COM, INC.
By: /s/ Barry Grieff, CEO
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CORPORATE CAPITAL STRATEGIES, INC.
By: /s/ George Wight, Jr., Managing Director
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With respect to Section 4.1 only:
/s/ Jonathan McDermott
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Jonathan McDermott
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