0000950123-11-050797.txt : 20110516 0000950123-11-050797.hdr.sgml : 20110516 20110516163322 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-050797 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110516 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110516 GROUP MEMBERS: EDWIN H. LEWIS SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: 57th Street General Acquisition Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001476719 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BLANK CHECKS [6770] IRS NUMBER: 271215274 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-85485 FILM NUMBER: 11847521 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 590 MADISON AVENUE STREET 2: 35TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-409-2434 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 590 MADISON AVENUE STREET 2: 35TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EHL Holdings LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001518925 IRS NUMBER: 262084159 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 220 S. MORRIS STREET STREET 2: BOX 8 CITY: OXFORD STATE: MD ZIP: 21654 BUSINESS PHONE: 410-226-5455 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 220 S. MORRIS STREET STREET 2: BOX 8 CITY: OXFORD STATE: MD ZIP: 21654 SC 13D 1 w82804bsc13d.htm SC 13D sc13d

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.  )*

57th Street General Acquisition Corp.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
316816107
(CUSIP Number)
Edwin H. Lewis
Chairman
220 S. Morris St. Box 8
Oxford, MD 21654
(410) 226-5455
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
May 5, 2011
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the notes).

 
 


 

                     
CUSIP
 
316816107 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
26-2084159

EHL Holdings LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

  (a)   o 
  (b)   o 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY:
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  OO(1)
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e):
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
   
  DE
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER:
     
NUMBER OF   2,542,643(1)(2)
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   -0-
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING    
PERSON   2,542,643(1)(2)
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:
     
    -0-
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
   
  2,542,643 (1)(2)
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):
   
  36.1%(1)(2)(3)
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  CO
(1) Pursuant to the consummation of the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2011, as amended (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among 57th Street General Acquisition Corp. (the “Issuer”), 57th Street Merger Sub LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Merger Sub”), Crumbs Holdings LLC (“Crumbs”), the Members (as defined therein) and the Member Representatives (as defined therein), pursuant to which Crumbs merged with and into Merger Sub, with Crumbs surviving the merger as a non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, EHL Holdings LLC (“EHL Holdings”) received 2,542,643 newly issued New Crumbs Class B Exchangeable Units of Crumbs (a non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer) (“Class B Units”) and 254,264.3 shares of the Issuer’s Series A Voting Preferred Stock, par value $.0001 (“Preferred Stock”). The 2,542,643 Class B Units and 254,264.3 shares of Preferred Stock combined will, subject to certain preferential rights, approximate the voting, economic and other rights EHL Holdings would have, were it to hold 2,542,643 shares of the Issuer’s common stock (i.e. the right to initially vote 10 votes per share of Preferred Stock (subject to certain changes) in all matters for which the holders of common stock are entitled to vote).
(2) Assumes an exchange of 2,542,643 Class B Units of Crumbs for 2,542,643 shares of the Issuer’s common stock and the redemption of 254,264.3 shares of Preferred Stock of the Issuer.
(3) Based on 4,494,491 shares of Issuer common stock outstanding.


 

                     
CUSIP
 
316816107 
             

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):

Edwin H. Lewis
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

  (a)   o 
  (b)   o 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY:
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  OO (1)
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e):
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
   
  USA
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER:
     
NUMBER OF   2,542,643(1)(2)(3)
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   -0-
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING    
PERSON   2,542,643(1)(2)(3)
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:
     
    -0-
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
   
  2,542,643(1)(2)(3)
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):
   
  36.1%(1)(2)(3)(4)
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  IN
(1) Pursuant to the consummation of the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2011, as amended (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the 57th Street General Acquisition Corp. (the “Issuer”), 57th Street Merger Sub LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Merger Sub”), Crumbs Holdings LLC (“Crumbs”), the Members (as defined therein) and the Member Representatives (as defined therein), pursuant to which Crumbs merged with and into Merger Sub, with Crumbs surviving the merger as a non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, EHL Holdings LLC (“EHL Holdings”) received 2,542,643 newly issued New Crumbs Class B Exchangeable Units of Crumbs (a non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer) (“Class B Units”) and 254,264.3 shares of the Issuer’s Series A Voting Preferred Stock, par value $.0001 (“Preferred Stock”). The 2,542,643 Class B Units and 254,264.3 shares of Preferred Stock combined will, subject to certain preferential rights, approximate the voting, economic and other rights EHL Holdings would have, were it to hold 2,542,643 shares of the Issuer’s common stock (i.e. the right to initially vote 10 votes per share of Preferred Stock (subject to certain changes) in all matters for which the holders of common stock are entitled to vote).
(2) Assumes an exchange of 2,542,643 Class B Units of Crumbs for 2,542,643 shares of the Issuer’s common stock and the redemption of 254,264.3 shares of Preferred Stock of the Issuer.
(3) Securities are owned directly by EHL Holdings, of which Edwin H. Lewis is the Chairman and sole member. Mr. Lewis may be deemed an indirect beneficial owner of the reported securities.
(4) Based on 4,494,491 shares of Issuer common stock outstanding.


 

Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Schedule 13D relates to the common stock (the “Common Shares”) of 57th Street General Acquisition Corp. (the “Issuer”). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 110 West 40th Street, Suite 2100, New York, New York 10018.
Item 2. Identity and Background
EHL Holdings LLC (“EHL Holdings”) is a Delaware limited liability company and its principal offices are located at 220 S. Morris Street, Box 8, Oxford, Maryland 21654. The principal business of EHL Holdings is holding interests in the Issuer and Crumbs Holdings LLC (“Crumbs”). Current information concerning the identity and background of the officers and directors of EHL Holdings is set forth in Annex A hereto, which is incorporated by reference in response to this Item 2.
Edwin H. Lewis (“Mr. Lewis,” and together with EHL Holdings, the “Reporting Persons”), is a United States citizen. His address is 220 S. Morris Street, Box 8, Oxford, Maryland 21654. Mr. Lewis is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Managers of Crumbs. Mr. Lewis is also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Not Your Daughter’s Jeans, an apparel company specializing in jeans. Mr. Lewis is also the Chairman and sole member of EHL Holdings.
During the past five years, neither of the Reporting Persons and, to the best of the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, no other person identified in response to this Item 2 or on Annex A has been (a) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (b) a party to any civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding it, he or she has been subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
This Schedule 13D is being jointly filed by the Reporting Persons pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, a copy of which is attached as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file the statement and any amendments thereto jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Exchange Act.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
On May 5, 2011, the Issuer consummated the transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2011, as amended (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Issuer, 57th Street Merger Sub LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Merger Sub”), Crumbs, the Members (as defined therein) and the Member Representatives (as defined therein) (see the Issuer’s Forms 8-K filed with the SEC on January 10, 2011, February 22, 2011, March 18, 2011, and April 7, 2011 for a description of the Business Combination Agreement and the complete text of the Business Combination Agreement.) Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, Crumbs merged with and into Merger sub, with Crumbs surviving the merger as a non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Merger”). Additionally, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Members designated the entire board of directors (seven board members) and the officers of the Issuer as of the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”).
At the Closing, EHL Holdings received the following consideration in the form of securities in exchange for its Old Crumbs Units (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement):
  $11.8 million in cash;
 
  2,542,643 newly issued New Crumbs Class B Exchangeable Units (the “Class B Units”) (316,875 Class B Units were placed in escrow as claims shares to satisfy certain indemnification obligations pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and will remain in escrow until one (1) month after the audited financial statements of the Issuer for fiscal year 2011 is completed, but can be voted by EHL Holdings during such escrow period), which shall be immediately exchangeable for 2,542,643 Common Shares (subject to certain changes) at the request from time to time of EHL Holdings pursuant to the terms of an Exchange and Support Agreement described below; and
 
  254,264.3 shares of Series A Voting Preferred Stock of the Issuer, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) (31,687.5 shares of such Preferred Stock was placed in escrow as claims shares to satisfy indemnification obligations pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and will remain in escrow until one (1) month after the

 


 

    audited financial statements of the Issuer for fiscal year 2011 are completed, but can be voted by EHL Holdings’ during such escrow period), which shall among other things entitle the holders of such shares of Preferred Stock the right to initially vote 10 votes per share (subject to certain changes) in all matters for which the holders of Common Shares are entitled to vote and provide the holders of such Preferred Stock, voting as a class, to certain special voting rights including the right to appoint a majority of our board of directors during the “Earn-out Period” as further described below. Shares of Preferred Stock will be proportionately redeemed upon exchange of shares of Class B Units (e.g. the number of shares of Preferred Stock redeemed shall, subject to equitable adjustment, equal the number of Class B Units exchanged divided by 10).
The 2,542,643 Class B Units and 254,264.3 shares of Preferred Stock (together referred to herein as the “Equity Consideration”) combined will, subject to certain preferential rights, approximate the voting, economic and other rights EHL Holdings would have, were it to hold 2,542,643 Common Shares. As of the date of this filing, assuming that there are 4,494,491 Common Shares outstanding and 449,449.1 shares of Preferred Stock outstanding, EHL Holdings has the power to vote approximately 28.1% of the Common Shares.
EHL Holdings will be entitled to receive the following additional consideration in exchange for their Old Crumbs Units in the event the Common Shares achieve trading prices of $15, $17.50 and/or $20 per share and/or the Issuer achieves Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) of $17,500,000, $25,000,000, and/or $30,000,000 at particular points during the period beginning after the Closing and ending on December 31, 2015 (such period referred to as the “Earnout Period”) or upon the occurrence of certain acceleration events:
    Up to 2,144,997 additional Class B Units; and
 
    Up to 214,499.7 additional shares of Preferred Stock.
The additional 2,144,997 Class B Units and 214,499.7 shares of Preferred Stock combined will, subject to certain preferential rights, approximate the voting, economic and other rights EHL Holdings would have, were it to hold 2,144,997 Common Shares.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The information set forth in Item 3 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.
EHL Holdings acquired the Common Shares as a result of the consummation of the Merger under the Business Combination Agreement. EHL Holdings entered into the Business Combination Agreement for the purposes of, among others, obtaining access to additional capital to fund the growth of the businesses formerly owned by EHL Holdings and acquired by the Issuer and to obtain liquidity for its investment in Crumbs.
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, following consummation of the Merger, the Issuer intends to seek stockholder approval of amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation to change its name to “Crumbs Bake Shop.” Additionally, the Issuer has applied to list its securities on the NASDAQ Capital Market (although there is no assurance that such securities will be so listed).
The Reporting Persons continuously assess the Issuer’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, general economic conditions, other developments and additional investment opportunities. Depending on such assessments, the Reporting Persons may acquire additional shares of Common Stock or may determine to purchase, sell or otherwise dispose of all or some of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such actions will depend upon a variety of factors, including, without limitation, current and anticipated future trading prices, the financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Issuer, alternative investment opportunities, general economic, financial market and industry conditions and other factors that the Reporting Persons may deem material to its investment decision.
Except as set forth herein, the Reporting Persons do not have present plans or proposals at this time that relate to or would result in any of the transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) and (b) Items 7 through 11 and 13 of each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference. Such information is based on 4,494,491 Common Shares outstanding. As of the date of this filing, assuming that there are 4,494,491 Common Shares outstanding and 449,449.1 shares of Preferred Stock outstanding, EHL Holdings has the power to vote approximately 28.1% of the Common Shares.
(c) Except as set forth herein, there have been no other transactions in the class of securities reported on that were effected within the past sixty days.

 


 

(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to the Securities of the Issuer
The information set forth in Items 3 and 4 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.
The following agreements were entered into in connection with the Merger:
Member Lock-Up Agreement
In connection with the Business Combination Agreement, EHL Holdings executed a Member Lock-Up Agreement such that all Equity Consideration (or any securities exchangeable for such Equity Consideration, and except for Excluded Shares (as defined below)) directly owned by EHL Holdings LLC, or beneficially owned by EHL Holdings through a business entity, are subject to the following restrictions: (i) one third (1/3) of such Equity Consideration (or any securities exchangeable for such Equity Consideration and except for Excluded Shares) will not be transferable until six (6) months following May 5, 2011 (the “Closing Date”), (ii) one half (1/2) of such Equity Consideration (or any securities exchangeable for such Equity Consideration and except for Excluded Shares) will not be transferable until nine (9) months following the Closing Date, and (iii) the remainder of such Equity Consideration (or any securities exchangeable for such Equity Consideration and except for Excluded Shares) will not be transferable until one (1) month after the audited financial statements of the Issuer for fiscal year 2011 have been completed, in each case subject to certain exceptions and on the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.
641,394 Class B Units and 64,139.4 shares of Preferred Stock of the Equity Consideration are not subject to the Member Lock-Up Agreement (the “Excluded Shares”).
This summary of the Member Lock-Up Agreement in this Schedule 13D does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Member Lock-Up Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 11, 2011, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Registration Rights Agreement
On May 5, 2011, the Issuer entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with EHL Holdings, Crumbs, Inc., Jason Bauer, Mia Bauer, Victor Bauer and John D. Ireland (collectively, the “Crumbs Members”), 57th Street GAC Holdings, LLC, Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. acting as representative for underwriter holders and certain service providers. The Registration Rights Agreement provides certain registration rights for any Common Shares issued or issuable upon the exchange of the Class B Units, subject to certain limitations and to transfer restrictions. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Crumbs Members may issue to the Issuer a written request (a “Demand Notice”) on up to four occasions that it effect a registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) of all of or any portion of the Class B Units held by the Crumbs Members. Such requests for registration are allocated to EHL Holdings as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. A Demand Notice in respect of a demand registration may not be delivered prior to the date that is six-months following the effective time of the Merger and the proposed effective date of such registration shall be at least three months from the date of such delivery, unless the Issuer permits a shorter notice period. Under certain circumstances, an additional demand may be made on October 1, 2012, and the proposed effective date of such registration shall be at least three months from the date of such delivery, unless the Issuer permits a shorter notice period. In addition, the Registration Rights Agreement provides for certain shelf registration rights beginning on the first anniversary of the effective time of the Merger provided, an aggregate price to the public of at least $1,000,000. In addition, the Registration Rights Agreement provides for unlimited “piggyback” registration rights on registration statements.
The Issuer shall also use its commercially reasonable efforts to file within 15 business days of the effective time of the Merger the resale of Common Shares underlying Excluded Shares pursuant to a shelf registration statement.
The registration rights granted in the Registration Rights Agreement are subject to customary indemnification and contribution provisions, as well as customary restrictions such as minimums, blackout periods and, if a registration is for an underwritten offering, limitations on the number of shares to be included in the underwritten offering may be imposed by the managing underwriter. The Issuer will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements, other than underwriting discounts and commissions attributable to the securities being sold by the holders.
This summary of the Registration Rights Agreement in this Schedule 13D does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Registration Rights Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.24 to the Issuer’s Current

 


 

Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 11, 2011, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Exchange and Support Agreement
On May 5, 2011, the Issuer, Crumbs and the Crumbs Members entered into an Exchange and Support Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”). The Exchange Agreement sets forth the conditions and procedures with respect to Crumbs Members’ right to exchange their Class B Units for Common Shares. This Exchange Agreement provides that a Crumbs Member may exchange such member’s Class B Units by providing a revocable notice to Crumbs and complying with the exchange procedures and requirements set forth in the Exchange Agreement. Class B Units shall be initially exchangeable for Common Shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for certain organic dilution events and other Fundamental Transactions (as defined below). Contemporaneous with the completion of an exchange of Class B Units, the Issuer will automatically redeem a number of shares of Preferred Stock equal to the number of Class B Units being exchanged for divided by the Preferred Stock Voting Multiple, which is initially 10. Upon delivery of such Common Shares to the Crumbs Member (or its designee), Crumbs will cancel such Class B Units exchanged and issue to the Issuer New Crumbs Class A Voting Units (“Class A Units”) equal to the number of Class B Units that have been canceled.
The Exchange Agreement also provides certain limitations/restrictions on the Issuer with respect to (i) acquiring any business, material assets or securities, (ii) owning any assets or securities (other than Crumbs securities) or operating any business (other than the holding of Crumbs securities, acting as an issuer of publicly traded securities or activities incidental thereto), or (iii) issuing shares of Preferred Stock of the same class as held by the Crumbs Members to any person other than the Crumbs Members or pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement.
In the event the Issuer undertakes any stock split, stock dividend or distribution, subdivision of shares, reverse stock split, stock combination, or reclassification of Common Shares, then the Exchange Agreement requires the number of shares of Preferred Stock held by any Crumbs Member, the number of Class B Units held by any Crumbs members, and the number of Class A Units held by the Issuer shall all be adjusted in the same amount (in percentage terms) as the Common Shares. In the event the Issuer issues any Common Shares (other than pursuant to the Exchange Agreement), the Exchange Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, requires the Issuer to contribute the proceeds of such issuance, exercise or conversion to Crumbs in exchange for a number of Class A Units equal to the number of shares of Common Shares so issued. Moreover, the Exchange Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, requires the Issuer to contribute, lend or otherwise the proceeds of such issuance to Crumbs. Further, in the event of any merger, acquisition, reorganization, consolidation, or liquidation of the Issuer involving a payment or distribution of cash, securities or other assets to the holders of Common Shares or any reclassification or other similar transaction as a result of which the Common Shares are converted into, among other things, another security (collectively, a “Fundamental Transaction”), the Class B Units shall remain outstanding and the provisions of the Exchange Agreement permit the exchange of Class B Units for the amount of such cash, securities or other assets which an exchanging Crumbs Member would have received had such member made an exchange for Common Shares immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, regardless of whether such exchange would actually have been permitted at such time.
This summary of the Exchange Agreement in this Schedule 13D does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Exchange Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 11, 2011, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Third Amended & Restated LLC Agreement
On the Closing Date, the Issuer was a holding company and its sole material asset was a controlling interest in Crumbs. On the Closing Date, the Issuer, Crumbs and the Crumbs Members entered into the Third Amended & Restated LLC Agreement of Crumbs Holdings LLC (the “Restated LLC Agreement”) to govern the management and business of Crumbs. The Restated LLC Agreement provides for two classes of interests which are Class A Units and Class B Units. These two classes of interests have equivalent economic value, unless otherwise specified in the Restated LLC Agreement.
Under the terms of the Restated LLC Agreement, holders of Class A Units possess all voting rights in Crumbs on ordinary matters. A two thirds vote of the Class A Units voting as a class is required prior to Crumbs taking or permitting any of the following actions:
  any issuance of additional Class A Units or Class B Units other than as required pursuant to the Restated LLC Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement and/or the Exchange Agreement;
 
  the establishment and/or issuance of new classes of units, other equity securities in the Issuer or other Issuer securities, other than certain issuances required pursuant to the Restated LLC Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement and/or the Exchange Agreement;
 
  the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of Crumbs or the commencement of a voluntary proceeding seeking reorganization or other similar relief;

 


 

  a reincorporation, merger, consolidation, conversion or sale of all or substantially all the assets of Crumbs or similar action (other than where the successor remains an affiliate of the Issuer and the holders of Class A Units are not adversely affected as a class and receive equity securities in the successor substantially identical in their rights as the Class A Units);
 
  the withdrawal or resignation of a Crumbs Member other than pursuant to a permitted transfer; and
 
  the amendment, supplement, waiver or modification of the Restated LLC Agreement or Crumbs’ certificate of formation in a manner that disproportionately and adversely impacts the Class A Units.
Under the terms of the Restated LLC Agreement, the voting rights of the Class B Units are limited to the matters described below and those matters required by Delaware law. A two thirds vote of the Class B Units voting as a class shall be required prior to Crumbs taking or permitting any of the following actions:
  any issuance of additional Class A Units or Class B Units other than as required pursuant to the Restated LLC Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement and/or the Exchange Agreement;
 
  the establishment and/or issuance of new classes of units, other equity securities in Crumbs or other Crumbs securities, other than certain issuances required pursuant to the Restated LLC Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement and/or the Exchange Agreement;
 
  the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of Crumbs or the commencement of a voluntary proceeding seeking reorganization or other similar relief;
 
  a reincorporation, merger, consolidation, conversion or sale of all or substantially all the assets of Crumbs or similar action (other than where the successor remains an affiliate of the Issuer and the holders of Class B Units are not adversely affected as a class and receive equity securities in the successor substantially identical in their rights as the Class B Units);
 
  the withdrawal or resignation of a Crumbs Member other than pursuant to a permitted transfer;
 
  the amendment, supplement, waiver or modification of the Restated LLC Agreement or Crumbs’ certificate of formation in a manner that disproportionately and adversely impacts the Class B Units; and
 
  the direct transfer or pledge of units, equity securities or other membership interests in Crumbs by Issuer, subject to certain exceptions described above.
The Restated LLC Agreement permits the board of managers of Crumbs to authorize cash distributions solely to the Issuer without pro rata distributions to the other Crumbs Members in amounts required for the Issuer to pay certain expenses related to its existence as the public holding company of Crumbs; provided, however, that the amount of any such distributions are reduced, to the extent practicable, by the amount of unused cash remaining from any prior such distributions, including any interest earned thereon, and no excess cash that results from such distributions may be used by the Issuer to make a distribution to its equity holders other than amounts related to certain purchases or redemptions of its equity securities pursuant to the Exchange Agreement.
The Restated LLC Agreement requires the Issuer to maintain a reserve consisting of all cash and cash equivalents received with respect to tax distributions that are not used for its operating expenses and requires the Issuer to keep Crumbs reasonably apprised of the amount of such reserves.
The Restated LLC Agreement further provides that, in the event of any merger, acquisition, reorganization, consolidation of Crumbs in which the Issuer is a party, involving a payment or distribution of cash, securities or other assets to any member of Crumbs, the consideration received by Crumbs or by any direct or indirect holders of equity interests in Crumbs (including the Issuer) in such transaction, net of bona fide expenses of Crumbs, will be distributed pro rata with respect to the number of Class A Units and Class B Units at the time of such distribution. Withholding and other taxes paid or payable by Crumbs in respect of the income of or distributions to a member of Crumbs will be repaid to Crumbs by such member, or Crumbs may offset amounts otherwise due to such member by the amount of such withholding taxes paid.
Under the Restated LLC Agreement, the Issuer has the right to appoint Crumbs’ board of managers, which are the same persons who comprised the Issuer’s board of directors after the Closing. The Chief Executive Officer of Crumbs is the same as the Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer and the other officers of Crumbs are appointed by the CEO of Crumbs.
The Restated LLC Agreement contains certain exculpation and indemnification provisions. Neither the board members of Crumbs nor any officer shall have any liability to Crumbs or any Crumbs Member for any actions taken or omitted to be taken with respect to Crumbs, including a breach of fiduciary duty, by such board member or officer, as applicable, subject to certain limitations.
The Restated LLC Agreement also sets forth that the Restated LLC Agreement may not be amended without the consent of the holders of Class A Units and Class B Units voting as a single class (it is intended that the threshold for such consent is a two thirds of such units). However, any amendment which disproportionately and adversely impacts any member of

 


 

Crumbs must be approved by such member and any amendment which disproportionately and adversely impacts any class of interests must be approved by the holders of such class of interests (it is intended that the threshold for such approval is two thirds).
The Issuer will consolidate the financial results of Crumbs and its subsidiaries, and the ownership interest of the Crumbs Members in Crumbs will be reflected as a non-controlling interest in the Issuer’s consolidated financial statements.
This summary of the Restated LLC Agreement in this Schedule 13D does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Restated LLC Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 11, 2011, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Escrow Agreement
On May 5, 2011, the Issuer, Crumbs, the Crumbs Members, and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company entered into an Escrow Agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”). Under the terms of the Escrow Agreement, certain securities issued pursuant to the Merger were placed into escrow to secure certain indemnification obligations of the Issuer and the Crumbs Members under the Business Combination Agreement, including 31,687.5 shares of Preferred Stock and 316,875 Class B Units issued to EHL Holdings (the “Escrow Shares”). Under the terms of the Escrow Agreement, no sale, transfer or other disposition may be made of the Escrow Shares, except as permitted under the Business Combination Agreement. Also, under the terms of the Escrow Agreement, EHL Holdings retains title to the Escrow Shares, remains the holder of record of the Escrow Shares, retains the right to receive all dividends and distributions with respect to the Escrow Shares, and retains the right to vote the Escrow Shares.
This summary of the Escrow Agreement in this Schedule 13D does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Escrow Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
     
Exhibit   Description
 
   
10.1
  Registration Rights Agreement by and among 57th Street General Acquisition Corp., Crumbs Holdings LLC, the Members of Crumbs Holdings LLC, 57th Street GAC Holdings LLC, Morgan Joseph TriArtisan LLC (formerly Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc.), Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., I-Bankers Securities Incorporated, Maxim Group LLC, Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, Akin Gump Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole, LLP, Cynthia Lance, LLC and Integrated Corporate Relations Inc., dated as of May 5, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2011).
 
   
10.2
  Third Amended and Restated LLC Agreement of Crumbs Holdings, LLC, dated as of May 5, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2011).
 
   
10.3
  Escrow Agreement dated as of May 5, 2011, by and among 57th Street General Acquisition Corp., Crumbs Holdings LLC, Jason Bauer, Victor Bauer, Mia Bauer, EHL Holdings LLC, John Ireland, Jason Bauer, in his capacity as Member Representative and Edwin Lewis, in his capacity as Member Representative, and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
 
   
10.4
  Exchange and Support Agreement By and Among 57th Street General Acquisition Corp., Crumbs Holdings LLC and the Exchanging Members named therein, dated as of May 5, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2011).
 
   
10.5
  Lock-Up Agreement by EHL Holdings LLC., dated May 5, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2011).
 
   
99.1
  Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2011

 


 

SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: May 16, 2011
         
  EHL HOLDINGS LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Edwin H. Lewis  
    Name:   Edwin H. Lewis   
    Title:   Chairman   
 
     
     /s/ Edwin H. Lewis  
    EDWIN H. LEWIS   
       

 


 

         
EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit   Description
 
   
10.1
  Registration Rights Agreement by and among 57th Street General Acquisition Corp., Crumbs Holdings LLC, the Members of Crumbs Holdings LLC, 57th Street GAC Holdings LLC, Morgan Joseph TriArtisan LLC (formerly Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc.), Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., I-Bankers Securities Incorporated, Maxim Group LLC, Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, Akin Gump Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole, LLP, Cynthia Lance, LLC and Integrated Corporate Relations Inc., dated as of May 5, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2011).
 
   
10.2
  Third Amended and Restated LLC Agreement of Crumbs Holdings, LLC, dated as of May 5, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2011).
 
   
10.3
  Escrow Agreement dated as of May 5, 2011, by and among 57th Street General Acquisition Corp., Crumbs Holdings LLC, Jason Bauer, Victor Bauer, Mia Bauer, EHL Holdings LLC, John Ireland, Jason Bauer, in his capacity as Member Representative and Edwin Lewis, in his capacity as Member Representative, and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
 
   
10.4
  Exchange and Support Agreement By and Among 57th Street General Acquisition Corp., Crumbs Holdings LLC and the Exchanging Members named therein, dated as of May 5, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2011).
 
   
10.5
  Lock-Up Agreement by EHL Holdings LLC., dated May 5, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2011).
 
   
99.1
  Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2011

 


 

ANNEX A
Executive Officers and Directors of EHL Holdings LLC.
         
Name and Citizenship   Principal Occupation   Business Address
         
Edwin H. Lewis
Chairman and Sole Member
(United States)
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Not Your Daughter’s Jeans; Non-
Executive Chairman of 57th Street
General Acquisition Corp.; Non-
Executive Chairman of Crumbs
Holdings LLC
  220 S. Morris St., Box 8
Oxford, Maryland 21654

 

EX-10.3 2 w82804bexv10w3.htm EX-10.3 exv10w3
Exhibit 10.3
ESCROW AGREEMENT
     ESCROW AGREEMENT, dated as of May 5, 2011 (the “Agreement”) by and among (i) 57th Street General Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), (ii) Crumbs Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), (iii) Jason Bauer, Victor Bauer, Mia Bauer, EHL Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“EHL”), and John Ireland (collectively the “Members”), (iv) Jason Bauer, in his capacity as Member Representative and Edwin Lewis, in his capacity as Member Representative, and (v) Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the “Escrow Agent”).
     WHEREAS, Parent, 57th Street Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub”), the Company, the Members of the Company and the Member Representatives have entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2011, as amended or modified on February 18, 2011, March 17, 2011, April 7, 2011, and May 5, 2011 (as may be further amended or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “BCA”), pursuant to which, among other matters, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company with the Company becoming a non wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”);
     WHEREAS, it is a condition to the closing of the Merger under the BCA that the parties hereto enter into this Agreement with terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the parties thereto;
     WHEREAS, pursuant to the BCA, the parties to the BCA have agreed that certificates for Six Hundred Fifty Thousand (650,000) New Crumbs Class B Exchangeable Units and Sixty-Five Thousand (65,000) shares of Parent Series A Voting Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Claim Shares” and as adjusted pursuant to this Agreement, the “Escrow Securities”) shall be placed into escrow as hereinafter provided;
     WHEREAS, the Claim Shares may potentially be forfeited and canceled as remedy of Parent and Parent Indemnified Parties for the indemnification obligations of the Company and the Members as set forth in the BCA, subject to the Members’ rights to substitute cash in lieu of forfeiture of Claim Shares pursuant Section 1.6(b) of the BCA, but shall otherwise be released to the applicable Members of the Company following expiration of the claim periods set forth in the BCA or as otherwise provided by the BCA; and
     WHEREAS, Parent, the Company, the Members and the Member Representatives desire that the Escrow Agent accept the Escrow Securities, in escrow, to be held and disbursed as hereinafter provided.
     NOW, THERFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
     1. Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the BCA.

 


 

     2. Appointment of Escrow Agent. Parent, the Company, the Members and the Member Representatives hereby appoint the Escrow Agent to act in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement and the BCA and the Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to act in accordance with and subject to such terms.
     3. Deposit of Escrow Securities. On or before the Closing Date, Parent and the Company shall deliver to the Escrow Agent certificates representing their respective Escrow Securities, in proper transfer order with guaranteed stock powers, to be held and disbursed subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the BCA. Parent, the Company and the Members acknowledge and agree that the certificates representing the Escrow Securities will bear legends to reflect the deposit of such Escrow Securities under this Agreement.
     4. Disbursement of the Escrow Securities. The Escrow Agent shall cancel or disburse, as the case may be, the Escrow Securities (i) within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice executed by Parent, the Company and the Member Representatives (a “Letter of Direction”) or (ii) pursuant to directions set forth in a final non-appealable judgment of a court having competent jurisdiction over the matters contemplated hereby and only up to the amount set forth in such Letter of Direction or judgment, as applicable. Each of Parent, the Company and the Member Representatives agree to promptly deliver a Letter of Direction any time such Escrow Securities are required to be cancelled or released under the terms of the BCA, including without limitation pursuant to Sections 1.6(b) and 5.3 thereof, or this Agreement, including without limitation upon the occurrence of the Claim Termination Date (as defined below). Unless released earlier pursuant to this Section 4, the Escrow Agent shall hold each of the Escrow Securities until the expiration of the Claim Shares Escrow Period (as defined below) applicable to such Escrow Securities. In the case of the Claim Shares, the escrow period (the “Claims Share Escrow Period”) shall be the period beginning on the date the certificates representing the Claim Shares are deposited with the Escrow Agent and ending no later than one (1) month after the audited financial statements of Parent for fiscal year 2011 shall have been completed (the “Claim Termination Date,” which unless tolled with respect to specified Escrow Securities pursuant to the following proviso shall be deemed the date upon which all Claims Share Escrow Periods expire), provided, however, that to the extent a Claim Reservation Notice (as defined below) is timely delivered with respect to any Parent Claims that remain unresolved at the time of the Claim Termination Date and notice of which was properly and timely delivered pursuant to the BCA, the Claims Share Escrow Period shall be tolled with respect to the Claim Shares specified in such Claim Reservation Notice, and the Escrow Agent shall continue to hold the Claim Shares specified in such Claim Reservation Notice until the Parent Claim applicable to any portion of such Claim Shares has been resolved pursuant to the BCA at which time each of Parent, the Company and the Member Representatives shall promptly deliver a Letter of Direction directing the Escrow Agent to cancel or release the applicable Claim Shares, as appropriate, in accordance with such resolution. Parent, the Company and the Member Representatives shall promptly deliver a written notice to the Escrow Agent (a “Claim Reservation Notice”) to the extent any Parent Claims remain unresolved at the time of the Claim Termination Date and notice of which was properly and timely delivered pursuant to the BCA specifying for each such Parent Claim the number of such Claim Shares (which shall be a portion of the Claim Shares reasonably necessary to satisfy such Parent Claims) that are to remain in

 


 

escrow until the applicable Parent Claim is resolved. The Escrow Agent shall have no further duties hereunder after the expiration of the Claim Shares Escrow Period applicable to all Escrow Securities and the disbursement and/ or cancellation of the Escrow Securities in accordance with this Section 4.
     5. Rights of Members in Escrow Securities.
          5.1. Voting Rights
          (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of the BCA, each Member of the Company (or its Permitted Family Transferee to the extent applicable) shall (i) retain title to its allocable portion of the Claim Shares, (ii) remain as the holder of record of the portion of the Claim Shares registered on the books of Parent and Company, respectively, in the name of such Member (or its Permitted Family Transferee to the extent applicable) or its respective nominees, and (iii) retain all of its rights as a member of the Company and as a stockholder of Parent during the Claim Shares Escrow Period including, without limitation, the right to vote the Claim Shares. Each of the Escrow Agent (as directed by Parent and the Company in writing), the Company and Parent shall, upon request, provide reasonable cooperation in facilitating such rights.
          5.2. Dividends and Other Distributions in Respect of the Escrow Securities. Each of the parties hereto agrees and acknowledges that during the Claim Shares Escrow Period, all dividends or other distributions, whether payable in cash or otherwise, with respect to the Escrow Securities shall be delivered by the Company and Parent, as applicable, directly to each Member to whom such Escrow Securities are allocated (or their Permitted Family Transferees to the extent applicable) and shall not constitute property subject to the terms of this Agreement.
          5.3. Restrictions on Transfer. During the Claim Shares Escrow Period, no sale, transfer or other disposition may be made of any or all of the Escrow Securities except as permitted by the BCA; provided, however, that such transfers may be implemented only pursuant to the terms and conditions of the BCA and upon the respective transferee’s written agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Even if transferred in accordance with this Section 5.3, the Escrow Securities will remain subject to this Agreement and may be released from escrow only in accordance with Section 4 hereof. Each of Parent, the Company and the Escrow Agent (as directed by Parent and the Company in writing) shall cooperate to replace any relevant certificates representing applicable Escrow Securities to effect any such permitted transfers. Furthermore, to the extent that Parent or the Company, as applicable, is required to equitably adjust any Escrow Securities, each of Parent, the Company and the Escrow Agent (as directed by Parent and the Company in writing) shall cooperate to replace any relevant certificates representing applicable Escrow Securities to reflect any such adjustments. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company and Parent shall provide the Escrow Agent with duly executed certificates for such purposes.

 


 

     6. Concerning the Escrow Agent.
          6.1. Good Faith Reliance. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and in the exercise of its own best judgment, and may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Escrow Agent), statement, instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained) which is believed by the Escrow Agent in good faith to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any notice or demand, or any waiver, modification, termination or rescission of this Agreement unless evidenced by a writing delivered to the Escrow Agent signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Escrow Agent are affected, unless it shall have given its prior written consent thereto.
          6.2. Indemnification. Except as set forth in Section 7.6, the Escrow Agent shall be indemnified and held harmless by Parent, the Company, and the Members from and against any expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, or loss suffered by the Escrow Agent in connection with any action taken by it hereunder, action, suit or other proceeding involving any claim which in any way, directly or indirectly, arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the services of the Escrow Agent hereunder, or the Escrow Securities held by it hereunder, other than expenses or losses arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent. Promptly after the receipt by the Escrow Agent of notice of any demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, the Escrow Agent shall notify the other parties hereto in writing. In the event of the receipt of such notice, the Escrow Agent, in its sole discretion, may commence an action in the nature of interpleader in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction to determine ownership or disposition of the Escrow Securities or it may deposit the Escrow Securities with the clerk of any appropriate court of competent jurisdiction or it may retain the Escrow Securities pending receipt of a final, non-appealable order of a court having competent jurisdiction over all of the parties hereto directing to whom and under what circumstances the Escrow Securities are to be canceled and/ or disbursed and delivered. The provisions of this Section 6.2 shall survive in the event the Escrow Agent resigns or is discharged pursuant to Sections 6.5 or 6.6 below.
          6.3. Compensation. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to reasonable compensation from Parent and the Company for all services rendered by it hereunder, as set forth on Exhibit A hereto. The Escrow Agent shall also be entitled to reimbursement from Parent and the Company for all expenses paid or incurred by it in the administration of its duties hereunder including, but not limited to, all counsel, advisors’ and agents’ fees and disbursements and all taxes or other governmental charges.
          6.4. Further Assurances. From time to time on and after the date hereof, each of Parent, the Company, the Members and the Member Representatives shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent such further documents and instruments and shall do or cause to be done such further acts as the Escrow Agent shall reasonably request to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement, to evidence compliance herewith or to assure itself that it is protected in acting hereunder.

 


 

          6.5. Resignation. The Escrow Agent may resign at any time and be discharged from its duties as escrow agent hereunder by its giving the other parties hereto written notice and such resignation shall become effective as hereinafter provided. Such resignation shall become effective at such time that the Escrow Agent shall turn over to a successor escrow agent appointed by the other parties hereto, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, the Escrow Securities held hereunder. If no new escrow agent is so appointed within the 60 day period following the giving of such notice of resignation, the Escrow Agent may deposit the Escrow Securities with a court of competent jurisdiction that the Escrow Agent reasonably deems appropriate.
          6.6. Discharge of Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall resign and be discharged from its duties as escrow agent hereunder if so requested in writing at any time by the other parties hereto, jointly, provided, however, that such resignation shall become effective only upon acceptance of appointment by a successor escrow agent as provided in Section 6.5.
          6.7. Liability. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Escrow Agent shall not be relieved from liability hereunder for its own gross negligence or its own willful misconduct or bad faith.
     7. Miscellaneous.
          7.1. Governing Law. This Agreement shall for all purposes be deemed to be made under and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principals of conflicts of law. Each of the parties hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and irrevocably submits to such personal jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. Each of the parties hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
          7.2. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the exhibits hereto and the BCA and the agreements contemplated thereby contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and, except as expressly provided herein, may not be changed or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby. In connection with any proposed amendment, the Escrow Agent may request an opinion of Parent’s or the Company’s counsel as to the validity of the proposed amendment as a condition to its execution of said amendment and upon such request the party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and deliver such legal opinion. Waivers of this Agreement or any of the terms and conditions hereunder shall only be effective if in writing and executed by the party or parties to be bound therewith. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or subsequent waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition, of this Agreement.
          7.3. Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation thereof.

 


 

          7.4. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective parties hereto and their legal representative, successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part by any party without the prior consent of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that a Member may assign its rights hereunder in whole or part in connection with a transfer of its allocable portion of the Escrow Securities in accordance with the BCA.
          7.5. Notices. Any notice or other communication required or which may be given hereunder shall be in writing and either be delivered personally or by private national courier service, or be mailed, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given when so delivered personally or, if sent by private national courier service, on the next business day after delivery to the courier, or, if mailed, two business days after the date of mailing, as follows:
     if to the Escrow Agent, to:
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
17 Battery Place
New York, NY 10004
Attention: Frank DiPalo
if to Parent, to:
57th Street General Acquisition Corp.
c/o Crumbs Holdings LLC
110 West 40th Street, Suite 2100
New York, New York 10018
Attention: Jason Bauer
and a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:
Ellenoff, Grossman & Schole LLP
150 East 42nd Street, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Douglas Ellenoff, Esq.
if to the Company, to:
Crumbs Holdings LLC
110 West 40th Street, Suite 2100
New York, New York 10018
Attention: Jason Bauer
and a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

 


 

One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Bruce Mendelsohn
if to a Member (as the case may be), to:
the notice address set forth on Exhibit B hereto
and a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Bruce Mendelsohn
Facsimile: (212) 872-1002
if to a Member Representative (as the case may be), to:
Jason Bauer
Crumbs Holdings LLC
110 West 40th Street, Suite 2100
New York, New York 10018
Edwin Lewis
220 S. Morris St. Box 8
Oxford, MD 21654
and a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Bruce Mendelsohn
Facsimile: (212) 872-1002
     The parties may change the persons and addresses to which the notices or other communications are to be sent by giving written notice to any such change in the manner provided herein for giving notice.
     7.6. Trust Account Waiver. For and in consideration of the Escrow Agent entering into this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Escrow Agent hereby agrees it does not now and shall not at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Fund, or Distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Fund and/ or Distributions, regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, any proposed or actual business relationship between Parent and the

 


 

Escrow Agent, this Agreement or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability. The Escrow hereby irrevocably waives any claims it may have against the Trust Fund and/ or Distributions now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with Parent and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, for an alleged breach of this Agreement). To the extent the Escrow Agent commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to Parent, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against Parent, the Escrow Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees its sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Fund and Distributions and that such claim shall not permit the Escrow Agent (or any person or entity claiming on behalf of the Escrow Agent) to have any claim against the Trust Fund, Distributions and/ or any amounts contained therein. In the event that the Escrow Agent commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to Parent, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Fund or the Public Stockholders, whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, Parent shall be entitled to recover from the Escrow Agent, as the case may be, the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such action, in the event Parent prevails in such action or proceeding.
     7.7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts each one of which shall constitute an original and may be delivered by facsimile transmission and together shall constitute one instrument.
     7.8 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate on the date on which there are no Escrow Securities held by the Escrow Agent, subject to the survival of provisions which expressly survive the termination of this Agreement.
     7.9 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement or any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any person that is not a party hereto or thereto or a permitted assign of such a party.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused the execution of this Agreement as of the date first above written.
         
  57TH STREET GENERAL ACQUISITION CORP.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Paul Lapping    
    Name:   Paul Lapping   
    Title:   CFO, Secretary and Treasurer   
 
  CRUMBS HOLDINGS LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/Jason Bauer    
    Name:   Jason Bauer   
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer   
 
    /s/ Jason Bauer    
    Jason Bauer   
 
    /s/ Edwin Lewis    
    Edwin Lewis   
 
  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER
& TRUST COMPANY
 
 
  By:   /s/ John W. Conner, Jr.    
    Name:   John W. Comer, Jr.   
    Title:   Vice President   
 

 


 

         
  MEMBERS:
 
 
    /s/ Jason Bauer    
    Jason Bauer   
 
    /s/ Mia Bauer    
    Mia Bauer   
 
    /s/ Victor Bauer    
    Victor Bauer   
 
  CRUMBS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Jason Bauer    
    Name:   Jason Bauer   
    Title:   President   
 
  EHL HOLDINGS LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Edwin Lewis    
    Name:   Edwin Lewis   
    Title:   Chairman   
 
    /s/ John D. Ireland    
    John D. Ireland   
       
 

 


 

         
EXHIBIT A
Escrow Agent Fees
$2,500 for the first year and $200 for each month after the first year for acting as escrow agent.
First year agent fee to be paid at closing.

 


 

EXHIBIT B
Member Notices
     
Name   Address
Jason Bauer
  Crumbs Holdings LLC
110 West 40th Street
Suite 2100
New York, New York 10018
Attention: Jason Bauer
Facsimile: (212) 221-7107
 
   
Mia Bauer
  c/o Jason Bauer
Crumbs Holdings LLC
110 West 40th Street
Suite 2100
New York, New York 10018
Attention: Jason Bauer
Facsimile: (212) 221-7107
 
   
Victor Bauer
  254 East 68th Street
Apt 26B
New York, NY 10065
Facsimile: (646) 619-4878
 
   
Crumbs, Inc.
  c/o Crumbs Holdings LLC
110 West 40th Street
Suite 2100
New York, New York 10018
Attention: Jason Bauer
Facsimile: (212) 221-7107
 
   
EHL Holdings LLC
  220 S. Morris St. Box 8
Oxford, MD 21654
Facsimile: (410) 673-1385
Attention: Edwin Lewis
 
   
John D. Ireland
  c/o Crumbs Holdings LLC
24764 Pealiquor Rd
Denton, MD 21629
Facsimile: (410) 673-1385

 

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Exhibit 99.1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned, being duly authorized thereunto, hereby execute this agreement as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D to evidence the agreement of the below-named parties, in accordance with the rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to file this Schedule 13D jointly on behalf of each such party.
Date: May 16, 2011
         
  EHL HOLDINGS LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Edwin H. Lewis  
    Name:   Edwin H. Lewis   
    Title:   Chairman   
 
     
     /s/ Edwin H. Lewis  
    EDWIN H. LEWIS