SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

EX-1 3 exhibit1.htm SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT - ALTA CALIFORNIA SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into effective as of the ____ day of August, 2001, by and between PALO VERDE GROUP, INC., a Colorado corporation ("Buyer"), and ALTA CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING, INC., a California corporation ("Seller").

RECITALS

	A.	Seller is the sole member and equity interest owner of Dubois Red Rocks, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company" or "Dubois").
	B.	Dubois' principal asset consists of approximately 100 acres of undeveloped real property located in the State of Wyoming.
	C.	Buyer is engaged in the business of acquiring and developing real property in the State of Wyoming, and elsewhere, and is desirous of acquiring the Company and its interest in the real property located in the State of Wyoming.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the mutual benefits to be derived from this Agreement and the representations, warranties, and covenants contained hereinafter, Buyer and Seller hereby agree as follows:

1. Purchase and Sale of Securities. Subject to the terms and conditions herein stated, Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller on the Closing Date, all of the Securities of the Company (the "Securities"). The purchase price to be paid by Buyer to Seller on the Closing Date for the Securities is the sum of $100,000.00, to be paid as provided for herein.

2. Payment of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price payable by Buyer to Seller shall be in the form of the issuance by Buyer's parent corporation, Guardian Technologies International, Inc. ("Guardian"), of an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Guardian common stock, which shares shall be fully paid and non-assessable (the "Guardian Shares").

3. The Closing and Effective Date. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities shall take place on August 1, 2001 or at such later date which is mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto (the "Closing Date"). The Effective Date of the transaction shall for all purposes be August 1, 2001 (the "Effective Date").

4. Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

(a) The Securities represent 100% of the issued and outstanding equity securities of the Company.

(b) The execution and the delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Seller do not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of, or default under (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default), any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company, or any material agreement or instrument to which Seller is a party or by which Seller is bound.

(c) This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on behalf of Seller and has been duly executed and delivered by authorized officers of Seller and is a valid and binding agreement on the part of the Seller that is enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and to judicial limitations on the enforcement of the remedy of specific performance and other equitable remedies.

(d) Seller owns the Securities, both beneficially and of record, subject to no liens, encumbrances or rights of others, and has the right to transfer to Buyer the entire right, title and interest in and to the Securities. The Securities are validly issued and nonassessable.

(e) Seller is not a party to any voting trust or voting agreement, stockholder's agreement, pledge agreement, buy-sell agreement, or first refusal agreement relative to the Securities.

(f) Seller is acquiring the Guardian Shares for Seller's own account for the purpose of investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution of such Guardian Shares, nor with any present intention of distributing or selling such Guardian Shares, except insofar as such Guardian Shares are included in a public offering registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) or the disposition thereof is exempt from such registration. Seller understands that the Guardian Shares have not been registered under federal or state securities laws and that such Guardian Shares are being offered and sold to Buyer pursuant to a claimed exemption from the registration requirements of such laws.

(g) Seller has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risk of its purchase of the Guardian Shares and has the ability to bear the economic risk of the purchase of the Guardian Shares. Seller has had access to such information concerning the Company, which the Company has made available to Seller, and has had the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, officials of the Company concerning the business, operations, financial condition, assets, liabilities and other matters pertaining to the Company.

(h) Seller understands that the Guardian Shares being acquired by its hereunder may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) or pursuant to an exemption therefrom, in which case, the Company may require that it be furnished with an opinion of counsel for Seller reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not required, or Seller may present to the Company a letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the effect that, in the event the Guardian Shares are transferred by Seller without registration, the Commission or the staff thereof will not recommend any action. Seller consents that any transfer agent of the Company may be instructed not to transfer any of such stock unless it receives satisfactory evidence of compliance with the foregoing provisions.

(i) Attached to this Agreement is a Balance Sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2001. The Balance Sheet is true and accurate in all material respects and accurately reflects the assets and liabilities of the Company as of that date. Except as set forth on Exhibit A, the Company has no material liabilities or obligations, absolute or contingent, known or unknown.

6. Agreements of Buyer.

(a) Buyer agrees with Seller that in entering into this transaction with Seller and buying the Securities from Seller, Buyer is not relying upon any statement by Seller about the Company or its stock or the value thereof, nor is Buyer relying upon Seller as a source of information pertaining to the Company or its stock or the value thereof.

(b) Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller, together with Seller's officers, directors and affiliates from and against any debt, obligation or liability of the Company incurred at any time, including, without limitation, any liability for accrued and unpaid payroll taxes, accounts payable and other obligations or liabilities of the Company whether known or unknown.

7. Agreements of Seller.

(a) Seller agrees with Buyer that in entering into this transaction with Buyer and selling the Securities to Buyer, Seller is not relying upon any statement by Buyer about the Company or its stock or the value thereof, nor is Seller relying upon Buyer as a source of information pertaining to the Company or its stock or the value thereof.

(b) Seller agrees that upon the Closing Date, all intercompany indebtedness due and owing by the Company to the Seller shall be cancelled and extinguished for all purposes and that any claims which may exist or which in the future may arise in favor of Seller and against the Company are hereby waived and relinquished and the Company shall be deemed released and forever discharged from any liability therefor.

(c) Seller agrees that upon the Closing Date, it shall cause all managers, members and executive officers of the Company to resign all positions held with the Company.

8. Payment of Expenses. Each party will be liable for its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution or performance of this Agreement, including without limitation, any legal, accounting, and other professional fees and expenses.

9. Attorney's Fees for Claims. In the event that a claim is brought by one party hereto against the other party hereto for breach of any provision hereof or otherwise arising out of the transaction to which this Agreement relates, the prevailing party shall be entitled to payment or reimbursement of the expenses incurred by it in connection with the litigation or the portion thereof as to which it prevails, including but not limited to, attorneys' fees and costs.

10. Waiver. Any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement may be waived at any time and from time to time in writing by the party entitled to the benefits thereof without affecting any other terms or conditions of this Agreement. The waiver by any party hereto of any condition or breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any other condition or other or subsequent breach.

11. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.

12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. No representation, promise, inducement or statement of intention has been made by either party which is not embodied in this Agreement and n party shall be bound by or liable for any alleged representation, promise, inducement or statement of intention not so set forth.

13. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby for a period of two years immediately following the Closing Date. All agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement not fully performed as of the Closing Date shall survive the Closing Date and continue thereafter until fully performed or until the time for further performance has expired.

14. Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

15. Third Party Beneficiaries. Each party hereto intends that this Agreement shall not benefit or create any right or cause of action in or on behalf of any person other than the parties hereto.

16. Fax/Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by telex, telecopy or other facsimile transmission, and may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one agreement.

17. Litigation. Any litigation commenced which is based in whole or in part upon claims under or in connection with this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction (state or federal) in the United States of America.

18. General. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware; may not be transferred or assigned by any party hereto, other than by operation of law, and shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Buyer and Seller and their respective successors and assigns; and may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

	PALO VERDE GROUP, INC., a Colorado corporation
	By: /s/ J. Andrew Moorer J. Andrew Moorer, President
	ALTA CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING, INC., a California corporation
	By: /s/ John C. Power John C. Power, President
	GUARDIAN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
	By: /s/ J. Andrew Moorer J. Andrew Moorer, President