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Exhibit 10.1

 

Exhibit 10.1

CONTRIBUTION AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

     This Contribution and Investment Agreement (“Investment Agreement”), dated November 20, 2005,
is by and among JJJ-RT, LLC (“JJJ-RT”), whose address is 30700 Carter Street, Solon, OH 44139,
Sentex Sensing Technologies, Inc. (“Sentex”) whose address is 1801 East 9th St Suite
1501, Cleveland, OH 44114, Regency Technology, Ltd (“Regency”), an Ohio limited liability company
and wholly owned subsidiary of Sentex, and Regency Acquisition, LLC, a wholly owned limited
liability company of Regency (“New LLC”).

(A) CONTRIBUTION OF REGENCY BUSINESS

     Regency hereby contributes all of its right, title and interest in and to all of its assets to
New LLC, and New LLC hereby assumes all of the obligations of Regency (whether known or unknown)
(other than all amounts due from the loan from Robert S. Kendall in the principal amount of
$200,000 and inter-company accounts payable and receivable between Regency and Sentex in the amount
of $47,000) and agrees to discharge all such obligations as and when they become due. Regency will
execute all necessary and proper documents in order to assign and transfer good and marketable
title of such assets.

(B) INVESTMENTS

     JJJ-RT will make an investment in New LLC in the aggregate amount of up to $800,000 (the
“Investment”) under the following terms and conditions:

     (1) Funds will be invested at such times as the executive management of New LLC determines
such funds are necessary within the terms and condition of this Section (B) and make a request for
such funds from JJJ-RT.

     (2) JJJ-RT can purchase a 1% equity interest for each $10,000 investment in New LLC; provided
that until the earlier of (a) any time at which Sentex or one of its operating subsidiaries is
actively carrying on another trade or business, or (b) January 31, 2006 (the “Event Date”), JJJ-RT
may not acquire more than 50% of the equity interests in New LLC.

     (3) If the executive management determines that more than $500,000 in funds are required to be
invested in New LLC prior to the Event Date, then such funds may be invested in New LLC as a loan,
which principal amount of the loan may be converted into equity interests of New LLC after the
Event Date at a rate of 1% of an equity interest for each $10,000 of principal that is converted.
Upon conversion of any such loans, all accrued interest on that portion of the converted principal
will be forgiven.

     (4) JJJ-RT may not purchase more than 80% of equity interests in New LLC, whether by a direct
investment in cash or upon conversion of any loans under the terms of this Section (B).

     (5) Nothing in this Section (B) is intended to prohibit JJJ-RT from making or proposing to
make other investments in New LLC that are agreed or consented to by Regency.

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(1) As soon as practicable after the closing, the name of New LLC will be changed to
“Regency Technologies, Ltd.” and the name of Regency will be changed to “RT Holding, LLC.”

(2) New LLC will enter into a note with Julius Hess to provide for the repayment of any
remaining loans outstanding with Julius Hess. The note shall bear interest at 0% for three
months, and then at prime thereafter, and be payable in not more than 6 monthly installments
beginning December 1, 2005, pre-payable without penalty and to mature May 1, 2006.

(3) At this closing, Sentex will assign, and New LLC will assume, with the consent of NCP
Capital Partners, the lease for the premises at 3700 Carter St., Suite F, Solon, OH 44139,
pursuant to the Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

(4) At this closing the Operating Agreement of New LLC in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 2 will be executed and delivered by both parties.

(D) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF REGENCY AND SENTEX

(1) STATUS OF REGENCY AND SENTEX

     Regency is a validly existing Ohio limited liability company, and has all necessary authority
to own its properties and carry on its business, including but not limited to the transaction
contemplated by this Investment Agreement.

     Sentex is a New Jersey corporation in good standing, and has all necessary authority to own
its properties and carry on its business, including but not limited to the transaction contemplated
by this Investment Agreement.

(2) AUTHORITY AND VALIDITY

     Regency has taken all company and other action required to authorize it to execute and perform
this Investment Agreement which constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Regency.

     Sentex has taken all corporate and other action required to authorize it to execute and
perform this Investment Agreement which constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Sentex.

(3) SUITS AND CLAIMS

     To the knowledge of Regency, there are no suits, or other legal or administrative proceedings,
or any official investigations, pending against Regency or any of its directors or officers, nor is
Regency in default or violation of any judgment or order of any court or administrative agency,
except as listed in Schedule A.

(4) CLAIMS OF SENTEX AND OTHERS AGAINST CORPORATION

     Sentex, its directors, officers or employees, have no claims against Regency, nor is Regency
obligated to any such person in any way other than for salaries, wages, and fringe

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benefits in the usual course of business, including the short-term note payable to R.S.
Kendall, as currently reflected as a short-term liability of Regency to R. S Kendall, in the amount
of approximately $200,000, except as stated in the attached Schedule B.

(E) JJJ-RT’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

(1) STATUS

     JJJ-RT is a validly existing Ohio limited liability company and has all necessary authority to
own its properties and carry on its business.

(2) AUTHORITY AND VALIDITY

     JJJ-RT has taken all company action required to authorize it to execute and perform this
Investment Agreement which constitutes a valid and binding agreement of JJJ-RT.

(F) INDEMNITIES

     Regency agrees to defend and indemnify JJJ-RT, its successors, and assigns, against any
damage, loss, deficiency, or expense, including without limitation court costs and attorney fees,
arising out of any misrepresentation, or any breach of warranty or other provision in this
Investment Agreement. The liability of Regency under this provision is limited to the net amount
of the damage, loss, deficiency, or expense after adjustment for insurance proceeds and any
offsetting tax advantages to JJJ-RT.

     Sentex agrees to defend and indemnify JJJ-RT, its successors, and assigns, against any damage,
loss, deficiency, or expense, including without limitation court costs and attorney fees, arising
out of any misrepresentation, or any breach of warranty or other provision in this Investment
Agreement. The liability of Sentex under this provision is limited to the net amount of the
damage, loss, deficiency, or expense after adjustment for insurance proceeds and any offsetting tax
advantages to JJJ-RT.

     Sentex agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless New LLC, Julius Hess and JJJ-RT from any
liability and legal defense related to any acts or omission of Sentex or Regency arising from
State of Ohio, Department of Administrative Services v. IQ Solutions, LLC, et al.; Case No.
03-CVH05-6054; Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Ohio.

     JJJ-RT agrees to defend and indemnify Regency and Sentex, and their successors, and assigns,
against any damage, loss, deficiency, or expense, including without limitation court costs and
attorney fees, arising out of any misrepresentation, or any breach of warranty or other provision
in this Investment Agreement. The liability of JJJ-RT under this provision is limited to the net
amount of the damage, loss, deficiency, or expense after adjustment for insurance proceeds and any
offsetting tax advantages to Regency and Sentex.

     New LLC agrees to defend and indemnify Regency and Sentex, and their successors, and assigns,
against any damage, loss, deficiency, or expense, including without limitation court costs and
attorney fees arising out of any obligations of Regency or Sentex assumed under the Investment
Agreement.

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(G) EXPENSES OF TRANSACTION

     JJJ-RT on its part, and Sentex and Regency on their part, will pay the fees, expenses, and
disbursements of their attorneys, accountants, agents, and representatives employed respectively by
them in connection with the execution and performance of this Investment Agreement. Sentex and
Regency, on the one hand, and JJJ-RT, on the other hand, represent and warrant to the other that,
except as set forth in Schedule B, there exist no other fees payable to agents, finders, brokers,
investment bankers or other third parties as a result of this transaction.

(H) SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES.

     All representations, warranties, and agreements contained in this Investment Agreement and its
attachments, or contained in any reports, documents, or statements mentioned in this Investment
Agreement or its attachments as having been delivered to JJJ-RT, Sentex Regency or New LLC, shall
survive the closing for a period of one year.

(I) AGREEMENT BINDING ON SUCCESSORS.

     This Investment Agreement is binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of, the heirs,
personal representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties.

(J) REVIEW BY COUNSEL

     All of the parties to this Investment Agreement acknowledge that they have had an opportunity
to review this document with their respective counsel and ambiguities, if any, will not be
construed in favor of or against either party.

(K) ENTIRE CONTRACT

     This Agreement between the parties consists of this instrument, plus all attached schedules
and exhibits (which are listed at the end of this instrument), plus all reports, documents, or
statements mentioned in this instrument or its attachments as having been delivered to the parties
hereto.

	 	 	 	 	 
	WITNESS the signatures of the parties.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SENTEX SENSING TECHNOLOGY, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ Robert Kendall	 	 
	 

	 	 
 	 	 
	 

	 	     Robert Kendall, President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	REGENCY TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Sentex Sensing Technology, Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ Robert Kendall	 	 
	 

	 	 
 	 	 

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	     Robert S. Kendall, President
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	JJJ-RT, LLC
	 	 
	 
	 
	/s/ Julius
Hess

 

By Julius Hess, its President

	 	 

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Schedule A

Suits and Claims

1. State of Ohio, Department of Administrative Services v. IQ Solutions, LLC, et al.; Case
No. 03-CVH05-6054; Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Ohio.

2. Compucycle, Inc. v. Regency Technologies, Ltd., aka and dba Regency Regency
Technologies, Case No. 842851; Harris County, Texas.

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Schedule B

1. The obligation to Julius Hess set forth in Paragraph (C)(2), above.

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Exhibit 1

Assignment of Lease

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Exhibit 2

Operating Agreement

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Exhibit 10.2

OPERATING AGREEMENT OF REGENCY ACQUISITION, LLC

An Ohio Limited Liability Company

The Members desire to enter into an Operating Agreement for Regency Acquisition, LLC, an Ohio
Limited Liability Company effective as of the Effective Date.

This Operating Agreement of Regency Acquisition, LLC, a limited liability company organized
pursuant to the Ohio Limited Liability Company Act, is entered into and will be effective as of the
Effective Date, by and among the Company and Regency Technologies, Ltd. (“Regency”) and JJJ-RT, LLC
(“JJJ-RT,” together with Regency, the “Members,” each a “Member”).

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS For purposes of the Operating Agreement (as defined below), unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise, the following terms will have the following meanings:

1. Act—The Ohio Limited Liability Company Act, found at Chapter 1705 of the Revised Code, and all
amendments to the Act.

2. Articles—The Articles of Organization of the Company as properly adopted and amended from time
to time by the Members and filed with the Secretary of State of Ohio.

3. Assignee—A transferee of a Membership Interest who has not been admitted as a Substituted
Member.

4. Bankrupt Member—A Member who: (1) has become the subject of an Order for Relief under the
United States Bankruptcy Code, and (2) has initiated, either in an original Proceeding or by way of
answer in any state an insolvency or receivership proceeding, an action for liquidation
arrangement, composition, readjustment, dissolution, or similar relief.

5. Capital Account—The account maintained for a Member or Assignee determined in accordance with
Article VIII.

6. Capital Contribution—Any contribution of property or cash, assumption of debt, or the
obligation to contribute property or cash, or to assume debt, made by or on behalf of a Member or
Assignee.

7. Code—The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time.

8. Company— Regency Acquisition, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of Ohio
and any successor limited liability company.

9. Company Liability—Any enforceable debt or obligation for which the Company is liable or which
is secured by any Company Property.

10. Company Nonrecourse Liability—A Company Liability to the extent that no Member or Related
Person bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the liability.

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12. Distribution—A transfer of Property to a Member on account of a Membership Interest as
described in Article IX.

13. Disposition (Dispose)—Any sale, assignment, transfer, exchange, gift, mortgage, pledge, grant,
hypothecation, or other transfer, including a distribution of assets in kind among the Members,
absolute or as security or encumbrance (including dispositions by operation of law).

14. Dissociation—Any action which causes a Person to cease to be Member as described in Article
XII.

15. Dissolution Event—An event, the occurrence of which will result in the dissolution of the
Company under Article XIV unless the Members agree to the contrary.

16. Effective Date—the date of this Agreement.

17. Initial Capital Contribution—The Capital Contribution agreed to be made by the Members as
described in Article VIII.

18. Investment Agreement—The Investment Agreement, dated the date hereof, by and among Regency,
JJJ-RT, the Company and Sentex Sensing Technologies, Inc.

19. Majority—The Percentage Interests of Members described as a “Majority” in Article VI.

20. Management Right—The right of a Member to participate in the management of the Company,
including the rights to information and to consent or approve actions of the Company.

21. Managing Member—A Member selected to manage the affairs of the Company under Article VII.

22. Member—Regency, JJJ-RT, or a Substituted Member, but not an Assignee.

23. Member Nonrecourse Liability—Any Company Liability to the extent the liability is nonrecourse
under state law, and on which a Member or Related Person bears the economic risk of loss because,
for example, the Member or Related Person is the creditor or a guarantor.

24. Membership Interest—The rights of a Member or, in the case of an Assignee, the rights of the
assigning Member, in Distributions (liquidating or otherwise) and allocations of Net Profits and
Net Losses.

25. Net Profit or Net Loss, as appropriate, means, for any fiscal year or other period, an amount
equal to the taxable income or loss of the Company for such period determined in accordance with
Section 703(a) of the Code, taking into account any separately stated tax items and increased by
the amount of any tax-exempt income of the Company during such period (that is not otherwise taken
into account in computing Net Profit or Net Loss) and decreased by the amount of any expenditures
of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as such pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i)); provided, however, that Net Profit or Net Loss of the
Company shall be computed without regard to the amount of any items of income, gain, loss or
deduction that are specially allocated to comply with certain requirements of Sections 1.704-1(b)
and 1.704-2 of the Treasury Regulations. In the event that the Capital Accounts of the Members are
adjusted to reflect revaluations of Company Property upon the occurrence of an event in which such
revaluation is permissible or required under the Treasury Regulations, the Net

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Profit or Net Loss of the Partnership (and the constituent items of income, gain, loss and
deduction) realized thereafter shall be computed in accordance with the principles of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g).

26. Notice—Notice must be in writing, except as otherwise provided in this Operating Agreement.
Written Notice to the Company will be considered given when mailed by first class mail, postage
prepaid, addressed to any Managing Member in care of the Company at the address of Principal
Office. Written Notice to a Member will be considered given when mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to the Member at the address reflected in Exhibit A to this Agreement
unless the Member has given the Company a Notice of a different address.

27. Operating Agreement—This Operating Agreement, including all amendments adopted in accordance
with the Operating Agreement and the Act.

28. Organization—A Person other than a natural person. Organization includes, without limitation,
corporations (both nonprofit and other corporations), partnerships (both limited and general),
joint ventures, limited liability companies, and unincorporated associations, but the term does not
include joint tenancies and tenancies by the entirety.

29. Organization Expenses—Those expenses incurred in the organization of the Company including the
costs of preparation of the Operating Agreement and Articles.

30. Percentage
Interest—The percentage interest of specified Membership Interests in relation to
all of the Membership Interest.

31. Person—An individual, trust, estate, or any incorporated or unincorporated organization
permitted to be a member of a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Ohio.

32. Proceeding—Any judicial or administrative trial, hearing or other activity, civil, criminal or
investigative, the result of which may be that a court, arbitrator, or governmental agency may
enter a judgment, order, decree, or other determination which, if not appealed and reversed, would
be binding on the Company, a Member or other person subject to the jurisdiction of that court,
arbitrator, or governmental agency.

33. Property—Any property real or personal, tangible or intangible, including money and any legal
or equitable interest in such property, but excluding services and promises to perform services in
the future.

34. Regulations—Except where the context indicates otherwise, the permanent, temporary, proposed,
or proposed and temporary regulations of Department of the Treasury under the Code as those
regulations may be lawfully changed from time to time.

35. Resignation—The act by which a Managing Member ceases to be a Managing Member.

36. Substitute Member—An Assignee who has been admitted to all of the rights of membership
pursuant to the Operating Agreement.

37. Taxable Year—The taxable year of the Company as determined pursuant to Section 706 of the
Code.

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38. Taxing Jurisdiction—Any state, local, or foreign government that collects tax, interest or
penalties, however designated, on any Member’s share of the income or gain attributable to the
Company.

ARTICLE II

FORMATION

1. Organization—The Members recognize that Regency organized the Company as an Ohio limited
liability company pursuant to the provisions of the Act, and that on the date hereof, Regency and
JJJ-RT have made the Initial Capital Contributions set for the on Exhibit A.

2. Agreement—For and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained here and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged, the Members
executing this Operating Agreement agree to the terms and conditions of the Operating Agreement, as
it may from time to time be amended according to its terms. It is the express intention of the
Members that the Operating Agreement, together with Investment Agreement, will be the only sources
of agreement of the parties with respect to the Company, and, except to the extent a provision of
the Operating Agreement expressly incorporates federal income tax rules by reference to sections of
the Code or Regulations or is expressly prohibited or ineffective under the Act, the Operating
Agreement and the Investment Agreement will govern, even when inconsistent with, or different than,
the provisions of the Act or any other law or rule. To the extent any provision of the Operating
Agreement is prohibited or ineffective under the Act, the Operating Agreement will be considered
amended to the smallest degree possible in order to make the agreement effective under the Act. In
the event the Act is subsequently amended or interpreted in such a way to make any provision of the
Operating Agreement that was formerly invalid valid, those provisions will be considered to be
valid from the effective date of that interpretation or amendment.

3. Name—The initial name of the Company is Regency Acquisition, LLC, but will be changed as soon as
practicable hereafter to “Regency Technologies, LLC, and all business of the Company will be
conducted under that name or any other name formally adopted by the Members, but in any case, only
to the extent permitted by applicable law.

4. Effective Date—This Operating Agreement is effective as of November 20, 2005.

5. Term—The term of the Company is perpetual.

6. Registered Agent and Office—The registered agent for the service of process and the registered
office will be that Person and location reflected in the Articles as filed in the office of the
Secretary of State of Ohio. The Managing Member may, from time to time, change the registered agent
or office through appropriate filings with the Secretary of State. In the event the registered
agent ceases to act as such for any reason or the registered office changes, the Managing Member
will promptly designate a replacement registered agent or file a notice of change of address as the
case may be.

7. Principal Office—The Principal Office of the Company will be located at 30700 Carter Street,
Suite F, Solon, OH 44139.

ARTICLE III

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NATURE OF BUSINESS

The business of the Company will be to engage in any lawful business permitted by the Act or the
laws of any jurisdiction in which the Company may do business. The Company will have the authority
to do all things necessary or convenient to accomplish its purpose and operate its business as
described in this Article III.

ARTICLE IV

ACCOUNTING AND RECORDS

1. Records to be Maintained—The Company will maintain the following records at the Principal
Office:

1.1. A current list of the full name and last known business or residence address of each Member;

1.2. A copy of the Articles, and all amendments thereto;

1.3. Copies of the Company’s federal, foreign, state and local income tax returns and reports, if
any, for the three most recent years;

1.4. Copies of the Operating Agreement including all amendments to it and executed copies of any
written powers of attorney pursuant to which the operating agreement and the amendments have been
executed;

1.5. Copies of any financial statements of the Company for the three most recent years;

2. Reports to Members:

2.1. The Managing Members must provide reports at least annually to the Members other than
Assignees at such time and in such manner as the Managing Members determine reasonable;

2.2. The Managing Members will provide all Members with those information returns required by the
Code and by Section 1705.22 of the Ohio Revised Code subject to those demands which the Managing
Members determine are reasonable and further subject to Section 1705.22(B) of the Ohio Revised
Code.

3. Accounts—The Managing Members will maintain a record of Capital Account for each Member in
accordance with Article VIII.

ARTICLE V

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF MEMBERS

The names and addresses of the Members are as reflected on attached Exhibit A and by this reference
made a part of this agreement. Furthermore, Exhibit A will be amended from time to time to reflect
the names and addresses of all Members as well as their respective interests and contributions in
the Company as may change from time to time, including such contributions that may be made pursuant
to the terms of the Investment Agreement.

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ARTICLE VI

RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF MEMBERS

1. Management Rights—The management of the Company is reserved to the Members. Notwithstanding the
above, any amendment to this Operating Agreement requires the unanimous consent of the Members.

2. Majority—Whenever any matter is required or allowed to be approved by a Majority of the Members
or a Majority of the Remaining Members under the Act or the Operating Agreement, the matter will be
considered approved or consented to upon the receipt of the affirmative approval or consent, either
in writing or at a meeting of the Members, of Members holding Percentage Interests in excess of 50%
of the Membership Interests entitled to vote on a particular matter. All Members will be entitled
to vote on or consent to all matters unless expressly not permitted by law or by this Agreement.
Assignees and, in the case of approvals to resignation or withdrawal where consent of the remaining
Members is required, dissociating Members will not be considered Members entitled to vote for the
purpose of determining a Majority. In the case of a Member who has disposed of that Member’s entire
Membership Interest to an Assignee, but has not been removed as provided below, the Percentage
Interest of that Assignee will be considered in determining a Majority and that Member’s vote or
consent will be determined by his or her Percentage Interest.

3. Liability of Members—No Member will be liable as such for the liabilities of the Company. The
failure of the Company to observe any formalities or requirements relating to the exercise of its
powers or management of its business or affairs under this Agreement or the Act will not be grounds
for imposing personal liability on any Member for liabilities of the Company.

4. Indemnification—The Company will indemnify, defend and hold each Member harmless for all costs,
losses, liabilities, and damages paid or accrued by that Member in connection with the business of
the Company, to the fullest extent provided or allowed by the laws of the State of Ohio.

5. Representations and Warranties—Each Member, and in the case of an Organization, the person(s)
executing the Operating Agreement on behalf of the Organization, represents and warrants to the
Company and each other Member that:

(a) If that Member is an Organization, that it is duly organized, validly existing, and in
good standing under the laws of its state of organization and that it has full
organizational power to execute and agree to the Operating Agreement to perform its
obligations under this agreement;

(b) That the Member is acquiring its interest in the Company for the Member’s own account as
an investment and without an intent to distribute the interest; and

(c) The Member acknowledges that the interests have not been registered under the Securities
Act of 1933 or any state securities laws, and may not be resold or transferred by the Member
without appropriate registration or the availability of an exemption from those
requirements.

6. Conflicts of Interest.

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6.1. A Member, including a Managing Member, will not be entitled to enter into transactions that
may be considered to be competitive with, or a business opportunity that may be beneficial to, the
Company.

6.2. A Member, including a Managing Member, does not violate a duty or obligation to the Company
merely because the Member’s conduct furthers the Member’s own interest. Subject to Section 4 of
Article VII, a Member may lend money to and transact other business with the Company. The rights
and obligations of a Member who lends money to or transacts business with the Company are the same
as those of a person who is not a Member, subject to the applicable law. No transaction with the
Company will be voidable solely because a Member has a direct or indirect interest in the
transaction if: (i) the transaction is fair to the Company; and (ii) the disinterested Managing
Member or disinterested Members, in either case knowing the material facts of the transaction and
the Member’s interest, authorize, approve, or ratify the transaction.

7. Meetings of Members.

7.1. The Members may by resolution prescribe the time and place for the holding of regular annual
meetings and may provide that the adoption of such resolution will constitute Notice of such annual
meetings. If the Members do not prescribe the time and place for the holding of annual meetings,
the annual meetings will be held at the time and place specified by the Managing Member in the
Notice of each such regular meeting.

7.2. Special meetings of the Members, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by
statute, may be called by the Managing Members or a Majority of all Members.

7.3. Written or telephonic Notice stating the place, date and time of any meeting and, in case of a
special meeting, the purposes for which the special meeting is called, must be delivered at least
three days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of
the Managing Members to each Member of record entitled to vote at the meeting. When all the Members
of the Company are present at any meeting, or if those who are not present sign in writing a waiver
of Notice of the meeting, or subsequently ratify all of the proceedings of the meeting, the
transactions of the meeting are as valid as if a meeting were formally called and Notice had been
given.

7.4. At any meeting of the Members, a Majority of the Members represented in person or by proxy
will be required in order to constitute a quorum at a meeting of Members. If less than a Majority
of the Members is represented at a meeting, a majority of the Membership Interest so represented
may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. At such adjourned meeting at
which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been
transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

7.5. At all meetings of Members, a Member may vote by proxy executed in writing by the Member or by
his or her duly authorized attorney-in-fact. A proxy must be filed with the Managing Member of the
Company before or at the time of the meeting.

7.6. Unless otherwise provided by law, any action required to be taken at a meeting of the Members,
or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the Members, may be taken without a meeting
if a consent in writing, consenting to the action so taken, is signed by all of the Members
entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter of the action. Members of the Company may
participate in any meeting of the Members by means of conference telephone or similar communication
if all persons participating in the meeting can hear one another for the

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entire discussion of the matters to be voted upon. Participating in a meeting pursuant to this
section will constitute presence in person at the meeting.

8. Resolution of Disputes—Any dispute or claim arising out of a claimed breach of this Operating
Agreement or its breach, or the operation, management or buy-out of the interests of the Company,
will be submitted to mediation with a recognized mediation service agreed upon by the parties. The
mediation process will continue until the earliest of: (a) the resolution of the submitted matter;
or (b) 90 days after the initial mediation conference; unless extended by agreement of the parties
to the dispute. Any disputed matters which are not resolved by the above mediation process will be
settled by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association in Cleveland, Ohio, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator
may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.

8.1. When the arbitrator has passed upon matters in dispute between the Members, he or she will
notify each Member in writing of his or her decision. The arbitrator’s decision will be final and
binding upon the parties, subject to any rights pursuant to Ohio law.

8.2. The arbitrator’s decision will include a final award of arbitrator’s fees and administrative
costs of the arbitration, and will impose those fees and costs totally, or divided, as the
arbitrator deems appropriate, among the parties.

8.3. Notwithstanding the above, each party will pay the fees of his or her own counsel and all
costs related to the attendance and testimony of his or her witnesses and the preparation and
submission of evidence and exhibits, if any.

ARTICLE VII

MANAGING MEMBER

1. Original Managing Member—The ordinary and usual decisions concerning the business affairs of
the Company will be made by the Managing Member. There will be one Managing Member who must be
Member of the Company. The sole initial Managing Member will be: JJJ-RT, LLC. The Managing Member
may be replaced by a Majority of the Members.

2. Term of Office as Managing Member—No Managing Member will have any contractual right to that
position. The Managing Members will serve until the earliest of:

2.1. The Resignation of the Managing Member.

2.2. The Dissociation of the Managing Member.

2.3. Removal of the Managing Member.

2.4 The replacement of the Managing Member by a Majority of the Members.

3. Authority of Members to Bind the Company — The Members agree that only the Managing Member and
agents of the Company authorized by the Managing Member will have the authority to bind the
Company. No Member other than a Managing Member will take any action as a Member to bind the
Company, and will indemnify the Company for any costs or damages incurred by the Company as a
result of the unauthorized action of the Member. Except as limited in Section 4 of this Article
VII, the Managing Member has the power, on behalf of the Company, to do

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all things necessary or convenient to carry out the business and affairs of the Company, including,
without limitation:

3.1. The institution, prosecution and defense of any Proceeding in the Company’s name;

3.2. The purchase, receipt, lease or other acquisition, ownership, holding, improvement, use and
other dealing with, Property, wherever located;

3.3. The sale, conveyance, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, and other disposition of Property,
but only in the ordinary course of business and only if less than all or substantially all of the
Company’s Property;

3.4. The entering into of contracts and guaranties; incurring of liabilities; borrowing of money;
issuance of notes, bonds, and other obligations; and the securing of any of its obligations by
mortgage or pledge of any of its Property or income;

3.5. The lending of money, investment and reinvestment of the Company’s funds, and receipt and
holding of Property as security for repayment, including, without limitation, the lending of money
to, and otherwise helping Members, officers, employees, and agents;

3.6. The conduct of the Company’s business, the establishment of Company offices, and the exercise
of the power s of the Company within or without the State;

3.7. The appointment of employees and agents of the Company, the defining of their duties, the
establishment of their compensation;

3.8. The payment of pensions and establishment of pension plans, pension trusts, profit sharing
plans, and benefit and incentive plans for all or any of the current or former Members, employees,
and agents of the Company;

3.9. The making of donations to the public welfare or for religious, charitable, scientific,
literary or educational purposes;

3.10. The payment of a donation, or any other act that furthers the business and affairs of the
Company;

3.11. The payment of base compensation to any or all Members, and employees on account of services
previously rendered to the Company, whether or not an agreement to pay that compensation was made
before the services were rendered; provided, such compensation is reasonable in nature.

3.12. The purchase of insurance on the life of any of its Members or employees for the benefit of
the Company;

3.13. The participation in partnership agreements, joint ventures, or other associations of any
kind with any person or persons;

3.14. The indemnification of Members or any other Person;

3.15. The execution and delivery of any instrument on behalf of the Company, including any deed,
deed of trust, note or other evidence of indebtedness, lease agreement, security agreement,

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financing statement, contract of sale, or other instrument purporting to convey or encumber, in
whole or in part, any or all of the assets of the Company, at any time held in its name, or any
receipt or compromise or settlement agreement with respect to the accounts receivable on claims of
the Company; and no other signature will be required for any such instrument to be valid, binding
and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms. Any person dealing the Company or
its Managing Member may rely upon the certificate signed by the Managing Member as to:

(a) The identity of the Members or Managing Member;

(b) Acts by the Members or Managing Member; or

(c) Any act or failure to act by the Company or as to any other matter whatsoever involving
the Company or any Member.

4. Limitation on Management Member’s Power—Notwithstanding anything in this Operating Agreement
to the contrary, no Member, acting by itself, or any Managing Member may cause or bind the Company
to do any of the following without the unanimous written consent of all the Members: (a) sell
substantially all the assets of the Company; (b) adopt or pay any incentive compensation beyond the
base salaries of the employees, which amounts have previously been approved and for which normal
cost of living adjustments are permitted up to 150% of the current salaries; (c) loan money to or
borrow money from any Member or any of its affiliates or enter into any other agreement or
arrangement with any Member or any of its affiliates (other than normal employment arrangements in
the ordinary course with any Member or its affiliate); (d) sell, transfer or issue any equity
interests to any Member other than pursuant to the terms of the Investment Agreement, or (e) allow
any Member to loan money to the Company other than (i) pursuant to the terms of the Investment
Agreement or (ii) if the loan does not bear interest at a rate that exceeds the prime rate at
National City Bank, Cleveland, Ohio at the time the funds are loaned.

5. Actions of the Managing Member—Except as provided in Section 4 of this Article VII, the Managing
Member has the power to bind the Company as provided in this Article VII. No person dealing with
the Company will have any obligation to inquire into the power or authority of the Managing Member
acting on behalf of the Company.

6. Compensation of Managing Members—The Managing Member will be reimbursed for all reasonable
expenses incurred in managing the Company, but will receive no compensation for performance of its
duties as Managing Member.

7. Managing Member’s Standard of Care—The Managing Member’s duty of care in the discharge of the
Managing Member’s duties to the Company and the other Members is limited to refraining from
engaging in grossly negligent or reckless conduct, intentional misconduct, or a knowing violation
of law. In discharging its duties, the Managing Member will be fully protected in relying in good
faith upon the records required to be maintained under Article IV and on such information,
opinions, reports or statements by any of its Members or agents, or by any other person, as to
matters the Managing Member reasonably believes are within the other person’s professional or
expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company,
including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets,
liabilities, profits or losses of the Company or any other facts pertinent to the existence and
amount of assets from which distributions to Members might properly be paid.

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8. Removal of Managing Member—Any Managing Member may be removed by the affirmative vote of a
Majority of the Members at a special meeting convened for this purpose.

ARTICLE VIII

CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

1. Initial Contributions—Each Member has contributed to the capital of the Company cash or
valuable property more particularly described on Exhibit A and will from time to time make such
additional capital contributions as my be permitted pursuant to the Investment Agreement. Upon
such additional contributions being made, Exhibit A may be amended from time to time. No other
writing will be required to evidence these capital contributions other than this Operating
Agreement. No interest will accrue on any Capital Contribution and no Member will have the right
to withdraw or be repaid any Capital Contribution except as provided in this Operating Agreement.

2. Maintenance of Capital Accounts—The Company will establish and maintain Capital Accounts for
each Member and Assignee. The Members’ Capital Accounts are intended to be and will be maintained
in accordance with the Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Code, as they are issued and
interpreted from time to time.

3. Distribution of Assets—If the Company at any time distributes any of its assets in-kind to any
Member, the Capital Account of each Member will be adjusted to account for that Member’s allocable
share (as determined under Article IX below) of the Net Profits or Net Losses that would have been
realized by the Company had it sold the assets that were distributed at their respective fair
market values immediately prior to their distribution.

4. Sale or Exchange of Interest—In the event of a sale or exchange of some or all of a Member’s
Membership Interest in the Company, the Capital Account of the Transferring Member will become the
capital account of the Assignee, to the extent it relates to the portion of the interest
transferred.

5. No Deficit Restoration Obligation— Notwithstanding anything here to the contrary, this
Operating Agreement will not be construed as creating a deficit restoration obligation or otherwise
personally obligate any Member to make a Capital Contribution in excess of that set forth on
Exhibit A.

6. In the event that the Managing Member determines, subject to the restrictions of this Agreement,
that additional capital is required by the Company, each Member shall have the right to contribute
its pro rata portion (based on its respective Percentage Interest) of such additional capital.

ARTICLE IX

ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

1. Allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses— Net Profit and Net Loss shall be allocated among
the Members and credited or debited to their respective Capital Accounts in accordance with their
Percentage Interests.

2. Interim Distributions—From time to time, the Managing Member will determine in its reasonable
judgment to what extent, if any, the Company’s cash on hand exceeds the current and anticipated
needs, including, without limitation, needs for operating expenses, debt service, acquisitions,
reserves, and mandatory distributions, if any. The Managing Member shall distribute any such

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excess cash to the Members in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests. The
distributions will be in cash or Property (which need not be distributed proportionately) or partly
in both, as determined by the Managing Member.

3. Mandatory Distributions—Notwithstanding Section 2, if at the end of any calendar quarter any
Member’s Cumulative Tax Liability exceeds the cumulative distributions to such Member (such excess,
the Member’s “Unpaid Tax Liability”), the Managing Member shall distribute to such Member within 60
days after the close of such calendar quarter a distribution equal to the Unpaid Tax Liability.

“Cumulative Tax Liability” of any Member means, with respect to any fiscal year or portion thereof,
the sum of such Member’s Tax Liability for such fiscal year or portion thereof plus such Member’s
Tax Liabilities for all prior fiscal years of the Company.

“Tax Liability” of any Member for each fiscal year or other fiscal period shall equal such Member’s
distributive share of the taxable income or loss of the Company for such fiscal period, multiplied
by an assumed effective tax rate equal to 50%.

4. Distributions in Liquidation—On dissolution of the Company, unless an election is made to
continue the business of the Company as contemplated in Article XIV, Section 1 below, the Company
will make all distributions in connection with the liquidation in accordance with Article XIV,
Section 4 below.

5. Limitations on Distributions—No distribution will be declared and paid unless, after the
distribution is made, the assets of the Company are in excess of all liabilities of the Company,
except liabilities to Members on account of their Capital Accounts.

ARTICLE X

TAXES

1. Elections—The Managing Member may make any tax elections for the Company allowed under the Code
or the tax laws of any state or other jurisdiction having taxing jurisdiction over the Company.

2. Taxes of Taxing Jurisdictions—To the event that the laws of any Taxing Jurisdiction require,
each Member requested to do so by the Managing Member will submit an agreement indicating that the
Member will make timely income tax payments to the Taxing Jurisdiction and that the Member accepts
personal jurisdiction of the Taxing Jurisdiction with regard to the collection of income taxes
attributable to the Member’s income, and interest, and any penalties assessed on such income. If
the Member fails to provide the agreement, the Company may withhold and pay over to the Taxing
Jurisdiction the amount of tax, penalty and interest determined under the laws of the Taxing
Jurisdiction with respect to the income. Any payments with respect to the income of a Member will
be treated as a distribution for purposes of Article IX. The Managing Member may, where permitted
by the rules of any Taxing Jurisdiction, file a composite, combined or aggregate tax return
reflecting the income of the Company and pay the tax, interest and penalties of some or all of the
Members on the income to the Taxing Jurisdiction, in which case the Company will inform the Members
of the amount of the tax interest and penalties so paid.

3. Tax Matters Partner—The Managing Member will be the tax matters partner of the Company pursuant
to the Code. Any Member designated as tax matters partner will take any action

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necessary to cause each other Member to become a notice partner within the meaning of the Code.

4. Method of Accounting—The records of the Company will be maintained on a method of accounting
determined by the Managing Member from time to time.

ARTICLE XI

DISPOSITION OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS

1. Disposition—Any Member or Assignee proposing to dispose of all or a portion of that Member’s or
Assignee’s Membership Interest must first notify the Company, in writing, of all the details and
consideration for the proposed disposition. The Company, for the benefit of the remaining Members,
will have the first right to acquire the Membership Interest by cancellation of the disposing
Member’s or Assignee’s Membership Interest. If the Company declines to elect that option, the
remaining Members desiring to participate may proportionately (or in a proportion agreed upon by
the remaining Members) purchase the disposing interest under the same terms and conditions first
proposed by the disposing Member. If both the Company and remaining Members decline to purchase
such Membership Interest, the Disposition may be made as originally proposed. The Assignee will
have no right to participate in the management of the business and affairs of the Company or to
become a Member unless the remaining Members unanimously consent to accept the Assignee as a
Substitute Member. If the remaining Members fail to admit the Assignee as a Substitute Member, the
Assignee will only be entitled to receive a share of the profits or other compensation by way of
income and the return of contributions to which the disposing Member would have been entitled
before Disposition.

2. Conditions Precedent to Disposition—No Membership Interest will be disposed of:

2.1. If the Disposition, alone or when combined with other transactions, would result in a
termination of the Company within the meaning of the Code;

2.2. Without an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Managing Member that the Disposition is
subject to an effective registration under, or exempt from the registration requirements of, any
applicable state and federal securities laws; and

2.3. Unless and until the Company receives from the Assignee the information and agreements that
the Managing Member may reasonably require, including but not limited to any taxpayer
identification number and any agreement that may be required by any Taxing Jurisdiction.

3. Disposition not in Compliance with this Article is Void—Any attempted Disposition of a
Membership Interest, or any part of a Membership Interest, not in compliance with this Article is
null and void ab initio. Members may not resign or withdraw from membership in the Company without
the consent of the Majority of the remaining Members.

ARTICLE XII

DISSOCIATION OF A MEMBER

1. Dissociation—A Person will cease to be a Member on the happening of any of the following
events:

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1.1. The resignation or withdrawal of a Member with the consent of a Majority of the remaining
Members;

1.2. The bankruptcy of a Member;

1.3. In the case of a Member who is a natural person, the death of the Member or the entry of an
order by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating the Member incompetent to manage the
Member’s personal estate;

1.4. In the case of a Member who is acting as a Member by virtue of being a trustee of a trust, the
termination of the trust (but not merely the substitution of a new trustee);

1.5. In the case of a Member that is a separate Organization other than a corporation, the
dissolution and commencement of winding up of the separate Organization;

1.6. In the case of a Member that is a corporation, the filing of a certificate of dissolution, or
its equivalent, for the corporation or the revocation of its charter; or

1.7. In the case of an estate, the distribution by the fiduciary of the estate’s entire interest in
the limited liability company.

2. Rights of Dissociating Member—In the event any Member dissociates prior to the expiration of
the Term:

2.1. If the dissociation causes a dissolution and winding up of the Company under Article XIV, the
Member will be entitled to participate in the winding up of the Company to the same extent as any
other Member except that any Distributions to which the Member would have been entitled will be
reduced by the damages sustained by the Company as a result of the Dissolution and winding up;

2.2. If the dissociation does not cause a dissolution and winding up of the Company under Article
XIV, the Member will be entitled to an amount equal to the capital account attributable to the
Member’s interest in the Company, to be paid without interest over a period not to exceed five
years. The dissociating member will be charged with, and his or her capital account (and, thus, the
payments under this Paragraph 2.2) will be reduced by, the reasonable amount of any damages
sustained by the Company as a direct result of the Member’s dissociation, such as the costs of
alternative capital or financing, related professional fees, filing fees and direct administrative
costs.

ARTICLE XIII

ADMISSION OF ASSIGNEES AND MEMBERS

1. Rights of Assignees—The Assignee of a Membership Interest has no right to participate in the
management of the business and affairs of the Company or to become a Member. The Assignee is only
entitled to receive the Distributions and return of capital, and to be allocated the Net Profits
and Net Losses attributable the Membership Interest.

2. Admission of Substitute Members—An Assignee of a Membership Interest will be admitted as a
Substitute Member and admitted to all the rights of the Member who initially assigned the
Membership Interest only with the unanimous consent of the Members. If so admitted, the Substitute
Member has all the rights and powers and is subject to all the restrictions and liabilities

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of the Member originally assigning the Membership Interest. The admission of a Substitute Member,
without more, will not release the Member originally assigning the Membership Interest from any
liability to Company that may have existed prior to the approval.

ARTICLE XIV

DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP

1. Dissolution—The Company will be dissolved and its affairs wound up, upon the first to occur of
the following events, which, unless a Majority of the Members agree to continue the business, will
constitute Dissolution Events:

1.1. The expiration of the Term, unless the business of the Company is continued with the consent
of a majority of the Members;

1.2. The unanimous written consent of all of the Members;

1.3. The Dissociation of any Member, unless the business of the Company is continued with the
consent of a majority of the Members within 90 days after the Dissociation;

1.4. The entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under the Act.

2. Lack of Consent of Majority to Continue the Business—Upon the occurrence of a Dissolution
Event, if the remaining Members do not agree to continue the business by the consent of a Majority
within 90 days after the occurrence of the Dissolution Event, the Members who voted to continue the
business have the option to purchase the assets of the business from the Company at their fair
market value, as determined by the Company’s accountant at the time the valuation is made.

3. Effect of Dissolution—Upon dissolution, the Company will cease carrying on business as
distinguished from the winding up of the Company business. The Company is not terminated, but
continues until the winding up of the affairs of the Company is completed and the Certificate of
Dissolution has been issued by the Secretary of State of Ohio.

4. Distribution of Assets on Dissolution—Upon the winding up of the Company, the Company Property
will be distributed:

4.1. To creditors, including Members who are creditors, to the extent permitted by law, in
satisfaction of Company Liabilities;

4.2. To Members in accordance with positive Capital Account balances taking into account all
Capital Account adjustments for the Company’s taxable year in which the liquidation occurs.
Liquidation proceeds will be paid within 60 days of the end of the Company’s taxable year or, if
later, within 90 days after the liquidation. These distributions will be in cash or Property (which
need not be distributed proportionately) or partly in both, as determined by the Managing Member.

5. Winding Up and Certificate of Dissolution—The winding up of the Company will be completed when
all debts, liabilities, and obligations of the Company have been paid and discharged or reasonably
adequate provision for them has been made, and all of the remaining property and assets of the
Company have been distributed to the Members. Upon the completion of winding up

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the Company, a certificate of dissolution will be delivered to the Secretary of State of Ohio for
filing. The certificate of dissolution will set forth the information required by the Act.

ARTICLE XV

AMENDMENT

1. Operating Agreement May be Modified—The Operating Agreement may be modified as provided in this
Article XV (as that Article is from time to time amended). No Member will have any vested rights in
the Operating Agreement which may not be modified through an amendment to the Operating Agreement.

2. Amendment or Modification of Operating Agreement—The Operating Agreement may be amended or
modified from time to time only by a written instrument executed by all of the Members.

ARTICLE XVI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

1. Entire Agreement—The Operating Agreement represents the entire agreement among all the Members
and between the Members and the Company.

2. No Partnership Intended for Nontax Purposes—The Members have formed the Company under the Act,
and expressly do not intend to form a partnership under either the Ohio Uniform Partnership Act nor
the Ohio Uniform Limited Partnership Act. The Members do not intend to be partners one to another,
or partners as to any third party. To the extent any Member, by word or action, represents to
another person that any other Member is a partner or that the Company is a partnership, the Member
making that wrongful representation will be liable to any other Member who incurs personal
liability by reason of the wrongful representation.

3. Rights of Creditors and Third Parties under Operating Agreement—The Operating Agreement is
entered into among the Company and the Members for the exclusive benefit of the Company, its
Members, and their successors and assignees. The Operating Agreement is expressly not intended for
the benefit of any creditor of the Company or any other Person. Except and only to the extent
provided by applicable statute, no such creditor or third party will have any rights under the
Operating Agreement or any agreement between the Company and any Member with respect to any Capital
Contribution or otherwise.

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We have set our hand and seals on the date set forth beside our names.

MEMBERS:

JJJ-RT, LLC

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	/s/ Julius Hess	 	 	 	11/20/05	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	Julius Hess, its President
	 	 	 	Date	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	REGENCY TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	SENTEX SENSING TECHNOLOGY, INC.,

its sole member	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	/s/ Robert Kendall	 	 	 	11/20/05	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Robert Kendall, its President
	 	 	 	Date	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

Member Name, Address, Percentage Interest 

	 	 	 	 	 
	JJJ-RT, LLC

	 	 	 	                    
	30700 Carter Street
	 	 	 	 
	Solon, OH 44139
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Sentex Sensing Technologies, Inc.

	 	 	 	                    
	1801 East 9th St Suite 1501
	 	 	 	 
	Cleveland, OH 44114
	 	 	 	 

Cumulative Member Contributions:

	 	 	 	 	 
	JJJ-RT, LLC

	 	 	 	1. $___. [Insert Date of Contribution]
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Regency Technologies, Ltd.

	 	 	 	1. The contribution of the business of Regency Technologies as set forth in the
Investment Agreement dated, November 20, 2005, by and among JJJ-RT, LLC, Sentex
Sensing Technologies, Inc., and Regency Technologies, Ltd. The agreed upon
value of such contribution is $200,000.

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