SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”), dated as
of June 30, 2008, by and among Environment Ecology Holding Co. of
China a Florida corporation, with headquarters located at 391 Hun Xx
Xxxx, Xxxx Xxx Street, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China (the “Company”), and Trafalgar Capital Specialized
Investment Fund, Luxembourg (the “Buyer”).
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon an exemption
from securities registration pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of
Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as
promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933
Act”);
WHEREAS, the parties desire
that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company
shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s), as provided herein, and the Buyer(s) shall
purchase up to Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) of secured convertible
redeemable debentures (the “Debentures”), of
which: (a) Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) shall be
funded on the date hereof (the “First Closing”) and
(b) up to an additional Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000)
shall be funded at the discretion of the Buyer following the request of the
Company (the “Second
Closing”) (each individually referred to as a “Closing” collectively
referred to as the “Closings”)for a total
purchase price of up to Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000), (the “Purchase Price”). For
the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no non-usage fees or obligation to fund
or request any amount beyond that funded at the First Closing; and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are
executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain
registration rights under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
there under, and applicable state securities laws; and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are
executing and delivering Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions”); and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are
executing and delivering a Security Agreement substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
C, (the “Security Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide the Buyer a security
interest in Pledged Property (as this term is defined in the Security Agreement
dated the date hereof) to secure Company’s obligations under this Agreement, the
Debenture, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Security Agreement and the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (collectively, the “Transaction
Documents”) or any other obligations of the Company to the Buyer;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this
Agreement the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
(d) The
Debentures shall contain provisions that provide that in the event the Euro
strengthens against the U.S. Dollar during the life of the Debenture, the Buyer
shall be afforded an adjustment to compensate for any such movement in either
conversions or redemptions.
The Buyer
represents and warrants that:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE,
SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE
TO COMPANY’S COUNSEL, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The
legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company within three (3)
business days shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the
security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by state
securities laws, (i) in connection with a sale transaction, provided the
securities are registered under the 1933 Act or (ii) in connection with a sale
transaction, after such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel,
which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope reasonably acceptable to
counsel for the Company, to the effect that a public sale, assignment or
transfer of the securities may be made without registration under the 1933
Act.
Except as
otherwise provided in the Company Disclosure Schedule delivered herewith, the
Company represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date
to the Buyer that:
(g) No Material
Misstatement or Omission. None of the Company’s SEC Documents
at the time of filing, none of the materials provided to the Buyer by the
Company and none of the representation and warranties made in this Agreement or
any of the other Transaction Documents include any untrue statements
of material fact, nor do the Company’s SEC Documents at the time of filing and
none of the representations and warranties made in this Agreement or any of the
other Transaction Documents omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(i) Each
of the Company and the Buyer shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by such
party in connection with the negotiation, investigation, preparation, execution
and delivery of this Agreement the Transaction Documents and any other documents
relating to this transaction.
(ii) The
Company has agreed to pay a legal and documentation review fee to Buyer of
Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000), Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) of which has
been paid prior to this date and the remainder of which shall be paid directly
from the proceeds of the First Closing.
(iii) The
Company has agreed to pay a Due Diligence Fee to Buyer of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000), one-half of which has been paid prior to this date and one-half of
which shall be paid directly from the proceeds of the First
Closing.
(iv) On
each Closing Date, the Company shall issue to the Buyer two million five hundred
thousand (2,500,000) restricted shares of Common Stock.
(v) The
Company shall pay to the Buyer a Commitment Fee equal to six percent (6%) of the
principal amount of each Debenture issued which shall be paid directly from the
proceeds of the Closing at which such Debenture is issued.
(vi) The
Company shall pay to the Buyer a Facility Fee equal to two percent (2%) of the
principal amount of each Debenture issued which shall be paid directly from the
proceeds of the Closing at which such Debenture is issued.
(vii) The
Company shall pay One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000) of prepaid
accounting expenses to Greentree Financial Group, Inc. which shall be paid
directly from the proceeds of the First Closing.
The
Company shall enter into irrevocable transfer agent instructions in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions”) and shall pay the law offices of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx XX, P.A.
a cash fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100) for every occasion they act pursuant to
the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions.
The
obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Debentures to the
Buyer at each Closing is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following
conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit
and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole
discretion:
(a) The
Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and
delivered the same to the Company.
(b) The
Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for Debentures to
be purchased at such Closing (minus the fees and expenses as set forth herein
which shall be paid directly at the Closing) by wire transfer of
immediately available U.S. funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by
the Company.
(c) The
representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date when made and as of each Closing Date as though
made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a
specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in
all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by
this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or
prior to such Closing Date.
(d) The
Company shall have filed a form UCC-1 with regard to the Pledged Property and
Pledged Collateral as detailed in the Security Agreement dated the date hereof
and provided proof of such filing to the Buyer.
(e) The
Company shall have executed such other documents as are reasonably required by
the Buyer.
The
obligation of the Buyer hereunder to disburse to the Company the net proceeds of
the Purchase Price at each Closing is subject to the satisfaction, of each of
the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s
sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole
discretion:
(a) The
Company shall have executed this Agreement the Transaction Documents and any
other documents relating to this transaction and delivered the same to the
Buyer.
(b) The
trading in the Common Shares on the over-the-counter bulletin board shall not
have been suspended for any reason.
(c) The
representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement, the Debentures
and the Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects
(except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already
qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further
qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Dates as though
made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a
specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in
all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by
this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or
prior to the Closing Dates. If requested by the Buyer, the Buyer
shall have received a certificate, executed by the President of the Company,
dated as of the respective Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such
other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer.
(d) The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer the
Debentures.
(e) The
Buyer shall have received an opinion of counsel from counsel to the Company in a
form satisfactory to the Buyer(s).
(f) The
Company shall have provided to the Buyer a certificate of good standing from the
secretary of state from the state in which the company is
incorporated.
(g) As
of the Closing Date, the Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and
unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuing shares of Common Stock
upon conversion of the Debenture, shares of Common Stock to effect the issuance
of the shares of Common Stock: (1) upon conversion of the Debenture in
accordance with the Fixed Conversion Price.
(h) The
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to
Buyer, shall have been
delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s transfer
agent.
(i) The
Company shall provide to the Buyer an acknowledgement, to the satisfaction of
the Buyer, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants as to its
ability to provide all consents required in order to file a registration
statement in connection with this transaction.
(j) The
Company shall file a form UCC-1 or such other forms as may be required to
perfect the Buyer’s interest in the Pledged Collateral as detailed in the
Security Agreement dated the date hereof, providing the Buyer with a senior lien
on all of the Company’s assets and intellectual property and provided proof of
such filing to the Buyer.
(k) The
Company shall have provided the Buyer with evidence of an aggressive investor
relations program with a firm recommended by the Buyer.
(l) The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the shares of Common Stock required
under Section 4(f) hereof.
(a) In
consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and
acquiring the Debentures hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s
other obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect,
indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and each other holder of the Debentures,
and all of their officers, directors, employees and agents (including,
without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnitees”)
from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses,
costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection
therewith (irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a party to the
action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified
Liabilities”), incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a
result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach
of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the
Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or
obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement, or the Transaction
Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against
such Buyer Indemnitee by a third party and arising out of or resulting from a
material misrepresentations by the Company under this Agreement or
due to a material breach by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement
and the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any
other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the
Indemnities, any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part,
directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Debentures or
the status of the Buyer or holder of the Debentures, as a Buyer of
Debentures in the Company. To the extent that the foregoing
undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company
shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of
the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable
law.
(b) In
consideration of the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in
addition to all of the Buyer’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Buyer
shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all of its
officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those
retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
(collectively, the “Company Indemnitees”)
from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees
or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Buyer
in this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other certificate,
instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, (b)
any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Buyer contained in
this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument
or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, or (c) any
cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee
based on material misrepresentations or due to a material breach and arising out
of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this
Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other certificate instrument,
document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the Company
Indemnities. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the
Buyer may be unenforceable for any reason, the Buyer shall make the maximum
contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified
Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
(a) Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to the
principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any
action between them shall be heard in Broward County, Florida and expressly
consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the State Court sitting in Broward
County, Florida and the United States District Court for the Southern District
of Florida for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this
Paragraph.
If
to the Company, to:
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Environment
Ecology Holding Co. of China
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391
Hun Xx Xxxx, Dong Xin Street
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Xi’an
Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
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Attention: Xx.
Xxx Xxxxx Xx, President
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Telephone:
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With
a copy to:
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JPF
Securities Law, LLC
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Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000X
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Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attention: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Esq. LLM
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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If
to the Buyer:
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Trafalgar
Capital Specialized Investment Fund
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0-00
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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X-0000
Xxxxxxxxxx
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Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Chairman of the Board of
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Trafalgar
Capital Sarl, General Partner
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Facsimile:
011-44-207-405-0161 and
001-786-323-1651
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With
Copy to:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx XX, P.A.
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Xxxxxxxx Xxx
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Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention: Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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If to the
Buyer, to its address and facsimile number on Schedule I, with copies to the
Buyer’s counsel as set forth on Schedule I. Each party shall provide
five (5) days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address
or facsimile number.
[REMAINDER
OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer and the Company
have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the
date first written above.
COMPANY:
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ENVIRONMENT
ECOLOGY HOLDING CO. OF CHINA
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By:
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Name: Xxx
Xxxxx Li
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Title: President
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BUYER:
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TRAFALGAR
CAPITAL SPECIALIZED
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INVESTMENT
FUND, LUXEMBOURG
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By: Trafalgar
Capital Sarl
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Its: General
Partner
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By:
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Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title: Chairman
of the Board
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
B
FORM OF IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER
AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
EXHIBIT
C
FORM OF SECURITY
AGREEMENT