AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO HOLDBACK ESCROW AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO HOLDBACK ESCROW AGREEMENT (this “Second Amendment”) dated as of December 1, 2011 (the “Effective Date”) is entered into by and among China Growth Corporation, a Cayman Island corporation (the “Company”), Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP (the “Escrow Agent”) and Access America Investments, LLC hereto (the “Investor Representative”).
Recitals
WHEREAS, the Company, the Escrow Agent and the Investor Representative are parties to that certain Holdback Escrow Agreement dated as of December 15, 2010 (the “Original Agreement”), as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Original Agreement dated as of May 20, 2011 (the “First Amendment” and, together with the Original Agreement, the “Amended Agreement”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Amended Agreement the Company agreed that $1,500,000 of the proceeds of the Offering (the “Escrow Amount”) be held in the Escrow Account until a Qualified CFO has been appointed whereupon the Investor Representative shall execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent written instructions to release the Chief Financial Officer Holdback to the Company; provided, however that the Investor Representative may in its sole discretion authorize the Escrow Agent in writing to disburse a portion of the Chief Financial Officer Holdback, not to exceed $750,000 in the aggregate, to the Company (a “Good Faith Disbursement”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the First Amendment, $750,000 of the Chief Financial Officer Holdback was disbursed as a Good Faith Disbursement pursuant to the written authorization of the Investor Representative;
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Second Amendment, the remaining balance of the Chief Financial Officer Holdback is $750,000;
WHEREAS, notwithstanding Section 4.2 of the Amended Agreement, the Parties desire to further amend the Amended Agreement to provide for a series of disbursements from the Chief Financial Officer Holdback to the Company of $100,000 commencing on December 1, 2011 and continuing on the first day of each successive month thereafter until the remaining balance of the Chief Financial Officer Holdback is disbursed to the Company;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Company and the Lead Investor (as defined in the Subscription Agreement) have entered into that certain Second Amendment to Subscription Agreement; and
WHEREAS, an amendment of the Amended Agreement requires the approval of the Company, the Escrow Agent and the Investor Representative.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Agreement
Section 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise indicated herein, all terms which are capitalized but are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Amended Agreement.
Section 2. Amendment to Amended Agreement. Section 4.2 of the Amended Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“4.2 Pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Subscription Agreement, during the Nomination Period, the Company shall employ an English-speaking Chief Financial Officer who shall have experience with financial reporting companies under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and other federal or state securities laws and shall also meet the approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, and requirements of the Investor Representative (a “Qualified CFO”). To secure the hiring of a Qualified CFO, the Chief Financial Officer Holdback shall be held in the Escrow Account until a Qualified CFO has been appointed. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) the Investor Representative may in its sole discretion authorize the Escrow Agent in writing (a “Good Faith Disbursement Notice”) to disburse a portion of the Chief Financial Officer Holdback, such portion not to exceed $750,000 in the aggregate, to the Company (a “Good Faith Disbursement”); and (ii) the Company and the Investor Representative agree that, commencing on December 1, 2011 and on the first day of each successive month thereafter (each, a “Monthly Disbursement Date”), the Escrow Agent shall cause to be disbursed $100,000 (the “Disbursement Amount”) of the Chief Financial Officer Holdback from the Escrow Account to the Company (each, a “Monthly Disbursement”) until all of the Chief Financial Officer Holdback is disbursed to the Company; provided, however, that, if prior to giving effect to a Monthly Disbursement, the remaining amount of the Chief Financial Holdback is less than $100,000 (a “Disbursement Shortfall”), the Disbursement Amount with respect to such Monthly Disbursement shall be equal to the amount of such Disbursement Shortfall. Any portion of the Chief Financial Officer Holdback not disbursed pursuant to a Good Faith Disbursement or a Monthly Disbursement shall continue to be held in the Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.”
Section 3. Ratifications; Inconsistent Provisions. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Amended Agreement, is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that on and after the Effective Date: (i) all references in the Amended Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereto”, “hereof”, “hereunder” or words of like import referring to the Amended Agreement shall mean the Amended Agreement as amended by this Second Amendment and (ii) all references in the other Transaction Documents, to “the Holdback Escrow Agreement”, “the Holdback Escrow Agreement”, “thereto”, “thereof”, “thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Amended Agreement shall mean the Amended Agreement as amended by this Second Amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, to the extent that there is any inconsistency between the provisions of the Amended Agreement and this Second Amendment, the provisions of this Second Amendment shall control and be binding.
Section 4. Counterparts. This Second Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which will constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party. Facsimile or other electronic transmission of any signed original document shall be deemed the same as delivery of an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, the Escrow Agent and the Investor Representative have caused this Second Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
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Company:
CHINA GROWTH CORPORATION
By: /s/ Mingzhuo Tan
Name: Mingzhuo Tan
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Escrow Agent:
XXXXXX & XXXXXX, LLP
By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Partner
Investor Representative:
ACCESS AMERICA INVESTMENTS, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
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[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Holdback Escrow Agreement]
