FIRST AMENDMENT TO NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
FIRST
AMENDMENT TO NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO NOTE AND
WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “First Amendment”) is made as
of January 31, 2008 by and among Network CN Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), Shanghai Quo
Advertising Company Limited, a limited liability company, incorporated under the
laws of PRC (“Quo”), the
Designated Holders and the Investors.
Each of
the parties listed above referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the
“Parties”.
WHEREAS:
A.
The
Company, Quo, the Designated Holders and the Investors have entered into that
certain Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated November 19, 2007 (as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”), to which
reference is made for the meaning of all capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein; and
B.
The
Company has requested that the Purchase Agreement be amended to establish, among
other things, additional funding channels between the Company and its PRC
Operating Companies as hereinafter set forth and to provide for certain other
modifications in connections with the Third Closing, including relating to the
delivery of the Security Documents, and the Investors have agreed, subject to
the terms and conditions of this First Amendment, to so amend the Purchase
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth
herein, and for other consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
Section
A. Amendments to Purchase Agreement
1.
Amendments
to Recitals
(a) The
recitals of the Purchase Agreement are hereby amended by amending and restating
the third recital as follows:
“WHEREAS, the Company shall enter into
a share purchase agreement with Cityhorizon Limited, a company incorporated
under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“Cityhorizon”) to acquire 100%
of the equity in Cityhorizon BVI (the “Cityhorizon
Acquisition”).”
2.
Amendments
to Definitions
(a) Section
1 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by adding thereto the following
definitions, which shall be inserted in proper alphabetical order:
““Ad JV” means the joint venture
to be established by Quo and Linkrich as further described in Section
7(cc).
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“BVI” means the British Virgin
Islands.
“Cityhorizon Acquisition” has
the meaning given in the recitals.
“Cityhorizon BVI Acquisition”
means the acquisition of Cityhorizon BVI by Cityhorizon pursuant to the Share
Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2008 by and among the Company, NCN
Media Services Ltd., Cityhorizon, Cityhorizon BVI, Lianhe, Bona and Liu Man
Ling.
“Cityhorizon BVI” means
Cityhorizon Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of BVI.
“Collateral Agent” means
Sculptor Finance (MD) Ireland Limited as collateral agent for the benefit of
itself and the other Investors, and its successors and assigns.
“Collateral Agency Agreement”
means that certain Collateral Agency Agreement dated as of January 31, 2008
among Sculptor Finance (MD) Ireland Limited, as collateral agent, and the
Investors and any successor agreement.
“Crown Eagle” means Crown Eagle
Investments Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of HK.
“Crown Eagle Assignment of Contracts” means any
Assignment of Contracts to be entered into between Crown Eagle and the Company,
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit K-3 or as otherwise agreed by the
Collateral Agent.
“Crown Eagle Mortgage
Agreement” means any Mortgage Agreement to be entered into between Crown
Eagle and the Operating Lease WFOE, in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit K-1 or
as otherwise agreed by the Collateral Agent.
“Crown Eagle Shareholder Loan
Agreement” means any Shareholder Loan Agreement to be entered into
between Crown Eagle and the Operating Lease WFOE, in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit K-2 or as otherwise agreed by the Collateral Agent.
“Crown Eagle Shareholder Loan
Documents” means in respect of any Crown Eagle Shareholder Loan to the
Operating Lease WFOE, each of a Crown Eagle Shareholder Loan Agreement, a Crown
Eagle Mortgage Agreement and a Crown Eagle Assignment of Contracts.
“Crown Eagle Shareholder Loans”
means the loans made from time to time by Crown Eagle to the Operating Lease
WFOE made pursuant to the Crown Eagle Shareholder Loan Documents.
“Drawdown Notice” has the
meaning given in Section 7(bb).
“Escrow Account” has the
meaning given in Section 7(bb).
“HK” means the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region.
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“Linkrich” means Linkrich
Enterprise Advertising and Investment Limited, a company incorporated under the
laws of HK.
“Linkrich Acquisition” means
the acquisition of Linkrich by NCN Media in December 2007.
“Majority Holders” means the
holders of a majority of the principal amount of the Notes.
“NCN Group” means NCN Group
Limited, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, incorporated under the
laws of BVI.
“NCN Group Note” means the
Secured Promissory Note, dated as of January 31, 2008, issued by NCN Group in
favour of the Company, in the aggregate principal amount of $50 million
evidencing the proceeds of the Notes loaned by the Company to NCN
Group.
“NCN Group Share Charge” means
the Share Charge, dated as of January 31, 2008, entered into between the Company
and the Collateral Agent under BVI law whereby the Company pledges 66% of its
equity interest in NCN Group to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Collateral Agent and the Investors (“NCN Group Share
Charge”).
“NCN Media” means NCN Media
Services Ltd., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, incorporated
under the laws of BVI.
“Network Security Agreement”
means the Security Agreement dated as of January 31, 2008 between the Company and
the Collateral Agent, whereby the Company grants a security interest in all its
assets (excluding security interests in excess of 66% of the voting securities
of foreign subsidiaries directly owned by the Company) in favor of the
Collateral agent for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the
Investors.
“Network Security Documents”
means the Network Security Agreement, the NCN Group Note and the NCN Group Share
Charge.
“Operating Lease WFOE” means
the WFOE to be established by Crown Eagle as further described in Section
7(dd).
“PRC Subsidiaries” means
Lianhe, Ad JV, the Operating Lease WFOE and any other Subsidiary of the Company
organized under the laws of the PRC and approved by the Collateral
Agent.
“Trust Documents” means the
agreements listed in Schedule IV attached hereto.
“Undertaking Agreement” means
the NCN Parties Undertaking Agreement dated as of January 31, 2008, among the
Company, NCN Group, NCN Media, Cityhorizon, Cityhorizon BVI, Crown Eagle,
Linkrich and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and
the Investors.
“US” means the United States of
America.
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“WFOE” means wholly foreign
owned enterprise.”
(b) Section
1 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by amending and
restating the definitions of “Group Companies”, “Offshore
Security Documents”, “Onshore Documents”, “Security Documents”, “Shareholder
Loan” and “Transaction Documents” as follows:
““Group Companies” means the
Company, its Subsidiaries and the PRC Operating Companies.
“Offshore Security Documents”
means the security documents listed in Exhibit E attached hereto and all other
mortgages, security agreements, documents, instruments and other materials,
entered into from time to time, necessary to create or perfect any Lien upon the
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Investors.
“Onshore Security Documents”
means the security documents listed in Exhibit F attached hereto and all other
mortgages, security agreements, documents, instruments and other materials,
entered into from time to time, necessary to create or perfect any Lien upon the
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Investors.
“Security Documents” means the
Network Security Documents, the Offshore Security Documents, the Onshore
Security Documents, the Crown Eagle Shareholder Loan Documents and all other
mortgages, security agreements, documents, instruments and other materials,
entered into from time to time, necessary to create or perfect any Lien upon the
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“Shareholder Loans” means the
Crown Eagle Shareholder Loans and any other loans approved by the Collateral
Agent and made from time to time by each of Cityhorizon BVI, Cityhorizon, Crown
Eagle, Linkrich or any other Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, to
the Company’s PRC Subsidiaries.
“Transaction
Documents” means the Purchase Agreement (including the updated
Disclosure Schedules), the Securities, the NCN Group Note, the Undertaking
Agreement, the Security Documents, the Restructuring Documents, the Investor
Rights Agreement, the Bloompoint Lock-up Agreement, the Management Lock-Up
Agreement, the Non-Competition Agreements, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Bloompoint Waiver and all other agreements, instruments and documents
delivered from time to time in connection herewith and therewith as any or all
of the foregoing may be supplemented or amended from time to time.”
(c) Section
1 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby further amended by deleting the
definitions of “Acquisition” and “Joinder to the Purchase Agreement” in their
entirety.
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3.
Amendments
to the Representations and Warranties of the Company and Quo
(a) Section
6 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following at the end
of the first sentence in subsection (6)(d)(i):
“;
provided, however, that as of the Third Closing 71,546,608 shares of Common
Stock are issued and outstanding”
(b) Section
6 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating
subsection 6(k) as follows:
“(k) Security
Interests
(i) Each
Network Security Document creates valid and enforceable security interests in
favour of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the
Investors, subject to no other prior or pari passu Liens, in all the collateral
specified therein, including without limitation, the NCN Group Note and all
rights of the Company under the other Security Documents, which security
interests will secure the repayment of the Notes issued hereunder and the other
obligations purported to be secured thereby.
(ii) Each
Security Document other than the Network Security Documents and the Crown Eagle
Shareholder Loan Documents creates valid and enforceable security interests in
favour of the Company, subject to no other prior or pari passu Liens, in all the
collateral specified therein, which security interests secure the repayment of
the NCN Group Note and the other obligations purported to be secured
thereby.”
(iii) When
executed and delivered, the Crown Eagle Shareholder Loan Documents will create
valid and enforceable security interests in favour of Crown Eagle subject to no
other prior or pari passu Liens, in all the collateral specified therein, which
security interest secures the repayment of the relevant Crown Eagle Shareholder
Loan and the other obligations purported to be secured thereby.
(c) Section
6 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the
first sentence in subsection 6(q) as follows:
“Except
as set forth in Schedule 6(q) of the Disclosure Schedule, all tax returns
required to be filed by each of the Group Companies have been filed (taking into
account all extensions of due dates), and all such returns are true, complete
and correct.”
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4.
Amendments
to the Covenants of the Company and Quo
Section 7
of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by adding immediately after
sub-section 7(aa) the following:
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“(bb)
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The Company shall immediately cause NCN Group to deposit US$32,000,000 of the Third Note Purchase Price into bank account No. 263-693-500288-111 (Swift Code: XXXXXX0X) owned by NCN Group in Cathay Bank Hong-Kong Branch (the “Escrow Account”) and cause the Escrow Account to be continuously subject to the Fixed Charge over Bank Account referred to in Exhibit E annexed hereto. The Company shall submit to the Collateral Agent for approval a written application for every drawdown from the Escrow Account, which application shall detail the proposed use of such drawdown amount, the estimated timeline for such usage, the cash flow channel utilized with respect thereto and include such other information with respect thereto requested by the Collateral Agent (each, a “Drawdown Notice”). The Company may withdraw amounts from the Escrow Account only with the express written consent of the Collateral Agent and shall only use the proceeds of any such withdrawal in accordance with the description thereof set out in the relevant Drawdown Notice; it being understood that, if the amounts withdrawn are not promptly applied in accordance with such Drawdown Notice and the Transaction Documents, the Company shall immediately provide written notice to the Collateral Agent of such event and, unless otherwise agreed by the Collateral Agent, redeposit any such amount in the Escrow Account or, as the case maybe, a new PRC escrow account satisfactory to the Collateral Agent whereby the written approval of a designee of the Collateral Agent is required, in a manner satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, for any withdraw of funds from such PRC escrow account. | |
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(cc)
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Within
30 days after the Third Closing or such later date as agreed to by the
Collateral Agent, the Company and Quo shall take all necessary action in
accordance with Applicable Law to establish a joint venture between
Linkrich and Quo in the PRC, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Collateral Agent (the “Ad
JV”). Linkrich and Quo shall initially hold 51% and 49%,
respectively, of the equity interests of the Ad JV and the Company and Quo
agree to take all necessary actions in accordance with Applicable Law to
increase Linkrich’s equity holding in the Ad JV to at least 90%, in such
case in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. Upon written
notice by the Collateral Agent or Majority Holders to the Company, the
Company shall promptly replace any of the Designated Holders of Quo with a
nominee chosen by the Collateral Agent or Majority Holders at any time
after the Third Closing, such that the Investors control at least 90% of
the equity interest of Quo; it being understood that the price for such
transfer of equity interest in Quo shall be nominal as to the
Investors.
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(dd)
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Within
30 days of the Third Closing or such later date as agreed to by the
Collateral Agent, the Company shall cause NCN Media, through its wholly
owned subsidiary Crown Eagle, to establish a new WFOE in accordance with
Applicable Law, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent
(the “Operating Lease
WFOE”). The Company and its Subsidiaries will cause the
Operating Lease WFOE to purchase all the LED panels and, unless otherwise
agreed by the Collateral Agent, all other LED
panels of any nature purchased by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, and all such
purchases shall be on terms and conditions in form and substance
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. For each Crown Eagle
Shareholder Loan, the Company shall cause Crown Eagle and the Operating
Lease WFOE to execute and deliver to the Company and the Collateral Agent
a set of Crown Eagle Shareholder Loan Documents with respect thereto in
form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral
Agent.
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(ee)
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The
Company represents, warrants and covenants that all amounts invested
(through a Shareholder Loan or otherwise) in any PRC Subsidiary, PRC
Operating Company or otherwise into the PRC, including any direct or
indirect proceeds of the Notes, will be in compliance with all Applicable
Laws except for de minimus violations that are curable and are cured
promptly. The Company represents, warrants and covenants that
all such investments will be made into any PRC
Subsidiary by their respective offshore direct holding company in the form
of a Shareholder Loan in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral
Agent, except to the extent otherwise agreed by the Collateral
Agent.
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(ff)
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The
Company shall cause Lianhe to maintain its status as a Chinese hi-tech
WFOE under Applicable Laws and shall cause any revenues generated by the
PRC Operating Companies to be transferred to Lianhe or another PRC
Subsidiary of the Company in accordance with the Structure Agreements or
as otherwise agreed by the Collateral
Agent.
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(gg)
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Concurrently
with the establishment of the Ad JV and the Operating Lease WFOE,
respectively, the Company shall cause each of Linkrich and Crown Eagle to
enter into the share pledge agreements listed in Schedule VI attached
hereto, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and
pledge not less than 66% of the equity of the Ad JV and the Operating
Lease WFOE to secure the NCN Group Note and the other obligations set
forth therein. The Company shall further cause each of
Linkrich, Crown Eagle, the Ad JV and the Operating Lease WFOE to obtain
approvals from, and complete filing procedures with relevant Governmental
Authorities in respect of the aforementioned share pledge agreements
within sixty (60) days after the Third Closing Date or such later date
agreed to by the Collateral Agent. The Company shall, as
required by the Collateral Agent, cause the Ad JV and the Operating Lease
WFOE to enter into similar Structure Agreements with the PRC Operating
Companies, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;
provided
that, except as otherwise agreed by the Collateral Agent, the
Company shall simultaneously cause any existing Structure Agreements
entered into by Lianhe with the PRC Operating Companies to be terminated
such that at any given time the PRC Operating Companies shall have entered
into valid and effective Structure Agreements with only one of Lianhe, the
Ad JV or the Operating Lease WFOE.
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(ii)
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Within
thirty (30) days after the Third Closing or such later date agreed to by
the Collateral Agent, the Company shall cause Cityhorizon BVI and Lianhe,
respectively, to obtain approvals from, and complete filing procedures
with, relevant Governmental Authorities in respect of the security
provided by the Security Documents.
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(jj)
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As
soon as practicable after the Third Closing but, in any event, no later
than December 31, 2008, the Company shall cause Cityhorizon BVI to be
liquidated with and into Citihorizon HK and, in connection with such
liquidation, shall cause Citihorizon HK and its other Subsidiaries to
enter into Security Documents requested by the Collateral
Agent.
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(kk)
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Upon
written notice by the Collateral Agent or Majority Holders to the Company,
the Company shall promptly replace certain shareholders of Bona and Botong
with a nominee chosen by the Collateral Agent or Majority Holders such
that the Investors control at least 51% of the equity interest of each of
Bona and Botong; it being understood that the price for such transfer of
equity interest in Bona and Botong shall be nominal as to the
Investors.
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(ll)
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The
Company shall, and shall cause each of the Group Companies to, comply with
all applicable tax laws at all times and in all respects, including, but
not limited to, the due and timely filing of all tax
returns.
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b
(mm)
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b
In
the event the Company intends to form or acquire any additional
Subsidiaries after the Third Closing, the Company shall, prior to such
formation or acquisition, notify the Collateral Agent and the Investors
thereof, and provide to the Collateral Agent and the Investors such
formation or acquisition documents for approval by the Collateral Agent.
In the event that the Collateral Agent and Majority Holders provide
consent to such formation or acquisition, the Company may form or acquire
such additional Subsidiaries and shall cause such Subsidiaries to
concurrently execute and become a party to any and all Security Documents
and other Transaction Documents required by the Collateral Agent and
Majority Holders. The Company agrees to provide such evidence
as the Collateral Agent or Majority Investors shall request as to the
perfection and priority status of each of the security interests and Liens
created by such Security Documents and any other Security
Documents.
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(nn)
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The
Company shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to take such actions as are
necessary or as the Collateral Agent or the Majority Holders may request
from time to time (including the execution and delivery of joinders and/or
guaranties to this Agreement and any other applicable Security Documents,
Transaction Documents, deposit account control agreements and other
documents, the filing or recording of any of the foregoing, and the
delivery of stock certificates and other collateral with respect to which
perfection is obtained by possession) to ensure that the obligations of
the Company and its Subsidiaries hereunder and under the other Transaction
Documents are secured by substantially all of the assets, equity
securities and personal property of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(whether now existing or promptly upon the acquisition or creation thereof
after the date hereof) and to give effect to the other provisions of this
Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents.
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(oo)
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The
Company acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contrary
provided in any Warrant, if any of the Notes have not been paid in full on
or prior to June 30, 2011, the Warrants shall continue in full force and
effect until such time as the Notes have been paid in full. If
requested by any Investor, the Company shall issue replacement warrants
for the Warrants of such Investor issued in connection with the First
Closing and the Second Closing adding at the end of Section 14 thereof the
following: “; provided, however, if any of the Notes have not been paid in
full on or prior to June 30, 2011, this Warrant shall continue in full
force and effect until such time as the Notes have been paid in
full”.
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5.
Amendments
to Conditions Precedent to the Third Closing
Section 9(c) of the
Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
“(c) The
Investors’ obligation to purchase the Third Note under this Agreement at the
Third Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of the following
conditions on or prior to the Third Closing:
(i)
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All
the representations and warranties of each of the Group Companies shall be
true and correct as of the Closing Date. Each of the Group
Companies shall have performed, satisfied and complied with, as of the
Closing Date and to the Investors’ satisfaction, all covenants, agreements
and conditions required by the Transaction Documents, as applicable to
each of the Group Companies.
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(ii)
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The
Company shall provide to the Investors evidence to the
satisfaction of the Investors that the procedure contemplated by sections
47A-48 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the
“Whitewash
Procedure”) has been completed by each of Company’s Subsidiaries
organized under HK law in relation to any relevant Transaction
Document.
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(iii)
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No
injunction, restraining order or order of any nature by a Governmental
Authority shall have been issued as of the Closing Date that could prevent
or interfere with the consummation of the transactions contemplated under
the Transaction Documents to be entered into at the Third Closing; and no
stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of
any of the Securities in any jurisdiction shall have been issued and no
Proceeding for that purpose shall have been commenced or be pending or
threatened as of the Closing Date.
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(iv)
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No
action shall have been taken and no Applicable Law shall have been
enacted, adopted or issued that could, as of the Closing Date, reasonably
be expected to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated
under the Transaction Documents. No Proceeding shall be pending
or threatened other than Proceedings that if adversely determined could
not, individually or in the aggregate, adversely affect the issuance or
marketability of the Securities.
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(v)
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The
Company shall have obtained any and all approvals, consents and waivers
necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents, including, but not limited to, all Permits,
authorizations, approvals or consents of any Governmental
Authority.
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(vi)
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The
Company shall have received due and proper waivers, or shall have entered
into amendments or agreements effecting such waivers, by the security
holder, creditor or anyone who holds similar rights in the Company (other
than the holders of the Securities), of any restrictions with respect to
the issuance or sale of the Securities or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents, or any
provisions that would materially and adversely affect the interests of the
holders of the Securities or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation
any right of first refusal or right to be consulted or to make a
comparable offer with respect to the Securities, held by any such security
holder, creditor or holder of similar
rights.
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(vii)
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The
Investors shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate dated as
of the Closing Date, signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company
on behalf of the Group Companies to the effect that (a) the
representations and warranties set forth in the Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents are true and correct with the same force and effect
as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Date, (b) each of the
Group Companies has complied with all agreements and satisfied all
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior
to the Closing Date in the Transaction Documents, (c) at the Closing Date,
since the date hereof or since the date of the most recent financial
statements in the SEC Reports, no event or events have occurred, no
information has become known nor does any condition exist that could,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Group Companies, (d) since the date of the most recent financial
statements in the SEC Reports, none of the Group Companies has incurred
any liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary
course of business, or entered into any other transactions not in the
ordinary course of business, and there has not been any change in the
Capital Stock or long-term indebtedness of any of the Group Companies, and
(e) the sale of any of the Notes or Warrants has not been enjoined
(temporarily or permanently) and (f) the Cityhorizon BVI Acquisition and
the Linkrich Acquisition have
occurred.
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(viii)
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The
respective board of directors (or its equivalent) of the Group Companies
shall have approved and authorized by all necessary corporate or other
action, as applicable, (i) the execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents to which they are a party, (ii) all actions to be performed or
satisfied under the Transaction Documents to which they are a party, (iii)
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents to which they are a party, and (iv) all other actions necessary
in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents and the offering of the Notes and the issuance of the Warrants,
and shall have provided the Investors with a copy of such
authorizations.
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(ix)
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The
consummation of the Cityhorizon BVI Acquisition and the Linkrich
Acquisition and the termination of the Trust Documents with the Designated
Holders in accordance with Applicable Laws and to the satisfaction of the
Investors.
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(x)
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Lianhe
submitted application to the relevant Governmental Authority in the PRC to
amend its business scope and adjust its total investment and registered
capital, and Lianhe shall enter into the Structure Agreements with the PRC
Operating Companies.
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(xi)
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NCN
Group shall issue the NCN Group Note and the Company, NCN Group, NCN
Media, Cityhorizon, Cityhorizon BVI, Linkrich and Crown Eagle shall
execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a fully executed original (or
clearly legible facsimile copy) of the Undertaking
Agreement.
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(xii)
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The
Offshore Security Documents and the Onshore Security Documents shall have
been executed and delivered by the parties thereto and the Collateral
Agent shall have received a fully executed original (or clearly legible
facsimile copy) of the Offshore Security Documents and the Onshore
Security Documents. The security provided by the Offshore
Security Documents shall have been perfected, charged, approved,
registered with relevant filing agents or Government Authorities, as
applicable.
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(xiii)
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The
Collateral Agent and the Investors and their counsel shall be satisfied
that (i) the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the
Investors, in the collateral described in the Network Security Documents
is a first priority Lien; (ii) no Lien exists on any of the collateral
described therein other than the Lien created in favor of the Collateral
Agent, for the benefit of the Investors, (iii) the Liens granted to the
Company in the collateral described in the other Security Documents is a
first priority Lien, and (iv) no Lien exists on any of the collateral
described therein other than the Lien created in favor of the
Company.
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(xiv)
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The
Collateral Agent and the Investors shall have received copies of all
documents executed and delivered under or in connection with the
transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents that are required
to be executed and delivered at or prior to the Third Closing Date and
shall have received updated Disclosure Schedules to the extent
circumstances have changed since the Second Closing in form and substance
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the
Investors.
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(xv)
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Neither
the Company nor any other party to any of the Transaction Documents shall
be in breach or default under their respective obligations
thereunder.
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(xvi)
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The
Collateral Agent and the Investors shall have received at the Third
Closing, the opinions of BVI counsel, US counsel, HK counsel, and PRC
Counsel, in each case, dated the Third Closing Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the
Investors;
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(xvii)
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The
Collateral Agent and the Investors shall have approved a fund flow chart
setting forth how the proceeds from the issue of the Notes shall be
transferred to the PRC Operating Companies and converted into
RMB.
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(xviii)
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The
Collateral Agent and the Investors shall have received certified copies of
searches of all applicable registers of security interests applicable to
the Group Companies, such searches to be satisfactory to the
Investors.
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(xix)
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All
the conditions specified in Section 9(b) above shall have been fulfilled,
satisfied or remain satisfied for the Third Closing, unless waived in
writing by the Investors.”
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6. Substitution
of Exhibits
Exhibits
A, E and F of the Purchase Agreement are hereby amended by deleting said
Exhibits in their entirety and substituting in place thereof the new exhibits
attached hereto as Annex A to this Amendment.
7. Addition
of Exhibits
The
Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by adding Exhibits K-1, K-2 and K-3
attached hereto as Annex B.
8. Substitution
of Schedules
All of
the Disclosure Schedules of the Purchase
Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as attached hereto
as Annex C to this Amendment.
9. Addition
of Schedules
The
Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by adding Schedules IV, V and VI thereto
attached hereto as Annex D.
Section
B. Representations
and Warranties
1. In order to induce Investors to enter
into this First Amendment, the Company, Quo and each of the other Group
Companies that is a party hereto represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent
and the Investors that the following statements are true, correct and
complete:
(a) each
of the Company and Quo has all requisite corporate or other organizational power
and authority to enter into this First Amendment and to carry out the
transactions contemplated by, and perform its obligations under, the Purchase
Agreement as amended by this First Amendment (the “Amended
Agreement”);
(b) the
execution and delivery of this First Amendment and the performance of the
Amended Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
the part of the Company and Quo;
(c) the
execution and delivery by the Company and Quo of this First Amendment and the
performance by the Company and Quo of the Amended Agreement do not (i) conflict
with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (ii)
constitute a default under, (iii) except as created pursuant to the Security
Documents, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the Company’s and its
Subsidiaries capital stock or assets pursuant to, (iv) give any third party the
right to accelerate any obligation under, (v) result in a violation of, or (vi)
require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or
notice to any Governmental Authority pursuant to, (A) the Charter Documents or
By-Laws of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Quo, or (B) any Law to which the
Company and its Subsidiaries and Quo are subject, or (C) any agreement,
instrument, contract, order, judgment or decree to which each of the Company or
its Subsidiaries or Quo is a party;
(d) Except
as specifically provided by the Transaction Documents, no registration with or
consent or approval of, or other action by, any Governmental Authority is
required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company and Quo of
this First Amendment and the performance by the Company and Quo of the Amended
Agreement, except for those which if not made, obtained or taken could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
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(e) this
First Amendment and the Amended Agreement constitute, legal, valid and binding
obligations of each of the Company and Quo, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws of general applicability affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights and subject to general equitable principles which may limit the right to
obtain equitable remedies;
(f) the
representations and warranties contained in Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement
are and true, correct and complete in all material respects on and as of the
date hereof and the Third Closing to the same extent as though made on and as of
such dates, except to the extent such representations and warranties
specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true, correct
and complete in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;
and
(g) no
event has occurred and is continuing or will result from the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this First Amendment that would constitute a
Default or an Event of Default.
Section
C. Conditons
to Effectiveness
1. This
First Amendment shall be a Transaction Document and become effective only upon
the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (the “Closing
Conditions”):
(a) The
Collateral Agent and the Investors shall have received on or prior to the Third
Closing this First Amendment, duly executed and delivered by all
Parties.
Section
D. Miscellaneous
1. Reference
to and Effect on the Purchase Agreement and the SecurityDocuments
(a) On
and after the effective date of this First Amendment, each reference in the
Purchase Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words
of like import referring to the Purchase Agreement and each reference in the
Security Documents to the “Purchase Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words
of like import referring to the Purchase Agreement shall mean and be a reference
to the Purchase Agreement as amended hereby.
(b) Except
as specifically amended by this First Amendment, the Purchase Agreement and the
Security Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified
and confirmed.
(c) The
execution, delivery and performance of this First Amendment shall not, except as
expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate
as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Investor under the Purchase
Agreement or any Security Document.
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2. Headings
Section
and subsection headings in this First Amendment are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this First
Amendment for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
3. Applicable
Law
THIS
FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTION
5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD
TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
4. Consent
to Jurisdiction and Service of Process
ALL
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST THE PARTIES HERETO ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS FIRST AMENDMENT, OR ANY OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, MAY BE BROUGHT
IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND
CITY OF NEW YORK.
5. Waiver
of Jury Trial
THE
PARTIES HERETO HEREBY AGREE TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF
ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS FIRST
AMENDMENT. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL
ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT
RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW
AND STATUTORY CLAIMS.
6. Counterparts
This
First Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and
delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from
multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all
signature pages are physically attached to the same document.
(Signature
Pages Follow)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Parties hereto have executed this First Amendment on the day and year first
before written.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
Title:
CEO and Director
SHANGHAI
QUO ADVERTISING COMPANY LIMITED
By:
/s/ Xxxx
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Legal Representative
/s/ Xxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxx
/s/ Qinxiu
Zhang
Qinxiu
Zhang
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INVESTORS:
SCULPTOR
FINANCE (MD) IRELAND LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Director
SCULPTOR
FINANCE (AS) IRELAND LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Director
SCULPTOR
FINANCE (SI) IRELAND LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Director
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OZ MASTER
FUND, LTD.
By: OZ
Management LP, its Investment Manager
By:
Och-Ziff Holding Corporation, its General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxx
Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx
Xxxxx
Title: CFO
OZ ASIA
MASTER FUND, LTD.
By: OZ
Management LP, its Investment Manager
By:
Och-Ziff Holding Corporation, its General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxx
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:
CFO
OZ GLOBAL
SPECIAL INVESTMENTS MASTER FUND, L.P.
By: OZ Advisors II LP,
its General Partner
By: Och-Ziff Holding
LLC, its General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxx
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:
CFO
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