SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT by and between Renovation Investment (Hong Kong) Co., Limited (“Renovation”) and the Shareholders of Renovation, on the one hand; and Kerrisdale Mining Corporation (“Kerrisdale”), a Nevada corporation, on the other hand...
by
and between
Renovation
Investment (Hong Kong) Co., Limited (“Renovation”)
and
the
Shareholders of Renovation,
on the one hand;
and
Kerrisdale
Mining Corporation (“Kerrisdale”),
a
Nevada corporation,
on
the other hand
September
__, 2009
This
Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of September __, 2009 (this “Agreement”), is made
and entered into by and between Renovation Investment (Hong Kong) Co., Limited,
a Hong Kong company (“Renovation”), and the
shareholders of Renovation (“Renovation
Shareholders”) listed on the Signature Page for Renovation Shareholders
that is attached hereto, on the one hand; and Kerrisdale Mining Corporation, a
Nevada corporation (“Kerrisdale”) that is
attached hereto, on the other hand.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
on September __, 2009, the Board of Directors of Kerrisdale adopted resolutions
approving Kerrisdale’s acquisition of the equity interests of Renovation held by
the Renovation Stockholders (the “Acquisition”) by
means of a share exchange with the Renovation Shareholders, upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the Renovation Shareholders own all of the equity interest (in shares of capital
stock or otherwise) of Renovation (the “Renovation Equity
Interest”);
WHEREAS,
upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Renovation
will become a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary of Kerrisdale; and
WHEREAS,
it is intended that the terms and conditions of this Agreement comply in all
respects with Section 368(a)(1)(B) and/or Section 351 of the Code and the
regulations corresponding thereto, so that the Acquisition shall qualify as a
tax free reorganization under the Code, and that this share exchange transaction
shall qualify as a transaction in securities exempt from registration or
qualification under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and in effect on the
date of this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
THE
ACQUISITION
1.1 The Acquisition. Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, at the Closing (as hereinafter
defined) the parties shall do the following:
(a) The
Renovation Shareholders will each sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to
Kerrisdale certificates representing the Renovation Equity Interest held by each
Renovation Shareholder as set forth in Column II of Annex I hereto, which
in the aggregate shall constitute 100% of the issued and outstanding equity
interests of Renovation, accompanied by a properly executed and authenticated
stock power, instrument of transfer or other instrument of like
tenor.
(b) As
consideration in exchange for the acquisition of the Renovation Equity
Interests, Kerrisdale will issue to each Renovation Shareholder or their
designees, in exchange for such Renovation Shareholder’s portion of the
Renovation Equity Interests, a total of 15,800,000 shares of Kerrisdale’s common
stock (collectively, the “Kerrisdale
Shares”). The Kerrisdale Shares issued shall equal
approximately 79% of the outstanding shares of Kerrisdale’s common stock at the
time of Closing.
1.2 Closing Date. The
closing of the Acquisition (the “Closing”) shall take
place as soon as practicable upon signing of this Agreement, and on or prior to
September __, 2009, or on such other date as may be mutually agreed upon in
writing by the parties. Such date is referred to herein as the
“Closing Date.”
1.3 Taking of Necessary Action;
Further Action. If, at any time after the Closing, any further action is
necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the
Renovation Shareholders, Renovation, and/or Kerrisdale (as applicable) will take
all such lawful and necessary action.
1.4 Certain Definitions.
The following capitalized terms as used in this Agreement shall have the
respective definitions:
“Affiliate” means any
Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls
or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are
used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Contract” means any
contract, lease, license, indenture, note, bond, agreement, permit, concession,
franchise or other instrument.
“FINRA” means
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
“Knowledge” means the
actual knowledge of the officers, directors or advisors of the referenced
party.
“Liens” means a lien,
charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right
or other restriction.
“Material Adverse
Effect” means a adverse effect on either referenced party or the combined
entity resulting from the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement, or on the financial condition, results of operations or business,
before or after the consummation of the transaction contemplated in this
Agreement, which as a whole is or would be considered material to an investor in
the referenced party.
“Non-U.S. Person”
means any person who is not a U.S. Person or is deemed not to be a U.S. Person
under Rule 902(k)(2).
“Person” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, business
association, organization, governmental authority or other entity.
“Restricted Period”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b)(vi).
“Securities Act” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Subsidiary” means any
entity, whether or not capitalized, in which the referenced party, owns,
directly or indirectly, an equity interest of more than fifty percent
(50%).
“Tax Returns” means
all federal, state, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements
and reports relating to Taxes.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means any and
all applicable central, federal, provincial, state, local, municipal and foreign
taxes, including, without limitation, gross receipts, income, profits, sales,
use, occupation, value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding,
payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes, assessments,
governmental charges and duties together with all interest, penalties and
additions imposed with respect to any such amounts and any obligations under any
agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to any such
amounts and including any liability of a predecessor entity for any such
amounts.
“Trading Day” means a
day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Trading Market” means
the following markets or exchanges on which Kerrisdale’s common stock is listed
or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE Amex Exchange, the
Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select
Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.
“Transaction” means
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the share
exchange.
“United States” means
and includes the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any
State of the United States, and the District of Columbia.
“U.S. Person” as defined in
Regulation S means: (i) a natural person resident in the United States; (ii) any
partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the
United States; (iii) any estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S.
Person; (iv) any trust of which any trustee is a U.S. Person; (v) any agency or
branch of a foreign entity located in the United States; (vi) any
nondiscretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held
by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. Person;
(vii) any discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or
trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated and (if an
individual) resident in the United States; and (viii) a corporation or
partnership organized under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction and formed by a
U.S. Person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not
registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated,
owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities
Act) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts).
1.5 Tax
Consequences. It is intended that the terms and conditions of
this Agreement comply in all respects with Section 368(a)(1)(B) and/or Section
351 of the Code and the regulations corresponding thereto, so that the
Acquisition shall qualify as a tax-free reorganization under the
Code.
ARTICLE
2
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF RENOVATION
Except as
otherwise disclosed herein or in a disclosure schedule attached hereto,
Renovation hereby represents and warrants to Kerrisdale as of the date hereof
and as of the Closing Date (unless otherwise indicated) as follows:
2.1 Organization.
Renovation has been duly incorporated, validly exists as a corporation, and is
in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and has
the requisite power to carry on its business as now conducted. Set
forth on Schedule
2.1 of the disclosure schedules hereto is a list of those jurisdictions
in which Renovation presently conducts its business, owns, holds and operates
its properties and assets.
2.2 Capitalization. The
authorized capital stock of Renovation consists of 10,000 ordinary shares, HK
$1.00 par value per share, of which at the Closing, no more than 10,000 shares
shall be issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of Renovation, as of the Closing, are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive
rights. There are no voting trusts or any other agreements or
understandings with respect to the voting of Renovation’s capital
stock. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, no other class
of capital stock or other security of Renovation is authorized, issued, reserved
for issuance or outstanding. There are no authorized or outstanding
options, warrants, equity securities, calls, rights, commitments or agreements
of any character by which Renovation or any of the Renovation Shareholders is
obligated to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold,
any shares of capital stock or other securities of Renovation. There
are no outstanding contractual obligations (contingent or otherwise) of
Renovation to retire, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding
shares of capital stock of, or other ownership interests in,
Renovation.
2.3 Subsidiaries. As of
the Closing, Renovation has no direct or indirect Subsidiary, except as
disclosed in Schedule
2.3 of the disclosure schedules hereto (collectively the “Renovation
Subsidiaries,” and each a “Renovation
Subsidiary”). Each Renovation Subsidiary is an entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
respective jurisdiction of formation and has the requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. Renovation owns all of the shares of each Renovation
Subsidiary, and there are no outstanding options, warrants, subscriptions,
conversion rights or other rights, agreements or commitments obligating any
Renovation Subsidiary to issue any additional shares of common stock or ordinary
stock, as the case may be, of such Subsidiary, or any other securities
convertible into, exchangeable for or evidence the right to subscribe for or
acquire from any Renovation Subsidiary any shares of such
Subsidiary.
2.4 Certain Corporate
Matters. Renovation is duly qualified to do business as a corporation and
is in good standing under the laws of Hong Kong, and except as disclosed in
Schedule 2.4 of
the disclosure schedules hereto, in each other jurisdiction in which the
ownership of its property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so
qualified, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on Renovation’s financial condition, results of operations or
business. Renovation has full corporate power and authority and all
authorizations, licenses and permits necessary to carry on the business in which
it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by
it.
2.5 Authority Relative to this
Agreement. Renovation has the requisite power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to carry out its respective obligations
hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Renovation have
been duly authorized by Renovation’s Board of Directors and except as disclosed
in Schedule 2.5
of the disclosure schedules hereto, no other actions on the part of Renovation
are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
Renovation and constitutes a valid and binding agreement, enforceable against
Renovation in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of
equity.
2.6 Consents and Approvals; No
Violations. Except for applicable requirements of federal
securities laws and state securities or blue-sky laws, and except as disclosed
in Schedule 2.6
of the disclosure schedules hereto, no filing with, and no permit,
authorization, consent or approval of, any third party, public body or authority
is necessary for the consummation by Renovation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Renovation nor the consummation by Renovation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, nor compliance by them with any of the provisions hereof,
will (a) conflict with or result in any breach of any provisions of the charter
or bylaws (or operating agreement) of Renovation or any Renovation Subsidiary,
(b) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due
notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration) under, any of the terms, conditions
or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, Contract,
agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Renovation or any
Renovation Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their respective properties
or assets may be bound or (c) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree,
statute, rule or regulation applicable to Renovation or any Renovation
Subsidiary, or any of its properties or assets, except in the case of clauses
(b) and (c) for violations, breaches or defaults which are not in the aggregate
material to Renovation taken as a whole.
2.7 Books and Records.
The books and records of Renovation delivered to Kerrisdale prior to the Closing
fully and fairly reflect the transactions to which Renovation is a party or by
which it or its properties are bound, and except as disclosed in Schedule 2.7 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, there shall be no material difference between the
unaudited combined financial statements of Renovation given to Kerrisdale and
the actual reviewed US GAAP results of Renovation for the six-month period ended
June 30, 2009.
2.8 Intellectual
Property. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.8 of the disclosure schedules
hereto, Renovation has no knowledge of any claim that, or inquiry as to whether,
any product, activity or operation of Renovation infringes upon or involves, or
has resulted in the infringement of, any trademarks, trade-names, service marks,
patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights of any other person, corporation
or other entity; and no proceedings have been instituted, are pending or are
threatened.
2.9 Litigation. Except as
disclosed in Schedule
2.9 of the disclosure schedules hereto, there is no action, suit,
inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the
Knowledge of Renovation, threatened against or affecting Renovation or any of
its properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or
administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or
foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i)
adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or the Renovation Shares or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable
decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither Renovation nor any director or officer thereof, is or
has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or
liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of
fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the Knowledge of
Renovation, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the
Commission involving Renovation or any current or former director or officer of
Renovation.
2.10 Legal Compliance. To
the best Knowledge of Renovation, after due investigation, except as disclosed
in Schedule 2.10 of the disclosure schedules hereto, no claim has been filed
against Renovation or any of the Renovation Subsidiaries alleging a violation of
any applicable laws and regulations of foreign, federal, state and local
governments and all agencies thereof. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.10,
Renovation and each of the Renovation Subsidiaries holds all of the material
permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations of foreign, federal,
state or local governmental agencies required for the conduct of their
respective businesses as presently conducted.
2.11 Contracts. Except as
disclosed in Schedule
2.11 of the disclosure schedules hereto, there are no Contracts that are
material to the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or
otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the
Renovation. Renovation is not in violation of or in default under
(nor does there exist any condition which upon the passage of time or the giving
of notice would cause such a violation of or default under) any Contract to
which they are a party or by which they or any of their properties or assets are
bound, except for violations or defaults that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
2.12 Material Changes.
Since April 1, 2009, except as disclosed in Schedule 2.12 of the
disclosure schedules hereto: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or
development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, (ii) Renovation has not incurred any liabilities
(contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
(B) liabilities not required to be reflected in Renovation’s financial
statements pursuant to GAAP, (iii) Renovation has not altered its method of
accounting, (iv) Renovation has not declared or made any dividend or
distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased,
redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock, and (v) Renovation has not issued any equity securities to any officer,
director or Affiliate.
2.13 Labor
Relations. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.13 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, no material labor dispute exists or, to the
knowledge of Renovation and the Renovation Shareholders, is imminent with
respect to any of the employees of Renovation which could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of Renovation’s or
Renovation Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such
employee’s relationship with Renovation or such Renovation Subsidiary, and
neither Renovation nor any of the Renovation Subsidiaries is a party to a
collective bargaining agreement, and Renovation and the Renovation Subsidiaries
believe that their relationships with their employees are good. No
executive officer, to the knowledge of Renovation and the Renovation
Shareholders, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of
any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information
agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or
any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued
employment of each such executive officer does not subject Renovation or any of
the Renovation Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the
foregoing matters. Renovation and the Renovation Subsidiaries are in
compliance with all laws and regulations which they are subject to relating to
employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and
wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
2.14 Title to
Assets. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.14 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, Renovation and the Renovation Subsidiaries have
good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and
good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is
material to the business of Renovation and the Renovation Subsidiaries, in each
case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens that do not materially affect
the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by Renovation and the Renovation
Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of Taxes, the payment of which is neither
delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities
held under lease by Renovation and the Renovation Subsidiaries are held by them
under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which Renovation and the
Renovation Subsidiaries are in compliance.
2.15 Transactions with Affiliates
and Employees. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.15 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, none of the officers or directors of Renovation
and, to the knowledge of Renovation and the Renovation Shareholders, none of the
employees of Renovation is presently a party to any transaction with Renovation
or any Renovation Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and
directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for
the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of Renovation and the Renovation
Shareholders, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee
has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in
each case in excess of $120,000, other than for: (i) payment of salary or
consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred
on behalf of Renovation and (iii) other employee benefits.
2.16 Certain
Fees. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.16 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or
will be payable by Renovation to any broker, financial advisor or consultant,
finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.17 Registration
Rights. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.17 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, no Person has any right to cause (or any successor)
to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of
Renovation (or any successor).
2.18 Application of Takeover
Protections. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.18 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, Renovation has taken all necessary action, if any,
in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under Renovation’s certificate of
incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of
incorporation that is or could become applicable as a result of Renovation
fulfilling its obligations or exercising its rights under this
Agreement.
2.19 Tax
Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, and except as disclosed in Schedule 2.19 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, Renovation and each Renovation Subsidiary has filed
all necessary Tax Returns and has paid or accrued all Taxes shown as due
thereon, and Renovation has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been
asserted or threatened against Renovation or any Renovation
Subsidiary.
2.20 No General
Solicitation. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.20 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, neither Renovation nor any person acting on behalf
of Renovation has offered or sold securities in connection herewith by any form
of general solicitation or general advertising.
2.21 Foreign Corrupt
Practices. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.21 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, neither Renovation, nor to the knowledge of
Renovation and the Renovation Shareholders, any agent or other person acting on
behalf of Renovation , has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for
unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related
to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to
foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or
domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to
disclose fully any contribution made by Renovation (or made by any person acting
on its behalf of which Renovation is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv)
violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act of 1977, as amended.
2.22 Obligations of
Management. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.22 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, each officer and key employee of Renovation and its
Subsidiaries is currently devoting substantially all of his or her business time
to the conduct of business of Renovation and its
Subsidiaries. Neither Renovation nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware
that any officer or key employee of Renovation or any Renovation Subsidiary is
planning to work less than full time at Renovation or any Renovation Subsidiary,
as applicable, in the future. No officer or key employee is currently
working or, to Renovation’s or any Renovation Shareholder’s knowledge, plans to
work for a competitive enterprise, whether or not such officer or key employee
is or will be compensated by such enterprise.
2.23 Minute Books. Except
as disclosed in Schedule 2.23 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, the minute
books of Renovation and the Renovation Subsidiaries made available to Kerrisdale
contain a complete summary of all meetings and written consents in lieu of
meetings of directors and stockholders since the time of
incorporation.
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2.24 Employee
Benefits. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.24 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, neither Renovation nor any Renovation Subsidiary
has (nor for the two years preceding the date hereof has had) any plans which
are subject to ERISA. “ERISA” means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or any successor law and the
regulations and rules issued pursuant to that act or any successor
law.
2.25 Money Laundering
Laws. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.25 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, the operations of Renovation are and have been
conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping
and reporting requirements of the money laundering statutes of all U.S. and
non-U.S. jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or
similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by
any governmental body (collectively, the “Money Laundering
Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving Renovation
with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of
Renovation, threatened.
2.26 Disclosure. The
representations and warranties and statements of fact made by Renovation and its
Subsidiaries in this Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and
complete and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements and
information contained herein not false or misleading.
ARTICLE
3
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE RENOVATION SHAREHOLDERS
Except as
otherwise disclosed herein or in a disclosure schedule attached hereto, the
Renovation Shareholders each hereby represent and warrant to Kerrisdale as
follows:
3.1 Ownership of the Renovation
Equity Interest. Renovation Shareholders own, beneficially and
of record, good and marketable title to the amount of the Renovation Equity
Interest, free and clear of all security interests, liens, adverse claims,
encumbrances, equities, proxies, options or voting
agreements. Renovation Shareholders represent that they each have no
right or claims whatsoever to any equity interests of Renovation, other than the
Renovation Equity Interest and does not have any options, warrants or any other
instruments entitling him to exercise or purchase or convert into additional
equity interests of Renovation. At the Closing, the Renovation Shareholders will
convey to Kerrisdale good and marketable title to the Renovation Equity
Interest, free and clear of any security interests, liens, adverse claims,
encumbrances, equities, proxies, options, shareholders’ agreements or
restrictions.
3.2 Authority Relative to this
Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Renovation Shareholders and constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of such person, enforceable against such person in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or
by general principles of equity.
3.3 Purchase of Restricted
Securities for Investment. The Renovation Shareholders each acknowledge
that the Kerrisdale Shares will not be registered pursuant to the Securities Act
or any applicable state securities laws, that the Kerrisdale Shares will be
characterized as “restricted securities” under federal securities laws, and that
under such laws and applicable regulations the Kerrisdale Shares cannot be sold
or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an
exemption therefrom. In this regard, the Renovation Shareholder is
familiar with Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as currently in
effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the
Securities Act. Further, each Renovation Shareholder acknowledges and
agrees that:
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(a) Each
Renovation Shareholder is acquiring the Kerrisdale Shares for investment for
such Renovation Shareholder’s own account and not as a nominee or agent, and not
with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and each
Renovation Shareholder has no present intention of selling, granting any
participation in, or otherwise distributing the same. Each Renovation
Shareholder further represents that he, she or it does not have any Contract,
undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant
participation to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the
Kerrisdale Shares.
(b) Each
Renovation Shareholder understands that the Kerrisdale Shares are not registered
under the Securities Act on the ground that the sale and the issuance of
securities hereunder is exempt from registration under the Securities Act
pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof, and that Kerrisdale’s reliance on such
exemption is predicated on the each Shareholder’s representations set forth
herein.
3.4 Status of
Stockholder. Each of the Renovation Shareholders hereby makes the
representations and warranties in either paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section
3.4, as indicated on the Signature Page of Renovation Shareholders which is
attached and part of this Agreement:
(a) Accredited Investor Under
Regulation D. The Renovation Shareholder is an “Accredited Investor” as
that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act, an excerpt of which is included in the attached Annex II, and such
Renovation Shareholder is not acquiring its portion of the Kerrisdale Shares as
a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding
the Kerrisdale Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or
broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other
general solicitation or general advertisement.
(b) Non-U.S. Person Under
Regulation S. The Renovation Shareholder:
(i) is not a “U.S. person”
as defined by Rule 902 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act, was
not organized under the laws of any U.S. jurisdiction, and was not formed for
the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities
Act;
(ii) at the time of
Closing, the Renovation Shareholder was located outside the United
States;
(iii) no offer of the Kerrisdale
Shares was made to the Renovation Shareholder within the United
States;
(iv) the Renovation Shareholder is
either (a) acquiring the Kerrisdale Shares for its own account for investment
purposes and not with a view towards distribution, or (b) acting as agent for a
principal that has signed this Agreement or has delivered representations and
warranties substantially similar to this Section 3.4(b);
(v) all subsequent offers and
sales of the Kerrisdale Shares by the Renovation Shareholder will be made
outside the United States in compliance with Rule 903 of Rule 904 of Regulation
S, pursuant to registration of the Shares under the Securities Act, or pursuant
to an exemption from such registration; the Renovation Shareholder understands
the conditions of the exemption from registration afforded by section 4(l) of
the Securities Act and acknowledges that there can be no assurance that it will
be able to rely on such exemption.
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(vi) the Renovation Shareholder will
not resell the Kerrisdale Shares to U.S. Persons or within the United States
until after the end of the one (1) year period commencing on the date of Closing
(the “Restricted
Period”);
(vii) the Renovation Shareholder shall not
and hereby agrees not to enter into any short sales with respect to the common
stock of Kerrisdale at any time after the execution of this Agreement by the
Renovation Shareholder and prior to the expiration of the Restricted
Period;
(viii) the Renovation Shareholder understands that
the Kerrisdale Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific
provisions of federal and state securities laws and that the parties to this
Agreement are relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations,
warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understanding of the Renovation
Shareholder set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such
provisions. Accordingly, the Renovation Shareholder agrees to notify
Kerrisdale of any events which would cause the representations and warranties of
the Renovation Shareholder to be untrue or breached at any time after the
execution of this Agreement by such Renovation Shareholder and prior to the
expiration of the Restricted Period;
(ix) in the event of resale of
the Kerrisdale Shares to non-U.S. Persons outside of the U.S. during the
Restricted Period, the Renovation Shareholder shall provide a written
confirmation or other written notice to any distributor, dealer, or person
receiving a selling concession, fee, or other remuneration in respect of the
Shares stating that such purchaser is subject to the same restrictions on offers
and sales that apply to the undersigned, and shall require that any such
purchase shall provide such written confirmation or other notice upon resale
during the Restricted Period;
(x) the Renovation
Shareholder has not engaged, nor is it aware that any party has engaged, and it
will not engage or cause any third party to engage in any “directed selling”
efforts (as such term is defined in Regulation S) in the United States with
respect to the Kerrisdale Shares;
(xi) the Renovation Shareholder
is not a “distributor” as such term is defined in Regulation S, and it is not a
“dealer” as such term is defined in the Securities Act; and
(xii) the Renovation Shareholder has
not taken any action that would cause any of the parties to this Agreement to be
subject to any claim for commission or other or remuneration by any broker,
finder, or other person.
3.6 Compliance In Connection
With Shares Acquisition. Each Renovation Shareholder hereby
represents that it has satisfied fully observed of the laws of the jurisdiction
in which it is located or domiciled, in connection with the acquisition of the
Kerrisdale Shares or this Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements of the
Renovation Shareholder’s jurisdiction for the purchase and acquisition of the
Kerrisdale Shares, (ii) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such
purchase and acquisition, (iii) any governmental or other consents that may need
to be obtained, and (iv) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any,
which may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or transfer of
the Kerrisdale Shares; and further, each Renovation Shareholder agrees to
continue to comply with such laws as long as such shareholder shall hold the
Kerrisdale Shares.
3.7 Investment Risk. The
Renovation Shareholder is able to bear the economic risk of acquiring the
Kerrisdale Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including a complete
loss of such the Renovation Shareholder’s investment in the Kerrisdale
Shares.
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3.8 Restrictive Legends.
The Renovation Shareholder acknowledges that the certificate(s) representing the
Renovation Shareholder’s pro rata portion of the Kerrisdale Shares shall each
conspicuously set forth on the face or back thereof a legend in substantially
the following form, corresponding to the stockholder’s status as set forth in
Section 3.4 and the signature pages hereto:
REGULATION D
LEGEND:
“THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID
ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED.”
REGULATION S
LEGEND:
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (“SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED,
PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S
PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION;
HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE
CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.”
3.9 Disclosure. The
representations and warranties and statements of fact made by Renovation
Shareholders in this Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and
complete and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements and
information contained herein not false or misleading.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF KERRISDALE
Except as
otherwise disclosed herein or in a disclosure schedule attached hereto,
Kerrisdale hereby represents and warrants, to Renovation and the Renovation
Shareholders as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (unless otherwise
indicated), as follows:
4.1 Organization and
Qualification. Kerrisdale is an entity duly incorporated or
otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and
authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as currently conducted. Kerrisdale is not in violation nor default of
any of the provisions of its certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or
other organizational or charter documents (collectively the “Charter
Documents”). Kerrisdale is duly qualified to conduct business
and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by
it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and no proceeding has been
instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking
to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or
qualification. Kerrisdale has no direct or indirect
Subsidiary.
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4.2 Authorization;
Enforcement. Kerrisdale has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Kerrisdale and the consummation by
it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of Kerrisdale and no further action is required by
Kerrisdale, the Board of Directors or Kerrisdale’s stockholders in connection
therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals, as defined in
Section 4.4. This Agreement has been (or upon delivery will have
been) duly executed by Kerrisdale and, when delivered in accordance with the
terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of Kerrisdale
enforceable against Kerrisdale in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as
limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be
limited by applicable law.
4.3 No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by
Kerrisdale of this Agreement and the consummation by Kerrisdale of the other
transactions to which it is a party and as contemplated hereby do not and will
not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of Kerrisdale’s certificate or
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents,
(ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or
lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of
any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Kerrisdale, or give to others
any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or
without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt
or other instrument (evidencing a Kerrisdale debt or otherwise) or other
understanding to which Kerrisdale is a party or by which any property or asset
of Kerrisdale is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals,
as defined by Section 4.4, conflict with or result in a violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of
any court or governmental authority to which Kerrisdale is subject (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or
asset of Kerrisdale is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses
(ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
4.4 Filings, Consents and
Approvals. Kerrisdale is not required to obtain any consent,
waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or
registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other
governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by Kerrisdale of this Agreement, other than the filing
of a Current Report on Form 8-K and a Form D (if applicable) with the Commission
and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities
laws (collectively, the “Required
Approvals”).
4.5 Issuance of the Kerrisdale
Shares. The Kerrisdale Shares are duly authorized and, when
issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed on or
by Kerrisdale other than restrictions on transfer provided for in this
Agreement.
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4.6 Capitalization. The
capitalization of Kerrisdale is as set forth on Schedule 4.6 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, which Schedule 4.6 shall
also include the number of shares of Kerrisdale’s common stock owned
beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of Kerrisdale as of the date hereof,
if any. Other than as set forth in Schedule 4.6,
Kerrisdale has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed
periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of
first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to
participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. There
are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or
obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any
Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Kerrisdale’s common
stock, or Contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which
Kerrisdale is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Kerrisdale’s
common stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance of the
Kerrisdale Shares will not obligate Kerrisdale to issue shares of Kerrisdale’s
common stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Renovation
Shareholders) and will not result in a right of any holder of Kerrisdale
securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any
of such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
Kerrisdale are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in
compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such
outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar
rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval
or authorization of any stockholder or Kerrisdale’s board of directors is
required for the issuance of the Kerrisdale Shares. There are no
stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with
respect to Kerrisdale’s capital stock to which Kerrisdale is a party or, to the
Knowledge of Kerrisdale, between or among any of Kerrisdale’s
stockholders. “Common Stock
Equivalents” means any securities of Kerrisdale which would entitle the
holder thereof to acquire at any time Kerrisdale’s common stock, including,
without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or
other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive
Kerrisdale’s common stock.
4.7 SEC Reports; Financial
Statements. Kerrisdale has filed all reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by Kerrisdale under
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter
period as Kerrisdale was required by law or regulation to file such material)
(the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the
“SEC Reports”)
on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and
has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such
extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in
all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained
any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The financial statements of Kerrisdale included in the
SEC Reports (the “Financial
Statements”) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect
thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as may be otherwise specified
in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited
financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly
present in all material respects the financial position of Kerrisdale as of and
for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
4.8 Material Changes.
Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the
SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed
prior to the date hereof or in connection herewith: (i) there has been no event,
occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) Kerrisdale has not incurred any
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued
expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in Kerrisdale’s
financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the
Commission, (iii) Kerrisdale has not altered its method of accounting, (iv)
Kerrisdale has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or
other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements
to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) Kerrisdale has not
issued any equity securities to any officer, director or
Affiliate. Kerrisdale does not have pending before the Commission any
request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the
issuance of the Kerrisdale Shares contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth
on Schedule 4.8
of the disclosure schedules hereto, no event, liability or development has
occurred or exists with respect to Kerrisdale or its business, properties,
operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by
Kerrisdale under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is
made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1)
Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
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4.9 Litigation. There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the Knowledge of Kerrisdale, threatened against or affecting
Kerrisdale or any of its properties before or by any court, arbitrator,
governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state,
county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i)
adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or the Kerrisdale Shares or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable
decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither Kerrisdale nor any director or officer thereof, is or
has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or
liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of
fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the Knowledge of
Kerrisdale, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the
Commission involving Kerrisdale or any current or former director or officer of
Kerrisdale. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other
order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by
Kerrisdale under the Securities Act.
4.10 Labor
Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of
Kerrisdale, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of Kerrisdale which
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. None of Kerrisdale’s employees is a member of a union that
relates to such employee’s relationship with Kerrisdale, and Kerrisdale is not a
party to a collective bargaining agreement, and Kerrisdale believes that its
relationships with their employees are good. No executive officer, to
the Knowledge of Kerrisdale, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any
material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or
proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other
Contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party,
and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject
Kerrisdale to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing
matters. Kerrisdale is in compliance with all U.S. federal, state,
local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment
practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where
the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.11 Compliance. Kerrisdale:
(i) is not in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that
has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in
a default by Kerrisdale under), nor has Kerrisdale received notice of a claim
that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan
or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party
or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is not n violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any
statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business
and all such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as could not
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.12 Regulatory
Permits. Kerrisdale possesses all certificates, authorizations
and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign
regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business, except where the
failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”),
and Kerrisdale has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
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4.13 Title to
Assets. Kerrisdale has good and marketable title in all
personal property owned by it that is material to the business of, in each case
free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens that do not materially affect the
value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by Kerrisdale and Liens for the payment of
Taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to
penalties. Kerrisdale does not own any real property. Any
real property and facilities held under lease by Kerrisdale, if any is held by
Kerrisdale under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which Kerrisdale
is in compliance.
4.14 Patents and
Trademarks. Kerrisdale has, or has rights to use, all patents,
patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade
names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual
property rights and similar rights as described in the SEC Reports as necessary
or material for use in connection with their business and which the failure to
so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property
Rights”). Kerrisdale has not received a notice (written or
otherwise) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights used by Kerrisdale
violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the Knowledge
of Kerrisdale, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there
is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual
Property Rights. Kerrisdale has taken reasonable security measures to
protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual
properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.15 Transactions with Affiliates
and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of
the officers or directors of Kerrisdale and, to the Knowledge of Kerrisdale,
none of the employees of Kerrisdale is presently a party to any transaction with
Kerrisdale (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any Contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the Knowledge of Kerrisdale, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000,
other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered,
(ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of Kerrisdale and (iii) other
employee benefits.
4.16 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx; Internal
Accounting Controls. Kerrisdale is in material compliance with
all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as
of the Closing Date. Kerrisdale maintains a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain
asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
Kerrisdale has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for Kerrisdale and designed such
disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by Kerrisdale in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods
specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Kerrisdale’s
certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of Kerrisdale’s disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by Kerrisdale’s
most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the
“Evaluation
Date”). Kerrisdale presented in its most recently filed
periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying
officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based
on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation
Date, there have been no changes in Kerrisdale’s internal control over financial
reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Kerrisdale’s internal
control over financial reporting.
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4.17 Certain
Fees. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.17 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or
will be payable by Kerrisdale to any broker, financial advisor or consultant,
finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.18 Issuance of Kerrisdale
Shares. Assuming the accuracy of the Renovation Shareholders’
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3, no registration under the
Securities Act is required for the offer and issuance of the Kerrisdale Shares
by Kerrisdale to the Renovation Shareholders as contemplated
hereby. The issuance of the Kerrisdale Shares hereunder does not
contravene the rules and regulations of the applicable Trading
Market.
4.19 Investment Company.
Kerrisdale is not, and is not an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4.20 Listing and Maintenance
Requirements. Kerrisdale’s common stock is currently quoted on
FINRA’s Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board Quotation Service (“OTC Bulletin Board”)
and Kerrisdale has not, in the twenty four (24) months preceding the date
hereof, received any notice from the OTC Bulletin Board or FINRA or any trading
market on which Kerrisdale’s common stock is or has been listed or quoted to the
effect that Kerrisdale is not in compliance with the quoting, listing or
maintenance requirements of the OTCBB or such other trading market. Kerrisdale
is, and has no reason to believe that it will not, in the foreseeable future
continue to be, in compliance with all such quoting, listing and maintenance
requirements.
4.21 Application of Takeover
Protections. Kerrisdale has taken all necessary action, if
any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under Kerrisdale’s certificate of
incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of
incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Renovation Shareholders
as a result of the Renovation Shareholders and Kerrisdale fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement, including without
limitation as a result of Kerrisdale’s issuance of the Kerrisdale Shares and the
Renovation Shareholders’ ownership of the Kerrisdale Shares.
4.22 No Integrated
Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Renovation Shareholders’
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3, neither Kerrisdale, nor
any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has,
directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited
any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this
offering of the Kerrisdale Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by
Kerrisdale for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the
registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any
applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of
the securities of Kerrisdale are listed or designated.
4.23 Tax
Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, Kerrisdale has timely filed all necessary Tax Returns and has paid or
accrued all Taxes shown as due thereon, and Kerrisdale has no Knowledge of a tax
deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against
Kerrisdale.
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4.24 No General
Solicitation. Neither Kerrisdale nor any person acting on
behalf of Kerrisdale has offered or sold any of the Kerrisdale Shares by any
form of general solicitation or general advertising.
4.25 Foreign Corrupt
Practices. Neither Kerrisdale, nor to the Knowledge of
Kerrisdale, any agent or other person acting on behalf of Kerrisdale, has: (i)
directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic
political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic
government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political
parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any
contribution made by Kerrisdale (or made by any person acting on its behalf of
which Kerrisdale is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any
material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
4.26 Accountants. Kerrisdale’s
accounting firm is set forth on Schedule 4.29 of the
disclosure schedules hereto. To the Knowledge of Kerrisdale, such
accounting firm: (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the
Exchange Act and (ii) expressed its opinion with respect to the financial
statements included in Kerrisdale’s Annual Report for the year ended July 31,
2008.
4.27 No Disagreements with
Accountants and Lawyers. There are no disagreements of any
kind, including but not limited to any disagreements regarding fees owed for
services rendered, presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by Kerrisdale
to arise, between Kerrisdale and the accountants and lawyers formerly or
presently employed by Kerrisdale which could affect Kerrisdale’s ability to
perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, and Kerrisdale is current
with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers.
4.28 Regulation M
Compliance. Kerrisdale has not, and to the Knowledge of Kerrisdale
no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price
of any security of Kerrisdale to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the
Kerrisdale Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for
soliciting purchases of, any of the securities of Kerrisdale, or (iii) paid or
agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase
any other securities of Kerrisdale.
4.29 Money Laundering
Laws. The operations of Kerrisdale are and have been conducted
at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and
reporting requirements of the money laundering statutes of all U.S. and non-U.S.
jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar
rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any
governmental body (collectively, the “Money Laundering
Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving Kerrisdale
with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the Knowledge of
Kerrisdale, threatened.
4.30 Minute Books. The
minute books of Kerrisdale made available to Renovation and the Renovation
Shareholders contain a complete summary of all meetings and written consents in
lieu of meetings of directors and stockholders since the time of
incorporation.
4.31 Employee
Benefits. Kerrisdale has not (nor for the two years preceding
the date hereof has) had any plans which are subject to ERISA. “ERISA” means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or any successor law and the
regulations and rules issued pursuant to that act or any successor
law.
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4.32 Business Records and Due
Diligence. Prior to the Closing, Kerrisdale delivered to
Renovation all records and documents relating to Kerrisdale, which Kerrisdale
and possesses, including, without limitation, books, records, government
filings, Tax Returns, Charter Documents, corporate records, stock records,
consent decrees, orders, and correspondence, director and stockholder minutes,
resolutions and written consents, stock ownership records, financial information
and records, and other documents used in or associated with Kerrisdale (“Business
Records”).
4.33 Contracts. Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports or in Schedule 4.32 of the
disclosure schedules hereto, there are no Contracts that are material to the
business, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of
operations or prospects of Kerrisdale taken as a whole. Kerrisdale is
not in violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any condition
which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause such a
violation of or default under) any Contract to which it is a party or by which
it or any of its properties or assets is bound, except for violations or
defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.34 No Undisclosed
Liabilities. Except as otherwise disclosed (a) in Schedule 4.34 of the
disclosure schedules hereto or (b) in Kerrisdale’s Financial Statements (the
financial statements of which were filed with the SEC along with Kerrisdale’s
quarterly report on Form 10-Q on June 11, 2009), and except for those
liabilities incurred by Kerrisdale in the ordinary course of business after the
nine-month period ended April 30, 2009, none of which have had or will have a
Material Adverse Effect on the financial condition of Kerrisdale, Kerrisdale has
no other undisclosed liabilities whatsoever, either direct or indirect, matured
or unmatured, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise. Kerrisdale
represents that at the date of Closing, Kerrisdale shall have no liabilities or
obligations whatsoever, either direct or indirect, matured or unmatured,
accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise.
4.35 No SEC or FINRA
Inquiries. Neither Kerrisdale nor any of its past or present officers or
directors is, or has ever been, the subject of any formal or informal inquiry or
investigation by the SEC or FINRA.
4.36 Disclosure. The
representations and warranties and statements of fact made by Kerrisdale in this
Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and complete and do not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements and information contained herein not
false or misleading.
ARTICLE
5
Reserved.
ARTICLE
6
COVENANTS
OF THE PARTIES
6.1 Corporate Examinations and
Investigations. Prior to the Closing, each party shall be entitled,
through its employees and representatives, to make such investigations and
examinations of the books, records and financial condition of Renovation and
Kerrisdale as each party may request. In order that each party may have the full
opportunity to do so, Renovation, Kerrisdale and the Renovation Shareholders
shall furnish each party and its representatives during such period with all
such information concerning the affairs of Renovation or Kerrisdale as each
party or its representatives may reasonably request and cause Renovation or
Kerrisdale and their respective officers, employees, consultants, agents,
accountants and attorneys to cooperate fully with each party’s representatives
in connection with such review and examination and to make full disclosure of
all information and documents requested by each party and/or its
representatives. Any such investigations and examinations shall be conducted at
reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, it being agreed that any
examination of original documents will be at each party’s premises, with copies
thereof to be provided to each party and/or its representatives upon
request.
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6.2 Cooperation;
Consents. Prior to the Closing, each party shall cooperate with the other
parties to the end that the parties shall (i) in a timely manner make all
necessary filings with, and conduct negotiations with, all authorities and other
persons the consent or approval of which, or the license or permit from which is
required for the consummation of the Acquisition and (ii) provide to each other
party such information as the other party may reasonably request in order to
enable it to prepare such filings and to conduct such negotiations.
6.3 Conduct of Business.
Subject to the provisions hereof, from the date hereof through the Closing, each
party hereto shall (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course and in such a
manner so that the representations and warranties contained herein shall
continue to be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing as if
made at and as of the Closing and (ii) not enter into any material transactions
or incur any material liability not required or specifically contemplated
hereby, without first obtaining the written consent of Renovation and the
Renovation Shareholders on the one hand and Kerrisdale and the holders of a
majority of voting stock of Kerrisdale common stock on the other hand. Without
the prior written consent of Renovation, the Renovation Shareholders, or
Kerrisdale, except as required or specifically contemplated hereby, each party
shall not undertake or fail to undertake any action if such action or failure
would render any of said warranties and representations untrue in any material
respect as of the Closing.
6.4 Litigation. From the
date hereof through the Closing, each party hereto shall promptly notify the
representative of the other parties of any lawsuits, claims, proceedings or
investigations which after the date hereof are threatened or commenced against
such party or any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee,
consultant, agent or shareholder thereof, in their capacities as such, which, if
decided adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Kerrisdale.
6.5 Notice of Default.
From the date hereof through the Closing, each party hereto shall give to the
representative of the other parties prompt written notice of the occurrence or
existence of any event, condition or circumstance occurring which would
constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement by such party or which would
render inaccurate in any material respect any of such party’s representations or
warranties herein.
6.6 Bylaws. If necessary,
Kerrisdale shall amend its bylaws to permit the election and/or appointment of
additional new directors to Kerrisdale’s Board of Directors as set forth in
Section 7.1(a) below.
6.7 Confidentiality; Access to
Information.
(a) Confidentiality. Any
confidentiality agreement or letter of intent previously executed by the parties
shall be superseded in its entirety by the provisions of this Agreement. Each
party agrees to maintain in confidence any non-public information received from
the other party, and to use such non-public information only for purposes of
consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Such
confidentiality obligations will not apply to (i) information which was known to
the one party or their respective agents prior to receipt from the other party;
(ii) information which is or becomes generally known; (iii) information acquired
by a party or their respective agents from a third party who was not bound to an
obligation of confidentiality; and (iv) disclosure required by
law. In the event this Agreement is terminated as provided in Article
8 hereof, each party will return or cause to be returned to the other all
documents and other material obtained from the other in connection with the
Transaction contemplated hereby.
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(b) Access to
Information.
(i) Renovation
will afford Kerrisdale and its financial advisors, accountants, counsel and
other representatives reasonable access during normal business hours, upon
reasonable notice, to the properties, books, records and personnel of Renovation
during the period prior to the Closing to obtain all information concerning the
business, including the status of product development efforts, properties,
results of operations and personnel of Renovation, as Kerrisdale may reasonably
request. No information or knowledge obtained by Kerrisdale in any
investigation pursuant to this Section 6.7 will affect or be deemed to modify
any representation or warranty contained herein or the conditions to the
obligations of the parties to consummate the Transaction.
(ii) Kerrisdale
will afford Renovation and its financial advisors, underwriters, accountants,
counsel and other representatives reasonable access during normal business
hours, upon reasonable notice, to the properties, books, records and personnel
of Kerrisdale during the period prior to the Closing to obtain all information
concerning the business, including the status of product development efforts,
properties, results of operations and personnel of Kerrisdale, as Renovation may
reasonably request. No information or Knowledge obtained by
Renovation in any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.7 will affect or be
deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained herein or the
conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the
Transaction.
6.8 Public Disclosure.
Except to the extent previously disclosed or to the extent the parties believe
that they are required by applicable law or regulation to make disclosure, prior
to Closing, no party shall issue any statement or communication to the public
regarding the transaction contemplated herein without the consent of the other
party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. To the extent a party
hereto believes it is required by law or regulation to make disclosure regarding
the Transaction, it shall, if possible, immediately notify the other party prior
to such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that
Renovation will prepare and file a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to the
Exchange Act to report the execution of this Agreement.
6.9 Information Statement for
Change in Majority of Directors. As directed by Renovation,
Kerrisdale will use its best efforts to ensure that Kerrisdale’s current sole
director Huoqi Chen will remain a director of Kerrisdale until the expiration of
the 10-day period beginning on the date of delivery of the information statement
relating to a change in majority of directors of Kerrisdale with the SEC
pursuant to Rule 14f-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Information
Statement”), which Information Statement shall be prepared by Renovation,
filed with the SEC, and delivered by the Renovation Officers to the stockholders
of Kerrisdale on behalf of Kerrisdale after the Closing.
6.10 Assistance with Post-Closing
SEC Reports and Inquiries. Upon the reasonable request of Renovation,
after the Closing Date, Kerrisdale and Huoqi Chen shall use their reasonable
best efforts to provide such information available to it, including information,
filings, reports, financial statements or other circumstances of Kerrisdale
occurring, reported or filed prior to the Closing, as may be necessary or
required by Kerrisdale for the preparation of the post-Closing Date reports that
Kerrisdale is required to file with the SEC to remain in compliance and current
with its reporting requirements under the Securities Act, or filings required to
address and resolve matters as may relate to the period prior to the Closing and
any SEC comments relating thereto or any SEC inquiry thereof.
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ARTICLE
7
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
7.1 Conditions to Obligations of
Renovation and the Renovation Shareholders. The obligations of Renovation
and the Renovation Shareholders under this Agreement shall be subject to each of
the following conditions:
(a) Closing Deliveries.
At the Closing, Kerrisdale shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to
Renovation and the Renovation Shareholders the following:
(i) this Agreement
duly executed by Kerrisdale’s duly authorized signatory;
(ii) letter of
resignation from Kerrisdale’s current sole executive officer, with his
resignation as to all of the offices he currently holds with Kerrisdale to be
effective on the Closing Date, and confirming that he has no claim against
Kerrisdale in respect of any outstanding remuneration or fees of whatever nature
as of the Closing Date;
(iii) letter of resignation of
Kerrisdale’s current sole director, with the resignation of such director to
take effect on the expiration of the ten (10) calendar day period (“Ten Day
Period”) following the date of the delivery of the Information Statement to the
Kerrisdale stockholders and confirming that he has no claim against Kerrisdale
in respect of any outstanding remuneration or fees of whatever nature as of the
Closing Date and as of expiration of the Ten Day Period;
(iv) resolutions duly adopted by
the Board of Directors of Kerrisdale approving the following events or actions,
as applicable:
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a.
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the
execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement;
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b.
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the
Acquisition and the terms thereof;
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c.
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the
change of Kerrisdale’s fiscal year end from July 31 to March
31.
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d.
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fixing
the number of authorized directors on Kerrisdale’s board of directors at
four (4);
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e.
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the
appointment of Xxx Xx as Chairman of the board of directors to serve on
the Kerrisdale board of directors, effective on the Closing Date, and the
appointment of Xx Xx, Chongan Jin and Xxxxx Xxx as additional directors to
serve on Kerrisdale’s board of directors on the date the resignation of
Kerrisdale’s current sole director becomes effective;
and
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f.
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the
appointment of the following persons as officers of Kerrisdale, with the
titles set forth opposite his name (the “Renovation
Officers”), effective on the Closing
Date:
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Xxx Xxx
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Chief Executive Officer, President
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Bennet P. Tchaikovsky
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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Xx Xx
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Secretary
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(iv) a certificate of good
standing for Kerrisdale from its jurisdiction of incorporation, dated not
earlier than five (5) days prior to the Closing Date;
(v) an instruction letter
signed by the President of Kerrisdale addressed to Kerrisdale’s transfer agent
of record, in a form reasonably acceptable to Renovation and consistent with the
terms of this Agreement, instructing the transfer agent to issue stock
certificates representing the Kerrisdale Shares to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement registered in the names of the Persons designated by the Renovation
Shareholders;
(vi) a certificate of the
Secretary of the Kerrisdale, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to (i)
the incumbency of officers of the Kerrisdale executing this Agreement and all
exhibits and schedules hereto and all other documents, instruments and writings
required pursuant to this Agreement (the “Transaction
Documents”), (ii) a copy of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of
the Kerrisdale, as in effect on and as of the Closing Date, and (iii) a copy of
the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Kerrisdale authorizing and
approving the Kerrisdale’s execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents, all matters in connection with the Transaction Documents,
and the transactions contemplated thereby;
(viii) all corporate records,
agreements, seals and any other information reasonably requested by Renovation’s
representatives with respect to Kerrisdale; and
(ix) such other documents
as Renovation and/or the Renovation Shareholders may reasonably request in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Representations and
Warranties to be True. The representations and warranties of Kerrisdale
herein contained shall be true in all material respects at the Closing with the
same effect as though made at such time. Kerrisdale shall have
performed in all material respects all obligations and complied in all material
respects with all covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by them at or prior to the Closing.
(c) No Assets and
Liabilities. At the Closing, Kerrisdale shall have no liabilities, debts
or payables (contingent or otherwise), no tax obligations, no material assets,
and except as contemplated in this Agreement, no material changes to its
business or financial condition shall have occurred since the date of this
Agreement.
(d) SEC Filings. At the
Closing, Kerrisdale will be current in all SEC filings that Kerrisdale is
required to file.
(e) Outstanding Capital
Stock. Kerrisdale shall have at 500,000,000 shares of its common stock
authorized and shall have no more than 4,200,000 shares of its common stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, and Kerrisdale shall
have 10,000,000 shares of its preferred stock authorized and shall have no
shares of its preferred stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Closing.
(f) No Adverse
Effect. The business and operations of Kerrisdale will not
have suffered any Material Adverse Effect.
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7.2 Conditions to Obligations of
Kerrisdale. The obligations of Kerrisdale under this Agreement shall be
subject to each of the following conditions:
(a) Closing Deliveries.
On the Closing Date, Renovation and/or the Renovation Shareholders shall have
delivered to Kerrisdale the following:
(i) this Agreement
duly executed by Renovation and the Renovation Shareholders;
(ii) resolutions duly
adopted by the Board of Directors of Renovation authorizing and approving the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(iii) share certificates representing
the Renovation Equity Interests to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement duly
endorsed or accompanied by duly executed stock powers, instruments of transfer
or other executed instruments of like tenor; and
(iv) such other documents as
Kerrisdale may reasonably request in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(b) Representations and
Warranties True and Correct. The representations and warranties of
Renovation and the Renovation Shareholders herein contained shall be true in all
material respects at the Closing with the same effect as though made at such
time. Renovation and the Renovation Shareholders shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations and complied in all material respects with all
covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by them at or prior to the Closing.
(c) No Adverse
Effect. The business and operations of Renovation will not
have suffered any Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE
8
SEC
FILING; TERMINATION
8.1 This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by mutual
written agreement of Kerrisdale, Renovation and the Renovation
Shareholders;
(b) by either
Kerrisdale, Renovation or the Renovation Shareholders if the Transaction shall
not have been consummated for any reason by September 30, 2009; provided,
however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)
shall not be available to any party whose action or failure to act has been a
principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Transaction to occur on or
before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this
Agreement;
(c) by either
Kerrisdale, Renovation or the Renovation Shareholders if a governmental entity
shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action, in any
case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise
prohibiting the Transaction, which order, decree, ruling or other action is
final and non-appealable;
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(d) by
Renovation or the Renovation Shareholders, upon a material breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Kerrisdale set
forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Kerrisdale
shall have become materially untrue, in either case such that the conditions set
forth in Section 7.1 would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as
of the time such representation or warranty shall have become untrue, provided,
that if such inaccuracy in Kerrisdale’s representations and warranties or breach
by Kerrisdale is curable by Kerrisdale prior to the Closing Date, then
Renovation or the Renovation Shareholders may not terminate this Agreement under
this Section 8.1(d) for thirty (30) days after delivery of written notice from
Renovation or the Renovation Shareholders to Kerrisdale of such breach, provided
Kerrisdale continues to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cure such
breach (it being understood that Renovation or the Renovation Shareholders may
not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d) if they shall have
materially breached this Agreement or if such breach by Kerrisdale is cured
during such thirty (30) day period); or
(e) by
Kerrisdale, upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement on the part of Renovation or the Renovation Shareholders set forth in
this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Renovation or the
Renovation Shareholders shall have become materially untrue, in either case such
that the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 would not be satisfied as of the
time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have
become untrue, provided, that if such inaccuracy in Renovation’s or the
Renovation Shareholders’ representations and warranties or breach by Renovation
or the Renovation Shareholders is curable by Renovation or the Renovation
Shareholders prior to the Closing Date, then Kerrisdale may not terminate this
Agreement under this Section 8.1(e) for thirty (30) days after delivery of
written notice from Kerrisdale to Renovation and the Renovation Shareholders of
such breach, provided Renovation and the Renovation Shareholders continue to
exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach (it being
understood that Kerrisdale may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 8.1(e) if it shall have materially breached this Agreement or if such
breach by Renovation or the Renovation Shareholders is cured during such thirty
(30) day period).
8.2 Notice of Termination;
Effect of Termination. Any termination of this Agreement under Section
8.1 above will be effective immediately upon (or, if the termination is pursuant
to Section 8.1(d) or Section 8.1(e) and the proviso therein is applicable,
thirty (30) days after) the delivery of written notice of the terminating party
to the other parties hereto. In the event of the termination of this Agreement
as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall be of no further force or
effect and the Transaction shall be abandoned, except as set forth in Section
8.1, Section 8.2 and Article 9 (General Provisions), each of which shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
9
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
9.1 Notices. Any
and all notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be deemed duly given to the party to whom the same is so delivered, sent or
mailed at addresses and contact information set forth on the signature pages
hereof (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like
notice). Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) on the date of transmission,
if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m.
(Pacific Standard Time) on a business day, (b) on the next business day after
the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via
facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached
hereto on a day that is not a business day or later than 5:30 p.m. (Pacific
Standard Time) on any business day, (c) on the second business day following the
date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service
or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be
given.
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9.2 Interpretation. The
headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall
not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement. References to Sections and Articles refer to sections and
articles of this Agreement unless otherwise stated.
9.3 Severability. If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of
the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or
invalidated and the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement to preserve each party’s anticipated benefits under this
Agreement.
9.4 Miscellaneous. This
Agreement (together with all other documents and instruments referred to
herein): (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior
agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof; (b) except as expressly set forth herein,
is not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder
and (c) shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise, except as may be
mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto.
9.5 Separate Counsel.
Each party hereby expressly acknowledges that it has been advised to seek its
own separate legal counsel for advice with respect to this
Agreement.
9.6 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and
enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California. All questions
concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of California, without regard to the principles of
conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal
proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against a party
hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders,
employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of Los Angeles. Each party hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to
the enforcement of the Agreement), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not
to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally
subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or
proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such
proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of
process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or
proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or
overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in
effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall
constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way
any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If
either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of
the Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be
reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs
and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of
such action or proceeding.
9.7 Counterparts and Facsimile
Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
which together shall constitute a single agreement. This Agreement and any
documents relating to it may be executed and transmitted to any other party by
facsimile, which facsimile shall be deemed to be, and utilized in all respects
as, an original, wet-inked manually executed document.
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9.8 Amendment. This
Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by an instrument in
writing executed by Renovation, Kerrisdale and the majority of the Renovation
Shareholders; provided that, the consent of any Renovation Shareholder that is a
party to this Agreement shall be required if the amendment or modification would
disproportionately affect such shareholder (other than by virtue of their
ownership of Renovation shares, as applicable).
9.9 Parties In Interest.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
9.10 Waiver. No waiver by
any party of any default or breach by another party of any representation,
warranty, covenant or condition contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to
be a waiver of any subsequent default or breach by such party of the same or any
other representation, warranty, covenant or condition. No act, delay, omission
or course of dealing on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or
remedy under this Agreement or at law or in equity shall operate as a waiver
thereof or otherwise prejudice any of such party’s rights, powers and remedies.
All remedies, whether at law or in equity, shall be cumulative and the election
of any one or more shall not constitute a waiver of the right to pursue other
available remedies.
9.11 Expenses. At or prior
to the Closing, the parties hereto shall pay all of their own expenses relating
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the fees and expenses of their respective counsel and financial
advisers.
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