STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG CHINA HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP. AND TEAMBEST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND MADAME WANG LAHUA AND EUROPE ASIA HUADU ENVIRONMENT HOLDING PTE, LTD.
EXECUTION
COPY
BY
AND AMONG
AND
TEAMBEST
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
AND
MADAME
WANG
LAHUA
AND
EUROPE
ASIA HUADU ENVIRONMENT HOLDING PTE, LTD.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
RECITALS
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ARTICLE
1 - THE ACQUISITION
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1.1
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The
Acquisition
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1.2
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Closing
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1
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1.3
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Purchase
Price; Closing Deliverables
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1
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1.4
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Potential
Purchase Price Adjustment
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2
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1.5
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Earnout
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ARTICLE
2 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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2.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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2.2
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Authority;
Binding Agreements
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5
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2.3
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Capital
Stock
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2.4
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Subsidiaries
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6
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2.5
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Directors,
Officers and Employees
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2.6
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No
Conflicts; Approvals
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7
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2.7
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Financial
Statements
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2.8
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Books
and records; Organization Documents
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9
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2.9
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Absence
of Changes
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2.10
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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11
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2.11
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Taxes
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2.12
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Legal
Proceedings
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2.13
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Compliance
with Laws and Orders
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2.14
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Plans;
ERISA
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2.15
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Owned
Real Property
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15
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2.16
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Leased
Property
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2.17
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Assets
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2.18
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Intellectual
Property
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2.19
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Contracts
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2.20
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Insurance
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2.21
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Affiliate
Transactions
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22
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2.22
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Employees;
Labor Relations
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22
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2.23
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Environmental
Matters
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24
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2.24
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Substantial
Customers and Suppliers
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2.25
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Accounts
and Notes Receivable
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24
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2.26
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Other
Negotiations; Brokers; Third-Party Expenses
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2.27
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Warranty
Obligations
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25
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2.28
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Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act
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25
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2.29
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Takeover
Statutes
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25
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2.30
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Disclosure
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26
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2.31
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Disclosure
of Purchaser Information
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26
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2.32
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Suitability
of Investment
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26
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ARTICLE
3 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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3.1
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Ownership
of Company Stock
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27
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3.2
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Binding
Agreements
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27
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3.3
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Non
Conflicts; Approvals
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27
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3.4
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Legal
Proceedings
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ARTICLE
4 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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4.1
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Organization
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4.2
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Authority;
Binding Agreements
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4.3
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No
Conflicts; Approvals
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4.4
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Other
Negotiations; Brokers; Third-Party Expenses
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4.5
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Valid
Issuance of Stock Consideration
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30
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4.6
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SEC
Reports
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ARTICLE
5 - CONDUCT PRIOR TO CLOSING
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5.1
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Conduct
of Business
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5.2
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No
Solicitation
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ARTICLE
6 - ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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6.1
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Access
to Information
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6.2
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Covenant
Not to Compete
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6.3
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Confidentiality
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6.4
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Expenses
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6.5
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Public
Disclosure
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6.6
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FIRPTA
Compliance
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6.7
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Notification
of Certain Matters
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6.8
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Regulatory
and Other Authorizations; Notices and Consents
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6.9
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Company
Information
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6.10
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Interim
Financial Information
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6.11
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Compliance
Confirmation
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6.12
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Additional
Documents and Further Assurances; Cooperation
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6.13
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Resignation
of Directors
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6.14
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Delivery
of Stock Ledger and Minute Book of the Company
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6.15
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Certain
Tax Matters
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6.16
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Tax
Indemnification
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6.17
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General
Release
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6.18
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Equity
Incentive Plan
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6.19
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Waiver
of Claims against Trust
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ARTICLE
7 - CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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7.1
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Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Acquisition
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7.2
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Additional
Conditions to Obligations of Seller
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7.3
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Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of Purchaser
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ARTICLE
8 - SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
INDEMNIFICATION
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8.1
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties; Indemnification
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8.2
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Indemnification
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8.3
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Third
Party Claim Indemnification Procedures
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8.4
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Right
to Set-Off
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ARTICLE
9 - TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
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9.1
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Termination
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9.2
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Effect
of Termination
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9.3
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Amendment
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ARTICLE
10 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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10.1
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Notices
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10.2
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Entire
Agreement
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10.3
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Further
Assurances; Post-Closing Cooperation
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10.4
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Waiver
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10.5
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Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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10.6
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Headings
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10.7
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Invalid
Provisions
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10.8
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Governing
Law
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10.9
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Arbitration
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10.10
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Construction
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10.11
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Counterparts;
Facsimiles
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10.12
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Specific
Performance
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ARTICLE
11 - DEFINITIONS
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11.1
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Definitions
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11.2
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Construction
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SCHEDULES
ATTACHMENTS
A.
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Independent
Auditors' Report and Financial Statements of EAHE
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B.
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Law
of the People’s Republic of China on Employment Contracts
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145
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iii
This
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of August 6, 2008, is by and among CHINA
HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”),
Europe Asia Huadu Environment Pte, Ltd, a Singapore company ("Company")
and
TeamBest International Limited, a BVI company (“TeamBest"),
and
MADAME WANG LAHUA, a resident of People’s Republic of China (together with
TeamBest, the “Seller”).
Certain capitalized terms used but not defined in the text hereof shall have
the
meanings ascribed to them in Section 11.1 hereof.
RECITALS
A.
Madame
Wang owns all of the issued and outstanding equity of TeamBest. TeamBest
owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company. The Company
owns all of the outstanding equity of Europe Asia Huadu (Yixing) Environment
Protection Co., Ltd. and Europe-Asia Huadu Environment Engineering Co., Ltd,
each a limited liability company under the laws of the Peoples Republic of
China.
B. Purchaser
desires to purchase and acquire from TeamBest and TeamBest desires to sell
and
transfer to Purchaser, all
of
the shares of Company Stock which are issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Closing for
the
consideration set forth herein, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement and the related documents to be executed and
delivered in connection herewith (the “Acquisition”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, representations and warranties
set
forth herein, intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
THE
ACQUISITION
1.1 The
Acquisition.
Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the
Closing, Purchaser shall purchase and acquire from TeamBest, and TeamBest shall
sell and transfer to Purchaser, all shares of Company Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Closing for and in exchange of the Stock
Consideration. Immediately following the Closing, Purchaser shall own all of
the
issued and outstanding equity and any other ownership interests of the
Company.
1.2 Closing.
Unless
this Agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to Section 9.1,
the
closing of the Acquisition (the “Closing”),
which
is expected to take place on or about December 15, 2008, will take place within
three (3) Business Days following satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
set
forth in Article 7,
at the
offices of Xxxxxxx
LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, unless
another place or time is agreed to by the parties (the “Closing
Date”).
1.3 Purchase
Price; Closing Deliverables.
(a) On
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser
agrees to deliver the amounts set forth in this Section 1.3(a)
(collectively, the “Stock
Consideration").
The
Stock Consideration shall be subject to adjustment after Closing in accordance
with Section 1.4. The Stock Consideration shall be payable as
follows:
(i) Ten Million
Five Hundred Thousand (10,500,000) shares of common stock of Purchaser (the
“Closing
Payment”)
shall
be issued to Seller at Closing by the
Purchaser;
(ii) Up
to an
additional Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand (3,800,000) shares of common
stock of the Company (the “Earnout”)
may be
issued to Seller in separate payments after the Closing, pursuant to the terms
and conditions of Section 1.5 hereof. Seller has agreed to distribute One
Million Nine Hundred and Thirty Eight Thousand (1,938,000) shares of the
Earnouts to Xx. Xxxx Lahua. The balance One Million Eight Hundred and Sixty
Two
Thousand (1,862,000) shares will be paid to the management of the Purchaser.
(b) Additionally,
at the Closing Purchaser shall deliver to Seller the documents and instruments
specified in Section 7.2.
(c) At
the
Closing Seller and the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
Purchaser the documents and instruments specified in Section 7.3, and shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser such additional documents as
may
reasonably be requested by Purchaser in order to carry out the intentions and
purposes of this Agreement.
1.4 Potential
Purchase Price Adjustments.
(a) As
used
herein, (1) “Closing
Cash Balances”
means
an amount equal to the value of all of the Company’s consolidated unrestricted
cash and cash equivalents as of the close of business on the Closing Date;
(2)
“Closing
Debt”
means
the Company’s consolidated Debt as of the Closing of business on the Closing
Date; (3) “Closing
Working Capital Amount”
means
an amount equal to the value of all of the Company’s consolidated unrestricted
cash and cash equivalents, inventory, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses
and
all other current assets of the Company less the consolidated current
liabilities of the Company (including accounts payable, accrued Taxes, accrued
expenses and prepaid revenues, and including Company Expenses, in each case
as
of the close of business on the Closing Date; and (4) “Closing
Net Assets”
means
an amount equal to the value of all of the consolidated Assets less an amount
equal to all of the Company’s consolidated Liabilities (including consolidated
Company Expenses, in each case as of the close of business on the Closing Date;
as each such capitalized and underscored term in the foregoing clauses (1)
through (4) is determined from and set forth with (i) the consolidated balance
sheet of the Company as of the close of business on the Closing Date, as
finalized pursuant to Section 1.4(c) or Section 1.4(d) (the “Closing
Balance Sheet”),
or
(ii) the Company’s good faith estimate of the Closing Balance Sheet,
delivered pursuant to Section 1.4(b) (the “Estimated
Closing Balance Sheet”),
as
applicable.
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(b) Not
less
than three (3) Business Days prior to the scheduled Closing Date, the Company
will prepare and furnish to Purchaser the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet,
which
will be prepared in accordance with GAAP, will be in reasonable detail and
accompanied by such other financial information and methods of calculation
as
may be reasonably necessary for Purchaser to evaluate the accuracy thereof,
and
will include estimated calculations of Closing Cash Balances, Closing Working
Capital Amount and Closing Net Assets. The Closing Payment will be reduced
at
Closing by a number of shares of common stock equal to the sum of (A) any
shortfall between the Closing Cash Balances shown on the Estimated Closing
Balance Sheet and a target of $11,657,839, plus (B) any shortfall (not already
counted in (A) of this sentence) between the Closing Working Capital Amount
shown on the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet and a target of $5,000,000,
plus
(C) any
shortfall (not already counted in (A) or (B) of this sentence) between the
Closing Net Assets shown on the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet and a target
of
$31,674,408, divided by $6.00 (such amount, the “Closing
Payment Adjustment”).
(c) Within
ninety (90) days after the Closing, Purchaser will prepare and furnish to Seller
a draft Closing Balance Sheet, which will be in reasonable detail and
accompanied by such other financial information and methods of calculation
as
may be reasonably necessary for Seller to evaluate the accuracy thereof.
Purchaser’s draft Closing Balance Sheet will set forth Purchaser’s calculation
of Closing Cash Balances, Closing Debt, Closing Working Capital Amount and
Closing Net Assets and, if applicable, Purchaser’s calculation of the Purchase
Price adjustment required by Section 1.4(e). Seller will have a period of thirty
(30) days after receipt of Purchaser’s draft Closing Balance Sheet to notify
Purchaser in writing of its election to accept or reject Purchaser’s draft
Closing Balance Sheet and any Purchase Price adjustment resulting therefrom
(and
in the case of a rejection, there must be included in such notice the reasons
for rejection in reasonable detail and Seller’s calculations thereof). In the
event no written notice is received by Purchaser during such 30-day period
(or
earlier upon a written notice from Seller agreeing thereto), Purchaser’s draft
Closing Balance Sheet and the accompanying calculation of Closing Cash Balances,
Closing Working Capital Amount, Closing Net Assets, and any Purchase Price
adjustment resulting therefrom, will be deemed accepted by Seller and final
and
binding on the parties hereto.
(d) In
the
event Seller timely rejects Purchaser’s draft Closing Balance Sheet and any
Purchase Price Adjustment resulting therefrom, Purchaser and Seller will
promptly (and in any event within 20 days following the date upon which
Purchaser receives written notice from Seller that Seller rejects Purchaser’s
draft Closing Balance Sheet) attempt to make a joint determination of the
Closing Balance Sheet and any Purchase Price adjustment resulting therefrom.
If
the parties are unable to agree upon the final determination of the Closing
Balance Sheet within such 20-day period, then
Purchaser and Seller will submit the issues in dispute to an independent
certified public accountant jointly chosen by Seller and Purchaser, which will
act as the arbitrator of the issues in dispute (the “Arbitrator”).
In
making
its determination, the Arbitrator will consider only those items or amounts
in
Purchaser’s draft Closing Balance Sheet and its calculations of Closing Cash
Balances, Closing Working Capital Amount, Closing Net Assets and the Purchase
Price adjustment required by Section 1.4(e) as to which Seller has disagreed.
The determination of the Arbitrator shall be set forth in a written notice
delivered to Purchaser and Seller by Arbitrator and will be binding and
conclusive on the parties; provided,
however,
that in
no event will the Arbitrator’s calculation of the Purchase Price adjustment
required by Section 1.4(e) be more in favor of Purchaser than the amount
thereof shown in Purchaser’s draft Closing Balance Sheet and its calculations of
Closing Cash Balances, Closing Working Capital Amount, Closing Net Assets and
the Purchase Price adjustment nor more in favor of Seller than the amount
thereof shown in Seller’s calculation thereof delivered pursuant to
Section 1.4(c). Purchaser and Seller will each bear 50% of the fees and
expenses of the Arbitrator for such determination.
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(e) The
“Post-Closing
Adjustment Amount”
shall
be equal to the sum of (A) any shortfall between the Closing Cash Balances
shown
on the Closing Balance Sheet and a target of $11,657,839, plus
(B) any
shortfall (not already counted in (A) of this sentence) between the Closing
Cash
Working Capital Amount shown on the Closing Balance Sheet and a target of
$5,000,000, plus
(C) any
shortfall (not already counted in (A) and (B) of this sentence) between the
Closing Net Assets shown on the Closing Balance Sheet and a target of
$31,674,408. If the Post-Closing Adjustment Amount is greater than the Closing
Payment Adjustment, then the Closing Payment shall be reduced on a
dollar-for-dollar basis by the amount of such difference divided by $6.00,
and
if the Closing Payment Adjustment is greater than the Post-Closing Adjustment
Amount, then the Closing Payment shall be increased on a dollar-for-dollar
basis
by the amount of such difference divided by $6.00. The amount of any negative
Closing Payment adjustment will be paid by Seller to the Purchaser (and Seller
shall be responsible for such payment), and the amount of any positive Closing
Payment adjustment will be paid by Purchaser to Seller, in either case within
three (3) Business Days after the final determination thereof.
1.5 Earnout.
(a) Subject
to Section 1.6, the Earnout may be paid to Seller in separate payments based
on
the Company’s Net Income during the Earnout Periods following the Closing. For
purposes hereof, (1) "Net
Income"
means
the Company’s consolidated net income determined in accordance with GAAP, (2)
“The
First Earnout Period”
means
the period that begins after the Closing Date and ends on December 31, 2008,
(3)
"The
Second Earnout Period"
means
the year commencing January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, and (4)
"The
Third Earnout Period"
means
the year commencing January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
(b) Subject
to Section 1.5(c):
(1)
Seller shall be entitled to an Earnout payment of One Million Two Hundred
Thousand (1,200,000) shares of common stock of the Company if Net Income for
the
First Earnout Period exceeds Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000) for the year
ended December 31, 2008.
(2)
Seller shall be entitled to an additional Earnout payment of One Million Three
Hundred Thousand (1,300,000) shares of common stock of the Company if Net Income
for the Second Earnout Period exceeds Sixteen Million Dollars ($16,000,000)
for
the year ended December 31, 2009.
(3)
Seller shall be entitled to an additional Earnout payment of One Million Three
Hundred Thousand (1,300,000) shares of common stock of the Company if Net Income
for the Third Earnout Period exceeds Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) for
the year ended December 31, 2010.
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;
provided, however, that if Net Income for the First Earnout Period does not
exceed $12,000,000 Seller will be entitled to the Earnout payment for such
period if cumulative Net Income for the First Earnout Period and Second Earnout
Period exceeds $28,000,000 or if cumulative Net Income for the First and Second
Earnout Periods does not exceed $28,000,000, then if the cumulative Net Income
for First, Second and Third Earnout Periods exceeds $48,000,000; further
provided if Net Income for the Second Earnout Period does not exceed
$16,000,000, Seller will be entitled to the Earnout payment for such period
if
cumulative Net Income for the Second Earnout Period and Third Earnout Period
exceeds $36,000,000.
(c) Purchaser
will prepare and furnish to Seller in writing within sixty (60) days following
the end of such Earnout Period Purchaser’s calculation of Net Income and the
amount of any Earnout payment for such Earnout Period to which Seller is
entitled pursuant to Section 1.5(b) (each such writing, an “Earnout
Proposal”).
Each
Earnout Proposal will be in reasonable detail and accompanied by such other
financial information and methods of calculation as may be reasonably necessary
for Seller to evaluate the accuracy thereof. Seller will have a period of thirty
(30) days after receipt of Purchaser’s Earnout Proposal to notify Purchaser in
writing of its election to accept or reject Purchaser’s Earnout Proposal (and in
the case of a rejection, there must be included in such notice the reasons
for
rejection in reasonable detail and Seller’s calculations thereof). In the event
no written notice is received by Purchaser during such 30-day period (or earlier
upon a written notice from Seller agreeing thereto), Purchaser’s Earnout
Proposal will be deemed accepted by Seller and final and binding on the parties
hereto. The procedures and timeframes established pursuant to
Section 1.4(d) shall apply in the event that Seller timely rejects
Purchaser’s Earnout Proposal.
(d) the
amount of any Earnout payment finally determined pursuant to Section 1.5(c)
will be paid by Purchaser to Seller within three (3) Business Days after such
determination.
ARTICLE
2
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
The
Company and Seller hereby represent and warrant to Purchaser
as
follows:
2.1 Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company is a Singapore holding company duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the Laws of Singapore and has full corporate power and
authority to conduct the Business as now conducted and to own, use, license
and
lease the Assets. The Company is duly qualified, licensed or admitted to do
business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction
in which the ownership, use, licensing or leasing of the Assets, or the conduct
or nature of the Business, makes such qualification, licensing or admission
necessary, except for such failures to be so duly qualified, licensed or
admitted and in good standing that would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect. Schedule
2.1
attached
hereto sets forth each jurisdiction where the Company is so qualified, licensed
or admitted to do business as a foreign corporation.
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2.2 Authority;
Binding Agreements.
The
Company has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and any other agreements which are attached (or forms of which are
attached) as exhibits hereto (the “Ancillary
Agreements”)
to
which the Company is or will become a party, to perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and
the
Ancillary Agreements to which the Company is or will become a party, the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder,
have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action of
the
Company, and no other corporate action on the part of the Company is required
to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements to which the Company is or will become a party, or the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which the Company is or will
become a party have been or will be, as applicable, duly and validly executed
and delivered by the Company and, a constitute or will upon execution and
delivery constitute, as applicable, a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms,
except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws relating
to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of
equity.
2.3 Capital
Stock.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
100
shares of stock (the “Company
Stock”),
two
of which shares of Company
Stock are issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares
of
Company Stock are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, have
not
been issued in violation of any federal or state securities Laws,
and are
owned beneficially and of record by TeamBest.
(b) No
Company Stock has been issued subject to a repurchase option or buy-back
agreement on the part of the Company.
(c) There
are
no outstanding Company Options or other Equity Equivalents or any agreements,
arrangements or understandings to which the Company is a party (written or
oral)
to issue any Company Options or other Equity Equivalents. There is no stock
plan
of the Company or Seller or any of their respective Affiliates pursuant to
which
Company Options or other Equity Equivalents are issued and outstanding or are
available for issuance.
(d) There
are
no preemptive rights or agreements, arrangements or understandings to issue
preemptive rights with respect to the issuance or sale of Company Stock created
by statute, the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, or any
agreement or other arrangement to which the Company is a party (written or
oral)
or to which it is bound, and there are no agreements, arrangements or
understandings to which the Company is a party (written or oral) pursuant to
which the Company has the right to elect to satisfy any Liability by issuing
Company Stock or Equity Equivalents. No shares of Company Stock have been issued
in violation of any preemptive or similar rights, including rights of first
refusal or first offer.
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(e) The
Company is not a party or subject to any agreement, arrangement or
understanding, and there is no agreement, arrangement or understanding between
or among any Persons which affects, restricts or relates to voting, giving
of
written consents, dividend rights or transferability of shares with respect
to
Company Stock, including any voting trust agreement or proxy.
2.4 Subsidiaries.
(a) The
Company owns no subsidiaries other than Europe-Asia Huadu (Yixing) Environment
Protection Co., Ltd. ("Direct Sub") which wholly owns Europe-Asia Huadu
Environment Engineering Co. Ltd. ("Indirect
Sub"
and
with Direct Sub, the "Subsidiaries"
and
individually, a "Subsidiary").
The
Company owns all of the outstanding capital stock of the Direct Sub and Direct
Sub owns all of the outstanding capital stock of Indirect Sub.
(b) There
are
no outstanding options or securities, which by their terms, are or may be
exercisable, convertible or exchangeable for or into common stock, preferred
stock or other securities of a Subsidiary and there is no stock plan pursuant
to
which such option or securities are issued and outstanding or are available
for
issuance.
(c) There
are
no preemptive rights or agreements, arrangements or understandings to issue
preemptive rights with respect to the issuance or sale of capital stock or
securities of the Subsidiaries created by statute, articles of organization,
agreement or other arrangement to which either Subsidiary is a party (written
or
oral) or to which either Subsidiary is bound, and there are no agreements,
arrangements or understandings to which a Subsidiary is a party (written or
oral) pursuant to which such Subsidiary has the right to elect to satisfy any
liability by issuing its capital stock or securities. No shares of capital
stock
or securities of a Subsidiary have been issued in violation of any preemptive
or
similar rights, including rights of first refusal or first offer.
(d) No
Subsidiary is a party or subject to any agreement, arrangement or understanding,
and there is no agreement, arrangement or understanding between or among Person
which affects, restricts or relates to voting, giving of written consents,
dividend rights or transferability of shares of capital stock or securities
of a
Subsidiary, including any voting trust agreement or proxy.
2.5 Directors,
Officers and Employees.
The
names of each director and officer of the Company on the date hereof, and his
or
her position with the Company are listed in Schedule 2.5
attached
hereto. No claims for indemnification by any current or former director, officer
or other employee of the Company are currently outstanding, and no basis exists
for any such claim for indemnification.
2.6 No
Conflicts; Approvals.
The
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements to which the Company is or
will
be a
party
does not and will not upon execution and delivery, and the performance by the
Company of its obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to
which the Company is
or will
be
a party
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do
not
and will not:
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(a) conflict
with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company or
Subsidiary;
(b) subject
to obtaining or making the Approvals disclosed in Schedule
2.6(c),
if any,
result in a violation or breach of, or a conflict with, any Law or Order
applicable to the Company or any of the Assets or any Subsidiary or its Assets;
(c) except
as
disclosed in Schedule
2.6(c)
attached
hereto, (i) result in a violation or breach of or conflict with, (ii) constitute
a default (or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default) under, (iii) require the Company or any Subsidiary
to obtain or make any Approval to any Person as a result or under the terms
of,
(iv) result in or give to any Person any right of termination, cancellation,
acceleration or modification in or with respect to, (v) result in or give to
any
Person any additional rights or entitlement to increased, additional,
accelerated or guaranteed payments or performance under, (vi) result in the
creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien
upon
the Company or a Subsidiary or any of their respective Assets under or (vii)
result in the loss of any benefit under, any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any Contract or License to which the Company or a Subsidiary
is a
party or by which any of their respective Assets are bound;
or
(d) the
Company has received all required approvals from the Minister of Finance and
Commerce (MOFCOM) of the People's Republic of China to own and operate its
Subsidiaries and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that will
not
conflict with such approvals or require any further approvals from
MOFCOM.
Subject
to obtaining or making the Approvals disclosed in Schedule
2.6(c),
no
Approval is required to be obtained from or made with any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority by the Company or Subsidiary in connection with the
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements to which the Company is or will be a party, and the performance
by
the Company of its obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to which the Company is or will be a party and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
2.7 Financial
Statements.
(a) Schedule
2.7
attached
hereto sets forth (a) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Direct
Sub
as of June 30, 2008 and the related consolidated statement
of operations and consolidated statement of cash flows for the six
(6)
months then ended, and (b) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Direct
Sub as of December 31, 2007, and December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated
statement of operations and consolidated statement of cash flows for the fiscal
years then ended prepared
in accordance with US GAAP (" --Audited
-Financial
Statements and
with
the unaudited financial statements the "Financial
Statements").
The
Financial Statements are complete and correct in all material respects, are
in
accordance with the Books and Records of the Direct Sub and present fairly,
in
all material respects, the financial condition and operating results of the
Direct Sub as of the dates and during the periods indicated
therein.
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(b) At
the
time of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company, at its
expense, shall prepare consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2007
and
2006 and related consolidated statements of operations and consolidated
statements of cash flows for each of the years then ended in accordance with
GAAP. Such consolidated financial statements shall have been audited by a
certified independent accountant ("Accountant")
registered with the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and shall
include an unqualified report of such Accountants thereon. At the time of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company, at its expense, shall
prepare a consolidated balance sheet for the six months ended June 30, 2008
and
a consolidated statement of operations and consolidated statement of cash flow
for the six months then ended which shall be reviewed by the Accountants and
the
Company shall prepare and have reviewed by the Accountants a consolidated
balance sheet, statement of operations and statement of cash flows for each
quarter and cumulative year to date period thereafter. The financial statements
described in this Section 2.7(b)
are the
"Company
Financial Statements."
The
Company Financial Statements shall be delivered to Purchaser no later than
thirty (30) days after the date of this Agreement. The Company Financial
Statements will be prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements
of
Regulation S-X promulgated pursuant to the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of
1934,
as amended, complete and correct in all material respects, in accordance with
the Books and Records of the Company and will present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial condition and operating of the Company on a consolidated
basis as of the dates and during the periods indicated therein. The Company
shall use its best efforts to cause Accountants to provide their consents to
the
inclusion of this report on the Company Financial Statements in the filings
required to be made by the Purchaser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
2.8 Books
and Records; Organizational Documents.
Copies
of the minute books and stock record books of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(a) have been provided or made available to Purchaser or its counsel prior
to
the execution of this Agreement, and (b) are complete and correct. Such minute
books contain a true and complete record of actions taken at meetings and by
all
written consents in lieu of meetings of the directors, stockholders and
committees of the board of directors of the Company from the date of the
incorporation through the date hereof.
2.9 Absence
of Changes.
Since
December 31, 2007, except as set forth in Schedule
2.9,
there
has not been any event which has had or is reasonably expected to have any
Material Adverse Effect.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, and except as set forth
on
Schedule
2.9,
since
December 31, 2007:
(a) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has entered into any Contract or License (other
than with Purchaser or its Affiliates), commitment or transaction or incurred
any Liabilities outside of the ordinary course of business;
(b) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has entered into any strategic alliance, joint
development or joint marketing Contract;
(c) There
has
not been any amendment or other modification (or agreement to do so) or
violation of the terms of, any of the Contracts set forth or described in
Schedule 2.18(a);
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(d) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has entered into any transaction with any
officer, director, stockholder, Affiliate or Associate of the Company or
Subsidiary, other than pursuant to any Contract disclosed to Purchaser pursuant
to Schedule
2.21(a)
or other
than pursuant to any Contract of employment listed pursuant to Schedule 2.l9(a);
(e) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has entered into or amended any Contract or
License pursuant to which any other Person is granted production, marketing,
distribution, licensing or similar rights of any type or scope with respect
to
any products or services of the Company or Subsidiary or Company Intellectual
Property, other than as contemplated by the Contracts and Licenses disclosed
in
Schedule 2.19(a);
(f) No
Action
or Proceeding has been commenced or, to the knowledge of Seller and/or the
Company, has been threatened, by or against the Company or
Subsidiary;
(g) The
Company has not declared or set aside or paid any dividends on or made any
other
distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any Company
Stock or Equity Equivalents, or effected or approved any split, combination
or
reclassification of any Company Stock or Equity Equivalents, or issued or
authorized the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or
in
substitution for shares of Company Stock or Equity Equivalents, or repurchased,
redeemed or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, any shares of Company
Stock or Equity Equivalents;
(h) (1)
The
Company has not issued, granted, delivered, sold or authorized or proposed
to
issue, grant, deliver or sell, or purchased or proposed to purchase, any shares
of Company Stock or Equity Equivalents, (2) the Company has not modified or
amended the rights of any holder of any outstanding shares of Company Stock
or
Equity Equivalents, and (3) there have not been any agreements, arrangements,
plans or understandings obligating the Company to make any such modification
or
amendment;
(i) There
has
not been any amendment to the Company’s articles of incorporation or
bylaws;
(j) There
has
not been any transfer (by way of a Contract, License or otherwise) to any Person
of rights to any Company Intellectual Property, and the Company has used its
best efforts to secure all Company Intellectual Property from unauthorized
disclosure or removal from the Company premises by the Company personnel or
contractors or any other persons or entities;
(k) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has made or agreed to make any disposition or
sale of, waiver of rights to, license or lease of, or incurrence of any Lien
on,
any of the Assets, other than dispositions of inventory, or nonexclusive
licenses of assets or properties in the ordinary course of business of the
Company or such Subsidiary;
(l) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has made or agreed to make any purchase of any
assets or properties of any Person other than (i) acquisitions of inventory,
or
licenses of assets or properties, in the ordinary course of business of the
Company or such Subsidiary, and (ii) other acquisitions in an amount not
exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the case of any individual item
or
One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate;
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(m) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has made or agreed to make any capital
expenditures or commitments for additions to property, plant or equipment of
the
Company or of such Subsidiary constituting capital assets in the aggregate
in an
amount exceeding One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000);
(n) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has made or agreed to make any write-off or
write-down, any determination to write off or write-down, or revalue, any of
the
Assets, or change any reserves or Liabilities associated therewith, in the
aggregate in an amount exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000);
(o) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has made or agreed to make payment, discharge
or
satisfaction, in an amount in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), in
any
one case, or Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, of any claim,
Liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted,
contingent or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction
in
the ordinary course of business of Liabilities reflected or reserved against
in
Audited Financial Statements and other than Liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business since December 31, 2007;
(p) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has failed to pay or otherwise satisfy any
Liabilities presently due and payable by the Company or such
Subsidiary;
(q) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred any Debt or guaranteed any Debt
of
any other Person, or has issued or sold any debt securities or guaranteed any
debt securities of others;
(r) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has granted any severance or termination pay
to
any director, officer, employee or consultant
of the
Company or of such Subsidiary;
(s) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has (i) granted or approved any increase in
salary, rate of commissions, rate of consulting fees or any other compensation
of any current or former officer, director, stockholder, employee, independent
contractor or consultant of the Company or such Subsidiary, or (ii) paid or
agreed or made any commitment to pay any discretionary or stay
bonus;
(t) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has paid or approved the payment of any
consideration of any nature whatsoever (other than salary, commissions or
consulting fees and customary benefits paid to any current or former officer,
director, stockholder, employee or consultant of the Company in
the
ordinary course of business)
to any
current or former officer, director, stockholder, employee, independent
contractor or consultant;
(u) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has adopted, entered into, amended, modified
or
terminated (partially or completely) any Plan;
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(v) The
Company has not made any change in accounting policies, principles, methods,
practices or procedures (including for bad debts, allocation of corporate
expenses, contingent liabilities or otherwise, respecting capitalization or
expense of research and development expenditures, depreciation or amortization
rates or timing of recognition of income and expense);
(w) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has commenced or terminated, or made any material
change in, any line of business;
(x) There
has
been no physical damage, destruction or other casualty loss (whether or not
covered by insurance) affecting any of the real or personal property or
Equipment of the Company or Subsidiary in the aggregate in an amount exceeding
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000); and
(y) Neither
the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries nor Seller has entered into or approved
any contract, arrangement or understanding to do, engage in or cause or having
the effect of any of the foregoing by the Company or such Subsidiary, including
with respect to any Business Combination not otherwise restricted by the
foregoing paragraphs.
2.10 No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
as reflected or reserved against in the Audited Financial Statements or as
disclosed in Schedule
2.10,
there
are no Liabilities of the Company or Subsidiaries or affecting any of the
Assets
or the
Business.
2.11 Taxes.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.11:
(a) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have properly prepared and timely filed all Tax
Returns required to be filed. All such Tax Returns are true, correct and
complete in all material respects. All Taxes owed by the Company or a Subsidiary
(whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid except for Taxes not
yet
due. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is currently the beneficiary of
any
extension of time within which to file any Tax Return. Neither the Company
nor
any Subsidiary has received any notice of Tax deficiency or additional
assessment from any Governmental or Regulatory Authority with respect to
Liabilities for Taxes payable by the Company or such Subsidiary that has not
been fully paid or finally settled. No claim has ever been made by any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority in any jurisdiction where the Company
does
not file Tax Returns that the Company is or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction. There are no Liens with respect to Taxes on any of the
Assets.
(b) The
Company and each Subsidiary have withheld and paid all Taxes required to have
been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to or on behalf
of any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third
party (including any nonresident alien or foreign corporation pursuant to
Sections 1441 and 1442 of the Internal Revenue Code or similar provisions under
any foreign Tax laws),
and
all Forms W-2 and 1099 required with respect thereto have been properly
completed and timely filed.
(c) No
shareholder, director or officer (or employee responsible for Tax matters)
of
the Company expects or
has
reason to expect
any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority to assess any additional Taxes for any
period for which Tax Returns have been filed. There are no disputes pending
in
respect of, or claims asserted by a Governmental or Regulatory Authority for
Taxes for which the Company or a Subsidiary may be liable, nor are there any
pending, or, to the knowledge of Seller and/or the Company, threatened (whether
orally or in writing), audits, investigations or outstanding matters under
discussion with any Governmental or Regulatory Authority with respect to the
Taxes for which the Company or a Subsidiary may be liable.
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(d) Schedule
2.11(d)
lists
all federal, state, local, and foreign income or franchise Tax Returns
and
material Tax elections filed
with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries filed since
January 1, 2005,
indicates those Tax Returns that have been audited, and indicates those Tax
Returns that currently are the subject of audit. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed
to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or
deficiency.
(e) The
Company is not a party to or bound by (and will not prior to the Closing become
a party to or bound by) any Tax indemnity, Tax allocation, Tax sharing or gain
recognition agreement (whether written, unwritten or arising under operation
of
federal Law as a result of being a member of a group filing consolidated Tax
Returns (other than a group the common parent of which is or was the Company),
under operation of state Laws as a result of being a member of a unitary group,
or under comparable Laws of other states or foreign jurisdictions). The Company
has not been, and will not be, required to include any item of income in, or
exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or
portion thereof) ending on or after the Closing Date as a result of (A) any
change in method of accounting for a Tax period ending on or prior to the
Closing Date under Section 481 of the Internal Revenue Code (or any
corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law);
(B) any “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the
Internal Revenue Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state,
local
or foreign income Tax Law); (C) any deferred inter-Company gain or any
excess loss account described in the Treasury Regulations under
Section 1502 of the Internal Revenue Code (or any corresponding or similar
provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law); (D) any installment
sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date;
(E)any prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date; or (F) the
application of Section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code (or any
corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law)
with respect to a Tax period ending on or prior to the Closing
Date.
(f) The
Company (A) has never been a member of an “affiliated group” (within the
meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue Code) filing a
consolidated federal income Tax Return, and (B) has no Liability for the
Taxes of any Person other than the Company (i) under Treasury
Regulation §1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign
Law), (ii) as a transferee or successor, (iii) by Contract, or
(iv) otherwise.
(g) The
Company has not made any payments, is not obligated to make any payments, and
is
not a party to any Contract, agreement or arrangement covering any current
or
former employee or consultant of the Company that under certain circumstances
could require it to make or give rise to any payments that are not fully
deductible as a result of the provisions set forth in Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code or the Treasury Regulations thereunder (or any
corresponding provisions of state, local or foreign Tax Law) or would result
in
an excise Tax to the recipient of any such payment under Section 4999 of
the Internal Revenue Code. The Company has no liability for the Taxes of any
other person either as a transferee under Section 6901 of the Internal Revenue
Code, or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law, as a successor,
or by contract or otherwise.
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(h) None
of
the Company’s Liabilities is an obligation to make a payment that is not
deductible under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code.
(i) The
unpaid Taxes of the Company or Subsidiaries (A) did not, as of the most
recent fiscal month end, exceed the reserve for Tax Liabilities (rather than
any
reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between
book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the most recent balance sheet
(rather than in any notes thereto) and (B) do not exceed that reserve as
adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with
the
past custom and practice of the Company in filing its Tax Returns or the
Subsidiaries' Tax Returns.
(j) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any written ruling
or
agreement, or to the knowledge of Seller and/or the Company any other agreement,
with any Governmental or Regulatory Authority which would have continuing effect
in any Tax period of the Company or such Subsidiary for which a Tax Return
has
not yet been filed.
(k) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has
been a
United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section
897(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code during the applicable period specified
in
Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code,
and
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has participated in an international
boycott within the meaning of Section 999 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(l) The
Company is not party to any joint venture, partnership, or other arrangement
or
contract that would be treated as a partnership for federal income Tax
purposes.
2.12 Legal
Proceedings.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
2.12:
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(a) there
are
no Actions or Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Seller and/or the
Company, threatened, against or adversely affecting the Company, the
Subsidiaries or any of the Assets or the Business;
(b) there
are
no Orders outstanding against or adversely affecting the Company, the
Subsidiaries or any of the Assets or the Business; and
(c) there
are
no facts or circumstances known to Seller and/or the Company that would
reasonably be expected to give rise to any Action or Proceeding against or
adversely affecting the Company, the Subsidiaries or any of the Assets or the
Business.
Schedule
2.12
sets
forth all Actions or Proceedings against or affecting, or, to the knowledge
of
Seller and/or the Company, threatened against or adversely affecting the
Company, the Subsidiaries or any of the Assets or the Business during the
three-year period prior to the date of this Agreement.
2.13 Compliance
with Laws and Orders.
(a) The
operation of the Business as currently conducted does not violate any Law or
Order applicable to the Company, a Subsidiary or any of the Assets, nor does
it
constitute unfair competition or deceptive or unfair trade practices, or the
unauthorized practice of law, under any Law. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary or any of their directors, officers, Affiliates, agents or employees
has violated or is currently in default or violation under, any Law or Order
applicable to the Company, such Subsidiary or any of the Assets,
including any Law with respect to unfair competition, unfair trade practices,
or
the unauthorized practice of law.
Neither
Seller
nor the Company is aware of any claim of violation, or of any actual violation,
of any such Laws and Orders by the Company or any Subsidiary.
(b) The
Company and each Subsidiary has all Permits required by any Law or any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority for the conduct of the Company’s or such
Subsidiary’s business as presently conducted. Each of such Permits is in full
force and effect and the Company and each such Subsidiary is in compliance
with
the terms and requirements thereof, and no such Permit is subject to any
conditions or limitations other than those applicable to permits of that kind
generally. All Permits of the Company and each Subsidiary are listed on
Schedule 2.13
(the
“Company’s
Permits”)
and
the Company has made available to Purchaser a true and correct copy of each
such
Permit. No loss or expiration of any Permit is pending or, to the knowledge
of
Seller and/or the Company, threatened (including as a result of the transactions
contemplated hereby) other than expiration in accordance with the terms thereof,
which terms do not expire as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and which terms, except as set forth on Schedule 2.13,
do not
expire within ninety (90) days from the date hereof.
2.14 Plans;
ERISA.
(a) The
U.S.
Employee Retirement Income Securities Act of 1974 as amended, and the rules
and
the regulations promulgated thereunder does not apply to the
Company.
(b) The
Company has no employee in Singapore under 2.14(b). The PRC Labor Laws are
attached to this agreement and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with such
Labor Laws.
(c) During
the three (3)-year period prior to the date hereof, other than statutory social
insurance plans operated under the Laws of the PRC or any statutory employee
benefits under the Laws of the PRC, none of the Subsidiaries provides or is
obligated to provide any retirement, social insurance, life insurance, medical,
dental or other welfare benefits provided on ill-health, injury, death
disability or on termination of employment (whether voluntary or involuntary)
to
any current or former employees, officers, consultants, independent contractors
or agents of the Subsidiaries. Except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule
2.14(c), none of the Subsidiaries is a party to or is bound by any currently
effective deferred compensation agreement, bonus plan, incentive plan, profit
sharing plan, retirement agreement, vacation, hospitalization, medical or other
plan, policy, trust or arrangement or other employee compensation agreement
(other than those statutorily required under the laws of the PRC). Each of
the
Subsidiaries has complied with all applicable Laws relating to any of the Plans,
all such contributions and payments required to be made by any employees of
the
Subsidiaries with respect to the employee benefits have been fully deducted
and
paid to the relevant Governmental Authority, and no such deductions have been
challenged or disallowed by any Governmental Authority or any employee of any
Subsidiary.
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2.15 Owned
Real Property.
(a) Schedule
2.15(a) contains a true and complete list of all real property owned by the
Company or its Subsidiaries (“Real Property”). All buildings, structures,
improvements, fixtures, facilities, equipment, all components of all buildings,
structures and other improvements included within the Real Property, including,
but not limited to, the roofs and structural elements thereof and the heating,
ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, sewer, waste
water, storm water, paving and parking equipment, systems and facilities
included therein conform in all material respects to all applicable Laws of
every Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any of the Real Property,
and every instrumentality or agency thereof. There are no unsatisfied requests
for any repairs, restorations or improvements to the Real Property from any
Governmental Authority. There are no outstanding Contracts made by the Company
or Subsidiary for any improvements to the Real Property for which there is
an
outstanding amount payable. No person, other than the Company or a Subsidiary,
owns any equipment or other tangible assets or properties situated on the Real
Property material to the operation of the Business.
(b) The
use
and operation of the Real Property is in full compliance in all material
respects with all applicable Laws, covenants, conditions, restrictions,
easements, disposition agreements and similar matters affecting the Real
Property and, each of the Company or Subsidiaries has the right under all
applicable Laws to continue the use and operation of the Real Property in the
conduct of the Business. During the three (3)-year period prior to the date
hereof, neither the Company nor a Subsidiary has received any written notice
of
any material violation (or claimed material violation) of or investigation
of
such material violation (or claimed material violation) regarding any applicable
Laws in relation to the Real Property, which notice or investigation resulted
in
a penalty or fine or resulted in any order restricting the use by the Company
or
any Subsidiary of any Real Property.
(c)
None
of
the buildings, structures and other improvements located on the Real Property,
the appurtenances thereto or the equipment therein or the operation or
maintenance thereof violates any restrictive covenant or encroaches on any
property owned by others or any easement, right of way or other encumbrance
or
restriction affecting or burdening such Real Property in any manner, nor does
any building or structure of any third party encroach upon the Real Property
or
any easement or right of way benefiting the Real Property.
(d) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has received written notice of, or otherwise
had
knowledge of, any condemnation, fire, health, safety, building, environmental,
hazardous substances, pollution control, zoning or other land use regulatory
proceedings instituted but not settled which would have an effect on the
ownership, use and operation of any portion of the Real Property for its
intended purpose or the value of any material portion of the Real
Property.
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(e)
All
the
facilities and utilities required by the operations of the Business or otherwise
required by any applicable Law are installed to the property lines of the Real
Property, are connected pursuant to valid permits to municipal or public utility
services or proper drainage facilities to permit full compliance with the
requirement of all Laws. As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has received any written notice notifying the existence of any fact
or circumstance which could result in the termination or reduction of the
current access from the Real Property to existing roads or to sewer or other
utility services presently serving the Real Property.
(f) All
Permits, certificates, easements and rights of way, including proof of
dedication, as applicable, required from all Governmental Authorities having
jurisdiction over the Real Property for the use and operation of the Real
Property in the conduct of the Business and to ensure vehicular and pedestrian
ingress to and egress from the Real Property have been obtained.
(g) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has received written notice and has any knowledge
of any pending or threatened condemnation proceeding affecting the Real Property
or any part thereof or of any sale or other disposition of the Real Property
or
any part thereof in lieu of condemnation.
(h)
No
portion of the Real Property, during the three (3)-year period prior to the
date
hereof, has suffered any material damage by fire or other casualty which has
not
heretofore been completely repaired and restored to its original
condition.
(i) There
are
no encroachments or other facts or conditions affecting the Real Property which
would, individually or in the aggregate, interfere in any material respect
with
the use, occupancy or operation thereof as used, occupied and operated in the
conduct of the Business.
2.16
Leased
Property.
(a) Schedule
2.16(a)
contains
a true and correct list of (i) each parcel of real property leased, utilized
and/or operated by the Company or Subsidiary (as lessor, lessee or otherwise)
(the “Leased
Real Property”)
and
(ii) all Liens relating to or affecting any parcel of real property referred
to
in clause (i) to which the Company or Subsidiary is a party. True and correct
copies of the documents under which the Leased Real Property is leased,
subleased (to or by the Company or otherwise), utilized, and/or operated (the
“Lease
Documents”)
have
been made
available
to
Purchaser, and such Lease Documents are unmodified and in full force and effect.
(b) Subject
to the terms of the Lease Documents, the Company or Subsidiary has a valid
and
subsisting leasehold estate in and the right to quiet enjoyment of each of
the
Leased Real Properties for the full term of the leases (including renewal
periods) relating thereto. Each Lease Document referred to in Section
2.16(a)
is a
legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws relating
to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of
equity, and there is no, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has
received notice of any, default (or any condition or event which, after notice
or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) thereunder. The Company
does not owe brokerage commissions or finders fees with respect to any such
Leased Real Property.
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(c) All
improvements on the Leased Real Property comply with and are operated in
accordance with applicable Laws (including Environmental Laws) and all
applicable Liens, Approvals, Contracts, covenants and restrictions. All such
improvements are in good operating condition, in a state of good maintenance
and
repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and are adequate for the purposes
for
which they are presently being used and
there
are no condemnation or appropriation proceedings pending or, to the knowledge
of
Seller and/or the Company, threatened against any of such real property or
the
improvements thereon.
2.17 Assets.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.17,
the
Company and its Subsidiaries are in possession of and has good and marketable
title to, or has valid leasehold interests in or valid rights under contract
to
use, all Assets (including all tangible personal property presently used in
the
conduct of the Business), including all tangible personal property reflected
on
Audited Financial Statements and all tangible personal property acquired since
the date of Audited Financial Statements other than property disposed of since
such date in the ordinary course of business. Except as disclosed in
Schedule2.16(c),
all
such Assets (including all tangible personal property presently used in the
conduct of the Business, including plant, property and equipment) are owned
by
the Company or Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens and are adequate for
the
conduct by the Company or Subsidiary of the Business as presently conducted,
and
are in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and
their use complies with all applicable Laws.
2.18 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Schedule 2.18(a)
lists
(i) all Company Registered Intellectual Property, (ii) all other
material Company Intellectual Property, and (iii) all other Intellectual
Property that is necessary or material to the conduct of the Business in the
ordinary course as currently conducted by the Company or contemplated to be
conducted (“Other
Material IP”).
Schedule 2.18(a)
lists
any Actions or Proceedings that have occurred and/or are pending as of the
date
hereof before any Governmental or Regulatory Authority (including the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTO”),
the
Copyright Office, the Federal Trade Commission, or equivalent authorities
anywhere in the world) related to any of Company Registered Intellectual
Property or the other material Company Intellectual Property.
(b) The
Company or its Subsidiaries has all requisite right, title and interest in
or
valid and enforceable rights under Contracts or Licenses to use all Intellectual
Property that is materially necessary for the Company or such Subsidiary to
conduct the Business in the ordinary course, including the Other Material IP.
The Company or its Subsidiaries owns exclusively all right, title and interest
in and to the Company Intellectual Property including that listed in
Schedule 2.18(a)
in its
own name and free and clear of any Liens except as disclosed in Schedule 2.18(a).
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(c) Without
limitation of the foregoing, except for third party licensed software
(“Commercially
Available Programs”),
the
Company or its Subsidiaries is the sole and exclusive owner of, in its own
name
and free and clear of any Liens except for Commercially Available Software,
all
the software, software systems and databases used, or held or being developed
for use in connection with the conduct of the Business and all prior versions,
components, modules and work in progress thereof, including all source and
object code, program files, graphical user interfaces, non-graphical interfaces,
APIs, portals, web sites, look and feel, content, software libraries, and all
prior, current, or future versions and copies thereof as well as all
work-in-progress, modules, prototypes, notes, analysis, compilations, studies,
samples, parts, test units, files, records, summaries, and other material
prepared by or for the Company or Subsidiary with respect thereto, as well
as
all software user/administrator documentation and manuals, technical data and
specifications, process or method descriptions, flow charts or diagrams, test
plans, schedules, support/maintenance procedures, programming tools (including
any tools needed for maintenance), annotations, algorithms, software design
and
architecture, any system level documentation detailing how programs or processes
fit together, definitions or descriptions of all modules, including any flow
charts, and any other information related thereto or necessary for the Company
or Subsidiary (or its agents) to operate, support, and modify such software,
databases and software systems, in the future (in whatever medium or form)
(all
of said software, databases and software systems collectively, the “Company
Software and Systems”).
(d) Seller,
employees of the Company or Subsidiaries, customers of the Company or
Subsidiaries of the Company do not have any claim of ownership or co-ownership
of the Company Software and Systems or any portion thereof.
(e) To
the
extent that any Company Intellectual Property has been conceived, developed,
created or reduced to practice in whole or in part by any Person other than
the
Company or its employees or Subsidiary or its employees within the scope of
their employment, the Company or a Subsidiary obtained ownership of, and is
the
exclusive owner of, all such Intellectual Property by operation of law or by
valid assignment of any such rights.
(f) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has transferred ownership of or granted any
License of or other right to use or authorized the retention of any rights
to
use any Intellectual Property that is or was Company Intellectual Property
to
any other Person. Moreover, neither Seller, the Company nor any of their
respective past or present Affiliates or Subsidiaries has assigned or
transferred or disposed of any interest in the Intellectual Property in the
Company Software and Systems.
(g) Each
item
of Company Registered Intellectual Property which has actually been registered
is valid and subsisting, and all necessary registration, maintenance, renewal
fees, annuity fees and Taxes due or payable as of the Closing in connection
with
such Registered Intellectual Property have been paid and all necessary documents
and certificates in connection with such Registered Intellectual Property and
due as of the Closing have been filed with the relevant patent, copyright,
trademark or other authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions,
as
the case may be, for the purposes of maintaining such Registered Intellectual
Property.
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(h) Schedule 2.18(h)
sets
forth a list of all software and other Intellectual Property that the Company
or
any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries has licensed from any third party which
is
used by the Company or a Subsidiary in or necessary for the Company or a
Subsidiary to conduct the Business (including with respect to the Company
Software and Systems, and any of the Company’s solutions that are in development
as of the Closing), including the Contract or License pursuant to which the
rights are granted. The Company or its Subsidiaries have all rights necessary
to
the use of such software and other Intellectual Property. The Seller is not
in
breach of the third party Contracts or Licenses referenced above and the other
parties thereto have not claimed breach or send notice of
termination.
2.19 Contracts.
(a) Schedule 2.19(a)
contains
a true and complete list of each of the Contracts (true and complete copies
or,
if none, reasonably complete and accurate written descriptions of which,
together with all amendments and supplements thereto and all waivers of any
terms thereof, have been made available to Purchaser prior to the execution
of
this Agreement), including the names of the parties thereto and the dates
thereof and a description of whether such Contacts are written or oral, to
which
the Company or a Subsidiary is a party or by which any of the Assets are bound,
including:
(i) employment
and consulting agreements related to services provided in the
Business;
(ii) licenses,
licensing arrangements and other contracts providing in whole or in part for
the
use of, or limiting the use of, any Company Intellectual Property, or otherwise
relating to the Company Software and Systems;
(iii) brokerage
or finder’s agreements relating the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(iv) agreements,
outstanding orders, statements of work and other contracts for the purchase
or
sale of materials, supplies, products or services with customers or vendors
that
are provided in connection with the Business;
(v) any
lease
agreements providing for the leasing of personal property contained in the
Assets;
(vi) joint
venture, partnership and similar contracts involving a sharing of profits or
expenses with respect to the Business;
(vii) asset
purchase agreements and other acquisition or divestiture agreements, regarding
the sale, lease or disposal of any Assets;
(viii) any
contracts or agreements under which the Company receives any product or service
used or relied upon in connection with the products or services provided by
the
Company, or otherwise in connection with the Business, including hosting,
licensed software, databases or other data suppliers, investigative services,
web or other electronic searches, legal services, accounting services, and
other
outsourced services;
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(ix) the
Lease
Documents;
(x) memorandums
of understanding, letters of intent or similar agreements with potential or
prospective customers;
(xi) settlement
agreements;
(xii) contracts,
licenses or other agreements relating to Debt;
(xiii) contracts,
licenses or other agreements with any governmental authority;
(xiv) contracts
or other agreements with any law firms or other legal service providers;
and
(xv) contracts,
licenses or other agreements providing for the payment of commissions or
referral fees.
(b) Each
Contract to which the Company or Subsidiary is a party or by which any of the
Assets are bound is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid
and
binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws relating to the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 2.19(b),
there
is no event of default or event or condition that, after notice or lapse of
time
or both, would constitute a violation, breach or event of default under any
Contract on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of Seller and/or the
Company, any other party thereto.
(c) Nether
the Company nor either Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any Contract that
(i) automatically terminates or allows termination by the other party thereto
upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii)
contains any covenant or other provision which limits the Company’s or
Subsidiary's ability to compete with any Person in any line of business or
in
any area or territory or which contains any covenant that otherwise purports
to
restrict the business activity of the Company or Subsidiary or limits its
ability to engage in any line of business.
(d) Schedule 2.19(d)
lists
all Government Bids and, with respect to each such Government Bid, (i) the
prospective customer agency and title; (ii) the date of proposal
submission; (iii) the expected award date, if known; (iv) the
estimated period of performance, if known; and (v) the estimated value
based on the proposal, if any. The Company has delivered to Purchaser true,
correct and complete copies of all Government Bids and all documentation and
correspondence related thereto.
(e) The
Company and each Subsidiary thereof has fully complied with all terms and
conditions of each Government Bid to which it is a party, has performed all
obligations required to be performed by it thereunder, and has complied with
all
statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to each of the Government
Bids.
The representations, certifications and warranties, if any, made by the Company
and each Subsidiary thereof with respect to the Government Bids were accurate
in
all respects as of their effective date, and the Company and each Subsidiary
thereof has fully complied with any and all such certifications. With respect
to
the Government Bids, no Governmental or Regulatory Authority or any other Person
has notified the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, either orally or in writing,
of any actual or alleged violation or breach of any statute, regulation,
representation, certification, disclosure obligation, contract term, condition,
clause, provision or specification that could reasonably be expected to have
an
adverse effect on the Business.
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(g) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary and their respective directors or officers has,
and to the Best Knowledge of the Company and Subsidiary, none of their
respective employees, representatives or agents has violated any applicable
PRC
Laws that prohibit directly or indirectly making any payment (including any
kick-back or commission) or giving other thing of value (including any fee,
gift, travel expense or entertainment) to any person who is an official,
officer, agent, employee or representative of any Governmental Authority or
any
existing or prospective customer (whether or not government-owned) in order
to
gain any business, commercial or financial advantage or benefit.
2.20 Insurance.
Schedule
2.20
contains
a true and complete list of all insurance policies (by policy number, insurer,
expiration date and type, amount and scope of coverage) relating to the Company,
each Subsidiary or any of the Assets, copies of which have been provided or
made
available to Purchaser. In the three (3) year period ending on the date
hereof, neither Seller nor the Company has received any notice from, or on
behalf of, any insurance carrier relating to or involving any adverse change
or
any change other than in the ordinary course of business, in the conditions
of
insurance, any refusal to issue an insurance policy or non-renewal of a policy,
or requiring or suggesting alteration of any of the Assets, purchase of
additional equipment or modification of any of the Company’s methods of doing
business. The insurance coverage provided by the policies listed in Schedule
2.20
will not
terminate or lapse by reason of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements. Each policy listed in Schedule
2.20
is valid
and binding and in full force and effect, all premiums due thereunder have
been
paid and neither the Company nor the Person to whom such policy has been issued
has received any notice of cancellation or termination in respect of any such
policy or is in default thereunder, and to the knowledge of Seller and/or the
Company there exists no reason or state of facts that is reasonably likely
to
lead to the cancellation of such policies or of any threatened termination
of,
or premium increase with respect to, any of such policies. The insurance
policies listed in Schedule
2.20
(i) in
light of the Business, operations and Assets are in amounts and have coverages
that are reasonable and customary for Persons engaged in similar businesses
and
operations and having similar Assets and (ii) are
in
amounts and have coverages as required by any Contract to which the Company
is a
party or by which any of the Assets are bound. Schedule
2.20
contains
a list of all claims in
excess
of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) made
under any insurance policies covering the Company in the last two years. Neither
Seller nor the Company has received notice that any insurer under any policy
listed in Schedule
2.20
is
denying, disputing or questioning liability with respect to a claim thereunder
or defending under a reservation of rights clause.
2.21 Affiliate
Transactions.
(a) Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
2.21,
(i)
there are no Contracts or Liabilities between the Company or a Subsidiary,
on
the one hand, and any current or former officer, director, stockholder,
Affiliate or Associate of the Company or a Subsidiary, on the other hand; (ii)
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary provides or causes to be provided any
Assets, services or facilities to any such current or former officer, director,
stockholder, Affiliate or Associate; (iii) no such current or former officer,
director, stockholder, Affiliate or Associate provides or causes to be provided
any Assets, services or facilities to the Company or any Subsidiary; and (iv)
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary beneficially owns, directly or
indirectly, any Investment Assets of any such current or former officer,
director, stockholder, Affiliate or Associate.
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(b) Each
of
the Contracts and Liabilities listed in Schedule
2.21
was
entered into or incurred, as the case may be, on terms no less favorable to
the
Company or Subsidiary (in the reasonable judgment of the Company) than terms
generally available to the Company on an arm’s-length basis.
2.22 Employees;
Labor Relations.
Except
as set forth in the attached PRC Labor Law.
(a) Neither
the Company nor any of its Affiliates is a party to any collective bargaining
agreement or other Contract with any group of employees, labor organization
or
other representative of any of the employees of the Company or any of its
Affiliates and, to the knowledge of Seller and/or the Company, there are no
activities or proceedings of any labor union or other party to organize or
represent such employees. There has not occurred nor, to knowledge of Seller
and/or the Company, been threatened any strike, slow-down, picketing,
work-stoppage, or other similar labor activity with respect to any such
employees. The Company and each of its Affiliates is in compliance with all
Laws
relating to employment or the workplace, including provisions relating to wages,
hours, overtime, classification of employees as exempt or non-exempt under
the
Fair Labor Standards Act, collective bargaining, safety and health, work
authorization, equal employment opportunity, immigration and the withholding
of
income Taxes, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, employee privacy
and right to know and social security contributions. There are no unresolved
labor controversies (including unresolved grievances and age or other
discrimination claims) or litigation, if any, between the Company or any of
its
Affiliates and Persons employed by or providing services to the Company. There
are no investigations by any government agencies of the Company or any of its
Affiliates concerning such matters.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
2.21(b)
(i),
each Person who is an employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates is
employed at will. No employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates is
represented by a union. Each Person who is or was, or has been treated as,
an
independent contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates for any purpose,
including for purposes of tax withholding and reporting and eligibility for
the
Plans, has been properly classified by the Company and its Affiliates as an
independent contractor under applicable employment-related Laws and all Laws
concerning the status of independent contractors applicable to the Company.
Schedule
2.22(b)(ii)
sets
forth, individually and by category, the name of each Person employed by or
providing services to the Company, together with such Person’s position or
function, annual base salary or wage and any incentive, severance or bonus
arrangements with respect to such Person. No person listed on Schedule
2.22(b)(ii)
shall
have any continuing employment obligation or other obligation to provide
services to any Person other than the Company, including to Seller or any
Affiliate of Seller, following the Closing. No
current employee of the Company has made any threat, or otherwise revealed
an
intent, to terminate such employee’s relationship with the Company for any
reason, including because of the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
2.23(b)(ii),
the
Company is not a party to any agreement for the provision of labor from any
outside agency. There have been no claims against the Company by employees
of
such outside agencies, if any, with regard to employees assigned to work for
the
Company, and no claims by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority with regard
to such employees.
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(c) No
officer, employee or consultant of the Company is obligated under any Contract
or other agreement or subject to any Order or Law that would interfere with
the
Business as currently conducted. Neither the execution nor delivery of this
Agreement, nor the carrying on of the Business as presently conducted nor any
activity of such officers, employees or consultants in connection with the
carrying on of the Business as presently conducted, will conflict with or result
in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, constitute a default
under, or trigger a condition precedent to any rights under any Contract or
other agreement under which any of such officers, employees or consultants
is
now bound.
(d) The
Company has not received any written (or, to the knowledge of Seller and/or
the
Company, oral) notice from any employee or
managerial personnel
that
would reasonably lead a person to believe that such employee intends to
terminate his or her employment with the Company after the Closing Date or
is
not willing to continue his or her employment with the Company after the Closing
Date on terms substantially comparable to his or her existing terms of
employment at the Company.
2.23 Environmental
Matters.
(a) To
the
knowledge of Seller and/or the Company, no
Hazardous Material is present in, on, under or adjacent to any property that
the
Company or any Subsidiary has at any time owned, operated, occupied, leased
or
used (including both the land and improvements thereon), and no reasonable
likelihood exists that any Hazardous Material will come to be present in, on,
or
under any properties owned, operated, occupied, leased or used at any time
(including both land and improvements thereon) by the Company. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has transported, stored, used, manufactured, disposed
of, sold, released or exposed its employees or any other Person to any Hazardous
Material, or arranged for the disposal, discharge, storage or release of any
Hazardous Material, or currently engages in any of the foregoing activities,
in
violation of any applicable Environmental Law or other Law.
(b) No
Approvals are required to be obtained by the Company or any Subsidiary under
any
Environmental Laws, and the Company and each Subsidiary have been and is in
compliance with all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards,
prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables contained
in
the Environmental Laws or contained in any regulation, code, plan, order,
decree, judgment, notice or demand letter issued, entered, promulgated or
approved thereunder.
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(c) No
Action
or Proceeding is pending, or to the knowledge of Seller and/or the Company,
threatened concerning any Environmental Law, Hazardous Material or any Hazardous
Materials activity of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company is not aware
of
any fact or circumstance that could involve the Company or any Subsidiary in
any
environmental litigation or impose upon the Company or any Subsidiary in any
environmental Liability.
2.24 Substantial
Customers and Suppliers.
Schedule
2.24
lists
the
twenty (20)
largest customers of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
on
the basis of revenues collected or accrued for the twelve- (12-) month period
ending December 31, 2007. Schedule
2.24
lists
the twenty (20) largest
suppliers of the Company and
its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
on the
basis of cost of goods or services purchased for twelve-
(12-) month period ending December 31, 2007.
(i) No
such customer or supplier has ceased its business relationship with the Company
or materially reduced its purchases from or sales or provision of services
to
the Company since December 31, 2007, (ii) neither Seller nor the Company has
received notice (written or oral) from any such customer or supplier of its
intent to cease its business relationship with the Company, or to materially
reduce its purchases from or sales or provision of services to the Company,
after the date hereof and (iii) no such customer or supplier has threatened
to
cease its business relationship with the Company, or to materially reduce its
purchases from or sales or provision of services to the Company, after the
date
hereof. No such customer or supplier is threatened with bankruptcy or
insolvency.
2.25 Accounts
and Notes Receivable.
The
accounts receivable and notes receivable of the Company and its Subsidiaries
reflected on Audited Financial Statements and as will be reflected in the
Company Financial Statements, (a) arose from bona fide sales transactions in
the
ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, and are payable
on
ordinary trade terms, (b) are the legal, valid and binding obligation of its
debtor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws relating to the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, (c) is not
subject to any valid set-off or counterclaim, (d) have been collected or is
fully collectible before the date that is ninety (90) days after the date of
Closing, each net of reserves shown therefor, in amounts not less than the
aggregate amounts thereof carried on the Books and Records of the Company,
and
(e) do not represent obligations for goods sold on consignment, on approval
or
on a sale-or-return basis or subject to any other repurchase or return
arrangement other than customers’ rights to inspect goods upon receipt and
reject nonconforming goods.
2.26 Other
Negotiations; Brokers; Third-Party Expenses.
Neither
Seller nor the Company, nor any of their respective officers, directors,
managers, employees, agents, stockholders, members or Subsidiaries (nor any
investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant or other Person
retained by or acting for or on behalf of Seller, the Company or any such
Person) (a) has entered into any Contract that conflicts with any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (b) has entered into any Contract
or arrangement with any Person regarding any transaction involving the Company
which is likely to result in Purchaser, the Company or any officer, director,
employee, agent or Affiliate of any of them being subject to any claim for
Liability to said Person as a result of entering into this Agreement or
consummating the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as set forth in
Schedule
2.26,
no
broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to
any
broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or similar fee or commission in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby based
on
arrangements made by or on behalf of Seller or the Company.
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2.27 Warranty
Obligations.
The
Company has not entered into any warranties, indemnification obligations,
guarantees or written warranty policies in respect of any of the Company’s
products and services (the “Warranty
Obligations”)
other
than those normal and customary in the conduct of the Business. The Company
is
not subject to any dispute or, to the knowledge of Seller and/or the Company,
threatened dispute relating to such Warranty Obligations.
2.28 Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any agent, employee or other Person acting
on
behalf of the Company or such Subsidiary has, directly or indirectly, used
any
corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other
unlawful expenses relating to political activity, made any unlawful payment
to
foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic
political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, violated any provision
of
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or made any bribe,
rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar unlawful
payment.
2.29 Takeover
Statutes.
No
Takeover Statute applicable to the Company or Subsidiary is applicable to the
Acquisition or the other transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary
Agreements.
2.30 Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty made by Seller or the Company contained in this
Agreement, and no statement contained in or as any schedule hereto delivered
by
Seller or the Company or in any certificate, list or other writing attached
hereto and delivered by Seller or the Company or delivered by Seller or the
Company pursuant to Article 7 hereof, contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading.
2.31 Disclosure
of Purchaser Information.
(a) The
Seller acknowledges that all of the SEC Reports (defined herein) were fully
available to it. The Seller acknowledges that it has received all the
information that it has required relating to the Purchaser and the acquisition
of the Stock Consideration. The Seller further represents that it has had an
opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Purchaser regarding
the terms and conditions of its acquisition of the Stock Consideration.
(b) The
Stock
Consideration to be received by the Seller is being acquired for investment
for
the Seller's own account and not otherwise as a nominee or agent, and not with
a
view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof. The Seller has no
present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise
distributing the Stock Consideration. Seller acknowledges that the Closing
Payment, but not the additional shares contemplated by Section 1.3(a)(ii),
is
subject to a twenty-four (24) month lock-up period and may not be sold
during such period. Seller may transfer the additional shares contemplated
by
Section 1.3(a)(ii) subject to applicable securities laws.
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(c) The
Seller is aware that the Stock Consideration acquired by Seller under this
Agreement has not been registered under the Securities Act, that the offer
and
sale of the Stock Consideration pursuant to this Agreement are intended to
be
exempt from registration under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated
thereunder by the SEC, and that such Stock Consideration cannot be sold,
assigned, transferred, or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently
registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration
is
available. The Seller is also aware that the Stock Consideration shares acquired
by Seller has not been registered or qualified in any jurisdiction, that sales
or transfers of such Stock Consideration may be further restricted by non-U.S.
securities laws, the provisions of this Agreement, the other Transaction
Documents and the Current Articles and that the certificates for such Stock
Consideration will bear appropriate legends describing the restrictions on
their
transfer. The Seller has no immediate need for liquidity in connection with
the
acquisition of the Stock Consideration, and does not anticipate that it will
be
required to sell Seller's Stock Consideration in the foreseeable
future.
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Suitability
of Investment.
(a) The
Seller has determined that the Stock Consideration is a suitable investment
for
Seller and that Seller can bear the economic risk of the acquisition of the
Stock Consideration;
(b) The
Seller (i) certifies that Seller is not a “U.S. person” within the meaning
of Rule 902 of Regulation S, and that Seller is not acquiring the Stock
Consideration for the account or benefit of any such U.S. person,
(ii) agrees to resell the Stock Consideration only in accordance with the
provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act,
or pursuant to an available exemption from registration and agrees not to engage
in hedging transactions with regard to the Stock Consideration unless in
compliance with the Securities Act, (iii) agrees that any certificates for
any Stock Consideration issued to the Seller shall contain a legend to the
effect that transfer is prohibited except in accordance with the provisions
of
Regulation S, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or pursuant
to
an available exemption from registration, and (iv) agrees that the
Purchaser may refuse to register any transfer of the Stock Consideration issued
to Seller not made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant
to registration under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an available exemption
from registration.
ARTICLE
3
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller
hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
3.1 Ownership
of Company Stock.
Madame
Wang owns of record and beneficially all of the issued and outstanding shares
of
TeamBest. TeamBest owns of record and beneficially
all of
the issued and outstanding shares of Company Stock. Such shares are, and when
delivered by Seller to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement will be, duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free and clear of
any
and all Liens.
There
are no limitations or restrictions on Seller’s right to transfer such shares of
Company Stock to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, and Seller is not a
party
to any option, warrant, purchase right, proxy, power of attorney, voting trust
or other Contract or commitment with respect to the voting or dividend rights
or
the sale, acquisition, issuance, redemption, registration, transfer or other
disposition of any capital stock of the Company (other than this
Agreement).
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3.2 Binding
Agreements.
This
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which Seller is or will become a
party, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof (and,
in
the case of the Ancillary Agreements to which Purchaser is a party, thereof)
by,
and
enforceability against,
Purchaser,
constitutes or will upon execution and delivery constitute, as applicable,
the
legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in
accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof
may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar Laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and by general principles of equity.
3.3 No
Conflicts; Approvals.
The
execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to which it is a party does not and will not upon execution and delivery, and
the performance by Seller of Seller's obligations under this Agreement and
the
Ancillary Agreements to which Seller is a party and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not:
(a) conflict
with or result in a violation or breach of any Law or Order applicable to Seller
or any of Seller's assets or properties, including the Company Stock;
or
(b) (i)
conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, (ii) constitute a default
(or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default) under, (iii) require Seller to obtain or make any Approval
to any Person as a result or under the terms of, (iv) result in or give to
any
Person any right of termination, cancellation, acceleration or modification
in
or with respect to, (v) result in or give to any Person any additional rights
or
entitlement to increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed payments or
performance under, (vi) result in the creation or imposition of (or the
obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of Seller’s assets or
properties, including the Company Stock, under or (vii) result in the loss
of
any benefit under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract
to
which Seller is a party or by which any of Seller’s assets or properties,
including the Company Stock, are bound.
No
Approval is required to be obtained from or made with, or filed with or
delivered to, any Governmental or Regulatory Authority by Seller in connection
with the execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements to which Seller is or will be a party, and the performance by Seller
of Seller's obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to
which Seller is or will be a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
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3.4 Legal
Proceedings.
(a) there
are
no Actions or Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Seller and/or the
Company, threatened, against or adversely affecting Seller or any of her assets
or properties, including the Company Stock;
(b) there
are
no Orders outstanding against Seller; and
(c) there
are
no facts or circumstances known to Seller and/or the Company that would
reasonably be expected to give rise to any Action or Proceeding against or
adversely affecting Seller or any of Seller's assets or properties, including
the Company Stock.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser
represents
and warrants to Seller
and
the
Company as
follows:
4.1 Organization.
Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Purchaser has full corporate power
and
authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as currently proposed
to
be conducted and to own, use and lease its assets and properties.
4.2 Authority;
Binding Agreements.
Subject
to receipt of approval of stockholders of the Purchaser, Purchaser has full
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, to perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby. The execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and
the
Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation by Purchaser
of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action of Purchaser other than approval
of
its stockholders, and no other corporate action on the part of Purchaser is
required to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation by
Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby other than
approval of its stockholders. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to
which Purchaser is or will become a party have been or will be, as applicable,
duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery hereof (and in the case of the Ancillary
Agreements to which Seller and/or the Company is a party, thereof) by, and
enforceability against, Seller and/or the Company, each constitutes or will
upon
execution and delivery constitute, as applicable, a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its
respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar Laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally
and by general principles of equity.
4.3 No
Conflicts; Approvals.
The
execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements to which it is a party does not and will not upon execution and
delivery, and the performance by Purchaser of its obligations under this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and
will
not:
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(a) conflict
with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of
Purchaser;
(b) subject
to obtaining or making the Approvals disclosed in Schedule
4.3(c),
if any,
result in a violation or breach of, or a conflict with, any Law or Order
applicable to Purchaser or any of its assets or properties; or
(c) except
as
disclosed in Schedule
4.3(c)
attached
hereto, (i) result in a violation or breach of or conflict with, (ii) constitute
a default (or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default) under, (iii) require Purchaser to obtain or make
any
Approval to any Person as a result or under the terms of, (iv) result in or
give
to any Person any right of termination, cancellation, acceleration or
modification in or with respect to, (v) result in or give to any Person any
additional rights or entitlement to increased, additional, accelerated or
guaranteed payments or performance under, (vi) result in the creation or
imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon Purchaser
or
any of its assets or properties under or (vii) result in the loss of any benefit
under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract or License
to
which Purchaser is a party or by which any of its assets or properties are
bound.
No
Approval is required to be obtained from or made with, or filed with or
delivered to, any Governmental or Regulatory Authority by Purchaser in
connection with the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements to which Purchaser is or will be a party, and the
performance by Purchaser of its obligations under this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements to which Purchaser is or will be a party and the
consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
4.4 Other
Negotiations; Brokers; Third-Party Expenses.
Neither
Purchaser nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, Subsidiaries
or
Affiliates (nor any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant
or other Person retained by or acting for or on behalf of Purchaser) (a) has
entered into any Contract that conflicts with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or (b) has entered into any Contract or
arrangement with any Person regarding any transaction involving Purchaser which
is likely to result in the Company, Seller or any officer, director, employee,
agent or Affiliate of any of them being subject to any claim for Liability
to
said Person as a result of entering into this Agreement or consummating the
transactions contemplated hereby. No broker, investment banker, financial
advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial
advisor’s or similar fee or commission in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby based on arrangements made by or on behalf
of
Purchaser.
4.5
Valid
Issuance of Stock Consideration.
At the
Closing, the Stock Consideration to be issued to the Seller hereunder will
be
duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered in accordance with
the terms hereof for the consideration provided for herein, will be validly
issued and non-assessable and will have been issued in compliance with all
applicable US federal and state securities laws.
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4.6
SEC
Reports.
(a) The
Purchaser has delivered to the Seller or there have been made available by
public means (i) the Purchaser’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008 and annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007, (ii) the Prospectus, and (iii) all other reports
filed by the Purchaser under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (all of
such materials, together with any amendments thereto and documents incorporated
by reference therein, are referred to herein as the “SEC
Reports”).
(b)
As
of its
filing date or, if applicable, its effective date, each SEC Report complied
in
all material respects with the requirements of the Laws applicable to the
Purchaser for such SEC Report, including the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act.
(c)
Each
SEC
Report as of its filing date and the Prospectus, as of its effective date,
did
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
Purchaser has filed all reports under the Exchange Act that were required to
be
filed as of the date hereof and will have filed all such reports required to
have been filed through the Closing Date and has otherwise materially complied
with all requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
ARTICLE
5
CONDUCT
PRIOR TO THE CLOSING
5.1 Conduct
of Business.
During
the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier
of
(a) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section
9.1
or (b)
the Closing, the Company agrees (unless the Company is otherwise required to
take such action pursuant to this Agreement or Purchaser shall otherwise give
its prior consent in writing), and Seller agrees to cause the Company, to carry
on the Business in the usual, regular and ordinary course consistent with past
practice, to pay its Liabilities and Taxes and to pay or perform its other
obligations when due (other than Liabilities, Taxes and other obligations,
if
any, contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been
established), and to use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve
substantially intact its present business organization, keep available the
services of its present and its Subsidiaries' officers and key employees and
preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors,
licensees, independent contractors and other Persons having business dealings
with it, all with the express purpose and intent of preserving substantially
unimpaired its goodwill and ongoing businesses at and after the Closing. Except
as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the Company shall not, without
the
prior written consent of Purchaser, take or agree in writing or otherwise to
take, any action that would result in the occurrence of any of the changes
described in Section 2.9
or any
other action that would make any of its representations or warranties contained
in this Agreement untrue or incorrect when made in any material respect. Neither
Seller nor the Company shall, without the prior written consent of Purchaser,
take or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any action intended to, or that
would, prevent Seller or the Company from performing (or cause Seller or the
Company not to perform) its agreements and covenants hereunder or intended
to,
or that would, cause any condition to Purchaser’s closing obligations in Section
7.1
or
Section 7.3
not to
be satisfied.
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5.2 No
Solicitation.
Until
the earlier of the Closing or the date of termination of this Agreement pursuant
to the provisions of Section 9.1,
neither
the Company nor Seller nor any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates
will take, nor will the Company or Seller permit any of their representatives
to
take, any of the following actions with any Person other than Purchaser and
its
designees: (a) solicit, encourage or initiate any proposals or offers from,
or
participate in or conduct discussions with or engage in negotiations with,
any
Person relating to any offer or proposal, oral, written or otherwise, formal
or
informal, with respect to any possible Business Combination with the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries (a “Competing
Proposed Transaction”),
(b)
provide information with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to
any Person, other than Purchaser, relating to (or which the Company or Seller
believes would be used for the purpose of formulating an offer or proposal
with
respect to), or otherwise assist, cooperate with, facilitate or encourage any
effort or attempt by any such Person with regard to, any possible Business
Combination with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) agree to, enter
into a Contract with any Person, other than Purchaser, providing for, or approve
a Business Combination with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (d)
authorize or permit any of the Company’s or Seller’s representatives to take any
such action. Seller will notify Purchaser immediately after receipt by the
Company or Seller (or any of their officers, directors, managers, employees,
agents, advisors or other representatives) of any proposal for or inquiry
respecting any Competing Proposed Transaction, or any request for nonpublic
information in connection with such proposal or inquiry or for access to the
Assets, Books and Records of the Company by any Person or entity that informs
or
has informed the Company or Seller that it is considering making or has made
such a proposal or inquiry. Such notice to Purchaser shall indicate in
reasonable detail the identity of the Person making such proposal or inquiry
and
the terms and conditions of such proposal or inquiry. Each of the Company and
Seller and their respective Affiliates (and their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, advisors or other representatives) immediately
shall cease and cause to be terminated all
existing discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore
with
respect to a Competing Proposed Transaction. Each of the Company and Seller
agrees not to release any third party from, or waive any provision of, any
confidentiality or standstill agreement to which it or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party. Each of Seller, the Company and Purchaser acknowledge that this
Section 5.2
is a
significant inducement for Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and the
absence of such provision would have resulted in either (i) a material reduction
in the consideration to be paid to Seller in the Acquisition or (ii) a failure
to induce Purchaser to enter into this Agreement.
ARTICLE
6
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
6.1 Access
to Information.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the Closing or the termination
of
this Agreement, upon reasonable notice, the Company shall (a) give Purchaser
and
its officers, appropriate employees, accountants, and counsel full access,
upon
reasonable prior notice during normal business hours, to all buildings, offices,
and other facilities and to all Books and Records of the Company, whether
located on the premises of the Company or at another location; (b) furnish
Purchaser such financial, operating, technical and product data and other
information with respect to the Business and Assets as Purchaser from time
to
time may reasonably request, including financial statements and schedules;
(c)
subject to Purchaser and the Company agreeing to the topic and notice of any
interviews (which such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed
or
conditioned), allow Purchaser the opportunity to interview (1) the
customers listed on Schedule 7.3(e)(ii)
and
(2) such other customers, suppliers, prime contractors (when the Company is
a subcontractor on a Contract), employees and other personnel and Affiliates
of
the Company as the Purchaser may request with the Company’s prior written
consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned), and instruct such Persons to cooperate with Purchaser in
Purchaser’s investigation of the Business; and (d) assist and cooperate with
Purchaser in the development of cooperation plans for implementation by
Purchaser and the Company following the Closing; provided, however, that no
investigation made prior to the date of this Agreement or made pursuant to
this
Section 6.1
shall
affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by Seller
or
the Company, or any rights to indemnification of the Purchaser Indemnified
Parties, herein.
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6.2 Covenant
Not to Compete.
(a) For
a
period
commencing upon the Closing and ending on the later of (x) the third
anniversary of the Closing and (y) the date the final payment of the
Earnout is made, Seller shall not anywhere in the People's Republic of China,
directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Purchaser: (i)
engage or participate, directly or indirectly, either as principal, agent,
employee, employer, consultant, stockholder, director, officer, partner or
in
any other individual or representative capacity whatsoever, in the conduct
or
management of, or own any stock or other proprietary interest in, any business
or enterprise that conducts business or operations which are the same as or
substantially similar to the Business unless Seller or any such Affiliate shall
have obtained the prior written consent thereto of Purchaser; provided, however,
that Seller may purchase or otherwise acquire up to (but not more than) one
percent (1%) of any class of the securities of any Person (but may not otherwise
participate in the activities of such Person) if such securities are listed
on
any national or regional securities exchange or have been registered under
Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (ii)
solicit, hire or employ, or cause any other Person to solicit, hire or employ
any employee or contractor then retained or employed by the Company, Subsidiary
or Purchaser or retained or employed by the Company, Subsidiary or Purchaser
within the one-year period immediately prior to such solicitation, hiring or
employment.
(b) Each
of
the covenants in this Section 6.2
is
severable and separate, and the unenforceability of any specific covenant shall
not affect the provisions of any other covenant. Moreover, in the event any
court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any specific covenant
or
the scope, time or territorial restrictions thereof are unreasonable, then
it is
the intention of the parties that such restrictions be enforced to the fullest
extent which the court deems reasonable, and this Agreement shall thereby be
reformed.
6.3 Confidentiality.
(a) Purchaser.
The
parties acknowledge and agree that, from and after the date hereof until the
Closing, if the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, and for one
(1) year following the termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions
of Section 9.1,
that
certain Non-disclosure Agreement between Purchaser and the Company, dated April
25, 2008 (the “Non-disclosure
Agreement”),
shall
be incorporated herein by reference and shall apply fully to any and all
“Confidential Information” (as defined therein)
exchanged by the parties in connection therewith.
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(b) Company
and Seller.
Each of
the Company and Seller acknowledges and agrees that it has had in the past,
currently has, and in the future may possibly have, access to (i) certain
information of the Business that has not been disclosed to the public and which
constitutes confidential and proprietary business information (the “Confidential
Information of the Company”),
and
(ii) certain information of Purchaser that has not been disclosed to the public
and which constitutes confidential and proprietary business information (the
“Confidential
Information of Purchaser”),
including but not limited to, in each case, client and customer lists, software,
data, formulae, processes, inventions, trade secrets, marketing information
and
plans, business strategies and other information about products and services
offered or developed or planned to be offered or developed. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, Confidential Information of the Company and Confidential Information
of Purchaser does not include any information (A) that is or becomes publicly
available, other than as a result of a disclosure by Seller or any of its
Affiliates in violation of this Agreement, (B) which must be disclosed by Seller
or any of its Affiliates under applicable Laws or by order of any Governmental
or Regulatory Authority, or (C) which Seller reasonably believes is required
to
be disclosed in connection with the defense of a lawsuit against Seller or
any
of its Affiliates. In the event Seller or any of its Affiliates is requested
or
required (including by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information
or documents in a legal proceeding, subpoena, civil investigative or other
similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company or
Confidential Information of Purchaser as described in subpart (B) or subpart
(C)
of the immediately preceding sentence, Seller shall provide Purchaser with
prompt written notice of any such request or requirement so that Purchaser
may
seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy, at Purchaser’s sole
expense, and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. If,
in
the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver
from Purchaser, Seller or any of its respective Affiliates is nonetheless,
on
the advice of counsel, legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information
of
the Company or Confidential Information of Purchaser to any tribunal or else
stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, Seller or such
Affiliate may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only
that
portion of the Confidential Information of the Company or Confidential
Information of Purchaser, as the case may be, which such counsel advises Seller
is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Seller exercises commercially
reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of such information,
including by cooperating with Purchaser to obtain an appropriate protective
order, at Purchaser’s sole expense, or other reliable assurance that
confidential treatment will be accorded such information by such tribunal.
Seller agrees that, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates, without
prior written consent of Purchaser, (I) from and after the date hereof if the
transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, neither it nor its Affiliates
shall in any manner directly or indirectly disclose any Confidential Information
of the Company to any Person, except to authorized representatives of Seller
and
to counsel and other advisors in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby (provided, however, that such advisors, other
than counsel, agree to the confidentiality provisions of this Section
6.3(b)),
or use
any Confidential Information of the Company for any purpose or reason except
in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and
(II) from and after the date hereof, neither Seller nor any of its
respective Affiliates shall in any manner directly or indirectly disclose to
any
Person or use any Confidential Information of Purchaser for any purpose or
reason.
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6.4 Expenses.
Other
than fees and expenses incurred by Seller and the Company related to the
transactions contemplated herein and paid by the Company prior to the Closing
Date, all fees and expenses incurred by Seller and by the Company in connection
with the negotiation and effectuation of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including all legal,
accounting,
financial advisory, consulting, success and all other fees and expenses of
third
parties (collectively, the “Company
Expenses”),
shall
be the obligation of Seller. All fees and expenses incurred by Purchaser in
connection with the negotiation and effectuation of the terms and conditions
of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including all legal,
accounting, financial advisory, consulting and all other fees and expenses
of
third parties, shall be the obligation of Purchaser.
6.5 Public
Disclosure.
Promptly
after execution of this Agreement, Purchaser shall issue a press release
relating to this Agreement to be prepared jointly by Purchaser and the Company
(the “Joint
Press Release”).
Thereafter, unless otherwise required by Law (including federal and state
securities Laws and the rules and regulations of the American Stock Exchange),
no disclosure (whether or not in response to any inquiry) of the existence
of
any subject matter of, or the terms and conditions of, this Agreement shall
be
made by the Company unless approved by Purchaser prior to release.
6.6 FIRPTA
Compliance.
On or
prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Purchaser a properly executed
statement in a form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser for purposes of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1445-2(c)(3).
6.7 Notification
of Certain Matters.
The
Company and Seller shall give prompt notice to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall
give prompt notice to the Company and Seller, of (a) the occurrence or
non-occurrence of any event, the occurrence or non-occurrence of which is likely
to cause any representation or warranty of the Company or Seller or Purchaser,
as the case may be, contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate
in
any material respect at or prior to the Closing (except for those
representations and warranties that are by their terms qualified by a standard
of materiality, with respect to which notice shall be given of the occurrence
or
non-occurrence of any event, the occurrence or non-occurrence of which is likely
to cause any such representation or warranty of the Company or Seller or
Purchaser, as the case may be, contained in this Agreement to be untrue or
inaccurate in any respect at or prior to the Closing) and (b) any failure of
the
Company or Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be, to comply with or satisfy
any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it
in
any material respect hereunder; provided, however, that the delivery of any
notice pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall not limit or otherwise affect any
remedies available to the party receiving such notice.
6.8 Regulatory
and Other Authorizations; Notices and Consents.
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(a)
The
Seller and the Company shall use their best efforts to obtain all
authorizations, consents, orders and approvals of all Governmental Authorities
and officials that may be or become necessary for their execution and delivery
of, and the performance of their obligations pursuant to, this Agreement and
the
Transaction Documents.
(b)
The
Seller or the Company shall give promptly such notices to third parties and
use
its or their best efforts to obtain such third party consents and estoppel
certificates as the Purchase may in its reasonable discretion deem necessary
or
desirable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(c)
The
Purchaser shall cooperate and use all reasonable efforts to assist the Seller
and the Company in giving such notices and obtaining such consents and estoppel
certificates; provided, however, that the Purchaser shall have no obligation
to
give any guarantee or other consideration of any nature in connection with
any
such notice, consent or estoppel certificate or to consent to any change in
the
terms of any agreement or arrangement which the Purchaser in its sole discretion
may deem adverse to the interests of the Purchaser or the Business.
6.9 Company
Information.
As a
condition to the obligation of the Purchaser to (a) file with the SEC the
Proxy Statement and (b) calling and holding the CHAC Shareholders’ Meeting
(as hereinafter defined), as well as making other filings or submissions with
the SEC with respect to the transactions contemplated herein, the Company and
Seller will furnish to the Purchaser such information as is reasonably required
by the Purchaser for the preparation and amendment of the Proxy Statement and
such other filings or submissions in accordance with the requirements and
requests of the SEC, including full and accurate descriptions of the Business,
material agreements affecting the Business, the Subsidiaries, and the Company
Financial Statements as required by the rules and regulations of the SEC
(collectively, “Company
Information”).
The
Company Information will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements in
Company Information not misleading.
6.10 Interim
Financial Information.
From
the date of this Agreement until the Closing, the Company shall provide to
the
Purchaser a copy of a monthly balance sheet, income statement and cash flow
statement on an individual and consolidated basis for the Company and
Subsidiaries, together with such further explanation and information with
respect thereto as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser. The above
interim financial information shall be delivered to the Purchaser within
twenty-five (25) days following the end of each monthly period. The Company
will prepare the above financial information in good faith in accordance with
US
GAAP.
6.11 Compliance
Confirmation.
Prior
to the Closing, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause its
Subsidiaries, to use their best efforts to procure the relevant Subsidiary
to
obtain, as the case may be, a written confirmation provided by the relevant
Governmental Authority confirming the status of compliance by each Subsidiary
with applicable Laws, including but not limited to those relating to Tax
Returns, the Plans and environmental protection.
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6.12 Additional
Documents and Further Assurances; Cooperation.
(a) Each
party hereto, at the request of the other party hereto, shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to execute and deliver such other instruments and do and
perform such other acts and things (including all action reasonably necessary
to
seek and obtain and/or make any and all Approvals of any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority or other Person required in connection with the
Acquisition; provided, however, that neither party shall be obligated to consent
to any divestitures or operational limitations or activities in connection
therewith and no party shall be obligated to make a payment of money as a
condition to obtaining any such Approval, other than customary filing fees
and
other commercially reasonable payments) as may be necessary or desirable for
effecting completely the consummation of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(b) Each
party agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions
set
forth in Article 7
to be
satisfied, where the satisfaction of such conditions depends on action or
forbearance from action by such party.
6.13 Resignation
of Directors.
The
Company and Seller shall obtain and deliver to Purchaser at the Closing the
resignation of each director and officer of the Company.
6.14 Delivery
of Stock Ledger and Minute Book of the Company.
Seller
shall deliver the Company’s stock ledgers and minute books to Purchaser at the
Closing.
6.15 Certain
Tax Matters.
The
following provisions shall govern the allocation of responsibility as between
Purchaser and Seller for certain tax matters following the Closing:
6.16
(a)Tax
Indemnification.
Except
as otherwise provided herein, Seller shall indemnify the Company and Purchaser
and hold them harmless from and against any loss, claim, liability, expense,
or
other damage attributable to (i) all Taxes (or the non-payment thereof) of
the Company or for which the Company is liable for all taxable periods ending
on
or before the Closing Date and the portion though the end of the Closing Date
for any taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date
(“Pre-Closing
Tax Period”),
including any Corporate Tax Liability Amount in excess of any Corporate Tax
Liability Amount set off against the Holdback Amount pursuant to this Agreement,
(ii) all Taxes of any member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or
unitary group of which the Company (or any predecessor of any of the foregoing)
is or was a member on or prior to the Closing Date, including pursuant to
Treasury Regulation §1.1502-6 or any analogous or similar Law, and
(iii) any and all Taxes of any Person (other than the Company) imposed on
the Company as a transferee or successor, by Contract or pursuant to any Law,
which Taxes relate to an event or transaction occurring before the Closing;
provided however, that in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, Seller
shall not be liable to the extent that such Taxes do not exceed the amount,
if
any, reserved for such Taxes (excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes
established to reflect timing differences between book and income Tax income)
on
the Closing Balance Sheet as finalized (rather than in any notes thereto) and
taken into account in determining any adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant
to Section 1.4 or Section 1.6. Seller shall reimburse Purchaser for
any Taxes of the Company that are the responsibility of Seller pursuant to
this
Section 6.11(b) within fifteen (15) Business Days after written demand therefor
and payment of such Taxes by Purchaser or the Company.
In the
case of any claim for Tax indemnification for Taxes determined to be payable
by
the Company or a successor thereto, the indemnity obligation under this
Section 6.11 shall be interpreted as running from Seller to the Company
and, if it cannot be so characterized, it shall be considered to be a Purchase
Price adjustment under this Agreement.
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(b) Straddle
Period.
In the
case of any taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing
Date
(a “Straddle
Period”),
the
amount of any Taxes shall be determined based on an interim closing of the
books
as of the close of business on the Closing Date (and for such purpose, the
taxable period of any partnership or other pass-through entity in which the
Company holds a beneficial interest shall be deemed to terminate at such time)
but excluding any transaction occurring outside the ordinary course of business
after the Closing.
(c) Responsibility
for Filing Certain Tax Returns.
Purchaser shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed
all Tax Returns for the Company that are filed after the Closing Date for
Pre-Closing Tax Periods and Straddle Periods, other than income Tax Returns
with
respect to periods for which a consolidated, unitary or combined income Tax
Return of Seller will include the operations of the Company. All such Tax
Returns shall use the same Tax accounting methods and Tax elections as used
by
the Company for the immediately preceding taxable period, except as otherwise
required by Law or agreed by Purchaser and Seller. Purchaser shall submit to
Seller a draft of each such Tax Return at least thirty (30) days (in the case
of
any income Tax Return) or ten (10) days (in the case of any sales Tax Return)
prior to the due date (taking into account any extensions thereof), together
with Purchaser’s calculation of the Tax for the Pre-Closing Tax Period and the
details supporting such calculation. Such draft Tax Return and calculation
shall
be subject to Seller’s review and approval, which review and approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Seller shall have fifteen
(15)
days (in the case of an income Tax Return) or 5 days (in the case of a sales
Tax
Return) after receipt of such draft Tax Return and calculation (with supporting
details) to notify Purchaser of any disagreement with such draft Tax Return
and/or calculation. If Seller timely notifies Purchaser of any such
disagreement, Purchaser and Seller shall proceed in good faith to attempt to
resolve such disagreement. If they do not resolve such disagreement by the
due
date (including extensions) for the filing of such Tax Return, Purchaser shall
cause the Tax Return to be filed, and the Arbitrator shall be retained to
resolve such disagreement. The principles of Section 1.4(d) with respect to
the effect of the Arbitrator’s determination and the payment of the fees and
expenses of the Arbitrator shall apply. If a Tax Return prepared in accordance
with the Arbitrator’s determination would differ from the Tax Return as filed,
Purchaser either shall cause the Company to file an amended Tax Return
consistent with such determination or shall indemnify Seller from any Losses
it
may incur if such amended Tax Return is not filed.
(d) Cooperation
on Tax Matters.
(i) Purchaser,
the Company and Seller shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably
requested by the other party, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns
for
all periods that begin before the Closing and any audit, litigation or other
Action or Proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include
the
retention and (upon the other party’s request) the provision of records and
information which are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or
other
Action or Proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient
basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided
hereunder. Purchaser, the Company and Seller agree (A) to retain all Books
and
Records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Company relating to any
taxable period beginning before the Closing until the expiration of the statute
of limitations (and, to the extent notified by Purchaser or Seller, any
extensions thereof) of the respective taxable periods, and to abide by all
record retention agreements entered into with any taxing authority, and (B)
to
give the other party reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying
or discarding any such Books and Records and, if the other party so requests,
Purchaser, the Company or Seller, as the case may be, shall allow the other
party to take possession of such Books and Records.
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(ii) Purchaser
and Seller further agree, upon request, to use their best efforts to obtain
any
certificate or other document from any Governmental or Regulatory Authority
or
any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax
that could be imposed with respect to the Company or the transaction
contemplated hereby.
(iii) Purchaser
and Seller further agree, upon request, to provide the other party with all
information that either party may be required to report pursuant to
Section 6043 of the Internal Revenue Code and all Treasury Department
Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(e) Tax
Sharing Agreements.
All Tax
sharing agreements or similar agreements with respect to or involving the
Company and Seller or any of its Affiliates shall be terminated as of the
Closing Date and, after the Closing Date, the Company shall not be bound thereby
or have any Liability or be entitled to any benefit thereunder.
(f) Certain
Other Taxes.
All
transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes
and
fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall be paid by Seller, and Seller
will, at its own expense, file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation
with respect to all such transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration
and other such Taxes and fees, and, if required by applicable Law, each of
Purchaser, Seller and the Company will, and will cause its Affiliates to, join
in the execution of any such Tax Returns and other documentation.
(g) Tax
Elections and Returns.
Seller
shall not, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, permit the Company
to
make any Tax election other than in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice, change any Tax election, adopt any Tax accounting
method other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice, change any Tax accounting method, file any Tax Return (other than
any
estimated Tax Returns, payroll Tax Returns or sales Tax Returns), enter into
any
closing agreement, settle any Tax claim or assessment, or consent to any Tax
claim or assessment.
6.17 General
Release.
Effective as of the Closing, Seller voluntarily, knowingly and irrevocably
releases and forever discharges the Company and its Subsidiaries, Purchaser
and
their respective officers, directors, employees and Affiliates from any and
all
actions, agreements, amounts, claims, damages, expenses, liabilities and
obligations of every kind, nature or description, known or unknown, arising
or
existing prior to the Closing against the Company or its Subsidiaries, except
for (a) any rights of Seller under this Agreement and any other agreements
contemplated by this Agreement to be executed at or prior to Closing, including
employment and consulting agreements, and (b) any claim for compensation or
employee benefits accrued but not paid prior to the Closing Date.
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6.18 Equity
Incentive Plan.
The
Proxy Statement of the Purchaser will present an equity incentive plan (the
“Equity
Incentive Plan”)
substantially in the form and substance set forth in Schedule
I
attached
hereto for approval at the CHAC Shareholders’ Meeting. CHAC shall use its
reasonable best efforts to ensure that, after the Closing, the number of
Purchaser shares of common stock issuable under the Equity Incentive Plan shall
constitute fifteen percent (15%) of the total issued share capital of the
Purchaser on a fully-diluted basis from time to time.
6.19 Waiver
of Claims against Trust.
Seller
and the Company agree to waive any right, title, interest or claim (now existing
or hereafter arising) of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account
pursuant to the trust agreement between Purchaser and American Stock Transfer
and Trust Company for the benefit of the stockholders of the Purchaser or
distributed therefrom.
6.20 Actions
Required Prior to Closing.
Prior
to Closing Seller agrees to take such actions as Purchaser deems necessary
or
advisable to eliminate those relationships between Seller and Seller's
Affiliates on the one hand and the Company and its Subsidiaries on the other
hand to comply with the requirements of the US Sarbanes Oxley
Act of 2002 as well as customary standards applicable to US public companies
as
requested by Purchaser and to address such further matters as Purchaser deems
reasonably appropriate for consummation of the acquisition by a US publicly
traded company.
ARTICLE
7
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
7.1 Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Acquisition.
The
respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to effect the Acquisition
shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following
conditions:
(a) Governmental
and Regulatory Approvals.
Approvals from any Governmental or Regulatory Authority (if any) necessary
for
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been
obtained.
(b) No
Injunctions or Regulatory Restraints; Illegality.
No
temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other Order
issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental or
Regulatory Authority or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition
preventing the consummation of the Acquisition shall be in effect; nor shall
there be any Law or Order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to
the
Acquisition or the other transactions contemplated by the terms of this
Agreement that would (i) prohibit the consummation of the Acquisition or require
Purchaser to hold separate the assets of the Company, (ii) prohibit or restrict
Purchaser from exercising full voting rights with respect to its shares of
capital stock of the Company or (iii) permit consummation of the Acquisition
only if certain divestitures were made or if Purchaser were to agree to
limitations on its or its Subsidiaries’ business activities or
operations.
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(c) Approval
by Purchaser's Shareholders.
This
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been approved
by
required vote of the shareholders of the Purchaser in accordance with the
Purchaser's Articles of Incorporation and the holders of 20% or more of the
outstanding shares of common stock held by the public shall not have elected
to
convert their shares to cash pursuant to Purchaser's Articles of
Incorporation.
7.2 Additional
Conditions to Obligations of Seller.
The
obligations of Seller to consummate the Acquisition and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior
to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived,
in writing, exclusively by Seller:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall
be
accurate in all material respects (except for those representations and
warranties that are by their terms qualified by a standard of materiality,
which
representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as
of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing as if made on and as of the
Closing (other than any such representations and warranties which by their
express terms are made solely as of a specified earlier date, which shall be
accurate as of such specified earlier date).
(b) Performance.
Purchaser shall have performed and complied with in all material respects each
agreement, covenant and obligation required by this Agreement to be so performed
or complied with by Purchaser at or before the Closing.
(c) Closing
Certificate.
Purchaser shall have delivered to Seller a certificate, dated the date of the
Closing and executed by a duly authorized officer, to the effect that each
of
the conditions specified in Sections 7.2(a)
and
(b)
above is
satisfied in all respects.
(d) Stock
Consideration.
Purchaser shall have duly and validly authorized and issued the Closing Payment
to Seller.
(e) Delaware
Business Combination Statute.
The
Purchaser shall have taken all action necessary to exempt the Seller from the
application of the definition of "interested stockholder" under Section 203
of
the Delaware General Corporation Law.
7.3 Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of Purchaser.
The
obligations of Purchaser to consummate the Acquisition and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction
at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which
may
be waived, in writing, exclusively by Purchaser:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Seller and the Company contained in this
Agreement shall be accurate in all material respects (except for those
representations and warranties that are by their terms qualified by a standard
of materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct
in all respects) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing as
if
made on and as of the Closing (other than representations and warranties which
by their express terms are made as of a specified earlier date, which shall
be
accurate as of such specified earlier date).
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(b) Performance.
Seller
and the Company shall have performed and complied with in all material respects
each agreement, covenant or obligation required by this Agreement to be so
performed or complied with by Seller or the Company, as the case may be, at
or
before the Closing.
(c) Closing
Certificate.
Seller
and the Company shall have delivered to Purchaser a certificate, dated the
date
of the Closing, to the effect that each of the conditions specified in Sections
7.3(a),
(b),
(e), (f) and (g) is satisfied in all respects.
(d) Legal
Opinion.
Purchaser shall have received a legal opinion from Zhang Jianchang of Beijing
Jindi Law Firm, counsel to Seller and the Company, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit A.
(e) Approvals;
Customer Interviews.
(i) Approvals,
if any, from any Person necessary for consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, including any Approvals required
to be disclosed in Schedule
2.6(c).
(ii) Purchaser
shall have completed to its satisfaction, in its sole discretion, interviews
(including conversations regarding the Acquisition) with the customers of the
Company listed on Schedule7.3(e)(ii).
(f) Material
Adverse Effect.
There
shall have not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect since the date
hereof.
(g) Stock
Certificates.
Seller
shall have delivered to Purchaser the certificate or certificates representing
all of the issued and outstanding Company Stock, duly endorsed in blank, or
accompanied by a duly executed blank stock power.
(h) Due
Diligence, Etc.
Purchaser shall, in its sole discretion, be satisfied with the results of its
due diligence regarding the Seller and the Company, including the manner in
which the related party transactions among the Company and its Subsidiaries,
on
the one hand and the Seller and Seller's Affiliates, on the other hand have
been
addressed as contemplated by Section 6.20.
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ARTICLE
8
SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Survival
of Representations and Warranties and Covenants.
Except
for the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 2.2,
2.3,
2.17,,
3.1,
3.2
and
4.2
(which
shall survive the Closing and continue forever), and Sections 2.11 and 2.14
(which shall survive the Closing and continue until the applicable statute
of
limitations has expired), all of the representations and warranties contained
in
this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall
survive the Closing and continue until the third
anniversary
of the Closing Date. Except in the event an “Indemnified Party” (as defined
below) makes a written claim for indemnification against an “Indemnifying Party”
(as defined below) prior to such expiration, no Action or Proceeding may be
instituted to enforce, or seek damages or other remedies with respect to the
breach of, any representation or warranty after the expiration of the period
of
survival for such representation or warranty as described above. Subject
to Section 9.2 hereof, the covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement shall survive indefinitely unless a different term is expressly
provided for herein.
8.2 Indemnification.
(a) Seller
and the Company shall, jointly and severally, before the Closing, and Seller
shall, after the Closing, indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser, its Affiliates
(including, after the Closing, the Company), and their respective officers,
directors, agents, successors and assigns (“Purchaser
Indemnified Parties”)
from
and against any and all Liabilities, losses, damages of any kind, claims, costs,
expenses, fines, fees, deficiencies, interest, awards, judgments, amounts paid
in settlement and penalties (including attorneys’, consultants’ and experts’
fees and expenses and other costs of defending, investigating or settling
claims) actually suffered or incurred by them (including in connection with
any
action brought or otherwise initiated by any of them) (hereinafter,
“Loss(es)”)
arising out of or resulting from:
(i) any
inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty of Seller or the
Company, as of the date of this Agreement and as if such representation or
warranty were made on and as of the Closing Date, contained in this Agreement
or
in the Ancillary Agreements or any other instrument delivered pursuant to this
Agreement;
(ii) any
breach of any covenant or agreement made by Seller or the Company in this
Agreement or in the Ancillary Agreements or any other instrument delivered
pursuant to this Agreement, other than any covenant or agreement to be performed
by the Company after the Closing;
(iii) Seller’s
indemnification obligations under Section 6.15;
(b) Purchaser
shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller and his Affiliates, successors and
assigns (“Seller
Indemnified Parties”)
from
and against any and all Losses arising out of or resulting from:
(i) any
inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty of Purchaser, as
of
the date of this Agreement and as if such representation or warranty were made
on and as of the Closing Date, contained in this Agreement or in the Ancillary
Agreements or any other instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement;
or
(ii) any
breach of any covenant or agreement made by Purchaser in this Agreement or
in
the Ancillary Agreements or any other instrument delivered pursuant to this
Agreement.
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8.3 Third
Party Claim Indemnification Procedures.
(a) The
obligations and Liabilities of any Person required to provide indemnification
under this Article 8
(each,
an “Indemnifying
Party”)
with
respect to Losses arising from claims of any third party which are subject
to
the indemnification provided for in this Article 8
(“Third
Party Claims”)
shall
be governed by and contingent upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Section 8.3.
If any
Person entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 8.2(a)
or
8.2(b)
(an
“Indemnified
Party”)
shall
receive notice of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall give the
Indemnifying Party notice of such Third Party Claim within ten (10) days of
the
receipt by the Indemnified Party of such notice; provided, however, that the
failure to provide such notice shall not release the Indemnifying Party from
any
of its respective obligations under this Article 8
except
to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such
failure. The notice of claim shall describe in reasonable detail the facts
known
to the Indemnified Party giving rise to such indemnification claim, and the
amount or good faith estimate of the amount arising therefrom.
(b) The
Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume and control the defense of a
Third Party Claim at its expense and through counsel of its choice (such counsel
to be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party) if it gives notice of
its
intention to do so to the Indemnified Party within fifteen (15) days after
the
receipt of such notice from the Indemnified Party; provided, however, if there
exists or is reasonably likely to exist a conflict of interest that would make
it inappropriate for the same counsel to represent both the Indemnified Party
and the Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to
retain its own counsel, in each jurisdiction for which counsel is required,
at
the expense of the Indemnifying Party. In the event that the Indemnifying Party
exercises the right to undertake any such defense against any such Third Party
Claim as provided above, the Indemnifying Party shall conduct the defense of
the
Third Party Claim actively and diligently and the Indemnified Party shall
cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in such defense and make available to
the
Indemnifying Party at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, all witnesses, pertinent
records, materials and information in the Indemnified Party’s possession or
under the Indemnified Party’s control relating thereto as is reasonably required
by the Indemnifying Party. Similarly, in the event the Indemnified Party is,
directly or indirectly, conducting the defense against any such Third Party
Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate with the Indemnified Party in
such
defense and make available to the Indemnified Party, at the Indemnifying Party’s
expense, all such witnesses, records, materials and information in the
Indemnifying Party’s possession or under the Indemnifying Party’s control
relating thereto as is reasonably required by the Indemnified Party. No such
Third Party Claim may be settled by any party conducting the defense against
such claim without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
8.4 Right
to Set-Off.
The
Earnout shall be available to Purchaser to satisfy any payment obligations
of
Seller under Section 1.4(e) hereof or indemnification obligations of Seller
under this Article 8. The rights of Purchaser under this Section 8.4 shall
be in addition to and not in limitation of any other rights and remedies to
which Purchaser is or may be entitled under this Agreement or any of the
Ancillary Agreements, or at law or in equity, including injunctive relief.
Seller agrees that Purchaser may set-off against any portion of the Earnout
to
be delivered to Seller pursuant to Section 1.5 the full amount of any
Losses required to be paid by such Seller pursuant to this Article 8 or
pursuant to Section 1.4(e) hereof. If the amount of the Earnout is set-off
against in accordance with the preceding sentence is less than any Losses,
written notice of a request for additional payment in cash to satisfy any such
Losses shall be made by Purchaser.
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ARTICLE
9
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
9.1 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated and the Acquisition abandoned at any time prior
to
the Closing:
(a) by
mutual
agreement of Seller and Purchaser;
(b) by
Purchaser or Seller if: (i) the Closing has not occurred before 11:59 p.m.
U.S.
(Eastern Time) on March 31, 2009 (provided, however, that the right to terminate
this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b)(i)
shall
not be available to any party whose failure, or the failure of any of such
party’s Affiliates, to fulfill any obligation hereunder has been the cause of,
or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date);
(ii)
there shall be a final nonappealable Order in effect preventing consummation
of
the Acquisition; or (iii) there shall be any Law or Order enacted, promulgated
or issued by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority that would make
consummation of the Acquisition illegal.
(c) by
Purchaser if there shall be any Law or Order enacted, promulgated or issued
or
deemed applicable to the Acquisition, by any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority, which would: (i) prohibit Purchaser’s ownership or operation of all
or any portion of the Business or Assets or (ii) compel Purchaser to dispose
of
or hold separate all or any portion of the Assets as a result of the
Acquisition;
(d) by
Purchaser if it is not in breach of its representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements under this Agreement and there has been a breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement
on
the part of Seller or the Company and as a result of such breach any of the
conditions set forth in Section 7.1
or
Section 7.3,
as the
case may be, would not be satisfied prior to the date specified in Section
9.1(b)(i);
and
(e) by
Seller
if it is not in breach of its representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements under this Agreement and there has been a breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement
on
the part of Purchaser and as a result of such breach any of the conditions
set
forth in Section 7.1
or
Section 7.2,
as the
case may be, would not be satisfied as of the date specified in Section
9.1(b)(i).
9.2 Effect
of Termination.
In the
event of a valid termination of this Agreement as provided in Section
9.1,
this
Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or
obligation on the part of Purchaser, the Company or Seller, or their respective
officers, directors or stockholders or Affiliates or Associates; provided,
however, that each party shall remain liable for any breaches of this Agreement
in accordance with its terms prior to its termination; and provided further
that, the provisions of Section 6.3
(except
for the obligations of Seller and its Affiliates under Sections 6.3(b)
with
respect to Confidential Information of the Company), 6.4,
6.5
and
9.2,
Article
10
(exclusive of Section 10.3)
and the
applicable definitions set forth in Article 11
shall
remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this
Agreement.
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9.3 Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time by execution of
an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties
hereto.
ARTICLE
10
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
10.1 Notices.
All
notices, requests and other communications hereunder must be in writing and
will
be deemed to have been duly given only if delivered personally or by facsimile
transmission against facsimile confirmation or mailed by a nationally recognized
overnight courier prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses or
facsimile numbers:
If
to
Purchaser or the Company (after the Closing) to:
China
Healthcare Acquisition Corp
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn:
Chief Executive Officer
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxx
LLP
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
If
to the
Company (prior to Closing) or Seller:
Xx.
Xxxx
Lahua
Europe-Asia
Huadu Environment Holdings Pte., Ltd.
Xx.
0
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Zhang
Jianchang
Beijing
Jindi Law Firm
No.
1705
Ruidu Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
0
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
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All
such
notices, requests and other communications will (a) if delivered personally
to
the address as provided in this Section 10.1,
be
deemed given upon delivery, (b) if delivered by facsimile transmission to the
facsimile number as provided for in this Section 10.1,
be
deemed given upon facsimile confirmation, and (c) if delivered by overnight
courier to the address as provided in this Section 10.1,
be
deemed given on the earlier of the first Business Day following the date sent
by
such overnight courier or upon receipt (in each case regardless of whether
such
notice, request or other communication is received by any other Person to whom
a
copy of such notice is to be delivered pursuant to this Section 10.1).
Any
party from time to time may change its address, facsimile number or other
information for the purpose of notices to that party by giving notice in the
manner provided herein specifying such change to the other party
hereto.
10.2 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, including the Non-disclosure
Agreement to the extent incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Section
6.3(a) hereof, constitute the entire Agreement among the parties with respect
to
the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof
(including the Letter of Intent dated April 25, 2008 between the Company and
Purchaser).
10.3 Further
Assurances; Post-Closing Cooperation.
At any
time or from time to time after the Closing, each party shall execute and
deliver to the other parties such other documents and instruments, provide
such
materials and information and take such other actions as the other party may
reasonably request to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and otherwise to cause the other party to fulfill its obligations under this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party agrees to
cooperate in causing the conditions to its obligations to consummate the
Acquisition to be satisfied.
10.4 Waiver.
Any
term or condition of this Agreement may be waived at any time by the party
that
is entitled to the benefit thereof, but no such waiver shall be effective unless
set forth in a written instrument duly executed by or on behalf of the party
waiving such term or condition. No waiver by any party of any term or condition
of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or
construed as a waiver of the same or any other term or condition of this
Agreement on any future occasion. All remedies, either under this Agreement
or
by Law or otherwise afforded, will be cumulative and not
alternative.
10.5 Third-Party
Beneficiaries.
Except
as expressly provided herein,
the
terms and provisions of this Agreement are intended solely for the benefit
of
each party hereto and their respective successors or permitted assigns, and
it
is not the intention of the parties to confer third-party beneficiary rights,
and this Agreement does not confer any such rights, upon any other Person other
than any Person entitled to indemnity under Article
8.
10.6 Headings.
The
headings used in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference
only and do not define or limit the provisions hereof.
10.7 Invalid
Provisions.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable
under any present or future Law, and if the rights or obligations of any party
hereto under this Agreement will not be materially and adversely affected
thereby, (a) such provision will be fully severable, (b) this Agreement will
be
construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision
had never comprised a part hereof, (c) the remaining provisions of this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by
the
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom and
(d)
in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will be
added
automatically as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable
provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision as may be possible.
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10.8 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement, any Ancillary Agreements and any other closing documents shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware,
without giving effect to its principles or rules regarding conflicts of laws.
10.9 Arbitration.
(a)
Any
dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
or
the interpretation, breach, termination or validity hereof, shall first be
subject to resolution through consultation of the parties to such dispute,
controversy or claim. Such consultation shall begin within seven (7) days after
one party hereto has delivered to the other parties involved a written request
for such consultation. If within thirty (30) days following the commencement
of
such consultation the dispute cannot be resolved, the dispute shall be submitted
to arbitration upon the request of any party with notice to the other parties.
(b)
The
arbitration shall be conducted in Singapore
under
the auspices of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (the “Centre”).
There shall be three arbitrators. The complainant and the respondent to such
dispute shall each select one arbitrator within thirty (30) days after giving
or
receiving the demand for arbitration. Such arbitrators shall be freely selected,
and the Parties shall not be limited in their selection to any prescribed list.
The Chairman of the Centre shall select the third arbitrator, who shall be
qualified to practice Law in the State of New York. If either party to the
arbitration does not appoint an arbitrator who has consented to participate
within thirty (30) days after selection of the first arbitrator, the relevant
appointment shall be made by the Chairman of the Centre.
(c)
The
arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English. The arbitration tribunal
shall apply the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in effect at the time of the
arbitration. However, if such rules are in conflict with the provisions of
this
Section 10.09 including the provisions concerning the appointment of
arbitrators, the provisions of this Section 10.09 shall
prevail.
(d)
The
arbitrators shall decide any dispute submitted by the parties to the arbitration
strictly in accordance with the substantive Law of the State of Delaware and
shall not apply any other substantive law.
(e)
Each
party hereto shall cooperate with the others in making full disclosure of and
providing complete access to all information and documents requested by the
others in connection with such arbitration proceedings, subject only to any
confidentiality obligations binding on such party.
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(f)
The
award
of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the disputing
parties, and any party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for
enforcement of such award.
(g)
Each
party shall cooperate and use their respective best efforts to take all actions
reasonably required to facilitate the prompt enforcement in any jurisdiction
of
any arbitration award made by the tribunal.
(h)
A
party
(in the case of the Purchaser, being the Chief Executive Officer acting on
behalf of the Purchaser) shall be entitled to seek preliminary injunctive
relief, if possible, from any court of competent jurisdiction pending the
constitution of the arbitral tribunal.
10.10 Construction.
The
parties hereto agree that this Agreement is the product of negotiation between
sophisticated parties and individuals, all of whom were represented by counsel,
and each of whom had an opportunity to participate in and did participate in,
the drafting of each provision hereof. Accordingly, ambiguities in this
Agreement, if any, shall not be construed strictly or in favor of or against
any
party hereto, but rather shall be given a fair and reasonable construction
without regard to the rule of contra proferentem.
10.11 Counterparts;
Facsimiles.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will
be
deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same
instrument. The
exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or
electronic data file transmission shall constitute effective execution and
delivery of this Agreement as to the parties and may be used in lieu of the
original Agreement for all purposes (and such signatures of the parties
transmitted by facsimile shall be deemed to be their original signatures for
all
purposes).
10.12
Specific
Performance.
The
parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that
any
of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. Notwithstanding Section 10.8,
it is
agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to
prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having
jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are
entitled at law or in equity. Nothing in Article 8
shall be
construed or interpreted to limit this Section 10.12.
ARTICLE
11
DEFINITIONS
11.1 Definitions.
As used
in this Agreement, the following defined terms shall have the meanings indicated
below:
“Acquisition”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Recital B of this Agreement.
“Actions
or Proceedings”
means
any action, suit, complaint, subpoena, petition, investigation, proceeding,
arbitration, mediation, litigation or Governmental or Regulatory Authority
investigation, audit, document request or other proceeding, whether civil or
criminal, in law or in equity, or before any arbitrator or Governmental or
Regulatory Authority.
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“Affiliate”
means,
as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under common control with, that Person. For the purposes of
this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, the terms
“controlling”, “controlled by”, and “under common control with”) as applied to
any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether
through ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement”
means
this Stock Purchase Agreement, including (unless the context otherwise requires)
the Exhibits, the Schedules and the certificates and instruments delivered
in
connection herewith, or incorporated by reference, as the same may be amended
or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Ancillary
Agreements”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Appraiser”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(h).
“Approval”
means
any approval, authorization, consent, novation, Permit, qualification or
registration, or any waiver of any of the foregoing, required to be obtained
from or made with, or any notice, statement or other communication required
to
be filed with or delivered to, any Governmental or Regulatory Authority or
any
other Person.
“Arbitrator”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(d).
“Assets”
shall
mean all assets and properties of the Company of every kind, nature, character
and description (whether real, personal or mixed, whether tangible or
intangible, whether absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise and
wherever situated), including the goodwill related thereto, operated, used,
owned, licensed or leased by the Company, including cash, cash equivalents,
Investment Assets, accounts and notes receivable, chattel paper, documents,
instruments, general intangibles, real estate, equipment, inventory, goods
and
Intellectual Property.
“Associate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation or other business organization
of
which such Person is an officer or partner or is the beneficial owner, directly
or indirectly, of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of equity securities,
any trust or estate in which such Person has a substantial beneficial interest
or as to which such Person serves as a trustee or in a similar capacity and
any
relative or spouse of such Person, or any relative of such spouse, who has
the
same home as such Person.
“Books
and Records”
means
all files, documents, instruments, papers, books and records relating to the
Business, including financial statements, internal reports, Tax Returns and
related work papers and letters from accountants, budgets, pricing guidelines,
ledgers, journals, deeds, title policies, minute books, stock certificates
and
books, stock transfer ledgers, Contracts, Licenses, customer lists, computer
files and programs (including data processing files and records), retrieval
programs, operating data and plans and environmental studies and
plans.
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“Business”
means
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as such business is presently
conducted and has been conducted in the past.
“Business
Combination”
means,
with respect to any Person, (a) any merger, consolidation, share exchange,
reorganization or other business combination transaction to which such Person
is
a party, (b) any sale, or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the
capital stock or other equity interests of such Person, (c) any tender offer
(including a self tender), exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring,
liquidation, dissolution or similar or extraordinary transaction, (d) any sale,
dividend or other disposition of all or a substantial portion of the assets
of
such Person (including by way of exclusive license or joint venture formation)
other than sales of inventory and the granting of licenses in the ordinary
course of such Person’s business, or (e) the entering into of any agreement or
understanding, the granting of any rights or options, or the acquiescence of
such Person, to do any of the foregoing.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks located in the
Commonwealth of Virginia are authorized or obligated to close.
“Closing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Closing
Assets”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a).
“Closing
Balance Sheet”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a).
“Closing
Cash Balances”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a).
“Closing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Closing
Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Closing
Payment”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(a).
“Closing
Working Capital Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a).
“Commercially
Available Programs”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(c).
“Company”
shall
mean the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries.
“Company
Expenses”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
“Company
Financials”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
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“Company
Intellectual Property”
shall
mean any and all Intellectual Property that is owned by or in the name of the
Company or its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is
entitled to an assignment, including the copyrights and other Intellectual
Property in and to the Company Software and Systems, and all trade names and
trade name rights, service marks and service xxxx rights (whether or not
registered), service names and service name rights associated therewith,
including Company Registered Intellectual Property.
“Company
Registered Intellectual Property”
means
all Registered Intellectual Property owned by or in the name of the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries, or to which any of them is entitled to an assignment,
including the provisional patent applications set forth in
Schedule 2.18(a).
“Company
Options”
means
any Option to purchase or otherwise acquire Company Stock.
“Company
Software and Systems”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(c).
“Company
Stock”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Company’s
Permits”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(b).
“Competing
Proposed Transaction”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
“Confidential
Information of Purchaser”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b).
“Confidential
Information of the Company”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b).
“Contract”
means
any agreement, note, bond, mortgage, contract, license, lease, sublease,
covenant, commitment, statement of work, power of attorney, proxy, indenture,
or
other written or oral agreement or arrangement, including any Government
Contract
involving the payment or receipt by the Company of more than RMB ___ or
involving obligations binding the Company for more than 1 year.
“Debt”
means
all of the Company’s indebtedness and other liabilities, excluding accounts
payable arising in the ordinary course of business, and including without
duplication: (A) all liabilities for money borrowed and indebtedness evidenced
by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments; (B) all obligations
issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional
sale obligations, all obligations under any title retention agreement, and
all
obligations in respect of earnout payments or contingent payments related to
the
acquisition of assets or businesses; (C) all obligations for the reimbursement
of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit
transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing
obligations (other than obligations described in clauses (A) and (B) above)
entered into in the ordinary course of business to the extent such letters
of
credit are not drawn upon); (D) all obligations to pay rent or other amounts
under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or
personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required
to
be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet under
GAAP,
and the amount of such obligations will be the capitalized amount thereof
determined in accordance with GAAP; (E) the amount of any dividends declared
but
not yet paid; (F) all obligations of the type referred to in this definition
of
Debt of other Persons for which the Company is responsible or liable as obligor,
guarantor, or otherwise; (G) all obligations of the type referred to in this
definition of Debt of other Persons secured by any Lien on any property or
asset
of the Company (whether or not such obligation is assumed by the Company);
and
(H) all penalty payments, premiums, charges, yield maintenance amounts and
other
expenses relating to the prepayment of any obligations of the types referred
to
in this definition of Debt.
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“Earnout”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(a).
“Earnout
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.5(a).
“Earnout
Proposal”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.5(c).
“Earnout
Termination Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.5(a).
“Employment
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(j).
“Environmental
Law”
means
any federal, state, local or foreign environmental, health and safety or other
Law relating to Hazardous Materials, including the Comprehensive, Environmental
Response Compensation and Liability Act, the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.
“Equipment”
means
(i) all furniture, fixtures, vehicles, furnishings, molds, toolings, parts,
tools, dials, jigs, patterns, office equipment, machine tools and other items
of
equipment owned or leased by the Company that are used presently or are used
on
the Closing Date by the Company in the conduct of the Business; (ii) all
computers, computer support equipment and software, telephone and communication
systems and security systems owned or leased by the Company that are presently
used or used on the Closing Date by the Company in the conduct of the Business;
(iii) all other furniture, supplies, maintenance equipment and other incidental
tangible personal property owned or leased the Company that are presently used
or are used on the Closing Date by the Company in the conduct of the Business;
and (iv) all other items of tangible personal property owned or leased by the
Company that are presently used or used on the Closing Date by the Company
in
the conduct of the Business.
“Equity
Equivalents”
means
securities (including Options to purchase any shares of Company capital stock)
which, by their terms, are or may be exercisable, convertible or exchangeable
for or into common stock, preferred stock or other securities at the election
of
the holder thereof.
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“ERISA”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Estimated
Closing Balance Sheet”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a).
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect
from
time to time.
“Government
Bid”
means
any proposal or offer, solicited or unsolicited, made by the Company prior
to
the Closing Date which, if accepted, would result in a Government
Contract.
“Government
Contract”
means
any Contract to which the Company is a party with any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority or any Contract to which the Company is a party that is a subcontract
(at any tier) with another Person that holds either a prime contract with any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority or a subcontract (at any tier) under such
a
prime contract.
“Governmental
or Regulatory Authority”
means
any court, tribunal, arbitrator, authority, agency, bureau, board, commission,
department, official or other instrumentality of the United States, any foreign
country or any domestic or foreign state, county, city or other political
subdivision, and shall include any stock exchange, quotation service and the
National Association of Securities Dealers.
“Hazardous
Material”
means
(a) any chemical, material, substance or waste including, containing or
constituting petroleum or petroleum products, solvents (including chlorinated
solvents), nuclear or radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or
could become friable, radon, lead-based paint, urea formaldehyde foam insulation
or polychlorinated biphenyls, (b) any chemicals, materials, substances or wastes
which are now defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous
substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous
wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants”
or words of similar import under any Environmental Law; or (c) any other
chemical, material, substance or waste which is regulated by any Governmental
or
Regulatory Authority or which could constitute a nuisance.
“Indemnified
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a).
“Indemnifying
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a).
“Intellectual
Property”
means
all trademarks and trademark rights (whether or not registered), trade names
and
trade name rights, service marks and service xxxx rights (whether or not
registered), service names and service name rights, patents and patent rights,
utility models and utility model rights, copyrights (statutory or registered),
mask work rights, moral rights, trade dress, rights of publicity, trade secrets,
inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures, improvements,
processes, formulae, industrial models, algorithms, designs, specifications,
technology, methodologies, techniques, software and systems used in the past,
currently, or contemplated by the Company (including all source code and object
code and associated documentation and manuals), firmware, development tools,
flow charts, annotations, all Web addresses, sites and domain names, all data
bases and data collections and all rights therein, any right to enforce
confidential treatment of information, whether or not subject to statutory
registration, and all related technical information, manufacturing, engineering
and technical drawings, know-how and all pending applications for, registrations
of any of the foregoing, and the sole and exclusive right to file for and apply
for patents, utility models, trademarks, service marks, domain names, and
copyrights, and the sole and exclusive right to xxx for past, present, or future
infringement, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing, and all
documents, disks, records, files and other media on which any of the foregoing
is stored.
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“Internal
Revenue Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Investment
Assets”
means
all debentures, notes and other evidences of Debt, stocks, securities (including
rights to purchase and securities convertible into or exchangeable for other
securities), interests in joint ventures and general and limited partnerships,
mortgage loans and other investment or portfolio assets.
“Joint
Press Release”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.
“Law”
or
“Laws”
means
any law, statute, order, decree, consent decree, judgment, rule, regulation,
ordinance or other pronouncement having the effect of law whether in the United
States, any foreign country, or any domestic or foreign state, county, city
or
other political subdivision or of any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority.
“Lease
Documents”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
“Leased
Real Property”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
“Liabilities”
means
all Debt, obligations and other liabilities of a Person, whether absolute,
accrued, contingent (or based upon any contingency), known or unknown, fixed
or
otherwise, or whether due or to become due.
“License”
means
any Contract that grants a Person the right to use or otherwise enjoy the
benefits of any Intellectual Property (including any covenants not to xxx with
respect to any Intellectual Property).
“Liens”
means
any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien, easement, covenant, restriction,
levy, charge, adverse claim or restriction or other encumbrance of any kind,
or
any conditional sale Contract, title retention Contract or other Contract to
give any of the foregoing, except for any restrictions on transfer generally
arising under any applicable federal or state securities Law.
“Loss(es)”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(a).
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“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any event, fact, circumstance or condition that, individually or in the
aggregate with any other such events, facts, circumstances or conditions, has
had or would be reasonably expected to have, a material adverse effect on the
Business or the operations, prospects, financial condition or results of
operations of the Company and Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“Non-disclosure
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a).
“Option”
with
respect to any Person means any security, right, subscription, warrant, option,
“phantom” stock right or other Contract that gives the right to (a) purchase or
otherwise receive or be issued any shares of capital stock or other equity
interests of such Person or any security of any kind convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of capital stock or other equity
interests of such Person or (b) receive any benefits or rights similar to any
rights enjoyed by or accruing to the holder of shares of capital stock or other
equity interests of such Person, including any rights to participate in the
equity, income or election of directors of such Person.
“Order”
means
any writ, judgment, decree, injunction or similar order of any Governmental
or
Regulatory Authority (in each such case whether preliminary or
final).
“Other
Material IP”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a).
“Permits”
means
all federal, state, local or foreign permits, grants, easements, consents,
approvals, authorizations, exemptions, licenses, franchises, insurance brokerage
licenses, certificates, orders of, and/or any other authorization required
by
any Governmental or Regulatory Authority, any other Person, or the Laws of
any
state in which the Company does business.
“Person”
means
any natural person, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability company or partnership, proprietorship, other business
organization, trust, union, association or Governmental or Regulatory
Authority.
[“Plan”
means
(a) each of the “employee benefit plans” (as such term is defined in Section
3(3) of ERISA) of which any of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is a sponsor
or participating employer or as to which the Company or any of its ERISA
Affiliates makes contributions or is required to make contributions or has
any
Liability, and (b) any employment, severance or other agreement, plan,
arrangement or policy of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates (whether
written or oral) providing for health, life, vision or dental insurance coverage
(including self-insured arrangements), workers’ compensation, disability
benefits, supplemental unemployment benefits, vacation benefits or retirement
benefits, fringe benefits, or for profit sharing, deferred compensation,
bonuses, severance, change in control payments, retention benefits, commissions,
stock options, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, restricted stock,
restricted stock units or other forms of equity or incentive compensation or
post-retirement insurance, compensation or benefits.]
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“Post-Closing
Adjustment Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(e).
“Pre-Closing
Tax Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(b).
“Proprietary
Rights Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(j).
“PTO”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).
“Purchase
Price”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
“Purchaser”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Purchaser
Indemnified Parties”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(a).
“Registered
Intellectual Property”
shall
mean all United States, international and foreign: (a) patents and patent
applications (including provisional applications); (b) registered trademarks
and
service marks, applications to register trademarks and service marks,
intent-to-use applications, or other registrations or applications to trademarks
or service marks; (c) registered copyrights and applications for copyright
registration; (d) any mask work registrations and applications to register
mask
works; (e) registered domain names and applications to register domain names,
and (f) any other Intellectual Property that is the subject of an application,
certificate, filing, registration or other document issued by, filed with,
or
recorded by, any Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
“Revenue”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.5(a).
“Seller”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Seller
Indemnified Parties”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(b).
“Straddle
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(c).
“Subsidiary”
means
any Person in which the Company or Purchaser, as the context requires, directly
or indirectly through Subsidiaries or otherwise, beneficially owns at least
fifty percent (50%) of either the equity interest in, or the voting control
of,
such Person, whether or not existing on the date hereof.
“Takeover
Statute”
means
a
“fair price,” “moratorium,” “business combination,” “control share acquisition”
or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation enacted under state or
federal laws in the United States or foreign government.
“Tax”
or
“Taxes”
means
(a) any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross receipts, license,
payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall
profits, environmental (including taxes under Internal Revenue Code
Section 59A), customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits,
withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real
property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added,
alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever,
including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not,
and (b) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described
in clause (a) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated,
combined or unitary group for any taxable period.
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“Tax
Liability Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(a).
“Tax
Return Filing Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(a).
“Tax
Returns”
means
any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or
statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto,
and
including any amendment thereof.
“Third-Party
Claims”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a).
“Treasury
Regulations”
means
the federal income Tax regulations promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code,
as amended from time to time, and including corresponding provisions of
succeeding regulations.
“Warranty
Obligations”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.27.
11.2 Construction.
(a) Unless
the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender
include each other gender and the neuter, (ii) words using the singular or
plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (iii)
the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and derivative or similar words refer to
this entire Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section
or
other subdivision, (iv) the terms “Article” or “Section” or other subdivision
refer to the specified Article, Section or other subdivision of the body of
this
Agreement, (v) the phrases “ordinary course of business” and “ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice” refer to the Business and practice of
the Company, (vi) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be
deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation,” and (vii) when a
reference is made in this Agreement to Exhibits, such reference shall be to
an
Exhibit to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. All accounting terms
used
herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them
under GAAP. When used herein, the terms “party” or “parties” refer to Purchaser,
on the one hand, and the Company (prior to the Closing) and Seller, on the
other, and the terms “third party” or “third parties” refers to Persons other
than Purchaser, Seller or the Company.
(b) When
used
herein, the phrase “knowledge of” Seller and/or the Company or “known to” Seller
and/or the Company, means in any such case the actual knowledge of Seller and
the officers and directors of the Company after reasonable
investigation.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Purchaser, Seller and the Company, have signed or caused this
Agreement to be signed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of
the
date first written above.
By:
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ASIA HUADU ENVIRONMENT HOLDING PTE,
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