SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of December 31, 2007, by and among Energroup
Holdings Corporation, a Nevada corporation,
and all
predecessors thereof (collectively, the “Company”),
Precious Sheen Investments Limited, a British Virgin Islands company
(“PSI”),
Dalian
Precious Sheen Investments Consulting Co., Ltd., a company organized under
the
laws of the People’s Republic of China (“Chuming”),
and
the investors identified on the signature pages hereto (each, an “Investor”
and
collectively, the “Investors”).
WHEREAS,
the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement, dated December 31, 2007
(the “Exchange
Agreement”),
with
PSI and certain other parties named therein, pursuant to which the Company
will,
subject to the terms and conditions thereof, acquire all of the equity interest
of PSI, in exchange for approximately 97.55% of the Common Stock (as defined
below) on a fully diluted basis as of the time of the closing of the exchange
under the Exchange Agreement and immediately prior to the Closing under this
Agreement (the “Exchange”).
WHEREAS,
the closing of the Exchange is conditioned, among other things, on the
consummation of the financing contemplated by this Agreement immediately
thereafter.
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant
to
exemptions from registration under the Securities Act (as defined below), the
Company desires to issue and sell to each Investor, and each Investor, severally
and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, shares of the Company’s
Common Stock, as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investors agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions.
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes
of
this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this
Section 1.1:
“2008
Annual
Report”
means
the
Annual Report on Form 10-K or 10-KSB (as applicable) of the Company for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, as filed with the Commission.
“2008
Guaranteed
ATNI” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2008
Make Good Shares” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2009
Annual
Report”
means
the
Annual Report on Form 10-K or 10-KSB (as applicable) of the Company for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2009, as filed with the Commission.
“2009
Guaranteed
ATNI” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2009
Guaranteed
EPS” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2009
Make Good Shares” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“Action”
means
any action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any
partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending or threatened
in writing against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their
respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or
administrative agency, regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local
or
foreign), stock market, stock exchange or trading facility.
“Affiliate”
means
any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such
terms are used in and construed under Rule 144.
“Auditor
Holdback Escrow Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.13(b).
“Available
Undersubscription Amount”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(c).
“Basic
Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).
“Board
Holdback Escrow Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a federal legal holiday
or
a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized
or
required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Buy-In”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
“CFO
Holdback Escrow Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.15.
“Chuming”
has the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Chuming
Founder”
means
Shi Huashan, a resident of the PRC.
“Closing”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares
pursuant
to Article II.
“Closing
Date”
means
the Business Day on which all of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and
5.2 hereof are satisfied, or such other date as the parties may
agree.
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"Closing
Escrow Agreement"
means
the Closing Escrow Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company,
the Investors party thereto and the escrow agent (the “Escrow
Agent”)
identified therein, in the form of Exhibit
A
hereto.
“Commission”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any securities
into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified or for which it
may
be exchanged as a class.
“Company”
has
the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Company
Entities”
means
the Company, PSI, Chuming and all existing Subsidiaries of any such entities
and
any other entities which hereafter become Subsidiaries of any such
entities.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary which entitle the holder thereof
to acquire Common Stock at any time, including without limitation, any debt,
preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any
time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder
thereof to receive, Common Stock or other securities that entitle the holder
to
receive, directly or indirectly, Common Stock.
“Company
U.S. Counsel”
means
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLP.
“Company
Deliverables”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Disclosure
Materials”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
“Effective
Date”
means
the date that the Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) of the
Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the
Commission.
“Evaluation
Date” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(s).
“Event”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12.
“Event
Date” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12.
“Exchange”
has the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange
Agreement”
has the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Existing
Company Entity” or “Existing Company Entities”
means
the Company, PSI, Chuming and their respective Subsidiaries.
“GAAP”
means
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
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“Group”
means
Dalian Chuming Group Co., Ltd., a PRC corporation.
“Holdback
Escrow Agreement” means
the
Holdback Escrow Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the
Company, the Investors and US Bank, N.A., in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto.
“Indemnified
Party”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(p).
“Investment
Amount”
means,
with respect to each Investor, the Investment Amount indicated on such
Investor’s signature page to this Agreement.
“Investor
Deliverables”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“IR
Holdback Escrow Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.13(a).
“Lead
Investor Counsel”
means Xxxxx
Xxxx LLP, with an office located at 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
XX
00000.
“Lien”
means
any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, right of first refusal, right
of participation or other restrictions of any kind.
“Lockup
Agreement”
means
the Lockup Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company
and each person listed as a signatory thereto, in the form attached as
Exhibit
C
hereto.
“Losses”
means
any loss, liability, obligation, claim, contingency, damage, cost or expense,
including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation related thereto.
“Make
Good Escrow Agreement” means
the
Make Good Escrow Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company,
US
Bank, N.A., as agent, the escrow agent identified therein (the “Make
Good Escrow Agent”),
the
Make Good Pledgor and the Investors, in the form of Exhibit
D
hereto.
“Make
Good Pledgor” means
Shine Gold Holdings Limited, a company organized and existing under the laws
of
the British Virgin Islands.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any of (i) a material and adverse effect on the legality, validity or
enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material and adverse effect
on the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
or (iii) an adverse impairment to the Company’s ability to perform on a timely
basis its obligations under any Transaction Document.
“Money
Laundering Laws”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(gg).
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“New
York Courts”
means
the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan.
“Notice
of Acceptance”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(c).
“OFAC”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(ee).
“Offer”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).
“Offer
Notice”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).
“Offer
Period”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(c).
“Offered
Securities”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).
“Outside
Date”
means
the fifteenth calendar day (if such calendar day is a Trading Day and if not,
then the first Trading Day following such fifteenth calendar day) following
the
date of this Agreement.
“Per
Share Purchase Price”
equals
$4.40.
“Person”
means an
individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“Pinnacle”
means
Pinnacle China Fund, L.P.
“PRC”
means
the People’s Republic of China, not including Taiwan, Hong Kong and
Macau.
“Proceeding”
means an
action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation,
an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced
or threatened.
“PSI”
has the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“PSI
Financial Statements”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(e).
“Refused
Securities”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(d).
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the
Company and the Investors, in the form of Exhibit
E
hereto.
“Registration
Statement”
means a
registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Investors of the
Shares.
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“Required
Investors”
means
the Investors holding a majority in interest of the Shares offered and sold
pursuant to this Agreement.
“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
“SEC
Reports”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Share
Delivery Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
“Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock being offered and sold to the Investors by the
Company hereunder.
“Short
Sales”
include,
without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under
Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of direct and indirect
stock
pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar
arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other
transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated
brokers.
“Subsequent
Placement”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(a).
“Subsequent
Placement Agreement”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(f).
“Subsidiary”
of any
Person means any “subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(x) of the Regulation S-X
promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act of such Person. The term
“Subsidiaries” shall be deemed to include PSI, Chuming and their respective
subsidiaries as if the Exchange shall have been consummated as of the time
of
the execution of this Agreement, with the effect that all references to
Subsidiaries of the Company in this Agreement shall also refer to PSI, Chuming
and their respective subsidiaries.
“Trading
Day”
means
(i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market or (ii) if
the
Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common
Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the OTC Bulletin
Board (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of
reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not
listed or quoted as set forth in (i) and (ii) hereof, then Trading Day shall
mean a Business Day.
“Trading
Market”
means
whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the
NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market
or OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading
on the date in question.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Closing Escrow Agreement,
the Holdback Escrow Agreement, the Lockup Agreements, the Make Good Escrow
Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with
the
transactions contemplated hereunder.
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“Transfer
Agent”
means on
the Closing Date, Western States Transfer and Registrar, the current transfer
agent of the Company with a mailing address of 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx,
Xxxx 00000 and a facsimile number of (000) 000-0000, and any successor transfer
agent of the Company.
“Trigger
Date”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(a).
“Undersubscription
Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).
ARTICLE
2.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1. Closing.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing the
Company shall issue and sell to each Investor, and each Investor shall,
severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, the Shares representing
such Investor’s Investment Amount, calculated as the quotient of such Investor’s
Investment Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price. The Closing shall
take place at the offices of Lead Investor Counsel on the Closing Date or at
such other location or time as the parties may agree.
2.2. Closing
Deliveries.
(a)
At the
Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Investor
the
following (the “Company
Deliverables”):
(i) to
the
Transfer Agent and Investors, an irrevocable letter of instruction executed
and
delivered by the CEO of the Company instructing the Company’s Transfer Agent to
cause share certificates to be issued to the Investors representing that number
of aggregate Shares to be issued and sold at Closing to such Investor,
determined under Section 2.1(a), registered in the name of each such
Investor;
(ii) upon
an
Investors request, faxed copies of the share certificates to be issued to such
Investor referenced in Section 2.2(i) above in a form acceptable to such
Investor, with originals of said share certificates sent directly by the
Transfer Agent by overnight courier on the Closing Date to the Investors in
accordance with the Delivery Instructions set forth on each Investor’s signature
page hereto;
(iii) the
Closing Escrow Agreement, duly executed by all parties thereto;
(iv) the
Holdback Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Company and the Escrow
Agent;
(v) the
Make
Good Escrow Agreement, duly executed by all parties thereto;
(vi) the
legal
opinion of Company U.S. Counsel, in agreed form, addressed to the Investors;
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(vii) the
legal
opinion of special British Virgin Islands counsel to PSI, in agreed form,
addressed to the Investors;
(viii) the
legal
opinion of Global Law Office, special PRC counsel to Chuming, in agreed form,
addressed to the Investors (the “PRC
Legal Opinion”);
(ix) the
Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company;
(vi) Lockup
Agreements, duly executed by the Company and each officer of the Company and
each member of the board of directors of the Company.
(b) At
the
Closing, each Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered the following
(collectively, the “Investors
Deliverables”):
(i) to
the
Escrow Agent for deposit and disbursement in accordance with the Closing Escrow
Agreement, its Investment Amount, in United States dollars and in immediately
available funds, by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the
Company for such purpose;
(ii) to
the
Company, the Holdback Escrow Agreement, duly executed by such
Investor;
(iii) to
the
Company, the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by such Investor;
and
(iv) to
the
Company, the Make Good Escrow Agreement, duly executed by such
Investor.
ARTICLE
3.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company, PSI and Chuming hereby jointly and severally make the following
representations and warranties to each Investor:
(a) Subsidiaries.
None of
the Existing Company Entities have any direct or indirect Subsidiaries other
than as specified in Schedule
3.1(a).
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
3.1(a),
(i) the
Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or share capital
(as applicable) of each other Existing Company Entity, and each other Existing
Company Entity owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or share
capital (as applicable) of its respective Subsidiaries, in each case free and
clear of any and all Liens, and (ii) all the issued and outstanding shares
of
capital stock or share capital (as applicable) of each Existing Company Entity
and each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and
free of preemptive and similar rights. As of the Closing, the Company shall
own
100% of the share capital of PSI, free and clear of all Liens. Group has agreed
with the Existing company Entities that neither it nor its Affiliates shall
engage, directly or indirectly, alone or with others, as a corporation or other
legal entity, stockholder, consultant or otherwise in a business that competes
with the respective business, as such businesses are being conducted as of
the
Closing Date or are projected to be conducted in accordance with the Disclosure
Materials, of any Existing Company Entity and/or any Affiliates thereof, other
than as a stockholder or supplier of any such Existing Company Entity and/or
any
Affiliates thereof.
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(b) Organization
and Qualification.
Each
Existing Company Entity is duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and
authority to own and use its respective properties and assets and to carry
on
its respective business as currently conducted and as to be conducted as
specified in the Exchange Agreement and Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed
in accordance with Section 4.5 herein. No Existing Company Entity is in
violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles
of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each
Existing Company Entity is duly qualified to conduct its respective businesses
and are in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned
by
it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not, individually
or in
the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) Authorization;
Enforcement.
Each
Existing Company Entity which is or is to become party to any Transaction
Document has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each such Transaction Document
to
which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder.
The
execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by each Existing
Company Entity to be party thereto and the consummation by each of them of
the
transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of such Existing Company Entity, and no further action is
required by any of them in connection with such authorization. Each Transaction
Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the
Company, each other Existing Company Entity required to execute the same and
each Subsidiary (to the extent any of them is a party thereto) and, when
delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and
binding obligation of the Company, such Existing Company Entity and such
Subsidiary, enforceable against each in accordance with its terms, except as
such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by
other equitable principles of general application.
(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company,
and each other Existing Company Entity and Subsidiary (to the extent a party
thereto) and the consummation by the Company, and such other Existing Company
Entities and Subsidiaries, of the transactions contemplated thereby do not
and
will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s, such
Existing Entity’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation,
memorandum and articles of association, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event
that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or
give
to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
(with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit
facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing an Existing Company Entity or
Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which any Existing
Company Entity or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset
of
the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree
or
other restriction of any United States or PRC court or governmental authority
to
which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state
securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the
Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of
clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate,
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e) Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
No
Existing Company Entity is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization
or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any
United States or PRC court or other federal, state, local or other governmental
authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company and each Subsidiary to the extent a party thereto
of
the Transaction Documents, other than (i) the filing with the Commission of
one
or more Registration Statements in accordance with the requirements of the
Registration Rights Agreement, (ii) filings required by state securities laws,
(iii) the filing of a Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with the Commission
under Regulation D of the Securities Act, (iv) the filings required in
accordance with Section 4.5, and current reports on Form 8-K in connection
with
any amendments to or material subsequent events under this Agreement and related
agreements, including a release of shares under the Make Good Escrow Agreement,
(v) filings, consents and approvals required by the rules and regulations of
the
applicable Trading Market and (vi) those that have been made or obtained prior
to the date of this Agreement.
(f) Issuance
of the Shares.
The
Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. The Company has reserved from its
duly authorized capital stock the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant
to
this Agreement in order to issue the Shares.
(g) Capitalization.
The
number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital
stock of the Company, and all shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under
the Company’s various option and incentive plans, is specified in Schedule
3.1(g).
Except
as specified in Schedule
3.1(g),
no
securities of any Existing Company Entity are entitled to preemptive or similar
rights, and no Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right
of
participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as specified in Schedule
3.1(g),
there
are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights
or
obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any
right
to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any
Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock,
or
securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock.
The issue and sale of the Shares hereunder will not, immediately or with the
passage of time, obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of
Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Investors) and
will not result in a right of any holder of Company or Subsidiary securities
to
adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities.
Except as set forth in Schedule
3.1(g),
no
Existing Company Entity has issued any capital stock or share capital in a
private placement transaction, including, without limitation, in a transaction
commonly referred to in the PRC as a “1 ½ transaction.”
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(h) SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof,
for the twelve months preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as
the
Company was required by law to file such reports), including, for this purpose,
the current report on Form 8-K that is being filed by the Company on or about
the date hereof to disclose the transactions contemplated hereby and by the
Exchange Agreement (the foregoing materials being collectively referred to
herein as the “SEC
Reports”
and,
together with the Schedules to this Agreement (if any), the “Disclosure
Materials”)
on a
timely basis or has timely filed a valid extension of such time of filing and
has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.
As
of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC
Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company and
each
Subsidiary included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the
Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on
a
consistent basis during the periods involved, except as may be otherwise
specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present
in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case
of
unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. The
PSI
Financial Statements comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect
thereto as in effect at the time of filing. The PSI Financial Statements have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during
the
periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial
statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present in all material respects
the
financial position of PSI and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the
dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods
then
ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial,
year-end audit adjustments.
(i) Press
Releases.
The
press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding
the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made and when made, not
misleading.
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(j) Material
Changes.
Except
as
specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, since September 30, 2007 (i) there
has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) no Existing
Company Entity has incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other
than
(A) trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities
not required to be reflected in the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ financial
statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with
the
Commission, (iii) no Existing Company Entity has altered its method of
accounting or the identity of its auditors, (iv) no Existing Company Entity
has
declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to
its
stockholders or shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements
to
purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock or share capital, and (v)
no
Existing Company Entity has issued any equity securities to any officer,
director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock or share option
plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request
for
confidential treatment of information.
(k) Litigation.
There
is no Action which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity
or
enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Shares or (ii) except
as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, could, if there were an
unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Existing Company Entity,
nor
any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as such), is or has
been
the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under
federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty, except
as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports. There has not been, and to the
knowledge of the Company, there is not pending any investigation by the
Commission involving any Existing Company Entity or any of their respective
current or former directors or officers (in his or her capacity as such). The
Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the
effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any
Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(l) Labor
Relations.
No
material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent
with respect to any of the employees of any Existing Company Entity. No Existing
Company Entity has any employment or labor contracts, agreements or other
understandings with any Person.
(m) Indebtedness;
Compliance.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
3.1(m),
no
Existing Company Entity is a party to any indenture, debt, capital lease
obligations, mortgage, loan or credit agreement by which it or any of its
properties is bound. No Existing Company Entity (i) is in default under or
in
violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by such Existing
Company Entity under), nor has any Existing Company Entity received notice
of a
claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture,
loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is
a
party or by which it or
any of
its properties is bound (whether
or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of
any
order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been
in
violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority,
including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating
to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product
quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as
could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Exchange Agreement complies with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations of the United States and the PRC. The
Company is in compliance with all effective requirements of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder that are
applicable to it, except where such noncompliance could not have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(n) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Existing Company Entities possess all certificates, authorizations and permits
issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in
the
SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect, and no Existing Company Entity has received any notice
of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such
permits.
(o) Title
to Assets.
The
Existing Company Entities have valid land use rights for all real property
that
is material to their respective businesses and good and marketable title in
all
personal property owned by them that is material to their respective businesses,
in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially
affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the
use
made and proposed to be made of such property by such Existing Company Entity.
Any real property and facilities held under lease by any Existing Company Entity
are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which such
Existing Company Entity is in compliance, except as could not, individually
or
in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(p) Patents
and Trademarks.
Schedule
3.1(p)
to this
Agreement contains a complete and accurate list of the Intellectual Property
Rights (defined below) held and owned by the Existing Company Entities,
including agreements under which the Existing Company Entities are granted
world-wide, irrevocable, exclusive, royalty-free licenses on all Intellectual
Property Rights for which it is not currently the registered owner. Such
agreements together with the agreements referenced in Schedule
3.1(p)
are
collectively the “Intellectual
Property Right Licensing Agreements.”
The
Existing Company Entities have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or material
for
use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC
Reports and which the failure to so have could, individually or in the
aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
(collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
No
Existing Company Entity has received a written notice that the Intellectual
Property Rights used by any of them violates or infringes upon the rights of
any
Person. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, to the knowledge of the Company,
all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing
infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.
No
former or current employee, no former or current consultant, and no third-party
joint developer of any Existing Company Entity has any Intellectual Property
Rights made, developed, conceived, created or written by the aforesaid employee
or consultant during the period of his or her retention by such Existing Company
Entity which can be asserted against any Existing Company Entity. The Existing
Company Entities will take such action as may be required, including making
and maintaining the filings set forth in Schedule
3.1(p)
as
applicable, in order to maintain such rights as necessary or material for use
in
connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports
and
which the failure to so have could, individually or in the aggregate, have
or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(q) Insurance.
Each
Existing Company Entity is insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which it is engaged. The Company has no
reason to believe that it or any Existing Company Entity will not be able to
renew its existing respective insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary
to continue its business on terms consistent with market for the Company’s and
such other Existing Company Entity’s respective lines of business.
(r) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees; Customers.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of any
Existing Company Entity, and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the
employees of any Existing Company Entity, is presently a party to any
transaction with any Existing Company Entity (other than for services as
employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other
arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for
rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments
to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has
a
substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner. None of
the
Existing Companies owes any money or other compensation to any of their
respective officers or directors or shareholders, except to extent of ordinary
course compensation arrangements specified in Schedule
3.1(r).
No
material customer of any Existing Company Entity has indicated their intention
to diminish their relationship with such Existing Company Entity and no Existing
Company Entity has any knowledge from which it could reasonably conclude that
any such customer relationship may be adversely affected.
(s) Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Existing Company Entities maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed
in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the Company Entities and designed such disclosure controls and
procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company Entities
is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which the Company’s Form 10-KSB or 10-QSB, as
the case may be, is being prepared. The Company’s certifying officers have
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures in
accordance with Item 307 of Regulation S-B under the Exchange Act for the
Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year-end (such date, the
“Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in its most recently filed Form 10-KSB or Form 10-QSB the
conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date.
Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the
Existing Company Entities’ internal controls (as such term is defined in Item
308(c) of Regulation S-B under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company’s knowledge,
in other factors that could significantly affect any Company Entity’s internal
controls.
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(t) Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company, including the Existing Company
Entities, as of the Closing Date (and assuming that the Closing shall have
occurred), (i) the Existing
Company Entity’s
fair
saleable value of their respective assets exceeds the amount that will be
required to be paid on or in respect of the Existing Company Entity’s existing
debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they
mature, (ii) the Existing Company Entity’s assets do not constitute unreasonably
small capital to carry on their respective business for the current fiscal
year
as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs
taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business
conducted by the Existing Company Entities, and projected capital requirements
and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the
Existing Company Entities, together with the proceeds the Existing Company
Entities would receive, were they to liquidate all of their respective assets,
after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient
to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts are required
to be paid. The Existing Company Entities do not intend to incur debts beyond
their respective ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account
the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its
debt).
(u) Certain
Fees.
Except
as described in Schedule
3.1(u),
no
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by any Existing
Company Entity to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement
agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Investors shall have no obligation with
respect to any fees or with respect to any claims (other than such fees or
commissions owed by an Investor pursuant to written agreements executed by
such
Investor which fees or commissions shall be the sole responsibility of such
Investor) made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated
in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(v) Certain
Registration Matters.
Assuming the accuracy of the Investors’ representations and warranties set forth
in Section 3.2(b)-(e), no registration under the Securities Act is required
for
the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to the Investors under the
Transaction Documents. The Company is eligible to register its Common Stock
for
resale by the Investors under Form S-1 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Except as specified in Schedule
3.1(v),
no
Existing Company Entity has granted or agreed to grant to any Person any rights
(including “piggy-back” registration rights) to have any securities of the
Company registered with the Commission or any other governmental authority
that
have not been satisfied.
(w) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
Except
as specified in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the two years preceding
the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market to the effect that
the
Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements
thereof. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the
foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with the listing and
maintenance requirements for continued listing of the Common Stock on the
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is currently listed or quoted. The
issuance and sale of the Shares under the Transaction Documents does not
contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market on which the Common
Stock is currently listed or quoted, and no approval of the stockholders of
the
Company thereunder is required for the Company to issue and deliver to the
Investors the Shares as contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
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(x) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the
Closing will not have become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(y) Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Company has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable
any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including
any
distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision
under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or
the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to
the
Investors as a result of the Investors and the Company fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents,
including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the
Investors’ ownership of the Shares.
(z) No
Additional Agreements.
No
Existing Company Entity has any agreement or understanding with any Investor
with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
other
than as specified in the Transaction Documents.
(aa) Consultation
with Auditors.
The
Company has consulted its independent auditors concerning the accounting
treatment of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and
in
connection therewith has furnished such auditors complete copies of the
Transaction Documents.
(bb) Make
Good Shares.
Make
Good Pledgor is the sole record and beneficial owner of the 2007 Make Good
Shares and 2008 Make Good Shares, and holds such shares free and clear of all
Liens.
(cc) Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act.
No
Existing Company Entity, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or
other
person acting on behalf of any Existing Company Entity, has, directly or
indirectly, (i) used any funds, or will use any proceeds from the sale of the
Shares, for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful
expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any
unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or
to
any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds,
(iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any
Subsidiary (or made by any Person acting on their behalf of which the Company
is
aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) has violated in any material
respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended,
and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(dd) PFIC.
No
Existing Company Entity is or intends to become a “passive foreign investment
company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.
(ee) OFAC.
No
Existing Company Entity nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director,
officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or Person acting on behalf of any Existing
Company Entity, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by
the
Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”);
and
the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of
the
Shares, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any
Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person or entity, towards any sales
or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Myanmar or any other country
sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person
currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
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(ff) Money
Laundering Laws.
The
operations of each Existing Company Entity are and have been conducted at all
times in compliance with the money laundering statutes of applicable
jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar
rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any
applicable governmental agency (collectively, the “Money
Laundering Laws”)
and no
action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency,
authority or body or any arbitrator involving any Existing Company Entity with
respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of
the
Company, threatened.
(gg) Other
Representations and Warranties Relating to Chuming.
(i) All
material consents, approvals, authorizations or licenses requisite under PRC
law
for the due and proper establishment and operation of Chuming have been duly
obtained from the relevant PRC governmental authorities and are in full force
and effect.
(ii) All
filings and registrations with the PRC governmental authorities required in
respect of Chuming and its capital structure and operations including, without
limitation, the registration with the Ministry of Commerce, the China Securities
Regulatory Commission, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce, the
State Administration for Foreign Exchange, tax bureau and customs authorities
have been duly completed in accordance with the relevant PRC rules and
regulations, except where, the failure to complete such filings and
registrations does not, and would not, individually or in the aggregate, have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) Chuming
has complied with all relevant PRC laws and regulations regarding the
contribution and payment of its registered share capital, the payment schedule
of which has been approved by the relevant PRC governmental authorities. There
are no outstanding rights of, or commitments made by the Company or any
Subsidiary to sell any equity interest in Chuming.
(iv) Chuming
is not in receipt of any letter or notice from any relevant PRC governmental
or
quasi-governmental authority notifying it of revocation of any licenses or
qualifications issued to it or any subsidy granted to it by any PRC governmental
authority for non-compliance with the terms thereof or with applicable PRC
laws,
or the need for compliance or remedial actions in respect of the activities
carried out by Chuming, except such revocation does not, and would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Chuming
has conducted its business activities within the permitted scope of business
or
has otherwise operated its business in compliance with all relevant legal
requirements and with all requisite licenses and approvals granted by competent
PRC governmental authorities other than such non-compliance that do not, and
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
As
to licenses, approvals and government grants and concessions requisite or
material for the conduct of any part of Chuming’s business which is subject to
periodic renewal, the Company has no knowledge of any grounds on which such
requisite renewals will not be granted by the relevant PRC governmental
authorities.
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(vi) With
regard to employment and staff or labor, Chuming has complied with all
applicable PRC laws and regulations in all material respects, including without
limitation, laws and regulations pertaining to welfare funds, social benefits,
medical benefits, insurance, retirement benefits, pensions or the like, other
than such non-compliance that do not, and would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(hh) Disclosure.
Neither
any Company Entity nor any Person acting on its behalf has provided any Investor
or its respective agents or counsel with any information that any Company Entity
believes constitutes material, non-public information concerning the Company,
the Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, except insofar as the existence
and terms of the proposed transactions contemplated hereunder may constitute
such information. The Company understands and confirms that the Investors will
rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting transactions
in
securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Investors regarding
the Company Entities and their respective businesses and the transactions
contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company Entities
(including their respective representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement) are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
3.2. Representations
and Warranties of the Investors.
Each
Investor hereby, for itself and for no other Investor, represents and warrants
to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
Such
Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite
corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents and otherwise
to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance
by such Investor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate or, if such Investor is not a
corporation, such partnership, limited liability company or other applicable
like action, on the part of such Investor. Each of this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed by such Investor, and
when
delivered by such Investor in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute
the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’
rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
(b) Investment
Intent.
Such
Investor is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account for investment
purposes only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such
Shares or any part thereof, without prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right
at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Shares
in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Subject to the
immediately preceding sentence, nothing contained herein shall be deemed a
representation or warranty by such Investor to hold the Shares for any period
of
time. Such Investor is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course
of
its business. Such Investor does not have any agreement or understanding,
directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the
Shares.
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(c) Investor
Status.
At the
time such Investor was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof it
is,
an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
Such Investor is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange
Act.
(d) General
Solicitation.
Such
Investor is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article,
notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper,
magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented
at
any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
(e) Access
to Information.
Such
Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has
been
afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary
of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning
the
terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks
of
investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and the
Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations,
business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to
evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional
information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable
effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision
with
respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation
conducted by or on behalf of such Investor or its representatives or counsel
shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s right to rely on the truth,
accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Company’s
representations and warranties contained in the Transaction
Documents.
(f) Certain
Trading Activities.
Such
Investor has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf
of
or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor, engaged in any transactions
in the securities of the Company (including, without limitations, any Short
Sales involving the Company’s securities) since the earlier to occur of (1) the
time that such Investor was first contacted by the Company regarding an
investment in the Company and (2) the 30th
day
prior to the date of this Agreement. Such Investor covenants that neither it
nor
any Person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will
engage in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including Short
Sales) prior to the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are publicly disclosed.
(g) Independent
Investment Decision.
Such
Investor has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase
the
Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and such Investor confirms that
it
has not relied on the advice of any other Investor’s business and/or legal
counsel in making such decision. Such Investor has not relied on the business
or
legal advice of the Company or any of its agents, counsel or Affiliates in
making its investment decision hereunder.
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The
Company Entities acknowledge and agree that no Investor has made or makes any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.
ARTICLE
4.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1.
(a)
Shares
may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws.
In
connection with any transfer of the Shares other than pursuant to an effective
registration statement, to the Company, to an Affiliate of an Investor or in
connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may
require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel
selected by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does
not require registration of such transferred Shares under the Securities
Act.
(b) Certificates
evidencing Securities (as defined in Section 4.1(c)) will contain the following
legend, until such time as they are not required under Section
4.1(c):
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR
TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that an Investor may from time to time pledge,
and/or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities pursuant
to a
bona fide margin agreement in connection with a bona fide margin account and,
if
required under the terms of such agreement or account, such Investor may
transfer pledged or secured Shares to the pledgees or secured parties. Such
a
pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval or consent of the Company
and no legal opinion of legal counsel to the pledgee, secured party or pledgor
shall be required in connection with the pledge, but such legal opinion may
be
required in connection with a subsequent transfer following default by the
Investor transferee of the pledge. No notice shall be required of such pledge.
At the appropriate Investor’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such
reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may
reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer thereof including
the
preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule
424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities
Act to appropriately amend the list of selling stockholders thereunder. Except
as otherwise provided in Section 4.1(c), any Securities subject to a pledge
or
security interest as contemplated by this Section 4.1(b) shall continue to
bear
the legend set forth in this Section 4.1(b) and be subject to the restrictions
on transfer set forth in Section 4.1(a).
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(c) Certificates
evidencing Shares and Make Good Shares, if ever Make Good Shares are due to
be
delivered to Investors or their transferees pursuant to the Transaction
Documents (collectively with the Shares, the “Securities”),
shall
not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)):
(i)
while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering
such Securities is then effective, or (ii) following a sale or transfer of
such
Securities pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming the transferee is not an Affiliate
of
the Company), or (iii) while such Securities are eligible for sale by the
selling Investor without volume restrictions under Rule 144. The Company agrees
that following the Effective Date or such other time as legends are no longer
required to be set forth on certificates representing Securities under this
Section 4.1(c), it will, no longer than three Trading Days following the
delivery by an Investor to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate
representing such Securities containing a restrictive legend, deliver or cause
to be delivered to such investor Securities which are free of all restrictive
and other legends. If the Company is then eligible, certificates for Securities
subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer to
an
Investor by crediting the prime brokerage account of such Investor with the
Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Investor. If an Investor
shall make a sale or transfer of Securities either (x) pursuant to Rule 144
or
(y) pursuant to a registration statement and in each case shall have delivered
to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent the certificate representing the
applicable Securities containing a restrictive legend which are the subject
of
such sale or transfer and a representation letter in customary form (the
date
of such sale or transfer and Securities delivery being the “Share
Delivery Date”)
and (1)
the Company shall fail to deliver or cause to be delivered to such Investor
a
certificate representing such Securities that is free from all restrictive
or
other legends by the third Trading Day following the Share Delivery Date and
(2)
following such third Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date and prior to
the
time such Securities are received free from restrictive legends, the Investor,
or any third party on behalf of such Investor, purchases (in an open market
transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction
of a
sale by the Investor of such Securities (a "Buy-In"),
then,
in addition to any other rights available to the Investor under the Transaction
Documents and applicable law, the Company shall pay in cash to the Investor
(for
costs incurred either directly by such Investor or on behalf of a third party)
the amount by which the total purchase price paid for Common Stock as a result
of the Buy-In (including brokerage commissions, if any) exceed the proceeds
received by such Investor as a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates.
The Investor shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts
payable to the Investor in respect of the Buy-In. The Company may not make
any
notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the
Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this
Section.
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4.2. Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as any Investor owns any Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or
obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace
period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof
pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Investor owns Securities, if the
Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare
and furnish to the Investors and make publicly available in accordance with
Rule
144(c) such information as is required for the Investors to sell the Securities
under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further
action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent
required from time to time to enable such Person to sell the Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions
provided by Rule 144.
4.3. Integration.
The
Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no Affiliate
of
the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares in a manner
that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of
the
Shares to the Investors, or that would be integrated with the offer or sale
of
the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market
in a
manner that would require stockholder approval of the sale of the Shares to
the
Investors.
4.4. Subsequent
Registrations.
The
Company may not file any registration statement (other than on Form S-8) with
the Commission with respect to any securities of the Company prior to the time
that all Shares are registered pursuant to one or more effective Registration
Statement(s), and the prospectuses forming a portion of such Registration
Statement(s) is available for the resale of all Shares.
4.5. Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity.
By 9:00
a.m. (New York time) on the Trading Day following the Closing Date, the Company
shall issue a press release disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby
and
the Closing (including, without limitation, details with respect to the make
good provision and thresholds contained in Section 4.11 herein). On the Trading
Day following the Closing Date the Company will file a Current Report on Form
8-K disclosing the material terms of the Transaction Documents, including
details with respect to the make good provision and thresholds contained in
Section 4.11 herein (and attach as exhibits thereto the Transaction Documents)
and the Closing. The Company shall make the foregoing disclosure such that
following such disclosure, the Investors shall no longer be in possession of
any
material, non-public information with respect to the Company. In addition,
the
Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner and time required
by the Commission and the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is listed.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the
name
of any Investor, or include the name of any Investor in any filing with the
Commission (other than the Registration Statement and any exhibits to filings
made in respect of this transaction in accordance with periodic filing
requirements under the Exchange Act) or any regulatory agency or Trading Market,
without the prior written consent of such Investor, except to the extent such
disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations.
4.6. Limitation
on Issuance of Future Priced Securities.
During
the six months following the Closing Date, the Company shall not issue any
“Future Priced Securities” as such term is described by NASD
IM-4350-1.
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4.7. Indemnification
of Investors.
In
addition to the indemnity provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Company Entities will indemnify and hold the Investors and their directors,
officers, shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each, an “Indemnified
Party”)
harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims,
contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts
paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation (collectively, “Losses”)
that
any such Indemnified Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to
any
misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement made by any Company Entities in any Transaction Document.
In addition to the indemnity contained herein, the Company will reimburse each
Indemnified Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in
connection with actual Losses claimed pursuant to this Section 4.7 (including
the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in connection therewith),
and such expenses shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within
ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party;
provided,
that
the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that
portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such
Indemnified Party is judicially determined not to be entitled to indemnification
hereunder. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the mechanics and procedures
with respect to the rights and obligations under this Section 4.7 shall be
the
same as those set forth in Section 5 of the Registration Rights
Agreement.
4.8. Non-Public
Information.
The
Company covenants and agrees that neither it, any Company Entity nor any other
Person acting on its or their behalf will provide any Investor or its agents
or
counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material
non-public information, unless prior thereto such Investor shall have executed
a
written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information.
The
Company understands and confirms that each Investor shall be relying on the
foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company.
4.9. Listing
of Shares.
The
Company agrees, (i) if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded
on
any other Trading Market, it will include in such application the Shares, and
will take such other action as is necessary or desirable to cause the Shares
to
be listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible, and (ii) the
Company will take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and
trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all material
respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the
bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
4.10. Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company will use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder for
working capital purposes and not for the satisfaction of any portion of the
Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables and accrued expenses in the
ordinary course of the Company’s business and consistent with prior practices),
or to redeem any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.
4.11. Make
Good Shares.
(a) The
Make
Good Pledgor
agrees
that:
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(i) In
the
event that the Company’s audited after tax net income, calculated in accordance
with GAAP and reported in the 2008 Annual Report is less than $15,900,000,
subject to the adjustments permitted under this Section 4.11(a) (the
“2008
Guaranteed ATNI”),
the
Make Good Pledgor will
transfer (in accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement) to the Investors
on
a pro-rata basis (determined by dividing each Investor’s Investment Amount by
the aggregate of all Investment Amounts delivered to the Company by the
Investors hereunder) for no additional consideration other than payment of
their
respective Investment Amount paid at Closing, 1,931,818
shares of Common Stock (as
equitably adjusted for any stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends
or
similar transactions)
(the
“2008
Make Good Shares”).
(ii) In
the
event that either (i) the earnings per share of the Company, calculated in
accordance with GAAP and reported in the 2009 Annual Report is less than $0.99
on a fully diluted basis (as equitably adjusted for any stock splits, stock
combinations, stock dividends or similar transactions), subject to the
adjustments permitted under this Section 4.11(a) (the “2009
Guaranteed EPS”)
or
(ii) the Company’s audited after tax net income, calculated in accordance with
GAAP and reported in the 2009 Annual Report is less than $20,900,000,
subject
to the adjustments permitted under this Section 4.11(a) (the “2009
Guaranteed ATNI”),
the
Make Good Pledgor will transfer (in accordance with the Make Good Escrow
Agreement) to the Investors on a pro rata basis (determined by dividing each
Investor’s Investment Amount by the aggregate of all Investment Amounts
delivered to the Company by the Investors hereunder) for no additional
consideration other than payment of their respective Investment Amount paid
at
Closing, 1,931,818 shares of Common Stock (as
equitably adjusted for any stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends
or
similar transactions)
(the
“2009
Make Good Shares”).
(iii) In
the
event that the audited after tax net income of the Company, calculated in
accordance with GAAP and reported in the 2008 Annual Report is equal to or
greater than the 2008 Guaranteed ATNI,
no
transfer of the 2008 Make Good Shares shall be required by the Make Good Pledgor
to the Investors and such 2008 Make Good Shares shall be returned to the Make
Good Pledgor in accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement.
(iv) In
the
event that (i) the earnings per share of the Company, calculated in accordance
with GAAP and reported in the 2009
Annual Report is
equal to
or greater than the 2009 Guaranteed EPS and (ii) the audited after tax net
income of the Company, calculated in accordance with GAAP and reported in the
2009 Annual Report is equal to or greater than the 2009 Guaranteed
ATNI,
no
transfer of the 2009 Make Good Shares shall be required by the Make Good Pledgor
to the Investors and such 2009 Make Good Shares shall be returned to the Make
Good Pledgor in accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement.
(v) Any
such
transfer of the 2008 Make Good Shares or the 2009 Make Good Shares shall be
made
to the Investors or the Make Good Pledgor, as applicable, within 10
Business
Days after
the date
which
the
2008
Annual Report or 2009 Annual Report, as applicable, is filed with the
Commission.
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(vi) Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the release of the
2008 Make Good Shares or the 2009 Make Good Shares to the Investors or the
Make
Good Pledgor is deemed to be an expense or deduction from revenues/income of
the
Company for the applicable year, under GAAP, then such expense or deduction
shall be excluded for purposes of determining whether or not the 2008
Guaranteed ATNI, 2009 Guaranteed ATNI, or 2009 Guaranteed EPS, as the case
may
be, has been achieved by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, any direct or indirect tax breaks, tax holidays,
tax
credits or similar tax benefit(s), compensation, grant or any other remuneration
or deduction granted by any governmental authority or body which benefits any
of
the Company Entities shall be excluded for purposes of determining whether
or not the 2008 Guaranteed ATNI, 2009 Guaranteed ATNI, or 2009 Guaranteed EPS,
as the case may be, has been achieved by the Company.
(b) In
connection with the foregoing,
the Make
Good Pledgor
agrees
that within three Trading Days following the Closing, the
Make
Good Pledgor will
deposit all potential 2008 Make Good Shares and 2009 Make Good Shares into
escrow in accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement along with bank
signature stamped stock powers executed in blank (or such other signed
instrument of transfer acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent), and the
handling and disposition of the 2008 Make Good Shares and 2009 Make Good Shares
shall be governed by this Section 4.11 and the Make Good Escrow
Agreement.
The Make
Good Pledgor
hereby
agrees that their obligation to transfer shares of Common Stock to Investors
pursuant to this Section 4.11 and the Make Good Escrow Agreement shall continue
to run to the benefit of each Investor even if such Investor shall have
transferred or sold all or any portion of its Shares, and that each Investor
shall have the right to assign its rights to receive all or any such shares
of
Common Stock to other Persons in conjunction with negotiated sales or transfers
of any of its Shares.
(c) The
Company covenants and agrees that upon any transfer of 2008 Make Good Shares
or
2009 Make Good Shares to the Investors in accordance with the Make Good Escrow
Agreement, the Company shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to reissue
such 2008 Make Good Shares or 2009 Make Good Shares in the applicable Investor’s
name and deliver the same as directed by such Investor.
(d) If
within
ten (10) days following the Closing, the
Make
Good Pledgor shall
not
have deposited all potential 2008 Make Good Shares and 2009 Make Good Shares
into escrow in accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement along with bank
signature stamped stock powers executed in blank (or such other signed
instrument of transfer acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent), then, upon
written demand from an Investor, the Company shall promptly, and in any event
within thirty (30) days from the date of such written demand, pay to that
Investor, as liquidated damages, an amount equal to that Investor’s entire
Investment Amount without interest thereon. In exchange for such payment, the
Investor shall return to the Company for cancellation the certificates
evidencing the Shares acquired by the Investor under the Agreement.
(e) If
any
term or provision of this Section 4.11 is in contradiction of or conflicts
with
any term or provision of the Make Good Escrow Agreement, the terms of the Make
Good Escrow Agreement shall control.
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4.12. Right
of First Refusal.
(a) From
the
date hereof until the one year anniversary of the Effective Date (plus one
additional day for each Trading Day following the Effective Date of any
Registration Statement during which either (1) the Registration Statement
is not effective or (2) the prospectus forming a portion of the
Registration Statement is not available for the resale of all Registrable
Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)) (the "Trigger
Date"),
the
Company will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to
purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any
option to purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its Subsidiaries'
equity or equity equivalent securities, including, without limitation, any
debt,
preferred stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during
its
life and under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (any such
offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement being referred to as a
"Subsequent
Placement")
unless
the Company shall have first complied with this Section 4.12.
(b) The
Company shall deliver to each Investor hereunder a written notice
(the "Offer
Notice")
of any
proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange (the "Offer")
of the
securities being offered (the "Offered
Securities")
in a
Subsequent Placement, which Offer Notice shall (v) identify and describe the
Offered Securities, (w) include the final form of documents and agreements
governing the Subsequent Placement, (x) specify the price and other terms
upon which the Offered Securities are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and
the
number or amount of the Offered Securities to be issued, sold or exchanged,
(y) identify the persons or entities (if known) to which or with which the
Offered Securities are to be offered, issued, sold or exchanged and (z) offer
to
issue and sell to or exchange with such Investors all of the Offered Securities,
allocated among such Investors (a) based on such Investor's pro rata portion
of
the total Investment Amount hereunder (the "Basic
Amount"),
and
(b) with respect to each Investor that elects to purchase its Basic Amount,
any
additional portion of the Offered Securities attributable to the Basic Amounts
of other Investors as such Investor shall indicate it will purchase or acquire
should the other Investors subscribe for less than their Basic Amounts (the
"Undersubscription
Amount"),
which
process shall be repeated until the Investors shall have an opportunity to
subscribe for any remaining Undersubscription Amount.
(c) To
accept
an Offer, in whole or in part, such Investor must deliver a written notice
to
the Company prior to the end of the fifth Business Day after such Investor's
receipt of the Offer Notice (the "Offer
Period"),
setting forth the portion of such Investor's Basic Amount that such Investor
elects to purchase and, if such Investor shall elect to purchase all of its
Basic Amount, the Undersubscription Amount, if any, that such Investor elects
to
purchase (in either case, the "Notice
of Acceptance").
If
the Basic Amounts subscribed for by all Investors are less than the total of
all
of the Basic Amounts, then each Investor who has set forth an Undersubscription
Amount in its Notice of Acceptance shall be entitled to purchase, in addition
to
the Basic Amounts subscribed for, the Undersubscription Amount it has subscribed
for; provided,
however,
that if
the Undersubscription Amounts subscribed for exceed the difference between
the
total of all the Basic Amounts and the Basic Amounts subscribed for (the
"Available
Undersubscription Amount"),
each
Investor who has subscribed for any Undersubscription Amount shall be entitled
to purchase only that portion of the Available Undersubscription Amount as
the
Basic Amount of such Investor bears to the total Basic Amounts of all Investors
that have subscribed for Undersubscription Amounts, subject to rounding by
the
Company to the extent its deems reasonably necessary.
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(d) The
Company shall have twenty Business Days from the expiration of the Offer Period
above to (i) offer, issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such Offered
Securities as to which a Notice of Acceptance has not been given by the
Investors (the "Refused
Securities"),
but
only to the offerees described in the Offer Notice (if so described therein)
and
only upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices
and
interest rates) that are not more favorable to the acquiring person or persons
or less favorable to the Company than those set forth in the Offer Notice and
(ii) to publicly announce (a) the execution of such Subsequent Placement
Agreement (as defined below), and (b) either (x) the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by such Subsequent Placement Agreement or (y) the
termination of such Subsequent Placement Agreement, which shall be filed with
the Commission on a Current Report on Form 8-K with such Subsequent Placement
Agreement and any documents contemplated therein filed as exhibits thereto.
If
no disclosure has been made by the Company by the end of the twenty Business
Day
period referred to in this subsection (d), the Subsequent Placement shall be
deemed to have been abandoned and the Investors shall no longer be deemed to
be
in possession of any non-public information with respect to the
Company.
(e) In
the
event the Company shall propose to sell less than all the Refused Securities
(any such sale to be in the manner and on the terms specified in this Section
4.12), then each Investor may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion,
reduce the number or amount of the Offered Securities specified in its Notice
of
Acceptance to an amount that shall be not less than the number or amount of
the
Offered Securities that such Investor elected to purchase pursuant to Section
4.12(c) above multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be
the
number or amount of Offered Securities the Company actually proposes to issue,
sell or exchange (including Offered Securities to be issued or sold to Investors
pursuant to Section 4.12(c) above prior to such reduction) and (ii) the
denominator of which shall be the original amount of the Offered Securities.
In
the event that any Investor so elects to reduce the number or amount of Offered
Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance, the Company may not issue,
sell or exchange more than the reduced number or amount of the Offered
Securities unless and until such securities have again been offered to the
Investors in accordance with Section 4.12(b) above.
(f) Upon
the
closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the Refused
Securities, the Investors shall acquire from the Company, and the Company shall
issue to the Investors, the number or amount of Offered Securities specified
in
the Notices of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant to Section 4.12(e) above if
the
Investors have so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer.
The purchase by the Investors of any Offered Securities is subject in all cases
to the preparation, execution and delivery by the Company and the Investors
of a
purchase agreement relating to such Offered Securities reasonably satisfactory
in form and substance to the Investors and their respective counsel (such
agreement, the “Subsequent
Placement Agreement”).
(g) Any
Offered Securities not acquired by the Investors or other persons in accordance
with Section 4.12(f) above may not be issued, sold or exchanged until they
are
again offered to the Investors under the procedures specified in this
Agreement.
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(h) In
exchange for the Company’s willingness to agree to these procedures, each
Investor hereby irrevocably agrees that it will hold in strict confidence any
and all Offer Notices, the information contained therein, and the fact that
the
Company is contemplating a Subsequent Placement, until such time as the Company
is obligated to make the disclosures required by Section 4.12(d), or unless
it
notifies the Company in writing that it no longer desires to receive Offer
Notices.
(i) The
rights contained in this Section shall not apply to the issuance and sale by
the
Company of (i) shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to employees,
officers, or directors of the Company, as compensation for their services to
the
Company or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries pursuant
to arrangements approved by the Board of Directors of the Company,
(ii)
shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents issued and sold in any
underwritten public offering (which shall not include an equity line of credit
or similar financing arrangement) resulting in net proceeds to the Company
of in
excess of $10,000,000, (iii) shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
issued as consideration for the acquisition of another company or business
in
which none of the shareholders of the Company have in excess of a 10% ownership
interest, and where the primary purpose is not to raise capital for the Company
or any Subsidiary, which acquisition has been approved by the Board of Directors
of the Company, or (iv) shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
issued to non-Affiliates in connection with services rendered to the Company
pursuant to arrangements approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
4.13. Liquidated
Damages for Governmental Rescission of Restructuring Transaction. If any
governmental agency in the PRC challenges or otherwise takes any action that
adversely affects (a) the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement
or
(b) the formation or restructuring of the Existing Company Entities as set
forth
in the PRC Legal Opinion, and the Company cannot undo such governmental action
or otherwise address the material adverse effect to the reasonable satisfaction
of the Investors within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of such governmental
action, then, upon written demand from an Investor, the Company shall promptly,
and in any event within thirty (30) days from the date of such written demand,
pay to that Investor, as liquidated damages, an amount equal to that Investor’s
entire Investment Amount without interest thereon. As a condition to the receipt
of such payment, the Investor shall return to the Company for cancellation
the
certificates evidencing the Shares acquired by the Investor under the
Agreement.
4.14. Closing
Escrow Holdback. The Company and Investors agree pursuant to the Closing
Escrow Agreement to establish a Closing Escrow, into which an amount equal
to
$4,250,000 out of the Investment Amount (“Total
Holdback Amount”)
shall
be deposited into escrow and held back as follows, to be released to the Company
if and when the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) Independent
Board of Directors.
The
Company covenants and agrees that no later than 120 days following the Closing
Date, the Board of Directors of the Company shall be comprised of a minimum
of
six members, a majority of which shall be “independent directors” as such term
is defined in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15). Subject to the provisions
of
this Section 4.14(a), the
Company agrees that $2,000,000 (the “Board
Holdback Escrow Amount”)
of
out of
the Total Holdback Amount delivered to the Escrow Agent
shall
remain in escrow post Closing pursuant to the Closing Escrow Agreement until
such time as the Company complies with the obligations set forth in this Section
4.14(a).
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(b) Chief
Financial Officer.
No
later than ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the Company will hire
a
chief financial officer who is a certified public accountant or possesses
experience such that he or she can reasonably serve as a chief financial
officer, fluent in English and an expert in (i) United States generally accepted
accounting principles and (ii) auditing procedures and compliance for United
States public companies. The
Company shall enter into an employment agreement with the CFO for a term of
no
less than two years. Should the CFO be dismissed at any time prior to two years
from the Closing Date, the Company shall replace the CFO with a Chief Financial
Officer who fits the criteria set forth herein as soon as practicable.
By
9:00
a.m. (New York time) on the second Trading Day following the hiring of such
chief financial officer, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K
disclosing the information required by Item 5.02 of Form 8-K. Subject to the
provisions of this Section 4.14(b), the
Company agrees that $1,500,000 (the “CFO
Holdback Escrow Amount”)
out
of
the
Total Holdback Amount
delivered to the Escrow Agent
shall
remain in escrow post Closing pursuant to the Closing Escrow Agreement until
such time as the Company complies with the obligations set forth in this Section
4.14(b).
(c) Investor
Relations.
By the
thirtieth day following the Closing Date, the Company shall have hired Hayden
Communications as it’s investor relations firm. The
Company agrees that $250,000 (the
“IR
Holdback Amount”)
out of
the Total Holdback Amount shall remain in escrow post Closing pursuant to the
Closing Escrow Agreement until such time as the Company complies with the
obligations set forth in this Section 4.14(c).
(d) Independent
Public Accountant.
The
Company covenants and agrees that no later than 120 days following the Closing
Date, the Company shall hire and retain one of the following auditing firms
as
its independent public accountant of record: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx International,
Xxxxxxx International, BDO Xxxxxxx, LLP, Xxxxxxxx & Company, or other such
auditor as may be agreed between the Company and a majority in interest of
the
Investors. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.14(d), the
Company agrees that $500,000 (the “Audit
Firm Holdback Escrow Amount”)
out
of
the
Total Holdback Amount
delivered to the Escrow Agent
shall
remain in escrow post Closing pursuant to the Closing Escrow Agreement until
such time as the Company complies with the obligations set forth in this Section
4.14(d).
(e) Liquidated
Damages for Failure to Appoint Independent Board and CFO.
If for
any or no reason whatsoever, the Company fails to satisfy the requirements
in
Sections 4.14(a) or 4.14(b) within the time periods specified therein, and
the
Escrow Agent does not receive the joint written notice contemplated
in the
Closing Escrow Agreement from the Company and Pinnacle China Fund relating
to
either the release of: (i) the Board Holdback Escrow Amount on or prior to
120
calendar days following the Closing Date or (ii) CFO Holdback Escrow Amount
on
or prior to 90 calendar days following the Closing Date (each such failure
or
breach being referred to as an “Event,”
and for
purposes of this section the date such Event occurs being referred to as
“Event
Date”),
then
in addition to any other rights the Investors may have hereunder or under
applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of
such
Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date)
until the applicable Event is cured, the Escrow Agent will deliver and pay
to
each Investor by wire transfer an amount in immediately available funds, as
partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 0.5% of such
Investor’s Investment Amount. The partial liquidated damages shall apply on a
daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
In no event will the Company be liable for partial liquidated damages in excess
of 0.5% of the aggregate Investment Amount of the Investors in any 30-day period
in respect of any single Event (it being understood that if the Company suffers
an Event relating to its failure to comply with this Section 4.14(a)
and an
Event relating to its failure to comply with Section 4.14(b) in a 30-day period
it will be responsible for 1% of liquidated damages in a 30-day period). It
is
further understood that the partial liquidated damages contemplated hereby
are
limited to the Board Holdback Escrow Amount as to that Event and the CFO
Holdback Escrow Amount as to that Event; provided,
that
the Investors are entitled to all other remedies available under applicable
law.
On any Event Date, the Company will deliver to each Investor a written notice
which shall set forth the relevant Event. If
any
term or provision of this Section 4.14 as to the Board Holdback Escrow Amount,
CFO Escrow Holdback Amount, IR Holdback Amount or Audit Firm Holdback Escrow
Amount and/or partial liquidated damages is in contradiction of or conflicts
with any term or provision of the Holdback Escrow Agreement relating thereto,
the terms of the Holdback Escrow Agreement shall control.
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4.15. Further
Assurances. The Company will, and will cause all of the Company Entities and
their management to, use their best efforts to satisfy all of the closing
conditions under Section 5.1, and will not take any action which could frustrate
or delay the satisfaction of such conditions. In addition, either prior to
or
following the Closing, the Chuming Founders and each Company Entity signatory
hereto will, and will cause each other Company Entity and its management to,
perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things,
and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates,
instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order
to
carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
5.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
5.1. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Investors to Purchase Shares.
The
obligation of each Investor to acquire Shares at the Closing is subject to
the
satisfaction or waiver by such Investor, at or before the Closing, of each
of
the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true
and
correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing
as though made on and as of such date;
(b) Performance.
The
Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction
Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to
the
Closing;
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
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(d) Adverse
Changes.
Since
the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall
have
occurred that reasonably could have or result in a Material Adverse Effect
or a
material adverse change with respect to the Company and its
Subsidiaries;
(e) Intellectual
Property Rights.
The
WOFE shall provide to the Investors evidence acceptable to the Investors that
all Intellectual Property Rights are either (i) validly owned by the WOFE or
(ii) subject to valid and binding Intellectual Property Right Licensing
Agreements which may not be terminated for any reason until any such
Intellectual Property Right covered thereby is validly owned by the
WOFE.
(f) PSI
Financial Statements.
PSI
shall
have completed and delivered audited consolidated financial statements for
the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 to the Company and the Investors
and shall have received an audit report from an independent audit firm that
is
registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board relating to the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, a copy of which shall be promptly
provided to the Investors (collectively, the “PSI
Financial Statements”);
(g) PRC
and BVI Opinions.
The
Company shall have delivered to the Investors, and the Investors shall be able
to rely upon, the legal opinions that the Company shall have received from
its
legal counsel in the PRC (which, among other things, shall confirm the legality
under applicable PRC law of the restructuring being effected with PSI in
connection with the Exchange) and in the British Virgin Islands, with such
legal
opinions being in a form acceptable to the Investors in their sole
discretion;
(h) Exchange
Agreement Form 8-K.
Concurrently with or immediately prior to the Closing, the Company shall have
acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of PSI pursuant to the Exchange
Agreement, and the Company shall provide the Investors with the Current Report
on Form 8-K to be filed in accordance with the Exchange Agreement, containing
the audited financial statements of PSI and other required disclosure with
respect to PSI;
(i) [Reserved]
(j) Closing
Officer’s Certificate.
At the
Closing, the Company shall have delivered to each Investor an officer’s
certificate to the effect that each of the conditions specified in Sections
5.1(a) - 5.1(d) are satisfied in all respects;
(k) Company
Deliverables.
The
Company shall have delivered the Company Deliverables in accordance with Section
2.2(a); and
(l) Termination.
This
Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Investor in accordance
with
Section 6.5.
5.2. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Company to Sell Shares.
The
obligation of the Company to sell Shares at the Closing is subject to the
satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before the Closing, of each of
the
following conditions:
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(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of each Investor contained herein shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;
(b) Performance.
Each
Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction
Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Investor at or
prior to the Closing;
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(d) Investors
Deliverables.
Each
Investor shall have delivered its Investors Deliverables in accordance with
Section 2.2(b); and
(e) Termination.
This
Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Investor in accordance
with
Section 6.5.
ARTICLE
6.
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1. Fees
and Expenses.
At the
Closing, the Company shall pay to Xxxxx Xxxx LLP $75,000 as reimbursement of
Pinnacle for its legal fees in connection with the Transaction Documents
(Pinnacle may deduct such amount from the Investment Amount deliverable to
the
Company at Closing), it being understood that Xxxxx Xxxx LLP has only rendered
legal advice to Pinnacle, and not to the Company or any other Investor in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that each of the
Company and the other Investors has relied for such matters on the advice of
its
own respective counsel. Except as specified in the immediately preceding
sentence and as described in Section 6.4, each party shall pay the fees and
expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and
all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation,
preparation, execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents.
The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection
with the sale of the Shares.
6.2. Entire
Agreement.
The
Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits and Schedules thereto, contain
the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, discussions and
representations, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the
parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and
schedules.
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6.3. Notices.
Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be
provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective
on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile (provided the sender receives a machine-generated
confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile number specified
in
this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b)
the
next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section
on
a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on
any Trading Day, or (c) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice
is
required to be given, if sent by any means other than facsimile transmission.
The address for such notices and communications shall be as
follows:
If
to the Company:
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Dalian
City, Liaoning Province
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116039
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President
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a copy to:
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& Xxxxx, LLP
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Plaza
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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(000) 000-0000
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
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to an Investor:
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the address set forth under such Investor’s name on the signature pages
hereof;
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a copy to
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Xxxx LLP
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Investor Counsel:
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or
such
other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner,
by
such Person.
6.4. Amendments;
Waivers; No Additional Consideration.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed by the Company and the Investors holding a majority of the
Shares. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or
requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in
the
future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision,
condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either
party
to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such
right. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Investor to amend or
consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any Transaction Document
unless the same consideration is also offered to all Investors who then hold
Shares. The Company shall pay for any fees, including attorney’s fees, incurred
by an Investor in connection with any requests for amendments or waivers to
a
Transaction Document.
6.5. Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing:
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(a) by
written agreement of the Investors and the Company; and
(b) by
an
Investor (as to itself but no other Investor) upon written notice to the
Company, if the Closing shall not have taken place by 6:30 p.m. Eastern time
on
the Outside Date; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under
this Section 6.5(b) shall not be available to any Person whose failure to
comply with its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of or
resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such
time.
In
the
event of a termination pursuant to Section 6.5(a) upon delivery of a joint
written notice from the Company and the Investors to the Escrow Agent or in
the
event of a termination pursuant to Section 6.5(b) upon delivery of written
notice by an Investor to the Escrow Agent, such Investor shall have the right
to
a return of up to its entire Investment Amount deposited with the Escrow Agent
pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(i), without interest or deduction. The Company
covenants and agrees to cooperate with such Investor in obtaining the return
of
its Investment Amount, and shall not communicate any instructions to the
contrary to the Escrow Agent.
In
the
event of a termination pursuant to this Section, the Company shall promptly
notify all non-terminating Investors. Upon a termination in accordance with
this
Section 6.5, the Company and the terminating Investor(s) shall not have any
further obligation or liability (including as arising from such termination)
to
the other and no Investor will have any liability to any other Investor under
the Transaction Documents as a result therefrom.
6.6. Construction.
The
headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language
chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict
construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be
construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden
of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship
of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction
Documents.
6.7. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the Investors. Any Investor may assign any or all of its rights
under
this Agreement to any Person to whom such Investor assigns or transfers any
Shares, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect
to
the transferred Shares, by the provisions hereof that apply to the
“Investors.”
6.8. No
Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set
forth
in Section 4.7 (as to each Indemnified Party).
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6.9. Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all Proceedings
concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether
brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or
agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto
hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect
to the enforcement of the any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that
it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court,
or
that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum.
Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy
thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence
of
delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this
Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted
by
applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions
of
a Transaction Document, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall
be
reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs
and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of
such Proceeding.
6.10. Survival.
The
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall
survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.
6.11. Execution.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken
together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to
the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of
the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same
force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original
thereof.
6.12. Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any
respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and
the
parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is
a
reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such
substitute provision in this Agreement.
6.13. Rescission
and Withdrawal Right.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting
any
similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Investor
exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document
and
the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods
therein provided, then such Investor may rescind or withdraw, in its sole
discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant
notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future
actions and rights.
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6.14. Replacement
of Shares.
If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen
or
destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution
therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and
customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new
certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable
third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.
If a
replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is requested due
to
a mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of such mutilated
certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a
replacement.
6.15. Remedies.
In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, each of the Investors and the Company will
be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties
agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing
sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance
of
any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
6.16. Payment
Set Aside.
To the
extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Investor pursuant
to
any Transaction Document or an Investor enforces or exercises its rights
thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement
or
exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be
fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are
required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee,
receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation,
any
bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action),
then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof
originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full
force
and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff
had not occurred.
6.17. Independent
Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and
not
joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to
purchase Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such
Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in
any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto,
shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association,
a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Each
Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such
Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor
will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its
investment in the Shares or enforcing its rights under the Transaction
Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce
its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this
Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be
necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors
has been provided with the same Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing
a transaction with multiple Investors and not because it was required or
requested to do so by any Investor.
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6.18. Limitation
of Liability.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and
agrees that the liability of an Investor arising directly or indirectly, under
any Transaction Document of any and every nature whatsoever shall be satisfied
solely out of the assets of such Investor, and that no trustee, officer, other
investment vehicle or any other Affiliate of such Investor or any investor,
shareholder or holder of shares of beneficial interest of such a Investor shall
be personally liable for any liabilities of such Investor.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as
of
the date first indicated above.
ENERGROUP
HOLDINGS CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
Shi Huashan
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Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
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PRECIOUS
SHEEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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By:
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Name:
Shi Huashan
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Title:
Director
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DALIAN
CHUMING PRECIOUS SHEEN INVESTMENTS CONSULTING
CO., LTD.
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Name:
Shi Huashan
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Title:
General Manager
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as to Sections 3.1(bb), 4.11 and Article 6 herein:
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SHINE
GOLD HOLDINGS LIMITED
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By:
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxx
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Title:
Director
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as to Sections 4.15 and Article 6 herein:
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Xxx Huashan, an individual
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as
of
the date first indicated above.
Name
of Investor:
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Investment Amount: $
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Tax ID No.:
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ADDRESS
FOR NOTICE
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City/State/Zip:
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Attention:
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DELIVERY
INSTRUCTIONS
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different from above)
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