SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT NF Energy Saving Corporation of America And South World Ltd. Oriental United Resources Ltd. And Mr. Gang Li Ms. Lihua Wang Pelaria International Ltd. Cloverbay International Ltd. April 28, 2008
Exhibit
10.1 - Securities Purchase Agreement - April 28, 2008
NF
Energy
Saving Corporation of America
And
South
World Ltd.
Oriental
United Resources Ltd.
And
Mr.
Xxxx
Xx
Ms.
Xxxxx
Xxxx
Pelaria
International Ltd.
Cloverbay
International Ltd.
April
28,
2008
This
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
the 28th day of April, 2008 among the following parties:
Party
A:
South
World Ltd.,
a
British Virgin Island registered corporation, registered address is P.O. Box
958, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin
Islands.
Party
B:
Oriental
United Resources Ltd.,
a
British Virgin Island registered corporation, registered address is P.O. Box
958, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin
Islands.
(Party
A
and Party B are referred to as “the Investors”)
Party
C:
Mr.
Xxxx
Xx, Miss Xxxxx Xxxx, Pelaria International Ltd. and Cloverbay International
Ltd.
(Detailed information are listed in Appendix 1, referred to as “the Guarantors”);
Party
D:
NF
Energy Saving Corporation of America,
a
United States Delaware registered corporation (Detailed information is listed
in
Appendix 2, referred to as “the
Company”).
(The
Company, the Investors and the Guarantors will be referred individually as
“One
Party”, together as “Each Party”)
Whereas,
1)
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The
Company is an energy saving technology product and service company,
a
corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware in the United States,
and is publicly traded on the OTCBB. At the time of this agreement,
the
Company is authorized to issue 33,227,328 shares of common stock
with the
par value of $0.001 USD. At the time of signing this agreement, the
Company has issued 25,811,429 shares that were purchased with full
price
and legally owned by the Guarantors.
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2)
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Each
investor agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of purchase
set forth
in this agreement, the Company agrees to abide by the terms and conditions
in this agreement to issue the subscribed shares. The subscribed
shares
will constitute 16.666% of the total number of shares issued by the
Company after the subscription, including, Party A will own 8.333%,
and
Party B will own 8.333%.
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3)
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At
the time of signing this agreement, the Company owns 100% of the
shares of
Liaoning Nengfa Weiye Energy Technology Company Ltd. (“Nengfa Energy”), a
limited liability corporation registered in Liaoning Province, China;
Nengfa Energy owns 99% of the shares of Liaoning Nengfa Weiye Tie
Fa
Valves Sales Company Ltd.
(“Sales Company”), a limited liability corporation registered in Liaoning
Province, China. The Company’s stock ownership structure at this time is
presented in Appendix 3.
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4)
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The
Investors agree to abide by the terms and conditions in this agreement
to
provide investment to purchase the Company’s stocks, the Guarantors and
the Company agree to fulfill their responsibilities specified in
this
agreement and to provide guarantees
respectively.
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5)
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Each
party agrees and signs this agreement to ensure the conditions for
the
subscription of shares by the investors, also agrees that on the
date of
signing this agreement will also sign the stockholders’ agreement and
after the signing of this agreement will immediately establish the
terms
of the Group’s management
operations.
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Each
Party Agrees to the Following:
1.
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Definitions
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1.1
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Unless
there is other agreed definition in the text of this agreement, this
agreement (including the preceding portion), the definition of terms
are
as follows:
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Financial Statements: |
means
audited consolidated financial statements, including audited Balance
Sheet
on the date of the audit, the income statement and related footnotes
for
five months preceding the date of the
audit;
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Base Date of Audit: |
means
December 31, 2007;
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Affiliated Company: |
means related
to the Company, or
through stock ownership can individually or join other companies
to
directly or indirectly exercise 30% or above 30% votes at the
stockholders’ meeting or can control the exercise of the aforementioned
votes, or can control the majority seats of the board of directors
of a
company;
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Board of Directors: |
means
the Company’s board of directors at any
time;
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Business Days: |
means
any day of the normal business days (Monday to Friday) of the People’s
Republic of China;
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BVI: |
means
British Virgin Islands;
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Conditions: |
means
the preconditions in term no. 4.1;
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Completion: |
means
according to term no. 5, completing the issuance of subscribed shares
to
the investors;
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Completion Date: |
means
the actual date of completion, according to each party’s understanding,
and upon satisfying all the conditions, the first choice of completion
date is April 28, 2008 or a date prior to this
date;
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Agree: |
means
agree, approve, authorize, permit, forfeit rights, agreement, allow,
waive
etc;
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Disclosure Information: |
means
the company discloses financial statements and all other items to
the
investors through disclosure
letter;
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Disclosure letter: |
the
Company and the Guarantors on a specified date according to agreed
terms
provide a letter to the investors;
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Limitation in Rights: |
means
any mortgage, asset collateral, lien, guarantee, reserve ownership,
transfer of mortgage, selection rights, purchase rights, preemptive
rights
to purchase, cancellation rights, counterclaim, trust or other
arrangements, preferential rights etc., third party rights or limitations
(except legal lien);
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Group: |
means
the Company and its China subsidiary
companies;
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China Subsidiary Company: |
means
the Liaoning Nengfa Weiye Energy Technology Co. Ltd. (“Nengfa Energy”) and
Liaoning Nengfa Weiye Tie Fa Sales Co. Ltd. established in the People’s
Republic of China (PRC);
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Transfer to Main Exchange: |
means
the company will transfer its trading on the OTCBB Exchange to become
a
company listed on the main exchange, NASDAQ or US New York Stock
Exchange
or other designated Stock Exchange;
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Important Unfavorable Change/Impact: |
means
the group as a whole on economic or other conditions, operating results,
management, finance, asset, revenues, forecasts and or operations,
have
significant unfavorable change (or impact), regardless whether the
change
is caused by a change in executives or other
reasons;
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China: |
means
People’s Republic of China, for the purpose of this agreement, not
including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
areas;
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Business Facilities: |
means
any business facilities occupied by the Group’s China subsidiary
companies;
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Designated Stock Exchange: |
means
designated Hong Kong, Japan, London, New York or Australia Stock
Exchange
or other similar stock exchange agreed upon in writing by each
party;
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RMB: |
means
China’s legal currency;
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Stock: |
means
the Company’s common stock, the par value per share is $0.001
USD;
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Stockholders Agreement: |
means
on the signing date of this agreement, the Company, the Company’s entire
shareholders and investors sign the Company’s shareholders’
agreement;
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Subscription Price : |
means
term no. 3 the purchase price for the purchased shares, total $2,000,000
USD;
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Per Share Subscription Price: |
means
per “Subscription Share” price, which is $0.30096
USD;
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Subscription Shares: |
means
according to this agreement will issue 6,645,376 new shares to investors;
will constitute 16.666% of all shares issued by the company after
the
subscription;
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USD: |
means
United States legal currency;
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Guarantee: |
means
the statements and guarantees listed in Appendix 4 of this
agreement.
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1.2
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All
the laws and regulations referred to in this agreement should be
interpreted as including these often changing regulations, reestablished
regulations or its applications changed due to the revision of other
regulations (whether they be before or after the signing of this
agreement).
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1.3
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The
“Conditions” and “Appendix” referred to in this agreement are conditions
and appendices of this agreement. Unless otherwise indicated in the
text,
the appendices of this agreement should be viewed as an integral
part of
this agreement.
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1.4
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The
headings are for the convenience of reading, they do not affect the
understanding of this agreement.
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1.5
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Unless
otherwise indicated in the text, singular forms include plural forms
and
vice versa. Singular sex forms include all sex
forms.
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1.6
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This
agreement indicates according to “Agreeing Method” means all parties agree
to (an alternative should be each party agrees to for differentiation,
each party will use its initials as designation for signing) or the
way it
is shown in the appendices of this
agreement.
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2.
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Agreement
and Subscription
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According
to this agreement’s agreed upon conditions and terms, investors agree to
subscribe, the Company agrees to distribute to the investors the subscribed
shares, such shares shall not have any limitation in rights, and will possess
the completion date and after the completion date all the rights resulting
from
these shares, including but not limited to the rights of receiving dividends
and
distribution of profits.
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3.
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Prices
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3.1
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According
to the agreed conditions and terms in this agreement, each investor
should
pay USD $1,000,000 (per share USD $0.30096) for a total price of
USD
$2,000,000. The Company should distribute according to term No. 2
in this
agreement the subscribed shares at this
price.
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4.
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Preconditions
before the Completion
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4.1 The
completion of this agreement depends on satisfying the following
conditions:
(a)
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To
provide a legal opinion letter to the satisfaction of investors for
opinions on NFES’s adjusted legal structure, the Company as one party
signing this agreement and signing stockholders agreement and matters
regarding the enforceability and
execution;
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(b)
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According
to attorney’s opinion, investors, corporation’s major controlling
shareholders and the Company have signed stockholders’ agreement according
to the agreeing method;
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(c)
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Provide
past two fiscal years’ unqualified audited financial statements, by the
CPA firm agreed upon by both parties, audited according to US generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP, or other internationally accepted
accounting principles);
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(d)
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Since
the base date of audit, there was no significant unfavorable changes
or
impacts;
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(e)
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Provide
to the satisfaction of investors, the Company’s executable business plan
for the next three years;
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(f)
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Guarantors,
the Group have received all required approvals that will make this
stock
subscription agreement and other agreements effective (including
government approval and other related
approval);
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(g)
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All
major contents of the guarantee by Guarantors at the completion date
are
true and accurate.
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4.2 Each
party should make their best effort to guarantee the terms in 4.1 will be
satisfied as soon as possible. Under any circumstances it should be no later
than each party’s agreed upon date in writing (abbreviated as “the deadline
date”). If any terms at the deadline date can not be satisfied or was given up,
then any party has the right to go according to his wishes to inform the other
parties in writing to terminate this agreement. After the termination of this
agreement, this agreement (including term No. 4.2) will no longer be binding.
But the preexisting noncompliant behavior or the agreed upon compensation
according to terms No. 6, 12 and 15 of this agreement will still be
effective.
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5.
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Responsibilities
On or After the Subscription Completion
Date
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5.1
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According
to term no. 4, after all preconditions in term No. 4 are satisfied
(or
given up according to agreement), the subscription of shares should
be
completed in five working days. The Company and the Guarantors will
issue
confirmation letter in writing. But it can not be later than the
12 pm of
the second day after the satisfaction of all the condition in term
no. 4,
or another time agreed upon in writing by each
party;
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5.2
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The
following documents should be transferred at the completion
date:
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5.2.1 |
The
Company shall provide the following
documents:
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(a)
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Distribute
to investors “Subscription Shares”, issue properly signed document
confirming the receipt of investment for the subscription shares,
also add
investors to the list of stockholders according to
law;
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(b)
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Provide
investors a copy of the list of stockholders that includes the investors,
the truthfulness of this copy of the list of stockholders should
be
verified by an U.S. attorney;
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(c)
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Provide
investors the original of a copy of the properly signed shareholders’
agreement;
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(d)
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Provide
investors a copy of the Board of Directors’ Resolution according to term
5.2.2 (b), the truthfulness of the copy of this document should be
verified by an U.S. attorney;
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(e)
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Provide
investors the document for the completion of the receipt of total
investment;
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(f)
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Provide
investors the guaranteed items and related
documents.
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5.2.2 |
The
Guarantors shall provide the following
documents:
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(a)
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Provide
investors the guaranteed items and related
documents;
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(b)
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Provide
investors and the Company the original of a copy of the properly
signed
stockholders’ agreement;
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(c)
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Call
for Board of Directors’ meeting, and urge the Board to approve this
agreement and the related items in the stockholders’
agreement;
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5.2.3 |
Investors
shall provide the following
documents:
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(a)
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Provide
an application letter to the Company requesting the Company for the
subscription of shares;
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(b)
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Provide
the Company an original letter from the investors’ Board of Directors,
verifying that investors’ board of directors has approved the signing of
this agreement and its related
business;
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(c)
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Provide
the Company and the Guarantors each an original copy of properly
signed
shareholders’ agreement;
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5.2.4
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Investors
at the completion date shall use non-cancellable wire transfer to
wire to
the Company’s designated account the payment for the prices of all
subscriptions.
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6.
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Expenses
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6.1
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Unless
otherwise specified in this agreement, each party shall bear all
its
attorneys’ and other special consultants’ expenses and other expenditures
related to the subscription, the negotiation, signing and execution
of
this agreement and related supplemental or other agreement or
documents.
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6.2
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To
avoid difference in opinions, the Company and/or Guarantors shall
bear the
expenses for obtaining item 4.1(a), (c) and (e) investors approved
attorney’s legal opinion letter, auditor’s reports and business
plans.
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7.
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Promises,
Statements and Guarantees
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7.1
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Except
for conditions that have been disclosed, the Company and the Guarantors
together and separately provide statements, promises and guarantees
to
investors (listed in Appendix 4 of this agreement), also guarantee
that at
present time and at the completion date every guaranteed item is
true and
accurate.
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7.2
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Guarantees
are separate and independent, unless otherwise stated, shall not
be
limited by any items in this
agreement.
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7.3
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Investors
can take actions for any non-compliant or non-execution of the guarantees
after the completion of the subscriptions, even if investors know
or
discover such non-compliant or non-execution actions before the completion
date.
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7.4
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Investors
state, guarantee and promise:
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(1)
Investors have properly established an effective, ongoing and well managed
company according to the laws of its legal jurisdiction, have full authority
and
authorization to utilize its assets and to manage its current business
operations;
(2)
Investors possess all required authorization and authority to sign and execute
this agreement, and according to this agreement execute their
responsibilities;
(3)
The
signing of this agreement and other supplemental agreements representing
investors’ interests’ have been authorized, and investors’ responsibilities
resulting from this agreement shall be legal, effective and enforceably binding
on investors;
(4)
To
sign or execute the responsibilities stated in this agreement do not require
the
consent or approval from a third party;
(5)
Investors’ signing, payment, execution and following the responsibilities in
this agreement and other related agreements do not result or will not result
in
violating any binding judgments, orders or court orders, trust, collateral
agreements or other arrangements;
(6)
Investors are not under bankruptcy, liquidation or other similar process, not
planning to enter into liquidation process, not having an application for
dissolution, not having the possibility of requesting or applying for
dissolution or having their assets in designated trust.
7.5
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One
party has the right to receive compensation according to law if the
other
party violates the guarantee.
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8.
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Limit
on Responsibility
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8.1
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Even
if this agreement has contrary agreed terms, the Company and the
Guarantors’ total responsibility in this agreement shall not exceed the
“Subscription Price” except for item no.
12.
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9.
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Business
Operations
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9.1
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The
Company and Guarantors separately promise that from the signing date
of
this agreement until the completion date, the Group will conduct
its daily
normal business operations
carefully.
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9.2
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Not
violating term no. 9’s general requirements, before “Completion”, the
Guarantors shall guarantee that the companies within the Group will
not
engage in or approve others to engage in the following activities
without
the written approval of the investors before the event (such written
agreement should not be unreasonably
limiting):
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(1)
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Adjust,
change or substitute the memorandums, charters and other company
formation
documents for any company within the
group;
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(2)
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Issue
or agree to issue any class of stocks, other securities with a price
or
issue any option plans (to avoid difference in opinion, if investors
pre-approve the total number of shares under such option plan, then
following such stock option plan to issue or to grant options to
individuals according to the terms in the approved stock option plan,
are
not considered as issue stock options, the terms in this section
shall not
apply), or the company will issue convertible stock rights or guarantees
for stock purchase rights, or other rights or new loans or changes
to the
rights to the company stocks or other
securities;
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(3)
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Whether
it be through merger or other method, to sell to a company outside
the
Group, or business brands and entire or partial assets exceeding
$100,000
USD (including important intellectual property and the company’s direct or
indirect rights in other affiliated
company);
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(4)
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Significant
changes or modifications to the business areas, or any company within
the
Group receives or engage in a new business exceeding $100,000 USD
outside
its current business;
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(5)
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Whether
completing any decision by any company within the Group, or proceeding
with liquidation or reorganization for any company within the Group,
or
apply for a designated trustee, a manager, a legal administrator
or
similar government official, or within its related jurisdiction apply
to
the court for a meeting or all creditors, or approval to have settlement
arrangement;
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(6)
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Signing,
approve, adjust or change business terms, one party to the business
shall
be a company within the group, the other party shall be the board
of
directors and/or company shareholders, business shall be related
to the
director or shareholder’s rights to a company within the Group (except
director’s service agreement or business in routine operations), and the
amount of the business shall exceed $100,000
USD;
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(7)
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Any
company within the group to announce or pay any dividends or distribution
of assets;
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(8)
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Any
borrowing exceeding $1,000,000 USD, provide any guarantee or collateral,
establish collateral using entire, partial assets or debts on the
financial statements for any company within the Group, lien or any
form of
the rights as encumbrance; this term will be adjusted when the board
of
directors implement the authorization
process;
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(9)
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The
Company or any company within the Group to acquire a company outside
the
group, or to obtain the stocks, bonds, or credit bonds, or securities
with
a price for any company outside the Group exceeding the price of
$100,000
USD.
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10. |
Business
Reorganization and Development
Plan
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10.1
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Each
party agrees to make their best effort to come to agreement regarding
the
Company’s future reorganization and development plan through consultation.
The contents include but not limited
to:
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(1)The
Company shall step by step develop the energy saving and emission reduction
as
its core business and to be an energy saving and emission reduction products
and
service provider;
(2)
The
Company shall avoid doing business with current stockholder’s owned and
affiliated companies;
(3)
Establish good corporate governance;
(4)
Establish good financing channels, and implement good operating cash
flows.
11. |
Performance
Guarantee and Stock Ownership Ratios
Adjustment
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11.1
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Guarantors
will guarantee the Company’s operating performance from 2007 to 2009 as
follows ( “Promised Performance”):
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Year
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Audited
after Tax Target Net Income (in USD)
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2007
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$2,000,000
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2008
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$4,000,000
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2009
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$8,000,000
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11.2 If
the
Company’s actual performance is lower than the promised performance, Guarantors
agree to use the following formula to compensate each investor by transferring
certain percentage of the Company’s stocks:
Investors’
percentage of stock ownership x [1 - (Actual Net Income/Promised
performance)]
12. |
Buy
Back
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12.1 The
Company and the Guarantors guarantee the investors; the Company will transfer
to
a main US Stock Exchange no later than December 31, 2009. If the Company
does
not move to the main US Stock Exchange by the above date, the Guarantors
will be
obligated to buy back from investors all investors’ stocks in the Company. The
buy back price will be the initial subscription price plus no less than 10%
return on investment.
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13. |
Confidentiality
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13.1 |
The
investment and the stock subscription (including but not limited
to the
existence of this investment, the agreed terms and conditions in
this
agreement and other documents referred to) should be viewed as
confidential information (“Confidential Information”), no party shall
disclose it.
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13.2
Even
though there is term no. 13.1, the obligation and promise for confidentiality
of
this agreement shall not be applied to the following situations:
13.2.1
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Not
violating any terms in this agreement, at present or in the future
when
the confidential information enters into public domain;
or
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13.2.2
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Any
party can use actual written document to prove that the other party
before
providing the confidential information, has already possessed such
confidential information, and the source of such confidential information
are not limited by the signed confidential agreement, trust or other
similar confidential obligation with other party;
or
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13.2.3
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Any
party can disclose confidential information to its employees, investors,
lenders, accountant, attorneys and other special consultants, directors,
shareholders, holding company, subsidiary companies or parent company,
but
all these informed persons should properly keep confidentiality
obligation; or
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13.2.4
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After
disclosing confidential information to another party or its employees,
representatives or advisers, they become publicly obtainable information
and confidential information by third parties, or through one party,
its
directors, managers, employees, representatives or advisers to disclose
the information using methods not violating this agreement;
or
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13.2.5
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According
to applicable laws of China, U.S., British Virgin Islands and other
legal
jurisdictions, or regulations of any regulatory organizations, or
regulations of China , U.S., British Virgin Islands’ Stock Exchanges, any
party ( referred to as “Disclosing Party”), its representative, adviser or
employee are required by law (or there is a reason to believe that
the
party, its representative, adviser, employees will be required by
law) to
disclose any confidential information, then the disclosing party
shall
distribute the notice of this fact to the other party (referred to
as
“Non-disclosing Party) before the disclosure, to allow non-disclosing
party to seek proper strategies to stop such disclosure or to give
up
following the terms in this agreement (expenses will be born by the
non-disclosing party). If any non-disclosing party decides to challenge
the effectiveness of the request, and/or bears the expenses to take
actions, reasonably request to avoid and limit this disclosure, then
the
disclosing party, its representative, adviser or employees shall
coordinate with the non-disclosing party (Under the premises that
non-disclosing party will compensate reasonable
expenses).
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14. |
Time
Importance
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Any
date
or deadline referred to in any term can be postponed after written consent
by
each party. But the initial confirmed dates or deadlines, or any dates and
deadlines after postponement, these times are of utmost importance.
15. |
Notice
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According
to this agreement, every notice, request or other communication documents shall
be done in written format, and according to the following address or fax number
(or the recipient has notified the other party its other address or fax number
five business days prior to the notice) to distribute to the other
party:
The
Company and/or Guarantors:
Fax
Number: 0000-00000000
Recipient:
Mr. Xxxx Xx
Investors:
Fax
Number: 0000-00000000
Recipient:
Xxxx Xxxx
All
communications to the other party, request or other communicative documents
will
be considered delivered at the following times: (1) deliver in person to the
above address; (2) if to deliver through postal mail, then the fourth day after
mailing will be considered delivered; (3) if deliver by fax, then the fax report
is the evidence for delivery. Any notices if delivered on non-business days,
will be considered delivered on the following business day.
16.
Governing Law and Conflict Resolution
16.1
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This
agreement is governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China and
will be interpreted according to the laws of
PRC.
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16.2
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Any
conflict or disputes or claims resulting from this agreement or related
to
this agreement, or this agreement’s violation, termination or being
invalid should be resolved according to the effective or the changes
under
this arbitration principle of the China
International Economic Trade Arbitration Committee.
Designated arbitration organization is China
International Economic Trade Arbitration Committee Beijing Office.
The arbitration location will be in Beijing, China. Any such arbitration
shall go according to China International Economic Trade Arbitration
Committee’s arbitration procedures and arbitration principles within the
effective dates of this agreement. The arbitration language will
be
Chinese.
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16.3
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The
decision of the arbitration is final, will be binding on both parties.
Both parties agree to be bound by the arbitration and will execute
the
arbitration accordingly.
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16.4
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Arbitration
fees will be born by the losing party, unless arbitrators determine
otherwise.
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17.
Other Matters
17.1
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This
agreement shall be signed by each party on a separate original. All
signed
originals together will constitute the entire
agreement.
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17.2
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This
agreement shall be binding upon each party’s successor and approved
assigns. Any party without the other party’s written consent, can not
transfer or try to transfer the rights in this
agreement.
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17.3
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This
agreement constitutes the entire agreement concerning this matter
by both
parties (any party did not rely on what is not included in this agreement,
or the statements or guarantees by the other party), and unless through
signed written document by both parties, any revision to this agreement
will not be valid. This agreement replaces all previous agreements,
arrangements or memorandums. All previous agreements, arrangements
or
memorandums (if existed), shall no longer be effective after the
signing
of this agreement.
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17.4
|
Unless
otherwise required by laws, otherwise any offset, counterclaim or
other
discounts of any party’s entire payment under this agreement shall be
eliminated.
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17.5
|
Any
party did not exercise or postpone the exercise of any rights, authorities
or special rights under this agreement are not viewed as give up
the
rights, individually or partially exercise any rights, authorities
or
special rights are not viewed as precluding the exercise of rights
in the
future.
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17.6
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If
any term or several terms became invalid, illegal or not executable,
or
can not be carried out, it will not affect or reduce the effectiveness,
legality, enforceability and execution of the remaining
parts.
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Hereto,
the parties have signed the agreement on the date listed on the cover page
of
this agreement and on this signature page.
/s/
Xxxx
Xx
Xxxx
Xx,
Chairman and CEO
NF
Energy
Saving Corporation of America
/s/
Xxx Xxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
CEO
South
World Ltd.
/s/
Xxx
Xxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
CEO
Oriental
United Resources Ltd.
/s/
Xxxx Xx
Mr.
Xxxx
Xx
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxx
Ms.
Xxxxx
Xxxx
/s/
Xxxx
Xx
Xxxx
Xx,
CEO
Pelaria
International Ltd.
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxx, CEO
Cloverbay
International Ltd.
April
28,
2008
Date
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Appendix
1
Basic
Description of Guarantors
1.
Copy
of ID Cards
2.
Copy
of BVI Corporations
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Appendix
2
Basic
Description of the Company
1. |
Name:
|
NF Energy Saving Corporation of America | |
2. |
Place
of Incorporation:
|
State of Delaware | |
3. |
Date
of Incorporation:
|
October 31, 2000 | |
4. |
Federal
ID Number:
|
00-0000000 | |
5. |
Registration
Address:
|
Delaware | |
6. |
Authorized
number of shares:
|
50,000,000 | |
7. |
Number
of Shares Issued:
|
33,227,328 | |
8.
|
Shareholders:
|
See list of shareholders | |
9. |
Directors:
|
Xxxx Xx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xx |
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Appendix
3
NF
Energy
Saving Corporation of America
Stock
Ownership Structure
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Appendix
4
PART
I
The
Company and Guarantors’ Statements and Guarantees
1. |
Authority
The
Company and the Guarantors have the full authority to sign and
execute
this agreement. This agreement once signed will be binding on
both the
Company and the
Guarantors.
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2. |
Approve,
Agree and Permit
According
to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, except the
approval,
agreement and permission that the Company and guarantors have received,
the signing, payment, execution and other related matters of this
agreement do not require authorization from China, U.S., or British
Virgin
Islands’ governments, public organizations, administrative organizations
and other bureaus in the form of order, consent, approval, permission,
authorization, making effective or waiver.
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3. |
Impact
of the Agreement
|
3.1 |
No
one from any company within the Group is authorized to receive
any
discounts or commissions to issue stocks to
investors.
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3.2
|
There
does not exist any company within the group being one party to
any
agreements or arrangements (whether written or verbal), this agreement
and
arrangement is determined by the terms in this agreement, or will
be or
can be determined by the execution or completion of this
agreement.
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3.3
|
The
Company and the Guarantors for the signing , payment and execution
of the
terms in this agreement shall
not:
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3.3.1
|
Cause
the companies within the group, the Company or the Guarantors
to violate
or cause to violate or conflict with the following terms,
provisions and
conditions:
|
3.3.1.1
|
Any
agreement;
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3.3.1.2 |
Any
laws, promises or any court judgments, prohibited matters or legal
orders;
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3.3.1.3
|
Any
companies within the Group’s memorandums, articles and other system’s
documents (if any);
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3.3.2
|
Waive
any person of any company within the Group’s responsibility or other
responsibilities
or authorize others to terminate this
agreement;
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3.3.3 |
Terminate
or cause to terminate or from the perspective of any company within
the
Group judge to have significant unfavorable impact on the implementation
of present
interests or special rights;
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3.3.4 |
According
to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, cause any company
within the group’s any customer or supplier to terminate or drastically
reduce
its business with any company within the
group;
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3.3.5 |
Cause
any company within the group in the implementation of their existing
debt
to
be paid immediately or to be paid before maturity;
or
|
3.3.6 |
Cause
any company within the Group to have responsibility for any agreement
or
other
responsibilities, or authorize anyone to request any company within
the
group
to fulfill responsibilities or other responsibilities under any existing
agreements.
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PART
II
China
Subsidiary Company’s Statements and Guarantees
1. |
Organization
of the Company
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1.1.
|
Each
China subsidiary company of the Group is organized and existing
under the
laws of the People’s Republic of China. According to disclosed
information, China subsidiary companies do not have subsidiaries
or branch
offices.
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1.2.
|
Each
China subsidiary company has obtained required permits from related
persons, government regulatory organizations and other supervisory
organizations and agrees to operate according to the businesses
listed in
the current business licenses and has operated
accordingly.
|
1.3.
|
According
to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, there does
not exist
any violation of any terms or conditions under currently existing
effective permits or agreements for each China subsidiary company,
and
there does not exist any potential to harm the continuity or extension
of
the above permits or
agreements.
|
2. |
Capital
and the Company’s Basic Description
China
subsidiary companies have been registered according to law, shareholders
legally own beneficial shares. There are no encumbrances to their
rights.
|
3. |
Finance
|
3.1.
|
Bank
Borrowings and Other
Borrowings
|
3.1.1.
|
Each
China subsidiary company does not have any bank borrowings or bank
overdraft opportunities.
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3.1.2.
|
Each
China subsidiary company does not have any unpaid debt, did not
agree
to establish or issue such debt, there does not exist any unpaid
borrowings.
But the exception is the debt not exceeding that has been recorded
in the financial statements of the China subsidiary
company.
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3.2.
|
China
Subsidiary Company’s Loans to Others and Rights
Each
China subsidiary company does not have any uncollected loans outstanding,
does not own beneficiary rights to any debts (whether they are
mature and
should be paid off), except the rights to debts in its normal course
of
operations. Each China subsidiary company did not provide any loan
or
lending that violates the related laws of the
PRC.
|
3.3.
|
Liabilities
Except
the liabilities disclosed in the financial statements, “disclosed”
liability since the date of audit until present resulting from normal
course of business, there does not exist any liability for each China
subsidiary company (including contingent
liability).
|
4. |
Taxes
|
4.1. |
Tax
Reserves
According
to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, the tax reserves
on
the financial statements are adequate (based on the current laws),
sufficient to pay all assessed taxes or taxes that will be assessed,
or
until the date of audit each China subsidiary company’s taxes related
their profits, revenues, transfer or
businesses.
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4.2. |
Reporting
Responsibility
According
to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, each China
subsidiary
company has properly reported to the China Tax Authorities or other
government authorities all amount of taxes due or potential taxes
due
according to “Tax Laws”.
|
4.3. |
Tax
Refunds and Final Settlement
According
to the knowledge of the Company and the
Guarantors:
|
4.3.1. |
Each
China subsidiary company has properly taken care of the tax refunds,
and
China subsidiary company has followed proper procedures to completely
disclose their responsibilities regarding all tax
assessments.
|
4.3.2.
|
Such
tax refunds do not have potential for disputes, there does not
exist
any
potential leading to disputes, or tax claims, or to deprive China
subsidiary
company’s preferential tax treatment or reduced tax status according
to related laws and regulations.
|
4.4.
|
Disclosure
According
to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, there does
not exist
any condition with China Tax Authority or other related tax authorities
to
cause them to reassess taxes, regardless whether the taxes have
been paid,
how to proceed with such disputes or which method will the disputes
be
heard.
|
4.5. |
Tax
Exemption
The
tax exemption enjoyed by China subsidiary company has been disclosed.
According to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, there
does
not exist any potential to cause the China subsidiary company to
be
deprived of such tax
exemption.
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5. |
Assets
|
5.1.
|
Assets
Ownership
|
5.1.1.
|
Up
to the date of audit, each China subsidiary company has the complete
ownership
of all the assets recorded in the financial statements of the China
subsidiary company. At present we have the ownership rights and
have
the control of all these assets (not including the disposed assets
under
the
normal operating process). Based on the disclosed information,
each
China
subsidiary company’s assets and assets acquired after the date of
audit
are not used for collateral and liens etc. as encumbrances, also
other
parties
do not have rights or claims at such
assets.
|
5.1.2.
|
All
China subsidiary company owns and controls its operating fixed
assets,
or
movable installations, plant, equipment, vehicles and other movable
assets.
They have complete ownership. Such assets do not have liens, collaterals,
encumbrances, lease financing, leased out or lease agreement or
include delayed payment agreement. Such assets are under good operation
condition (except normal wear and
tear).
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5.2. |
Retention
of Title
Any
China subsidiary company did not use the retention of titles until
the
entire amount or all debts have been paid as payment condition
to purchase
or agree to purchase stocks, merchandise, raw materials or
assets.
|
5.3. |
Insurance
The
detail information regarding the insurance policies owned by all
the China
subsidiary companies have been disclosed. According to the knowledge
of
the Company and Guarantors, there does not exist any unsettled
claims or
potential to cause claims, there does not exist any actions or
with the
potential to cause the insurance policy to be invalid or insurance
fees to
be increased.
|
5.4.
|
Basic
Condition of Plant and Maintenance
The
recorded assets in the financial statements of the China subsidiary
company and its operating machinery, equipment, installations and
vehicles are all:
|
5.4.1. |
In
proper working and safe condition (except normal wear and
tear);
|
5.4.2. |
Owned
and controlled by China subsidiary company that has complete ownership
of
the above equipment.
|
6. |
Intellectual
Property
|
6.1.
|
China
subsidiary company has been authorized to follow current methods
in
operating its current business. According to the knowledge of the
Company
and Guarantors, such businesses do not infringe or not possible
to
infringe or conflict with others’ intellectual property
rights.
|
6.2.
|
China
subsidiary company’s related, owned or used trademarks, patents, designs,
trade names, business names and copyrights have been disclosed.
Each China
subsidiary company owns the sole beneficiary rights to their intellectual
properties. The intellectual property rights originally created
by the
China subsidiary company are all effective and are enforceable.
According
to the knowledge of the Company and Guarantors, the above intellectual
property rights are not used, claimed, opposed or attacked by others.
There does not exist any potential that will result in the termination
of
the above intellectual property rights’ effectiveness and enforceability,
or the above mentioned conditions of being used, claimed, opposed
or
attacked by others.
|
6.3.
|
China
subsidiary company did not approve or agree to approve any permission
or
authorization, authorize and permit others to use any means to
engage in
that will infringe or with the potential to infringe its intellectual
property rights.
|
6.4.
|
According
to disclosed information, each China subsidiary company that uses
others’
intellectual property rights all owns legally, effective permission
or
authorization. According to the knowledge of the Company and Guarantors,
there does not exist any China subsidiary company violating the
terms and
conditions of such permission or authorization and does not have
the
potential condition that will result in such permission or authorization
to be terminated or cancelled before the end of the
agreement.
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7. |
Promises
and Agreements
|
7.1. |
Except
for what has been disclosed, not a China subsidiary company is
a party to
any agreement or arrangement or bear the responsibilities or such
agreement or arrangement, or sign any non-routine business needed
or
unusual, complicated, long-term or unfair
agreements.
|
7.2.
|
Each
China subsidiary company’s raw materials and merchandise purchase, and
service agreements and each China subsidiary company’s merchandise supply
or service agreements are all non-affiliated
businesses.
|
7.3.
|
Each
China subsidiary company did not agree to be bound by any debenture,
guarantee, contract indemnity, or as a guarantor, did not engage
in
significant guarantee or contract indemnity for China subsidiary
company’s
loans and other obligations.
|
7.4.
|
Each
China subsidiary company did not grant any authorization that is
still
effective. (except the authorization within normal operating
processes);
|
7.5.
|
Each
China subsidiary company did not sign or agreed to sign agreements
or
arrangements to sell, purchase, produce, or authorize, or agreements
or
arrangements to limit its entire or partial operations to operate
freely
in the world.
|
7.6.
|
According
to disclosed information, each China subsidiary company has not
incurred
debt or borrowings toward its shareholders, directors or other
affiliated
persons (based on the definitions of Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s listing
requirements);
|
7.7.
|
According
to disclosed information and according to the knowledge of the
Company and
the Guarantors, each China subsidiary company did not violate any
third
party’s agreement, are not knowledgeable of or foresee the conditions
of
such third party violation of
agreement.
|
8.
|
Business
facilities
|
8.1.
|
Ownership
|
8.1.1.
|
Each
China subsidiary company according to lease agreement or terms
of
permission possesses and utilizes the following business facility:
Xx.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx District, Tieling City, Liaoning Province
and
4th
Floor, Xx. 0, Xxxxxxx Xxx Xx Xxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx City,
Liaoning Province.
|
The
above
business facilities are the total fixed assets occupied or used by China
subsidiary companies.
8.2.
|
Utilization
According
to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, each China
subsidiary
company at present utilizes the above business facilities according
to the
regulations of the related and effective
laws.
|
8.3. |
Lease
Requirements
|
8.3.1.
|
Each
China subsidiary company have paid the lease payment (if required),
followed and executed lessee’s contract and the terms of the lease
contract for these business facilities (including sublet agreement).
Such
lease contracts are all legal and
valid.
|
8.3.2.
|
Have
obtained all permissions, consent and approval contained in the
lease
contract
from the landlord or the original landlord and all the requirements
for
the lessee under such permission, consent and approval have been
properly
followed and executed.
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9. |
Employment
|
9.1.
|
Employment
and Terms of Employment
|
9.1.1.
|
Each
China subsidiary company did not establish any legally or non-legally
binding agreements or other arrangements with workers unions or
other
organizations representing
employees.
|
9.1.2.
|
According
to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, each China
subsidiary company has followed related laws or the requirements
of
contracts to properly withhold, deduct or remit all income taxes,
unemployment
insurance and other taxes and insurance to government agencies
or foundations;
|
9.1.3.
|
According
to the knowledge of the Company and the
Guarantors,
|
(a)
|
Each
China subsidiary company has according to laws fully implemented
and
followed the employee welfare obligations, paid for their current
employees the pension insurance, unemployment insurance, health
insurance
and other employee benefits.
|
(b)
|
According
to the knowledge of China subsidiary companies, there does not
exist any
claims, lawsuit or penalty or such threats resulting from not executing
the above employee welfare obligations for current or past employees,
administrative personnel, directors or government
organizations,
|
(c)
|
According
to the knowledge of China subsidiary companies, there does not
exist any
fact or condition to cause the above claims or
lawsuits.
|
9.2.
|
Termination
of Workers’
Contract
|
9.2.1.
|
All
current effective workers’ contract that each China subsidiary
company
participates as one party can be terminated by giving a 30 day
notice
prior to the termination and there is no need to pay any compensation.
|
9.3.
|
Workers’ Salary
Disputes and Employee
Claims
|
9.3.1.
|
Each
China subsidiary company and its employees are not involved in
any
salary
disputes, each China subsidiary company. According to the knowledge
of the Company, Guarantors, directors, there does not exist any
facts
that will cause salary disputes. The terms of this agreement will
not
cause
such salary disputes.
|
10. |
Lawsuits,
Disputes and
Resolutions
|
10.1.
|
Claims
There
does not exist any claim as a resolution for the delay in fulfilling
contracts or other matters related to China subsidiary company’s providing
service or receiving service. According to the knowledge of the
Company
and the Guarantors, there do not exist such claims, threat of
claims or
foreseeing such claims. Outside the normal business operations
of each
China subsidiary company, any company within the group did not
provide any
guarantee or assurance for the services provided or will provide.
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10.2. |
Lawsuits
|
10.2.1.
|
No
China subsidiary company was a plaintiff or a defendant involved
in
any
lawsuit or arbitration process. There
are no proceedings pending or threatened
either by or against any of the China Subsidiary Companies. According
to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, there are no
circumstances that will cause or with the potential to give rise
to any
lawsuits
or arbitration.
|
11. |
Other
Operations
|
11.1.
|
Each
China subsidiary company did not participate in or agree with another
organization to jointly operate any partnership, joint operation,
cooperation
or similar arrangements.
|
11.2.
|
The
Company and the Guarantors did not directly or indirectly operate
those
businesses that are closely related to the businesses of China
subsidiary
companies or according to the knowledge of the Company and the
Guarantors to potentially result in competing in the same businesses
with
the China subsidiary
companies.
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