SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of September 7, 2007, among Sino
Gas International Holdings, Inc.,
a Utah
corporation (the “Company”),
and
the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto as Annex
A
and
identified on the signature pages hereto (each, an “Investor”
and
collectively, the “Investors”).
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant
to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (as defined below) and Rule 506 promulgated
thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Investor, and each
Investor, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company
certain securities of the Company, 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 Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K or Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2008, as filed with the Commission.
“2008
Guaranteed ATNI”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12.
“2008
Make Good Shares”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12.
“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.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day that 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).
“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 holding at least
two-thirds (66-2/3%) of the Shares may agree.
“Closing
Escrow Agreement”
means
the Closing Escrow Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company,
Xxxx Capital Partners, LLC and the escrow agent (the “Escrow
Agent”)
identified therein, in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto.
“Commission”
means
the 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.
“Company
US Counsel”
means
Guzov Ofsink, LLC.
“Company
Deliverables”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Disclosure
Materials”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e).
“Effective
Date”
means
the date that the initial 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).
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“GAAP”
means
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
“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).
“Investor
Party”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
“Lien”
means
any lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, security interest, right of first refusal,
preemptive right or other restrictions of any kind.
“Make
Good Escrow Agreement” means
the
Make Good Escrow Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company,
the
Investors and the Escrow Agent identified therein, in the form of Exhibit
C
hereto.
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“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.
“New
York Courts”
means
the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan.
“Outside
Date”
means
the thirtieth day following the date of this Agreement.
“Per
Share Purchase Price”
equals
$2.25.
“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.
“PRC”
means
the People’s Republic of China, not including Taiwan, Hong Kong and
Macau.
“PRC
Counsel” shall
mean The Global Law Firm.
“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.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement,
among
the Company and the Investors, in the form of Exhibit
A
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.
“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 issued or issuable to the Investors pursuant to
this
Agreement.
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“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.
“Subsidiary”
means
any “significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of the Regulation S-X
promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act.
“Trading
Day”
means
(i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than
the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading
Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock
is
traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board,
or
(iii) 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
Pink Sheets LLC (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), (ii) and (iii) 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,
Make Good Escrow Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Warrant
Repurchase Agreement”
means
the Warrant Purchase Agreement, Amendment and Waiver as of September __, 2007,
by and among the Company, Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. and each of
the
other parties set forth on the signature pages thereof.
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. The Closing shall take place at the offices
of Xxxxx Xxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 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”):
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(i) a
certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal to such Investor’s Investment
Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such
Investor;
(ii) the
legal
opinion of Company Counsel and PRC Counsel, in agreed form, addressed to the
Investors;
(iii) the
Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company;
(iv) the
Closing Escrow Agreement, duly executed by all parties thereto; and
(v) the
Make
Good Escrow Agreement, duly executed by all parties thereto; and
(vi) the
Warrant Repurchase Agreement, duly executed by all parties thereto.
(b) At
the
Closing, each Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered the following
(the
“Investor
Deliverables”):
(i) Unless
otherwise agreed by the Company, to the Escrow Agent, for deposit and
disbursement in accordance with the Closing Escrow Agreement, its Investment
Amount, in immediately available funds, by wire transfer to an account
designated in writing by the Escrow Agent for such purpose; and
(ii) to
the
Company, the Registration Rights Agreement and Make Good Escrow Agreement,
duly
executed by such Investor.
ARTICLE
3.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1. Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to each Investor:
(a) Subsidiaries.
The
Company has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries other than as specified in the
SEC Reports. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company owns, directly
or indirectly, all of the capital stock or comparable equity interests of each
Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens, and all the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock or comparable equity interests of each
Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of
preemptive and similar rights.
(b) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and each Subsidiary are 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 properties and assets and to carry on its business
as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Neither the Company
nor
any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents. The Company and each Subsidiary are duly qualified to conduct
their 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.
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(c) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents
and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and
delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further
consent or action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or
stockholders in connection therewith. Each Transaction Document has been (or
upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered
in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company 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.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.1(d),
the
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company,
the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by the Company of
the
transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or
violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or
articles of incorporation, 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, result in the creation
of
any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary,
or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement,
credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary
debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company 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 court or
governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules
and
regulations of any self regulatory organization (including any Trading Market)
to which the Company or its securities is subject), 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 (i), (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in
the
aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(e) Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.1(e), the
Company is not 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 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, (v) those that
have been made or obtained prior to the date of this Agreement.
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(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, other than those existing pursuant
to federal securities laws. 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 and the 2008 Make Good Shares. When issued and
delivered to the Investors pursuant to Section 4.12, the 2008 Make Good Shares
will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The 2008 Make
Good Shares are free and clear of all Liens, other than those existing pursuant
to federal securities laws.
(g) Capitalization.
Immediately prior to and immediately following the Closing, the number and
class
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 set forth on Schedule 3.1(g). All outstanding shares
of
capital stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
and have been issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws. Except
as specified in the SEC Reports or as set forth as set forth on Schedule
3.1(g),
no
securities of the Company 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 the SEC Reports or as set forth
as
set forth on 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.
Except as set forth in Schedule
3.1(g),
the
issue and sale of the Shares will not, immediately or with the passage of time,
obligate the Company 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 securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset
price under such securities. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.1(g),
the
Company has not issued any capital stock in a transaction commonly referred
to
in the PRC as a “1 ½ transaction.”
(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 (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”).
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 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.
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(i) Press
Releases.
The
press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding
the date of this Agreement individually and 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.
(j) Material
Changes.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the Company’s
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, except as specifically disclosed
in
the SEC Reports, (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) the Company has not 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, (B)
liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements
pursuant to GAAP or not required to be disclosed in filings made with the
Commission and (C) other liabilities that would not, individually, or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) the Company has not altered
its
method of accounting or the identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company has
not
declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to
its
stockholders or purchased, redeemed or, except as set forth in Schedule
3(j),
made
any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (v)
the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or
Affiliate of the Company, except pursuant to existing Company stock option
plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request
for
confidential treatment of information or documents.
The
Company has not sustained any material loss or interference with the Company’s
business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered
by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order
or
decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory
authority.
(k) Litigation.
There
is no Action (i) which 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, which could, if there were an
unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary, 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 or 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 or
contemplated any investigation or inquiry by the Commission involving the
Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company (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.
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(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 the Company. The Company is not aware
of
any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its
principal suppliers or contractors which would result in a Material Adverse
Effect to the Company.
(m) Compliance.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3(m),
neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (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 the Company or any Subsidiary under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary 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, banking, product
quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in the cases of
clauses (i) and (iii) above as could not, individually or in the aggregate,
have
or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 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.
(n) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries 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 neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received
any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any
such
permits.
(o) Private
Placement.
Neither
the Company nor any Person acting on the Company’s behalf has sold, offered to
sell or solicited any offer to buy the Shares by means of any form of general
solicitation or advertising. Neither the Company, any of its Affiliates nor
any
Person acting on the Company's behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time
within the past six months, made any offer or sale of any security or
solicitation of any offer to buy any security under circumstances that would
(A)
eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Regulation
D
under the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares
as
contemplated hereby or (B) cause the offering of the Securities pursuant to
the
Transaction Documents to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company
for
purposes of any applicable law, regulation or stockholder approval provisions,
including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any Trading
Market. The Company is not a United States real property holding corporation
within the meaning of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of
1980.
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(p) Application
of Takeover Protections.
Except
as described in the SEC Reports or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(p), the Company
and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, to render
inapplicable any control share acquisition, poison pill (including any
distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision
under the Company’s charter documents or the laws of its state of incorporation
that is or could become applicable to any of 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, as a
result of the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the Investors’ ownership of
the Shares.
(q) Title
to Assets.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries 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 the Company and
the Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities or personal property held
under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries
are
in compliance, except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have
or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Patents
and Trademarks.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries 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”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that the
Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates
or
infringes upon the rights of any Person. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports,
to the knowledge of the Company, such Intellectual Property Rights are
enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any
of
the Intellectual Property Rights. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company has
not infringed the intellectual property rights of third parties and no third
party, to the Company’s knowledge, is infringing the Intellectual Property
Rights, in each case, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no material
options, licenses or agreements relating to the Intellectual Property Rights,
nor is the Company bound by or a party to any material options, licenses or
agreements relating to the patents, patent applications, patent rights,
inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service
marks, service names, trade names or copyrights of any other person or
entity.
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(s) Insurance.
Schedule
3.1(s)
sets
forth a list of the insurance policies currently held by the Company and its
Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe
that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when
such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as
may
be reasonably necessary to continue its business.
(t) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the
Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the
Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any
Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of 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.
(u) Internal
Accounting Controls.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.1(u), the Company and the Subsidiaries 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 and
designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the Company, including its Subsidiaries, 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
Company’s 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 the Company’s internal
controls.
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(v) Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date (and assuming
that the Closing shall have occurred), (i) the Company’s fair saleable value of
its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect
of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known
contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not
constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its 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 Company, and projected capital requirements and
capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company,
together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate
all
of its 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 Company does not intend to incur debts beyond
its
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).
(w) Certain
Fees.
Except
as described in Schedule
3.1(w),
no
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company
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.
(x) Certain
Registration Matters.
Assuming the accuracy of the Investors’ representations and warranties set forth
in Section 3.2(b)-(e), the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to the
Investors under the Transaction Documents is exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. The Company is eligible to register its
Common Stock for resale by the Investors under Form SB-2 promulgated under
the
Securities Act. Except as specified in Schedule
3.1(x), the
Company has not 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.
(y) 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 shareholders of
the
Company thereunder is required for the Company to issue and deliver to the
Investors the maximum number of Shares contemplated by Transaction
Documents.
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(z) 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.
(aa) No
Additional Agreements.
The
Company does not have 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.
(bb) 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.
(cc) Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent
or other person acting on behalf of any of the Company or any Subsidiary, 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) except as set forth in Schedule
3.1(cc), 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.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary 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.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any
director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or Person acting on behalf of
the
Company or any Subsidiary 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.
(ff) Money
Laundering Laws.
The
operations of each of the Company and any Subsidiary 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 the Company and/or any Subsidiary
with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge
of the Company, threatened.
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(gg) Material
Contracts.
All
material agreements that were required to be filed as exhibits to the SEC
Documents under Item 601 of Regulation S-K (collectively, the “Material
Agreements”) to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is a party,
or the property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company are
subject, have been filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents. All Material
Agreements are valid and enforceable against the Company in accordance with
their respective terms, except (i) as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or moratorium or similar
laws
affecting creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights generally, and (ii) as
enforceability may be subject to general principles of equity and except as
rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by state or federal
securities laws or public policy underlying such laws. The Company is not in
breach of or default under any of the Material Agreements, and to the Company's
knowledge, no other party to a Material Agreement is in breach of or default
under such Material Agreement, except in each case, for such breaches or
defaults as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company has not received a notice of termination nor is the Company
otherwise aware of any threats to terminate any of the Material
Agreements.
(hh) Environmental
Matters.
Except
as otherwise described in Schedule
3.2(hh)_or
as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and the Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
violation of any Law, order, permit or other requirement relating to pollution
or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation,
ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata)
or
wildlife, including without limitation, laws and regulations relating to
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants,
contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum and
petroleum products (collectively, “Materials
of Environmental Concern”),
or
otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment,
storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern
(collectively, “Environmental
Laws”),
which
violation includes, but is not limited to, noncompliance with any permits or
other governmental authorizations required for the operation of the business
of
the Company or its Subsidiaries under applicable Environmental Laws, or
noncompliance with the terms and conditions thereof, nor has the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries received any written communication, whether from a
governmental authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges
that
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any Environmental
Law,
except, in each case, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, expect
to
result in material expenditures or remediation costs by the Company or its
Subsidiaries; (ii) there is no claim, action or cause of action filed with
a
court or Governmental Authority, no investigation with respect to which the
Company has received written notice, and no written notice by any person or
entity alleging potential liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs,
governmental responses costs, natural resources damages, property damages,
personal injuries, attorneys’ fees or penalties arising out of, based on or
resulting from the presence, or release into the environment, of any Material
of
Environmental Concern at any location owned, leased or operated by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, now or in the past (collectively, “Environmental
Claims”),
pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental
Claim the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has retained or assumed either
contractually or by operation of law, except as would not, individually or
in
the aggregate expect to result in material expenditures or remediation costs
by
the Company or its Subsidiaries; (iii) to the Company’s knowledge, there are no
past, present or anticipated future actions, activities, circumstances,
conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release,
emission, discharge, presence or disposal of any Material of Environmental
Concern, that reasonably could result in a violation of any Environmental Law,
require expenditures to be incurred pursuant to Environmental Law, except as
would not, individually or in the aggregate expect to result in material
expenditures or remediation costs by the Company or its Subsidiaries; and (iv)
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any pending or,
to
the Company’s knowledge, threatened proceeding under Environmental Law to which
a governmental authority is a party and which is reasonably likely to result
in
monetary sanctions of $50,000 or more.
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(ii) Taxes.
Each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries has filed all necessary federal, state and
foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes
shown
as due thereon except for taxes being contested in good faith by the Company
for
which adequate reserves have been established, and neither the Company nor
any
of its Subsidiaries has knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted
in
writing against it which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(jj) Additional
PRC Representations and Warranties.
(i) All
material consents, approvals, authorizations or licenses requisite under PRC
law
for the due and proper establishment and operation of the Company’s Subsidiaries
doing business in the PRC (the “PRC
Subsidiaries”)
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 the Company, GAS Investment China Co., Ltd. (“Gas
BVI”)
and
the PRC Subsidiaries and their capital structure and operations including,
without limitation, to the extent applicable, 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. The Company and the Subsidiaries have complied with
all
relevant PRC laws and regulations regarding the contribution and payment of
the
registered capital of the PRC Subsidiaries, the payment schedules of which
have
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 interests of any PRC Subsidiary.
(iii) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is in receipt of any letter or notice from any
relevant PRC governmental or quasi-governmental authority notifying it of the
revocation, or otherwise questioning the validity, of any licenses or
qualifications issued to it or any subsidy granted to it by any PRC governmental
authority, or the need for compliance or remedial actions in respect of the
activities carried out by the Company or such Subsidiary.
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(iv) The
Company and the Subsidiaries have conducted their respective business activities
within their permitted scope of business or have otherwise operated their
respective businesses 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 the Company or any Subsidiaries’ business which
is subject to periodic renewal, neither the Company nor such Subsidiary has
any
knowledge of any grounds on which such requisite renewals will not be granted
by
the relevant PRC governmental authorities.
(v) With
regard to employment and staff or labor, the Company and the Subsidiaries have
complied with all applicable PRC laws and regulations in all material respects,
including without limitation, laws and regulations pertaining to welfare fund
contributions, social benefits, medical benefits, insurance, retirement
benefits, pensions or the like.
(vi) Each
of
the Company, the Subsidiaries and their respective directors are aware of the
content of the PRC Rules
on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign
Investors
jointly
promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”),
the
State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Tax
Administration, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce, the China
Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”)
and
the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC (“SAFE”)
on
August 8, 2006 (the “M&A
Rules”),
and,
in particular, the relevant provisions thereof which purport to require offshore
special purpose vehicles, or SPVs, formed for listing purposes and controlled
directly or indirectly by PRC companies or individuals, to obtain the approval
of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading of their securities on an overseas
stock exchange. The Company has received legal advice specifically with respect
to the M&A Rules from its PRC counsel to the effect that such approval
requirements are not applicable to the Company or to the listing or quotation
of
the Company’s securities on any Trading Market.
(vii) The
Company and the Subsidiaries have taken all necessary steps to comply with,
and
to ensure compliance by, each of their respective stockholders, option holders,
directors, officers, and employees that is, or is directly or indirectly owned
or controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen, with any applicable rules and
regulations of the relevant PRC government agencies (including, without
limitation, the Ministry of Commerce, National Development and Reform Commission
and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange) relating to overseas
investment by PRC residents and citizens or overseas listing by offshore special
purpose vehicles controlled directly or indirectly by PRC companies and
individuals(the “PRC
Overseas Investment and Listing Regulations”),
including, without limitation, ensuring that each such stockholder, option
holder, director, officer and employee that is, or is directly or indirectly
owned or controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen, complete any registration
and
other procedures required under applicable PRC Overseas Investment and Listing
Regulations.
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(viii) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 3.1(ee), the PRC Subsidiaries are not currently
prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to their
respective equity holders, nor are any of them prohibited, from making any
other
distribution on their respective equity interests, or from repaying any loans
or
advances. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1 (ee), any dividends or other
distributions declared with respect to after-tax retained earnings on the equity
interests of Beijing Zhong Ran Wei Ye Gas Co., Ltd. may lawfully be paid to
Gas
BVI in Renminbi that may be converted into U.S. dollars and freely transferred
out of the PRC, free and clear of any tax, withholding or deduction in the
PRC,
and without the necessity of obtaining any governmental authorization in the
PRC
except for the routine PRC foreign exchange procedures.
(ix) Neither
the Company, nor any Subsidiary, nor any of their respective properties, assets
or revenues has any right of immunity under BVI or PRC law, from any legal
action, suit or proceeding, from the giving of any relief in any such legal
action, suit or proceeding, from set-off or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction
of any BVI, PRC, New York or U.S. federal court, from service of process,
attachment upon or prior to judgment, or attachment in aid of execution of
judgment, or from execution of a judgment, or other legal process or proceeding
for the giving of any relief or for the enforcement of a judgment, in any such
court, with respect to its obligations, liabilities or any other matter under
or
arising out of or in connection with the Transaction Documents; and, to the
extent that the Company, or any Subsidiary or any of their respective
properties, assets or revenues may have or may hereafter become entitled to
any
such right of immunity in any such court in which proceedings may at any time
be
commenced, each of the Company and the Subsidiaries waives or will waive such
right to the extent permitted by law and has consented to such enforcement
as
provided in Section 6.9 of this Agreement.
(kk) Disclosure.
The
Company confirms that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf has
provided any Investor or its respective agents or counsel with any information
that the Company believes constitutes material, non-public information except
insofar as the existence and terms of the proposed transactions 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. The Company’s 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. Each Investor
acknowledges and agrees that the Company has made or makes no representations
or
warranties with respect to its business or the transactions contemplated hereby
other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.1 and the Investor
has
relied solely on those representations and its review of the SEC Reports in
making its investment decision.
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, partnership or other 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.
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(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.
(c) Investor
Status.
At the
time such Investor was offered the Shares and at the time of sale, it was 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.
Each Investor also has such sophistication, knowledge and skill as to be able
to
fully evaluate the risks of investing in the Company.
(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 public 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 public 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.
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(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 time that such Investor was
first contacted by the Company or Xxxx Capital Partners, LLC regarding the
investment in the Company contemplated by 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
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 Xxxx Capital Partners, LLC or any of its agents, counsel or
Affiliates in making its investment decision hereunder, and confirms that none
of such Persons has made any representations or warranties to such Investor
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees 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) The
Shares may only be disposed of by the Investors 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 the Shares 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.
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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 Shares 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 Shares may reasonably
request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Shares 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 Shares 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).
(c) Certificates
evidencing Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth
in Section 4.1(b)): (i) following a sale or transfer of such Shares pursuant
to
an effective registration statement (including a Registration Statement), or
(ii) following a sale or transfer of such Shares pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming
the transferee is not an Affiliate of the Company), or (iii) while such Shares
are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k). If an Investor shall make a sale or
transfer of Shares 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 Shares 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 Share 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 Shares 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 Shares 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 Shares (a “Buy-In”),
then
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.
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4.2. Furnishing
of Information. As long as Investors own the Shares, 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 the
Shares, 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 Shares under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will
take
such further action as any holder of Shares may reasonably request, all to
the
extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell the Shares
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.
4.4 Subsequent
Registrations. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4, 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 8:30 a.m. (New York time) on the Trading Day
following the execution of this Agreement, and by 8:30 a.m. (New York time)
on
the Trading Day following the Closing Date, the Company shall issue press
releases disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby and the Closing. On
the
Trading Day following the execution of this Agreement, the Company will file
a
Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the Transaction
Documents (and attach as exhibits thereto the Transaction Documents), and on
the
Trading Day following the Closing Date the Company will file an additional
Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose the Closing. 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. The Company and
the
Investors shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor
the
Investors shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public
statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press
release of Investors, or without the prior consent of Investors, with respect
to
any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be
withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which
case
the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice
of
such public statement or communication.
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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.
4.7 Indemnification
of Investors.
In
addition to the indemnity provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Company will indemnify and hold the Investors and their directors, officers,
shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each, an “Investor
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 Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (i)
any misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement made by the Company in any Transaction Document or (ii)
any action instituted against an Investor, or any of them or their respective
Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such
Investor, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of such
Investor’s representation, warranties or covenants under the Transaction
Documents or any agreements or understandings such Investor may have with any
such stockholder or any violations by the Investor of state or federal
securities laws or any conduct by such Investor which constitutes fraud, gross
negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). In addition to the indemnity
contained herein, the Company will reimburse each Investor Party for its
reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation,
preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in connection
therewith, as such expenses are incurred. 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 nor any other
Person acting on its 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. In
the
event of a breach of the foregoing covenant by the Company or any Person acting
on its or their behalf, the Company shall, upon written notice of such breach,
make public disclosure of such material non-public information. In the event
that the Company has not made such public disclosure within two Business Days
of
such written notice, in addition to any other remedy provided herein or in
the
Transaction Documents or otherwise available, an Investor shall have the right
to make a public disclosure, in the form of a press release, public
advertisement or otherwise, of such material non-public information without
the
prior approval by the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any Person acting on its
or
their behalf. No Investor shall have any liability to the Company, its
Subsidiaries, or any Person acting on its or their behalf for any such
disclosure.
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4.9 Listing
of Shares; Reservation 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) it 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.
As
of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue
to
reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient
number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to
issue the Shares and the 2008 Make Good Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
4.10
Outstanding Warrants. Set forth on Schedule 4.10 is a list of all
outstanding warrants after giving effect to the warrant repurchases to be
effected pursuant to the Warrant Repurchase Agreement.
4.11
Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds from the sale of
the Shares hereunder for, among other things, the repurchase of the warrant
to
be repurchased pursuant to the Warrant Repurchase Agreement and for working
capital purposes.
4.12 Make
Good Obligation.
(a) The
Company agrees that if (i) the After-Tax Net Income for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008 reported in the 2008 Annual Report is less than $11,000,000
(the “2008
Guaranteed ATNI”)
or (ii)
if the evaluation of the Company’s internal controls for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008 as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act reveals
a
“”Material Weakness” within the meaning of PCAOB Auditing Standard No 2, the
Company shall transfer to each Investor on a pro rata basis (based upon such
Investor’s Investment Amount relative to the aggregate Investment Amount of all
Investors hereunder) for no additional consideration, 1,500,000 shares of Common
Stock (the “2008
Make Good Shares”).
“After
Tax Net Income” means income
after income taxes determined in accordance with GAAP plus (a) any cash or
non-cash charges relating to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement
and
the Registration Rights Agreement, and (b) any cash or non cash charges for
derivative instruments, or arising out of any non cash compensatory awards
made
to officers, directors, employees or consultants. If
(i)
the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008 as reported in the 2008 Annual Report indicates that
the
2008 Guaranteed ATNI has been achieved or exceeded, and (ii) if the Company’s
2008 Annual Report does not disclose a “Material Weakness,” no transfer of the
2008 Make Good Shares to the Investors shall be required by this Section and
all
2008 Make Good Shares deposited with the Make Good Escrow Agent (as defined
in
the Make Good Escrow Agreement) shall be returned to the Company in accordance
with the Make Good Escrow Agreement. Transfers of 2008 Make Good Shares required
under this Section shall be made to Investors within ten Business Days after
the
date which the 2008 Annual Report is filed with the Commission and otherwise
in
accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, in the event that the release of any
2008 Make Good Shares to the Investors or the Company is deemed to be an expense
or deduction from revenues or income of the Company for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008, as required under GAAP, then such expense or deduction shall
be excluded for purposes of determining whether or not the 2008 Guaranteed
ATNI has been achieved by the Company.
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(b) In
connection with the foregoing, the Company agrees that within one Trading Day
following execution of this Agreement, the Company will deposit all 2008 Make
Good Shares into escrow in accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement along
with bank medallion guaranteed stock powers endorsed in blank, and the handling
and disposition of the 2008 Make Good Shares shall be governed by this Section
4.12 and the Make Good Escrow Agreement. The parties hereby agree that the
Company’s obligation to transfer shares of Common Stock to Investors pursuant to
this Section shall continue to run to the benefit of an Investor who shall
have
transferred or sold all or any portion of its Shares, and that Investors 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 under this Section of 2008
Make Good Shares to the Investors in accordance with Section 4 of the Make
Good
Escrow Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer
agent to reissue as soon as is reasonably possible such 2008 Make Good Shares
in
the applicable Investor’s name and deliver the same as directed by such
Investor.
4.13 Equal
Treatment of Investors.
No
consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to
a
waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same
consideration is also offered to all of the parties to this
Agreement.
4.14 Lock-Up.
The
Company shall take such actions as are required to ensure that none of its
directors and executive officers shall sell shares of Common Stock that such
director or executive officer beneficially owns as of the Closing Date during
the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is 60
days
following the Effective Date without the consent of the Investors; provided,
however,
that a
director or executive officer may transfer an unlimited number of shares of
such
Common Stock for estate or tax planning purposes, so long as such transfer
is to
a Person that is and remains at all times controlled by such executive officer
and such Person enters into a lock-up agreement with the Company with respect
to
such transferred shares that contains provisions substantially similar to those
provided for in this Section 4.14. The foregoing limitation shall expire with
respect to any officer, upon his or her termination of employment with the
Company.
4.15 Promptly
following the Closing, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the
Closing, the Company and the stockholders named below shall have delivered
documentation to the Investors evidencing that each such stockholder has
complied with the registration requirements under Circular 75 issued by the
State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC on October 21, 2005, titled
"Notice Regarding Certain Administrative Measures on Financing and Inbound
Investments by PRC Residents Through Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles",
effective as of November 1, 2005 ("Circular 75"), or any successor rule or
regulation under PRC law, in relation to their acquisition of shares of the
Company. The stockholders to which the above sentence is applicable are as
follows: Eloten Group Ltd., Leading King Investment Ltd., Xxxxx Xxx Min, Li
Xxx
Xxxx, Chen Si, Xiang Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx Bing, Xxxx Xxxx Xxx, Bian
Xxx Xxx, Xxxx Xxxx, Shang Xxxx Xxxxx, and Xxxx Xxx Dong. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall not be deemed to have breached this Section (i)
if
a stockholder completes and submits his, her or its application in good faith
and in all material respects and either (A) the applicable governmental
authority determines unilaterally not to approve such application or (B) such
application is not approved with such 90 day period as a result of an adverse
change in applicable law or interpretation of the law then in effect or (ii)
in
the event of abuse of discretion on the part of the applicable governmental
authority which abuse is outside the control of the Company.
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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 (except that any representations and warranties
that are qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all 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;
(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;
(e) No
Suspensions of Trading in Common Stock; Listing.
Trading
in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or any
Trading Market (except for any suspensions of trading of not more than one
Trading Day solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding
the
Company) at any time since the date of execution of this Agreement, and, at
any
time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported
by
Bloomberg Financial Markets shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum
prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported
by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have
been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor
shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities
or
other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on,
or
any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in
the
reasonable judgment of each Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable
to
purchase the Shares at the Closing and the Common Stock shall have been at
all
times since such date listed for trading on a Trading Market;
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(f) Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company shall provide
a certificate addressed to the Investors to the effect that the conditions
set
forth in Sections 5.1(a)-(f) shall have been satisfied;
(g) Warrant
Purchase Agreement.
The
Warrant Purchase Agreement shall have been executed and all of the transactions
contemplated thereby shall close simultaneously with the Closing;
(h) Secretary’s
Certificate.
The
Secretary of the Company shall have delivered to the Investors a certificate,
executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date,
in a
form reasonably acceptable to the Investors as to (i) the resolutions as adopted
by the Company’s Board of Directors adopting and approving the Transaction
Documents and authorizing the issuance of the Shares and the 2008 Make Good
Shares, (ii) the Articles of Incorporation and (iii) the Bylaws, each as in
effect at the Closing; and
(i) Company
Deliverables.
The
Company shall have delivered the Company Deliverables in accordance with Section
2.2(a).
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:
(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; and
(d) Investors
Deliverables.
Each
Investor shall have delivered its Investors Deliverables in accordance with
Section 2.2(b).
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ARTICLE
6.
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1. Fees
and Expenses. 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 issuance 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.
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 5:30 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
5:30
p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following
the
date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier
service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required
to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as
follows:
If
to the Company:
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The
Farmhouse
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Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
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Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
President
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With
a copy to:
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Guzov
Ofsink, LLC
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Attn.:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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If
to an Investor:
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To
the address set forth under such Investor’s name on the signature pages
hereof;
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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 at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) 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.
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6.5. 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.
6.6. 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.”
6.7. 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 4.12 (as to each Investor
Party).
6.8. 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.
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6.9. Survival.
The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein
shall
survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.
6.10. 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.
6.11. 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.
6.12. 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.
6.13. 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.
6.14. 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.
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6.15. 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.
6.16. 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.
6.17. 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.
SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
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Date: September 7, 2007 | By: |
/s/
Xxxx Xxxx
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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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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SEI
Private Trust Co FAO The XX Xxxxxxx Co Investor Trust
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By:
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Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Investment
Amount: $
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250,000
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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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Ancora
Greater China Fund, LP
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
VP
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Investment
Amount: $
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350,000
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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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Jayhawk
Private Equity Co-Invest Fund, L.P.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
CFO of GP of GP
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Investment
Amount: $
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119,946
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Tax ID No.:
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FOR NOTICE
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34
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
|
||||||||||
Jayhawk
Private Equity Fund, L.P.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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|||||||||
Title:
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||||||||||
Investment
Amount: $
|
1,905,054
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Tax ID No.:
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FOR NOTICE
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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
|
||||||||||
Enable
Opportunity Partners LP
|
||||||||||
|
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By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxxx
X’Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
X’Xxxx
|
|||||||||
Title:
Principal & Portfolio Manager
|
||||||||||
Investment
Amount: $
|
339,999.75
|
|||||||||
Tax ID No.:
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FOR NOTICE
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c/o:
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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
|
||||||||||
Enable
Growth Partners LP
|
||||||||||
|
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X’Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
X’Xxxx
|
|||||||||
Title:
Principal & Portfio Manager
|
||||||||||
Investment
Amount: $
|
2,902,500
|
|||||||||
Tax ID No.:
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FOR NOTICE
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c/o:
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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
|
||||||||||
Xxxxxx
Diversified Strategy Master Fund LLC
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx
X’Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
X’Xxxx
|
|||||||||
Title:
Principal & Portfolio Manager
|
||||||||||
Investment
Amount: $
|
157,500
|
|||||||||
Tax ID No.:
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FOR NOTICE
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c/o:
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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
|
||||||||||
Xxxxxx
Capital Investments, LLC
|
||||||||||
|
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By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
|
|||||||||
Title:
CEO
|
||||||||||
Investment
Amount: $
|
1,000,000
|
|||||||||
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FOR NOTICE
|
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39
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
|
||||||||||
CGM
as c/f Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx XXX
|
||||||||||
|
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By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
|
|||||||||
Title:
|
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Investment
Amount: $
|
500,000
|
|||||||||
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FOR NOTICE
|
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|
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40
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
|
||||||||||
Whitebox
Intermarket Partners, LP
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx
|
|||||||||
Title:
Director / CEO
|
||||||||||
Investment
Amount: $
|
750,000
|
|||||||||
Tax ID No.:
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FOR NOTICE
|
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41
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
|
||||||||||
Midsouth
Investor Fund LP
|
||||||||||
|
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By:
|
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
|||||||||
Title:
General Partner
|
||||||||||
Investment
Amount: $
|
500,000
|
|||||||||
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FOR NOTICE
|
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c/o:
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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
|
||||||||||
Precept
Capital Management
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
By:
|
/s/
D.
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Name:
D.
Xxxxx Xxxxx
|
|||||||||
Title:
Managing Member of Precept Management LLC.
|
||||||||||
Investment
Amount: $
|
350,000
|
|||||||||
Tax ID No.:
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ADDRESS
FOR NOTICE
|
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c/o:
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43
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
|
||||||||||
Xxxxxx
Partners LP
|
||||||||||
|
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
|||||||||
Title:
CFO
|
||||||||||
Investment
Amount: $
|
506,250
|
|||||||||
Tax ID No.:
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FOR NOTICE
|
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c/o:
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44
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
|
||||||||||
Xxxxxx
GEPT Partners LP
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
|||||||||
Title:
CFO
|
||||||||||
Investment
Amount: $
|
618,750
|
|||||||||
Tax ID No.:
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FOR NOTICE
|
||||||||||
c/o:
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|
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(if
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45
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
|
||||||||||
X.
Xxxx Price Small Cap Value Fund, Inc.
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxxx
X. XxXxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
X. XxXxxxxxxx
|
|||||||||
Title:
VP
|
||||||||||
Investment
Amount: $
|
5,499,999
|
|||||||||
Tax ID No.:
|
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FOR NOTICE
|
||||||||||
c/o:
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46
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
|
||||||||||
Vision
Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd.
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
|||||||||
Title:
VP
|
||||||||||
Investment
Amount: $
|
3,016,725
|
|||||||||
Tax ID No.:
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FOR NOTICE
|
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c/o:
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SCHEDULE
OF
INVESTORS
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Annex
A.
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1
X. Xxxx Price
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2,444,444
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$
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5,499,999.00
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2
Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd.
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1,340,765
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3,016,721.25
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3
Enable Growth Partners LP
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1,290,000
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2,902,500.00
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4
Enable Opportunity Partners LP
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151,111
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339,999.75
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5
Xxxxxx Diversified Strategy Master Fund LLC, Ena
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70,000
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157,500.00
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6
Jayhawk Private Equity Fund, L.P.
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846,691
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1,905,054.75
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7
Jayhawk Private Equity Co-Invest Fund, L.P.
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53,309
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119,946.00
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8
Xxxxxx Capital Investments, LLC
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444,444
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1,000,000.00
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9
CGM as c/f Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx XXX
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222,222
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500,000.00
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10
Xxxxxx Partners LP
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225,000
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506,250.00
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11
Xxxxxx-GEPT Partners LP
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275,000
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618,750.00
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12
Whitebox Intermarket Partners, LP
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333,333
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750,001.50
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13
Midsouth Investor Fund LP
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222,222
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500,000.00
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14
Precept Capital Master Fund, G.P.
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155,555
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350,000.00
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15
Ancora Greater China Fund, LP
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155,555
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349,998.80
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16
SEI Private Trust Co FAO The XX Xxxxxxx Co Investor Trust
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111,111
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250,000.00
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8,340,762
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18,766,721.05
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