STOCK SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
This
STOCK SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
December 31, 2009 by and among (a) China Medicine Corporation, a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”), (b) Xx. Xxxx Senshan, (the “Executive
Shareholder”), and (c) OEP CHME Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Investor”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
Investor desires to make an investment in the Company through the purchase of
certain common shares of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per share (the “Common
Shares”) and certain preferred shares of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per
share as described in the Certificate of Designation, Rights and Preferences
(the “Certificate of Designation”) in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares”);
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to issue and sell to Investor, and Investor desires to
purchase from the Company, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, 4,000,000 Common Shares at US$3.00 per share (the “Purchased Common
Shares”) and 1,920,000 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares at US$30.00 per
share (the “Purchased Preferred Shares”, together with the Purchased Common
Shares, the “Purchased Shares”), for a total aggregate purchase price of
US$69,600,000; and
WHEREAS,
the investments contemplated by this Agreement will be made in reliance upon the
provisions of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, or upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the
transactions to be made hereunder.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations,
warranties and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1 Definitions. In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of
this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section
1.1:
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person (the “subject Person”), any other Person
(a) that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls
or is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, the
subject Person, or (b) that directly or indirectly beneficially owns or holds
ten percent (10%) or more of any class of voting equity of the subject
Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with
respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of
such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities or through representation on such Person’s board of directors or
other management committee or group or otherwise.
“Board of
Directors” means the Company’s board of directors.
“Business
Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the OTCBB
or Principal Market is closed or on which banks in the City of New York, the PRC
or Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are required or authorized by law to
be closed.
“Certificate
for the Receipt of Foreign Exchange for Transfer of Shares” means the
certificate for the receipt of foreign exchange for transfer of shares (转股收汇证明) to be
issued by the local SAFE confirming the Company has paid to the Executive
Shareholder, Xx. Xxx Minhua and Xx. Xxx Junhua the purchase price for 49% of the
shares in Konzern pursuant to the Share Transfer Agreement dated December 5,
2005 by and among the Executive Shareholder, Xx. Xxx Minhua, Xx. Xxx Junhua and
Xxxxxxxxxx Holdings III, Inc., the predecessor of the Company, as supplemented
or amended.
“CMC
Group” means the Company and all of its Subsidiaries.
“Company
Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company.
“Company’s
Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of the CMC Group and the knowledge of the
CMC Group after due and reasonable inquiry.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Contract”
means any written agreement, arrangement, bond, commitment, franchise,
indemnity, indenture, instrument, lease, license or binding
understanding.
“Co-Win”
means Guangzhou Co-Win Bioengineering Co., Ltd. (广州科仁生物工程有限公司), a
company incorporated under PRC laws.
“EBITDA”
means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income,
(b) Consolidated Net Interest, (c) the amount of taxes, based on or
measured by income, used or included in the determination of such Consolidated
Net Income, and (d) the amount of depreciation and amortization expense deducted
in determining such Consolidated Net Income. For the purposes of
determining EBITDA, “Consolidated Net Income” means, for the relevant period,
net income of the Company and its Subsidiaries from continuing operations after
extraordinary items (excluding gains or losses from dispositions of assets) for
such period. For the purposes of determining EBITDA, “Consolidated
Net Interest” means, for the relevant period, for the Company and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) all interest income from
cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, (b) all interest, premium payments,
fees, charges and related expenses of the Company and its Subsidiaries in
connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection
with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated
as interest in accordance with GAAP, and (c) the portion of rental expense
of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to such period under capital
leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP.
EBITDA
shall be based on audited financial statements for the applicable period
prepared by the Company in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the foregoing, EBITDA shall not
include:
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(a)
Income or expense arising from the change in the fair value of financial
instruments, include (i) the negative goodwill from the acquisition of LifeTech;
(ii) the outstanding warrant liabilities from Series A and Series B Warrants;
and (ii) implied financing or interest costs (both cash and non-cash) from the
Purchased Shares to be issued to the Investor;
(b) Gain
or loss from disposal of, and impairment of properties, plant and equipment and
intangible assets;
(c) Gain
from reversal of reserves in the prior financial periods (such as accounts
receivable);
(d)
Government subsidies;
(e)
Non-pharmaceutical revenue, except for medical instruments and any other
non-pharmaceutical revenues that the Company and its Subsidiaries generate
during the normal course of business;
(f) Share
based compensation for the 8% management incentive as set out in Section 4.10 of
this Agreement;
(g)
Non-recurring revenue or income from rADTZ formulas, patents, know-how or
licensing;
(h)
Non-recurring revenue or income from disposal of drug patents, manufacturing
know-how, medical formulas or drug licenses;
(i)
Non-operating expenses including a non-recurring write-down of value of land use
rights or other intangible assets; and/or
(j)
One-time transactional costs and expenses arising from the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement, including the commission paid to the placement
agent and due diligence fees and professional fees payable by the
Company.
“Environmental
Law” means any federal, state, provincial, local or foreign law, statute, code
or ordinance, principle of common law, rule or regulation, as well as any
permit, order, decree, judgment or injunction issued, promulgated, approved or
entered thereunder, relating to pollution or the protection, cleanup or
restoration of the environment or natural resources, or to the public health or
safety, or otherwise governing the generation, use, handling, collection,
treatment, storage, transportation, recovery, recycling, discharge or disposal
of hazardous materials.
“Equity
Securities” means (i) any Common Shares, (ii) any other equity security of the
Company, including without limitation shares of preferred stock, (iii) any other
security of the Company which by its terms is convertible into or exchangeable
or exercisable for any equity security of the Company, or (iv) any option,
warrant or other right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any such
security described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii).
“Escrow
Agreement” means the Escrow Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
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“Escrow
Funds” has the meaning as defined under the Escrow Agreement.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or any successor
act), and the rules and regulations thereunder (or respective successors
thereto).
“Exempt
Issuance” means the issuance of Equity Securities: (i) pursuant to a bona fide
firm underwritten public offering of the Company’s securities, (ii) other than
for cash, in connection with a strategic merger, acquisition, or consolidation
provided that the issuance of such securities in connection with such strategic
merger, acquisition or consolidation has been approved in advance by the
Investor, (iii) in connection with bona fide strategic license agreements or
other partnering arrangements so long as such issuances are not for the purpose
of raising capital and provided that the issuance of such securities in
connection with such bona fide strategic license, agreements or other partnering
arrangements has been approved in advance by the Investors, and (iv) to the
Investor.
“FINRA”
means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
“Fully
Diluted Basis” means (i) the number of Common Shares which would be outstanding
if all securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares held by all
Person were converted or exchanged in full and (ii) as applied to a particular
Person, the number of Common Shares which would be held by such Person if all
securities convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for Common Shares
held by such Person were converted or exchanged or exercised in
full.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis,
as set forth in (i) opinions of the Accounting Principles Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, (ii) statements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board and (iii) interpretations of the Commission and the
staff of the Commission. Accounting principles are applied on a
“consistent basis” when the accounting principles applied in a current period
are comparable in all material respects to those accounting principles applied
in a preceding period.
“Government
Officer” means (a) any employee or official of any government, including by any
employee or official of any entity owned or controlled by a government,
(b) any employee or official of a political party, (c) any candidate for
political office or his employee, or (d) any employee or official of an
international organization.
“Governmental
Authority” means any nation or government, any federal, state, provincial, local
or political subdivision thereof, and any department, commission, board, court,
agency or any other instrumentality thereof and any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining
to government, including without limitation any stock exchange, securities
market or self-regulatory organization.
“Governmental
Requirement” means any law, statute, code, ordinance, order, rule, regulation,
judgment, decree, injunction, franchise, license or other directive or
requirement of any Governmental Authority, and the notices, orders, decisions,
injunctions, judgments, awards and decrees of or agreements with any
Governmental Authority.
“Guangdong Jiangmen” means Guangdong Jiangmen Center for Biotech Development Co.,
Ltd.
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“HSR Act” means the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
“Independent
Director” means an individual who satisfies the independence requirements of
Nasdaq Global Select Market and the New York Stock Exchange, and is not an
Affiliate, partner, director, officer or employee of a party hereto or an
Affiliate of any party hereto or a relative of any of the
foregoing.
“Intellectual
Property” means any U.S. or foreign patents, patent rights, patent applications,
trademarks, trade names, service marks, brand names, logos and other trade
designations (including unregistered names and marks), trademark and service
xxxx registrations and applications, copyrights and copyright registrations and
applications, inventions, invention disclosures, protected formulae,
formulations, processes, methods, trade secrets, computer software, computer
programs and source codes, manufacturing research and similar technical
information, engineering know-how, customer and supplier information, assembly
and test data drawings or royalty rights.
“Investor
Ownership Percentage” means, as of the time of determination, the percentage
determined by dividing the number of Common Shares then held by Investor on a
Fully Diluted Basis by the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares
on a Fully Diluted Basis.
“Jiangmen
Acquisition” means the proposed acquisition of all or substantially all of the
assets or equity interests of Guangdong Jiangmen.
“Key
Employees” means the members of the board of directors of any company of the CMC
Group, and the key employees named in Schedule II attached herein, which may be
amended from time to time by Investor.
“Konzern”
means Guangzhou Konzern Medicine Co., Ltd. (广州康采恩医药有限公司), a
WFOE and a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company.
“Konzern
Bio-Tech” means Guangzhou Konzern Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. (广州康采恩生物科技有限公司), a
wholly owned Subsidiary of Konzern.
“License”
means all licenses, permits, privileges, exclusive rights, certificates of
authority, authorizations, approvals, registrations, franchises and similar
consents granted or issued by any Governmental Authority or any permits,
distributorships, privileges, exclusive rights, certificates, franchises and
similar consents granted by any third parties, that are used in the business of
the CMC Group as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted
and in the products purchased, stored, distributed or manufactured by the CMC
Group.
“Lien”
means, with respect to any Property, any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, tax lien, financing
statement, pledge, charge, or other lien, charge, easement, encumbrance,
preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of
any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such Property (including,
without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement
having substantially the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing).
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“LifeTech”
means LifeTech Pharmaceuticals. Co., Ltd. (广州莱泰制药有限公司), a
wholly owned Subsidiary of Konzern.
“LifeTech
P&T” means, Guangzhou LifeTech Pharmaceutical & Technological Ltd.
(广州莱泰医药科技有限公司), a
wholly owned Subsidiary of Konzern.
“Market
Price” means, as of a particular date, the arithmetic average of the daily VWAP
of each of the five (5) consecutive Trading Days occurring immediately prior to
(but not including) such date.
“Management
Incentive Shares” means, collectively, the Common Shares issuable pursuant to
the Incentive Plan.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means an effect or effects, individually or in the aggregate,
that is material and adverse to (i) the business, properties, assets,
operations, results of operations, financial condition or prospects of the CMC
Group, (ii) the ability of the Company to perform on a timely basis in any
material respect any of its obligations under this Agreement or the other
Transaction Documents, (iii) legality, validity or enforceability of any
Transaction Document or (iv) the rights or benefits of Investor as contemplated
by the Transaction Documents and the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of
the Company.
“MOFCOM”
means the Ministry of Commerce or, with respect to any matter to be submitted
for examination and approval by the Ministry of Commerce, any government entity
which is similarly competent to examine and approve such matter under the laws
of the PRC.
“NASD”
means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
“OTCBB”
means the FINRA Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board.
“Peak
Capital” means Peak Capital Advisory Limited.
“Person”
means any individual, corporation, trust, association, company, partnership,
joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, Governmental
Authority or other entity.
“Private
Placement Investors” means, collectively, Xxxxxx Partners L.P., Ray and Xxx
Xxxxxx, JTROS, Xxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx.
“PRC”
means People’s Republic of China, and for the purpose of this Agreement, does
not include Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special
Administrative Region or Taiwan.
“Preferred
Stock Purchase Agreement” means the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated
February 8, 2006, by and among the Company and the Private Placement
Investors.
“Principal
Market” means the principal exchange or market on which the Common Shares are
listed, quoted or traded.
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“Property”
means property and assets of all kinds, whether real, personal or mixed,
tangible or intangible (including, without limitation, all rights relating
thereto).
“Representative”
means, with respect to any Person, the officers, directors, employees, agents,
accountants, advisors, bankers and other representatives of such
Person.
“SAIC”
means the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the PRC or, with
respect to the issuance of any business license or filing or registration to be
effected with or by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, any
government entity which is similarly competent to issue such business license or
accept such filing or registration under the laws of the PRC.
“SAFE”
means the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC, and any
governmental body that is a successor thereof.
“Share
Pledge Agreement” means the Share Pledge Agreement in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C, among the Executive Shareholder and Investor pursuant to which the
Executive Shareholder shall pledge his Equity Securities to Investor to secure
such Executive Shareholder’s obligations under Section 4.12 hereof.
“Shareholders
Agreement” means the Shareholders Agreement dated the date hereof and attached
hereto as Exhibit D.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which at
least a majority of the outstanding shares of stock or other ownership interests
having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such corporation
or entity (regardless of whether or not at the time, in the case of a
corporation, stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have
or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at
the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or
more of its Affiliates or by such Person and one or more of its
Affiliates.
“Tax”
(and, with correlative meaning, “Taxes” and “Taxable”) means any and all taxes,
assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies or other governmental
charges including, without limitation, (i) any federal, state, local, foreign
and other income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross
receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, value added, net
worth, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, property, environmental, capital gains, capital stock,
social security or windfall profit tax, custom, duty, governmental fee or other
like assessment or charge, or other tax of any kind whatsoever (whether payable
directly or by withholding and whether or not requiring the filing at a Tax
Return), together with any estimated taxes, deficiency assessments, interest or
any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any Tax Authority,
(ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in (i)
as a result of being a member of an Affiliate, consolidated, combined or unitary
group for any taxable period or as the result of being a transferee or successor
thereof and (iii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type
described in (i) or (ii) as a result of any express or implied obligation to
indemnify any other Person.
“Tax
Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign Governmental Authority or
regulatory body responsible for the imposition of any Taxes, including, without
limitation, such authorities in the United States, any state of the United
States, the PRC and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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“Tax
Return” means any return, declaration, report, form, claim for refund,
information return or similar statement filed or required to be filed with
respect to any Taxes, including any schedule, election, declaration, disclosure,
estimate, information or attachment thereto, and including any amendment
thereof.
“Trading
Day” means any day on which the Common Shares are purchased and sold on the
Principal Market.
“Transaction
Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Share
Pledge Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement and all other agreements, documents
and other instruments contemplated hereby and thereby, including those which are
executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company on the date
hereof.
“VWAP”
means the volume weighted average price of the Common Shares for a Trading Day
on the Principal Market as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets or, if
Bloomberg Financial Markets is not then reporting such prices, by a comparable
reporting service of national reputation selected by Investor. If the
VWAP cannot be calculated for the Common Shares on such Trading Day on any of
the foregoing bases, then the Company shall submit such calculation to an
independent investment banking firm of national reputation reasonably acceptable
to Investor, and shall cause such investment banking firm to perform such
determination and notify the Company and Investor of the results of
determination no later than two (2) Business Days from the time such calculation
was submitted to it by the Company. All such determinations shall be
appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split or other similar
transaction during such period.
“WFOE”
means a wholly foreign owned enterprise established pursuant to PRC Wholly
Foreign Owned Enterprise Law, as amended.
Section
1.2 Other Definitional
Provisions. All definitions contained in this Agreement are
equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of
similar import referring to this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole
and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.
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Section
1.3 Terms defined elsewhere in
this Agreement. The following terms are defined in this
Agreement as follows:
Term
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Location
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Page
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2010
Actual EBITDA
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Section
4.9(a)
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29
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2010
Additional Shares
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Section
4.9(a)
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29
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2010
Target EBITDA
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Section
4.9(a)
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29
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2011
Actual EBITDA
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Section
4.9(b)
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30
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2011
Additional Shares
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Section
4.9(b)
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30
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2011
Target EBITDA
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Section
4.9(b)
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30
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Action
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Section
3.2(k)
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16
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Agreement
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Preamble
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1
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Certificate
of Designation
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Preamble
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1
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Closing
Date
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Section
2.2
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10
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Closing
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Section
2.2
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10
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Code
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Section
3.2(gg)(ii)
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23
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Common
Shares
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Preamble
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1
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Common
Shares Purchase Price
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Section
2.1
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10
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Company
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Preamble
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1
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Consenting
Parties
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Section
3.2(e)
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13
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Customers
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Section
3.2(p)(i)
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19
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DOJ
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Section
4.4
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28
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Escrow
Agent
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Section
2.3
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10
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Evaluation
Date
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Section
3.2(hh)
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26
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Executive
Shareholder
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Preamble
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1
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Expenses
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Section
6.2
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39
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FTC
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Section
4.4
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28
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Group
Property
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Section
3.2(n)
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19
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Incentive
Plan
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Section
4.10
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31
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Incentives
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Section
3.2(gg)(iv)
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24
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Indemnifiable
Losses
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Section
4.12(b)
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33
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Indemnified
Party
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Section
4.12(b)
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33
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Indemnifying
Party
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Section
4.12(b)
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33
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Investment
Company Act
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Section
3.2(ff)
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23
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Investor
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Preamble
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1
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Latest
Closing Date
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Section
5.1(d)
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36
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Material
Contracts
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Section
3.2(ll)
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27
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Overlap
Period
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Section
4.12(i)
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35
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Performance
Milestones
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Section
4.10
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31
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Pre-Closing
Period
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Section
3.2(gg)(i)
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23
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Preferred
Shares Purchase Price
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Section
2.1
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10
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Purchase
Price
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Section
2.1
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10
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Purchased
Common Shares
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Preamble
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1
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Purchased
Preferred Shares
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Preamble
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1
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Purchased
Shares
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Preamble
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1
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Qualified
Capital Market
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Section
4.8
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29
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Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Shares
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Preamble
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1
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Redemption
Amount
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Section
4.11
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32
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Regulation
D
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Preamble
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1
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Related
Parties
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Section
3.2(p)(iii)
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20
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Remuneration
Committee
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Section
4.10
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31
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SAFE
Release
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Section
4.11
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32
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SEC
Documents
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Section
3.2(d)
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12
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Securities
Act
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Preamble
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1
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Social
Insurance Funds
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Section
3.2(s)
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20
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Tax
Indemnified Party
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Section
4.12(c)
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33
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Waiver
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Section
5.1(d)
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36
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ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
Section
2.1 Sale and Purchase of
Purchased Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein, at the Closing, the Company agrees to sell to Investor, and
Investor agrees to purchase from the Company, 4,000,000 Common Shares and
1,920,000 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares, which represent no less than
54.0% of all of the issued and outstanding Common Shares on a Fully Diluted
Basis as of date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The purchase
price for each Purchased Common Share is US$3.00 and the purchase price for each
Purchased Preferred Share is US$30.00, subject to adjustment as provided
herein. The aggregate purchase price for the Purchased Common Shares
is $12,000,000 (the “Common Shares Purchase Price”) and the aggregate purchase
price for the Purchased Preferred Shares is $57,600,000 (the “Preferred Shares
Purchase Price”). The total aggregate purchase price for the
Purchased Shares is US$69,600,000 (the “Purchase Price”).
Section
2.2 Closing. The
closing of the sale to, and purchase by, Investor of the Purchased Shares (the
“Closing”) shall occur at the office of Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, 43rd
Floor Gloucester Tower, the Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong, or at
such other time and place as the Company and Investor may mutually agree in
writing (the “Closing Date”), but in no event later than 15 days following the
satisfaction or waiver by Investor or the Company of the conditions to Closing
set forth in Article V hereof. At the Closing, the Company shall
deliver to Investor, certificates evidencing the Purchased Common Shares and the
Purchased Preferred Shares, in such denominations and registered in the name of
Investor as set forth in Schedule I hereto as supplemented or amended from time
to time prior to the Closing, against payment of the Common Shares Purchase
Price to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds and
delivery of the Preferred Shares Purchase Price.
Section
2.3 Escrow of Preferred Shares
Purchase Price. Investor and the Company shall appoint
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on the Closing Date (the “Escrow Agent”) to hold in
escrow the Preferred Shares Purchase Price in accordance with the Escrow
Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall release the Preferred Shares
Purchase Price pursuant to and upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
such Escrow Agreement.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section
3.1 Investor. Investor
represents and warrants to the Company as of the date of this Agreement and as
of the Closing that:
(a) Organization. Investor
is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(b) Validity. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents to which it is
a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action, corporate or
otherwise, on the part of Investor. The Transaction Documents to
which Investor is a party have been duly executed and delivered by Investor and
constitute valid and binding obligations of Investor enforceable against it in
accordance with their terms, subject to (i)
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium,
reorganization or other similar laws of general application relating to or
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as limited by
laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or
other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution
provisions may be limited by applicable law.
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(c) Brokers. All
negotiations relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
have been carried out without the intervention of any Person acting on behalf of
Investor in such manner as to give rise to any valid claim against Investor for
any brokerage or finder’s commission, fee or similar compensation.
(d) Purchase for
Investment. Investor is acquiring the Purchased Shares for
investment and not with a view toward any resale or distribution thereof except
in compliance with the Securities Act. Investor hereby acknowledges
that the Purchased Shares have not been registered pursuant to the Securities
Act and may not be transferred in the absence of such registration or an
exemption therefrom under the Securities Act. Investor has sufficient
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Purchased Shares and
is capable of bearing the economic risks of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
Section
3.2 Company. The
Company and the Executive Shareholder jointly and severally represent and
warrant to Investor as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of the
Closing that:
(a) Organization, Good Standing
and Qualification. The Company is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has all
requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now
conducted. The Company is a holding company of all of its
Subsidiaries and has never engaged in any operations or business with any third
parties or its Affiliates, nor has it incurred any liabilities relating to any
operations, including operations of any of the Subsidiaries of the
Company. All of the Subsidiaries of the Company are set forth in
Section 3.2(a) of Schedule III attached hereto. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(a) of Schedule III, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of
the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary of the Company
free and clear of any Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of each Subsidiary of the Company are validly issued and are fully
paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for
or purchase securities. Each of the Subsidiaries of the Company is an entity
duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as
applicable), with the requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently
conducted. The re-organization procedures of Konzern and LifeTech
from state-owned entities to privately-owned entities have been in compliance
with all PRC laws and such procedures have been duly completed. Each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in
good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in
which the nature of the business conducted or Property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect and no proceeding has been instituted in any such
jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or
curtail such power and authority or qualification.
Section
3.2(a) of Schedule III includes a chart setting forth each of the Company and
all of its Subsidiaries and lists the issued and outstanding share capital or
equity interests of each such entity, the name of each equity holder of such
entities and the number of shares or equity interest held by such equity holder,
the form of legal entity of each such entity, the location/jurisdiction where
each such entity was organized, each jurisdiction in which each such entity is
required to be licensed to do business as a foreign Person.
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Except in
respect of any interest held in any of the Subsidiaries of the Company, neither
the Company nor any its Subsidiaries owns or controls, directly or indirectly,
any interest in any other corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture,
association or other entity. None of the Company or its Subsidiaries maintains
any offices or any branches. The legally authorized registered
capital of each Subsidiary in the PRC, as set forth in Section 3.2(a) of
Schedule III, has been paid-in in full in accordance with applicable
law. Each such capital contribution has been duly verified by a
certified accountant registered in the PRC and the accounting firm employing
such accountant, and the report of the certified accountant evidencing such
verification has been registered with SAIC in PRC or its local bureau, all in
accordance with applicable law. Each reduction of the registered
capital of any of the Company Subsidiaries located in PRC has been conducted in
accordance with applicable Governmental Requirements.
(b) Authorization;
Consents. The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction
Documents, to issue and sell the Purchased Shares to Investor in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof. 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 action is required by the
Company, its shareholders, its Board of Directors, any Governmental Authority or
organization, or any other Person or entity (pursuant to any rule of the
Principal Market or otherwise) except for reports required to be filed under the
Exchange Act and filings required under applicable state securities
laws.
(c) Enforcement. This
Agreement has been and, at or prior to the Closing, each other Transaction
Document to be delivered at the Closing will be, duly executed and delivered by
the Company and the Executive Shareholder. This Agreement constitutes
and, upon the execution and delivery thereof by the Company and the Executive
Shareholder, each other Transaction Document will constitute, the valid and
legally binding obligation of the Company and the Executive Shareholder,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization or other
similar laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the
availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions
may be limited by applicable law.
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(d) SEC Documents; Financial
Statements; Other Information. The Company is subject to the
reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and has filed with the Commission all
reports, schedules, registration statements and definitive proxy statements and
all exhibits attached thereto or incorporated therein by reference, that the
Company was required to file with or furnish to the Commission on or after
February 14, 2006 (collectively, the “SEC Documents”). The Company is
not aware of any event occurring or expected to occur on or prior to the Closing
Date (other than the transactions effected hereby) that would require the filing
of, or with respect to which the Company intends to file, a Form 8-K within four
(4) Business Days after the Closing; provided however, if any unanticipated
event occurs which requires the filing of a Form 8-K, the fact that a Form 8-K
was filed shall not by itself be deemed to be a breach of this Section
3.2(d). Each SEC Document, as of the date of the filing thereof with
the Commission (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date
hereof, then on the date of such amending or superseding filing), complied with
the requirements of the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and, as of the date of such filing
(or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof, then on the
date of such filing), such SEC Document (including all exhibits and schedules
thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) did not contain an
untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All documents required
to be filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents have been filed as required or the
Company has received a valid extension of time to file. Except as set
forth in the most recent audited financial statements in the SEC Documents, the
Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business which, under GAAP, are not required
to be reflected in the financial statements included in the SEC Documents and
which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the consolidated
business or financial condition of the CMC Group taken as a whole. As of their
respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC
Documents complied as to form with applicable accounting requirements and the
published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect
thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied at the times and during the periods involved
(except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the
notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the
extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and
fairly present respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates
thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then
ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end
adjustments).
(e) Filings, Consents and
Approvals. 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 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) filings required pursuant to the HSR Act, (ii) application(s) to the
Principal Market and the Qualified Market for the listing of the Shares for
trading thereon, and (iii) the consent from the parties set forth in Section
3.2(e) of Schedule III, whose approval, acknowledgement or consent is required
to consummate the transactions contemplated herein due to the change of control
of the Company upon Closing (the “Consenting Parties”).
(f) Compliance.
(i)
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of or default
under (and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default), nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in
violation of (a) any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles
of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or charter document, or (b)
any provision of any material instrument or contract to which it is a party or
by which it or any of its Property is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), except where, in the case of clause (b) only, such
violation or default of provisions of any material instrument or contract would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, is and to the Company’s Knowledge, at all
times has been, in full compliance with all Governmental
Requirements.
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(iii) To
the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred and no circumstance exists that
(with or without notice or lapse of time) (a) may constitute or reasonably be
expected to result in a violation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of,
or a failure on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to comply
with, any Governmental Requirements, or (b) may give rise to any obligation
on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to undertake, or to bear
all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any
nature.
(iv) None
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received at any time during the 12
months period prior to the date of this Agreement, any notice or other
communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Authority
regarding (a) any actual, alleged, possible, or potential violation of, or
failure to comply with, any Governmental Requirements, or (b) any actual,
alleged, possible, or potential obligation on the part of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any
remedial action of any nature.
(v) The
Key Employees and each of the Company and its Subsidiaries have fully complied
with Governmental Requirements in connection with establishment of each the
Company and its Subsidiaries, including without limitation any registration
required under procedures mandated by SAFE.
(vi) The
Provisions on Mergers and Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign
Investors effective on September 8, 2006 (关於外国投资者并购境内企业的规定)
do not apply to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) No
Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the
issuance of the Purchased Shares) will not result in any violation of, be in
conflict with or constitute (with or without the passage of time and giving of
notice) a default of or accelerate the rights under (i) any of the provisions of
the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or
charter documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any provision
of any material instrument or contract to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or its Subsidiary or any of
Property of the Company or its Subsidiary is bound (whether or not such default
or violation has been waived), or (iii) any law, statute, rule or regulation of
any Governmental Authority, except in the case of (ii) or (iii) would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Due Authorization; Valid
Issuance. The Purchased Shares are duly authorized and
reserved for issuance and, when issued in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free
and clear of any Liens imposed by or through the Company other than restrictions
on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.
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(i)
Capitalization. The
capitalization of the Company, including its authorized capital stock, the
number of shares issued and outstanding, the number of shares issuable and
reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans and
agreements, the number of shares issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant to
securities exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for any shares
of Common Shares, is as set forth in Section 3.2(i) of Schedule
III. All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. No shares of the
capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other
similar rights of the shareholders of the Company or any Liens created by or
through the Company. Except (i) as provided in the Transaction
Documents, (ii) for securities to be issued pursuant to employee stock option
plans or employee stock purchase plans and (iii) the right of first refusal by
the Private Placement Investors pursuant to Section 6.14 of the Preferred Stock
Purchase Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become
bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (whether pursuant to anti-dilution, “reset” or other similar
provisions). Except as provided in the Transaction Documents, as set
forth in Section 3.2(i) of Schedule III, and except the right of first refusal
by the Private Placement Investors pursuant to Section 6.14 of the Preferred
Stock Purchase Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights
(including conversion or preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), proxy
or shareholders agreements or agreements of any kind for the purchase or
acquisition from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any
securities. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject
to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire or
retire any equity interest held by its shareholders or to purchase or otherwise
acquire or retire any of its other outstanding securities. The
execution and delivery of and performance of the obligations contained in this
Agreement or the other Transaction Documents shall not result in the
acceleration, modification or triggering of additional rights or obligations
under any outstanding options, warrants or other rights relating to the capital
stock of the Company.
Except as
disclosed in Section 3.2(i) of Schedule III, as of the date hereof, (a) the
Executive Shareholder holds good and valid title to Common Shares of the
Company, free and clear of all restrictions on transfer or other encumbrances,
(b) the Common Shares owned by the Executive Shareholder were duly issued in
compliance with, and are valid under, all Governmental Requirements, including
those promulgated by SAFE and those regulating the offer, sale or issuance of
securities generally, and (c) there are no outstanding options or rights for the
purchase or acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of such Common
Shares.
(j)
Financial
Condition. The financial condition of the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries (except LifeTech) is as described in the most recent financial
statements included in the SEC Documents, and the financial condition of
LifeTech is as described in the financial statements set forth in Section 3.2(f)
of Schedule III (which include LifeTech’s audited financial statements dated as
of and for the eight months ended August 31, 2009, and management accounts for
each of September, October and November of 2009), in each case, except for
changes in the ordinary course of business and normal year-end adjustments that
are not, in the aggregate, materially adverse to the consolidated business or
financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Since
the date of the Company’s most recent financial statements contained in the SEC
Documents and except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or shown in the financial
statements of LifeTech set forth in Section 3.2(f) of Schedule III, there has
been no (i) event, occurrence or development that has had or that resulted in a
Material Adverse Effect, (ii) liabilities incurred by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (contingent or otherwise) other than trade payables and accrued
expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, (iii) change by the Company in its accounting principles, policies and
methods except as required by changes in GAAP, (iv) dividend or distribution of
cash or other Property (or its securities) declared or made to the Company’s
shareholders, (v) repurchase, redemption or agreements made to repurchase or
redeem any securities of the Company’s capital stock, or (vi) issuance of any
Equity Securities to any Person (including to any officer, director or
Affiliate), except the exercise by the option holders and warrant holders of the
outstanding options and warrants, all of which have been listed in Section
3.2(i) of Schedule III. The Company does not have pending before the Commission
any request for confidential treatment of information.
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(k) Litigation. There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against or affecting the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties before or
by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory
authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign, including but not limited
to the Internal Revenue Service, the taxing authorities of any state or local
jurisdiction, the Commission, FINRA, NASD, any state securities commission or
other Governmental Authority) (collectively, an “Action”). Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director or officer thereof, is
or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or
liability under federal or state securities laws, a claim of breach of fiduciary
duty or a claim relating to the employment of such director or
officer. There has not been, and to the Company’s Knowledge, there is
no pending or contemplated investigation by the Commission involving the Company
or any current or former director or officer of the Company. No facts
or circumstances exist or have in the past existed that could be the basis for
any Action. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order
suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries under the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act.
(l)
Licenses
(i)
Section 3.2(l) of Schedule III contains a true and complete
list of all Licenses that are necessary for CMC Group to conduct the business as
presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted and, with respect
to each of its present business domiciles, to own and operate its assets and
properties. Section 3.2(l) of Schedule III shall also set forth
the owner, the function and the expiration and renewal date of each such
License. The Licenses set forth in Section 3.2(l) of Schedule
III include but are not limited to all Licenses necessary for CMC Group to
engage in current and proposed activities relating to the research and
development, clinical trial, manufacturing, purchase, distribution and storage
of medical products, health care products, medical or health care
equipments. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Company has
delivered to Investor true and complete copies of all such Licenses or the
supporting documents thereof.
(ii)
Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns or validly holds all
Licenses that are necessary to conduct its business as presently conducted and
as presently proposed to be conducted and with respect to each of its present
business domiciles and to own and operate its assets and
properties.
(iii) Each
License listed in Section 3.2(l) of Schedule III is valid, binding and in full
force and effect.
(iv) None
of the Company or its Subsidiaries is or has at any time been, or has received
any notice in writing that it is or has at any time been, in default (or with
the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would be in default) under any
such License.
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(v) Without
limiting the generality of paragraph (i) above, all Licenses required under
applicable Governmental Requirements in the PRC for the due and proper
establishment and operation of each Company Subsidiary located in the PRC and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly obtained
from the relevant Governmental Authority and are in full force and
effect. All filings and registrations with the relevant Governmental
Authority of the PRC required in respect of each Company Subsidiary located in
the PRC and each of its operations and businesses, including without limitation,
registration with MOFCOM, SAIC and SAFE have been duly and timely completed in
accordance with the relevant laws in the PRC. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents will not reasonably be
expected to result in a termination or revocation of any of the
Licenses. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance
with applicable requirements of the relevant Tax bureau and relevant
Governmental Authorities to which it or its business is subject.
(m) Intellectual
Property.
(i)
Section 3.2(m) of Schedule III contains a true, complete and
accurate list of all Intellectual Property owned by, and used in the conduct of
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The CMC Group owns, free and
clear of claims or rights or any other Person, with full right to use, sell,
license, sublicense, dispose of, and bring Actions for infringement of, or, to
the Company’s Knowledge, has acquired licenses or other rights to use, all
Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its respective business as
presently conducted (other than with respect to software which is generally
commercially available and not used or incorporated into the Company’s products
and open source software which may be subject to one or more “general public”
licenses).
(ii) The
business of the Company as presently conducted and the production, marketing,
licensing, use and servicing of any products or services of the Company do not,
to the Company’s Knowledge, infringe or conflict with any patent, trademark,
copyright, or trade secret rights of any third parties or any other Intellectual
Property of any third parties in any material respect. The Company
has not received written notice from any third party challenging the Company’s
or its Subsidiaries’ ownership, use or license of any Intellectual Property the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries purports to own, is using or has licensed,
and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no valid basis for any such challenge
(whether or not pending or threatened).
(iii) No
claim is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company
or its Subsidiaries nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received any
written notice or other written claim from any Person asserting that any of the
Company or its Subsidiary’s present activities infringe or may infringe in any
material respect any Intellectual Property of such Person, and none of the
Company or the Company’s Subsidiary is aware of any infringement by any other
Person of any material rights of the Company or its Subsidiaries under any
Intellectual Property rights.
(iv) All
licenses or other agreements under which the Company and its Subsidiaries are
granted Intellectual Property (excluding licenses to use software utilized in
the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s internal operations and which is generally
commercially available) are in full force and effect and, to the Company and the
Company’s Knowledge, there is no material default by any party
thereto. The Company and its Subsidiaries have no reason to believe
that the licensors under such licenses and other agreements do not have and did
not have all requisite corporate power and authority to grant the rights to the
Intellectual Property purported to be granted thereby.
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(v) All
licenses or other agreements under which the Company or its Subsidiary has
granted rights to Intellectual Property to others (including all end-user
agreements) are (i) in full force and effect, (ii) not subject to material
default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) to the Company’s
Knowledge, not subject to material default by any other party
thereto.
(vi) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have taken all steps required in accordance with
commercially reasonable business practice to establish and preserve their
ownership in their owned Intellectual Property and to keep confidential all
material technical information developed by or belonging to the Company or its
Subsidiaries which has not been patented or copyrighted. To the
Company’s Knowledge, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries is making any
unlawful use of any Intellectual Property of any other Person, including,
without limitation, any former employer of any past or present employees of the
Company and its Subsidiaries. To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective employees has any
agreements or arrangements with former employers of such employees relating to
any Intellectual Property of such employers, which materially interfere or
conflict with the performance of such employee’s duties for the Company or its
Subsidiary or result in any former employers of such employees having any rights
in, or claims on, the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s Intellectual
Property. Each Key Employee of the Company and of each of its Subsidiaries has
executed agreements regarding confidentiality, proprietary information and
assignment of inventions and copyrights to the Company or its Subsidiaries, each
independent contractor or consultant of the Company and of each of the
Subsidiaries of the Company has executed agreements regarding confidentiality
and proprietary information, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has received written notice that any employee, consultant or independent
contractor is in violation of any agreement or in breach of any agreement or
arrangement with former or present employers relating to proprietary information
or assignment of inventions. Without limiting the foregoing: (i) the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries has taken reasonable security measures to guard against
unauthorized disclosure or use of any of its Intellectual Property that is
confidential or proprietary; and (ii) none of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that any Person (including, without
limitation, any former employee or consultant of the Company or of any of its
Subsidiaries) has unauthorized possession of any of its Intellectual Property,
or any part thereof, or that any Person has obtained unauthorized access to any
of its Intellectual Property. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with its respective
obligations pursuant to all material agreements relating to Intellectual
Property rights that are the subject of licenses granted by third parties,
except for any non-compliance that has not had or would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(n) Property. Section
3.2(n) of Schedule III sets forth all the land, buildings and premises currently
owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “Group Property”). The
Company and its Subsidiaries have land use rights and good and marketable title
(including, where relevant, land use rights and building ownership rights) to
the Group Property, in each case, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges,
Liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances of any kind
except such as (i) described in Section 3.2(n) of Schedule III or (ii) do not
materially affect the value of such Group Property and do not interfere with the
use made and proposed to be made of such Property by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. The Company and its Subsidiaries are able to transfer,
sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose of the Group Property pursuant to the
applicable laws of the PRC except to the extent the Group Property is encumbered
by a Lien as set forth in Section 3.2(n) of Schedule III. All of the leases and
subleases material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
considered as one enterprise, and under which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries holds properties described in Section 3.2(n) of Schedule III, are
in full force and effect, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has any notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by
anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any
of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the
rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries thereof to the continued
possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or
sublease.
(o) Insurance. The
Company and its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are
engaged. As of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, no notice
of cancellation has been received for any of such policies and the Company is in
compliance in all material respects with all of the terms and conditions
thereof. The Company has no 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 necessary to
continue to conduct its business as currently conducted without a significant
increase in cost. At the Closing Date, the Company shall have purchased
director’s and officer’s insurance for each of the members of the Board of
Directors and the Key Employees, in an amount not less than US$10 million for
each covered occurrence.
(p) Customers.
(i)
None of the distributors, wholesalers, retailers or any
other customers of the products of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the
“Customers”) purchased any products of the Company and its Subsidiaries without
intending to sell the products to its customers.
(ii)
None of the Customers entered into any buy-back arrangement or any
arrangement with the Company other than the payment of purchase price based on
the invoice issued to it.
(iii) Except
for small quantities for personal use, none of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
and none of their shareholders, directors, senior management and the companies
directly or indirectly owned or controlled by any of them (collectively, the
“Related Parties”), purchased any products from any of the
Customers.
(iv) None
of the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Related Parties are involved in any
re-distribution of inventory or unsold products held by the
Customers.
(v)
None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or the Related Parties was or
is an Affiliate of the Customers.
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(vi)
None of the
Customers received any commission or other kind of fees (salary, service fees or
otherwise) from any of the Company, its Subsidiaries or the Related
Parties.
(q) Entire
Business. There are no material assets or properties shared
with any other entity, which are used in connection with the business conducted
by the Companies and its Subsidiaries, and all of the facilities, services,
assets or properties owned by the Companies and its Subsidiaries are sufficient
to conduct their business as proposed to be conducted.
(r) Transactions with Related
Parties and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents, none of the Related Parties and the employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than for services as an employee, officer or director), 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 such Related Parties and
employees of the Company or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any entity in which any
Related Parties and the employees of the Company has a substantial interest or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of
US$120,000 other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services
rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and
(iii) for other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any
stock option plan of the Company.
(s) Employee
Matters. There is no strike, labor dispute or union
organization activities pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened
between it and its employees. No employee of the Company belongs to
any union or collective bargaining unit except as required by the relevant laws
of the PRC. The Company has complied in all material respects with
all applicable federal and state equal opportunity and other laws related to
employment. None of the Key Employees has vacated, or intends to
vacate, his or her office in circumstances where the operations of the Company
and its Subsidiaries may be materially and adversely affected by such
vacancy. Except as disclosed in Section 3.2(s) of Schedule III, no
contributions are being or have been made by any member of the CMC Group to any
pension, retirement, provident fund or death or disability benefit scheme or
arrangement other than the social insurance funds set forth in Section 3.2(s) of
Schedule III (the “Social Insurance Funds”). No member of the CMC
Group participates in, or has participated in, or is liable to contribute to,
any pension, retirement, provident fund or death or disability benefit scheme or
arrangement in respect of past or present employees or directors of the Group
other than the Social Insurance Funds.
(t) Environment. Except
as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company has no liabilities under any
Environmental Law, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, do any facts or
circumstances exist that are reasonably likely to give rise to any such
liability, affecting any of the properties owned or leased by the Company that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has violated any Environmental Law applicable to it now or
previously in effect, other than such violations or infringements that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(u) Dividends. Except
for the Certificate for the Receipt of Foreign Exchange for Transfer of Shares,
no other document is required by SAFE for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to pay dividends or make any other distribution to their respective shareholders
other than those specifically required for under the applicable laws of the PRC,
and there does not exist any requirements, restrictions or conditions imposed by
any Governmental Authority or otherwise, which may adversely affect the
Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends or make any other
distribution to their respective shareholders.
(v) Fees. The
Company is not obligated to pay any brokers, finders or financial advisory fees
or commissions to any underwriter, broker, agent or other representative in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby other than as contemplated
by the engagement letters between the Company and Peak Capital. The
Company will indemnify and hold harmless Investor from and against any claim by
any Person or entity alleging that Investor is obligated to pay any such
compensation, fee, cost or related expenditure on behalf of the Company in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, except for claims
resulting from any agreements to which the Company is not a party or are between
the Investor and any underwriter, broker, agent or other
representative.
(w) Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any Key
Employee, director, agent, employee or any other Person acting for or on behalf
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has directly or indirectly (a) made
any unlawful contribution, gift, bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, or
any other fraudulent payment in any form, whether in money, Property, or
services to any Person, including but not limited to any staff member at any
hospital or center for disease control or any Government Officer (i) to obtain
favorable treatment in securing business for the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (ii) to pay for favorable treatment for business secured, (iii) to
obtain special concessions or for special concessions already obtained, for or
in respect of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) in violation of
any applicable anticorruption law, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
of 1977, as amended, the Laws of the PRC Against Unfair Competition, the
Provisional Regulation on Prohibition of Commercial Bribery, Pharmaceutical
Administration Law of PRC and other applicable laws of the PRC, or
(b) established or maintained any fund or assets in which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries has proprietary rights that have not been recorded in
the books and records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Each
transaction is properly and accurately recorded in all material respects on the
books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and each document upon
which entries such books and records are based is complete and accurate in all
material respects. The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain a system
of internal accounting controls reasonably designed to ensure that the Company
and its Subsidiaries maintain no off-the-books accounts and the assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries are used only in accordance with the Company’s
management directives.
(x)
Intentionally Omitted
(y) Disclosure to
Investor. The representations, warranties and written
statements contained in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and
in the certificates, exhibits and schedules delivered to Investor by the Company
pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and in connection
with Investor’s due diligence investigation of the Company, do not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact, and do not omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make such
representations, warranties or statements not misleading in light of the
circumstances under which they were made. Following the issuance of a
press release in accordance with Section 4.5 of this Agreement, to the Company’s
Knowledge, Investor will not possess any material non-public information
concerning the Company that was provided to Investor by the Company or its
agents or representatives. The Company acknowledges that Investor is
relying on the representations, acknowledgments and agreements made by the
Company in this Section 3.2 and elsewhere in this Agreement in making investment
or trading and other decisions concerning the Company’s securities.
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(z) Solicitation; Other
Issuances of Purchased Shares. Neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf,
(i) has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising
(within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the
Purchased Shares, or (ii) has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales
of any security or the right to purchase any security, or solicited any offers
to buy any security or any such right, under circumstances that would require
registration of the Purchased Shares under the Securities Act.
(aa) Registration Rights; Rights
of Participation. Other than pursuant to the Preferred Stock
Purchase Agreement and that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated
February 8, 2006, by and among the Company and the Private Placement Investors,
the Company has not granted or agreed to grant to any Person or entity any
rights (including “piggy-back” registration rights) to have any securities of
the Company registered with the Commission or any other Governmental Authority
which has not been satisfied in full prior or waived to the date
hereof.
(bb) No General
Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on
behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Purchased Shares by any
form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has
offered the Purchased Shares for sale only to Investor.
(cc) Absence of
Manipulation. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate of the
Company has taken, nor will the Company or any Affiliate take, directly or
indirectly, any action which is designed to or which has constituted or which
would be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the
price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Purchased Shares.
(dd) Exchange Act
Registration. The Company’s Common Shares are registered
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and are quoted on the
OTCBB. The Company currently meets the continuing eligibility
requirements for quotation on the OTCBB and has not received, and no facts or
circumstances exist or have in the past existed that could result in the receipt
of any notice from such market, FINRA or the NASD that it does not satisfy such
requirements or that such continued quotation is in any way
threatened. Except as set forth herein, the Company has taken no
action designed to, or which, to the Company’s Knowledge, would reasonably be
expected to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common
Shares under the Exchange Act or disqualifying the Common Shares from quotation
on the OTCBB.
(ee) Private
Placement. Assuming the accuracy of Investor representations
and warranties set forth in Section 3.1, no registration under the Securities
Act is required for the offer and sale of the Purchased Shares by the Company to
Investor as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the
Purchased Shares hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the
Principal Market.
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(ff) Investment Company
Status. The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of
payment for the Shares issued under this Agreement will not be, an “investment
company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company
Act”), and shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become
subject to the Investment Company Act.
(gg) Taxation.
(i)
Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has timely
filed all Tax Returns required pursuant to applicable law to be filed by, or
with respect to, the Company and its Subsidiaries with any Tax Authority, all
such Tax Returns are accurate, complete and correct in all respects and comply
with all requirements of the Governmental Authorities. Each of the Company and
its Subsidiaries has timely paid or accrued, set aside and fully provided for in
accordance with GAAP, and adequately disclosed on the most recent financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Document, the books and records of
the Company or a schedule attached hereto, all Taxes and Tax liabilities due by
or with respect to the income, assets or operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries for all taxable years or other taxable periods that end on or
before the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable year or other taxable
period beginning on or before and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of
such taxable year or period ending on and including the Closing Date
(“Pre-Closing Period”). Since their respective dates of
incorporation, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries has incurred any Taxes or
assessments other than in the ordinary course of business. Since
their respective date of incorporation, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries
has made, in accordance with GAAP, adequate provisions on its respective books
and account for all actual and contingent Taxes with respect to its consolidated
business, properties and operations for such period. Each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries (i) has timely, properly and accurately withheld
and collected, from payments made to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, shareholder or any other applicable Person, the amount of Taxes
required to be withheld or collected therefrom and (ii) has timely paid the same
to the proper Tax Authority.
(ii)
None of the Company’s Subsidiaries believes it is, nor
currently expects for the foreseeable future to become, (a) a passive foreign
investment company as described in Section 1297 of the United States Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or (b) an “investment company” as
such term is defined under the Investment Company Act.
(iii) As
of the Closing Date, neither the Executive Shareholder, the Company, nor any of
its Subsidiaries (A) is presently contesting the Tax liability of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries before any court, tribunal or agency, (B) has granted a
power-of-attorney relating to Tax matters to any person, or (D) has applied for
and/or received a ruling or determination from a taxing authority regarding a
past or prospective transaction of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
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(iv) Section
3.2(gg)(iv) of Schedule III lists each jurisdiction in which any of the Company
or its Subsidiaries benefit from Incentives and describes the details of such
Incentives. Each of the Company or its Subsidiaries listed in Section 3.2(a) of
Schedule III is in full compliance with all terms and conditions of any
agreement or order relating to such Incentives in such jurisdictions where such
Incentives are available, and has received no written notice from any
Governmental Authority claiming that such Incentives were not, or will not in
the future, be available. To the extent of the Company’s Knowledge,
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not
have any adverse effect on the continued validity and effectiveness of any such
Incentives, nor will it cause any such Incentive to lapse nor result in a
requirement to repay any Incentives already received. For purposes of
this Agreement, the term “Incentives” means exemptions from taxation, Tax
holidays, reduction in Tax rate or similar Tax relief and other financial
grants, subsidies or similar incentives granted by a Governmental Authority,
whether or not relating to Taxes.
(v) The
Company has made available to Investor true and correct copies of all income Tax
Returns and other material Tax Returns filed by the Company and its Subsidiaries
for the fiscal years starting from 2006. Each of the Company or its
Subsidiaries has delivered to Investor copies of all examination or audit
reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by any of
the Company or its Subsidiaries received since 2006, and each of the Company and
its Subsidiaries will deliver to Investor all materials with respect to the
foregoing for all matters arising after the date hereof through the Closing
Date.
(vi) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been the subject of any audit,
Action, suit, proceeding, investigation or claim relating to Taxes or any Tax
Returns of the Company or its Subsidiaries (or in which the Company or its
Subsidiaries are included). There are no federal, state, local or foreign
audits, Actions, suits, proceedings, investigations or claims relating to Taxes
or any Tax Returns of the Company or its Subsidiaries (or in which the Company
or its Subsidiaries are included) now pending, and none of the Company or its
Subsidiaries has received any written notice, or has otherwise knowledge of any
threatened or proposed Tax audit, examination, refund litigation, investigation,
claim, administrative proceeding or adjustment in controversy with respect to
any of the Company or its Subsidiaries. There is no agreement in effect to waive
or extend the period of limitations for the assessment or collection of any Tax
for which each the Company or its Subsidiaries may be liable.
(vii) No
written claim, or to the Company’s Knowledge, other claims, which remain
unresolved, have ever been made by any authority in any jurisdiction where none
of the Company and its Subsidiaries files Tax Returns that the Company or its
Subsidiaries is required to file Tax Returns or that it is or may be subject to
taxation by that jurisdiction.
(viii)
None of the Company or its Subsidiaries (A) is a party to a tax sharing
allocation, indemnification or similar agreement with any Person other than each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or (B) has any liability (including
potential liability) for any Tax or any portion of a Tax (or any amount
calculated with reference to any portion of a Tax) of any Person other than each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries as transferee or successor, by contract,
inter-company account system or otherwise.
(ix) None
of the Company or its Subsidiaries has filed an election pursuant to Section
7701 of the Code and the Treasury regulations issued thereunder to treat any of
the Company’s Subsidiaries as other than a corporation for U.S. federal income
Tax purposes.
(x)
No stock transfer or other taxes (other than income taxes) are required to be
paid in connection with the issuance and sale of any of the Purchased Shares,
other than such taxes for which the Company has established appropriate reserves
and intends to pay in full on or before the Closing.
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(xi) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been included in any “consolidated,”
“unitary” or “combined” Tax Return provided for under the law of the United
States, any foreign jurisdiction or any state or locality with respect to Taxes
for any taxable period.
(xii) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has applied for, been granted, or agreed
to any accounting method change for which it will be required to take into
account any adjustment under Section 481 of the Code or any similar provision of
the Code or the corresponding tax laws of any nation, state or locality; neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any knowledge that the IRS or any
other taxing authority has proposed or purported to require any such adjustment
or change in accounting method, and the Company has no knowledge or belief that
any such adjustment under Section 481 of the Code or the corresponding tax laws
of any nation, state or locality will be required of the Company or its
subsidiaries upon the completion of, or by reason of, the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement.
(xiii) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement that would
require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any affiliate thereof to make
any payment that would constitute an “excess parachute payment” for purposes of
Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code or that would not be deductible pursuant to
Section 162(m) of
the Code.
(xiv) There
are no security interests on any of the assets of the Company or any Subsidiary
that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Taxes,
other than any Taxes that are being contested in good faith and for which
adequate reserves have been provided for in accordance with GAAP.
(xv) No
indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries consists of “corporate
acquisition indebtedness” within the meaning of Section 279 of the
Code.
(xvi) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a “United States real property
holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the
Code.
(xvii) The
Subsidiaries of the Company that are created or organized in, or under the laws
of, a jurisdiction other than the United States or any State
thereof (A) are not, and have not been or deemed to be, engaged in
the conduct of a trade or business within the United States within the meaning
of Section 864 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations issued thereunder
and (B) do not have in the current taxable year, and have not had in any prior
taxable year, more than a de
minimis amount (as defined in Section 954(b)(3) of the Code and the U.S.
Treasury Regulations issued thereunder) of “subpart F income” (as defined in
Sections 952 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations issued
thereunder).
(xviii)
The amount of Konzern’s earnings invested in United States property (including,
without limitation, its adjusted tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes
in the stock of Konzern US Holding Corporation) within the meaning of
Section 956 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations issued thereunder
currently is approximately $200,000.
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(hh) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act; Internal
Controls and Procedures. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents, the Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements
of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and any and all applicable rules and
regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of
the date hereof. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the
Company maintains internal accounting controls, policies and procedures, and
such books and records as are reasonably designed to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) all transactions to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which its Properties are bound are effected by a
duly authorized employee or agent of the Company, supervised by and acting
within the scope of the authority granted by the Company’s senior management;
(ii) the recorded accounting of the Company’s consolidated assets is compared
with existing assets at regular intervals; and (iii) all transactions to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which its Properties
are bound, are recorded (and such records maintained) in accordance with all
Governmental Requirements applicable to the Company and as may be necessary or
appropriate to ensure that the financial statements of the Company are prepared
in accordance with GAAP. 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 information required to be disclosed by the Company in the
reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s
rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end
of the period covered by the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under
the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company
presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the
conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation
Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in
the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
(ii) Accountants. The
Company’s accountants that rendered their opinion with respect to the financial
statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008, are, to the Company’s Knowledge, independent
accountants as required by the Securities Act.
(jj) No Other
Agreements. The Company has not, directly or indirectly,
entered into any agreement with or granted any right to any Persons relating to
the terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, except as expressly set forth in the Transaction
Documents.
(kk) No
Integration. Assuming the accuracy of Investor’s
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement,
neither the Company, nor to the Company’s Knowledge, any of its Affiliates, nor
any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any
offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security,
under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Purchased Shares to be
integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities
Act.
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(ll) Material
Contracts
Section
3.2(ll) of Schedule III lists each Contract to which any Company Subsidiary is a
party or to which any Company Subsidiary or any of its respective properties is
subject to or by which any thereof is bound that are material to the business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise (the “Material
Contracts”).
(i) True
and complete copies of each of the Material Contract, including any amendments
and supplements thereof, have been delivered to the Investor or its
Representatives.
(ii) Each
of the Material Contracts was entered into in the ordinary course of business
and in an arm’s length.
(iii) Each
Material Contract and the execution, delivery and performance by the applicable
Company Subsidiary of such Material Contract are in compliance with all
applicable laws of the PRC, and each Company Subsidiary has obtained all
Licenses necessary to perform its obligations under applicable Material Contract
to which it is a party.
ARTICLE
IV.
COVENANTS
OF THE COMPANY AND INVESTOR.
Section
4.1 Existence and
Compliance. The Company agrees that it will and will cause its
Subsidiaries to, for so long as Investor holds at least 10% of the issued and
outstanding Common Stock of the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis at the time of
determination:
(a) carry
on its business in the ordinary course in substantially the same manner in which
it previously has been conducted and, to the extent consistent with such
business, use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its present
business organization and to preserve its relationships with customers,
suppliers and others having business dealings with it;
(b) provide
Investor with copies of all materials sent to its shareholders at the same time
as such materials are delivered to such shareholders;
(c) timely
file (subject to valid extensions of such time to file pursuant to the Exchange
Act) with the Commission all reports required to be filed pursuant to the
Exchange Act and shall not terminate its status as an issuer required by the
Exchange Act to file reports thereunder even if the Exchange Act or the rules or
regulations thereunder would permit such termination;
(d) make
reasonable efforts to maintain adequate insurance coverage (including directors
and officers insurance) for the Company; and
(e) maintain
its books of account and records in its usual, regular and ordinary
manner.
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Section
4.2 Compliance with Laws of the
PRC. For so long as Investor holds at least 10% of the issued
and outstanding Common Stock of the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis at the time
of determination, the Company shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to use
commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the CMC Group shall be in
compliance with all laws of the PRC and shall ensure that all Licenses set forth
in Section 3.2(l) of Schedule III are and will at all times following the
Closing, and any Licenses obtained subsequent to the Closing will, remain in
full force and effect for so long as Investor owns any Common
Shares.
Section
4.3 State Law
Exemptions. The Company shall take such action as the Company
reasonably determines upon the advice of counsel is necessary to qualify the
Common Shares for sale under applicable state or “blue-sky” laws or obtain an
exemption therefrom, and shall promptly provide evidence of any such action to
Investor at Investor’s request.
Section
4.4 Closing. Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each party shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Closing to occur, provided that
such efforts shall not require Investor or the Company or any of their
respective Affiliates to make any material monetary expenditure except as
already contemplated herein, or commence or be a plaintiff in any litigation or
other proceeding or offer or grant any material accommodation (financial or
otherwise) to any Person.
Each of
the Company and appropriate Affiliate(s) of Investor shall file as promptly as
practicable with the United States Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the
Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”), in
each case pursuant to the HSR Act: (i) the notification
and report form, if any, required for the transactions contemplated hereby,
which form shall be filed not later than 10 Business Days following the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, and (ii) any supplemental
information requested in connection therewith, which information shall be filed
as promptly as practicable. Any such notification and report form and
supplemental information shall be in substantial compliance with the
requirements of the HSR Act.
Investor
and the Company shall furnish to the other party such necessary information and
reasonable assistance as the other party may request in connection with its
preparation of any filing that is necessary under the HSR
Act. Investor and the Company shall keep each other apprised of the
status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional
information from, the FTC and the DOJ and any other Governmental Authority and
shall comply promptly with any such inquiry or request. Each of
Investor and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
any clearance required under the HSR Act.
Section
4.5 Press
Release. As soon as practicable following the execution of
this Agreement (but in no event later than 8:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the
fourth Business Day following the date hereof), issue a press release disclosing
the material terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (ii) on or prior to 5:00 p.m.
(New York City time) on the fourth Business Day following the date hereof, file
with the Commission a current report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms
of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby; provided, however, that Investor shall have
approved in writing such press release or Form 8-K prior to the issuance or
filing thereof. Thereafter, the Company shall timely file any filings
and notices required by the Commission or applicable Governmental Requirements
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section
4.6 Transactions with
Affiliates. The Company agrees that any transaction or
arrangement between it or any of its Subsidiaries and any Affiliate or employee
of the Company shall be effected on an arms’ length basis unless approved by the
Company’s Independent Directors.
Section
4.7 Use of Investor
Name. Except as may be required by applicable Governmental
Requirements and/or this Agreement, the Company shall not use (and shall cause
its Subsidiaries not to use), directly or indirectly, Investor’s name or the
name of any of Investor’s Affiliates in any advertisement, announcement, press
release or other similar communication unless (i) the Company shall have
received the prior written consent of Investor for the specific use
contemplated, (ii) as otherwise required by applicable Governmental Requirements
or regulation and (iii) a statement or description of the Company’s capital
structure after the Closing in any registration statement in connection with a
public offering of its securities.
Section
4.8 Listing. The
Company shall use its best efforts to qualify for and list its Common Shares on
a national exchange such as the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market,
the Nasdaq Global Select Market, NYSE Amex or the New York Stock Exchange or
such other stock exchange that is agreeable to Investor (the “Qualified Capital
Market”) within 12 months from the Closing Date. Upon such listing,
for so long as Investor holds at least 10% of the
issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis at
the time of determination, the Company shall (i) use its best efforts to
include all of the Purchased Shares, the 2010
Additional Shares and the 2011 Additional Shares, if any (without regard
to any limitation on such conversion or exercise) for listing on the Qualified
Capital Market, and (ii) shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the
designation and quotation, or listing, of the Common Shares on the Qualified
Capital Market for a minimum of five (5) years following the initial listing on
a Qualified Capital Market.
Section
4.9 Additional Issuance of
Common Shares.
(a) The
Company is expected to achieve EBITDA of US$25,000,000 (assuming the Jiangmen Acquisition is
consummated during the 2010 fiscal year) or US$22,000,000 (assuming the Jiangmen
Acquisition is not consummated during the 2010 fiscal year) (as applicable, the
“2010 Target EBITDA”). The 2010 Target EBITDA however, shall
be adjusted upwards to account for expected returns from utilization of all or a
part of the Escrow Funds during 2010 fiscal year and such adjusted EBITDA shall
become the new 2010 Target EBITDA. Furthermore, the 2010 Target
EBITDA is subject to a downward adjustment of US$1,000,000 if Closing occurs
after January 31, 2010. If the actual EBITDA of the Company for the
2010 fiscal year (“2010 Actual EBITDA”) is less than 90% of the applicable 2010
Target EBITDA, Investor may require the Company to issue to Investor that number
of Common Shares equal to X (the “2010 Additional Shares”), where:
X =
((A*B) – C)/(1 – A)
Where:
X = 2010
Additional Shares
A = 2010
Target EBITDA / 2010 Actual EBITDA * Investor Ownership
Percentage
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B = Total
number of Equity Securities of the Company issued and outstanding on a Fully
Diluted Basis, at the time of determination but prior to the issuance of 2010
Additional Shares
C = Total
number of Common Shares on a Fully Diluted Basis, at the time of determination
but prior to the issuance of any 2010 Additional Shares
The
purchase price for the 2010 Additional Shares shall equal the product of the
number of 2010 Additional Shares and the par value of each 2010 Additional
Share.
(b) The
Company is expected to achieve EBITDA of US$39,000,000 (assuming the Jiangmen Acquisition is
consummated during the 2010 or 2011 fiscal year) or US$30,000,000 (assuming the
Jiangmen Acquisition is not consummated during the 2010 or 2011 fiscal year),
(as applicable, the “2011 Target EBITDA”). The 2011 Target
EBITDA however, shall be adjusted upwards to account for expected returns from
utilization of all or a part of the Escrow Funds during 2010 or 2011 fiscal year
and such adjusted EBITDA shall become the new 2011 Target EBITDA. If
the actual EBITDA of the Company for the 2011 fiscal year (“2011 Actual EBITDA”)
is less than 95% of the applicable 2011 Target EBITDA, Investor may require the
Company to issue to Investor that number of Common Shares equal to Y (the “2011
Additional Shares”), where:
Y =
((D*E) – F)/(1 – D)
Where:
Y = 2011
Additional Shares
D = 2011
Target EBITDA / 2011 Actual EBITDA * Investor Ownership Percentage
E = Total
number of Equity Securities of the Company issued and outstanding at the time of
determination but prior to the issuance of any 2011 Additional
Shares
F = Total
number of Common Shares on a Fully Diluted Basis, at the time of determination
but prior to the issuance of any 2011 Additional Shares
The
purchase price for the 2011 Additional Shares shall equal the product of the
number of 2011 Additional Shares and the par value of each 2011 Additional
Share.
(c) In
the event Section 4.9(a) or Section 4.9(b) would result in the issuance of that
number of Common Shares to Investor which would result in the Investor Ownership
Percentage being greater than 75%, the number of Common Shares required to be
issued pursuant to Section 4.9(a) or Section 4.9(b) shall be reduced so that the
Investor Ownership Percentage shall equal 75% less one (1) Common
Share.
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(d) If
(A) the exercise of any warrant or option by any shareholder of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, or the issuance of any Equity Security by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, except for an Exempt Issuance, would result in
Investor holding, directly or indirectly, less than 50.1% of all securities
entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and (B) prior to such exercise or issuance the Investor held more
than 50.1% of all securities entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, Investor may require the Company to
issue such number of Common Shares of the Company as may be required for
Investor to hold more than 50.1% of all securities entitled to vote at a meeting
of shareholders of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries. The
Company shall not set a record date for any meeting of shareholders until and
unless Investor holds more than 50.1% of all securities entitled to vote at a
meeting of shareholders of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or waived its
rights under this Section 4.9. The purchase price for all such Common
Shares shall equal the product of the number of such Common Shares and an amount
equal to the Market Price. Investor shall inform the Company of whether it
elects to subscribe for additional shares under this Section within thirty (30)
days after the date the Company provides notice to Investor that its rights
under this Section have been triggered.
(e) In
the event the Company or any of its Subsidiaries requires additional capital for
its operations, Investor may require the Company to issue to Investor certain
number of Common Shares in consideration of Investor’s additional investment in
the Company. The number of the Common Shares to be issued to Investor
shall equal G divided by H where:
G =
amount of capital required
H =
Market Price
Section
4.10 Management Incentive
Plan. The Board of Directors may, at its sole and absolute
discretion, establish a committee (the “Remuneration Committee”) for the purpose
of determining appropriate remuneration of its directors and
officers. The Remuneration Committee shall be comprised of three
members of the Board of Directors, one of which shall be the member nominated by
Investor, one of which shall be the member nominated by the Executive
Shareholder and one of which shall be an Independent Director agreed to by the
Board of Directors. The Remuneration Committee shall establish a
management incentive plan (the “Incentive Plan”) which shall provide for the
award of Common Shares to management upon the achievement of certain milestones
(the “Performance Milestones”) for each of the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 fiscal
years. Satisfaction of the Performance Milestones for 2010 shall
permit the issuance of up to 429,514 Common Shares, which is equal to
approximately 1% of the Common Shares of the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis as
of the Closing Date. Satisfaction of the Performance Milestones for
2011 shall permit the issuance of up to 859,027 Common Shares, which is equal to
approximately 2% of the Common Shares of the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis as
of the Closing Date. Satisfaction of the Performance Milestones for
2012 shall permit the issuance of up to 859,027 Common Shares, which is equal to
approximately 2% of the Common Shares of the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis as
of the Closing Date. Satisfaction of the Performance Milestones for
2013 shall permit the issuance of up to 1,288,542 Common Shares, which is equal
to approximately 3% of the Common Shares of the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis
as of the Closing Date. The Remuneration Committee shall grant Executive
Shareholder the power to reallocate the Management Incentive Shares among the
management, to the extent such reallocation is reasonable. The issuance of the
Management Incentive Shares shall be subject to the requirements of Section
4.9(d). The Board of Directors may accelerate the issuance of the
Management Incentive Shares once the Investor holds less than 10% of the issued
and outstanding Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis at the time of
determination.
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Section
4.11 Redemption of Purchased
Preferred Shares.
If, (A) by the date which is
twenty-eight (28) months after the date of the Closing, the Escrow Agent
continues to hold any Escrow Funds other than due to Investor having made a
claim for such funds, whether for indemnification or otherwise pursuant to an
Escrow Release Request as defined in the Escrow Agreement, (B) before the date
that the Escrow Agreement is terminated, an event occurs or circumstances exist
which is reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect, or (C) by the
date which is six (6) months after the date of the Closing, the Executive
Shareholder and Xx. Xxx Xxxxxx and Xx. Xxx Junhua shall not have obtained the
Certificate for the Receipt of Foreign Exchange for Transfer of Shares (a “SAFE
Release”), Investor may elect to require the Escrow Agent to disburse
immediately all or any portion of the Escrow Funds (the “Redemption Amount”) to
Investor, provided however, Investor shall not be entitled to a SAFE Release
with respect to US$8 million of the Escrow Funds if a good faith effort has been
exerted to obtain such certificate and the Company and Investor believe that
such certificate is forthcoming. Upon receipt of the Redemption
Amount, Investor shall surrender to the Company that number of Purchased
Preferred Shares equal to X, where:
X = Y /
Z
Where:
X = the
number of Purchased Preferred Shares to be delivered to the Company by
Investor
Y = the
Redemption Amount
Z =
((1.042)a * US$30)
where “a” is a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days passed
from Closing to date of determination and the denominator of which is
365.
Upon
receipt of the surrendered certificates or certificates, the Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Shares represented by such certificate or certificates
shall be deemed to have been redeemed by the Company and the Company shall
cancel such certificate or certificates. The shares of such cancelled Purchased
Preferred Shares shall have the status of authorized but unissued shares of
preferred stock of the Company.
In the
event Escrow Funds are disbursed to Investor pursuant to a SAFE Release,
Investor agrees to reimburse the Company for one-half the Company’s cash
expenses relating to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement (including
fees and expenses of Peak Capital), provided that the maximum amount to be
reimbursed by Investor pursuant to this provision shall be
US$375,000.
Section
4.12 Indemnification of
Investor.
(a) Survival. Notwithstanding
any examination made for or on behalf of any of the parties hereto, all
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any document
delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to be material and to have been relied
upon by the parties hereto. The representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant
hereto shall survive the Closing and shall be fully effective and enforceable
until the date which is twenty-eight (28) months following the Closing Date;
provided, however, that the representations and warranties contained in Section
3.2(a) “Organization, Good Standing and Qualification”, Section 3.2(b)
“Authorization; Consents”, Section 3.2(c) “Enforcement”, Section 3.2(e)
“Filings, Consents and Approvals”, Section 3.2(h) “Due Authorization; Valid
Issuance” and Section 3.2(i) “Capitalization” shall survive indefinitely;
Section 3.2(t) “Environment”, Section 3.2(w) “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act”,
Section 3.2(cc) “Absence of Manipulation”, Section 3.2(dd) “Exchange Act
Registration”, Section 3.2(gg) “Taxation” and Section 3.2(hh) “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act; Internal Controls and Procedures” shall survive until 90 days after the
expiration of the applicable statute of limitations period. If a claim for
indemnification has been timely made pursuant to this Section 4.12, such
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement shall continue to survive and be
fully effective and enforceable until a final and non-appealable order or
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
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(b) General
Indemnification. Except as provided in Section 4.12(c) below with respect
to Taxes, the Company and the Executive Shareholder (each, an “Indemnifying
Party” and together “Indemnifying Parties”), jointly and severally, hereby agree
to indemnify and hold Investor and its Affiliates, directors, managers,
officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, advisors and agents (each,
an “Indemnified Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities,
obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all
judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’
fees and costs of investigation that an Indemnified Party may suffer or incur
(the “Indemnifiable Losses”) as a result of or relating to (i) any misstatement,
material omission, or breach of any of the representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements made by the Company or any of its Affiliates or the
Executive Shareholder in any Transaction Document; and (ii) any Action
instituted against Investor, or any of its Affiliates, by any shareholder of the
Company who is not an Affiliate of Investor, with respect to any of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such Action is
based upon a breach of Investor’s representation, warranty or covenant under the
Transaction Documents or any violation by Investor of state or federal
securities laws or any conduct by Investor which constitutes fraud, gross
negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance).
(c) Indemnification of Investor
for Taxes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Agreement, the Company and the Executive Shareholder hereby agree to,
jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless the Investor and its
Affiliates, directors, managers, officers, shareholders, members, partners,
employees, advisors and agents and, at the option of the Investor, the Executive
Shareholder (a “Tax Indemnified Party”), jointly and severally, agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case, from
(i) all Taxes, losses, claims and expenses resulting from, arising out of, or
incurred with respect to, any claims that may be asserted by any party based
upon, attributable to, or resulting from the failure of any representation and
warranty made by the Company or any of its Affiliates or the Executive
Shareholder pursuant to Section 3.2(gg) of this Agreement to be true or correct
as of the Closing Date; (ii) all Taxes imposed on or asserted against the
properties, income or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or for
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may otherwise be liable for all
Pre-Closing Periods, except to the extent that such Taxes have been accrued and
fully provided for in accordance with GAAP on the most recent financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents, and adequately
disclosed in such financial statements, the books and records of the Company or
a schedule attached hereto, (iii) all Taxes imposed on the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be liable,
as a result of any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and (iv) all
Taxes imposed on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of the
provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 or the analogous provisions
of any state, local or foreign law. For purposes of Section 4.12, any
party that is (x) indemnified by another party pursuant to this Section 4.12(c)
shall be treated as an Indemnified Party, and (y) required to indemnify another
party pursuant to this Section 4.12(c) shall be treated as an Indemnifying
Party. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Tax Indemnified Party would
be entitled to indemnification under more than one clause of this Section
4.12(c) for a single loss, such Tax Indemnified Party shall not be entitled to
duplicate payments for such loss.
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(d) If
any Action shall be brought against or shall involve any Indemnified Party in
respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such
Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties in writing, and
the Indemnifying Parties shall, in the case of an indemnification pursuant to
Section 4.12(b) or (c) of this Agreement, have the right to assume the defense
thereof with counsel of its own choosing, subject only to the consent of such
Indemnified Party. An Indemnified Party shall have the right to
employ separate counsel in any such Action and participate in the defense
thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of
such Indemnified Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has
been specifically authorized by any Indemnifying Party in writing, (ii) an
Indemnifying Party has failed after a reasonable period of time following such
Indemnified Party’s written request that it do so, to assume such defense and to
employ counsel or (iii) in such Action there is, in the reasonable opinion of
such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the
position of the Indemnifying Parties and the position of such Indemnified
Party.
(e) The
Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to any Indemnified Party under Section
4.12(b) or (c) of this Agreement (i) for any settlement by an Indemnified Party
effected without the any of the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or (ii) in the case of
Section 4.12(b), to the extent, but only to the extent that the Indemnifiable
Losses are attributable to such Indemnified Party’s wrongful actions or
omissions, or gross negligence or to such Indemnified Party’s breach of any of
the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by Investor in
this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the aggregate
amount of indemnification to be paid by (x) the Company under Section 4.12(b)
exceed the aggregate purchase price of the Purchased Shares and (y) the
Executive Shareholder under Section 4.12(b) exceed the lesser of (A) the sum of
the Common Shares Purchase Price and that portion of the Preferred Shares
Purchase Price actually received by the Company until the time such
indemnification payment is made by the Executive Shareholder and (B) the total
Market Price of the Common Shares pledged by the Executive Shareholder as of the
Closing Date.
(g) In
the event the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates or Representatives has
any knowledge (whether constructive or imputed) at or prior to the date of this
Agreement of any breach by an Indemnifying Party or any of its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates of any representation, warranty or covenant in this Agreement, such
knowledge shall not constitute a waiver of any available remedy by the
Indemnified Party under this Section 4.12 and the Indemnified Party shall not be
precluded or prejudiced for any claim or recourse against the Indemnifying
Parties or any of their Affiliates or the Escrow Funds with respect to such
breach, under this Section 4.12 or otherwise. Knowledge of any
Indemnifying Party or any of its Affiliates or Representatives shall not be
considered for purposes of determining the knowledge of the Indemnified Party or
any of its Affiliates or Representatives for the purpose of this
Agreement. Investor confirms that as of the date hereof, Investor
does not have knowledge of any breach by an Indemnifying Party or any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any representation, warranty or covenant in this
Agreement.
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(h) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, an Indemnified Party may assert a
claim against the Escrow Funds for indemnification of the Indemnifiable
Losses.
(i) All
Taxes and Tax liabilities with respect to the income, property or operations of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that relate to taxable periods beginning
on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date (the “Overlap
Period”) shall be apportioned between the Pre-Closing Period and any period
ending after the Closing Date as follows: (i) in the case of Taxes other than
income, sales and use and withholding Taxes, on a per diem basis, and (ii) in
the case of income, sales and use and withholding Taxes, as determined from the
books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries as though the taxable year
of the Company or any relevant Subsidiary terminated at the close of business on
the Closing Date.
Section
4.13 Waiver. The
Company shall exert commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Waiver as soon
as practicable after the date hereof. The Company covenants that upon
execution by the Private Placement Investors, the Waiver shall be effective and
enforceable against the Private Placement Investors. The Company
covenants that the Waiver shall be obtained without the payment of cash or other
consideration to the Private Placement Investors without the prior written
consent of OEP.
Section
4.14 Non-Public
Information. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it
nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide Investor or its agents or
counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material
non-public information, unless prior thereto Investor shall have executed a
written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such
information. The Company understands and confirms that Investor shall
be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in
securities of the Company.
Section
4.15 Supplements to Disclosure
Schedules. From time to time prior to the Closing, the Company
shall amend or supplement any schedule hereto by delivery of a written amendment
or supplement thereto to Investor. Any such amendment or supplement
shall only be effective to modify such representations and warranties for the
purpose of determining the fulfillment of the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 5.1(a), unless Investor promptly objects to any such amendment or
supplement. No such amendment or supplement shall be effective to
modify the representations and warranties made by the Company and the Executive
Shareholder on the date hereof for purposes of the Indemnifying Party’s
indemnification obligations under this Agreement.
Section
4.16 Pre-Closing
Covenant. Prior to Closing, the Company shall comply with the
sections headed “Information Rights” and “Access” under Annex A of the
Shareholders Agreement, and shall not take any action set forth under the
section headed “Consent of OEP” without the prior written consent of
Investor.
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ARTICLE
V.
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING.
Section
5.1 Conditions to Investor’s
Obligations at the Closing. Investor’s obligations to effect
the Closing, including without limitation its obligation to purchase the
Purchased Shares at Closing, are conditioned upon the fulfillment (or waiver by
Investor in its sole and absolute discretion) of each of the following events as
of the Closing Date:
(a) the
representations and warranties of the Company and the Executive Shareholder
shall be true and correct in all respects, if qualified by materiality, and
shall be true and correct in all material respects, if not qualified by
materiality, at and as of the Closing with the same effect as though made at and
as of such time (except that those representations and warranties that are made
as of a specific date shall be correct only as of such date);
(b) the
Company shall have duly performed and complied in all material respects with all
covenants contained herein required to be performed or complied with by it in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by
the other Transaction Documents at or before the Closing;
(c) the
Company shall have obtained all approvals, acknowledgements and consents, as
applicable, from the relevant parties, including the Board of Directors, the
Consenting Parties and any Governmental Authorities;
(d) the
Company shall have obtained a written waiver (the “Waiver”)”) in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit E from the Private Placement Investors with
respect to the waiver of their right of first refusal under Section 6.14 of the
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement;
(e) the
Closing Date shall not be a date which is later than March 17, 2010, or such
other date as the parties may agree in writing (the “Latest Closing
Date”);
(f) the
Company shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to Investor at the
Closing:
(i) duly
executed certificates evidencing the Purchased Shares in such denominations and
registered in the name of Investor as set forth Schedule I hereto as
supplemented or amended from time to time prior to the Closing;
(ii)
a certificate, signed by the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and dated as
of the Closing Date, certifying that all the closing conditions specified in
this Section 5.1 are satisfied as of the Closing, it being understood that
Investor may rely on such certificate as a representation and warranty of the
Company made herein;
(iii) the
Company shall have delivered to Investor a certificate, signed by the Chief
Executive Officer or the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing
Date, attaching (i) the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company,
and (ii) resolutions passed by its Board of Directors and shareholders of the
Company authorizing the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other
Transaction Documents, and certifying that such documents are true and complete
copies of the originals and that such resolutions have not been amended or
superseded, it being understood that Investor may rely on such certificate as a
representation and warranty of the Company made herein;
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(iv) the
Company shall have delivered to Investor a certificate, signed by the Chief
Executive Officer that the Certificate of Designation has been adopted and
filed;
(v) legal
opinions of New York counsel and Nevada counsel for the Company or a legal
opinion covering both New York and Nevada matters from Xxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, dated
as of the Closing Date, in forms reasonably satisfactory to
Investor;
(vi) a
legal opinion of the PRC counsel for the Company, dated as of the Closing Date,
in a form satisfactory to Investor;
(vii) an
Escrow Agreement duly executed by the Company and the Escrow Agent;
and
(viii) the
Share Pledge Agreement executed by the Executive Shareholder;
(g) there
shall not exist any condition or have occurred any change since the date of the
Company’s most recent financial statements contained in the SEC Documents that
would reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(h) the
Company shall have entered into an employment agreement with each of the Key
Employees in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F;
(i) the
Certificate of Designation has been adopted by the Company and filed with the
Secretary of the State of the State of Nevada;
(j) the
Company shall continue to meet its eligibility requirements for the quotation of
its Common Shares on the OTCBB;
(k) the
Company shall be in compliance, in all material respects, with each of the
FINRA, NASD and SEC rules applicable to the OTCBB and the Company shall not have
received any notice from OTCBB, FINRA, NASD or SEC that the Company may not be
in such compliance, and there shall be no facts or circumstances existing that
could be the basis for any non-compliance or notice of any
non-compliance;
(l) as
of the Closing, the lease agreement between Konzern and No. 76171
Force of People's Liberation Army in relation to the warehouse
located at Xx. 00, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx for the purpose of the
storage of medicine and other medical products shall have been renewed and the
GSP license granted to Konzern with respect to such warehouse shall not have
been affected by the expiry and renewal of the lease;
(m) Konzern
shall have obtained the approvals from the Governmental Authorities in the PRC
for the increase of registered capital or total investment of Konzern for an
amount no less than the Common Shares Purchase Price;
(n) the
approval for environmental impact inspection reports, examination report of
environmental protection on the completion of the construction project, and
waste discharge permit issued by local environmental protection bureau regarding
the construction and expansion of all of LifeTech’s plants have been obtained
and all of the waste discharge fees have been paid up;
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(o) there
shall be no injunction, restraining order or decree of any nature of any court
or Government Authority of competent jurisdiction that is in effect that
restrains or prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and by the other Transaction Documents;
(p) the
waiting period under the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement shall have expired or been terminated;
(q) the
terms and conditions of any agreements between Peak Capital and the Company
shall have amended to such terms and conditions as have been agreed to by
Investor in writing; and
(r) the
Company shall have furnished to the Investors a certificate stating that the
Company is not a “United States real property holding corporation” within the
meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.
Section
5.2 Conditions to Company’s
Obligations at the Closing. The Company’s obligations to
effect the Closing with Investor are conditioned upon the fulfillment (or waiver
by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion) of each of the following
events as of the Closing Date:
(a) the
representations and warranties of Investor shall be true and correct in all
respects, if qualified by materiality, and shall be true and correct in all
material respects, if not qualified by materiality, at and as of the Closing
with the same effect as though made at and as of such time (except that those
representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date shall be
correct only as of such date);
(b) Investor
shall have duly performed and complied in all material respects with all
covenants contained herein required to be performed or complied with by it in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby at or
before the Closing;
(c) there
shall be no injunction, restraining order or decree of any nature of any court
or Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction that is in effect that
restrains or prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and by the other Transaction Documents;
(d) the
waiting period under the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement shall have expired or been terminated;
(e) Investor
shall have delivered the Escrow Agreement duly executed by
Investor;
(f) Investor
shall have delivered the Share Pledge Agreement duly executed by Investor;
and
(g) Investor
shall have tendered to the Company the Common Shares Purchase Price and to the
Escrow Agent the Preferred Shares Purchase Price, in each case, by wire transfer
of immediately available funds.
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ARTICLE
VI.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
6.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated by:
(a) Investor,
as to its obligations hereunder, by written notice to the Company, if the
Company shall have breached any of its obligations under any of the Transaction
Documents;
(b) the
Company, as to its obligations hereunder, by written notice to Investor, if
Investor shall have breached any of its obligations under any of the Transaction
Documents; or
(c) either
the Company or Investor, by written notice to the other party, if the Closing
has not been consummated on or before Latest Closing Date; provided, however,
that no such termination or the late exercise of the right to terminate will
affect the right set forth under Section 6.2 herein. Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, upon termination of this
Agreement by Investor or the Company pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b), the
breaching party will remain liable to the other party for any breach of this
Agreement by such breaching party existing at the time of such termination, and
the other party may seek such remedies, including damages and fees of attorneys,
against the breaching party with respect to any such breach as are provided in
this Agreement or as are otherwise available at law or in equity.
Section
6.2 Fees and
Expenses. All consulting, legal and other reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses, including due diligence expenses relating to the
investment contemplated herein, together with any costs for the enforcement of
such expenses (the “Expenses”) shall be paid for by the
Company. Expenses attributable to Investor relating to the investment
and due diligence for the investment contemplated herein will be subject to a
fee cap of US$750,000. The Company’s obligation to pay the Expenses
is absolute, without regard to whether Closing is consummated and payable upon
demand from Investor. Fees incurred by Investor above the fee cap
shall be borne by Investor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of
Investor and the Company shall be responsible for paying 50% of all filing fees
in connection with filings required by the HSR Act.
Section
6.3 Notices. All
notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if: (a) delivered
personally, (b) sent by registered or certified mail in the United States,
return receipt requested, (c) sent by reputable overnight air courier (such as
DHL or Federal Express) or (d) sent by fax, as follows:
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if
to the Company, at:
China
Medicine Corporation
Guangri
Tower, Suite 702
Xx.
0 Xxxxx Xxxxx 0xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 510600
Fax: x00 00 0000 0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
Email: Xxxxxxx00@000.xxx
with
a copy to:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx LLP
0
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Esq.
Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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if
to Investor, at:
OEP
CHME Holdings, LLP
c/o
One Equity Partners
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, 00X, 0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax:
x000 0000 0000
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxx
Email: xxxx.xx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
with
a copy to:
One
Equity Partners
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Email: xxxxxxx.x.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
and
to:
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if
to Xx. Xxxx Senshan, at:
China Medicine Corporation
Guangri Tower, Suite 702
Xx. 0 Xxxxx Xxxxx 0xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 510600
Fax: x00 00 0000 0000
Email: Xxxxxxx00@000.xxx
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Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx
43rd
Floor Gloucester Tower
The
Landmark
00
Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx
Fax: x000
0000 0000
Attention: Xxxx
X. Xxx, Esq.
Email: xxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
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or to
such other address or to such other Person as either party hereto shall have
last designated by notice to the other party.
All such
notices, requests, demands and other communications shall be deemed to have been
received (w) if by personal delivery, on the next Business Day after such
delivery, (x) if by registered or certified mail in the United States return
receipt requested, on the seventh (7) Business Day after the mailing thereof,
(y) if by reputable overnight air courier, on the next Business Day after the
mailing thereof or (z) if by fax, on the next Business Day following the day on
which such fax was sent, provided that a copy is also sent by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested.
Section
6.4 Amendments;
Waivers. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a
written instrument executed by each of the parties hereto. Any of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement may be waived in writing at any time by
the party entitled to the benefits thereof. This Agreement is the
entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, oral or written,
express or implied, between the parties hereto and their respective Affiliates,
representatives and agents in respect of the subject matter hereof, other than
the provisions therein relating to the confidentiality provisions of the letter
agreement dated September 17, 2009 between One Equity Partners III L.P. and the
Company.
Section
6.5 Certain
Limitations. It is the explicit intent and understanding of
each of the parties hereto that neither party nor any of its Affiliates,
representatives or agents is making any representation or warranty whatsoever,
oral or written, express or implied, other than those expressly set forth in
this Agreement and in the certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement and
neither party is relying on any statement, representation or warranty, oral or
written, express or implied, made by the other party or such other party’s
Affiliates, representatives or agents, except for the representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement. The parties agree that this
is an arm’s length transaction in which the parties’ undertakings and
obligations are limited to the performance of their obligations under this
Agreement. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiating
and drafting of this Agreement
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Section
6.6 Headings. 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.
Section
6.7 Successors and
Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted
assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
Investor. Investor may assign any or all of its rights under this
Agreement to any Person to whom Investor assigns or transfers any Purchased
Shares, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to
the transferred Purchased Shares, by the provisions hereof that apply to
Investor.
Section
6.8 No Third-Party
Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is
not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
Person.
Section
6.9 Rights Cumulative and
Non-waiver of Remedies. Except as expressly provided in this
Agreement, and to the extent permitted by law, any remedies described in this
Agreement are cumulative and not alternative to any other remedies available at
law or in equity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the failure or neglect of a party to enforce any remedy available by
reason of the failure of the other party to observe or perform a term or
condition set forth in this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any term
or condition or any available remedy hereof by such party and shall not preclude
or prejudice the claim of breach of any terms and conditions set forth
therein. A waiver by a party (i) shall not affect any term or
condition other than the one specified in such waiver, and (ii) shall waive a
specified term or condition only for the time and in a manner specifically
stated in the waiver.
Section
6.10 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to
its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or
rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another
jurisdiction.
Section
6.11 Consent to
Jurisdiction
(a) Each
of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself
and its Property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or
Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any
appellate court from any thereof, in any Action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment relating thereto, and each of the
parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in
respect of any such Action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New
York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal
court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any
such Action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by
law.
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(b) Each
of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the
fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may
now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any Action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in
any New York State or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense
of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such Action or proceeding in any
such court.
(c) Each
party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in Section 6.3. Nothing in this Agreement will
affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other
manner permitted by law.
Section
6.12 Waiver of Punitive and Other
Damages and Jury Trial.
(a) THE
PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EXPRESSLY WAIVE AND FOREGO ANY RIGHT TO RECOVER
PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR SIMILAR DAMAGES IN ANY ARBITRATION, LAWSUIT, LITIGATION
OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM ANY CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY.
(b) EACH
PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM WHICH MAY ARISE OUT
OF OR RELATE TO THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT
ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT
IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(c) EACH
PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY
OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER
PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH
WAIVERS, (ii) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH
WAIVERS, (iii) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED
TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 6.12.
Section
6.13 Counterparts. 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.
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Section
6.14 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.
Section
6.15 Rescission and Withdrawal
Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
(and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents,
whenever 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 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.
Section
6.16 Replacement of Purchased
Shares. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any
Purchased 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 Purchased
Shares.
Section
6.17 Remedies. In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by
law, including recovery of damages, Investor 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.
Section
6.18 Further
Actions. Each party shall execute and deliver such
certificates and other documents and take such other actions as may reasonably
be requested by the other party in order to consummate or implement the
transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents.
Section
6.19 Construction. The
parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and
had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the
normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation
of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Stock Subscription Agreement to
be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first
indicated above.
CHINA
MEDICINE CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Yang Senshan
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Name:
Yang Senshan
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Stock Subscription Agreement to
be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date
first
indicated above.
OEP
CHME HOLDINGS, LLC
By: One
Equity Partners III, L.P.,
its
Manager
By: OEP
General Partner III, L.P.,
its
General Partner
By: OEP
Holding Corporation,
its
General Partner
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X
Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
X Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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Vice
President
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Stock Subscription
Agreement as of the date first indicated above.
Xx.
Xxxx Senshan
/s/ Yang Senshan
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EXHIBIT
A
CERTIFICATE
OF DESIGNATION
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF ESCROW AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
D
SHAREHOLDERS
AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
E
WAIVER
OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
EXHIBIT
F
FORM
OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT