SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc., Fujian Zongheng Express Information Technology, Ltd., Fujian Fenzhong Media Co., Ltd. Mr. Zheng Cheng, Mr. Ou Wen Lin, Mr. Qingping Lin, Thousand Space Holdings Limited,...
EXECUTION
VERSION
by and
among
Fujian
Zongheng Express Information Technology, Ltd.,
Fujian
Fenzhong Media Co., Ltd.
Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Mr.
Ou Xxx Xxx,
Xx.
Xxxxxxxx Xxx,
Thousand
Space Holdings Limited,
Bright
Elite Management Limited,
and
Starr
Investments Cayman II, Inc.
January
12, 2010
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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1.
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Definitions
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2
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2.
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Purchase and Sale
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8
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3.
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Closing
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4.
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Representations and Warranties of the
Company
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4.1
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Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification
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4.2
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Authorization;
Enforceable Agreement
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4.3
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No
Conflict
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10
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4.4
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Governmental
Consents
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10
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4.5
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Permits
and Licenses
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10
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4.6
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Capital
Structure
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10
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4.7
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Valid
Issuance of Common Stock and Preferred Stock
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11
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4.8
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Financial
Statements
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12
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4.9
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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12
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4.10
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Compliance
with Laws
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13
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4.11
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Title
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4.12
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Litigation
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14
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4.13
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Intellectual
Property
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15
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4.14
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Material
Contracts
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4.15
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Insurance
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4.16
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Taxes
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17
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4.17
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Subsidiaries
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4.18
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Employment
Matters
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19
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4.19
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Environmental
Matters
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20
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4.20
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Customers
and Suppliers
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20
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4.21
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Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees
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20
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4.22
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Money
Laundering Laws
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21
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4.23
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Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act
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21
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4.24
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Economics
Sanctions Laws
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21
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4.25
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Additional
PRC Representations and Warranties
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22
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4.26
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No
Material Adverse Effect
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23
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4.27
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Registration
Rights
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23
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4.28
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Reports
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24
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4.29
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Investment
Company Act
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24
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4.30
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Brokers’
Fees and Expenses
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24
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4.31
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AMEX
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4.32
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Application
of Takeover Protections
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25
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4.33
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No
Integrated Offering
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25
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4.34
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Internal
Accounting and Disclosure Controls
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25
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4.35
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Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
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25
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4.36
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Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act of 2002
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26
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4.37
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Transfer
Taxes
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26
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4.38
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Manipulation
of Price
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26
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4.39
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Anti-dilution
Provisions
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26
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4.40
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General
Solicitation
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27
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4.41
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Waiver
of Section 203
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27
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4.42
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Disclosure
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27
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5.
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Representations and Warranties of the Sponsor
Shareholders
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5.1
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Organization
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5.2
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Authorization;
Enforceability
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5.3
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No
Default or Violation
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5.4
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Governmental
Consents
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28
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5.5
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Good
Title
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28
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5.6
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Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act
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28
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6.
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Representations and Warranties of the
Investor
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6.1
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Organization
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6.2
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Authorization;
Enforceability
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29
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6.3
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No
Default or Violation
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6.4
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Governmental
Consents
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29
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6.5
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Private
Placement
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7.
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Conditions to the Investor’s
Obligations at Closing
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30
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7.1
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Representations
and Warranties
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30
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7.2
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Covenants
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30
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7.3
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Share
Transfer
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31
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7.4
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No
Material Adverse Effect
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7.5
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FCPA
Compliance
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31
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7.6
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Accounting
Firm Engagement
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31
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7.7
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Legal
Counsel Engagement
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31
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7.8
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Series
A Certificate of Designations and Bylaws
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31
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7.9
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AMEX
Registration
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31
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7.10
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Ancillary
Agreements
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31
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7.11
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Legal
Opinions
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31
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7.12
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Expenses
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32
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7.13
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Board
of Directors
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32
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7.14
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Purchased
Shares; Warrants
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32
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8.
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Conditions to the Company’s
Obligations at Closing
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32
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8.1
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Representations
and Warranties
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32
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8.2
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Purchase
Price
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32
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8.3
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Ancillary
Agreements
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32
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8.4
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AMEX
Registration.
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9.
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Covenants
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33
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9.1
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Asset
and IP Transfer
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9.2
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VIE
Restructuring
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33
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9.3
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SARFT
Approval
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33
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9.4
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FCPA
Compliance
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33
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9.5
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Listing
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34
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9.6
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Director
Appointment
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34
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9.7
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Business
Development
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34
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9.8
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Compliance
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34
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9.9
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Use
of Proceeds
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34
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9.10
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Transfer
Taxes
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34
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9.11
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Share
Transfer
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34
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9.12
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Confidentiality;
Public Disclosure
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34
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9.13
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Further
Assurances
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35
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10.
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Indemnification
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35
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10.1
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Survival
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10.2
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Company
Indemnification Obligation
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10.3
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Sponsor
Shareholders Indemnification Obligation
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36
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10.4
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Limitation
on Indemnification
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36
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10.5
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Conduct
of Claims
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11.
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Miscellaneous
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11.1
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Governing
Law
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11.2
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Jurisdiction;
Enforcement
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11.3
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Termination
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39
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11.4
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Successors
and Assigns
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11.5
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No
Third-Party Beneficiaries
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11.6
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No
Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Owners, Etc
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11.7
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Entire
Agreement
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11.8
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Notices
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40
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11.9
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Delays
or Omissions
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41
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11.10
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Expenses
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41
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11.11
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Amendments
and Waivers
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41
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11.12
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Counterparts
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41
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11.13
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Severability
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41
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11.14
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Titles
and Subtitles; Interpretation
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
– Form of Series A Certificate of Designations
Exhibit B
– Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit C
– Form of Investor Rights Agreement
Exhibit D
– Form of Warrant
Exhibit E
– Form of Legal Opinion of Hankun Law Office
Exhibit F
– Form of Legal Opinion of Loeb & Loeb LLP
Exhibit G
– Form of Legal Opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Xxxxxxx
Exhibit H
– Form of Legal Opinion of Xxxxxxx Y.T. Ho & Co.
Exhibit I
– Disclosure Letter
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated
January 12, 2010, by and among China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), Fujian
Zongheng Express Information Technology, Ltd. a limited liability company
established in the PRC and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company (the “WFOE”), Xxxxx Xxxxx,
a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”, or “China”),
identification number 000000000000000000, Ou Xxx Xxx, a citizen of the Republic
of Philippines, passport number X00000000, and Xxxxxxxx Xxx, a citizen of the
PRC, identification number 350127194911134311, Fujian Fenzhong Media Co., Ltd.,
a limited liability company operating in the media business established in the
PRC (the “PRCCo”), controlled
by the WFOE through contractual agreements and arrangements, Thousand Space
Holding Limited, a company organized under the laws of the British Virgin
Islands (“Thousand”), and
Bright Elite Management Limited, a company organized under the laws of the
British Virgin Islands (“Bright”) and Starr
Investments Cayman II, Inc., a company organized with limited liability under
the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Investor”). Each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below), Xxxxx Xxxxx, Ou Xxx Xxx,
Xxxxxxxx Xxx, Thousand and Bright is sometimes individually referred to herein
as a “Company
Party,” and collectively as the “Company Parties” and
each of Xxxxx Xxxxx, Ou Xxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxx, Thousand and Bright, is sometimes
individually referred to herein as a “Sponsor Shareholder”
and collectively as the “Sponsor
Shareholders.” Each of the Parties to this Agreement is individually
referred to herein as a “Party” and
collectively as the “Parties.” Capitalized
terms used herein that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in Section 1 hereof.
WHEREAS,
on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company desires to
sell, and the Investor desires to purchase, (i) one million (1,000,000) shares
of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value US$0.001 per
share (the “Series A
Preferred Stock”) and (ii) 1,545,455 warrants each entitling the Investor
to purchase one share of Common Stock at US$6.47 (the “Purchased Warrants,”
and such sale and purchase, collectively, the “Securities
Purchase”);
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Transactions, the Company, the Sponsor Shareholders and
the Investor desire to make certain representations and warranties and enter
into certain agreements; and
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Transactions, the Parties hereto will execute and
deliver, as applicable, among other things (i) a registration rights agreement
in the form attached as Exhibit B (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”); (ii) an investor rights agreement in the form attached as
Exhibit C (the “Investor Rights
Agreement”) and (iii) a warrant in the form attached as Exhibit D (the
“Warrant”) and
the Company will adopt a certificate of designations setting forth the rights
and preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock in the form attached as Exhibit
A (the “Series A
Certificate of Designations”).
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties
and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound by
this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
Definitions. As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth in
this Section 1:
“Action” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.
“Affiliate” of any
Person shall mean any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or
controlled by or under common control with such Person. For purposes of this
definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person has the meaning
specified in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (including SEC and judicial
interpretations thereof); and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall
have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Agreement” shall have
the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“AMEX” shall mean the
NYSE Amex LLC.
“Board” means the
Board of Directors of the Company.
“Bright” shall have
the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Business Day” means a
day that is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday and is not a day on
which banking institutions in New York, New York or in Beijing, the PRC
generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to
close.
“Bylaws” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
“Certificate of
Incorporation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.1.
“Closing” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 3.
“Closing Date” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.
“Code” shall mean the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, together with all regulations, rulings and
interpretations thereof or thereunder by the Internal Revenue
Service.
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“Common Stock” shall
mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.
“Company” shall have
the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Company Party” or
“Company
Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“Contract” shall mean
a contract, lease, license, indenture, note, bond, agreement, permit,
concession, franchise or other instrument.
“Exchange Act” shall
mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
“FINRA” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
“Governmental
Authority” shall mean any foreign governmental authority, the United
States of America, any state of the United States and any political subdivision
of any of the foregoing, and any agency, instrumentality, department,
commission, board, bureau, central bank, authority, court or other tribunal, in
each case whether executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative.
“In-Bound Licenses”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.
“Indebtedness” shall
mean, as to any Person, without duplication: (i) all indebtedness (including
principal, interest, fees and charges) of such Person for borrowed money or for
the deferred purchase price of Property or services; (ii) any other indebtedness
that is evidenced by a promissory note, bond, debenture or similar instrument;
(iii) any obligation under or in respect of outstanding letters of credit,
acceptances and similar obligations created for the account of such Person; (iv)
all capital lease obligations of such Person; (v) all indebtedness, liabilities,
and obligations secured by any Lien on any Property owned by such Person even
though such Person has not assumed or has not otherwise become liable for the
payment of any such indebtedness, liabilities or obligations secured by such
Lien; (vi) any obligation under or in respect of hedging agreements and (vii)
any guarantees of the foregoing liabilities and synthetic liabilities of such
Person.
“Investor” shall have
the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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“Investor Rights
Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this
Agreement.
“Intellectual
Property” shall mean all tangible and intangible intellectual property,
including: (i) discoveries and inventions, patents, patent applications (either
filed or in preparation for filing) and statutory invention registrations
(including reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations in part, extensions
and reexaminations thereof) and all rights therein and all improvements thereto;
(ii) trademarks, service marks, trade names, slogans, logos, trade dress,
corporate names and other source identifiers (whether or not registered),
including all common law rights, and registrations and applications for
registration thereof and all rights therein and all renewals of any of the
foregoing; (iii) copyrightable works, copyrights (whether or not registered) and
copyright registrations and applications for registration therefor, derivative
work and all rights therein and all extensions and renewals of any of the
foregoing; (iv) electronic addresses and passwords, domain names and
registrations and applications or reservations for registration thereof, and any
similar rights and all content embodied in all websites and web pages found at
such uniform resource locators; (v) Software; (vi) confidential and proprietary
information, trade secrets, know-how, models, algorithms, processes, formulas,
and techniques, research and development information, ideas, technical data,
designs, drawings and specifications; (vii) advertising and promotional
materials; (viii) rights under all Contracts under which intellectual property
rights were granted to any Person by a third party, or to a third party by any
Person; (ix) modifications or improvements to any item described in the
immediately preceding clauses (i) through (viii); (x) copies and tangible
embodiments of any item described in the immediately preceding clauses (i)
through (ix); and (xi) other proprietary rights relating to any item described
in the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (x), including associated
goodwill, remedies against past and future infringements thereof and rights of
protection of an interest therein under the laws of all
jurisdictions.
“Knowledge” of the
Company shall mean the actual knowledge of any of Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxx Xxx, Ou Xxx Xxx, or any executive officers of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or members of the board of directors of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
“Laws” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 4.10.
“Lien” shall mean any
mortgage, pledge, charge, encumbrance, security interest, collateral assignment
or other lien or restriction of any kind, whether based on common law,
constitutional provision, statute or contract, and shall include reservations,
exceptions, encroachments, easements, rights of way, covenants, conditions,
restrictions, leases and other title exceptions.
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“Material Adverse
Effect” shall mean any circumstance, change, development, occurrence or
effect, on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, that, individually or in the
aggregate with any other circumstance, change, development, occurrence or effect
on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is or could reasonably be expected to
be materially adverse to the business, operations, assets or liabilities
(including contingent liabilities), employee relationships, customer or supplier
relationships, continuing results of operations or financial condition of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Material Permits”
shall mean all Permits other than such franchises, licenses, permits,
authorizations and approvals the lack of which, individually or in the
aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
“Out-Bound Licenses”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.
“PRCCo” shall have the
meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Party” or “Parties” shall have
the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Performance Adjustment
Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investor Rights
Agreement.
“Person” shall mean
any individual, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority
or any other form of entity.
“Permits” shall mean
all governmental franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals
necessary to enable a Person to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties and
assets and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted.
“Permitted Lien” shall
mean (a) any restriction on transfer arising under applicable securities law;
(b) any Liens for Taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been
established in accordance with U.S. GAAP; (c) any statutory Liens arising in the
ordinary course of business by operation of Law with respect to a liability that
is not yet due and delinquent and which are not, individually or in the
aggregate, significant; (d) zoning, entitlement, building and other land use
regulations imposed by governmental agencies having jurisdiction over the Real
Property which are not violated by the current use and operation of the Real
Property; (e) covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements and other similar
matters of record affecting title to the Real Property which do not materially
impair the occupancy or use of the Real Property for the purposes for which it
is currently used or proposed to be used in connection with the such relevant
Person’s business; (f) Liens identified on title policies, title opinions or
preliminary title reports or other documents or writings included in the public
records; (g) Liens arising under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance,
social security, retirement and similar legislation; (h) Liens of lessors and
licensors arising under lease agreements or license arrangements; and (i) those
Liens set forth in the Disclosure Letter.
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“Purchased Shares”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Put Price” shall have
the meaning set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement.
“Property” shall mean
any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed,
tangible or intangible.
“Purchase Price” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Real Property” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“Real Estate Leases”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“Registration Rights
Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this
Agreement.
“SEC” shall mean the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any other U.S. federal agency then
administering the Securities Act or Exchange Act.
“SEC Documents” shall
mean the Company’s reports and forms filed with or furnished to the SEC under
Sections 12, 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after June 18, 2007 and before
the date of this Agreement.
“Securities Act” shall
mean the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of the SEC thereunder.
“Series A Certificate of
Designations” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
Agreement.
“Series A Preferred
Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
Agreement.
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“Sponsor Shareholder”
or “Sponsor
Shareholders” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“Stock Purchase” shall
have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Structure Agreements”
shall mean, collectively, the Contracts which were executed and delivered to
enable the Company to effect control over and consolidate with its financial
statements, each of its Subsidiaries (including the PRCCo).
“Subsidiary” of any
Person shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company, trust, variable interest entity or other entity controlled by such
Person directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries. For
the avoidance of doubt, the Subsidiaries of the Company shall include, without
limitation, the HKCo, the WFOE and the PRCCo.
“Tangible Personal
Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“Tax” shall mean all
forms of taxation, whenever created or imposed, and whether of the United States
or elsewhere, and whether imposed by a local, municipal, governmental, state,
foreign, federal or other Governmental Authority, or in connection with any
agreement with respect to Taxes, including all interest, penalties and additions
imposed with respect to such amounts.
“Tax Return” shall
mean all federal, state, local, provincial and foreign Tax returns,
declarations, statements, reports, schedules, forms and information returns and
any amended Tax return relating to Taxes
“Thousand” shall have
the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Transactions” shall
mean the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the Securities Purchase, the Share Transfer and the transactions
contemplated by the Investor Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“Transaction
Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, the
Series A Certificate of Designations and the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“United States” shall
mean the United States of America.
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“U.S. GAAP” shall mean
United States generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect from time
to time, applied on a consistent basis.
“US$” shall mean U.S.
Dollars, the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Voting Company Debt”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
“WFOE” shall have the
meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
2. Purchase and Sale. Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as
defined below), the Company will issue, sell and deliver to the Investor, and
the Investor will purchase from the Company, (i) one million (1,000,000) shares
of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Purchased Shares”)
and (ii) the Purchased Warrants, at an aggregate purchase price of US$30,000,000
in cash (the “Purchase
Price”) to be paid in full to the Company on the Closing
Date.
3. Closing. The consummation of the
Transactions (the “Closing”) shall take
place on the fifth (5th)
Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions of the
obligations of the parties set forth in Sections 7 and 8 (other than such
conditions as can only be satisfied contemporaneous with the Closing) or at such
time (the “Closing
Date”) and place as the Company and the Investor shall mutually agree. At
the Closing, the Investor shall pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company in advance
of the Closing Date. The Company shall, within seven (7) Business Days after the
Closing, deliver to the Investor certificates representing the Purchased Shares
and the Purchased Warrants.
4. Representations and Warranties of the
Company. Each of the Company and the Sponsor Shareholders jointly and
severally represents and warrants to the Investors as of the date of this
Agreement, or if a representation or warranty is made as of a special date, as
of such date, that:
4.1 Organization, Good Standing and
Qualification. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
respective jurisdiction of incorporation and is duly qualified to do business in
each of the jurisdictions in which the property owned, leased or operated by it
or the nature of the business which it conducts requires qualification, except
where the failure to so would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
disclosed in Section 4.1 of the disclosure letter attached hereto as Exhibit I
(the “Disclosure
Letter”), each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) has all requisite
power and authority to own, lease and operate its tangible assets and properties
and to carry on its business as now being conducted and (ii) has no encumbrance
in obtaining any Permits to conduct its business as required by PRC Law. The
Company has delivered to the Investor true and complete copies of its Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of
Incorporation”) and Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), each as in
effect as of the date of this Agreement.
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4.2 Authorization; Enforceable
Agreement.
(a) The
Company has all necessary corporate right, power and authority and has taken all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors,
and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution, and delivery of
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Investor Rights
Agreement, the performance of all obligations of the Company under this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement,
the filing of the Series A Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware, and the authorization, issuance, sale, delivery
and registration of transfer of (i) the Purchased Shares and Purchased Warrants
being sold hereunder; (ii) any shares of Common Stock to be issued to the
Investor upon the conversion of the Purchased Shares and (iii) any shares of
Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Investor’s exercise of any Purchased
Warrants. The issuance of the Purchased Shares and the Purchased Warrant does
not require any further corporate action and is not subject to any preemptive
right or rights of first refusal under the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation, Bylaws or any other agreement or contract to which the Company is
a party. This Agreement has been and each of the Registration Rights Agreement
and the Investor Rights Agreement will at Closing be duly executed and
delivered, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the
Investor and the other parties thereto, constitutes and will constitute valid
and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other similar legal requirement relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
generally and except as such enforceability is subject to general principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
(b) On
or prior to the date of this Agreement, the Board has duly adopted resolutions
(i) evidencing its determination that as of the date of this Agreement this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are in the best interests of
the Company, (ii) approving this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Investor Rights Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, (iii) declaring this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the
Purchased Shares and the Purchased Warrants (including the shares of Common
Stock issuable on the exercise thereof) advisable, and (iv) adopting the Series
A Certificate of Designations.
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4.3 No Conflict. Except as disclosed in
Section 4.3 of the Disclosure Letter, none of the Company, nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in violation or default of any provision of its certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or other constitutional documents. The authorization,
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
including without limitation the filing of the Series A Certificate of
Designations and the issuance of the Purchased Shares do not and will not: (a)
violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of the
certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; or (b) with such exceptions that would not have a Material Adverse
Effect, whether after the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both: (i)
violate any provision of, constitute a breach of, or default under, or result in
or permit the cancellation, termination or acceleration of any decree, judgment,
order, law, treaty, rule, regulation or determination of any court, governmental
agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company or its
properties or assets; (ii) violate any provision of, constitute a breach of, or
default under, any applicable state, federal or local law, rule or regulation;
(iii) result in the creation of any Lien upon any assets of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or the suspension, revocation, material impairment,
forfeiture or non-renewal of any franchise, permit, license or other right
granted by a governmental authority to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(iv) violate the terms of any bond, debenture, indenture, credit agreement, note
or any other evidence of indebtedness, or any agreement, stock option or other
similar plan, lease, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, by which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is bound, or to which any of the properties or assets of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, (v) violate the terms of any
“lock-up” or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or (vi) violate any rule or
regulation of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) or AMEX
(provided, with respect
to the representation and warranty made regarding the rules or regulations of
AMEX as of the date hereof only, that AMEX approves the listing of the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Purchased Shares or exercise of the
Purchased Warrants and the Transferred Shares).
4.4 Governmental Consents. No consent,
approval, license or authorization of, or designation, declaration, or filing
with, any federal, state, or local governmental authority on the part of the
Investor is required in connection with the consummation of the Transactions,
except for the following: (i) the filing of the Series A Certificate of
Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; (ii) those
which have already been made or granted; (iii) the filing of a current report on
form 8-K with the SEC; (iv) filings with applicable state securities
commissions; (v) the listing of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Purchased Shares or exercise of the Purchased Warrants and the
Transferred Shares with the NYSE Amex; and (vi) post-Closing filings as may be
required to be made with the SEC and with any state or foreign blue sky or
securities regulatory authority.
4.5 Permits and Licenses. Except as set
forth in Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Letter, the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries possess all Material Permits and all Material Permits are in full
force and effect. True, complete and correct copies of the Material
Permits issued to the Company and its Subsidiaries have been delivered to the
Investor.
4.6 Capital Structure.
(a) Section
4.6(a) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the date hereof, the share
capitalization of the Company and all the outstanding options, warrants or
rights to acquire any share capital of the Company. There are no disputes,
arbitrations or litigation proceedings involving the Company with respect to the
share capital of the Company.
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(b) (i)
Except as set forth in Section 4.6 (b) of the Disclosure Letter, no shares of
capital stock or other voting securities of the Company were issued, reserved
for issuance or outstanding and there have not been any issuances of capital
securities or options, warrants or rights to acquire the capital securities of
the Company; (ii) all outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company
are, and all such shares that may be issued prior to the date hereof will be
when issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right
of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right
under any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or any Contract to which the Company is a
party or otherwise bound; and (iii) there are no outstanding contractual
obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares
of capital stock of the Company.
(c) (i)
there are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company
having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities
having the right to vote) on any matters on which holders of Common Stock may
vote (“Voting Company
Debt”); and (ii) other than as set forth in Section 4.6 (c) of the
Disclosure Letter, there are no options, warrants, rights, convertible or
exchangeable securities, “phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights,
stock-based performance units, commitments, Contracts, arrangements or
undertakings of any kind to which the Company is a Party or by which it is bound
(A) obligating the Company to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued,
delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or other equity interests
in, or any security convertible or exercisable for or exchangeable into any
capital stock of or other equity interest in, the Company or any Voting Company
Debt, or (B) obligating the Company to issue, grant, extend or enter into any
such option, warrant, call, right, security, commitment, Contract, arrangement
or undertaking.
(d) The
stockholder list set forth in Section 4.6 (d) of the Disclosure Letter is a
current shareholder list generated by the Company’s stock transfer agent, and,
to the Knowledge of the Company, such list accurately reflects all of the issued
and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock as of the date
hereof.
4.7 Valid Issuance of Common Stock and Preferred
Stock. The Purchased Shares and Warrants being purchased by the Investor
hereunder, and the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon the conversion of
the Purchased Shares or any exercise of the Purchased Warrants, when issued,
sold, and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for the
consideration expressed in this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued,
fully paid, and non-assessable, and will be free of any Liens or restrictions on
transfer other than restrictions under this Agreement, the Investor Rights
Agreement and the Series A Certificate of Designations and under applicable
state and federal securities laws. The sale of the Purchased Shares is not, and
the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of the Purchased
Shares or exercise of the Purchased Warrants shall not be subject to any
preemptive rights, rights of first offer or any anti-dilution provisions
contained in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or any other
agreement.
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4.8
Financial
Statements.
(a) The
financial statements of the Company and Hong Kong Mandefu Holding Limited (the
“HKCo”)
included in (i) the proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the XXX xx
Xxxxxxx 0, 0000, (xx) the Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 16, 2009 and
(iii) Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 16, 2009 (such financial
statements, collectively, the “Financial
Statements”) fairly present in all material respects, in accordance with
U.S. GAAP, and in case of the unaudited financial statements, subject only to
normal year-end adjustments, as of the dates thereof and the periods covered
thereby, the financial condition and the results of operations of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the HKCo, the WFOE and the
PRCCo.
(b) The
Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any material liabilities or obligations
(accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) that would be required under U.S.
GAAP, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, to be reflected on a
consolidated balance sheet of the Company, other than liabilities or
obligations reflected on, reserved against, or disclosed in the notes to, the
Financial Statements.
4.9
Absence of Certain Changes
or Events. From
the date of the Financial Statements to the date of this Agreement, there has
not been, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries:
(a) any
event, situation or effect (whether or not covered by insurance) that has had,
or to the Knowledge of the Company, would have, a Material Adverse
Effect;
(b) any
damage, destruction or loss to, or any material interruption in the use of, any
assets (whether or not covered by insurance) that has had or would have a
Material Adverse Effect
(c) any
material change to a material Contract;
(d) any
material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee,
officer, director or stockholder;
(e) any
resignation or termination of employment of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, President or the Secretary of the Company;
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(f) any
mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or Lien, created by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, with respect to any of its material
properties or assets, except for Permitted Liens;
(g) any
loans or guarantees to or for the benefit of its officers or directors, or any
members of their immediate families, or any material loans or guarantees made to
or for the benefit of any of its employees or any members of their immediate
families, in each case, other than travel advances and other advances made in
the ordinary course of its business;
(h) any
declaration, setting aside or payment or other distribution in respect of any
capital stock, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase, or other
acquisition of any of such stock;
(i) any
material alteration of the method of accounting or any change in the identity of
its auditors;
(j) any
issuance of equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate, except
pursuant to existing shares option plans; or
(k) any
negotiations, arrangements or commitments to take any of the actions described
in this Section 4.9.
4.10
Compliance with
Laws. Except
as disclosed in Section 4.10 of the Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is in material violation of any applicable federal,
state, local, foreign or other law, statute, regulation, rule, ordinance, code,
convention, directive, order, judgment or other legal requirement (collectively,
“Laws”) of any
Governmental Authority, except where such violation would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries is being investigated with respect to, or has been overtly
threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of, any
applicable Law, except for such of the foregoing as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
4.11 Title.
(a) Section
4.11 of the Company Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and complete list and
description of (i) all real properties owned or leased by the Company and its
Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Real Property”);
provided such list need
not include leased real estate for which the annual rental payment is less than
US$100,000 and (ii) any lease under which any such Real Property is possessed
(the “Real Estate
Leases”); provided
such list need not include Real Estate Leases which involve an annual
rental payment of less than US$100,000. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, as applicable, has good and marketable title to its Real Property,
free and clear of all Liens. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in
default under any of the Real Estate Leases, and, as of the date of this
Agreement, to the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no default by any of
the lessors thereunder, except any such default that have not had and would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Except
as disclosed in Section 4.11(b) of the Disclosure Letter and which would not
have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in
possession of and have good and marketable title to, or have valid leasehold
interests in or valid contractual rights to use all tangible
personal property as reflected in the Financial Statements, and tangible
personal property acquired (and not otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course
of business with a value not exceeding US$100,000) since December 31, 2008
(collectively, the “Tangible Personal Property”). All
Tangible Personal Property is free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted
Liens, and is in good order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and
its use complies in all material respects with all applicable Laws.
(c) The
accounts receivable of the Company and its Subsidiaries reflected in each
balance sheet included in the Financial Statements has been or will be (as
applicable) presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP applied in a manner
consistent with the accounting principles applied in the preparation of the
Financial Statements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has any inventory.
4.12 Litigation. Except
as disclosed in Section 4.12 of the Disclosure Letter, as of the date of this
Agreement, there is no private or governmental action, suit, inquiry, notice of
violation, claim, arbitration, audit, proceeding (including any partial
proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation (“Action”) pending or
threatened in writing against any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any
of their respective executive officers or directors (in their capacities as
such) or any of their respective properties before or by any Governmental
Authority which (a) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or (b) if there were an unfavorable decision,
would result in a Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement,
there is no Judgment imposed upon any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or any of their respective properties, that would prevent, enjoin, alter or
materially delay any of the Transactions, or that would have a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director or
executive officer thereof (in his or her capacity as such), is or has been the
subject of any Action involving a material claim or material violation of or
material liability under the company laws and securities laws of any
Governmental Authority or a material claim of breach of fiduciary
duty.
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4.13
Intellectual Property.
(a) Section
4.13 of the Disclosure Letter sets forth an accurate and complete listing of all
Intellectual Property and applications for Intellectual Property owned, used or
held for use by each of the Company and its Subsidiaries and material to the
conduct of its business, including, as applicable, the Intellectual Property
that has been registered (or regarding which an application for registration has
been submitted) with any Governmental Authority of any kind. Except as set forth
in Section 4.13 (a) of the Disclosure Letter, (i) there are no Actions before
any Governmental Authority challenging the validity or ownership of any of such
Intellectual Property; (ii) all such Intellectual Property owned by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is owned by it free and clear of any Liens; (iii) the
Company and its Subsidiaries’ operation of their business, as such business is
currently conducted, does not infringe or misappropriate the Intellectual
Property of any other Person; (iv) none of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has granted to any Person any rights in any such Intellectual
Property owned or controlled by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) no
claims are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened that any of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is infringing or otherwise adversely
affecting the rights of any Person with regard to any Intellectual Property set
forth on Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Letter; and (vi) to the Knowledge of the
Company, no Person is infringing the rights of any of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries with respect to any such Intellectual Property.
(b) Section
4.13 of the Disclosure Letter lists (i) all licenses, sublicenses and other
agreements (“In-Bound
Licenses”) pursuant to which a third party authorizes any of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries to use, practice any rights under, or grant
sublicenses with respect to, any Intellectual Property owned by such third party
and material to the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than In-Bound Licenses that consist solely of “shrink-wrap”
and similar commercially available end-user licenses, and (ii) all licenses,
sublicenses and other agreements (“Out-Bound Licenses”)
pursuant to which any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries authorizes a
third party to use, practice any rights under, or grant sublicenses with respect
to, any Intellectual Property owned by any of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and which Out-Bound Licenses are material to the business of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or pursuant to which any of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries grants rights to use or practice any rights under any
Intellectual Property owned by a third party.
4.14 Material
Contracts.
(a) The
Company has made available to the Investor, prior to the date of this Agreement,
true, correct and complete copies of all of the material Contracts, as amended
and supplemented to which any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party, including, without limitation, (i) Contracts that would be
considered a material contract pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K;
(ii) Contracts (including all advertising and advertising-related agreements)
pursuant to which any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received or
has paid amounts in excess of an aggregate of US$100,000 during the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008; (iii) Contracts that are in full force and effect with
any bus company or transportation company or authority; (iv) Contracts that are
in full force and effect with any program or content provider (including
any television stations or video press); (v) Contracts that relate to the
acquisition, disposition or transfer of any equipment; (vi) loan agreements,
indentures or similar Contracts relating to any indebtedness in excess of
US$250,000; (vii) partnership, joint venture or similar Contracts; (viii)
Contracts with a Governmental Authority or any Person affiliated with a
Governmental Authority; (ix) Contracts that relate to the acquisition or
disposition of any business (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or
otherwise); (x) the Structure Agreements; and (xi) Contracts that restrict or
purport to restrict the right of any Person to engage in any line of business,
acquire any property, develop or distribute any product or provide any service
(including geographic restrictions) or to compete with any Person or grant any
exclusive distribution rights, in any market, field or territory (each, a “Material Contract”).
A list of each such Material Contract is set forth on Section 4.14 of the
Disclosure Letter. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is party to
any oral or unwritten Contracts that would be considered a material contract
pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. None of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is in violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any
condition which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause
such a violation of or default under) any Contract to which it is a party or by
which it or any of its properties or assets is bound, except for violations or
defaults that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the
Knowledge of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, no other Person has
violated or breached, or committed any default under, any Material Contract,
except for violations, breaches and defaults that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(b) Except
as disclosed in Section 4.14(b) of the Disclosure Letter, each Material Contract
is a legal, valid and binding agreement and is in full force and effect. Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) none of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is in breach or default of any Material Contract to which it is
a party; (ii) no event has occurred or circumstance has existed that (with or
without notice or lapse of time), will or would reasonably be expected to, (A)
contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or become
a default or event of default under, any provision of any Material
Contract; (B) permit any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other
Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to
accelerate the maturity or performance of, or to cancel, terminate or modify any
Material Contract; and (iii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
received notice of the pending or threatened cancellation, revocation or
termination of any Material Contract to which it is a party. Since December 31,
2008, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or
other communication regarding any actual or possible violation or breach of, or
default under, any Material Contract.
(c) Section
4.14(c) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth all of the Structure Agreements,
which constitute all of the Contracts enabling the Company to effect control
over and consolidate with its financial statements each of its Subsidiaries
(including the PRCCo). The execution, delivery and performance of each Structure
Agreement by the parties thereto did not and is not reasonably expected to (i)
result in any material violation of the business license, articles of
association, other constitutional documents (if any) or permits of any of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) result in any violation of or penalty
under any PRC Law as in effect as of the date hereof; or (iii) conflict with or
result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, any other Contract, license, indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument in
effect as of the date hereof to which any of them is a party or by which any of
them is bound or to which any of their property or assets is subject; except, in
the case of clause (ii) and (iii), as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
No breach or default under any of the Structure Agreements by any of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries will occur as a result of the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Investor
Rights Agreement. Consummation of the Transactions will not (and will not give
any Person a right to) terminate or modify any rights of, or accelerate
or augment any obligation of, any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
under any Structure Agreement.
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4.15
Insurance. Section
4.15 of the Disclosure Letter (i) sets forth an accurate and complete list of
each insurance policy or contract which covers any of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or to which any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is party,
and (ii) lists all pending claims and the claims history for each of the Company
and any of its Subsidiaries during the current year and the three (3) preceding
years. All such insurance policies are in full force and effect, all premiums
due thereon have been paid or provided for and the Company and its Subsidiaries
have complied with the material provisions of such policies. The Company and its
Subsidiaries have been advised of any defense to coverage in connection with any
claim to coverage asserted or noticed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
under or in connection with any of their insurance policies. The Company or any
of 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 or any of its Subsidiaries
are engaged and in the geographic areas where any of them engages in such
businesses.
4.16
Taxes.
(a) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed, or have caused to be
timely filed on their behalf, all Tax Returns that are or were required to be
filed by or with respect to any of them, either separately or as a member of
group of corporations, pursuant to applicable Law. All Tax Returns filed by (or
that include on a consolidated basis) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
were (and, as to a Tax Return not filed as of the date hereof, will be) in all
respects true, complete and accurate, except to the extent any failure to file
or any inaccuracies in any filed Tax returns have not had and would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. There are no unpaid Taxes of any of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries claimed to be due by any Governmental Authority in charge of
taxation of any jurisdiction, nor any claim for additional Taxes of any of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any period for which Tax Returns have
been filed, except to the extent any failure to file or any inaccuracies in any
filed Tax Returns, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Section
4.16(b) of the Disclosure Letter lists all the relevant Governmental Authorities
in charge of taxation in which Tax Returns are filed with respect to the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, and indicates those Tax Returns that have been
audited or that are currently the subject of an audit since January 1, 2002.
Except as disclosed in Section 4.16(b) of the Disclosure Letter, none of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice that any Governmental
Authority will audit or examine (except for any general audits or examinations
routinely performed by such Governmental Authorities), seek information with
respect to, or make material claims or assessments with respect to, any Taxes of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any period. The Company or any of its
Subsidiaries have delivered or made available to the Investor correct and
complete copies of all Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of
deficiencies filed by, assessed against or agreed to by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, for and during fiscal years 2002 through
2007.
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(c) The
Financial Statements reflect an adequate reserve for all Taxes payable by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (in addition to any reserve for deferred
Taxes to reflect timing differences between book and Tax items) for all taxable
periods and portions thereof through the date of such financial statements. None
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Tax
indemnity, Tax sharing or similar agreement, and the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries currently have no material liability and will not have any material
liabilities for any Taxes of any other Person under any agreement or by the
operation of any Law. No deficiency with respect to any Taxes has been proposed,
asserted or assessed against any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and
no requests for waivers of the time to assess any such Taxes are pending, except
to the extent any such deficiency or request for waiver, individually or in the
aggregate, has not had and would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) None
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has requested any extension of time
within which to file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not since been filed.
None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has executed any outstanding
waivers or comparable consents regarding the application of the statute of
limitations with respect to any Taxes or Tax Returns. No power of attorney
currently in force has been granted by any of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries concerning any Taxes or Tax Return.
(e) None
of the Company’s Subsidiaries (i) is currently engaged in the conduct of a trade
or business within the United States; (ii) is a corporation or other entity
organized or incorporated in the United States; or (iii) has or has ever owned
any United States real property interests as described in Section 897 of the
Code.
4.17 Subsidiaries. Section
4.17 of the Disclosure Letter lists, as of the date hereof, all Subsidiaries of
the Company and indicates as to each the type of entity, its jurisdiction of
organization and its stockholders or other equity holders. The Company does not
directly or indirectly own any other equity or similar interest in or any
interest convertible or exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity or similar
interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business
association or entity. Except with respect to the PRCCo, the Company is the
direct or indirect owner of all outstanding shares of capital stock of its
Subsidiaries, and all such shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable and are owned by the Company free and clear of all
Liens. There are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls,
rights, exchangeable or convertible securities or other commitments or
agreements of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock or
other securities of any Subsidiaries of the Company or otherwise obligating any
Subsidiaries of the Company to issue, transfer, sell, purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any such securities.
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4.18 Employment
Matters.
(a) None
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has or maintains any material bonus,
pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock
ownership, stock purchase, stock option, phantom stock, retirement, vacation,
severance, disability, death benefit, hospitalization, medical or other plan,
arrangement or understanding (whether or not legally binding) providing material
benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of any of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Benefit Plans”).
Except as set forth in Section 4.18 (a) of the Disclosure Letter, neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
Transactions will result in, cause the accelerated vesting or delivery of, or
increase the amount or value of, any payment or benefit to any employee of any
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. As of the date of this Agreement,
there are no severance or termination agreements or arrangements currently in
effect between any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any of its
current or former employees, officers or directors, nor do any of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries have any general severance plan or policy currently in
effect for any of its employees, officers or directors. Since December 31, 2008
through the date hereof, there has not been any adoption or amendment in any
material respect by any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Benefit
Plan.
(b) (i)
There are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements to which any
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound;
(ii) no material labor dispute exists or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is
imminent with respect to any of the employees of any of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries; (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, and no event, condition or other
circumstance exists as of the date hereof which could reasonably be expected to
cause any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to become, the subject
of any Actions asserting that any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
committed an unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it to bargain with any
labor organization as to wages or conditions of employment; (iv) there is no
strike, work stoppage or other labor dispute involving any of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened; (v)
no complaint, charge or Actions by or before any Governmental Authority brought
by or on behalf of any employee, prospective employee, former employee, retiree,
labor organization or other representative of its employees is pending or, to
the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against any of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries; (vi) no material grievance is pending or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, threatened against any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
and (vii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or
otherwise bound by, any consent decree with, or to the Knowledge of the
Company, citation by, any Governmental Authorities relating to employees or
employment practices.
(c) None
of the execution of, or the completion of the Transactions (whether alone or in
connection with any other event(s)), will result in (i) severance pay or an
increase in severance pay upon termination after Closing, (ii) any payment,
compensation or benefit becoming due, or increase in the amount of any payment,
compensation or benefit due, to any current or former employee of the Company or
its Affiliates, (iii) acceleration of the time of payment or vesting or result
in funding of compensation or benefits, (iv) any new material obligation under
any Benefit Plan, (v) any limitation or restriction on the right of Company to
merge, amend, or terminate any Benefit Plan, or (vi) any payments which would
not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code.
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4.19 Environmental
Matters.With
such exceptions that do not have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is in substantial compliance with, and has not been
and is not in material violation of or subject to any material liability under,
any Environmental Law and no proceeding involving any of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries with respect to any Environmental Law is pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, is threatened.
4.20 Customers and
Suppliers.
(a) Set
forth on Section 4.20(a) of the Disclosure Letter is a true and correct list of
(i) the ten (10) largest customers (measured by revenues paid to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, during the twelve-month period ended
December 31, 2008), together with the dollar amount of sales made to such
customers during such period, (ii) the ten (10) largest suppliers in terms of
purchases and leases by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the
twelve-month period ended December 31, 2008, and (iii) any sole source suppliers
of goods or services for which there is no ready alternative to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries on comparable or better terms, together with the dollar
amount paid to such suppliers during such period.
(b) The
relationships of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with each supplier and
customer listed in Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Letter (including each
supplier and customer listed in Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Letter party to a
Contract) are good commercial working relationships. Except as set forth in
Section 4.20 (b) of the Disclosure Letter, no such supplier or customer has
canceled or otherwise terminated, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
to cancel or otherwise terminate, its relationship with the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries. Since December 31, 2008, except as provided in Section 4.20
(b) of the Disclosure letter, none of the of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has received any written or oral notice that any such supplier or
customer may cancel, terminate or otherwise materially and adversely modify its
relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including by modifying
its pricing) or limit its services, supplies or materials to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, either as a result of the consummation of the Transactions
or otherwise.
4.21 Transactions With Affiliates
and Employees. Except
as disclosed in
Section 4.21 of the Disclosure Letter, none of the executive officers or
directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and none of the Company’s
shareholders is presently a party, directly or indirectly, to any transaction
with any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is required to be
disclosed under Rule 404(a) of Regulation S-K (other than for services as
employees, officers and directors), including any Contract 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 executive
officer, director or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any
executive officer or director has a substantial interest or is an officer,
director, trustee or partner.
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4.22 Money Laundering
Laws. None of
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has violated any money laundering
statute or any rules and regulations relating to money laundering statutes
(collectively, the “Money Laundering
Laws”) and no proceeding involving any of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is threatened.
4.23
Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, or any director, officer, agent,
employee, or any other person acting for or on behalf of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries (individually and collectively, a “Company Affiliate”),
has violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “FCPA”) or any other
applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws of any jurisdiction, nor has any
Company Affiliate, in violation of any applicable law or regulation, offered,
paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered,
given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, to any
officer, employee or any other person acting in an official capacity for any
Government Entity, as defined below, to any political party or official thereof
or to any candidate for political office (individually and collectively, a
“Government
Official”) or to any person under circumstances where such Company
Affiliate knew or was aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such
money or thing of value would be offered, given or promised, directly or
indirectly, to any Government Official, for the purpose of:
(a) (i)
influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his official
capacity, (ii) inducing such Government Official to do or omit to do any act in
violation of his lawful duty, (iii) securing any improper advantage, or (iv)
inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of
any Government Entity, or
(b) in
order to assist the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining
business for or with, or directing business to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
“Government Entity” as
used in this Agreement means any government or any department, agency or
instrumentality thereof, including any entity or enterprise owned or controlled
by a government, or a public international organization.
4.24 Economics Sanctions
Laws.
(a) None
of (i) the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any of their respective
officers, employees, directors, or agents acting for or on behalf of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, at the direction or Knowledge of the Company, or who
are under obligations to report to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries ((i)
and (ii) collectively, “Relevant Persons”) is
in violation of any applicable Law relating to economic sanctions administered
by U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control or its
successor organization(s) from time to time (“OFAC”).
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(b) No
Relevant Person:
(i) conducts
any business with, or engaged directly or indirectly in transactions connected
with any of North Korea, Iraq, Libya, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar or Sudan, or is
otherwise engaged directly or indirectly in transactions connected with any
government, country or other entity or persons that is the target of U.S.
economic sanctions administered by OFAC, including “Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons” and no Relevant Person is any such person or
entity;
(ii) deals
in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or
interest in property blocked pursuant to the economic sanctions laws
administered by OFAC; or
(iii) engages
in or conspires to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the
purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions
set forth in any economic sanctions law administered by OFAC.
4.25
Additional PRC
Representations and Warranties.
(a) Except
as disclosed in Section 4.25(a) of the Disclosure Letter, all material consents,
approvals, authorizations or licenses required under PRC Law for the due and
proper establishment and operation of the WFOE and the PRCCo have been duly
obtained from the relevant PRC Governmental Authority and are in full force and
effect.
(b) Except
as disclosed in Section 4.25(b) of the Disclosure Letter, all filings and
registrations with the PRC Governmental Authorities required in respect of the
WFOE and the PRCCo and their respective operations including, without
limitation, the registration with and approval by the Ministry of Commerce, the
State Administration for Industry and Commerce (the “SAIC”), the State
Administration of Foreign Exchange (the “SAFE”), the State
Administration of Taxation, the State Administration of Radio, Film and
Television, the General Administration of Customs of the PRC and their relevant
local counterparts, the tax bureau and other PRC Governmental Authorities that
administer foreign investment enterprises have been duly completed in accordance
with the relevant Laws, except where the failure to complete such filings and
registrations does not, and would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Except
as disclosed in Section 4.25(c) of the Disclosure Letter, each of Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Ou Xxx Xxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxx has completed all fillings and registrations with
the SAFE in accordance with all applicable PRC Laws including without limitation
the Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Administration for PRC
Residents to Engage in Financing and Inbound Investment Via Offshore Special
Purpose Vehicles issued by the SAFE on October 21, 2005 and effective as of
November 1, 2005.
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(d) Except
as disclosed in Section 4.25 (d) of the Disclosure Letter, each of the WFOE and
the PRCCo has complied with all relevant Laws and regulations regarding the
contribution and payment of its registered share capital, the payment schedule
of which has been approved by the relevant PRC Governmental Authority. There are
no outstanding rights to acquire, or commitments made by either the WFOE or the
PRCCo to sell, any of its equity interests.
(e) Neither
the WFOE nor the PRCCo is in receipt of any letter or notice from any relevant
PRC Governmental Authority notifying it of the revocation, or otherwise
questioning the validity, of any licenses or qualifications issued to it or any
subsidy granted to it by any PRC Governmental Authority for non-compliance
with the terms thereof or with applicable PRC laws, or the need for compliance
or remedial actions in respect of the activities carried out by the WFOE or the
PRCCo.
(f) Each
of the WFOE and the PRCCo have conducted its respective business activities
within its permitted scope of business or has otherwise operated its business in
compliance, in all material respects, with all relevant legal requirements and
with all requisite licenses and approvals granted by competent PRC Governmental
Authorities. As to licenses, approvals and government grants and concessions
required or material for the conduct of any part of the WFOE or the PRCCo’s
business which is subject to periodic renewal, to the Knowledge of the Company,
as of the date of this Agreement, there does not exist any grounds on which
renewals of any such licenses, approvals, grants or concessions will not be
granted by the relevant PRC Governmental Authorities.
(g) With
regard to employment and staff or labor, each of the WFOE and the PRCCo has
complied, in all material respects, with all applicable Laws and regulations,
including without limitation, laws and regulations pertaining to welfare funds,
social benefits, medical benefits, insurance, retirement benefits, pensions or
the like.
4.26
No Material Adverse
Effect. Since
October 19, 2009, no event or circumstance has occurred that has had (and
continues to have) or would have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.27
Registration
Rights. Except
as set forth in Section 4.27 of the Disclosure Letter and in the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Company has not granted or agreed to grant, and is not
under any obligation to provide, any rights to register under the Securities Act
any of its presently outstanding securities or any of its securities that may be
issued subsequently.
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4.28
Reports.
(a) Since
June 18, 2007, the Company has timely filed all documents required to be filed
with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act.
(b) The
SEC Documents, when they became effective or were filed with the SEC, as the
case may be, complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements
of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder, in each case as in effect at such time, and
none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make such statements, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made,
not misleading.
(c) The
Company (i) has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are reasonably designed
to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its
consolidated Subsidiaries, is made known to the individuals responsible for the
preparation of the Company’s filings with the SEC and (ii) has disclosed, based
on its most recent evaluation prior to the date of this Agreement, to the
Company’s outside auditors and the Board’s Audit Committee (A) any significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the
Exchange Act) that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial
reporting. As of the date of this Agreement, to the Knowledge of the Company,
there is no reason that its outside auditors, its chief executive officer and
chief financial officer will not be able to give the certifications and
attestations required pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to
Section 404 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, without qualification, when next
due.
4.29
Investment Company
Act. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an investment company within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or, directly or indirectly,
controlled by or acting on behalf of any Person which is an investment company,
within the meaning of said Act.
4.30
Brokers’ Fees and
Expenses. No
broker, investment banker, or financial advisor or other Person is entitled to
any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission
in connection with the Transactions.
4.31
AMEX. As of
the date hereof, the Company’s Common Stock is listed on
AMEX, and no event has occurred, and the Company is not aware of any event that
is reasonably likely to occur, that would result in the Common Stock being
de-listed from AMEX. The sale and issuance of the Purchased Shares
and execution of and performance under the Investor Rights Agreement complies
with the rules and regulations of AMEX (provided, with respect to the
representation and warranty made regarding the rules or regulations of AMEX as
of the date hereof only, that AMEX approves the listing of the Purchased Shares,
the Transferred Shares and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Purchased
Warrants).
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4.32
Application of Takeover
Protections. As of
the Closing Date, there is no control share acquisition, business combination,
poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other
similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s charter documents or the
laws of its state of incorporation in effect as of the date hereof that is or
would become applicable to the Investor as a result of the Investor and the
Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under this
Agreement, including, without limitation, as a result of any transfer by the
Sponsor Shareholders of common stock pursuant to the terms of the Investor
Rights Agreement.
4.33
No Integrated
Offering. Neither
the Company, nor any Person acting on its 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 any offering contemplated by this
Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of
the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of FINRA or AMEX.
4.34
Internal Accounting and
Disclosure Controls. The
Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset and liability
accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted
only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv)
the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the
existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any difference. The Company maintains
disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under
the Exchange Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without
limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required
to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management,
including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal
financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
4.35
Off Balance Sheet
Arrangements. There
is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company and an
unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be
disclosed by the Company in the Company’s SEC Documents and is not so disclosed
and that otherwise would have a Material Adverse Effect.
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4.36 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of
2002. The
Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
of 2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”)
applicable to it as of the date hereof and as of the Closing. There has been no
change in the Company’s accounting policies since inception except as described
in the notes to the Financial Statements. Each required form, report and
document containing financial statements that has been filed with or submitted
to the SEC since inception, was accompanied by the certifications required to be
filed or submitted by the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial
officer pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, and at the time of filing or
submission of each such certification, such certification was true and accurate
and materially complied with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. Neither the Company, nor to the Knowledge of
the Company, any Representative of the Company, has received or otherwise had or
obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether
written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures,
methodologies or methods of the Company or their respective internal accounting
controls, including any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the
Company has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, except for
(a) any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim as has been resolved without
any resulting change to the Company’s accounting or auditing practices,
procedures methodologies or methods of the Company or its internal accounting
controls, and (b) questions regarding such matters raised and resolved in the
ordinary course in connection with the preparation and review of the Company’s
financial statements and periodic reports. To the Knowledge of the Company, no
attorney representing the Company, whether or not employed by the Company, has
reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of
fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or any of its officers,
directors, employees or agents to the Board or any committee thereof or to any
director or officer of the Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, no employee
of the Company has provided or is providing information to any law enforcement
agency regarding the commission or possible commission of any crime or the
violation or possible violation of any applicable law.
4.37 Transfer
Taxes. On the
Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar
Taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by
the Company or the Sponsor Shareholders, and all laws imposing such taxes will
be or will have been complied with.
4.38 Manipulation of
Price. The
Company has not, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no one acting on its
behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or
to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of
the Company to facilitate the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) sold, bid
for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases for the
transactions contemplated hereby.
4.39 Anti-dilution
Provisions. There
is no anti-dilution provision under any agreement to which the Company is party
or to which any assets of the Company are subject that is or would become
effective as a result of the Investors and the Company fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement.
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4.40
General
Solicitation. Neither
the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any person acting on behalf of
the Company, has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of “general
solicitation” within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities
Act. To the knowledge of the Company, no person acting on its behalf
has offered the Securities for sale other than to the Investor and certain other
“accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities
Act.
4.41
Waiver of Section
203. As of
the Closing Date, the Company represents and warrants to the Investor that the
Board has heretofore taken all necessary action to approve the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, and has
approved, for purposes of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
(including any successor statute thereto (“Section 203”)), the
Investor’s becoming an “interested stockholder” within the meaning of Section
203 (the “Waiver”) and such
action is effective as of the date hereof. No other state takeover,
“moratorium,” “fair price,” “affiliate transaction” or similar statute or
regulation under any applicable Law is applicable to the
Transactions.
4.42
Disclosure. The
Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing
representations in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, no material event or
circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or
its business, properties, operations or financial conditions, which, under
applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement
by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or
disclosed.
5. Representations and
Warranties of the Sponsor Shareholders. Each of
the Sponsor Shareholders jointly and severally represents and warrants to the
Investor as of the date of this Agreement that:
5.1
Organization. Each of
the Sponsor Shareholders that is not an individual has been duly organized and
is validly existing in the jurisdiction of its incorporation.
5.2
Authorization;
Enforceability. Each of
the Sponsor Shareholders that is not an individual has all necessary power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Investor
Rights Agreement, including, without limitation, the payment of any Performance
Adjustment Amount and Put Price, as applicable. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, including,
without limitation, the payment of any Performance Adjustment Amount and Put
Price, as applicable, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of the Sponsor Shareholders, and assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, this Agreement and the Investor
Rights Agreement will constitute valid and binding obligation of the Sponsor
Shareholders, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, except as
such enforceability may be limited by applicable laws relating to bankruptcy,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar legal requirements relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights generally and except as such enforceability is
subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
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5.3 No Default or
Violation. The
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the Investor Rights
Agreement and the consummation by the Sponsor Shareholders of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the payment of
any Performance Adjustment Amount and Put Price, as applicable, will not (i)
result in any default or violation of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws,
limited partnership agreement, limited liability company operating agreement or
other applicable organizational documents of the Sponsor Shareholders, (ii)
result in any violation of or constitute a breach of, with or without the
passage of time or giving of notice, any law applicable to the Sponsor
Shareholders, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to prevent or materially delay or materially impair the ability of
the Sponsor Shareholders to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, including, without limitation, the
payment of any Performance Adjustment Amount and Put Price, as
applicable.
5.4 Governmental
Consents. No
consent, approval, license or authorization of, or designation, declaration, or
filing with, any federal, state, or local governmental authority on the part of
the Sponsor Shareholders is required in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement,
including, without limitation, the payment of any Performance Adjustment Amount
and Put Price, as applicable except for the following: (i) those which have
already been made or granted; (ii) the filing with the SEC of such reports under
the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the
Investor Rights Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
and (iii) those where the failure to obtain such consent, approval or license
would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Sponsor
Shareholders to perform their obligations under this Agreement and the Investor
Rights Agreement, including, without limitation, the payment of any Performance
Adjustment Amount and Put Price, as applicable.
5.5 Good
Title. Upon
delivery of any certificate or certificates duly assigned, representing the same
as herein contemplated and upon registering of the Investor as the new owner of
such Transferred Shares in the share register of the Company, the Investor will
receive good title to such Transferred Shares, free and clear of all
Liens.
5.6 Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act. None of
the Sponsor Shareholders, or, in case of each of Thousand and Bright, any
director, officer, agent, employee, or any other person acting for or on behalf
of it (individually and collectively, a “Sponsor Shareholder
Affiliate”), has violated the FCPA or any other applicable anti-bribery
or anti-corruption laws of any applicable jurisdiction, nor has any Sponsor
Shareholder Affiliate, in violation of any applicable law or regulation,
offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or
offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value,
to any Government Official or to any person under circumstances where such
Sponsor Shareholder Affiliate knew or was aware of a high probability that all
or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, given or
promised, directly or indirectly, to any Government Official, for the purpose
of:
(a) (i)
influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his official
capacity, (ii) inducing such Government Official to do or omit to do any act in
violation of his lawful duty, (iii) securing any improper advantage, or (iv)
inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of
any Government Entity, or
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(b) in
order to assist the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining
business for or with, or directing business to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
6. Representations and
Warranties of the Investor. The
Investor represents and warrants to the Company and the Sponsor Shareholders as
of the date of this Agreement that:
6.1 Organization. The
Investor has been duly organized and is validly existing in the jurisdiction of
its incorporation.
6.2 Authorization;
Enforceability. The
Investor has all necessary power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Investor Rights Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action on
the part of the Investor, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
thereof by the other Persons contemplated to be a party thereto, this Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement by the
Investor, will constitute valid and binding obligation of the Investor,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable laws relating to bankruptcy,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar legal requirements relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights generally and except as such enforceability is
subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
6.3 No Default or
Violation. The
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement and the consummation by the Investor
of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in any default or
violation of the limited partnership agreement, limited liability company
operating agreement or other applicable organizational documents of the Investor
and (ii) assuming the truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties
of the Company made in Section 4 hereof and receipt of any consent approval or
license required in connection with any subsequent issuance or transfer of
Common Stock pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, result in any violation
of or constitute a breach of, with or without the passage of time or giving of
notice, any law applicable to the Investor, except as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or
materially impair the ability of the Investor to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement.
6.4 Governmental
Xxxxxxxx.Xx
consent, approval, license or authorization of, or designation, declaration, or
filing with, any federal, state, or local governmental authority on the part of
the Investor is required in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Investor Rights Agreement, except for the
following: (i) those which have already been made or granted; (ii) the filing
with the SEC of such reports under the Exchange Act as may be required in
connection with this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (iii) those where the failure
to obtain such consent, approval or license would not have a material adverse
effect on the ability of the Investor to perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement.
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6.5
Private
Placement.
(a) The
Investor is (i) an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act;
(b) The
Investor has been advised by the Company that the Purchased Shares and the
Purchased Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act, that the
Purchased Shares and the Purchased Warrants will be issued on the basis of the
statutory exemption provided by Section 4(2) under the Securities Act or
Regulation D promulgated thereunder, or both, relating to transactions by an
issuer not involving any public offering and under similar exemptions under
certain state securities laws, that this transaction has not been reviewed by,
passed on or submitted to any federal or state agency or self-regulatory
organization where an exemption is being relied upon, and that the Company’s
reliance thereon is based in part upon the representations made by such Investor
in this Agreement. The Investor acknowledges that it has been
informed by the Company of, or is otherwise familiar with, the nature of the
limitations imposed by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder on the transfer of securities; and
(c) The
Investor is acquiring the Purchased Shares, Purchased Warrants and the
Transferred Shares for its own account, and solely for the purpose of investment
and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with any distribution
thereof.
7. Conditions to the Investor’s
Obligations at Closing. The
obligation of the Investors to purchase the Purchased Shares and the Purchased
Warrants at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment or waiver on or before the
Closing of each of the following conditions:
7.1
Representations and
Warranties. Each of
the representations and warranties of the Company and the Sponsor Shareholders
contained in Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects (other than representations and warranties qualified by
materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all
respects) on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date,
except for representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date or
time other than the date hereof or the Closing Date (which need only be true and
correct as of such date or time).
7.2
Covenants. The
Company shall have performed and complied with in all material respects all
covenants and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by it at or prior to the Closing.
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7.3 Share
Transfer. The
Sponsor Shareholders shall have caused to be executed a share transfer
agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Investor in its
sole discretion, providing for the transfer of one-hundred-fifty thousand
(150,000) shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Transferred Shares”)
to the Investor (the “Share Transfer”) and
the Share Transfer shall have been consummated and the Transferred Shares shall
have been delivered to the Investor.
7.4 No Material Adverse
Effect. There
has, since the date of this Agreement, occurred no event or circumstance that
has had (and continues to have) a Material Adverse Effect.
7.5 FCPA
Compliance. The
Company shall have (i) approved and adopted an FCPA compliance program in the
form set forth in section 9.4(a) of the Disclosure Letter (the “FCPA Compliance
Program”) and made available copies of such FCPA Compliance Program to
all employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) appointed an FCPA
compliance officer to oversee and insure compliance with the FCPA Compliance
Program and (iii) conducted FCPA training sessions for each of the Founder and
Xxxxx Xxx with respect to the FCPA Compliance Program.
7.6 Accounting Firm
Engagement. The
Company shall have engaged Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu or any of the following
accounting firms approved by the Investor as the accounting firm of the Company
and its Subsidiaries: Ernst & Young, KPMG or
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
7.7 Legal Counsel
Engagement. The
Company shall have engaged Loeb & Loeb LLP or such other internationally
recognized U.S. law firm as the legal counsel of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
7.8 Series A Certificate of
Designations and Bylaws. The
Company shall have adopted and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware the Series A Certificate of Designations and any amendments to the
Bylaws as may be reasonably requested by the Investor to reflect the terms
hereof, the Series A Certificate of Designations or the Investor Rights
Agreement.
7.9 AMEX
Registration. The
AMEX shall have approved the listing of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Purchased Shares or exercise of the Purchased Warrants and the
Transferred Shares on the AMEX.
7.10 Ancillary
Agreements. The
Company shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Investor Rights Agreement and the Warrant.
7.11 Legal
Opinions. The
Investor shall have received (a) from Hankun Law Offices, the PRC counsel for
the Company, an opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, in the form attached as
Exhibit E; (b) from Loeb & Loeb LLP, U.S. counsel to the Company, an opinion
dated the Closing Date in the form attached as Exhibit F; (c) from Morris,
Nichols, Arsht & Xxxxxxx, the Delaware counsel for the Company, an opinion,
dated as of the Closing Date, in the form attached as Exhibit G; and (d) from
Xxxxxxx Y.T. Ho & Co., the Hong Kong counsel for the Company, an opinion,
dated as of the Closing Date, in the form attached as Exhibit
H.
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7.12
Expenses.
Simultaneous with the Closing, the Company shall have reimbursed the Investors
for up to $200,000 of their reasonable documented out-of-pocket fees and
expenses incurred on or before the Closing Date in connection with the execution
of this Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, the Warrant and the
Registration Rights Agreement and the purchase by the Investor of the Purchased
Shares and Warrants pursuant to this Agreement, which may be effected through an
offset to the Purchase Price.
7.13
Board of
Directors.
(a) The
Sponsor Shareholders and the Board shall have taken all actions necessary and
appropriate to appoint one person designated by the Investor to the Board
effective immediately following the Closing.
(b) The
Company and the Sponsor Shareholders shall have taken all actions necessary and
appropriate to appoint one person designated by the Investor to the board
of directors of the HKCo effective immediately following the
Closing.
(c) The
Investor shall have received evidence satisfactory to it of such
actions.
7.14 Purchased Shares;
Warrants. The
Company shall have delivered the Purchased Shares and the Purchased Warrants to
the Investor.
8. Conditions to the Company’s
Obligations at Closing. The
obligations of the Company to issue, sell and deliver to the Investor the
Purchased Shares and the Purchased Warrants are subject to the fulfillment or
waiver on or before the Closing of each of the following
conditions:
8.1
Representations and
Warranties. Each of
the representations and warranties of the Investor contained in Section 6 of
this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than
representations and warranties qualified by materiality or material adverse
effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the
Closing Date with the same effect as though such representations and warranties
had been made on and as of the Closing Date, except for representations and
warranties that are made as of a specific date or time other than the date
hereof or the Closing Date (which need only be true and correct as of such date
or time).
8.2
Purchase
Price. The
Investor shall have paid to the Company the Purchase Price.
8.3
Ancillary
Agreements. The
Investor shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Investor Rights Agreement and the Warrant.
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8.4 AMEX
Registration. The AMEX
shall have approved the listing of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Purchased Shares or exercise of the Purchased Warrants and the
Transferred Shares on the AMEX; provided that the condition
set forth in this Section 8.4 shall be deemed waived by the Company to the
extent the failure or delay of the AMEX to approve such listing shall have been
caused by the Company.
9. Covenants. The
Company and its Subsidiaries, the Sponsor Shareholders and the Investor hereby
covenant and agree, for the benefit of the other parties to this Agreement and
their respective assigns, as follows:
9.1
Asset and IP
Transfer. Within
three (3) months after the Closing Date, (i) the Company shall use reasonable
best commercial efforts to procure the PRCCo, to the extent commercially
reasonable and not materially adverse from a tax, accounting or similar
perspective, to, transfer all of the assets currently owned by the PRCCo (other
than the Intellectual Property and those which may not, in accordance with
applicable Law of the PRC, be transfer to the WFOE) to the WFOE (the “Assets
Transfer”) and all of the Intellectual Property currently owned by the PRCCo to
the HKCo (the “IP Transfer”), in each case in accordance with all applicable
Laws; (ii) the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to procure the HKCo and
the WFOE, to the extent commercially practicable and not materially adverse from
a tax, accounting or similar perspective, to enter into commercially reasonable
intellectual property licensing agreement(s) or commercially reasonable asset
leasing agreement(s) with the PRCCo (collectively, the “Licensing and Leasing
Agreements”) contemporaneously with the Assets Transfer and the IP Transfer (as
the case may be); (iii) the Company shall procure the PRCCo to complete all
registrations and filings with respect to the Licensing and Leasing Agreements
in accordance with all applicable Laws, except where the failure to make such
registration or filing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.2
VIE
Restructuring. Within
three (3) months after the Closing Date, the Company and the Sponsor
Shareholders shall cause the agreements, contracts and instruments enabling the
WFOE to effect control over and consolidate with its financial statements the
PRCCo (collectively, the “VIE Agreements”) to
be amended to the reasonable satisfaction of the Investor.
9.3
SARFT
Approval. The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain as soon as practicable
and in any event no later than December 31, 2010, from SARFT any and all
approvals necessary for the broadcast of video programming by the Company and
the operation of the business as currently contemplated (the “SARFT Approval”) to
the extent obtaining such approvals is practicable within the Company's
industry.
9.4
FCPA
Compliance. As soon
as practicable, but in no event later than April 30, 2010, the Company shall
have completed or put in place each of the measures set forth in section 9.4(b)
of the Disclosure Letter.
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9.5 Listing. In
connection with the application for the subsequent listing on AMEX of the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Purchased Shares and upon
exercise of the Purchased Warrants, and the ongoing listing of such securities
thereon, the parties hereto agree to cooperate and, following good faith
discussions with AMEX involving both parties hereto, to take all necessary
steps, if any, required by AMEX in connection with the approval of such
application and the continued listing of such securities, including, without
limitation, the amendment or modification of any of the Transaction Documents
and any related document.
9.6 Director
Appointment.Within
one (1) month after the Closing Date, the Company and the Sponsor Shareholders
shall cause one person designated by the Investor to be appointed to the board
of directors of each of the WFOE and the PRCCo.
9.7 Business
Development. The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to, within three (3) years after
the Closing Date or such longer period of time as mutually agreed by the Company
and the Investor, establish wireless uploading stations in each province of the
PRC where the WFOE or the PRCCo currently conducts business operations, provided that the costs of
establishing wireless uploading stations in any province shall be commercially
reasonable and practicable.
9.8 Compliance. For so
long as any share of the Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, the
Company will comply with the terms and conditions of the Series A Certificate of
Designations.
9.9 Use of
Proceeds. The
Company shall apply substantially all of the net proceeds from the issuance and
sale of the Purchased Shares for working capital and capital expenditures in
connection with expansion of the business.
9.10 Transfer
Taxes. The
Company shall pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer
tax due on the issue of the Purchased Shares at Closing. The Sponsor
Shareholders shall pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or
transfer tax due on the transfer of the Transferred Shares.
9.11 Share
Transfer. The
Sponsor Shareholders shall cause to be executed a share transfer agreement, in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Investor, providing for the
Share Transfer.
9.12 Confidentiality; Public
Disclosure. Each
Party shall hold in confidence the terms and existence of this Agreement, the
Investor Rights Agreement, the Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and shall not disclose or make
any release, announcement or filing except as such disclosure, release,
announcement or filing as may be required by Law or the rules or regulations of
any securities exchange, in which case the Party required to make the release or
announcement shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, allow the other Party
reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such
issuance.
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9.13 Further
Assurances. Each of
the Investor and the Company will cooperate and consult with each other and use
commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file all necessary documentation,
to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings and other
documents, and to obtain all necessary permits, consents, orders, approvals and
authorizations of, or any exemption by, all third Persons required to consummate
the Transactions.
10. Indemnification.
10.1 Survival. The
representations and warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall
survive the Closing until the date three (3) years after the Closing, provided, however, that (i) the
representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.06, 4.07
and 4.23 shall survive indefinitely and (ii) the representations and warranties
dealing with Tax matters shall survive until one hundred and twenty (120) days
after the expiration of the relevant statute of limitations for the Tax
liabilities in question. All of the covenants and obligations of the
Parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing
indefinitely. Neither the period of survival nor the liability of a
Party with respect to such Party’s representations, warranties and covenants
shall be reduced by any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of the
other Parties. If written notice of a claim setting forth reasonable
details as to the basis of the claim has been given prior to the expiration of
the applicable representations, warranties and covenants, then the relevant
representations, warranties and covenants shall survive as to such claim, until
such claim has been finally resolved.
10.2 Company Indemnification
Obligation. The
Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Investor and each of their respective
officers, directors and employees, and each Person that controls (within the
meaning of Section 20 of the Exchange Act) any of the foregoing Persons (each a
“Investor Indemnified
Party”) against any claim, demand, action, liability, damages, loss, cost
or expense (including, without limitation, consequential damages, diminution in
value and reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by such Investor
Indemnified Party in investigating or defending any such proceeding) regardless
of whether any of the foregoing results from a third-party claim or otherwise
(all of the foregoing, including associated costs and expenses being referred to
herein as a “Loss”), that it
actually incurs in connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereby
arising out of or based upon:
(a) any
of the representations or warranties made by the Company in Section 4 of this
Agreement being untrue or incorrect (i) at the time such representation or
warranty was made or (ii) on the Closing Date as if given as of the Closing Date
(except, in each case, to the extent such representations or warranties are as
of a date other than the date hereof or the Closing Date, in which case, the
failure of any such representation or warranty to be true and correct as of that
date);
(b) any
breach by the Company of any of its covenants, agreements or obligations under
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrant, the Series A
Certificate of Designations, or the Investor Rights Agreement;
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(c) any
failure of the WFOE to comply with any Law with respect to any dividend
distributions made by the WFOE, including without limitations, any foreign
exchange regulations and rules;
(d) any
failure to by the Company obtain outdoor advertising registration with the SAIC
or its local branches to the extent required by the SAIC; and
(e) any
failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) to timely file any Tax
Return; (ii) to timely pay any Tax as it became due, or (iii) to comply with any
applicable Law relating to Tax.
10.3 Sponsor Shareholders
Indemnification Obligation. The
Sponsor Shareholders hereby agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify each
Investor Indemnified Party against any Losses that it actually incurs in
connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereby arising out of or
based upon:
(a) any
of the representations or warranties made by the Sponsor Shareholders in Section
5 of this Agreement being untrue or incorrect (i) at the time such
representation or warranty was made or (ii) on the Closing Date as if given as
of the Closing Date (except, in each case, to the extent such representations or
warranties are as of another date, in which case, the failure of any such
representation or warranty to be true and correct as of that date);
(b) any
breach by the Sponsor Shareholders of any of its covenants, agreements or
obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the
Investor Rights Agreement; and
(c) any
failure of any of the Founder, Ou Xxx Xxx or Xxxxxxxx Xxx complete all filings
and registrations with the SAFE in accordance with all applicable PRC Laws
including without limitation the Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign
Exchange Administration for PRC Residents to Engage in Financing and Inbound
Investment Via Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles issued by the SAFE on October
21, 2005 and effective as of November 1, 2005.
10.4 Limitation on
Indemnification.
(a) The
foregoing indemnification as set out in Sections 10.1 and 10.2 hereof shall not
apply to any Loss to the extent that it arises out of, or is based upon, the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Investor in connection therewith.
Except with respect to the Put Option, Section 10.1 and Section 10.2 (and the
other applicable provisions of Section 10) will be the sole and the exclusive
remedy of the Investor Indemnified Parties with respect to the matters set forth
in subsections (a) – (d) of Section 10.2 hereof, and, to the maximum extent
possible under applicable Law, the Investor hereby waives any other rights and
remedies that the Investor and the Investor Indemnified Parties may have under
applicable Law.
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(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement: (a) neither the Company
nor the Sponsor Shareholders shall be liable for any claim for indemnification
pursuant to Section 10.1 or Section 10.2, unless and until the aggregate amount
of indemnifiable Losses which may be recovered from the Company or the Sponsor
Shareholders equals or exceeds US$100,000, whereupon the Investor Indemnified
Party shall be entitled to indemnification for the full amount of such Losses,
and (b) the maximum amount of indemnifiable Losses which may be recovered from
the Company or the Sponsor Shareholders arising out of or resulting from the
causes set forth in Section 10.1 or Section 10.2, as the case may be, shall be
an amount equal to US$30,000,000, provided, however, that such amount
shall be (i) increased by US$10,000,000 upon the exercise of all of the
Purchased Warrants and, to the extent the Purchased Warrants are not fully
exercised, increased by a pro rata proportion of US$10,000,000 equal to the
proportion the amount of Purchased Warrants exercised bears to the total amount
of Purchased Warrants and (ii) reduced on a dollar for dollar basis to the
extent the Investor received any amounts from its exercise of the put right
pursuant to Section 7 of the Investor Rights Agreement.
10.5 Conduct of
Claims.
(a) Whenever
a claim for indemnification shall arise under this Section 10 as a result of a
third-party claim, the party seeking indemnification (the “Indemnified Party”),
shall notify the party from whom such indemnification is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”)
in writing of the claim and the facts constituting the basis for such claim in
reasonable detail.
(b) Such
Indemnifying Party shall have the right to retain the counsel of its choice in
connection with such claim and to participate at its own expense in the defense
of any such claim; provided, however, that counsel to the
Indemnifying Party shall not (except with the consent of the relevant
Indemnified Party) also be counsel to such Indemnified Party. In no event shall
the Indemnifying Party be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel
(in addition to any local counsel) separate from its own counsel for all
Indemnified Parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or
related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances.
(c) No
Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified
Parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle or compromise
or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification could be
sought under this Section 10 unless such settlement, compromise or consent (A)
includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Party from all liability
arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (B) does
not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure
to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party.
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11. Miscellaneous.
11.1 Governing
Law. This
Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of State of
Delaware without regard to any choice of laws or conflict of laws provisions
that would require the application of the laws of any other
jurisdiction.
11.2 Jurisdiction;
Enforcement. Any
dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
its subject matter (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity,
formation, effect, interpretation, performance or termination of this Agreement)
(each a “Dispute”) shall be
finally settled by arbitration.
(a) The
place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong, and the arbitration shall be
administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (the “HKIAC”) in accordance
with the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules then in force (the “HKIAC
Rules”).
(b) The
arbitration shall be decided by a tribunal of three (3) arbitrators, whose
appointment shall be in accordance with the HKIAC Rules; provided, however, that the third
presiding arbitrator must be licensed to practice Delaware state law and in good
standing with the Delaware State Bar, as of the date the Notice of Arbitration
is received by the HKIAC Secretariat.
(c) Arbitration
proceedings (including but not limited to any arbitral award rendered) shall be
in English.
(d) Subject
to the agreement of the tribunal, any Dispute(s) which arise subsequent to the
commencement of arbitration of any existing Dispute(s), shall be resolved by the
tribunal already appointed to hear the existing Dispute(s).
(e) The
award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and conclusive and binding upon
the parties as from the date rendered.
(f) Judgment
upon any award may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction over
a party or any of its assets. For the purpose of the enforcement of
an award, the parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction
of any competent court and waive any defenses to such enforcement based on lack
of personal jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.
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11.3 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
either the Company or the Investor in the event that any Governmental Authority
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement shall have become final and non-appealable;
(b) by
the Investor if the Company or any Sponsor Shareholder shall have breached any
of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this
Agreement which would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in
Section 7, which breach cannot be or has not been cured within thirty (30) days
after the giving of written notice by the Investor specifying such breach;
or
(c) by
the mutual written consent of the Company and the Investor.
In the
event of termination of this Agreement as provided above, this Agreement shall
forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the part of any party
hereto except (a) as set forth in Section 12 and (b) that nothing herein shall
relieve any party from liability for any breach of this Agreement occurring
prior to such termination.
11.4 Successors and
Assigns. Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, assigns, heirs,
executors, and administrators of the parties; provided, however, the rights of the
Investor under this Agreement shall not be assignable to any Person without the
consent of the Company.
11.5 No Third-Party
Beneficiaries.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in
this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other
than the parties any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by
reason of this Agreement, and no Person that is not a party to this Agreement
(including any partner, member, shareholder, director, officer, employee or
other beneficial owner of any party, in its own capacity as such or in bringing
a derivative action on behalf of a party) shall have any standing as third-party
beneficiary with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
11.6 No Personal Liability of
Directors, Officers, Owners, Etc. No
director, officer, employee, incorporator, shareholder, managing member, member,
general partner, limited partner, principal or other agent of any of the
Investor or the Company shall have any liability for any obligations of the
Investor or the Company, as applicable, under this Agreement or for any claim
based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the respective obligations of the
Investors or the Company, as applicable, under this Agreement. Each party hereby
waives and releases all such liability. This waiver and release is a material
inducement to each party’s entry into this Agreement.
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11.7 Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement (including the exhibits hereto), the Registration Rights Agreement and
the Investor Rights Agreement, constitute the full and entire understanding and
agreement among the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and
thereof.
11.8 Notices. Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices, requests, claims, demands,
waivers and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be mailed by reliable overnight delivery service
or delivered by hand, facsimile or messenger as follows:
if to the
Company:
Xxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxx
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxx Xxx
Facsimile:
x000.0000.0000
with a
copy to:
Loeb
& Loeb LLP
345 Park
Avenue
New York,
NY 10145, U.S.A.
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx / Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile:
x0.000.000.0000
if to the
Investor
Starr
Investments Cayman II, Inc.
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
19 Par la
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
XX 00
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx / Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
with a
copy to:
Starr
Investments Cayman II, Inc.
c/o
Beijing X.X. Xxxxx Investment Advisors Limited Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000-0000X, Xxxxx XX, Xxxxx 66,
1266
Nanjing West Road,
Shanghai
200040 People’s Republic of China
Attention:
Xxxx Xxx / Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Facsimile:
+8621.6288.9773
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with a
copy to:
Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
30th Floor,
Tower 2, China World Trade Centre
Xx. 0
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
000000 People’s Republic of China
Attention: Xxx
X Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: +8610.6535.5577
or in any
such case to such other address, facsimile number or telephone as either party
may, from time to time, designate in a written notice given in a like manner.
Notices shall be deemed given when actually delivered by overnight delivery
service, hand or messenger, or when received by facsimile if promptly
confirmed.
11.9 Delays or
Omissions. No
delay or omission to exercise any right, power, or remedy accruing to any party
under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power, or remedy of such
party, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of or acquiescence to any breach
or default, or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall
any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other
breach or default. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or
otherwise afforded to any holder, shall be cumulative and not
alternative.
11.10 Expenses. Each
Party shall bear its own expenses incurred on their behalf with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, except as otherwise provided
in Section 7.12.
11.11 Amendments and
Waivers. Any
term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this
Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only if such amendment or waiver is in writing
and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Investor or, in
the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective.
Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be
binding upon each holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the
time outstanding, each future holder of all such securities, and the
Company.
11.12 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and signatures may be
delivered by facsimile or in electronic format, each of which may be executed by
less than all the parties, each of which shall be enforceable against the
parties actually executing such counterparts and all of which together shall
constitute one instrument.
11.13 Severability. If any
provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, portions of such provision,
or such provision in its entirety, to the extent necessary, shall be severed
from this Agreement and the balance of this Agreement shall be enforceable in
accordance with its terms.
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11.14
Titles and Subtitles;
Interpretation. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used
for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting
this Agreement. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article,
Section, Schedule or Exhibit, such reference shall be to an Article, Section,
Schedule or Exhibit of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the
words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they
shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The
definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well
as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the
feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute
defined or referred to in this Agreement means such agreement, instrument or
statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in
the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of
statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes. Each of the parties
has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. If an
ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall
be construed as if it is drafted by each of the parties, and no presumption or
burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of
authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
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FUJIAN
ZONGHENG EXPRESS
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, LTD.
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By:
|
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
|
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
|
||
Title:
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||
FUJIAN
FENZHONG MEDIA CO., LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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||
Title:
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XXXXX
XXXXX
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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OU
XXX XXX
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/s/ Ou Xxx Xxx
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XXXXXXXX
XXX
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||
/s/ Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
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[Signature Page to Securities
Purchase Agreement]
THOUSAND
SPACE HOLDINGS LIMITED
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By:
|
/s/ Ou Xxx Xxx
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Name:
Ou Xxx Xxx
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||
Title:
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BRIGHT
ELITE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xxx
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Title:
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STARR
INVESTMENTS CAYMAN II, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Director
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[Signature Page to Securities
Purchase Agreement]
EXHIBIT
A
Form of Series A Preferred
Certificate of Designations
EXHIBIT
B
Form of Registration Rights
Agreement
EXHIBIT
C
Form of Investor Rights
Agreement
EXHIBIT
D
Form of
Warrant
EXHIBIT
E
Form of Legal Opinion of
Hankun Law Office
EXHIBIT
F
Form of Legal Opinion of
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Xxxxxxx
EXHIBIT
G
Form of Legal Opinion of
Loeb & Loeb LLP
EXHIBIT
H
Form of Legal Opinion of
Xxxxxxx Y.T. Ho & Co.
EXHIBIT
I
Disclosure
Letter