3,600,000 Shares YUHE INTERNATIONAL, INC. Common Stock UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit
1.1
3,600,000
Shares
Common
Stock
October
20, 2010
Xxxx
Capital Partners, LLC
As
Representative of the several Underwriters
c/x Xxxx
Capital Partners, LLC
00
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Yuhe
International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), proposes,
subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the
several underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the
“Underwriters” or each, an “Underwriter”), on a several and not joint basis, an
aggregate of 3,600,000 authorized but unissued shares (the “Underwritten Shares”)
of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of
the Company. The
Company has granted the Underwriters the option to purchase an aggregate of up
to 540,000 additional shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Shares”)
as may be necessary to cover over-allotments made in connection with the
offering. The Underwritten Shares and Additional Shares are
collectively referred to as the “Shares.” Xxxx Capital
Partners, LLC (“Xxxx”) is acting as representative of the several Underwriters
and in such capacity is hereinafter referred to as the
“Representative.”
The
Company and the Representative hereby confirm their agreement as
follows:
1. Registration
Statement and Prospectus. The Company has prepared and filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a
registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-167246) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and
the rules and regulations (the “Rules and
Regulations”) of the Commission thereunder, such amendments to such
registration statement (including post effective amendments) as may have been
required to the date of this Agreement and a preliminary prospectus supplement
or “red xxxxxxx” pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities
Act. Such registration statement, as amended (including any post
effective amendments), has been declared effective by the
Commission. Such registration statement, as amended (including post
effective amendments thereto), the exhibits and any schedules thereto, the
documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3
under the Securities Act and the documents and information otherwise deemed to
be a part thereof or included therein by Rule 430B under the Securities Act or
otherwise pursuant to the Rules and Regulations, is herein called the “Registration
Statement.” If the Company has filed or files an abbreviated
registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the
“Rule 462 Registration
Statement”), then any reference herein to the term Registration Statement
shall include such Rule 462 Registration Statement.
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The
Company is filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities
Act a final prospectus supplement relating to the Shares to a form of prospectus
included in the Registration Statement. Such prospectus in the form
in which it appears in the Registration Statement is hereinafter called the
“Base
Prospectus,” and such final prospectus supplement as filed, together with
the Base Prospectus, is hereinafter called the “Final
Prospectus.” Each of such Final Prospectus and any preliminary
prospectus supplement or “red xxxxxxx,” in the form in which they shall be filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (including
the Base Prospectus as so supplemented), is hereinafter called a “Prospectus.” Any
reference herein to the Base Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or a Prospectus
shall be deemed to include the documents incorporated by reference therein
pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act as of the date of such
Prospectus.
For
purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, the
Rule 462 Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, a
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be
deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic
Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”). All
references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other
information which is “described,” “contained,” “included” or “stated” in the
Registration Statement, the Rule 462 Registration Statement, the Base
Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or a Prospectus (or other references of like
import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements, pro
forma financial information and schedules and other information which is
incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by the Rules and Regulations to
be a part of or included in the Registration Statement, the Rule 462
Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or a
Prospectus, as the case may be; and all references in this Agreement to
amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Rule 462
Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or a
Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the subsequent filing of any
document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that
is deemed to be incorporated therein by reference therein or otherwise deemed by
the Rules and Regulations to be a part thereof.
2. Representations
and Warranties Regarding the Offering.
(a) The
Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the several Underwriters,
as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 5(c)
below), except as otherwise indicated, as follows:
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(i)
At each time of effectiveness, at the date hereof and at the Closing Date,
the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto complied or
will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act
and the Rules and Regulations and did not and will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading. The Time of Sale Disclosure Package (as defined in
Section 2(a)(iv)(A)(1) below) as of the date hereof and at the Closing Date, and
the Final Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, as of its date, at the time of
filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act and at the Closing Date,
did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. The representations and warranties set forth in
the two immediately preceding sentences shall not apply to statements in or
omissions from the Registration Statement or any Prospectus in reliance upon,
and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company through the
Representative by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for use in the
preparation thereof, which written information is described in Section
8(f). The Registration Statement (including each document
incorporated by reference therein) contains all exhibits and schedules required
to be filed by the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations. No
order preventing or suspending the effectiveness or use of the Registration
Statement or any Prospectus is in effect and no proceedings for such purpose
have been instituted or are pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, are
contemplated or threatened by the Commission.
(ii) The
documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of
Sale Disclosure Package and any Prospectus, when they became effective or were
filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material
respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as
applicable, and, to the extent then applicable, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act,
including, in each case, the rules and regulations thereunder, were filed on a
timely basis with the Commission and none of such documents, when they were
filed (or, if amendments to such documents were filed, when such amendments were
filed), contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Any further
documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement,
the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, when such documents
are filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the
requirements of the Exchange Act, and will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The Company certifications required by Rules 13a-14 and
15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
that are contained in the documents incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and any Prospectus
complied with such laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(iii) The
Company has not distributed any prospectus or other offering material in
connection with the offering and sale of the Shares other than the Time of Sale
Disclosure Package and the Marketing Materials.
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(iv) (A)
The Company has provided a copy to the Representative of each Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus (as defined below) used in the sale of Shares. The
Company has filed all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses required to be so filed
with the Commission, and no order preventing or suspending the effectiveness or
use of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is in effect and no proceedings for
such purpose have been instituted or are pending, or, to the knowledge of the
Company, are contemplated or threatened by the Commission. When taken
together with the rest of the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final
Prospectus, since its first use and at all relevant times since then,
no Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has, does or will include (1) any untrue
statement of a material fact or omission to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (2) information
that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained
in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final
Prospectus. The representations and warranties set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence shall not apply to statements in or omissions
from the Registration Statement, Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Final
Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon, and in
conformity with, written information furnished to the Company through the
Representative by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for use therein
or in the preparation thereof. As used in this paragraph and
elsewhere in this Agreement:
(1) “Time of Sale Disclosure
Package” means the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus most recently
filed with the Commission before the time of this Agreement, including any
preliminary prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof, each Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, and any description of the final terms of the
transaction and related information provided by the Underwriters and set forth
in Schedule I hereto (the “Transaction
Description”).
(2) “Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in
Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to the Shares that (A) is required
to be filed with the Commission by the Company, or (B) is exempt from filing
pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) or (d)(8) under the Securities Act, in each case
in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not
required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to
Rule 433(g) under the Securities Act.
(B) At
the time of filing of the Registration Statement and at the date hereof, the
Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act or an “excluded issuer” as defined in Rule 164 under the
Securities Act.
(C) Each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus satisfied, as of its issue date and at all
subsequent times through the Prospectus Delivery Period, all other conditions as
may be applicable to its use as set forth in Rules 164 and 433 under the
Securities Act, including any legend, record-keeping or other
requirements.
(v) The
financial statements of the Company, together with the related notes, included
or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus comply in all material respects with
the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and
fairly present the financial condition of the Company as of the dates indicated
and the results of operations and changes in cash flows for the periods therein
specified in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied throughout the periods involved; and the supporting
schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly the information
required to be stated therein. No other financial statements, pro
forma financial information or schedules are required under the Securities Act
to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the
Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus. To the
Company’s knowledge, Child, Xxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, PLLC, which has
expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements and schedules
filed as a part of the Registration Statement and included in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus is an
independent public accounting firm with respect to the Company within the
meaning of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations.
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(vi) The
Company had a reasonable basis for, and made in good faith, each
“forward-looking statement” (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Act or
Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final
Prospectus.
(vii) All
statistical or market-related data included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final
Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably
believes to be reliable and accurate, and the Company has obtained the written
consent to the use of such data from such sources, to the extent
required.
(viii) The
Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is
included or approved for inclusion on the NASDAQ Capital Market. There is no
action pending by the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, the NASDAQ Capital
Market to delist the Common Shares from the NASDAQ Capital Market, nor has the
Company received any notification that the NASDAQ Capital Market is
contemplating terminating such listing. When issued, the Shares will
be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
(ix) The
Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action that is designed to or
that has constituted or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in
the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.
(x) The
Company is not and during the past three years neither the Company nor any
predecessor was: (A) a blank check company as defined in Rule 419(a)(2) under
the Securities Act, (B) a shell company, other than a business combination shell
company, each as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, or (C) an issuer
for an offering of xxxxx stock as defined in Rule 3a51-1 under the Exchange
Act.
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(xi) The
Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares
and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, will not be an “investment
company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
(xii) The
Company was at the time of filing the Registration Statement, and at the date
hereof, remains eligible to use Form S-3 under the Securities
Act. The conditions for use of Form S-3 set forth in the
General Instructions thereto have been satisfied.
(b) Any
certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the
Representative or to the Representative’s counsel shall be deemed a
representation and warranty by the Company to the Representative as to the
matters covered thereby.
3. Representations
and Warranties Regarding the Company.
(a) The
Company represents and warrants to and agrees with, the Underwriters, except as
set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and
the Final Prospectus, as follows:
(i) Each
of the Company and its subsidiaries has been duly organized and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has the corporate power
and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as currently being
carried on and as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
it owns or leases real property or in which the conduct of its business makes
such qualification necessary and in which the failure to so qualify would have
or is reasonably likely to result in a material adverse effect upon the
business, prospects, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise)
or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
or in its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement (“Material Adverse
Effect”).
(ii) The
Company has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
authorize, issue and sell the Shares as contemplated by this
Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company, and constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as rights to indemnity hereunder may be limited by federal or state
securities laws and except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally and subject to general principles of equity.
(iii) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions herein contemplated will not (A) result in a breach or
violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under,
any law, rule or regulation to which the Company or any subsidiary is subject,
or by which any property or asset of the Company or any subsidiary is bound or
affected, (B) conflict with, result in any violation or breach of, or constitute
a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of,
any agreement, lease, credit facility, debt, note, bond, mortgage, indenture or
other instrument (the “Contracts”) or
obligation or other understanding to which the Company or any subsidiary is a
party of by which any property or asset of the Company or any subsidiary is
bound or affected, or (C) result in a breach or violation of any of the terms
and provisions of, or constitute a default under, the Company’s charter or
by-laws.
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(iv) All
consents, approvals, orders, authorizations and filings required on the part of
the Company and its subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement have been obtained or made, other than such
consents, approvals, orders and authorizations the failure of which to make or
obtain is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(v) All
of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly
authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and have been
issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws, and conform to the
description thereof in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure
Package and the Final Prospectus. Except for the issuances of options
or restricted stock in the ordinary course of business, since the respective
dates as of which information is provided in the Registration Statement, the
Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, the Company has not
entered into or granted any convertible or exchangeable securities, options,
warrants, agreements, contracts or other rights in existence to purchase or
acquire from the Company any shares of the capital stock of the
Company. The Shares, when issued upon payment therefor pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement, will be duly authorized and validly issued, will be
fully paid and nonassessable, will be issued in compliance with all applicable
securities laws, and will be free of preemptive, registration or similar
rights.
(vi) Except
for Bright Stand International Co., Ltd, a British Virgin Islands company
(“Bright
Stand”), and the PRC Entities (as defined in Section 4(a)(iii) below),
the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other
ownership interest in any partnership, corporation, business trust, limited
liability company, limited liability partnership, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity. Bright
Stand has been duly organized and is validly existing as a company in good
standing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and has the corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its property and to conduct its
business. All of the outstanding equity interests of Bright Stand are
owned by the Company.
(vii) The
Company and its subsidiaries have implemented and maintain disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange
Act), and such controls and procedures are effective to ensure that (A) all
material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that
it files under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and (B)
all such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s
management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial
officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
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(viii) The
Company and its subsidiaries have implemented and maintain a system of internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
under the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation,
that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorizations, (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain
asset accountability, (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization, and (D) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. The Company maintains adequate controls over all
personal bank accounts of employees that are used to transact business of the
Company and/or any or its subsidiaries to ensure that all monies deposited into
such accounts are subject to the sole ultimate control and discretion of the
Company and that all transactions for which such accounts are utilized are
accurately recorded by the Company. With respect to transactions
undertaken by the Company or any of its subsidiaries that involve the use of
cash that has never been deposited into a Company bank account or a
Company-controlled personal bank account of an employee of the Company, the
Company has maintained adequate and accurate records of such
transactions. The Company is currently in compliance with Section 402
of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended, and, has heretofore terminated
all transactions between the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on one hand,
and any officer, director or 5% or greater stockholder of the Company or any
affiliate of any such person or entity, on the other hand. .
(ix) Each
of the Company and its subsidiaries has filed all returns (as hereinafter
defined) required to be filed with taxing authorities prior to the date hereof
or has duly obtained extensions of time for the filing
thereof. Except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and its
subsidiaries has paid all taxes (as hereinafter defined) shown as due on such
returns that were filed and has paid all taxes imposed on or assessed against
the Company or such respective subsidiary. The provisions for taxes
payable, if any, shown on the financial statements filed with or as part of the
Registration Statement are sufficient for all accrued and unpaid taxes, whether
or not disputed, and for all periods to and including the dates of such
consolidated financial statements. Except as disclosed in writing to
the Underwriters, (i) no issues have been raised (and are currently pending) by
any taxing authority in connection with any of the returns or taxes asserted as
due from the Company or its subsidiaries, and (ii) no waivers of statutes of
limitation with respect to the returns or collection of taxes have been given by
or requested from the Company or its subsidiaries. The term “taxes” mean all
federal, state, local, foreign, and other net income, gross income, gross
receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease,
service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other
taxes, fees, assessments, or charges of any kind whatever, together with any
interest and any penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts with respect
thereto. The term “returns” means all
returns, declarations, reports, statements, and other documents required to be
filed in respect to taxes.
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(x) Since
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, (a)
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred any material
liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material
transactions other than in the ordinary course of business, (b) the Company has
not declared or paid any dividends or made any distribution of any kind with
respect to its capital stock; (c) there has not been any change in the capital
stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than a change in the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock due to the issuance of shares upon
the exercise of outstanding options or warrants or the issuance of restricted
stock awards or restricted stock units under the Company’s existing stock awards
plan, or any new grants thereof in the ordinary course of business), (d) there
has not been any material adverse change in the Company’s long-term or
short-term debt, and (e) there has not been the occurrence of any event or
series of events that has had or would reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(xi) There
is not pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, any action, suit
or proceeding to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of
which any property or assets of the Company or its subsidiaries is the subject
before or by any court or governmental agency, authority or body, or any
arbitrator or mediator, which is reasonably likely to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(xii) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries holds, and is in compliance with, all
franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, consents,
certificates and orders (“Permits”) of any
governmental or self-regulatory agency, authority or body required for the
conduct of its business, and all such Permits are in full force and effect, in
each case except where the failure to hold, or comply with, any of them is not
reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xiii) The
Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all property
(whether real or personal) described in the Registration Statement, the Time of
Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus as being owned by them that are
material to the business of the Company, in each case free and clear of all
liens, claims, security interests, other encumbrances or defects, except those
that are not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, the property held under
lease by the Company and its subsidiaries is held by them under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases with only such exceptions with respect to any
particular lease as do not interfere in any material respect with the conduct of
the business of the Company and its subsidiaries.
(xiv) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries owns or possesses or has valid right to use
all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
trademark registrations, service xxxx registrations, copyrights, licenses,
inventions, trade secrets and similar rights (“Intellectual
Property”) necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and
its subsidiaries as currently carried on and as described in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus. To the knowledge of the Company, no action or use by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries will involve or give rise to any infringement
of, or license or similar fees for, any Intellectual Property of others, except
where such action, use, license or fee is not reasonably likely to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has received any notice alleging any such infringement or
fee.
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(xv) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries has complied with, is not in violation of,
and has not received any notice of violation relating to any law, rule or
regulation relating to the conduct of its business, or the ownership or
operation of its property and assets, including, without limitation, (A) the
Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, or any
money laundering laws, rules or regulations, (B) any laws, rules or regulations
related to health, safety or the environment, including those relating to the
regulation of hazardous substances, (C) the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, (D) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
of 1977 and the rules and regulations thereunder, and (E) the Employment
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the rules and regulations thereunder,
in each case except where the failure to be in compliance is not reasonably
likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xvi) Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company,
any director, officer, employee, representative, agent or affiliate of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions
administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury
Department (“OFAC”); and the
Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the
Shares contemplated hereby, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such
proceeds to any person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of
any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by
OFAC.
(xvii) Each
of the Company and its subsidiaries carries, or is covered by, insurance in such
amounts and covering such risks as is adequate for the conduct of its business
and the value of its properties and as is customary for companies engaged in
similar businesses in similar industries.
(xviii) No
labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent that is reasonably
likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xix) Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation or breach of, or default
under, its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other equivalent
organizational or governing documents, except where the violation is not
reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(xx) Neither
the Company, its subsidiaries nor, to their knowledge, any other party is
in violation or breach of, or default under, any Contract that is reasonably
likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xxi) No
supplier, customer, distributor or sales agent of the Company
has notified the Company that it intends to discontinue
or decrease the rate of business done with the Company, except
where such decrease is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(xxii) Other
than the Underwriters, no person has the right to act as an underwriter or as a
financial advisor to the Company in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.
4. Representations
and Warranties of the Company Regarding PRC Regulatory
Matters.
(a) The
Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Underwriters, as of the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
(i)
Weifang Yuhe Poultry Co. Ltd. (“PRC Yuhe”) has been
duly organized and is validly existing as a wholly foreign owned enterprise with
limited liability under the PRC laws and regulations; PRC Yuhe’s business
license is in full force and effect; PRC Yuhe has been duly qualified as a
foreign invested enterprise; 100% of the equity interests of PRC Yuhe are owned
by Bright Stand, and such equity interests are free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, equities or claims; and the articles of association, the business
license and other constituent documents of PRC Yuhe comply with the requirements
of applicable PRC laws and regulations and are in full force and
effect.
(ii) Weifang
Taihong Feed Co. Ltd. (“Taihong”) has been
duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company under the
PRC laws and regulations; Taihong’s business license is in full force and
effect; 43.75% of the equity interests of Taihong are owned by Bright Stand, and
56.25% of the equity interests of Taihong are owned by PRC Yuhe, and such equity
interests are free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims; and
the articles of association, the business license and other constituent
documents of Taihong comply with the requirements of applicable PRC laws and
regulations and are in full force and effect.
(iii) Each
of PRC Yuhe and Taihong (collectively, the “PRC Entities”), has
been duly established, is validly existing as a company in good standing under
the laws of the PRC, has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its property and to conduct its business as described in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus, and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing
in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or
leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the
failure to be so qualified or be in good standing is not reasonably likely to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each PRC Entity has applied for
and obtained all requisite business licenses, clearance and permits required
under PRC laws and regulations as necessary for the conduct of its businesses,
each PRC Entity has complied in all material respects with all PRC laws and
regulations in connection with foreign exchange, including without limitation,
carrying out all relevant filings, registrations and applications for relevant
permits with the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange and any other
relevant authorities, and all such permits are validly
subsisting. The registered capital of each PRC Entity has been fully
paid up in accordance with the schedule of payment stipulated in its respective
articles of association, approval document, certificate of approval and legal
person business license (hereinafter referred to as the “Establishment
Documents”) and in compliance with PRC laws and regulations, and there is
no outstanding capital contribution commitment for any PRC
Entity. The Establishment Documents of the PRC Entities have been
duly approved in accordance with the laws of the PRC and are valid and
enforceable. The business scope specified in the Establishment
Documents of each PRC Entity complies with the requirements of all relevant PRC
laws and regulations. The outstanding equity interests of each PRC
Entity is owned of record by the Company or a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company.
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(iv) There
are no contractual arrangements or agreements including, but not limited to, any
consulting or service agreements, share pledge agreements, voting agreements, or
option agreements, among any of the PRC Entities or any of the registered equity
holders of any of the PRC Entities allowing one PRC Entity to obtain control or
the right to the revenue of another PRC Entity.
(v) No
PRC Entity is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any
dividends to the Company (or the Company’s subsidiary that holds the outstanding
equity interest of such PRC Entity). No PRC Entity is prohibited,
directly or indirectly, from making any other distribution on such PRC Entity’s
equity capital, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such PRC
Entity from the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries.
(vi) None
of the PRC Entities nor any of their properties, assets or revenues are entitled
to any right of immunity on the grounds of sovereignty from any legal action,
suit or proceeding, from set-off or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction of any
court, from services of process, from attachment prior to or in aid of execution
of judgment, or from any other legal process or proceeding for the giving of any
relief or for the enforcement of any judgment.
(vii) It
is not necessary that this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Time of
Sale Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus or any other document be filed or
recorded with any governmental agency, court or other authority in the
PRC.
(viii) No
transaction, stamp, capital or other issuance, registration, transaction,
transfer or withholding taxes or duties are payable in the PRC by or on behalf
of the Underwriters to any PRC taxing authority in connection with (i) the
issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares by the Company and the delivery of the
Shares to or for the account of the Underwriters, (ii) the purchase from
the Company and the initial sale and delivery by the Underwriters of the Shares
to purchasers thereof, or (iii) the execution and delivery of this
Agreement.
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(ix) The
current beneficial owners of the Company who are PRC residents are applying for
registration with the applicable local offices of SAFE with respect to their
ownership interests in PRC Yuhe and Taihong, and upon completion of such
registrations, the Company will have complied with, and used its reasonable best
efforts to ensure compliance by all of the Company’s direct or indirect
shareholders and option holders who are PRC residents with, any applicable rules
and regulations of the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC
(the “SAFE Rules and
Regulations”).
(x)
The Company is aware of, and has been advised as to, the
content of the Rules on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by
Foreign Investors jointly promulgated on August 8, 2006, as revised on June 22,
2009, by the PRC Ministry of Commerce, the PRC State Assets Supervision and
Administration Commission, the PRC State Administration of Taxation, the PRC
State Administration of Industry and Commerce, the China Securities Regulatory
Commission (“CSRC”) and the PRC
State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC (the “M&A Rules”), in
particular the relevant provisions thereof that purport to require offshore
special purpose vehicles controlled directly or indirectly by PRC-incorporated
companies or PRC residents and established for the purpose of obtaining a stock
exchange listing outside of the PRC to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to
the listing and trading of their securities on any stock exchange located
outside of the PRC. The Company has received legal advice
specifically with respect to the M&A Rules from its PRC counsel and the
Company understands such legal advice. In addition, the Company has
communicated such legal advice in full to each of its directors that signed the
Registration Statement and each such director has confirmed that he or she
understands such legal advice.
(xi) The
issuance and sale of the Shares, the listing and trading of the Shares on the
NASDAQ Capital Market and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package
and the Final Prospectus are not and will not be, as of the date hereof and on
the Closing Date, subject to or affected by the M&A Rules or any official
clarifications, guidance, interpretations or implementation rules in connection
with or related to the M&A Rules, including the guidance and notices issued
by the CSRC on September 8 and September 21, 2006 (together with the M&A
Rules, the “M&A
Rules and Related Clarifications”).
(xii) As
of the date hereof, the M&A Rules and Related Clarifications do not require
the Company to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to the issuance and sale of
the Shares, the listing and trading of the Shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market,
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final
Prospectus.
(xiii) Each
of the PRC Entities is in compliance with all requirements under all applicable
PRC laws and regulations to qualify for their exemptions from enterprise income
tax or other income tax benefits (the “Tax Benefits”) as
described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and
the Final Prospectus, and the actual operations and business activities of each
such PRC Entity are sufficient to meet the qualifications for the Tax
Benefits. No submissions made to any PRC government authority in
connection with obtaining the Tax Benefits contained any misstatement or
omission that would have affected the granting of the Tax
Benefits. No PRC Entity has received notice of any deficiency in its
respective applications for the Tax Benefits, and the Company is not aware of
any reason why any such PRC Entity might not qualify for, or be in compliance
with the requirements for, the Tax Benefits.
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(xiv) All
local and national PRC governmental tax holidays, exemptions, waivers, financial
subsidies, and other local and national PRC tax relief, concessions and
preferential treatment enjoyed by any PRC Entity as described in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus
are valid, binding and enforceable and do not violate any laws, regulations,
rules, orders, decrees, guidelines, judicial interpretations, notices or other
legislation of the PRC.
5. Purchase, Sale
and Delivery of Shares.
(a) On
the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained,
but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to
issue and sell the Underwritten Shares to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters
agree to purchase the Underwritten Shares. The purchase price for
each Underwritten Share shall be $6.65 per share (the “Per Share
Price”).
(b) The
Company hereby grants to the Underwriters the option to purchase all or any
portion of the Additional Shares and, upon the basis of the warranties and
representations and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the
Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all or any portion of the
Additional Shares at the Per Share Price as may be necessary to cover
over-allotments made in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby. This option may be exercised by the Representative at any
time (but not more than once) on or before the thirtieth day following the date
hereof, by written notice to the Company (the “Option
Notice”). The Option Notice shall set forth the aggregate
number of Additional Shares as to which the option is being exercised, and the
date and time when the Additional Shares are to be delivered (such date and time
being herein referred to as the “Option Closing
Date”); provided, however, that the Option
Closing Date shall not be earlier than the Closing Date (as defined below) nor
earlier than the first business day after the date on which the option shall
have been exercised nor later than the fifth business day after the date on
which the option shall have been exercised unless the Company and the
Representative otherwise agree. Payment of the purchase price for and
delivery of the Additional Shares shall be made at the Option Closing Date in
the same manner and at the same office as the payment for the Underwritten
Shares as set forth
in subparagraph (c) below.
(c) The
Underwritten Shares will be delivered by the Company to the Underwriters against
payment of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of same day funds
payable to the order of the Company at the offices of Xxxx Capital Partners,
LLC, 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, or such other location as may
be mutually acceptable, at 6:00 a.m. PDT, on the third (or if the Underwritten
Shares are priced, as contemplated by Rule 15c6-1(c) under the Exchange Act,
after 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, the fourth) full business day following the date
hereof, or at such other time and date as the Representative and the Company
determine pursuant to Rule 15c6-1(a) under the Exchange Act, or, in the case of
the Additional Shares, at such date and time set forth in the Option
Notice. The time and date of delivery of the Underwritten Shares or
the Additional Shares, as applicable, is referred to herein as the “Closing
Date.” Delivery of the Underwritten Shares or the Additional
Shares, as applicable, shall be made on the applicable Closing Date through the
electronic DWAC facilities of Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., and such Shares
shall be registered in such name or names, and shall be in such denominations,
as instructed by the Representative.
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6. Covenants.
(a) The
Company covenants and agrees with the Underwriters as follows:
(i)
During the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the
later of the Closing Date or such date as determined by the Representative the
Final Prospectus is no longer required by law to be delivered in connection with
sales by an underwriter or dealer (the “Prospectus Delivery
Period”), prior to amending or supplementing the Registration Statement,
including any Rule 462 Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure
Package or the Final Prospectus, the Company shall furnish to the Representative
for review and comment a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement, and
the Company shall not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which
the Representative reasonably objects.
(ii) From
the date of this Agreement until the end of the Prospectus Delivery Period, the
Company shall promptly advise the Representative in writing (A) of the receipt
of any comments of, or requests for additional or supplemental information from,
the Commission, (B) of the time and date of any filing of any post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the
Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, (C) of the time and date that any post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement becomes effective, and (D) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or of any order preventing or suspending its use or the use of the
Time of Sale Disclosure Package or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or of any
proceedings to remove, suspend or terminate from listing or quotation the Common
Stock from any securities exchange upon which it is listed for trading or
included or designated for quotation, or of the threatening or initiation of any
proceedings for any of such purposes. If the Commission shall enter
any such stop order at any time during the Prospectus Delivery Period, the
Company will use its reasonable efforts to obtain the lifting of such order at
the earliest possible moment. Additionally, the Company agrees that
it shall comply with the provisions of Rules 424(b), 430A and 430B, as
applicable, under the Securities Act and will use its reasonable efforts to
confirm that any filings made by the Company under Rule 424(b) or Rule 433 were
received in a timely manner by the Commission (without reliance on Rule
424(b)(8) or 164(b) of the Securities Act).
(iii) (A)
During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company will comply with all
requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act, as now and hereafter
amended, and by the Rules and Regulations, as from time to time in force, and by
the Exchange Act, as now and hereafter amended, so far as necessary to permit
the continuance of sales of or dealings in the Shares as contemplated by the
provisions hereof, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Registration
Statement and the Final Prospectus. If during such period any event
occurs the result of which the Final Prospectus (or if the Final Prospectus is
not yet available to prospective purchasers, the Time of Sale Disclosure
Package) would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances then existing, not misleading, or if during such period it is
necessary or appropriate in the opinion of the Company or its counsel or the
Representative or its counsel to amend the Registration Statement or supplement
the Final Prospectus (or if the Final Prospectus is not yet available to
prospective purchasers, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package) to comply with the
Securities Act or to file under the Exchange Act any document that would be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Final Prospectus in order to
comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, the Company will promptly
notify the Representative, allow the Representative a chance to provide
reasonable comments on such amendment, prospectus supplement or document, and
amend the Registration Statement or supplement the Final Prospectus (or if the
Final Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers, the Time of
Sale Disclosure Package) or file such document (at the expense of the Company)
so as to correct such statement or omission or effect such
compliance.
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(B) If
at any time following the issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there
occurred or occurs an event or development the result of which such Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained
in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final
Prospectus or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that
subsequent time, not misleading, the Company has promptly notified or promptly
will notify the Representative and has promptly amended or will promptly amend
or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to
eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.
(iv) The
Company shall take or cause to be taken all necessary action to qualify the
Shares for sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the
Representative reasonably designates and to continue such qualifications in
effect so long as required for the distribution of the Shares, except that the
Company shall not be required in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign
corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not
so qualified, to execute a general consent to service of process in any state or
to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction
in which it is not otherwise subject.
(v) The
Company will furnish to the Representative and counsel for the Representative
copies of the Registration Statement, each Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case
as soon as available and in such quantities as the Representative may from time
to time reasonably request.
(vi) The
Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practicable, but in any event not later than 15 months after the end of the
Company’s current fiscal quarter, an earnings statement (which need not be
audited) covering a 12-month period that shall satisfy the provisions of Section
11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Rules and
Regulations.
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(vii) The
Company, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated
or this Agreement is terminated, will pay or cause to be paid (A) all
expenses (including transfer taxes allocated to the respective transferees)
incurred by the Representative in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, including the reasonable legal fees of Representative’s
counsel, up to a maximum amount of $150,000 for all such expenses and fees, (B)
all expenses and fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the
Company’s counsel) in connection with the preparation, printing, filing,
delivery, and shipping of the Registration Statement (including the financial
statements therein and all amendments, schedules, and exhibits thereto), the
Shares, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus, any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, (C) all
reasonable filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of Representative
counsel incurred in connection with the qualification of the Shares for offering
and sale by the Underwriters or by dealers under the securities or blue sky laws
of the states and other jurisdictions that the Representative shall designate,
(D) the fees and expenses of any transfer agent or registrar, (E) listing fees,
if any, and (F) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of its
obligations hereunder that are not otherwise specifically provided for
herein.
(viii) The
Company shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares to be sold by
it hereunder for the purposes set forth in the Time of Sale Disclosure Package
and in the Final Prospectus.
(ix) The
Company will not take, directly or indirectly, during the Prospectus Delivery
Period, any action designed to or which might reasonably be expected to cause or
result in, or that has constituted, the stabilization or manipulation of the
price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Shares.
(x) The
Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent
of the Representative, and the Representative represents and agrees that, unless
it obtains the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made and will
not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus; provided that the prior written consent of the parties
hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the free writing
prospectus included in Schedule I hereto. Any such free writing
prospectus consented to by the Company and the Representative is hereinafter
referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus.” The Company represents that it has treated or
agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer
free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and has complied or will
comply with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to any Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus, including timely Commission filing where required, legending
and record-keeping.
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(xi) The
Company hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the
Representative, it will not, during the period ending 60 days after the date
hereof (“Lock-Up
Period”), (A) offer, pledge, issue, sell, contract to sell, purchase,
contract to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or
indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock; or (B) enter into any swap or
other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the
economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such
transaction described in clause (A) or (B) above is to be settled by delivery of
Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise; or (C) file any
registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any
shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Common Stock. The restrictions contained in the
preceding sentence shall not apply to (1) the Shares to be sold hereunder, (2)
the issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise of options or warrants
disclosed as outstanding in the Registration Statement (excluding exhibits
thereto) or the Final Prospectus, or (3) the issuance of employee stock options
not exercisable during the Lock-Up Period and the grant of restricted stock
awards or restricted stock units pursuant to equity incentive plans described in
the Registration Statement (excluding exhibits thereto) and the Final
Prospectus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (x) the Company issues
an earnings release or material news, or a material event relating to the
Company occurs, during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period, or (y) prior to
the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that it will release
earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the
Lock-Up Period, the restrictions imposed by this clause shall continue to apply
until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the
earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event,
unless the Representative waives such extension in writing.
7. Conditions of the
Underwriters’ Obligations. The respective obligations of the
several Underwriters hereunder to purchase the Shares are subject to the
accuracy, as of the date hereof and at the Closing Date (as if made at the
Closing Date), of and compliance with all representations, warranties and
agreements of the Company contained herein, the performance by the Company of
its obligations hereunder and the following additional conditions:
(a) If
the filing of the Final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, is required under the Securities Act or the
Rules and Regulations, the Company shall have filed the Final Prospectus (or
such amendment or supplement) or such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus with the
Commission in the manner and within the time period so required (without
reliance on Rule 424(b)(8) or 164(b) under the Securities Act); the Registration
Statement shall remain effective; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement or any part thereof, any Rule 462 Registration
Statement, or any amendment thereof, nor suspending or preventing the use of the
Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus shall have been issued; no proceedings for the issuance of such an
order shall have been initiated or threatened; any request of the Commission or
the Underwriters for additional information (to be included in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus, any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been complied with to the
Representative’s reasonable satisfaction.
(b) The
Shares shall have been qualified for listing on the NASDAQ Capital
Market.
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(c) The
Representative shall not have reasonably determined, and advised the Company,
that the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the
Final Prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, contains an untrue statement of fact which, in the
Representative’s reasonable opinion, is material, or omits to state a fact
which, in the Representative’s reasonable opinion, is material and is required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
(d) On
or after the date hereof, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating
accorded any of the Company’s securities by any “nationally recognized
statistical organization,” as that term is defined by the Commission for
purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act, and (ii) no such
organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or
review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Company’s
securities.
(e) On
the Closing Date, there shall have been furnished to the Representative the
opinion of Winston & Xxxxxx LLP, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the
Representative, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Representative, substantially to the effect set forth in Schedule II.
(f) On
the Closing Date, there shall have been furnished to the Representative the
opinion of Holland & Xxxx LLP, Nevada counsel for the Company, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, substantially to the effect set
forth in Schedule
III.
(g) On
the Closing Date, there shall have been furnished to the Representative the
opinion of Shandong Haode Law Firm, the Company’s China counsel, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, substantially to the effect set
forth in Schedule
IV.
(h) On
the Closing Date, there shall have been furnished to the Representative the
opinion of Xxxxxx and Calder, the Company’s British Virgin Islands counsel,
dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, substantially to the
effect set forth in Schedule
V.
(i) The
Representative shall have received a letter of Child, Xxx Xxxxxxx &
Xxxxxxxx, PLLC, on the date hereof and on the Closing Date addressed to the
Underwriters, confirming that they are independent public accountants within the
meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable
requirements relating to the qualifications of accountants under Rule 2-01 of
Regulation S-X of the Commission, and confirming, as of the date of each such
letter (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the
respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in the
Time of Sale Disclosure Package, as of a date not more than five days prior to
the date of such letter), the conclusions and findings of said firm with respect
to the financial information and other matters reasonably required by the
Representative.
(j) On
the Closing Date, there shall have been furnished to the Representative a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, signed
by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company,
in their capacity as officers of the Company, to the effect that:
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(i) The
representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and
correct, in all material respects, as if made at and as of the Closing Date, and
the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing
Date;
(ii) No
stop order or other order (A) suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or any part thereof or any amendment thereof, (B) suspending the
qualification of the Shares for offering or sale, or (C) suspending or
preventing the use of the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus
or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, has been issued, and no proceeding for
that purpose has been instituted or, to their knowledge, is contemplated by the
Commission or any state or regulatory body; and
(iii) There
has been no occurrence of any event resulting or reasonably likely to result in
a Material Adverse Effect during the period from and after the date of this
Agreement and prior to the Closing Date.
(k) On
or before the date hereof, the Representative shall have received duly executed
“lock-up” agreements, in substantially the form set forth in Schedule VI, from those
persons set forth in Schedule
VII.
(l) The
Company shall have furnished to the Representative and its counsel such
additional documents, certificates and evidence as the Representative or its
counsel may have reasonably requested.
If any condition specified in this
Section 7 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled,
this Agreement may be terminated by the Representative by notice to the Company
at any time at or prior to the Closing Date and such termination shall be
without liability of any party to any other party, except that Section
6(a)(vii), Section 8 and Section 9 shall survive any such termination and remain
in full force and effect.
8. Indemnification
and Contribution.
(a) The
Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Underwriters, their
respective affiliates, directors and officers and employees, and each person, if
any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities to which any Underwriter or any such person may
become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise (including in settlement
of any litigation if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the
Company), insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, including the information deemed to be a part of the Registration
Statement at the time of effectiveness and at any subsequent time pursuant to
Rules 430A and 430B of the Rules and Regulations, or any amendment thereto
(including any documents filed under the Exchange Act and deemed to be
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement), or arise out of or
are based upon the omissions or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, (ii) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Final
Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any documents
filed under the Exchange Act and deemed to be incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus), or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, or in any materials or information provided to investors by, or with
the approval of, the Company in connection with the offering of the Common Stock
(the “Marketing Materials”), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, or in any other materials used in
connection with the offering of the Shares, (iii) in whole or in part, any
inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein, or (iv) in whole or in part, any failure of the Company to perform its
obligations hereunder or under law, and will reimburse the Underwriters for any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with evaluating,
investigating or defending against such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of or
is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure
Package, the Final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Underwriters specifically for use in
the preparation thereof, which written information is described in Section
8(f).
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(b) The
Underwriters will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, its
affiliates, directors, officers and employees, and each person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities to which the Company may become subject,
under the Securities Act or otherwise (including in settlement of any
litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of any such
Underwriter), insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or arise
out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that
such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission was made in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure
Package, the Final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Underwriters specifically for use in
the preparation thereof, which written information is described in Section 8(f),
and will reimburse the Company for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with defending against
any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.
(c) Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above of
notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such
subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement
thereof; but the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the
indemnifying party from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party
except to the extent such indemnifying party has been materially prejudiced by
such failure. In case any such action shall be brought against any
indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate
in, and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying
party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying
party to such indemnified party of the indemnifying party’s election so to
assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such
indemnified party under such subsection for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof; provided,
however, that if (i)
the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel) that
there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that
are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party,
(ii) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the
indemnified party) between the indemnified party and the indemnifying party (in
which case the indemnifying party will not have the right to direct the defense
of such action on behalf of the indemnified party), or (iii) the indemnifying
party has not in fact employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time
after receiving notice of the commencement of the action, the indemnified party
shall have the right to employ a single counsel to represent it in any claim in
respect of which indemnity may be sought under subsection (a) or (b) of this
Section 8, in which event the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of
such separate counsel shall be borne by the indemnifying party or parties and
reimbursed to the indemnified party as incurred, it being understood, however,
that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than
one separate counsel (plus local counsel).
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The
indemnifying party under this Section 8 shall not be liable for any settlement
of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such
consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying
party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage,
liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment. No
indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified
party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in
any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any
indemnified party is a party or could be named and indemnity was or would be
sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise
or consent (a) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from
all liability for claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or
proceeding 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.
(d) If
the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable or
insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b)
above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or
liabilities referred to in subsection (a) or (b) above, (i) in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on
the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering and sale
of the Shares or
(ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by
applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of
the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection
with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the
one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the
same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting
expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and
commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table
on the cover page of the Final Prospectus. The relative fault shall
be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the
Underwriters and the parties’ relevant intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or
omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be
just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this subsection (d) were to be
determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does
not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the first
sentence of this subsection (d). The amount paid by an indemnified
party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in
the first sentence of this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection
with investigating or defending against any action or claim that is the subject
of this subsection (d). Notwithstanding the provisions of this
subsection (d), the
Underwriters shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the
amount of the Underwriters’ commissions referenced in the Final Prospectus
actually received by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement. No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
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(e) The
obligations of the Company under this Section 8 shall be in addition to any
liability that the Company may otherwise have and the benefits of such
obligations shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if
any, who controls the Underwriters within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act; and the obligations of the
Underwriters under this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability that the
Underwriters may otherwise have and the benefits of such obligations shall
extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to the Company, and its officers,
directors and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act.
(f) For
purposes of this Agreement, the Underwriters confirm, and the Company
acknowledges, that there is no information concerning the Underwriters furnished
in writing to the Company by the Underwriters specifically for preparation of or
inclusion in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package,
the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, other than the
statements set forth in the last paragraph on the cover page of the Final
Prospectus and the statements set forth in the “Underwriting” section of the
Final Prospectus and the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, only insofar as such
statements relate to the amount of selling concession and re-allowance or to
over-allotment and related activities that may be undertaken by the
Underwriters.
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9.
Representations
and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations,
warranties, and agreements of the Company herein or in certificates delivered
pursuant hereto, including, but not limited to, the agreements of the
Underwriters and the Company contained in Section 6(a)(vii) and Section 8
hereof, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriters or any controlling person
thereof, or the Company or any of its officers, directors, or controlling
persons, and shall survive delivery of, and payment for, the Shares to and by
the Underwriters hereunder.
10. Substitution of
Underwriters.
(a) If
any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail to take up and pay for the amount of
Underwritten Shares agreed by such Underwriter or Underwriters to be purchased
hereunder, upon tender of such Underwritten Shares in accordance with the terms
hereof, and the amount of Underwritten Shares not purchased does not aggregate
more than 10% of the total amount of Underwritten Shares set forth in Schedule A
hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated to take up and pay for (in
proportion to their respective underwriting obligations hereunder as set forth
in Schedule A hereto except as may otherwise be determined by you) the
Underwritten Shares that the withdrawing or defaulting Underwriters agreed but
failed to purchase.
(b) If
any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail to take up and pay for the amount of
Underwritten Shares agreed by such Underwriter or Underwriters to be purchased
hereunder, upon tender of such Underwritten Shares in accordance with the terms
hereof, and the amount of Underwritten Shares not purchased aggregates more than
10% of the total amount of Underwritten Shares set forth in Schedule A hereto,
and arrangements satisfactory to you for the purchase of such Underwritten
Shares by other persons are not made within 36 hours thereafter, this Agreement
shall terminate. In the event of any such termination, the Company
shall not be under any liability to any Underwriter (except to the extent
provided in Section 6(a)(vii) and Section 8 hereof) nor shall any Underwriter
(other than an Underwriter who shall have failed, otherwise than for some reason
permitted under this Agreement, to purchase the amount of Underwritten Shares
agreed by such Underwriter to be purchased hereunder) be under any liability to
the Company (except to the extent provided in Section 8 hereof).
If
Underwritten Shares to which a default relates are to be purchased by the
non-defaulting Underwriters or by any other party or parties, the Representative
or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date for the sale of
the Underwritten Shares for not more than seven business days in order that the
necessary changes in the Registration Statement, in the Time of Sale Disclosure
Package, in the Final Prospectus or in any other documents, as well as any other
arrangements, may be effected. As used herein, the term “Underwriter”
includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section
10.
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11. Termination of
this Agreement.
(a) The
Representative shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving notice
to the Company as hereinafter specified at any time at or prior to the Closing
Date, if in the discretion of the Representative (i) there has occurred any
material adverse change in the securities markets or any event, act or
occurrence that has materially disrupted, or in the opinion of the
Representative, will in the future materially disrupt, the securities markets or
there shall be such a material adverse change in general financial, political or
economic conditions or the effect of international conditions on the financial
markets in the United States or the PRC is such as to make it, in the judgment
of the Representative, inadvisable or impracticable to market the Shares or
enforce contracts for the sale of the Shares, (ii) trading in the Company’s
Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the NASDAQ Capital
Market or trading in securities generally on the NASDAQ Capital Market, New York
Stock Exchange or NYSE Amex shall have been suspended, (iii) minimum or maximum
prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for
securities shall have been required, on the NASDAQ Capital Market, New York
Stock Exchange or NYSE Amex, by such exchange or by order of the Commission or
any other governmental authority having jurisdiction, (iv) a banking moratorium
shall have been declared by federal, state or PRC authorities, (v) there shall
have occurred any attack on, outbreak or escalation of hostilities or act of
terrorism involving the United States or the PRC, any declaration by the United
States or the PRC of a national emergency or war, any substantial change or
development involving a prospective substantial change in United States or the
PRC or other international political, financial or economic conditions or any
other calamity or crisis, (vi) the Company suffers any loss by strike, fire,
flood, earthquake, accident or other calamity, whether or not covered by
insurance, or (vii) there has been, since the time of execution of this
Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Final Prospectus, any material adverse change in the assets, properties,
condition, financial or otherwise, or in the results of operations, business
affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as
a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, the effect
of which, in each case described in this subsection (a), makes it impractical or
inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the sale of and payment for the
Shares. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party
to any other party except that the provisions of Section 6(a)(vii) and Section 8
hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such
termination.
(b) If
the Representative elects to terminate this Agreement as provided in this
Section, the Company shall be notified promptly by the Representative by
telephone, confirmed by letter.
12. Notices. Except
as otherwise provided herein, all communications hereunder shall be in writing
and, if to Xxxx, shall be mailed, delivered or telecopied to Xxxx Capital
Partners, LLC, 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, telecopy number:
(000) 000-0000, Attention: Managing Director; and if to the Company,
shall be mailed, delivered or telecopied to it at Yuhe International, Inc.,
No/301 Hailong Street, Hanting District, Weifang, Shandong Province, People’s
Republic of China, telecopy number: x00 000-000-0000,
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxx; or in each case to such other address as the
person to be notified may have requested in writing. Any party to
this Agreement may change such address for notices by sending to the parties to
this Agreement written notice of a new address for such purpose.
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13. Persons Entitled
to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns and the controlling persons, officers and directors
referred to in Section 8. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or
shall be construed to give to any other person, firm or corporation any legal or
equitable remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision
herein contained. The term “successors and assigns” as herein used
shall not include any purchaser, as such purchaser, of any of the Shares from
the Underwriters.
14. Absence of
Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees
that: (a) the Underwriters have been retained solely to act as underwriters in
connection with the sale of the Shares and that no fiduciary, advisory or agency
relationship between the Company and any of the Underwriters has been created in
respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, irrespective
of whether the Underwriters have advised or is advising the Company on other
matters; (b) the price and other terms of the Shares set forth in this Agreement
were established by the Company following discussions and arms-length
negotiations with the Representative and the Company is capable of evaluating
and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (c) it has been advised that
the Underwriters and their respective affiliates are engaged in a broad range of
transactions that may involve interests that differ from those of the Company
and that the Underwriters have no obligation to disclose such interest and
transactions to the Company by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency
relationship; (d) it has been advised that the Underwriters are acting, in
respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, solely for the
benefit of the Underwriters, and not on behalf of the Company.
15. Amendments and
Waivers. No supplement, modification or waiver of this
Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound
thereby. The failure of a party to exercise any right or remedy shall
not be deemed or constitute a waiver of such right or remedy in the
future. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (regardless of
whether similar), nor shall any such waiver be deemed or constitute a continuing
waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.
16. Partial
Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph, clause or
provision.
17. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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18. Submission to
Jurisdiction. The Company irrevocably (a) submits to the
jurisdiction of any court of the State of New York for the purpose of any suit,
action, or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement, or any of the
agreements or transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration
Statement and the Final Prospectus (each a “Proceeding”), (b) agrees that all
claims in respect of any Proceeding may be heard and determined in any such
court, (c) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any immunity from
jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process therein, (d) agrees not
to commence any Proceeding other than in such courts, and (e) waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any claim that such Proceeding is brought in an
inconvenient forum. THE COMPANY (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS RESPECTIVE EQUITY HOLDERS AND
CREDITORS) HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF
ANY CLAIM BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, AND
THE PROSPECTUS.
19. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission and
electronic mail attaching a portable document file (.pdf)) in one or more
counterparts and, if executed and delivered in more than one counterpart, the
executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original and all such
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
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Please
sign and return to the Company the enclosed duplicates of this letter whereupon
this letter will become a binding agreement between the Company and the several
Underwriters in accordance with its terms.
Very
truly yours,
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By:
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/s/ Gao Zhentao | |
Name: | Gao Zhentao | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
Accepted
as of
the date
first above written.
XXXX
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
Acting on
its own behalf and as
Representative
of the several Underwriters
referred
to in the foregoing Agreement.
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Head of Equity Capital Markets |
SCHEDULE
A
Name
|
Number
of Underwritten Shares to be Purchased
|
Number
of Additional Shares to be Purchased
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||||||
Xxxx
Capital Partners, LLC
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2,520,000
|
378,000
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||||||
Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx, LLC
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720,000
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108,000
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||||||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Carret & Co., LLC
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180,000
|
27,000
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Global
Hunter Securities
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180,000
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27,000
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||||||
Total
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3,600,000
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540,000
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SCHEDULE
I
FREE
WRITING PROSPECTUS
Filed
Pursuant to Rule 433
Supplementing
the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated October 19, 2010
Registration
Statement No. 333-167246
Dated
October 20, 2010
Shares
of Common Stock
Final
Term Sheet
Issuer:
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Yuhe
International, Inc. (the “Company”)
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Security:
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Common
stock, par value $0.001 per share
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Size:
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3,600,000
shares of common stock
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Over-allotment
option:
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540,000
additional shares of common stock
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Public
offering price:
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$7.00
per share
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Underwriting
discounts and commissions:
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$0.35
per share
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Proceeds
before expenses (excluding the over-allotment):
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$23,940,000
(after deducting the underwriters’ discounts and
commissions)
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Form
of Offering:
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Firm
commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to a registration
statement on Form S-3 that was initially filed on June 2, 2010 and
declared effective on June 23, 2010
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Listing:
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The
Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol
“YUII”
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Trade
date:
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October
20, 2010
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Settlement
date:
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October
25, 2010
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Underwriters:
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Xxxx
Capital Partners, LLC
Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx, LLC
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Carret & Co., LLC
Global
Hunter Securities
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[In
addition to the foregoing information, the free writing prospectus will
include capitalization and other information that relates to or is
affected by the sale of the Shares]
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The
issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC
for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you
invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other
documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about
the issuer and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free
from the SEC Web site at xxx.xxx.xxx. Alternatively,
the issuer, the underwriters or any dealer participating in the offering will
arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it from Xxxx Capital Partners,
LLC, Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx,
XX, 00000, by telephone at 0-000-000-0000, by e-mail to xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx, or by
fax to (000) 000-0000.
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SCHEDULE
II
FORM
OF ISSUER COUNSEL US OPINION
SCHEDULE
III
FORM
OF ISSUER COUNSEL NEVADA OPINION
SCHEDULE
IV
FORM
ISSUER COUNSEL PRC OPINION
SCHEDULE
V
FORM
OF ISSUER COUNSEL BVI OPINION
SCHEDULE
VI
Form
of Lock-Up Agreement
October
_____, 2010
Xxxx
Capital Partners, LLC
00
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
The
undersigned understands that Xxxx Capital Partners, LLC (“RCP” or the “Underwriter”) proposes to
enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with
Yuhe International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), providing for the
public offering (the “Public
Offering”) by the Underwriter of shares (the “Shares”) of the common stock,
par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”).
To induce
the underwriters that may participate in the Public Offering to continue their
efforts in connection with the Public Offering, the undersigned hereby agrees
that, without the prior written consent of RCP, he will not, during the period
commencing on the date hereof and ending 180 days after the date of the final
prospectus supplement relating to the Public Offering (the “Prospectus”) (the “Lock-Up Period”), (1) offer,
pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase,
purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to
purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any
shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Common Stock, or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement
that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences
of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in
clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such
other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall
not apply to (a) transactions relating to shares of Common Stock or other
securities acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the
Public Offering,
provided that no filing under Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) shall be
voluntarily made in connection with subsequent sales of Common Stock or other
securities acquired in such open market transactions, or (b) transfers of shares
of Common Stock or any security convertible into Common Stock as a bona fide
gift, by will or intestacy or to a family member or trust for the benefit of a
family member; provided
that in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (b),
(i) each donee or distributee shall sign and deliver a lock-up letter
substantially in the form of this letter and (ii) no filing under
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial
ownership of shares of Common Stock, shall be voluntarily made during the
Lock-up Period. In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without the
prior written consent of RCP, he will not, during the period commencing on the
date hereof and ending 180 days after the date of the Prospectus, make any
demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares
of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for Common Stock. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the
entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and
registrar against the transfer of the undersigned’s shares of Common Stock
except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
If (i)
the Company issues an earnings release or material news, or a material event
relating to the Company occurs, during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period,
or (ii) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces
that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the
last day of the Lock-Up Period, the restrictions imposed by this agreement shall
continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the
issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or
material event, unless RCP waives such extension.
No
provision in this agreement shall be deemed to restrict or prohibit the exercise
or exchange by the undersigned of any option or warrant to acquire shares of
Common Stock, or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into
Common Stock, provided
that the undersigned does not transfer the Common Stock acquired on such
exercise or exchange during the Lock-Up Period, unless otherwise permitted
pursuant to the terms of this agreement. In addition, no provision
herein shall be deemed to restrict or prohibit the entry into or modification of
a so-called “10b5-1” plan at any time (other than the entry into or modification
of such a plan in such a manner as to cause the sale of any shares of Common
Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
Common Stock within the Lock-Up Period).
The
undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriter are relying upon
this agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Public
Offering. The undersigned further understands that this agreement is
irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns.
The
undersigned understands that, if the Underwriting Agreement is not executed by
November 17, 2010, or if the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions
thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to
payment for and delivery of the Common Stock to be sold thereunder, the
undersigned shall be released from all obligations under this letter
agreement.
Whether
or not the Public Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors,
including market conditions. Any Public Offering will only be made
pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to
negotiation between the Company and the Underwriter.
Very
truly yours,
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(Address)
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SCHEDULE
VII
Person
Subject to Lock-Up Agreement
Gao
Zhentao