SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK SECURITIES ESCROW AGREEMENT
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED STOCK
THIS
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK SECURITIES ESCROW AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as
of April 30, 2009, is entered into by and among China New Energy Group Company,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), China Hand
Fund I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for itself and as
representative (together with its successors and assigns, the “Purchaser
Representative”) of any additional investors which may become parties to
this Agreement (together with their respective successors and
assigns, each, a “Purchaser” and
collectively, the “Purchasers”), and
Escrow, LLC, with an address at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, X.X. Xxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Escrow Agent”).
Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth
in the Series B Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser Representative will be purchasing on the date hereof (the “Closing Date”) from
the Company, 1,116,388 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series B Preferred”),
convertible into 39,073,580 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value
$0.001 per share (the “Common Stock), and
certain common stock purchase warrants to purchase 7,814,719 shares of Common
Stock (the “Warrants”) pursuant
to a Series B Convertible Preferred Securities Purchase Agreement
dated as of the date hereof by and between the Company and the Purchaser
Representative (the “Series B Purchase
Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
as an inducement to the Purchaser Representative to enter into the Series B
Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed within 30 days following the Closing
Date to issue and deposit the 334,916 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (which
equals 30% of the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued under the
Series B Purchase Agreement) to be held by the Escrow Agent for the benefit of
the Purchasers in the event the Company fails to achieve any of the following
financial performance thresholds for the 12-month periods ending December 31,
2009 (“2009”):
After-Tax Net Income of at least (w) $5.0 million if the Company receives at
least $5.4 million in gross proceeds from the sale of Securities at the Closings
held not later than 30 days after the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008 (the “10-K Filing Date”) or
(x) $4.5 million, if the Company does not receive at least $5.4 million in gross
proceeds from the sale of Securities at the Closing held on or prior to the 10-K
Filing Date (individually the “2009 Target Number”
and they are collectively referred to herein as the “2009 Performance
Threshold”);
WHEREAS, as a further inducement to the
Purchaser Representative to enter into the Series B Purchase Agreement, the
Company has agreed within 30 days following the Closing Date to place the
Listing Escrow Shares (as hereinafter defined) into escrow for the benefit of
the Purchasers in the event that shares of Common Stock are not listed and
trading on a National Stock Exchange by January 31, 2010;
WHEREAS, as an incentive to the members
of management of the Company set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (“Management”) (which
exhibit shall be completed within 30 days following the Closing Date) to
cause the Company to meets its financial projections, the Purchaser
Representative has agreed to place Purchaser Deposited Escrow Shares (as
hereinafter defined) into escrow for the benefit of the Management;
and
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Purchaser Representative have requested that the Escrow
Agent hold the Company Deposited Escrow Shares (as herein after defined), the
Listing Escrow Shares and the Purchaser Deposited Escrow Shares on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Escrow Agent has agreed to act as
escrow agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and mutual promises contained
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
TERMS OF
THE ESCROW
1.1. The
parties hereby agree to establish an escrow account with the Escrow Agent
whereby the Escrow Agent shall hold the Company Deposited Escrow Shares, the
Listing Escrow Shares and the Purchaser Deposited Escrow Shares as contemplated
by this Agreement.
1.2. Within
30 days following the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall issue and
deliver to the Escrow Agent a stock certificate or stock certificates evidencing
an aggregate of 334,916 shares of Series B Preferred (which number of shares of
Series B Preferred shall be equivalent to 30% of the number of shares
of Series B Preferred to be issued and sold to the Purchaser Representative on
the Closing Date and which shares of Series B Preferred may be converted into
11,722,060 shares of Common Stock). The shares of Series B Preferred
described in this Section 1.2 shall be referred to in this Agreement as the
“Company Deposited
Escrow Shares”). All Company Deposited Escrow Shares shall be
accompanied by stock powers executed in blank with signature medallion
guaranteed.
1.3. The
parties hereby agree that the Company Deposited Escrow Shares shall be delivered
based on the achievement of the Performance Thresholds as set forth
below:
(i)
If the After-Tax Net Income for 2009 is less than the
2009 Target Number, then if the Percentage Shortfall (as hereinafter defined)
for 2009, is less than fifty percent (50%), but equal or greater than fifteen
percent (15%), then an Adjustment Percentage for such year shall be
determined. For purposes of this Section, the “Percentage Shortfall”
shall mean the percentage obtained by dividing (w) the
amount of the shortfall of the After-Tax Net Income from the 2009 Target Number
by (x) the 2009
Target Number. For purposes of this Section, the “Adjustment
Percentage” for 2009 shall mean the percentage that the Percentage
Shortfall for such year bears to fifty percent (50%). Within five
days after the determination of the Percentage Shortfall for 2009 the Purchaser
Representative and the Company shall give joint written instructions to the
Escrow Agent to, and upon receipt of such written instructions, the Escrow Agent
shall, within five days after receipt of such instructions deliver to the
Purchasers on a pro rata basis such number of shares of Series B Preferred as is
determined by multiplying the Adjustment Percentage for such year by the total
number of Company Deposited Escrow Shares then required to be in
escrow. In the case of a delivery of less than all of the shares of
the Company Deposited Escrow Shares in respect of the computation of the
Adjustment Percentage for 2009, the balance of the Company Deposited Escrow
Shares which are not required to be delivered to the Purchasers shall be
returned to the Company. For example, if the Percentage Shortfall for
2009 is 20%, the Adjustment Percentage would be 40%, and 40% of the total number
of Company Deposited Escrow Shares then required to be in escrow would be
delivered to the Purchasers on a pro rata basis, with the balance being returned
to the Company pursuant to this Agreement.
(ii) If
the Percentage Shortfall for 2009, is equal to or greater than fifty percent
(50%), then within five days after the determination of the Percentage Shortfall
for 2009 the Purchaser Representative and the Company shall give joint written
instructions to the Escrow Agent, and upon receipt of such written instructions,
the Escrow Agent shall within five days after receipt of such instructions,
deliver all of the Company Deposited Escrow Shares then held by the Escrow Agent
to Purchasers on a pro rata basis.
(iii) If
the Percentage Shortfall for 2009 is less than fifteen percent (15%), then the
Purchaser Representative and the Company shall give joint written instructions
to the Escrow Agent to, and upon receipt of such written instructions, the
Escrow Agent shall within five days after receipt of such instructions, return
to the Company for cancellation all of the Company Deposited Escrow
Shares.
(iv) The
determination regarding the number and the distribution, if any, of Company
Deposited Escrow Shares to be distributed to the Purchasers pursuant to this
Section 1.3 shall be made within five (5) Trading Days after the date the
Company is required to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the applicable
fiscal year with the Commission (after giving effect to any extension pursuant
to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act). In the event that the Company does not file
(after giving effect to any extension pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange
Act) its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 with
the Commission then within (30 days after the date the Company is required to
file its Annual Report after giving effect to any extension pursuant
to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act, all of the Company Deposited Escrow Shares
shall be delivered to the Purchasers on a pro rata basis within five (5) Trading
Days following the expiration of such thirty (30) day period.
(v) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, only those Purchasers who own shares
of Series B Preferred issued under the Purchase Agreement and remain
shareholders of the Company at the time that any Company Deposited Escrow Shares
become deliverable hereunder shall be entitled to their pro rata portion of such
Company Deposited Escrow Shares calculated based on their ownership interest at
the time when the Company Deposited Escrow Shares become deliverable hereunder.
Any Company Deposited Escrow Shares not delivered to Purchasers because the
Purchasers no longer hold shares of Series B Preferred acquired under the
Purchase Agreement shall remain in escrow with the Escrow Agent until
transferred either to the Purchasers or returned to the Company pursuant to
Section 1.3(ii) or 1.3(iii), as applicable.
(vi) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section 1.3 or in the Series B
Purchase Agreement, the Parties agree that for purposes of determining whether
or not the Target Numbers have been achieved,
(A) the
release of any or all of the Company Deposited Escrow Shares shall not be
counted as an expense, charge, or other deduction from revenues in calculating
net income even though GAAP may require contrary treatment,
(B) any
registration delay payments arising under the Registration Rights Agreement that
are accrued or paid by the Company to any Series B Purchaser will be excluded
from the calculation of net income, and
(vii) So
long as the Company Deposited Escrow Shares remain in escrow, such shares shall
not be counted in calculating a quorum for stockholder voting purposes nor shall
such shares be voted at any meeting of stockholders or included in a written
consent.
1.4. (i)
Within 30 days if the execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser Representative
shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a stock certificate or stock certificates
evidencing an aggregate of 22,328 shares of Series B Preferred (which number of
shares of Series B Preferred is equivalent to 2.0% of the number of shares of
Series B Preferred issued and sold to the Purchaser Representative on the
Closing Date and which shares of Series B Preferred may be converted into
781,480 shares of Common Stock). Such shares shall be collectively referred to
in this Agreement as the “Purchaser Deposited Escrow
Shares”). All Purchaser Deposited Escrow Shares shall be accompanied by
stock powers executed in blank with signature medallion guaranteed.
(ii) If the Company
achieves the 2009 Performance Threshold, then within five Trading Days after the
filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2010 the Company and the Purchaser Representative shall give joint
written instructions to the Escrow Agent to, and upon receipt of such
instructions, the Escrow Agent shall within five days after receipt of such
instructions, transfer all of the Purchaser Deposited Escrow Shares to
Management, pro rata in accordance with the percentages set forth in
Exhibit A. In such instance, the Purchaser Deposited Escrow
Shares shall be converted to common stock in accordance with their terms prior
to distribution to Management.
(iii) If the Company fails
to achieve the 2009 Performance Threshold, then within five Trading Days after
the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2009 the Company and the Purchaser Representative shall give
joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to, and upon receipt of such
instructions, the Escrow Agent shall within five days after receipt of such
instructions, transfer all of the Purchaser Deposited Escrow Shares to the
Purchasers who deposited such shares.
1.5. The
Company will provide the Purchaser Representative with the Company’s audited
financial statements for 2009 prepared in accordance with US GAAP, on or before
March 31, 2010 so as to allow the Purchaser Representative the opportunity to
evaluate whether the 2009 Performance Threshold was attained.
1.6. The
parties hereby agree that the Listing Escrow Shares (as hereinafter defined)
shall be deposited in escrow and as set forth below:
(a) Within
30 days following the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall issue and
deliver to the Escrow Agent a stock certificate or stock certificates evidencing
an aggregate of 27,910 shares of Series B Preferred (which number of shares of
Series B Preferred is equivalent to 2.5% of the number of shares of Series B
Preferred to be issued and sold to the Purchaser Representative on the Closing
Date and which shares of Series B Preferred may be converted into 976,850 shares
of Common Stock). All of the shares of Series B Preferred described in this
Section 1.6 shall be collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “Listing Escrow
Shares”).
(b) In
the event shares of Common Stock are not listed and trading on a National Stock
Exchange by January 31, 2010, the Purchaser Representative and the Company shall
within five days thereafter give joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent
to, and upon receipt of such written instructions, the Escrow Agent shall,
within five days after receipt of such instructions deliver to the Purchasers on
a pro rata basis all of the Listing Escrow Shares. In the event shares of
Common Stock are listed and trading on a National Stock Exchange by January 31,
2010, the Company and Purchaser Representative shall within five days after such
listing give joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to, and upon receipt
of such written instructions, the Escrow Agent shall, within five days after
receipt of such instructions deliver to the Company all of the Listing Escrow
Shares and the Company shall cancel all of such Listing Escrow
Shares
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
OF THE COMPANY
2.1. The
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers and the Purchaser
Representative as follows:
(i)
The Company Deposited Escrow Shares and the Listing Escrow Shares being
placed into escrow immediately prior to the Closing Date are, upon release from
escrow in accordance with this Agreement validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable shares of the Company, free and clear of all pledges, liens,
claims and encumbrances, except encumbrances created by this Agreement. There
are no restrictions on the ability of the Company to issue and deposit in
escrow the Company Deposited Escrow Shares or Listing Escrow Shares or to enter
into this Agreement other than transfer restrictions under applicable federal
and state securities laws. Upon any delivery to the Purchasers of Company
Deposited Escrow Shares or Listing Escrow Shares placed into escrow pursuant to
this Agreement, the Purchasers will acquire good and valid title to such Company
Deposited Escrow Shares or Listing Escrow Shares, free and clear of any pledges,
liens, claims and encumbrances.
(ii) The
performance of this Agreement and compliance with the provisions hereof will not
violate any provision of any law applicable to the Company and will not conflict
with or result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of,
or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon, any of the properties or assets of the Company
pursuant to the terms of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the
Company or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or
instrument binding upon the Company or affecting the Company Deposited Escrow
Shares or Listing Escrow Shares. No notice to, filing with, or authorization,
registration, consent or approval of any governmental authority or other person
is necessary for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the
Company.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
OF THE PURCHASERS
3.1. Each
Purchaser hereby severally represents and warrants to the Company and the
Purchaser Representative as follows:
(i)
The Purchaser Deposited Escrow Shares
being placed into escrow at the Closing Date are owned by the Purchaser free and
clear of all pledges, liens, claims and encumbrances, except encumbrances
created by this Agreement. There are no restrictions on the ability of the
Purchaser to deposit in escrow the Purchaser Deposited Escrow Shares or to enter
into this Agreement other than transfer restrictions under applicable federal
and state securities laws. Upon any delivery to Management of Purchaser
Deposited Escrow Shares placed into escrow pursuant to this Agreement,
Management will acquire good and valid title to such Purchaser Deposited Escrow
Shares, free and clear of any pledges, liens, claims and
encumbrances.
(ii) The
performance of this Agreement and compliance with the provisions hereof will not
violate any provision of any law applicable to the Purchaser and will not
conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon, any of the properties or
assets of the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed
of trust or other agreement or instrument binding upon the Purchaser or
affecting the Purchaser Deposited Escrow Shares. No notice to, filing with, or
authorization, registration, consent or approval of any governmental authority
or other person is necessary for the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the
Purchaser.
ARTICLE
IV
ESCROW
AGENT
4.1 Interpleader. In the
event this Agreement, the Company Deposited Escrow Shares, the Purchaser
Deposited Escrow Shares or the Escrow Agent becomes the subject of litigation,
or if the Escrow Agent shall desire to do so for any other reason, the Company
authorizes the Escrow Agent, at its option, to deposit the Company Deposited
Escrow Shares, the Listing Escrow Shares and/or the Purchaser Deposited Escrow
Shares with the clerk of the court in which the litigation is pending, or a
court of competent jurisdiction if no litigation is pending, and thereupon
the Escrow Agent shall be fully relieved and discharged of any further
responsibility with regard thereto. The Company also authorizes the Escrow
Agent, if it receives conflicting claims to the Company Deposited Escrow
Shares, and/or the Purchaser Deposited Escrow Shares, is threatened
with litigation or if the Escrow Agent shall desire to do so for any other
reason, to interplead all interested parties in any court of competent
jurisdiction and to deposit the Company Deposited Escrow Shares, the Listing
Escrow Shares and/or the Purchaser Deposited Escrow Shares with the clerk of
that court and thereupon the Escrow Agent shall be fully relieved and discharged
of any further responsibility hereunder to the parties from which they were
received.
4.2 Exculpation and
Indemnification of Escrow Agent
(a) The Escrow Agent
shall have no duties or responsibilities other than those expressly set forth
herein. The Escrow Agent shall have no duty to enforce any obligation
of any person to make any payment or delivery, or to direct or cause any payment
or delivery to be made, or to enforce any obligation of any person to perform
any other act. The Escrow Agent shall be under no liability to the
other parties hereto or anyone else, by reason of any failure, on the part of
any party hereto or any maker, guarantor, endorser or other signatory of a
document or any other person, to perform such person’s obligations under any
such document. Except for amendments to this Escrow Agreement
referenced below, and except for written instructions given to the Escrow Agent
by the Company and the Purchaser Representative relating to the Company
Deposited Shares, the Listing Escrow Shares and the Purchaser Deposited Escrow
Shares, the Escrow Agent shall not be obligated to recognize any agreement
between or among any of the other parties, notwithstanding that references
hereto may be made herein and whether or not it has knowledge
thereof.
(b) The Escrow
Agent shall not be liable to the Company, the Purchaser
Representative, any Purchaser or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted
by it, or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and
acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel
(including counsel chosen by the Escrow Agent), statement, instrument, report,
or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity
and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability
of any information therein contained), which is believed by the Escrow Agent to
be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or
persons. The Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any of the
terms thereof, unless evidenced by written notice delivered to the Escrow Agent
signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Escrow
Agent are affected, unless it shall give its prior written consent
thereto.
(c) The Escrow
Agent shall not be responsible for the sufficiency or accuracy of the form, or
of the execution, validity, value or genuineness of, any document or property
received, held or delivered to it hereunder, or of any signature or endorsement
thereon, or for any lack of endorsement thereon, or for any description therein;
nor shall the Escrow Agent be responsible or liable to the Company, the
Purchaser Representative, any Purchaser or to anyone else in any respect on
account of the identity, authority or rights, of the person executing or
delivering or purporting to execute or deliver any document or property or this
Escrow Agreement.
(d) The Escrow Agent
shall have the right to assume, in the absence of written notice to the contrary
from the proper person or persons, that a fact or an event, by reason of which
an action would or might be taken by the Escrow Agent, does not exist or has not
occurred, without incurring liability to the Company, the Purchaser
Representative, any Purchaser or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted
to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the exercise of its own best
judgment, in reliance upon such assumption.
(e) The Escrow
Agent shall be indemnified and held harmless against any liability for taxes and
for any penalties in respect of taxes, on any investment income or payments with
respect to the Company Deposited Escrow Shares and the Purchaser Deposited
Escrow Shares in the manner provided in Section 4.2 (f).
(f) The Escrow
Agent will be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and
against all expenses, including all counsel fees and disbursements, or loss
suffered by the Escrow Agent in connection with any action, suit or proceedings
involving any claim, or in connection with any claim or demand, which in any
way, directly or indirectly, arises out of or relates to this Escrow Agreement,
the services of the Escrow Agent hereunder, except for claims relating to gross
negligence by Escrow Agent or breach of this Escrow Agreement by the Escrow
Agent, or the monies or other property held by it hereunder or for willful
misconduct of the Escrow Agent. Promptly after the receipt of the
Escrow Agent of notice of any demand or claim or the commencement of any action,
suit or proceeding, the Escrow Agent shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made against the Company, notify the Company thereof in writing, but the
failure by the Escrow Agent to give such notice shall not relieve the Company
from any liability which the Company may have to the Escrow Agent
hereunder. Notwithstanding any obligation to make payments and
deliveries hereunder, the Escrow Agent may retain and hold for such time as it
deems necessary such amount of monies or property, including shares of the
Company’s capital stock as it shall, from time to time, in its sole discretion,
seem sufficient to indemnify itself for any such loss or expense and for any
amounts due it under Section 7.
(g) For purposes hereof, the
term “expense or loss” shall include all amounts paid or payable to satisfy any
claim, demand or liability, or in settlement of any claim, demand, action, suit
or proceeding settled with the express written consent of the Escrow Agent, and
all costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, counsel fees and
disbursements, paid or incurred in investigating or defending against any such
claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding.
ARTICLE
V
TERMINATION
OF AGREEMENT
5.1 This
Escrow Agreement shall terminate upon delivery by the Escrow Agent in accordance
with this Agreement of all of the Company Deposited Escrow Shares, the Listing
Escrow Shares and Purchaser Deposited Escrow Shares, provided that the rights of
the Escrow Agent and the obligations of the Company under Article
IV shall survive the termination hereof.
5.2 The Escrow
Agent may resign at any time and be discharged from its duties as Escrow Agent
hereunder by giving the Company and the Purchaser Representative at least five
days written notice thereof (the “Notice
Period”). As soon as practicable after its resignation, the
Escrow Agent shall, if it receives notice from the Company within the Notice
Period, turn over to a successor escrow agent appointed by the Company all of
the Company Deposited Escrow Shares, the Listing Escrow Shares and Purchaser
Deposited Escrow Shares then held by the Escrow Agent upon presentation of the
document appointing the new escrow agent and its acceptance
thereof. If no new agent is so appointed within the Notice Period,
the Escrow Agent may deposit the Company Deposited Escrow Shares and Purchaser
Deposited Escrow Shares with the clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction in
accordance with Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VI
COMPENSATION
OF ESCROW AGENT
The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to
the following compensation from the Company:
6.1 Documentation
Fee: The Company shall pay a documentation fee to the Escrow Agent
of $2,500, on the Closing Date.
6.2 Delivery Fee. The
Company shall pay a fee of $500 to the Escrow Agent each time during the term of
the Agreement in which the Escrow Agent delivers any of Company Deposited Escrow
Shares, the Listing Escrow Shares and Purchaser Deposited Escrow
Shares.
ARTICLE
VII
MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 No
waiver or any breach of any covenant or provision herein contained shall be
deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof, or of any other
covenant or provision herein contained. No extension of time for performance of
any obligation or act shall be deemed an extension of the time for performance
of any other obligation or act.
7.2 All
notices, communications and instructions required or desired to be given under
this Agreement must be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given if sent
by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or overnight courier
to the following addresses:
If to
Escrow Agent:
Escrow,
LLC
000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attt:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Tel No.:
000-000-0000 or 000-000-0000
Fax No.:
000-000-0000
Email:
If to the
Company:
00xx
Xxxxx, XxxxXx Xxxxxxxx, XxxXxx Xxxx
XxXxx
Xxxxxxxx
Tianjin,
People’s Republic of China
Attn:
_________________________
Tel. No.:
__________________________
Fax No.:
___________________________
Email:
______________________________
With a
copy to:
Pillsbury
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
0000 X
Xxxxxx , XX
Xxxxxxxxxx
XX 00000-0000
Attn.: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax
No.:: (000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
If to the
Purchaser
Representative:
China
Hand Fund I, LLC
000 Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Tel. No.:
000-000-0000
Fax No.:
000-000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
or
to such other address and to the attention of such other person as any of the
above may have furnished to the other parties in writing and delivered in
accordance with the provisions set forth above.
7.3 This
Escrow Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
permitted successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
7.4 This
Escrow Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder of the Company may not
be assigned. This Escrow Agreement and the rights and obligations
hereunder of the Escrow Agent may be assigned by the Escrow
Agent. This Escrow Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of each party’s respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns. No
other person shall acquire or have any rights under or by virtue of this Escrow
Agreement. This Escrow Agreement may not be changed orally or modified, amended
or supplemented without an express written agreement executed by the Escrow
Agent, the Company and the Purchaser Representative. This Escrow Agreement is
intended to be for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and the Purchasers and
their respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns, and none of the
provisions of this Escrow Agreement are intended to be, nor shall they be
construed to be, for the benefit of any third person.
7.5 This
Escrow Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other
rule requiring construction against the party causing such instrument to be
drafted. The terms “hereby,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and
any similar terms, as used in this Escrow Agreement, refer to the Escrow
Agreement in its entirety and not only to the particular portion of this Escrow
Agreement where the term is used. The word “person” shall mean any
natural person, partnership, corporation, government and any other form of
business of legal entity. All words or terms used in this Escrow
Agreement, regardless of the number or gender in which they were used, shall be
deemed to include any other number and any other gender as the context may
require. This Escrow Agreement shall not be admissible in evidence to
construe the provisions of any prior agreement.
7.6 The
parties hereto expressly agree that this Escrow Agreement shall be governed by,
interpreted under and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Virginia, without regard to conflicts of law principles that would
result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. Each
of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the
courts of the State of Virginia and of any Federal court located in such state
in connection with any action, suit or proceedings arising out of or relating to
this Escrow Agreement or any action taken or omitted hereunder, and waives
personal service of any summons, complaint or other process and agrees that the
service thereof may be made by certified or registered mail directed to it at
the address for notices set forth in Section 7.2.
7.7 The
Escrow Agent’s duties hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or revoked
only by a writing signed by the Company, the Purchaser Representative and the
Escrow Agent.
7.8 The
representations and warranties contained in this Escrow Agreement shall survive
the execution and delivery hereof and any investigations made by any
party. The headings in this Escrow Agreement are for purposes of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms
thereof.
7.9 This
Escrow Agreement may be executed in a number of counterparts, by facsimile, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original as of those whose signature appears
thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same
instrument. This Escrow Agreement shall become binding when one or
more of the counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, are signed by
all the parties.
7.10 If
the Escrow Agent reasonably requires other or further instruments in connection
with this Escrow Agreement or obligations in respect hereto, the necessary
parties hereto shall join in furnishing such instruments.
[Signature
Page Follows]
[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO SECURITIES ESCROW AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of this
30th
day of April, 2009.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xx
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Name:
Xxxxx Xx
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Title:
Authorized Signatory
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PURCHASER
REPRESENTATIVE:
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CHINA
HAND FUND I, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title:
Member-Manager
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ESCROW
AGENT:
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ESCROW,
LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
A
MANAGEMENT
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Name
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Percentage
of Purchaser Deposited Escrow
Shares
to Which Entitled if Performance
Thresholds are Attained
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