EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG APPLIED SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., KI EQUITY PARTNERS III, LLC, EVER LEADER HOLDINGS LIMITED AND EACH STOCKHOLDER OF EVER LEADER HOLDINGS LIMITED DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2006
BY
AND AMONG
APPLIED
SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
KI
EQUITY PARTNERS III, LLC,
EVER
LEADER HOLDINGS LIMITED AND
EACH
STOCKHOLDER OF EVER LEADER HOLDINGS LIMITED
DATED
AS OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2006
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THIS
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of September 7, 2006, by and among Applied Spectrum
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Applied
Spectrum”),
KI
Equity Partners III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KI
Equity”),
Ever
Leader Holdings Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong
SAR
(the “Company”),
XIA
Pharmaceutical Inc., an international business company incorporated in the
British Virgin Islands and the majority shareholder of the Company
(“XIA”),
each
other Person (as defined in Section 11.2 hereof) listed under the caption
“Shareholders” on the signature page hereof, together with each person becoming
a Shareholder prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated hereunder
who shall execute a counterpart signature of this Agreement. Such Persons and
XIA are all of the shareholders of the Company, and Xx. Xxxxxx Xxx and Ms.
Xxx
Xx together own all of the outstanding capital stock of XIA (“XIA
Shareholders”).
The
Shareholders shall be referred to herein collectively as the “Shareholders”
and
individually as a “Shareholder.”
RECITALS
A. The
Shareholders own all of the Shares (as defined in Section 1.1) of the
Company.
B. The
Company owns 95% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Hubei Tongji
Xxxxx Ebei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a China-Foreign Equity Joint Venture
company incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China
(“Xxxxx”).
Xx.
Xxxxxx Xxx owns 5% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
Xxxxx.
X. Xxxxx
owns: (i) 95% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Jingling Xxxxx
Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a company formed under the laws of the People’s
Republic of China (“Jingling”);
(ii)
95% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Yidu Xxxxx Chemical Co.,
Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China
(“Yidu”);
and
(iii) 75% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Beijing Shusai
Pharyngitis Research Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the
People’s Republic of China (“Shusai”).
Xx.
Xxxxxx Xxx owns: (i) 5% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Jingling;
and (ii) 5% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Yidu. Xx. Xxxx Xxxx
owns 25% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Shusai.
X. Xxxxx,
Jingling, Yidu and Shusai shall be referred to herein collectively as the
“Group”.
E. The
Company and the Group are engaged in the business of development, manufacturing
and distribution of medicines, active pharmaceutical ingredients and
pharmaceutical intermediates.
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F. The
XIA
Shareholders own all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of XIA and
are
parties to this Agreement for the purpose of making certain representations,
warranties, covenants, indemnifications and agreements.
G. KI
Equity
owns the majority of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of
Applied Spectrum and is party to this Agreement for the purpose of making
certain representations, warranties, covenants, indemnifications and
agreements.
H. Applied
Spectrum desires to acquire all of the Shares and equity ownership of the
Company from the Shareholders in exchange for Applied Spectrum Common Stock
(as
defined in Section 4.2(a) ), and the Shareholders desire to transfer and
contribute all of their Shares and equity ownership of the Company to Applied
Spectrum in exchange for Applied Spectrum Common Stock, on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth.
I. As
a
condition and inducement to Applied Spectrum’s willingness to enter into this
Agreement, at or prior to the Closing (as defined in Section 1.2), KI Equity
and
each Shareholder will enter into a voting agreement in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
“Voting
Agreement”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, promises and representations
set
forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
EXCHANGE
1.1 Exchange.
At
the
Closing and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the
Shareholders agree to contribute, transfer, assign and deliver to Applied
Spectrum, and Applied Spectrum agrees to acquire from the Shareholders, all
of
the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (“Shares”)
owned
by the Shareholders as specifically set forth on Schedule
1.1
hereto.
As of the Closing Date, the Shares shall constitute all of the issued and
outstanding Shares and equity ownership interests of the Company. The exchange
of Shares contemplated hereunder and the other transactions contemplated
hereunder shall be referred to herein as the “Transaction”
or
the
“Transactions”.
1.2 Closing.
Unless
this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Article IX hereof, the
closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP, 000 Xxxxx 0 Xxxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (“Company
Counsel”)
at a
time and date to be specified by the parties, which shall be no later than
the
third business day after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth
in Article VII, or at such other time, date and location as the parties hereto
agree in writing (the “Closing
Date”).
1.3 Exchange
Consideration.
In
exchange for the Shares of the Company, Applied Spectrum shall, at Closing,
issue to the Shareholders 64,942,360 shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock.
The shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock shall represent approximately 91.46%
of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Applied Spectrum, on
a
fully diluted basis, immediately following the Closing, but prior to the
Financing (as defined in Section 7.1(k) below).
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1.4 Allocation
of Shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock.
At the
Closing, the shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock to be issued to the
Shareholders in exchange for the Shares shall be issued to the respective
Shareholders in proportion to their respective ownership of the Shares as
described in Schedule
1.1
hereto.
1.5 Delivery
of Assignment of Shares.
At
Closing, the Company shall deliver to Applied Spectrum a certificate duly
executed and authorized by the registered agent of the Company and each of
the
officers and directors of the Company certifying to the ownership of the Shares
by each Shareholder as set forth on Schedule
1.1
hereof,
and each Shareholder shall deliver an assignment, stock power or other
acceptable instrument of transfer of the Shares owned by such Shareholder,
duly
executed by such Shareholder with all certificates representing the Shares
and
such other documents as may be reasonably requested to vest in Applied Spectrum
good and marketable title to the Shares free and clear of any and all Liens
(as
defined in Section 2.3 hereof). The Company shall record the transfer of the
Shares described in this Section 1.5 on its transfer books.
1.6 Issuance
of Certificates Representing Applied Spectrum Common Stock.
At
Closing, Applied Spectrum will issue the shares of Applied Spectrum Common
Stock
to the Shareholders as provided in Section 1.4 above. The shares of Applied
Spectrum Common Stock, when issued, shall be restricted shares and may not
be
sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Shareholders without
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities
Act”)
or an
available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The certificates
representing the shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock will contain the
appropriate restrictive legends.
1.7 Taking
of Necessary Action; Further Action.
If, at
any time after the Closing, any further action is necessary or desirable to
carry out the purposes of this Agreement, including to vest Applied Spectrum
with full right, title and possession to the Shares, the Shareholders and
Applied Spectrum will take all such lawful and necessary action.
1.8 Escrow
Deposit.
At
Closing, the certificates of Applied Spectrum Common Stock to be delivered
to
the Shareholders in connection with the Transaction, and the certificates
representing the Shares owned by the Shareholders, shall be delivered to Escrow
Agent (as defined herein) and held by Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement (as defined herein) and Section 9.6 hereof. The Escrow Agreement
shall
provide, among other things, that no deliveries of the foregoing certificates
shall be made until such time as the Registration Statement (as defined herein)
is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
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ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SHAREHOLDERS WITH RESPECT TO SHARES
Each
Shareholder of the Company for himself only, and not with respect to any other
Shareholder, and each of the XIA Shareholders jointly with respect to XIA only,
hereby severally represents and warrants to, and covenants with, Applied
Spectrum with respect to such Shareholder as follows:
2.1 Ownership
of Shares.
Each
Shareholder of the Company is both the record and beneficial owner of the Shares
set forth beside such Shareholder’s name on Schedule
1.1
hereto.
Each Shareholder is not the record or beneficial owner of any other Shares.
The
information set forth on Schedule
1.1
with
respect to each Shareholder is accurate and complete.
2.2 Authority
of Shareholders.
Each
Shareholder that is a natural person has full power and authority and is
competent to (i) execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and each ancillary
document which each such Shareholder has executed or delivered or is to execute
or deliver pursuant to this Agreement (including the Voting Agreement), and
(ii)
carry out each such Shareholder’s obligations hereunder and thereunder, without
the need for any Governmental Action/Filing (as defined herein). Each
Shareholder that is a corporate or other entity has obtained all due
authorization and has full power for the execution, delivery and performance
of
this Agreement and each ancillary document which each such Shareholder has
executed or delivered or is to execute or deliver pursuant to this Agreement
(including the Voting Agreement) and to carry out each such Shareholder’s
obligations hereunder and thereunder without the need for any Governmental
Action/Filing. The execution, delivery and performance by each Shareholder
of
this Agreement and each ancillary document does not and will not conflict with,
result in a breach of, or constitute a default or require a consent or action
under, any agreement or other instrument to or by which such Shareholder is
a
party or is bound or to which any of the Shares of such Shareholder are subject,
or, to such Shareholder’s Knowledge (as defined in Section 11.2(d)), any Legal
Requirement (as defined herein) to which such Shareholder is subject, or result
in the creation of any Lien (as defined in Section 2.3) on the Shares. This
Agreement, and each Shareholder’s ancillary documents to be executed and
delivered by such Shareholder at the Closing, has been duly executed and
delivered by such Shareholder (and each ancillary document to be executed and
delivered by such Shareholder at or after the Closing will be duly executed
and
delivered by such Shareholder), and this Agreement constitutes, and each
ancillary document, when executed and delivered by such Shareholder will
constitute, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof
by the other parties hereto and thereto, as applicable, such Shareholder’s
legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against such Shareholder in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and by general principles of equity and public policy. For
purposes of this Agreement, (x) the term “Governmental
Action/Filing”
shall
mean any franchise, license, certificate of compliance, authorization, consent,
order, permit, approval, consent or other action of, or any filing, registration
or qualification with, any federal, state, municipal, foreign or other
governmental, administrative or judicial body, agency or authority, and (y)
the
term “Legal
Requirements”
means
any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute,
constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict,
decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted,
promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority
of any Governmental Entity (as defined in Section 3.5(b)), and all requirements
set forth in applicable Contracts (as defined in Section 3.19(a)).
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2.3 Title
To Shares.
Each
Shareholder has and shall transfer to Applied Spectrum at the Closing, good
and
marketable title to the Shares shown as owned of record by such Shareholder
on
Schedule
1.1
to this
Agreement, free and clear of all liens, claims, charges, encumbrances, pledges,
mortgages, security interests, options, rights to acquire, proxies, voting
trusts or similar agreements, restrictions on transfer or adverse claims of
any
nature whatsoever (“Liens”).
2.4 Pre-emptive
Rights.
At
Closing, no Shareholder has any pre-emptive rights or any other rights to
acquire any Shares of the Company that have not been waived or
exercised.
2.5 Repayment
of Obligations.
At the
Closing Date, all amounts owed to the Company, any member of the Group or any
Subsidiary of the foregoing (as defined in Section 3.2 hereof) by each
Shareholder (regardless of whether such amounts are due and payable) shall
have
been paid in full.
2.6 Acquisition
of Shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock for Investment.
(a) Each
Shareholder is acquiring the shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock for
investment for Shareholder’s own account and not as a nominee or agent, and not
with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and each
Shareholder has no present intention of selling, granting any participation
in,
or otherwise distributing the same. Each Shareholder further represents that
he
does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any
person to sell, transfer or grant participation to such person or to any third
person, with respect to any of the shares of Applied Spectrum Common
Stock.
(b) Each
Shareholder represents and warrants that he or she: (i) can bear the economic
risk of his respective investments, and (ii) possesses such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of the investment in Applied Spectrum and its securities.
(c) Each
Shareholder who is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S
of the Securities Act (“Regulation
S”)
as
identified on Schedule
1.1
hereto
(each a “Non-U.S.
Shareholder”)
understands that the shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock are not registered
under the Securities Act and that the issuance thereof to such Shareholder
is
intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to
Regulation S. Each Non-U.S. Shareholder has no intention of becoming a U.S.
Person. At the time of the origination of contact concerning this Agreement
and
the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Non-U.S.
Shareholder was outside of the United States. Each certificate representing
the
shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock shall be endorsed with the following
legends, in addition to any other legend required to be placed thereon by
applicable federal or state securities laws:
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“THE
SECURITIES ARE BEING OFFERED TO INVESTORS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED
IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933,
AS
AMENDED (“SECURITIES ACT”)) AND WITHOUT REGISTRATION WITH THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IN RELIANCE UPON
REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”
“TRANSFER
OF THESE SECURITIES IS PROHIBITED, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF
REGULATION S, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR PURSUANT
TO
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED
UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.”
(d) Each
Shareholder who is a “U.S. Person” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S as
identified on Schedule
1.1
hereto
(each a “U.S.
Shareholder”)
understands that the shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock are not registered
under the Securities Act and that the issuance thereof to such Shareholder
is
intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to
Regulation D promulgated thereunder (“Regulation
D”).
Each
U.S. Shareholder represents and warrants that he is an “accredited investor” as
such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D or, if not an accredited
investor, that such Shareholder otherwise meets the suitability requirements
of
Regulation D and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (“Section
4(2)”). Each
U.S.
Shareholder agrees to provide documentation to Applied Spectrum prior to Closing
as may be requested by Applied Spectrum to confirm compliance with Regulation
D
and/or Section 4(2), including, without limitation, a letter of investment
intent or similar representation letter and a completed investor
questionnaire. Each
certificate representing the shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock issued
to
such Shareholder shall be endorsed with the following legends, in addition
to
any other legend required to be placed thereon by applicable federal or state
securities laws:
“THIS
SECURITY HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933,
AS
AMENDED (“SECURITIES ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY”
LAWS.”
“TRANSFER
OF THESE SECURITIES IS PROHIBITED UNLESS A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SECURITY SHALL THEN BE IN EFFECT AND SUCH
TRANSFER HAS BEEN QUALIFIED UNDER ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY”
LAWS, OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM SHALL BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE ACT AND SUCH
LAWS.”
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(e) Each
Shareholder acknowledges that neither the SEC, nor the securities regulatory
body of any state or other jurisdiction, has received, considered or passed
upon
the accuracy or adequacy of the information and representations made in this
Agreement.
(f) Each
Shareholder acknowledges that he has carefully reviewed such information as
he
has deemed necessary to evaluate an investment in Applied Spectrum and its
securities, and with respect to each U.S. Shareholder, that all information
required to be disclosed to such Shareholder under Regulation D has been
furnished to such Shareholder by Applied Spectrum. To the full satisfaction
of
each Shareholder, he has been furnished all materials that he has requested
relating to Applied Spectrum and the issuance of the shares of Applied Spectrum
Common Stock hereunder, and each Shareholder has been afforded the opportunity
to ask questions of Applied Spectrum’s representatives to obtain any information
necessary to verify the accuracy of any representations or information made
or
given to the Shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall
derogate from or otherwise modify the representations and warranties of Applied
Spectrum set forth in this Agreement, on which each of the Shareholders have
relied in making an exchange of his Shares of the Company for the shares of
Applied Spectrum Common Stock of Applied Spectrum.
(g) Each
Shareholder understands that the shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock may
not
be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of without registration under the
Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and that in the absence of an
effective registration statement covering the shares of Applied Spectrum Common
Stock or any available exemption from registration under the Securities Act,
the
shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock may have to be held indefinitely. Each
Shareholder further acknowledges that the shares of Applied Spectrum Common
Stock may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities
Act
unless all of the conditions of Rule 144 are satisfied (including, without
limitation, Applied Spectrum’s compliance with the reporting requirements under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange
Act”)).
(h) The
Shareholder agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, the warranties, representations, agreements and covenants of the
Shareholder under this Section 2.6 shall survive the Closing.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY
The
Shareholders, the XIA Shareholders and the Company, hereby each represent and
warrant to, and covenant with, Applied Spectrum, as follows:
3.1 Organization
and Qualification.
(a) The
Company is a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong SAR, is duly formed
or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization and has the requisite power and authority to own,
lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on its business as
it
is now being or currently planned by the Company to be conducted. The Company
is
in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits,
easements, consents, certificates, approvals and orders (“Approvals”)
necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to own, operate
or lease and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and to
consummate the Transactions contemplated under this Agreement, except where
the
failure to have such Approvals could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section
11.2(b)) on the Company. The Company has delivered to Applied Spectrum complete
and correct copies of the articles of organization and bylaws or similar
governing, organization or charter documents (collectively referred to herein
as
“Charter
Documents”).
The
Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of the Company’s Charter
Documents. The Company is in good standing in Hong Kong SAR. The minute books
or
the equivalent contain true, complete and accurate records of meetings and
consents in lieu of meetings of its board of directors (and any committees
thereof), similar governing bodies and stockholders (“Corporate
Records”)
of the
Company, since the time of the Company’s organization, and the Corporate Records
have been heretofore delivered to Applied Spectrum. The ownership records of
the
Company’s Shares are true, complete and accurate records of the ownership of the
Shares as of the date of such records and contain all transfers of such Shares
since the time of the Company’s organization (“Share
Records”),
and
the Share Records have been heretofore delivered to Applied Spectrum. The
Company is not required to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation
in
any other jurisdiction.
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(b)
Each
member of the Group is organized under the laws of the jurisdiction set forth
in
Schedule
3.1
hereto,
is duly formed or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has the requisite power and
authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry
on
its business as it is now being or currently planned by each member of the
Group
to be conducted. Each member of the Group is in possession of all Approvals
necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to own, operate
or lease, to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, to consummate
the Transactions contemplated under this Agreement. No member of the Group
is in
violation of any of the provisions of their respective Charter Documents. The
Corporate Records of each member of the Group contain true, complete and
accurate records of meetings and consents in lieu of meetings of its board
of
directors (and any committees thereof), similar governing bodies and holders
of
its registered capital, since the time of their respective organization, and
such Corporate Records have been heretofore delivered to Applied Spectrum.
The
ownership records of each Group member’s registered capital are true, complete
and accurate records of such ownership as of the date of such records and
contain all transfers of such registered capital since the time of their
respective organization, and such ownership records have been heretofore been
delivered to Applied Spectrum. No member of the Group is required to qualify
to
do business as a foreign corporation in any other jurisdiction.
3.2 Subsidiaries.
Set
forth in Schedule
3.2
hereto
is a true and complete list of all Subsidiaries of the Company and any member
of
the Group stating, with respect to each Subsidiary, its jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization, date of incorporation or organization,
capitalization and equity ownership. Each Subsidiary is a corporation duly
incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and
to
carry on its businesses as they are now being conducted, and no Subsidiary
is
required to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any other
jurisdiction. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary
have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and
non-assessable, have not been issued in violation of any preemptive or other
right of stockholders (or any other Person) or of any Legal Requirements, and
are owned beneficially and of record by the Person as specified on Schedule
3.2,
free
and clear of any Lien. No Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions
of
its Charter Documents.
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Except
as
described in Schedule
3.2
hereto,
neither the Company, any member of the Group nor any Subsidiary owns, directly
or indirectly, any ownership, equity, profits or voting interest in any Person
(other than the Company, a member of the Group or the Subsidiaries) or has
any
agreement or commitment to purchase any such interest, and the Company, each
Group member and their Subsidiaries have not agreed and are not obligated to
make nor are bound by any written, oral or other agreement, contract,
subcontract, lease, binding understanding, instrument, note, option, warranty,
purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan, commitment
or undertaking of any nature, as of the date hereof or any date hereafter,
under
which any of them may be obligated to make any future investment in or capital
contribution to any other entity.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Subsidiary”
shall
mean any Person (other than a member of the Group) in which the Company, any
member of the Group or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly, owns beneficially
securities or interests representing more than 50% of (x) the aggregate equity
or profit interests, or (y) the combined voting power of voting interests
ordinarily entitled to vote for management or otherwise.
3.3 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,000,000 ordinary shares,
par value HK$0.01 per share, or an authorized and registered capital of
HK$10,000. At the close of business on the business day prior to the date
hereof, Schedule
1.1
hereto
contains all of the outstanding equity securities of the Company. At Closing,
the Company shall, if necessary, deliver to Applied Spectrum a current and
updated Schedule
1.1
showing
all equity securities outstanding immediately prior to Closing, which
Schedule
1.1
shall be
substituted for and replace the Schedule
1.1
attached
hereto as of the date of this Agreement with all references to Schedule
1.1
herein
referring to the Schedule
1.1
to be
delivered at Closing. All Shares on Schedule
1.1
have
been validly issued, fully paid and are non-assessable and have not been issued
in violation of any preemptive or other right of stockholders (or any other
Person) or of any Legal Requirements. Except as set forth in Schedule
1.1
and
Schedule
3.3,
there
are no outstanding securities, convertible securities, options, warrants or
derivative securities, and there are no agreements or commitments obligating
the
Company to issue or grant any of the foregoing, including any pre-emptive or
similar rights. All outstanding Shares, options, warrants and other securities
of the Company have been issued in compliance with (i) all applicable securities
laws and (in all material respects) other applicable laws and regulations,
and
(ii) all requirements set forth in any applicable contracts. Except as described
in Schedule
3.3
hereto,
there are no commitments or agreements of any character to which the Company
is
bound obligating the Company to accelerate the vesting of any options or
warrants as a result of the Transactions. The Company has heretofore delivered
to Applied Spectrum true, complete and accurate copies of all options, warrants
and other securities of the Company, if any, including any and all documents
and
agreements relating thereto.
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(b) The
authorized and registered capital stock of each member of the Group shall be
as
set forth in Schedule
3.3
hereto.
All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each member of the Group
have
been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable,
have not been issued in violation of any preemptive or other right of
stockholders (or any other Person) or of any Legal Requirements, and are owned
beneficially and of record by the Person as specified on Schedule
3.3,
free
and clear of any Lien. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.3,
there
are no outstanding securities, convertible securities, options, warrants or
derivative securities, and there are no agreements or commitments obligating
any
member of the Group to issue or grant any of the foregoing, including any
pre-emptive or similar rights. All outstanding shares, options, warrants and
other securities of each member of the Group have been issued in compliance
with
(i) all applicable securities laws and (in all material respects) other
applicable laws and regulations, and (ii) all requirements set forth in any
applicable contracts.
(c) Except
as
set forth in this Section 3.3 or in Schedule
3.3
hereto,
there are no equity securities, partnership interests or similar ownership
interests of any class of any equity security of the Company, any member of the
Group or any Subsidiary (collectively, the “Affiliated
Companies”
and
individually, the “Affiliated
Company”),
or
any securities exchangeable or convertible into or exercisable for such equity
securities, partnership interests or similar ownership interests, issued,
reserved for issuance or outstanding. Except as set forth in this Section 3.3
or
in Schedule
3.3
hereof,
there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, equity securities, ownership
or
partnership interests or similar ownership interests, calls, rights (including
preemptive rights), commitments or agreements of any character to which the
Affiliated Companies or any Shareholder are a party or by which they are bound
obligating them to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered
or
sold, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or cause the repurchase,
redemption or acquisition of, any registered capital, ownership interests,
partnership interests or similar ownership interests of the Affiliated Companies
or obligating the Affiliated Companies to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting
of or enter into any such subscription, option, warrant, equity security, call,
right, commitment or agreement.
(d) Except
as
contemplated by this Agreement and except as set forth in Schedule
3.3
hereto,
there are no registration rights, and there is no voting trust, voting
agreement, proxy, rights plan, anti-takeover plan or other agreement or
understanding to which the Affiliated Companies or any Shareholder are a party
or by which they are bound with respect to any shares of capital stock,
registered capital, equity securities, partnership interests or similar
ownership interests of any class of the Affiliated Companies, and there are
no
agreements to which the Affiliated Companies are a party, or which the
Affiliated Companies have knowledge of, which conflict with this Agreement
or
the transactions contemplated herein or otherwise prohibit the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereunder.
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3.4 Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
The
Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and, to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Transaction). The execution
and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Transaction) have been duly
and
validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company (including
the approval by the Company’s stockholders), and no other proceedings on the
part of any Affiliated Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or
to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly
and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties hereto,
constitutes the legal and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity and public
policy.
3.5 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the
performance of this Agreement by the Company shall not, (i) conflict with or
violate their respective Charter Documents, (ii) conflict with or violate any
Legal Requirements, or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default
(or
an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default)
under, or materially impair the Affiliated Company’s rights or alter the rights
or obligations of any third party under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the
creation of a lien or encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of any
Affiliated Company pursuant to, any Material Contracts (as defined below),
except, with respect to clauses (ii) or (iii), for any such conflicts,
violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences that would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on
the Affiliated Companies.
(b) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the
performance of obligations of the Company hereunder will not, require any
consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification
to, any court, administrative agency, commission, governmental or regulatory
authority, domestic or foreign (a “Governmental
Entity”),
except where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations
or
permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not, individually
or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the
Affiliated Companies or, after the Closing, Applied Spectrum, or prevent
consummation of the Transaction or otherwise prevent the parties hereto from
performing their obligations under this Agreement.
3.6 Compliance.
Each
Affiliated Company has
complied with and is not in violation of any Legal Requirements with respect
to
the conduct of their business, or the ownership or operation of their business,
except for failures to comply or violations which, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Affiliated Companies. To the Knowledge of the Company, the
businesses and activities of the Affiliated Companies have not been and are
not
being conducted in violation of any Legal Requirements. Each Affiliated Company
is not in default or violation of any term, condition or provision of any
applicable Charter Documents or Contracts. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.6,
no
written notice of non-compliance with any Legal Requirements relating or with
respect to the business of the Affiliated Companies has been received by the
Affiliated Companies (and each Affiliated Company has no Knowledge of any
material such notice delivered to any other Person). To the Knowledge of the
Company, the Affiliated Companies are not in violation of any material term
of
any contract or covenant relating to employment, patents, proprietary
information disclosure, non-competition or non-solicitation.
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3.7 Financial
Statements.
(a) The
Company will provide to Applied Spectrum, prior to the Closing, a correct and
complete copy of the audited financial statements (including, in each case,
any
related notes thereto) of the Company and the members of the Group, on a
consolidated basis, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005,
prepared in accordance with the published rules and regulations of any
applicable Governmental Entity and with generally accepted accounting principles
of the United States (“U.S.
GAAP”)
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may
be
indicated in the notes thereto) and audited in accordance with the auditing
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”)
by an
independent accountant registered with PCAOB, and such statements fairly present
in all material respects the financial position of the Company and the members
of the Group, on a consolidated basis, at the respective dates thereof and
the
results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, and each
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading.
(b) The
unaudited financial statements to be provided by the Company to Applied Spectrum
prior to the Closing will be a complete copy of the unaudited financial
statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) of the Company
and each member of the Group, on a consolidated basis, for the three-month
and
six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2006 (or three-month and nine-month
periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2006, as applicable), which statements
will
be prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP applied on a consistent basis
throughout the period involved (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto), will be reviewed by an independent accountant registered with PCAOB,
and such statements will fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company and the members of the Group, on a consolidated basis,
at the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the
periods indicated, except that the unaudited interim financial statements will
be subject to normal adjustments which are not expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company or the members of the Group. The audited financial
statements described in Section 3.7(a) and the unaudited financial statements
described in this Section 3.7(b) are collectively referred to herein as the
“U.S.
GAAP Financial Statements”.
(c) The
Company and each member of the Group maintains a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations,
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and
to
maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
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3.8 No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.8
hereto,
the Affiliated Companies have no liabilities individually in excess of $25,000
and in the aggregate in excess of $100,000 (absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise) of a nature required to be disclosed on a balance sheet or in the
related notes to the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance
with U.S. GAAP which are, individually or in the aggregate, material to the
business, results of operations or financial condition of the Affiliated
Companies, except: (i) liabilities provided for in or otherwise disclosed
in the consolidated balance sheets of the Company and the members of the Group
as of December 31, 2005, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which have
been
delivered to Applied Spectrum, and (ii) such liabilities arising in the ordinary
course of business of the Affiliated Companies since December 31, 2005, none
of
which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Affiliated Companies.
3.9 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.9
hereto
or in the consolidated balance sheets of the Company and the members of the
Group since December 31, 2005, and except for the transactions contemplated
under this Agreement (including the Financing, as defined in Section 7.1(k)),
there has not been, with respect to any Affiliated Company: (i) any Material
Adverse Effect, (ii) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend
on, or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or property) in respect
of, any of equity securities, or any purchase, redemption or other acquisition
of any of equity securities or any options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire
any equity securities or other securities, (iii) any split, combination or
reclassification of any equity securities, (iv) any granting of any increase
in
compensation or fringe benefits, except for normal increases of cash
compensation in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
or any payment of any bonus, except for bonuses made in the ordinary course
of
business consistent with past practice, or any granting of any increase in
severance or termination pay or any entry into any currently effective
employment, severance, termination or indemnification agreement or any agreement
the benefits of which are contingent or the terms of which are materially
altered upon the occurrence of a transaction of the nature contemplated hereby,
(v) entry into any licensing or other agreement with regard to the acquisition
or disposition of any Intellectual Property (as defined in Section 3.18 hereof)
other than licenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice or any amendment or consent with respect to any licensing agreement
filed or required to be filed with respect to any Governmental Entity, (vi)
any
material change in its accounting methods, principles or practices, (vii) any
change in the auditing firm, (vii) any issuance of securities, or (viii) any
revaluation of any of their respective assets, including, without limitation,
writing down the value of capitalized inventory or writing off notes or accounts
receivable or any sale of assets other than in the ordinary course of business.
3.10 Litigation. Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
3.10
hereto,
there are no claims, suits, actions or proceedings pending, or to the Knowledge
of any Affiliated Company, threatened against the Affiliated Companies, before
any court, governmental department, commission, agency, instrumentality or
authority, or any arbitrator that seeks to restrain or enjoin the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which could reasonably
be
expected, either individually or in the aggregate with all such claims, actions
or proceedings, to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Affiliated Companies
or
have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the parties hereto to
consummate the Transaction.
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3.11 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) To
the
Knowledge of the Company, all employee compensation, incentive, fringe or
benefit plans, programs, policies, commitments or other arrangements (whether
or
not set forth in a written document) covering any active or former employee,
director or consultant of the Affiliated Companies, or any trade or business
(whether or not incorporated) which is under common control with the Affiliated
Companies, with respect to which the Affiliated Companies has liability
(collectively, the “Plans”)
has
been maintained and administered in all material respects in compliance with
its
terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders,
rules and regulations which are applicable to such Plans, and all liabilities
with respect to the Plans have been properly reflected in the consolidated
financial statements of the Company and the members of the Group. No suit,
action or other litigation (excluding claims for benefits incurred in the
ordinary course of Plan activities) has been brought or is continuing, or to
the
Knowledge of the Company is threatened, against or with respect to any such
Plan. To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no audits, inquiries or
proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by any
governmental agency with respect to any Plans. To the Knowledge of the Company,
all contributions, reserves or premium payments required to be made or accrued
as of the date hereof to the Plans have been timely made or accrued. To the
Knowledge of the Company, each Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise
discontinued after the Closing in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable laws, without liability to Applied Spectrum or the Affiliated
Companies (other than ordinary administration expenses and expenses for benefits
accrued but not yet paid).
(b) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
3.11
hereto,
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby will (i) result in any payment (including
severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise)
becoming due to any stockholder, officer, director or employee of the Affiliated
Companies under any Plan or otherwise, (ii) materially increase any benefits
otherwise payable under any Plan, or (iii) result in the acceleration of the
time of payment or vesting of any such benefits.
3.12 Labor
Matters. Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
3.12
hereto,
the Affiliated Companies are not a party to any collective bargaining agreement
or other labor union contract applicable to persons employed by the Affiliated
Companies nor does any Affiliated Company know of any activities or proceedings
of any labor union to organize any such employees.
3.13 Restrictions
on Business Activities. Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
3.13
hereto,
to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no agreement, commitment, judgment,
injunction, order or decree binding upon the Affiliated Companies or to which
the Affiliated Companies is a party which has or could reasonably be expected
to
have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice
of
the Affiliated Companies, any acquisition of property by the Affiliated
Companies or the conduct of business by the Affiliated Companies as currently
conducted other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which
have
not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Affiliated Companies.
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3.14 Title
to Property.
(a) All
real
estate or land use rights owned by the Affiliated Companies (including land
use
rights, improvements and fixtures thereon, easements and rights of way) (the
“Real
Property”)
is
shown or reflected on the U.S. GAAP Financial Statements (as defined in Section
3.7(b)). The Affiliated Companies have good, valid and marketable title to
the
Real Property, and except as set forth in the U.S. GAAP Financial Statements
or
on Schedule
3.14
hereto,
all of the Real Property is held free and clear of all Liens, rights of way,
easements, restrictions, exceptions, variances, reservations, covenants or
other
title defects or limitations of any kind, other than liens for taxes not yet
due
and payable and such liens or other imperfections of title, if any, that do
not
materially detract from the value of or materially interfere with the present
use of the property affected thereby. Schedule
3.14
hereto
is a list of all options or other contracts under which any Affiliated Company
has a right to acquire any interest in real property.
(b) All
leases of real property held by the Affiliated Companies and all material
personal property and other property and assets of the Affiliated Companies
(other than Real Property) owned, used or held for use in connection with the
business of the Affiliated Companies (the “Personal
Property”)
are
shown or reflected on the U.S. GAAP Financial Statements. The Affiliated
Companies own and have good and marketable title to the Personal Property,
and
all such assets and properties are in each case held free and clear of all
Liens, except for Liens disclosed in the U.S. GAAP Financial Statements or
in
Schedule
3.14
hereto,
none of which Liens has or will have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on such property or on the present or contemplated
use
of such property in the businesses of the Affiliated Companies.
(c) All
leases pursuant to which an Affiliated Company leases from others material
real
or personal property are valid and effective in accordance with their respective
terms, and there is not, under any of such leases, any existing material default
or event of default of the Affiliated Companies or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, any other party (or any event which with notice or lapse of time,
or
both, would constitute a material default), except where the lack of such
validity and effectiveness or the existence of such default or event of default
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Affiliated Companies.
3.15 Taxes.
(a) Definition
of Taxes.
For the
purposes of this Agreement, “Tax”
or
“Taxes”
refers
to any and all applicable central, federal, provincial, state, local, municipal
and foreign taxes, including, without limitation, gross receipts, income,
profits, sales, use, occupation, value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise,
withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes,
assessments, governmental charges and duties together with all interest,
penalties and additions imposed with respect to any such amounts and any
obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with
respect to any such amounts and including any liability of a predecessor entity
for any such amounts.
(b) Tax
Returns and Audits.
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.15
hereto,
to the Knowledge of the Company:
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(i)The
Affiliated Companies have timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign
returns, estimates, information statements and reports relating to Taxes
(“Returns”)
required to be filed by the Affiliated Companies with any Tax authority prior
to
the date hereof. All such Returns are true, correct and complete in all material
respects. The Affiliated Companies have paid all Taxes shown to be due on such
Returns.
(ii)All
Taxes
that the
Affiliated Companies are required by law to withhold or collect have been duly
withheld or collected, and have been timely paid over to the proper governmental
authorities to the extent due and payable.
(iii)The
Affiliated Companies have not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax nor
is
there any Tax deficiency outstanding, proposed or assessed against the
Affiliated Companies, nor have the Affiliated Companies executed any unexpired
waiver of any statute of limitations on or extending the period for the
assessment or collection of any Tax.
(iv)No
audit
or other examination of any Return of the Affiliated Companies by any Tax
authority is presently in progress, nor have the Affiliated Companies been
notified of any request for such an audit or other examination.
(v)No
adjustment relating to any Returns filed by the Affiliated Companies has been
proposed in writing, formally or informally, by any Tax authority to the
Affiliated Companies or any representative thereof.
(vi)The
Affiliated Companies have no liability for any unpaid Taxes which have not
been
accrued for or reserved on the Company’s balance sheets included in the U.S.
GAAP Financial Statements for the most recent fiscal year ended, whether
asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise, other than any liability for
unpaid Taxes that may have accrued since the end of the most recent fiscal
year
in connection with the operation of the business of the Affiliated Companies
in
the ordinary course of business, none of which is material to the business,
results of operations or financial condition of the Affiliated
Companies.
3.16 Environmental
Matters.
For the
purposes of this Agreement the following terms have the following definitions:
“Environmental
Law”
shall
mean all applicable central, federal, provincial, state, local or municipal
law,
regulation, order, decree, permit, authorization, opinion, common law or agency
requirement relating to: (A) the protection, investigation or restoration of
the
environment, health and safety, or natural resources; (B) the handling, use,
presence, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance
or
(C) noise, odor, wetlands, pollution, contamination or any injury or threat
of
injury to persons or property.
“Hazardous
Substance”
shall
mean any substance that is: (i) listed, classified or regulated pursuant to
any
Environmental Law; (ii) any petroleum product or by-product, asbestos-containing
material, lead-containing paint or plumbing, polychlorinated biphenyls,
radioactive materials or radon; or (iii) any other substance which is the
subject of regulatory action by any Governmental Entity pursuant to any
Environmental Law
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Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
3.16
hereto
and except for such matters that, individually or in the aggregate, are not
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the Knowledge of the
Company: (i) the Affiliated Companies have complied with all applicable
Environmental Laws; (ii) the properties currently owned or operated by the
Affiliated Companies (including soils, groundwater, surface water, buildings
or
other structures) are not contaminated with any Hazardous Substances; (iii)
the
properties formerly owned or operated by the Affiliated Companies were not
contaminated with Hazardous Substances during the period of ownership or
operation by the Affiliated Companies; (iv) the Affiliated Companies are not
subject to liability for any Hazardous Substance disposal or contamination
on
any third party property; (v) the Affiliated Companies have not been associated
with any release or threat of release of any Hazardous Substance; (vi) the
Affiliated Companies have not received any notice, demand, letter, claim or
request for information alleging that the Affiliated Companies may be in
violation of or liable under any Environmental Law; and (vii) the Affiliated
Companies are not subject to any orders, decrees, injunctions or other
arrangements with any Governmental Entity or subject to any indemnity or other
agreement with any third party relating to liability under any Environmental
Law
or relating to Hazardous Substances.
3.17 Brokers;
Third Party Expenses.
Except
for the placement agreement entered into, or to be entered into, by and between
the Company and Xxxxxxx Securities, LLC (“Xxxxxxx
Securities”)
appointing Xxxxxxx Securities as the exclusive placement agent for the Company
under the Financing (“Placement
Agreement”),
which
Placement Agreement shall be assumed by Applied Spectrum immediately following
the Closing, and except as set forth in this Section 3.17 or on Schedule
3.17,
the
Affiliated Companies, the Shareholders and the XIA Shareholders neither have
incurred, nor will they incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for
brokerage, finders’ fees, agent’s commissions or any similar charges in
connection with this Agreement or any transactions contemplated hereby. Except
as disclosed in this Section 3.17 or on Schedule
3.17,
no
ownership
interests, equity
securities, convertible securities, warrants, options, or other derivative
securities of the Affiliated Companies or Applied Spectrum are payable to any
third party by any Affiliated Company or any Shareholder as a result of this
Transaction.
3.18 Intellectual
Property.
For
the
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following definitions:
“Intellectual
Property”
shall
mean any or all of the following: (i) patents and applications therefor and
all
reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and
continuations-in-part thereof (“Patents”)
worldwide; (ii) inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures,
improvements, trade secrets, proprietary information, know how, technology,
technical data and customer lists, and all documentation relating to any of
the
foregoing; (iii) registered copyrights and applications therefor, and all other
rights corresponding thereto, worldwide; (iv) material domain names, uniform
resource locators (“URLs”)
and
other names and locators associated with the Internet (“Domain
Names”);
(v)
registered industrial designs and applications therefor, worldwide; (vi)
registered trade names, logos, trademarks and service marks, and any
applications therefor (collectively, “Trademarks”),
worldwide; (vii) all databases and data collections and all rights therein;
and
(viii) all moral and economic rights of authors and inventors, however
denominated.
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“Company
Intellectual Property”
shall
mean any Intellectual Property that is owned by, or licensed to, the Affiliated
Companies.
“Company
Products”
means
all current versions of products or services of the Affiliated
Companies.
(a) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
3.18,
to the
Knowledge of the Company, the Company Intellectual Property and the Company
Products are not subject to any material proceeding or outstanding decree,
order, judgment, contract, license, agreement or stipulation restricting in
any
manner the use, transfer or licensing thereof by the Affiliated Companies,
or
which may affect the validity, use or enforceability of such the Company
Intellectual Property or the Company Products, which in any such case could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Affiliated
Companies.
(b) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
3.18
hereto,
to the Knowledge of the Company, the Affiliated Companies either own and have
good and marketable title to each material item of the Company Intellectual
Property owned by it free and clear of any Liens (excluding licenses and related
restrictions granted in the ordinary course) or have one or more licenses
sufficient for use of the Company Intellectual Property by the Affiliated
Companies; and the Affiliated Companies are the owner or licensee of all
material Trademarks used in connection with the operation or conduct of the
business of the Affiliated Companies including the sale of any the Company
Products.
(c) The
operation of the business of the Affiliated Companies as such business currently
is conducted, including the use of any product, device or process, to the
Knowledge of the Company and except as could not reasonably be expected to
have
a Material Adverse Effect, has not and does not infringe or misappropriate
the
Intellectual Property of any third party or constitute unfair competition or
trade practices under the laws of any jurisdiction.
3.19 Agreements,
Contracts and Commitments.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, (i) the term “Contracts”
shall
mean all written contracts, agreements, leases, mortgages, indentures, notes,
bonds, Liens, licenses, arbitration awards, judgments, decrees, orders,
documents, instruments, understandings and commitments to which the Affiliated
Companies is a party or by or to which any of the properties or assets of the
Affiliated Companies may be bound, subject or affected (including without
limitation notes or other instruments payable to the Affiliated Companies),
and
the term “Material
Contracts”
shall
mean (x) each Contract, (I) providing for payments (present or future) to the
Affiliated Companies in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate, or (II) under
which
or in respect of which the Affiliated Companies presently have any liability
or
obligation of any nature whatsoever (absolute, contingent or otherwise) in
excess of $100,000, and (y) without limitation of subclause (x), each of the
following Contracts:
(i) any
mortgage, indenture, note, installment obligation or other instrument, agreement
or arrangement for or relating to any borrowing of money by or from the
Affiliated Companies;
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(ii) any
guaranty, direct or indirect, by the Affiliated Companies or any officer,
director or 5% or more stockholder (“Insider”)
of the
Affiliated Companies of any obligation of the Affiliated Companies for
borrowings, or otherwise, excluding endorsements made for collection in the
ordinary course of business;
(iii) any
Contract made other than in the ordinary course of business or (x) providing
for
the grant of any preferential rights to purchase or lease any asset of the
Affiliated Companies or (y) providing for any right (exclusive or non-exclusive)
to sell or distribute, or otherwise relating to the sale or distribution of,
any
product or service of the Affiliated Companies;
(iv) any
obligation to register any shares of the capital stock or other securities
of
the Affiliated Companies with any Governmental Entity;
(v) any
obligation to make payments, contingent or otherwise, arising out of the prior
acquisition of the business, assets or stock of other Persons;
(vi) any
collective bargaining agreement with any labor union;
(vii) any
lease
or similar arrangement for the use by the Affiliated Companies of personal
property;
(viii) any
Contract granting or purporting to grant, or otherwise in any way relating
to,
any mineral rights or any other interest (including, without limitation, a
leasehold interest) in real property; and
(ix) any
Contract with the Affiliated Companies to which any Insider of the Affiliated
Companies is a party.
(b) Each
Material Contract was entered into at arms’ length and in the ordinary course,
is in full force and effect and, to the Knowledge of the Company, is valid
and
binding upon and enforceable against each of the parties thereto.
(c) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.19,
neither
the Affiliated Companies nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party
thereto, is in breach of or in default under, and no event has occurred which
with notice or lapse of time or both would become a breach of or default under,
any Material Contract, which breach, individually or in the aggregate, could
be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Affiliated Companies,
and no party to any Material Contract has given any written notice of any claim
of any such breach, default or event, which, individually or in the aggregate,
are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Affiliated
Companies. Each Material Contract to which the Affiliated Companies is a party
or by which it is bound that has not expired by its terms is in full force
and
effect, except where such failure to be in full force and effect is not
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Affiliated Companies.
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3.20 Insurance. Schedule
3.20
sets
forth the insurance policies and fidelity bonds covering the assets, business,
equipment, properties, operations, employees, officers and directors
(collectively, the “Insurance Policies”) of the Affiliated Companies.
3.21 Governmental
Actions/Filings; Approvals.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.21,
t
he
Affiliated Companies hold, and/or have made, all Governmental Actions/Filings
and Approvals reasonably necessary for the conduct by the Affiliated Companies
of their business (as presently conducted and to be conducted following the
Closing), except with respect to any Governmental Actions/Filings and Approvals
the failure of which to hold or make would not reasonably be likely to have
a
Material Adverse Effect on the Affiliated Companies.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Governmental
Action/Filing”
shall
mean any franchise, license, certificate of compliance, authorization, consent,
order, permit, approval, consent or other action of, or any filing, registration
or qualification with, any federal, state, municipal, foreign or other
governmental, administrative or judicial body, agency or authority.
3.22 Interested
Party Transactions.
Except
as
set forth in the Schedule
3.22
hereto
or as reflected in the financial statements to be delivered hereunder, no
employee, officer, director or stockholder of the Affiliated Companies or a
member of his or her immediate family is indebted to the Affiliated Companies,
nor are the Affiliated Companies indebted (or committed to make loans or extend
or guarantee credit) to any of them, other than (i) for payment of salary for
services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf
of the Affiliated Companies, and (iii) for other employee benefits made
generally available to all employees. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.22,
to the
Knowledge of the Company, none of such individuals has any direct or indirect
ownership interest in any Person with whom the Affiliated Companies is
affiliated or with whom the Affiliated Companies has a contractual relationship,
or any Person that competes with the Affiliated Companies, except that each
employee, officer, director or stockholder of the Affiliated Companies and
members of their respective immediate families may own less than 5% of the
outstanding stock in publicly traded companies that may compete with the
Affiliated Companies. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.22,
to the
Knowledge of the Company, no employee, officer, director or stockholder or
any
member of their immediate families is, directly or indirectly, interested in
any
material contract with the Affiliated Companies (other than such contracts
as
relate to any such individual ownership of interests in or securities of the
Affiliated Companies).
3.23 Board
of Director Approval.
The
board of directors of the Company or similar governing body has, as of the
date
of this Agreement, unanimously approved, subject to the approval of all of
the
Company’s stockholders, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
and resolved to seek the stockholders’ approval and adoption of this Agreement
and approval of the Transaction as provided in the applicable Charter
Documents.
3.24 Management.
Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.24 hereto, during the five year period preceding
the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, no current or former officer
or director or stockholder of the Affiliated Companies has been the subject
of:
(a) a
petition under bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency or moratorium law
or has
a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer been appointed by a court for
such
person, or any partnership in which such person was a general partner at
or
within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business
association of which such person was an executive officer at or within two
years
before the time of such filing;
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(b) a
conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations that do not relate to driving while
intoxicated or driving under the influence);
(c) any
order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated,
of
any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining
any
such person from, or otherwise limiting, the following
activities:
(i)Acting
as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor,
commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any
other
person regulated by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission
or an
associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser,
underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person,
director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan
association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct
or
practice in connection with such activity;
(ii)Engaging
in any type of business practice; or
(iii)Engaging
in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or
commodity or in connection with any violation of securities laws or commodities
laws;
(d) any
order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated,
of
any authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60
days
the right of any such person to engage in any activity described in the
preceding sub-paragraph, or to be associated with persons engaged in any
such
activity;
(e) a
finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the
SEC or
other authority to have violated any securities law, regulation or decree
and
the judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC or any other authority
has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated; or
(f)
a
finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities
law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding has not been subsequently
reversed, suspended or vacated.
3.25 Any
and
all information, confirmations (written and verbal) and any other
representations (written and verbal) provided during Applied Spectrum’s and KI
Equity’s due diligence review (including corporate, legal, business, operations
and background checks) are and remain true and correct to the best of the
Affiliated Companies’ Knowledge.
3.26 Representations
and Warranties Complete.
The
representations and warranties of the Shareholders and the Company included
in
this Agreement and any Schedule provided pursuant to this Agreement, are true
and complete in all material respects and do 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 contained therein not misleading, under
the
circumstance under which they were made. Any disclosure on one schedule will
be
deemed notice of and disclosure in respect of any other representation and
warranty.
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ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO
APPLIED SPECTRUM
Applied
Spectrum and KI Equity hereby each represent and warrant to, and covenant with,
the Company, as follows:
4.1 Organization
and Qualification.
(a) Applied
Spectrum is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and
to
carry on its business as it is now being or currently planned by Applied
Spectrum to be conducted. To its Knowledge, Applied Spectrum is in possession
of
all Approvals necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports
to
own, operate or lease and to carry on its business as it is now being or
currently planned by Applied Spectrum to be conducted, except where the failure
to have such Approvals could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Applied Spectrum. Complete
and
correct copies of the Charter Documents of Applied Spectrum, as amended and
currently in effect, have been heretofore delivered to the Company. Applied
Spectrum is not in violation of any of the provisions of Applied Spectrum’s
Charter Documents. The ownership records of Applied Spectrum’s shares of capital
stock are true, complete and accurate records of the ownership of the shares
as
of the date of such records and contain all transfers of such shares since
the
time of the Applied Spectrum’s organization (“Applied Spectrum’s Share
Records”),
and
Applied Spectrum’s Share Records have been heretofore delivered to the Company.
(b) Applied
Spectrum is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation
and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the
properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities
makes
such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so
duly qualified or licensed and in good standing that could not, individually
or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on
Applied Spectrum.
4.2 Subsidiaries. As
of the
date of this Agreement, except for APSP Acquisition, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Applied Spectrum, Applied Spectrum has no Subsidiaries and does
not own, directly or indirectly, any ownership, equity, profits or voting
interest in any Person and, other than this Agreement, has no agreement or
commitment to purchase any such interest, and Applied Spectrum has not agreed
and is not obligated to make nor is bound by any written, oral or other
agreement, contract, subcontract, lease, binding understanding, instrument,
note, option, warranty, purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance policy,
benefit plan, commitment or undertaking of any nature, as of the date hereof
or
as may hereafter be in effect under which it may become obligated to make,
any
future investment in or capital contribution to any other entity.
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4.3 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Applied Spectrum consists of 150,000,000 shares
of
common stock, $.001 par value per share (“Applied
Spectrum Common Stock”)
and
5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value per share (“Applied
Spectrum Preferred Stock”).
At
the close of business on the business day prior to the date hereof, (i)
5,354,091 shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock were issued and outstanding,
all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; (ii) no shares
of Applied Spectrum Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding; (iii) no shares
of Applied Spectrum Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise
of
outstanding options to purchase the Company Common Stock granted to certain
Persons (“Company
Stock Options”);
(iv)
no shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon
the
exercise of outstanding warrants to purchase Applied Spectrum Common Stock
(“Applied
Spectrum Warrants”);
(v)
no shares of Applied Spectrum Preferred Stock were reserved for issuance to
any
party; and (vi) no shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock were reserved for
issuance upon the conversion of Applied Spectrum Preferred Stock or any
outstanding convertible notes, debentures or securities (“Convertible
Securities”).
All
outstanding shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock have been issued and granted
in compliance with (i) all applicable securities laws and (in all material
respects) other applicable laws and regulations, and (ii) all requirements
set
forth in any applicable Contracts. Immediately prior to or contemporaneously
with the Closing, Applied Spectrum will issue 706,195 shares of Applied Spectrum
Common Stock to those Persons listed, and in the amounts set forth, on
Schedule
4.3
for
services as finders in connection with this transaction (“Finders’
Shares”).
Immediately
following the Transaction but prior to giving effect to the Applied Spectrum
Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Financing, the Shareholders
will own approximately 91.46% of the total combined voting power of all classes
of Applied Spectrum stock entitled to vote on a fully diluted basis.
(b) There
are
no equity securities, partnership interests or similar ownership interests
of
any class of any equity security of Applied Spectrum, or any securities
exchangeable or convertible into or exercisable for such equity securities,
partnership interests or similar ownership interests, issued, reserved for
issuance or outstanding. Except as contemplated by this Agreement or as set
forth in Schedule
4.3,
there
are no subscriptions, options, warrants, equity securities, partnership
interests or similar ownership interests, calls, rights (including preemptive
rights), commitments or agreements of any character to which Applied Spectrum
is
a party or by which it is bound obligating Applied Spectrum to issue, deliver
or
sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, or repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire, or cause the repurchase, redemption or acquisition of, any
shares of capital stock, partnership interests or similar ownership interests
of
Applied Spectrum or obligating Applied Spectrum to grant, extend, accelerate
the
vesting of or enter into any such subscription, option, warrant, equity
security, call, right, commitment or agreement. There is no plan or arrangement
to issue Applied Spectrum Common Stock or Applied Spectrum Preferred Stock
except as set forth in this Agreement.
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Except
as
contemplated by this Agreement and except as set forth in Schedule
4.3
hereto,
there are no registration rights, and there is no voting trust, proxy, rights
plan, anti-takeover plan or other agreement or understanding to which Applied
Spectrum is a party or by which it is bound with respect to any equity security
of any class of Applied Spectrum, and there are no agreements to which Applied
Spectrum is a party, or which Applied Spectrum has Knowledge of, which conflict
with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein or otherwise
prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
4.4 Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
Each of
Applied
Spectrum and KI Equity has full corporate power and authority to: (i) execute,
deliver and perform this Agreement, and each ancillary document which Applied
Spectrum and KI Equity have executed or delivered or is to execute or deliver
pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) carry out their obligations hereunder
and
thereunder and, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including
the Transaction). The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation by Applied Spectrum and KI Equity of the transactions contemplated
hereby (including the Transaction) have been duly and validly authorized by
all
necessary corporate action on the part of Applied Spectrum’s board of directors
and the managers of KI Equity. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
and delivered by Applied Spectrum and KI Equity and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties hereto,
constitutes the legal and binding obligation of Applied Spectrum and KI Equity,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited
by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity
and public policy.
4.5 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Applied Spectrum and the execution
and delivery of each ancillary document to be delivered by Applied Spectrum
hereunder do not, and the performance of this Agreement and each such ancillary
document by Applied Spectrum shall not: (i) conflict with or violate Applied
Spectrum’s Charter Documents, (ii) conflict with or violate any Legal
Requirements, or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or
an
event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under,
or materially impair Applied Spectrum’s rights or alter the rights or
obligations of any third party under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the
creation of a lien or encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of Applied
Spectrum pursuant to, any Contracts, except, with respect to clauses (ii) or
(iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other
occurrences that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect on Applied Spectrum.
(b) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Applied Spectrum does not, and
the
performance of its obligations hereunder will not, require any consent,
approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any
Governmental Entity, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Blue Sky Laws, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other
jurisdictions in which Applied Spectrum is qualified to do business, and (ii)
where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits,
or to make such filings or notifications, would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Applied
Spectrum, or prevent consummation of the Transaction or otherwise prevent the
parties hereto from performing their obligations under this
Agreement.
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4.6 Compliance.
To
Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, Applied Spectrum has complied with, and is not in
violation of, any Legal Requirements with respect to the conduct of its
business, or the ownership or operation of its business, except for failures
to
comply or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had
and
are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Applied Spectrum.
To Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, the businesses and activities of Applied
Spectrum have not been and are not being conducted in violation of any Legal
Requirements. Applied Spectrum is not in default or violation of any material
term, condition or provision of its Charter Documents. Except as set forth
on
Schedule
4.6,
to
Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, no written notice of non-compliance with any Legal
Requirements has been received by Applied Spectrum.
4.7 SEC
Filings; Financial Statements.
(a) Applied
Spectrum has made available to the Company a correct and complete copy, or
there
has been available on XXXXX, copies of each report, registration statement
and
definitive proxy statement filed by Applied Spectrum with the SEC for the 36
months prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Applied
Spectrum SEC Reports”),
which, to Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, are all the forms, reports and documents
filed by Applied Spectrum with the SEC for the 36 months prior to the date
of
this Agreement. As of their respective dates, to Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge,
the Applied Spectrum SEC Reports: (i) were prepared in accordance and complied
in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
thereunder applicable to such Applied Spectrum SEC Reports, and (ii) did not
at
the time they were filed (and if amended or superseded by a filing prior to
the
date of this Agreement then on the date of such filing and as so amended or
superceded) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. Except to the extent set forth in the preceding sentence,
Applied Spectrum makes no representation or warranty whatsoever concerning
the
Applied Spectrum SEC Reports as of any time other than the time they were
filed.
(b) To
Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, each set of financial statements (including, in
each case, any related notes thereto) contained in the Applied Spectrum SEC
Reports comply as to form in all material respects with the published rules
and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were prepared in accordance with
U.S. GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except
as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited
statements, do not contain footnotes as permitted by Form 10-QSB promulgated
under the Exchange Act) and each fairly presents in all material respects the
financial position of Applied Spectrum at the respective dates thereof and
the
results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except
that
the unaudited interim financial statements were or are subject to normal
adjustments which were not or are not expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on Applied Spectrum taken as a whole.
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(c) Applied
Spectrum has previously furnished to the Company a complete and correct copy
of
any amendments or modifications, which have not yet been filed with the SEC
but
which are required to be filed, to agreements, documents or other instruments
which previously had been filed by Applied Spectrum with the SEC pursuant to
the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
4.8 No
Undisclosed Liabilities. Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.8
hereto,
Applied Spectrum has no liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise)
of a nature required to be disclosed on a balance sheet or in the related notes
to the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP which are,
individually or in the aggregate, material to the business, results of
operations or financial condition of Applied Spectrum, except (i) liabilities
provided for in or otherwise disclosed in Applied Spectrum SEC Reports filed
prior to the date hereof, (ii) liabilities incurred since June 30, 2006 in
the
ordinary course of business, none of which would have a Material Adverse Effect
on Applied Spectrum, and (iii) those liabilities and obligations specifically
set forth in Section 6.11.
4.9 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.9
hereto
or in Applied Spectrum SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement,
and except as contemplated by this Agreement, since June 30, 2006, there has
not
been: (i) any Material Adverse Effect on Applied Spectrum, (ii) any declaration,
setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or other distribution (whether
in
cash, stock or property) in respect of, any of Applied Spectrum’s capital stock,
or any purchase, redemption or other acquisition by Applied Spectrum of any
of
Applied Spectrum’s capital stock or any other securities of Applied Spectrum or
any options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire any such shares or other
securities, (iii) any split, combination or reclassification of any of Applied
Spectrum’s capital stock, (iv) any granting by Applied Spectrum of any increase
in compensation or fringe benefits, except for normal increases of cash
compensation in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
or any payment by Applied Spectrum of any bonus, except for bonuses made in
the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or any granting
by
Applied Spectrum of any increase in severance or termination pay or any entry
by
Applied Spectrum into any currently effective employment, severance, termination
or indemnification agreement or any agreement the benefits of which are
contingent or the terms of which are materially altered upon the occurrence
of a
transaction involving Applied Spectrum of the nature contemplated hereby, (v)
entry by Applied Spectrum into any licensing or other agreement with regard
to
the acquisition or disposition of any Intellectual Property other than licenses
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or any
amendment or consent with respect to any licensing agreement filed or required
to be filed by Applied Spectrum with respect to any Governmental Entity, (vi)
any material change by Applied Spectrum in its accounting methods, principles
or
practices, except as required by concurrent changes in U.S. GAAP, (vii) any
change in the auditors of Applied Spectrum, or (vii) any revaluation by Applied
Spectrum of any of their respective assets, including, without limitation,
writing down the value of, or any sale of, assets of Applied Spectrum other
than
in the ordinary course of business.
4.10 Litigation. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.10
hereto
or in Applied Spectrum SEC Reports, there are no claims, suits, actions or
proceedings pending or to Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, threatened against
Applied Spectrum, before any court, governmental department, commission, agency,
instrumentality or authority, or any arbitrator that seeks to restrain or enjoin
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which
could reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate with
all
such claims, actions or proceedings, to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Applied Spectrum or have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the parties
hereto to consummate the Transaction.
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4.11 Employee
Benefit Plans. Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
4.11
hereto
or in Applied Spectrum SEC Reports, Applied Spectrum does not maintain, and
has
no liability under, any Plan, and neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
(i)
result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden
parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any stockholder, director or
employee of Applied Spectrum, or (ii) result in the acceleration of the time
of
payment or vesting of any such benefits.
4.12 Labor
Matters. Applied
Spectrum is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor
union contract applicable to persons employed by Applied Spectrum, nor does
Applied Spectrum know of any activities or proceedings of any labor union to
organize any such employees.
4.13 Restrictions
on Business Activities. To
Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, there is no agreement, commitment, judgment,
injunction, order or decree binding upon Applied Spectrum or to which Applied
Spectrum is a party which has or could reasonably be expected to have the effect
of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of Applied
Spectrum, any acquisition of property by Applied Spectrum or the conduct of
business by Applied Spectrum as currently conducted other than such effects,
individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and could not reasonably
be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Applied Spectrum.
4.14 Title
to Property. Applied
Spectrum does not own or lease any Real Property or Personal Property. There
are
no options or other contracts under which Applied Spectrum has a right or
obligation to acquire or lease any interest in Real Property or Personal
Property.
4.15 Taxes. Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.15
hereto,
to Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge:
(a) Applied
Spectrum has timely filed all Returns required to be filed by Applied Spectrum
with any Tax authority prior to the date hereof. All such Returns are true,
correct and complete in all material respects. Applied Spectrum has paid all
Taxes shown to be due on such Returns.
(b) All
Taxes
that Applied Spectrum is required by law to withhold or collect have been duly
withheld or collected, and have been timely paid over to the proper governmental
authorities to the extent due and payable.
(c) Applied
Spectrum has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax nor is there any
Tax
deficiency outstanding, proposed or assessed against Applied Spectrum, nor
has
Applied Spectrum executed any unexpired waiver of any statute of limitations
on
or extending the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax.
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(d) No
audit
or other examination of any Return of Applied Spectrum by any Tax authority
is
presently in progress, nor has Applied Spectrum been notified of any request
for
such an audit or other examination.
(e) No
adjustment relating to any Returns filed by Applied Spectrum has been proposed
in writing, formally or informally, by any Tax authority to Applied Spectrum
or
any representative thereof.
(f) Applied
Spectrum has no liability for any unpaid Taxes which have not been accrued
for
or reserved on Applied Spectrum’s balance sheets included in the audited
financial statements for the most recent fiscal year ended, whether asserted
or
unasserted, contingent or otherwise, other than any liability for unpaid Taxes
that may have accrued since the end of the most recent fiscal year in connection
with the operation of the business of Applied Spectrum in the ordinary course
of
business.
4.16 Environmental
Matters. Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
4.16
hereto
and except for such matters that, individually or in the aggregate, are not
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, to Applied Spectrum’s
Knowledge: (i) Applied Spectrum has complied with all applicable Environmental
Laws; (ii) the properties currently owned or operated by Applied Spectrum
(including soils, groundwater, surface water, buildings or other structures)
are
not contaminated with any Hazardous Substances; (iii) the properties formerly
owned or operated by Applied Spectrum were not contaminated with Hazardous
Substances during the period of ownership or operation by Applied Spectrum;
(iv)
Applied Spectrum is not subject to liability for any Hazardous Substance
disposal or contamination on any third party property; (v) Applied Spectrum
has
not been associated with any release or threat of release of any Hazardous
Substance; (vi) Applied Spectrum has not received any notice, demand, letter,
claim or request for information alleging that Applied Spectrum may be in
violation of or liable under any Environmental Law; and (vii) Applied Spectrum
is not subject to any orders, decrees, injunctions or other arrangements with
any Governmental Entity or subject to any indemnity or other agreement with
any
third party relating to liability under any Environmental Law or relating to
Hazardous Substances.
4.17 Brokers.
Except
for Applied Spectrum’s obligations under the Financial Advisory Agreement (as
defined in Section 6.11), and except for the issuance of the Finders’ Shares by
Applied Spectrum as contemplated in Section 4.3 hereof, Applied Spectrum has
not
incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage
or finders’ fees or agent’s commissions or any similar charges in connection
with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
4.18 Intellectual
Property. Applied
Spectrum does not own, license or otherwise have any right, title or interest
in
any Intellectual Property.
4.19 Agreements,
Contracts and Commitments.
(a) Except
for the Financial Advisory Agreement, any agreement with Computershare Trust
Company, Inc. (“Transfer
Agent”),
or
except as set forth on Schedule
4.19
or in
Applied Spectrum SEC Reports (collectively, “Applied
Spectrum Contracts”),
to
Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, there are no contracts, agreements, leases,
mortgages, indentures, note, bond, Liens, license, arbitration awards,
judgments, decrees, orders, documents, instruments, understandings and
commitments, to which Applied Spectrum is a party or by or to which any of
the
properties or assets of Applied Spectrum may be bound, subject or affected,
which are not cancelable by Applied Spectrum with 30 days notice.
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(b) To
Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, each Applied Spectrum Contract was entered into at
arms’ length and in the ordinary course, is in full force and effect and is
valid and binding upon and enforceable against each of the parties thereto.
True, correct and complete copies of all Applied Spectrum Contracts (or written
summaries in the case of oral Applied Spectrum Contracts) and of all outstanding
offers or proposals of Applied Spectrum have been heretofore delivered to the
Company.
(c) Neither
Applied Spectrum nor, to the Knowledge of Applied Spectrum, any other party
thereto is in breach of or in default under, and no event has occurred which
with notice or lapse of time or both would become a breach of or default under,
any Applied Spectrum Contract, and no party to any Applied Spectrum Contract
has
given any written notice of any claim of any such breach, default or event,
which, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Applied Spectrum. Each agreement, contract or
commitment to which Applied Spectrum is a party or by which it is bound that
has
not expired by its terms is in full force and effect, except where such failure
to be in full force and effect is not reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Applied Spectrum.
4.20 Insurance. Applied
Spectrum does not maintain any Insurance Policies.
4.21 Governmental
Actions/Filings.
To its
Knowledge, Applied Spectrum has been granted and holds, and has made, all
Governmental Actions/Filings necessary to the conduct by Applied Spectrum of
its
businesses (as presently conducted) or used or held for use by Applied Spectrum,
all of which are listed in Schedule
4.21
hereto,
and true, complete and correct copies of which have heretofore been delivered
to
the Company. Each such Governmental Action/Filing is in full force and effect.
To Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, no event has occurred and is continuing which
requires or permits, or after notice or lapse of time or both would require
or
permit, and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or
the ancillary documents will not require or permit (with or without notice
or
lapse of time, or both), any modification or termination of any such
Governmental Actions/Filings. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.21,
to
Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, no Governmental Action/Filing is necessary to be
obtained, secured or made by Applied Spectrum to enable it to continue to
conduct its businesses and operations and use its properties after the Closing
in a manner which is consistent with current practice.
4.22 Interested
Party Transactions. Except
as
set forth in the Schedule
4.22
hereto
or in Applied Spectrum’s SEC Reports, no employee, officer, director or
stockholder of Applied Spectrum or a member of his or her immediate family
is
indebted to Applied Spectrum, nor is Applied Spectrum indebted (or committed
to
make loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any of them, other than (i) for
payment of salary for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for reasonable
expenses incurred on behalf of Applied Spectrum, and (iii) for other employee
benefits made generally available to all employees. Except as set forth in
Schedule
4.22,
to
Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, none of such individuals has any direct or
indirect ownership interest in any Person with whom Applied Spectrum is
affiliated or with whom Applied Spectrum has a material contractual
relationship, or any Person that competes with Applied Spectrum, except that
each employee, stockholder, officer or director of Applied Spectrum and members
of their respective immediate families may own less than 5% of the outstanding
stock in publicly traded companies that may compete with Applied Spectrum.
Except as set forth in Schedule
4.22,
to
Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge, no officer, director or stockholder or any member
of their immediate families is, directly or indirectly, interested in any
material contract with Applied Spectrum (other than such contracts as relate
to
any such individual ownership of capital stock or other securities of Applied
Spectrum).
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4.23 Indebtedness;
Applied Spectrum Assets. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.23,
Applied
Spectrum has no indebtedness for borrowed money. Immediately prior to the
Closing, Applied Spectrum will have no assets, except for cash reserves
earmarked for the payment of the Accounts Payable (as defined in Section 6.11
hereof) which remain unpaid, which Applied Spectrum shall be responsible for
payment following the Closing pursuant to Section 6.11 hereof (“Cash
Reserve”).
The
Accounts Payable constitute all outstanding unpaid accounts payable and accrued
expenses to vendors and service providers of Applied Spectrum arising out of
or
with respect to the period commencing December 29, 2005 through the Closing
(including any costs and expenses incurred by Applied Spectrum in connection
with the Transaction).
4.24 Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board Quotation. Applied
Spectrum Common Stock is quoted on the NASD Over-the-Counter Electronic Bulletin
Board (“OTC
BB”).
There
is no action or proceeding pending or, to Applied Spectrum’s Knowledge,
threatened against Applied Spectrum by NASDAQ or NASD, Inc. (“NASD”)
with
respect to any intention by such entities to prohibit or terminate the quotation
of Applied Spectrum Common Stock on the OTC BB.
4.25 Exchange
Act Compliance.
Applied
Spectrum is in compliance with, and current in, all of the reporting, filing
and
other requirements under the Exchange Act, the shares of Applied Spectrum Common
Stock have been registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and Applied
Spectrum is in compliance with all of the requirements under, and imposed by,
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, except where a failure to so comply is not
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Applied Spectrum.
4.26 Board
Approval. The
Board
of Directors of Applied Spectrum (including any required committee or subgroup
of the Board of Directors of Applied Spectrum) and the managers of KI Equity
have, as of the date of this Agreement, unanimously approved this Agreement
and
the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.27 Representations
and Warranties Complete.
The
representations and warranties of Applied Spectrum and KI Equity included in
this Agreement and any Schedule provided pursuant to this Agreement or delivered
hereunder, are true and complete in all material respects and do 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 contained therein not
misleading, under the circumstance under which they were made. Any disclosure
on
one schedule will be deemed notice of and disclosure in respect of any other
representation and warranty.
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ARTICLE
V
CONDUCT
PRIOR TO CLOSING
5.1 Conduct
of Business by the Affiliated Companies and Applied Spectrum. During
the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier
of
the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Closing, the
Affiliated Companies and Applied Spectrum shall, except to the extent that
the
other party shall otherwise consent in writing, carry on its business in the
usual, regular and ordinary course consistent with past practices, in
substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted and in compliance with
all
applicable laws and regulations (except where noncompliance would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect), pay its debts and taxes when due subject to good
faith
disputes over such debts or taxes, pay or perform other material obligations
when due, and use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past
practices and policies to (i) preserve substantially intact its present business
organization, (ii) keep available the services of its present officers, managers
and employees, and (iii) preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers,
distributors, licensors, licensees, and others with which it has significant
business dealings. In addition, except as permitted or required by the terms
of
this Agreement or set forth on the Schedule
5.1
hereto,
without the prior written consent of the other party, during the period from
the
date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination
of
this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Closing, the Affiliated Companies
and Applied Spectrum shall not do any of the following:
(a) Waive
any
stock repurchase rights, accelerate, amend or (except as specifically provided
for herein) change the period of exercisability of options or restricted stock,
or reprice options granted under any employee, consultant, director or other
stock plans or authorize cash payments in exchange for any options granted
under
any of such plans;
(b) Transfer
or license to any person or otherwise extend, amend or modify any material
rights to any Intellectual Property, or enter into grants to transfer or license
to any person future patent rights, other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices provided that in no event shall any
party license on an exclusive basis or sell any Intellectual
Property;
(c) Except
for the issuance of the Finders’ Shares by Applied Spectrum as contemplated by
Section 4.3 hereof, declare, set aside or pay any dividends on or make any
other
distributions (whether in cash, stock, equity securities or property) in respect
of any capital stock, membership interests or ownership interests, or split,
combine or reclassify any capital stock, membership interests or ownership
interests, or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect
of, in lieu of or in substitution for any capital stock, membership interests
or
ownership interests;
(d) Purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital
stock, membership interests or ownership interests, except repurchases of
unvested shares, membership interests or ownership interests at cost in
connection with the termination of the employment relationship with any employee
pursuant to stock option or purchase agreements in effect on the date
hereof;
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(e) Issue,
deliver, sell, authorize, pledge or otherwise encumber, or agree to any of
the
foregoing with respect to, any shares of capital stock, membership interests
or
ownership interests or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of capital stock, membership interests or ownership interests, or
subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire any shares of capital
stock, membership interests or ownership interests or any securities convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock, membership interests or
ownership interests, or enter into other agreements or commitments of any
character obligating it to issue any such shares, membership interests,
ownership interests or convertible or exchangeable securities (except relating
to employment and similar agreements);
(f) Acquire
or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing any
equity interest in or a portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any
business or any corporation, partnership, association or other business
organization or division thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire
any
assets which are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business
of
Applied Spectrum or the Affiliated Companies, as applicable, or enter into
any
joint ventures, strategic partnerships or alliances or other arrangements that
provide for exclusivity of territory or otherwise restrict such party’s ability
to compete or to offer or sell any products or services;
(g) Sell,
lease, license, encumber or otherwise dispose of any properties or assets,
except sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice and, except for the sale, lease or disposition (other than through
licensing) of property or assets which are not material, individually or in
the
aggregate, to the business of such party;
(h) Incur
any
indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $100,000 other than: (i) re-finance
existing debts, in the aggregate; or (ii) guarantee any such indebtedness of
another person; (iii) issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants,
calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of Applied Spectrum or
the
Affiliated Companies, as applicable; (iv) enter into any “keep well” or other
agreement to maintain any financial statement condition; or (v) enter into
any
arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing other than in
the
ordinary course of business of such party; or (vi) incur indebtedness in the
ordinary course of business of existing banking facility credit lines;
(i) Adopt
or
amend any employee benefit plan, policy or arrangement, any employee stock
purchase or employee stock option plan, or enter into any employment contract
or
collective bargaining agreement (other than offer letters and agreements entered
into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), pay
any
special bonus or special remuneration to any director or employee, or increase
the salaries or wage rates or fringe benefits (including rights to severance
or
indemnification) of its directors, officers, employees or consultants, except
in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and other than
for new hires in the ordinary course;
(j) Pay,
discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (absolute,
accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), or litigation
(whether or not commenced prior to the date of this Agreement) in excess of
$100,000, other than the payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction, in
the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices or in accordance
with
their terms, or liabilities recognized or disclosed in the most recent financial
statements (or the notes thereto) of the Affiliated Companies or of Applied
Spectrum, as applicable, or incurred since the date of such financial
statements, or waive the benefits of, agree to modify in any manner, terminate,
release any person from or knowingly fail to enforce any confidentiality or
similar agreement to which the Affiliated Companies or Applied Spectrum is
a
party or a beneficiary;
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(k) Except
in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, modify, amend
or
terminate any Material Contract of the Affiliated Companies or Applied Spectrum,
as applicable, or waive, delay the exercise of, release or assign any material
rights or claims thereunder;
(l) Except
as
required by U.S. GAAP, revalue any of its assets or make any change in
accounting methods, principles or practices;
(m) Incur
or
enter into any agreement, contract or commitment requiring such party to pay
in
excess of $100,000 in any 12 month period, other than in the ordinary course
or
otherwise provided in this Agreement and employment agreements which may be
entered into by the Affiliated Companies;
(n) Make
or
rescind any Tax elections that, individually or in the aggregate, could be
reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect the Tax liability
or Tax attributes of such party, settle or compromise any material income tax
liability or, except
as
required by applicable law, materially change any method of accounting for
Tax
purposes or prepare or file any Return in a manner inconsistent with past
practice;
(o) Form,
establish or acquire any Subsidiary;
(p) Permit
any Person to exercise any of its discretionary rights under any Plan to provide
for the automatic acceleration of any outstanding options, the termination
of
any outstanding repurchase rights or the termination of any cancellation rights
issued pursuant to such plans; or
(q) Agree
in
writing or otherwise agree, commit or resolve to take any of the actions
described in Section 5.1 (a) through (q) above.
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ARTICLE
VI
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
6.1 Board
of Directors of Applied Spectrum.
At
Closing, the current board of directors of Applied Spectrum shall deliver duly
adopted resolutions to: (a) set the size of Applied Spectrum’s board of
directors to five (5) members effective as of the Closing, (b) elect the
following persons to Applied Spectrum’s board of directors effective as of the
Closing: (i) Xx. Xxxxxx Xxx, who
shall
be a management member of Applied Spectrum’s board of directors (“Management
Director”);
(ii)
one member appointed by KI Equity, which person shall be an independent director
(“KI
Equity Director”);
and
(iii) Ruilu Song, Xxxxxx Xx and Huilian Song; provided, however, that Applied
Spectrum and the Company hereby agree that within ninety (90) days after the
Closing three persons selected by the Management Director and the KI Equity
Director shall be appointed to the board of directors, which directors shall
be
independent directors (“Independent
Directors”),
and
Ruilu Song, Xxxxxx Xx and Xxxxxxx Song shall resign upon such appointment;
and
(c) accepting the resignations of the current officers and directors of Applied
Spectrum effective as of the Closing (“Resolutions”).
At
Closing, the current officers and director of Applied Spectrum shall deliver
their resignations, as appropriate, as officers and directors of Applied
Spectrum to be effective upon the Closing (the “Resignations”).
Prior
to Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Applied
Spectrum completed and signed director and officer questionnaires (“Questionnaires”)
in the
English language for the Management Director, KI Equity Director, each of Ruilu
Song, Xxxxxx Xx and Huilian Song, and each officer to be appointed by Applied
Spectrum following Closing, and any designations or appointments of the
foregoing officers and directors shall be subject to Applied Spectrum’s receipt
of the completed and signed Questionnaires (“D&O
Information”).
Each
Shareholder shall execute and deliver at Closing the Voting Agreement which
shall provide, among other things, that each Shareholder will vote their shares
of Applied Spectrum Common Stock to elect the KI Equity Director to Applied
Spectrum’s board of directors for a period of one year following the Closing.
Within ninety (90) days following the Closing, Applied Spectrum’s board of
directors will satisfy the independence, audit and compensation committee and
other corporate governance requirements under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002
(the “SOX
Act”),
the
rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, and the requirements of either
NASDAQ or American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”)
as
selected by Applied Spectrum, whether or not Applied Spectrum’s Common Stock is
listed or quoted, or qualifies for listing or quotation, on such national
exchanges.
6.2 Undertaking
by Accountant.
On or
before the Closing, the Company shall obtain, and deliver to Applied Spectrum,
an undertaking from an independent registered accounting firm selected by the
Company and acceptable to KI Equity (“Accountant”),
in a
form and substance satisfactory to Applied Spectrum (“Accountant
Undertaking”),
providing that: (i) the Accountant has agreed to an engagement with Applied
Spectrum to serve as its certified public accountants following the Closing
for
its proposed fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 for purposes of auditing
and
reviewing the financial statements of Applied Spectrum and the Affiliated
Companies, on a consolidated basis, to comply with Applied Spectrum’s ongoing
reporting requirements under the Exchange Act including, without limitation,
the
filing of Forms 10-Q, 10-K, and 8-K, (ii) the Transaction contemplated hereunder
will not disqualify or otherwise prohibit the Accountant from rendering the
foregoing engagement services or from undertaking such services in a timely
manner, (iii) the Accountant is duly registered with PCAOB, (iv) the
Accountant shall provide its consent to the use of Applied Spectrum’s audited
financial statements and accompanying reports, including such consolidated
financial statements, in any regulatory filing by Applied Spectrum prior to
or
following the Closing, (v) the Accountant consents to the use of its name and
the disclosure of its engagement by Applied Spectrum in the Change of Accountant
Form 8-K (as defined in Section 6.3), (vi) the Accountant shall have determined
to the satisfaction of Applied Spectrum that the financial statements of Applied
Spectrum and the Affiliated Companies may be consolidated for financial
reporting purposes under U.S. GAAP and SEC rules following the Closing, with
the
financial statements of the Company being the historical financial statements
for financial reporting purposes and (vii) the Accountant has reviewed the
prior
audit of the Company and has determined to the satisfaction of Applied Spectrum
that it will be able to issue its opinion in connection with the audit and
review of the financial statements as described in item (i) above. A signed
copy
of the engagement letter between Applied Spectrum and the Accountant shall
be
attached to the Accountant Undertaking. The engagement of Xxxx and Company
LLP,
Certified Public Accountants, the Company’s current auditor (the “Current
Company Accountant”),
shall
be terminated at or prior to Closing and such auditor shall have issued its
resignation letter to the Company resigning from the engagement and consenting
to the use of its name and the inclusion of its audit opinion in Applied
Spectrum’s future filings with the SEC, including the Forms 8-K contemplated
hereunder.
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6.3 Change
of Accountants.
At
Closing, Applied Spectrum shall prepare the Form 8-K announcing the change
in
Applied Spectrum’s certifying accountants from De Xxxx Xxxxxxxx & Company,
LLC (“Applied
Spectrum’s Accountant”)
to the
Accountant effective as of or following the Closing (“Change
of Accountant Form 8-K”),
in a
form acceptable to the Company and in a format acceptable for XXXXX filing.
The
Change of Accountant Form 8-K shall be filed with the SEC at or within four
(4)
business days following Closing, and prior to the filing thereof, Applied
Spectrum’s Accountant shall have issued its resignation letter to Applied
Spectrum resigning from the engagement and consenting to the use of its name
and
the disclosure of its resignation in the Change of Accountant Form 8-K
(“Resignation
Letter”).
6.4 Other
Actions.
(a)
At
least ten (10) days prior to Closing, Applied Spectrum shall prepare the
information statement required by Rule 14f-1 promulgated under the Exchange
Act
(“14f-1
Information Statement”),
and
Applied Spectrum shall file the 14f-1 Information Statement with the SEC and
mail the same to each of Applied Spectrum’s stockholders of record.
(b)
At
least ten (10) days prior to Closing, the Company shall prepare the Form 8-K
announcing the Closing, which shall include all information required by such
form, including the information required by Form 10-SB with respect to the
Affiliated Companies, any other information required in connection with Applied
Spectrum ceasing to be a shell company as a result of the Transaction, the
U.S.
GAAP Financial Statements and the Company Pro Forma Financial Statements (as
defined below) (“Transaction
Form 8-K”),
which
shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to Applied Spectrum and in a format
acceptable for XXXXX filing. Prior to Closing, the Company shall prepare the
press release announcing the consummation of the Transaction hereunder
(“Press
Release”).
At
the Closing, Applied Spectrum shall file the Transaction Form 8-K with the
SEC
and distribute the Press Release.
(c)
At
least ten (10) days prior to the Closing, the Company, shall deliver to Applied
Spectrum the U.S. GAAP Financial Statements.
(d)
The
U.S. GAAP Financial Statements shall have been audited by the Current Company
Accountant prior to delivery and shall be acceptable to Applied
Spectrum.
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(e)
At
least ten (10) days prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Applied
Spectrum pro forma financial statements for the Company, the members of the
Group and Applied Spectrum, on a consolidated basis, giving effect to the
Transaction, for such periods as required by the SEC to be included in a Form
8-K or any other report or form required to be filed with the SEC at or after
Closing with respect to the Transaction, all prepared in all material respects
with the published rules and regulations of the SEC and in accordance with
U.S.
GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (the
“Pro
Forma Financial Statements”).
The
Pro Forma Financial Statements shall have been reviewed by the Current Company
Accountant prior to delivery, shall be in a format acceptable for inclusion
on
the Transaction 8-K and shall be acceptable to Applied Spectrum.
The
Affiliated Companies and Applied Spectrum shall cooperate with each other and
use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be
taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper
or
advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable laws to consummate
the
Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby as soon as
practicable, including preparing and filing as soon as practicable all
documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other filings and
to
obtain as soon as practicable all consents, registrations, approvals, permits
and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party
and/or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the Transaction or any
of
the other transactions contemplated hereby. Subject to applicable laws relating
to the exchange of information and the preservation of any applicable
attorney-client privilege, work-product doctrine, self-audit privilege or other
similar privilege, each of the Affiliated Companies and Applied Spectrum shall
have the right to review and comment on in advance, and to the extent
practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to
such
party, and any Subsidiaries, that appear in any filing made with, or written
materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in
connection with the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Affiliated Companies and Applied
Spectrum shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable.
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6.5 Required
Information.
In
connection with the preparation of the Transaction Form 8-K, the 14f-1
Information Statement and the Press Release, and for such other reasonable
purposes, the Affiliated Companies and Applied Spectrum each shall, upon request
by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning themselves,
their respective subsidiaries, directors, officers, managers, managing members,
stockholders and members (including the directors and officers of Applied
Spectrum to be elected effective as of the Closing pursuant to Section 6.1
hereof) and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable
in
connection with the Transaction, or any other statement, filing, notice or
application made by or on behalf of the Affiliated Companies and Applied
Spectrum or any of their respective subsidiaries to any third party and/or
any
Governmental Entity in connection with the Transaction and the other
transactions contemplated hereby. Each party warrants and represents to the
other party that all such information shall be true and correct in all material
respects 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 contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
6.6 Confidentiality;
Access to Information.
(a) Any
confidentiality agreement or letter of intent previously executed by the parties
shall be superseded in its entirety by the provisions of this Agreement. Each
party agrees to maintain in confidence any non-public information received
from
the other party, and to use such non-public information only for purposes of
consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Such
confidentiality obligations will not apply to (i) information which was
known to the one party or their respective agents prior to receipt from the
other party; (ii) information which is or becomes generally known; (iii)
information acquired by a party or their respective agents from a third party
who was not bound to an obligation of confidentiality; and (iv) disclosure
required by law. In the event this Agreement is terminated as provided in
Article IX hereof, each party will return or cause to be returned to the other
all documents and other material obtained from the other in connection with
the
Transaction contemplated hereby.
(b) Access
to Information.
(i)The
Company will afford Applied Spectrum and its financial advisors, accountants,
counsel and other representatives reasonable access during normal business
hours, upon reasonable notice, to the properties, books, records and personnel
of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the period prior to the Closing
to
obtain all information concerning the business, including the status of product
development efforts, properties, results of operations and personnel of the
Affiliated Companies, as Applied Spectrum may reasonably request. No information
or knowledge obtained by Applied Spectrum in any investigation pursuant to
this
Section 6.6 will affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty
contained herein or the conditions to the obligations of the parties to
consummate the Transaction.
(ii)Applied
Spectrum will afford the Company and its financial advisors, underwriters,
accountants, counsel and other representatives reasonable access during normal
business hours, upon reasonable notice, to the properties, books, records and
personnel of Applied Spectrum during the period prior to the Closing to obtain
all information concerning the business, including the status of product
development efforts, properties, results of operations and personnel of Applied
Spectrum, as the Company may reasonably request. No information or knowledge
obtained by the Company in any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.6 will
affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained herein
or
the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the Transaction.
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6.7 No
Solicitation.
Other
than with respect to the Transaction, each of the Affiliated Companies and
Applied Spectrum agrees that neither it nor any of its officers, directors,
managers, or managing members shall, and that it shall direct and use its
reasonable best efforts to cause its and its agents and other representatives
(including any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by it) not
to,
directly or indirectly, initiate, solicit, encourage or otherwise facilitate
any
inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer with respect to (i) a merger,
reorganization, share exchange, consolidation or similar transaction involving
it, (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or purchase
of
all or substantially all of the assets or equity securities of it, taken as
a
whole, in a single transaction or series of related transactions or (iii) any
tender offer or exchange offer for 20% or more of the outstanding shares of
Applied Spectrum Common Stock or the Company’s Shares (any such proposal or
offer being hereinafter referred to as an “Acquisition
Proposal“).
Each
of the Affiliated Companies and Applied Spectrum further agree that they and
their officers, directors, managers, or managing members shall, and that they
shall direct and use their reasonable best efforts to cause their agents and
representatives not to, directly or indirectly, engage in any negotiations
concerning, or provide any confidential information or data to, or have any
discussions with, any person relating to an Acquisition Proposal, or otherwise
facilitate any effort or attempt to make or implement an Acquisition Proposal.
Each of the Affiliated Companies and Applied Spectrum agree that they will
immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or
negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to any
Acquisition Proposal. Each of the Affiliated Companies and Applied Spectrum
agree that they will take the necessary steps to promptly inform the individuals
or entities referred to in the first sentence hereof of the obligations
undertaken in this Section 6.7.
6.8
Public
Disclosure.
Except
to the extent previously disclosed or to the extent the parties believe that
they are required by applicable law or regulation to make disclosure, prior
to
Closing, no party shall issue any statement or communication to the public
regarding the Transaction without the consent of the other party, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. To the extent a party hereto believes it
is
required by law or regulation to make disclosure regarding the Transaction,
it
shall, if possible, immediately notify the other party prior to such disclosure.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that Applied Spectrum
will prepare and file a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange
Act
reasonably acceptable to the Company to report the execution of this Agreement
and that any party hereto may file any reports as required by the Exchange
Act
including, without limitation, any reports on Schedule 13D.
Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing contained in
this
Agreement shall prevent the board of directors of Applied Spectrum, or their
respective representatives from, prior to the Closing (A) complying with Rule
14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to an Acquisition Proposal,
if applicable, or otherwise complying with the Exchange Act; (B) providing
information in response to a request therefore by a person who has made a bona
fide unsolicited Acquisition Proposal; (C) engaging in any negotiations or
discussions with any person who has made a bona fide unsolicited Acquisition
Proposal or otherwise facilitating any effort or attempt to implement an
Acquisition Proposal; or (D) withdrawing or modifying the approval or
recommendation by Applied Spectrum’s board of directors of this Agreement,
approving or recommending any Acquisition Proposal or causing the applicable
party to enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition
agreement or other similar agreement relating to any Acquisition Proposal,
if,
and only to the extent that in each such case referred to in clause (B), (C)
or
(D) above, Applied Spectrum’s board of directors determines in good faith, after
consultation with outside legal counsel that such action is necessary to act
in
a manner consistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law
and determines in good faith after consultation with its financial advisors
that
the person or group making such Acquisition Proposal has adequate sources of
financing to consummate such Acquisition Proposal and that such Acquisition
Proposal, if consummated as proposed, is materially more favorable to the
stockholders of Applied Spectrum from a financial point of view (any such more
favorable Acquisition Proposal being referred to as a “Superior
Proposal“)
and
determines in good faith that such Superior Proposal is reasonably capable
of
being consummated, taking into account legal, financial, regulatory and other
aspects of the proposal and the person making the proposal.
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6.9 Reasonable
Efforts; Notification.
(a) Upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the
parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause
to
be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and
cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or
advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner
practicable, the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including using commercially reasonable efforts to accomplish the
following: (i) the taking of all reasonable acts necessary to cause the
conditions precedent set forth in Article VII to be satisfied, (ii) the
obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents, approvals,
orders and authorizations from Governmental Entities and the making of all
necessary registrations, declarations and filings (including registrations,
declarations and filings with Governmental Entities, if any) and the taking
of
all reasonable steps as may be necessary to avoid any suit, claim, action,
investigation or proceeding by any Governmental Entity, (iii) the obtaining
of
all consents, approvals or waivers from third parties required as a result
of
the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, (iv) the defending of any
suits, claims, actions, investigations or proceedings, whether judicial or
administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, including seeking to have any stay or
temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Entity
vacated or reversed, and (v) the execution or delivery of any additional
instruments reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated
by,
and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement. In connection with
and
without limiting the foregoing, Applied Spectrum and its board of directors
and
the Affiliated Companies and the Shareholders shall, if any state takeover
statute or similar statute or regulation is or becomes applicable to the
Transaction, this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to enable the Transaction
and
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated as
promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement
shall
be deemed to require Applied Spectrum or any Affiliated Company to agree to
any
divestiture by itself or any of its affiliates of shares of capital stock,
membership interests or ownership interest or of any business, assets or
property, or the imposition of any material limitation on the ability of any
of
them to conduct their business or to own or exercise control of such assets,
properties and stock.
(b) The
Affiliated Companies and Shareholders shall give prompt notice to Applied
Spectrum upon becoming aware that any representation or warranty made by them
contained in this Agreement has become untrue or inaccurate, or of any failure
of the Affiliated Companies or Shareholders to comply with or satisfy in any
material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or
satisfied by them under this Agreement, in each case, such that the conditions
set forth in Article VII would not be satisfied; provided, however, that no
such
notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties
under this Agreement.
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(c) Applied
Spectrum shall give prompt notice to the Affiliated Companies and Shareholders
upon becoming aware that any representation or warranty made by it contained
in
this Agreement has become untrue or inaccurate, or of any failure of Applied
Spectrum to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant,
condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this
Agreement, in each case, such that the conditions set forth in Article VII
would
not be satisfied; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect
the
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the
conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
6.10 Registration
Statement.
Applied
Spectrum shall include on the Registration Statement (as defined in Section
7.1(k)) to be filed on the date of the Closing with respect to the Financing:
(i) 2,400,000 shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock which have piggyback
registration rights, (ii) 2,281,302 shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock
currently held by KI Equity which do not have piggyback registration rights,
(iii) the Finders’ Shares, and (iv) 423,294 shares of Applied Spectrum Common
Stock issued to the principals of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP in exchange for the
Shares owned by it pursuant to this Agreement.
6.11 Absence
of Material Liabilities.
Immediately prior to Closing, Applied Spectrum shall have no liabilities or
obligations requiring the payment of monies, other than obligations under or
with respect to: (i) a certain Financial Advisory Agreement, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
C
(“Financial
Advisory Agreement”),
(ii)
any agreement with the Transfer Agent, (iii) Applied Spectrum Contracts
disclosed under Section 4.19 and Schedule
4.19
hereto,
(iv) liabilities disclosed under Section 4.10 and Schedule
4.10
hereto,
and (v) unpaid accounts payable and accrued expenses to vendors and service
providers of Applied Spectrum (including the Transfer Agent) arising out of
or
with respect to the period commencing December 29, 2005 through the Closing
(including any costs and expenses incurred by Applied Spectrum in connection
with the Transaction) (“Accounts
Payable”),
which
shall be included on a schedule prepared by Applied Spectrum and delivered
to
the Company not less than three (3) days prior to Closing. Applied Spectrum
will
establish the Cash Reserve provided for in Section 4.23 in an amount equal
to
the Accounts Payable. Following Closing, to the extent not satisfied by Applied
Spectrum prior to or at Closing, the Accounts Payable shall be paid in full
from
the Cash Reserve. To the extent the Cash Reserve is not sufficient to pay and
satisfy the Accounts Payable (whether or not included on the Accounts Payable
schedule) in full, KI Equity agrees to pay such unpaid Accounts Payable (whether
or not included on the Accounts Payable schedule) and to indemnify and hold
Applied Spectrum harmless from such unpaid Accounts Payable (whether or not
included on the Accounts Payable schedule) for a period of one year following
the Closing. Following the Closing, the Affiliated Companies shall pay and
satisfy Applied Spectrum’s obligations under the agreement with the Transfer
Agent and the Applied Spectrum Contracts which arise with respect to the period
following Closing.
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6.12 Cash
Payments at Closing.
At
Closing, the Affiliated Companies shall pay, on behalf of Applied Spectrum,
$395,000 in full payment of the reverse merger advisory fees under the Financial
Advisory Agreement (such sum being referred to herein, as the “Company
Closing Payment”)
to
Xxxxxxx Securities, LLC (“Xxxxxxx
Securities”).
6.13 Business
Records.
At
Closing, Applied Spectrum shall cause to be delivered to the Company all records
and documents relating to Applied Spectrum, which Applied Spectrum possesses,
including, without limitation, books, records, government filings, Returns,
Charter Documents, Corporate Records, Stock Records, consent decrees, orders,
and correspondence, director and stockholder minutes and resolutions, stock
ownership records, financial information and records, electronic files
containing any financial information and records, and other documents used
in or
associated with Applied Spectrum (“Business
Records”).
6.14
Assistance
with Post-Closing SEC Reports and Inquiries. Upon
the
reasonable request of the Company, after the Closing Date, KI Equity shall
use
its reasonable best efforts to provide such information available to it,
including information, filings, reports, financial statements or other
circumstances of Applied Spectrum occurring, reported or filed prior to the
Closing, as may be necessary or required by Applied Spectrum for the preparation
of the reports that Applied Spectrum is required to file after Closing with
the
SEC to remain in compliance and current with its reporting requirements under
the Exchange Act, or filings required to address and resolve matters as may
relate to the period prior to Closing and any SEC comments relating thereto
or
any SEC inquiry thereof.
ARTICLE
VII
CONDITIONS
TO THE TRANSACTION
7.1 Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Transaction. The
respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to effect the Transaction
shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of the
following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively and
only by the Company and Applied Spectrum:
(a) No
Order.
No
Governmental Entity shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered
any statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, injunction or other
order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is in effect and
which
has the effect of making the Transaction illegal or otherwise prohibiting
consummation of the Transaction, substantially on the terms contemplated by
this
Agreement. All waiting periods, if any, under any law in any jurisdiction in
which the Affiliated Companies or Applied Spectrum has material operations
relating to the transactions contemplated hereby have expired or terminated
early and all material approvals required to be obtained prior to the
Transaction in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall have
been obtained. The parties expressly acknowledge and agree that any SEC
rulemaking requiring enhanced disclosure of reverse merger transactions with
a
public shell will not be a reason for either party to terminate this Agreement
or deemed a failure of any condition set forth herein.
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(b) Debt
Holder Consents.
The
lenders under any of the Affiliated Companies’ credit facilities, secured loans,
mortgages and other indebtedness for borrowed money shall have consented in
writing to the Transaction (if such consent is required in connection with
this
Transaction).
(c) Required
Approvals.
This
Agreement and the Transaction have been duly approved and adopted, by the
requisite actions of the Company’s board of directors under the laws of Hong
Kong SAR and the Company’s Charter Documents, and by the requisite actions of
the Board of Directors of Applied Spectrum under the laws of the State of
Delaware and Applied Spectrum’s Charter Documents.
(d) Releases.
Each of
the parties to be issued the Finders’ Shares shall have executed a release in
favor of Applied Spectrum, Xxxxxxx Securities, KI Equity, the Company and the
Affiliated Companies, in a form acceptable to Applied Spectrum, stating that
the
Finders’ Shares to be issued immediately prior to Closing are in full settlement
of any and all compensation due and payable to them and their affiliates and
controlling persons for acting as a consultant, a finder or in any other
capacity in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(e) Agreement
of All Shareholders.
All
Shareholders owning any Shares or equity securities of the Company prior to
or
at Closing shall have executed this Agreement or a counter part hereof
evidencing his agreement to exchange his Shares or equity securities of the
Company into shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock on the same terms and
conditions as each other Shareholder. To the extent applicable, the Affiliated
Companies shall have obtained modification agreements to all options, warrants,
and other agreements eliminating any and all rights to acquire securities of
the
Affiliated Companies and terminating all pre-emptive rights.
(f) Financial
Statements; Transaction Form 8-K.
The
Company shall have delivered to Applied Spectrum the U.S. GAAP Financial
Statements and the Pro Forma Financial Statements as required by Sections 6.4(c)
and 6.4(e) and the Transaction Form 8-K as required by Section 6.4(b), each
of
which shall be acceptable to Applied Spectrum. Applied Spectrum shall have
filed
the Transaction Form 8-K with the SEC at Closing.
(g) Voting
Agreement.
KI
Equity and each Shareholder shall have executed and delivered the Voting
Agreement by and between the Shareholders and KI Equity, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
A.
(j) Blue
Sky Laws.
The
issuance of Applied Spectrum Common Stock to be issued under this Agreement
and
the issuance of Applied Spectrum Common Stock under the Financing shall be
exempt from, or have been qualified under, the Blue Sky Laws of each appropriate
jurisdiction to the satisfaction of Applied Spectrum and the Company and their
respective counsels.
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(k) Financing.
Signed
subscriptions shall have been received to purchase Applied Spectrum Common
Stock
and warrants in a private placement offering exempt from registration under
the
Securities Act pursuant to Regulation D promulgated thereunder (“Financing”),
which
subscriptions shall represent gross proceeds of not less than $10,000,000 (or
such lesser amount as mutually agreed to by the Company and Xxxxxxx Securities)
and not more than $12,000,000, with such gross proceeds having been fully funded
into an escrow account established for the Financing the release of which to
Applied Spectrum is conditioned upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
to
the investors’ obligations to close the Financing as set forth in the
subscription documents, including, without limitation, the Closing of the
Transaction, Applied Spectrum’s acceptance of such subscriptions after the
Closing and the approval of the Financing by Applied Spectrum’s board of
directors following the Closing. The Financing shall be based on a pre-money
valuation of Applied Spectrum after giving effect to the Transaction with the
Company of not less than $32,818,500 (or such lesser amount as mutually agreed
to by Applied Spectrum, the Company and Xxxxxxx Securities) (“Pre-Money
Value”).
The
Financing may include the issuance of warrants to purchase Applied Spectrum
Common Stock (“Offering
Warrants”)
to the
investors and placement agent, provided the exercise price thereof shall not
be
less than the per share price of the Applied Spectrum Common Stock sold in
the
Financing. Each investor and the placement agent shall in writing release and
covenant not to xxx the officers, directors and advisors of Applied Spectrum
serving or providing services immediately prior to the Closing for any matter
respecting the Financing. Applied Spectrum shall assume the Placement Agreement
immediately following the Closing, and the Company shall provide such assumption
documents to Applied Spectrum prior to the Closing. Applied Spectrum shall
register for resale, on an at the market continuous basis under Rule 415
promulgated under the Securities Act, the shares of Applied Spectrum Common
Stock issued to investors in the Financing together with the shares of Applied
Spectrum Common Stock underlying the Offering Warrants on a registration
statement to be filed with the SEC in accordance with the agreement between
Applied Spectrum and the investors (“Registration
Statement”).
(l)
At
least five (5) business days prior to Closing, the Registration Statement shall
be delivered to Applied Spectrum by the Company and the Company’s counsel in a
form acceptable to Applied Spectrum and its counsel. The Registration Statement
shall be filed with the SEC immediately following the Closing and the closing
of
the Financing.
(m) 14f-1
Information Statement.
At
least ten (10) days prior to Closing, Applied Spectrum shall have filed the
14f-1 Information Statement with the SEC, and Applied Spectrum shall have mailed
the 14f-1 Information Statement to each of the record stockholders of Applied
Spectrum, and Applied Spectrum shall have otherwise complied with all of the
provisions under Rule 14f-1 under the Exchange Act.
(n) Escrow
Agreement.
The
Company, Applied Spectrum, each Shareholder and the Escrow Agent shall have
executed and delivered the Escrow Agreement, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
B.
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7.2 Additional
Conditions to Obligations of the Shareholders and the Company. The
obligations of the Company and the Shareholders to consummate and effect the
Transaction shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing
Date
of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing,
exclusively and only by the Company:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
Each
representation and warranty of Applied Spectrum contained in this Agreement
(i)
shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date of
this
Agreement and (ii) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and
as
of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing
Date. The Company and the Shareholders shall have received a certificate with
respect to the foregoing signed on behalf of Applied Spectrum by an authorized
officer of Applied Spectrum (“Applied
Spectrum Closing Certificate”).
(b) Agreements
and Covenants.
Applied
Spectrum shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all
agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c)
Director
and Officer Resignations and Appointments.
Applied
Spectrum shall have delivered to the Company the Resignations and Resolutions
in
a form satisfactory to the Company, effective as of the Closing. Applied
Spectrum shall also have delivered to the Company evidence satisfactory to
the
Company of the appointment of new directors of Applied Spectrum in accordance
with Section 6.1 hereof.
(d) Consents.
Applied
Spectrum shall
have obtained all consents, waivers and approvals required in connection with
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than consents,
waivers and approvals the absence of which, either alone or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Applied
Spectrum.
(e) Material
Adverse Effect.
No
Material Adverse Effect with respect to Applied Spectrum shall have occurred
since the date of this Agreement.
(f) No
Financial Obligations.
Immediately prior to the Closing, Applied Spectrum shall have no liabilities
or
obligations, other than as set forth in Section 6.11 hereof.
(g)
SEC
Compliance; OTC BB Quotation.
Immediately prior to Closing, Applied Spectrum shall be in compliance with
the
reporting requirements under the Exchange Act and shall be quoted on the OTC
BB.
(h) Business
Records; Resignation Letter.
Applied
Spectrum shall have delivered to the Company the Business Records and the
Resignation Letter from Applied Spectrum’s Accountants.
(i)
Other
Deliveries.
At
Closing, Applied Spectrum shall have delivered: (i) to the Escrow Agent, the
certificates representing shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock registered
in
the names of the Shareholders as set forth in Schedule
1.1
hereof
to be held in accordance with Section 1.8 and the terms of the Escrow Agreement,
(ii) to the Company, copies of resolutions and actions taken by Applied
Spectrum’s board of directors in connection with the approval of this Agreement
and the Transactions contemplated hereunder, and (iii) to the Company, such
other documents or certificates as shall reasonably be required by the Company
and its counsel in order to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
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(j) Certificate
of Good Standing.
Applied
Spectrum shall deliver a certificate of good standing for Applied Spectrum
from
the Secretary of State of Delaware, dated not earlier than five days prior
to
the Closing Date.
7.3
Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of Applied Spectrum. The
obligations of Applied Spectrum to consummate and effect the Transaction shall
be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the
following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by
Applied Spectrum:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
Each
representation and warranty of the Affiliated Companies and the Shareholders
contained in this Agreement (i) shall have been true and correct in all material
respects as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) shall be true and correct
in
all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and
effect as if made on and as of the Closing. Applied Spectrum shall have received
a certificate with respect to the foregoing signed on behalf of the Affiliated
Companies by an authorized officer of the Affiliated Companies and by each
Shareholder with respect to the foregoing (“Closing
Certificate”).
(b) Agreements
and Covenants.
The
Affiliated Companies and Shareholders shall have performed or complied in all
material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement
to be performed or complied with by them at or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Consents.
The
Affiliated Company shall have obtained all consents, waivers and approvals
required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, other than consents, waivers and approvals the absence of which, either
alone or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Affiliated Companies. The Affiliated Companies have
received all certificates, registrations, approvals and permits required by
any
applicable national, foreign, provincial and local governing bodies and
regulatory authorities to permit the Affiliated Companies: (i) to be listed
or
quoted, through Applied Spectrum’s ownership of all Shares of the Company, as a
public company on a U.S. exchange or quotation system following the Closing,
and
(ii) to operate their respective businesses following the Closing. Each of
the
Shareholders who are subject to Circular 75 under the laws and regulations
of
the People’s Republic of China shall have made any filings required
thereunder.
(d) Material
Adverse Effect.
No
Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Affiliated Companies shall have
occurred since the date of this Agreement.
(e) Accountant
Undertaking.
The
Company shall have delivered to Applied Spectrum in a timely manner the
Accountant Undertaking, in a form satisfactory to Applied Spectrum.
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(f) Closing
Payment.
At
Closing, the Affiliated Companies shall have made the Company Closing Payment
required by Section 6.12.
(g) D&O
Information.
The
Company shall have delivered the Questionnaires in a timely manner, and the
D&O Information shall be acceptable to Applied Spectrum.
(h) Change
of Accountant Form 8-K; Press Release.
The
Company shall have delivered the Change of Accountant Form 8-K and Press Release
to Applied Spectrum, each in a form acceptable to Applied Spectrum.
(i)
Financial
Advisory Agreement.
The
Financial Advisory Agreement between Applied Spectrum and Xxxxxxx Securities
in
the form of Exhibit
D
hereto,
has been authorized and approved by Applied Spectrum’s board of directors, shall
be executed at the Closing by Applied Spectrum and Xxxxxxx Securities, and
shall
be accepted in writing by the Company.
(j) Legal
Opinion by Affiliated Companies’ Counsel.
The
legal
counsel of the Affiliated Companies in the U.S., Hong Kong SAR and the People’s
Republic of China shall have each issued its legal opinion, in the English
language and addressed to Applied Spectrum and KI Equity, that (i) each of
the
Affiliated Companies are duly
formed or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
its
jurisdiction of organization and have the requisite power and authority to
own,
lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on its business as
it
is now being or currently planned to be conducted, (ii) that the authorized
and
registered capital and the shares of capital stock outstanding of the Affiliated
Companies are in accordance with the representations set forth in Section 3.3
hereof, (iii) that the Shares are owned by the Shareholders as set forth in
Schedule
1.1,
(iv)
that all issuances of the Shares are in compliance with applicable laws
(including applicable securities laws), (v) that the Company’s Material
Contracts (including contracts relating to intellectual property rights of
the
Company and the Affiliated Companies) are each valid and binding upon and
enforceable against each of the parties thereto under the laws of any other
jurisdiction which may be applicable, (vi) the Affiliated Companies own
the
Real Property, (vii) the Company has all proper authority to enter into this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder, and this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereunder have been duly authorized and approved
by each of their board of directors or comparable governing body and their
members or stockholders, and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereunder do not require any consents or approvals from any governmental bodies
or authorities, and (viii) such other matters as reasonably requested by Applied
Spectrum.
(k) Repayment
of Affiliate Obligations.
At the
Closing Date, all amounts owed to the Affiliated Companies by each Shareholder
and any person to become an officer or director of Applied Spectrum following
Closing and their respective affiliates (regardless of whether such amounts
are
due and payable) shall have been paid in full.
(l) Other
Deliveries.
At
Closing, the Company and/or Shareholders shall have delivered: (i) to Applied
Spectrum, documents evidencing the exchange of Shares owned by Shareholders,
in
accordance with Section 1.5, (ii) to the Escrow Agent, stock powers duly
endorsed in blank by each Shareholder, for the transfer of the Escrow Shares
as
provided in Section 1.8 hereof, (ii) to Applied Spectrum, copies of resolutions
and actions taken the each Affiliated Company’s board of directors or comparable
governing body and its members or stockholders in connection with the approval
of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder, and (iii) to
Applied Spectrum, such other documents or certificates as shall reasonably
be
required by Applied Spectrum and its counsel in order to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereunder.
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(m)
Due
Diligence; Schedules.
Prior
to Closing, Applied Spectrum and/or KI Equity shall have completed a due
diligence review of the Affiliated Companies (including corporate, legal,
business, operations and background checks of persons to be appointed officers
and directors of Applied Spectrum following the Closing), and such due diligence
review shall be acceptable and satisfactory to Applied Spectrum in its sole
discretion. Prior to Closing, the Company shall have delivered to Applied
Spectrum any and all necessary schedules with exceptions to the representations
and warranties contained in this Agreement in such form as may be acceptable
to
Applied Spectrum.
(n)
Guarantee
and Assumption Agreement.
Each of
the Affiliated Companies shall have delivered a certain Guarantee and Assumption
Agreement in such form as reasonably acceptable to Applied
Spectrum.
(o) After
Market Support Agreement.
At or
prior to the Closing, the Company and Applied Spectrum shall have executed
and
delivered an after market support agreement (“AMS
Agreement”)
with
Aftermarket Support, LLC, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
D.
(p)
Placement
Agreement.
At or
prior to Closing, the Company and Xxxxxxx Securities shall have executed and
delivered the Placement Agreement.
(q)
D&O
Insurance.
Prior
to Closing, the Company shall have appointed an agent of record satisfactory
to
KI Equity for D&O insurance, which D&O insurance shall be bound and take
effect within ninety days of Closing.
ARTICLE
VIII
SURVIVAL
AND INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Survival.
Except
as specifically set forth in Article II and Sections 6.1, 6.3, 6.10, 6.11,
6.14,
8.2, 9.2, 9.3, 9.6 and 10.1, and such other provisions contained herein which
contemplates the performance of any agreement or covenant by any party hereto
after the Closing (“Surviving
Provisions”),
all
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in or made
pursuant to this Agreement by any party hereto or contained in any Schedule
hereto shall not survive the Closing, and no claims made by virtue of such
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants shall be made or commenced
by any party hereto from and after the Closing. The agreements and covenants
of
any party contained in the Surviving Provisions which require or contemplate
performance by such party after the Closing shall survive (and not be affected
in any respect by) the Closing and may be enforced by the parties hereto.
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8.2
Indemnification
by Shareholders.
Each
Shareholder and XIA Shareholder hereby jointly and severally indemnifies and
holds harmless, and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, Applied Spectrum
(from and after the Closing), and its respective directors, officers,
shareholders, employees, advisors and agents (collectively, the “Indemnified
Parties”)
against (i) any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, claims,
actions, Liens and deficiencies which exist, or which may be imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against any one or more of the Indemnified Parties,
(1)
based upon, resulting from or arising out of, or as to which there was, any
material breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in
Article II of this Agreement, or (2) based upon, resulting from or arising
out
of any present or future claim, action, suit or proceeding brought or asserted
against any Indemnified Party by or on behalf of any Person who, at any time
prior to the Closing, had (or purports to have had) any equity interest in
the
Affiliated Companies, and (ii) any cost or expense (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and court costs) incurred by the Indemnified Parties or any of
them in connection with the foregoing including, without limitation, any cost
or
expense incurred by the Indemnified Parties in enforcing their rights hereunder.
The provisions of this Section 8.2 shall survive (and not be affected in any
respect by) the Closing.
ARTICLE
IX
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
9.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
mutual
written agreement of Applied Spectrum and the Company;
(b) by
either
Applied Spectrum or the Company if the Transaction shall not have been
consummated for any reason by November 30, 2006; provided, however, that the
right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b) shall not be
available to any party whose action or failure to act has been a principal
cause
of or resulted in the failure of the Transaction to occur on or before such
date
and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this
Agreement;
(c) by
either
Applied Spectrum or the Company if a Governmental Entity shall have issued
an
order, decree or ruling or taken any other action, in any case having the effect
of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transaction,
which order, decree, ruling or other action is final and nonappealable;
(d) by
the
Company, upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement on the part of Applied Spectrum set forth in this Agreement, or if
any
representation or warranty of Applied Spectrum shall have become materially
untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or
Section 7.2 would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the
time such representation or warranty shall have become untrue, provided, that
if
such inaccuracy in Applied Spectrum’s representations and warranties or breach
by Applied Spectrum is curable by Applied Spectrum prior to the Closing Date,
then the Company may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(d)
for
thirty (30) days after delivery of written notice from the Company to Applied
Spectrum of such breach, provided Applied Spectrum continues to exercise
commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach (it being understood that
the Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(d)
if
it shall have materially breached this Agreement or if such breach by Applied
Spectrum is cured during such thirty (30)-day period); or
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(e) by
Applied Spectrum, upon a material breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement on the part of the Company or Shareholders set forth
in
this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Company or
Shareholders shall have become materially untrue, in either case such that
the
conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 would not be satisfied as
of
the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall
have become untrue, provided, that if such inaccuracy in the Company’s or
Shareholders’ representations and warranties or breach by the Company or
Shareholders is curable by the Company or Shareholders prior to the Closing
Date, then Applied Spectrum may not terminate this Agreement under this Section
9.1(e) for thirty (30) days after delivery of written notice from Applied
Spectrum to the Company and Shareholders of such breach, provided the Company
and Shareholders continue to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cure
such breach (it being understood that Applied Spectrum may not terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(e) if it shall have materially breached
this Agreement or if such breach by the Company or Shareholders is cured during
such thirty (30)-day period).
9.2 Notice
of Termination; Effect of Termination.
Any
termination of this Agreement under Section 9.1 above will be effective
immediately upon (or, if the termination is pursuant to Section 9.1(d) or
Section 9.1(e) and the proviso therein is applicable, thirty (30) days after)
the delivery of written notice of the terminating party to the other parties
hereto. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section
9.1, this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect and the Transaction
shall be abandoned, except as set forth in this Section 9.2, Section 9.3 and
Article XI (General Provisions), each of which shall survive the termination
of
this Agreement.
9.3 Fees
and Expenses.
Except
as provided in Sections 6.11 and 6.12, all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereby shall
be
paid by the party incurring such expenses whether or not the Transaction is
consummated. The parties further agree that, whether or not the Transaction
is
consummated, the Affiliated Companies shall be responsible for any and all
costs
and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of the
Transaction Form 8-K (including the preparation of the U.S. GAAP Financial
Statements and the Pro Forma Financial Statements contained therein). The
principals of Xxxxxx & Jaclin, LLP shall be issued 423,294 shares of Applied
Spectrum Common Stock at Closing in exchange for the shares of capital stock
of
the Company issued to it as payment of legal fees pursuant to the engagement
letter dated February 28, 2006 by Xxxxx and Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx,
LLP.
9.4 Amendment. This
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time by execution of
an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of Applied Spectrum, the Company
and each Shareholder and XIA Shareholder. No amendment to the rights and
obligations of KI Equity under this Agreement shall be effective unless signed
in writing by KI Equity.
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9.5 Extension;
Waiver. At
any
time prior to the Closing, any party hereto may, to the extent legally allowed,
(i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other
acts
of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations
and warranties made to such party contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or
conditions for the benefit of such party contained herein. Any agreement on
the
part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only
if
set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. Delay
in
exercising any right under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of
such
right.
9.6 Rescission.
The
parties and Xxxxxx & Jaclin, LLP (“Escrow
Agent”)
shall
enter into an agreement (the “Escrow
Agreement”)
in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
D,
which
shall provide that, following the Closing, the certificates of Applied Spectrum
Common Stock to be delivered to the Shareholders in connection with the
Transaction, and the certificates representing the Shares owned by the
Shareholders, shall be delivered to Escrow Agent and held by Escrow Agent until
Applied Spectrum and KI Equity have provided written notice to Escrow Agent
of
the closing of the Financing and the filing of the Registration Statement.
In
the event the Financing fails to close or the Registration Statement is not
filed for whatever reason within three (3) business days following the Closing
or such later time as mutually agreed to by the Company, Applied Spectrum and
KI
Equity, but not more than ten (10) business days following the Closing, the
parties hereto agree that this Agreement is hereby rescinded and the
transactions hereunder shall be voided ab
initio
(the
“Rescission”).
The
Escrow Agreement shall provide that in the event of the Rescission: (i) Escrow
Agent shall promptly deliver to Applied Spectrum the certificates representing
Applied Spectrum Common Stock (subject to adjustment for any stock dividend,
stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange
of
shares occurring after the Closing with respect to such Applied Spectrum Common
Stock); (ii) Escrow Agent shall promptly deliver to each of the Shareholders
any
of the certificates representing the Shares then held by it; and (iii) Escrow
Agent shall deliver the signed resignations of all of the then current officers
and directors of Applied Spectrum together with a written consent action of
all
of the then current directors appointing Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx as the sole director
of Applied Spectrum.
Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event this Agreement is
rescinded and the transactions consummated hereunder are voided ab
initio,
the
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, Applied Spectrum against (i)
any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, claims, actions, Liens and
deficiencies which exist, or which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against Applied Spectrum or any of its assets, based upon, resulting from or
arising out of, the management, operation and ownership of Applied Spectrum
from
and after the Closing and through and including the effective date of the
Rescission, and (ii) any cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees
and court costs) incurred by Applied Spectrum in connection with the foregoing
(including, without limitation, any cost or expense incurred by Applied Spectrum
in enforcing its rights pursuant to this Section 9.6). The parties hereto agree
that the provisions of this Section 9.6 shall survive the Closing.
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ARTICLE
X
POST-CLOSING
COVENANTS
10.1 Post-Closing
Covenants.
The
Shareholders, the XIA Shareholders and the Company acknowledge that the
agreements contained in this Section 10.1 are an integral part of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that, without these agreements,
Applied Spectrum would not enter into this Agreement. The parties hereto
acknowledge and agree that the failure by Applied Spectrum or the Affiliated
Companies to satisfy, perform and comply with the covenants set forth in this
Section 10.1 (“Post-Closing
Covenants”)
following the Closing will have a material adverse effect on Applied Spectrum
and the investment of KI Equity in Applied Spectrum. During the period beginning
upon the Closing and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing, Applied
Spectrum agrees to satisfy, perform and comply with, and the Shareholders and
the Company agree to cause Applied Spectrum and the Affiliated Companies to
satisfy, perform, and comply with, the following agreements and
covenants:
(a)
Remain
a
Section 12(g) reporting company in compliance with and current in its reporting
requirements under the Exchange Act, and to remain quoted on, at a minimum,
the
OTC BB.
(b) Within
ninety days following the Closing, Applied Spectrum’s board of directors will
satisfy the independence, audit and compensation committee and other corporate
governance requirements under the SOX Act, the rules and regulations promulgated
by the SEC, and the requirements of either NASDAQ or AMEX as selected by Applied
Spectrum, whether or not Applied Spectrum Common Stock is listed or quoted,
or
qualifies for listing or quotation, on such national exchanges.
(c) Applied
Spectrum files within the statutory time limits any required filings or
notifications with the SEC, and any other federal, state or regulatory agency
including any agency or organization with jurisdiction over any exchange on
which Applied Spectrum’s securities are listed or traded, and responds in a
timely manner, and to the satisfaction of the SEC, to any review or inquiry
by
the SEC to the Transaction Form 8-K and the U.S. GAAP Financial Statements
contained therein.
(d) (i)
Certify in writing to any person holding restricted shares of Applied Spectrum
Common Stock as of the date of this Agreement that Applied Spectrum has filed
all of the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act to enable
such person to sell such person’s restricted stock under Rule 144 or 145, as may
be applicable in the circumstances, or will inform such person in writing that
it has not filed any such report or reports, upon being informed in writing
by
such person of its intent to sell any shares under Rule 144 or Rule 145
promulgated under the Securities Act (including any rule adopted in substitution
or replacement thereof), (ii) if any certificate representing any restricted
shares of Applied Spectrum Common Stock is presented to Applied Spectrum’s
Transfer Agent for registration of transfer in connection with any sale
theretofore made or to be made under Rule 144 or 145, provided such certificate
is duly endorsed for transfer by the appropriate person(s) or accompanied by
a
separate stock power duly executed by the appropriate person(s) in each case
with reasonable assurances that such endorsements are genuine and effective,
and
is accompanied by an opinion of counsel satisfactory to Applied Spectrum and
its
counsel that such transfer has complied with the requirements of Rule 144 or
145
(“Opinion”),
as
the case may be, promptly instruct the Transfer Agent to register such transfer
and to issue one or more new certificates representing such shares to the
transferee and, if appropriate under the provisions of Rule 144 or 145, as
the
case may be, free of any stop transfer order or restrictive legend, and (iii)
in
the event Applied Spectrum’s counsel is unwilling or unable to issue such
Opinion, Applied Spectrum hereby agrees to accept, and shall instruct its
counsel to accept such other reasonable counsel selected by KI Equity, and
Applied Spectrum and its counsel shall hereby authorize the Transfer Agent
to
accept such legal opinion of such other reasonable counsel selected by KI Equity
for such purposes (“Transfer
Agent Authorization”),
which
Transfer Agent Authorization shall be delivered to Transfer Agent prior to
Closing, with a copy to KI Equity.
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(e) Applied
Spectrum and the Company shall be in compliance with the terms and conditions
of
the AMS Agreement.
(f) Hold
meetings of Applied Spectrum’s board of directors at least once each fiscal
quarter during the fiscal years ending December 31, 2006 and 2007; and schedule
regular meetings for the audit and compensation committee, with advance notice
to all directors, and insure that such committee meetings are properly held
as
scheduled.
(g) Engage
certified public accountants that are at all times registered with PCAOB and,
in
the event Applied Spectrum’s certified public accountants resign or are
terminated for any reason, Applied Spectrum shall promptly engage a new
certified public accountant registered with PCAOB.
(h) Adopt
proper disclosure, xxxxxxx xxxxxxx and code of ethics policies to the extent
required by law or applicable regulation.
(i)
Pay,
when
due, all transfer agent fees, listing fees and any other fees the non-payment
of
which may adversely effect compliance with applicable laws and regulations
(including securities laws and regulations) or the listing or quotation of
Applied Spectrum’s securities.
(j) File
all
tax returns of any kind in a timely manner, and pay, when due, all tax
obligations of any kind or nature.
(k)
Within ninety (90) days following the Closing, Applied Spectrum’s board of
directors will hire a Chief Financial Officer fluent in English who is
satisfactory to KI Equity.
ARTICLE
XI
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
11.1 Notices. All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial delivery service, or
sent
via telecopy (receipt confirmed) to the parties at the following addresses
or
telecopy numbers (or at such other address or telecopy numbers for a party
as
shall be specified by like notice):
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(a) if
to
Applied Spectrum, to:
Applied
Spectrum Technologies, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX XXX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, President
(000)
000-0000 telephone
(000)
000-0000 telecopy
(b) if
to the
Company or Shareholders (or if to Applied Spectrum after the Closing), to:
Ever
Leader Holdings Limited
23/F,
Changjiang Plaza, 1 Xxxxxxxx Xx
Wuhan
430021, P.R. China
Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxx
000
00 00
0000 0000 telephone
000
00 00
0000 0000 telecopy
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
& Jaclin, LLP
000
Xxxxx
0 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
(000)
000-0000 telephone
(000)
000-0000 telecopy
(c) if
to KI
Equity, to:
KI
Equity
Partners III, LLC
0000
XXX
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
(000)
000-0000 telephone
(000)
000-0000 telecopy
11.2 Interpretation.
(a) When
a
reference is made in this Agreement to Exhibits, such reference shall be to
an
Exhibit to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. When a reference is made
in this Agreement to Sections, such reference shall be to a Section of this
Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated the words “include,” “includes” and
“including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the
words “without limitation.” The table of contents and headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. When reference is made herein
to
“the business of” an entity, such reference shall be deemed to include the
business of all direct and indirect subsidiaries of such entity.
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(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Material
Adverse Effect”
when
used in connection with an entity means any change, event, violation,
inaccuracy, circumstance or effect, individually or when aggregated with other
changes, events, violations, inaccuracies, circumstances or effects, that is
materially adverse to the business, assets (including intangible assets),
revenues, financial condition or results of operations of such entity and its
Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole (it being understood that neither of
the
following alone or in combination shall be deemed, in and of itself, to
constitute a Material Adverse Effect: (a) changes attributable to the public
announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) changes
in
general national or regional economic conditions, (c) changes affecting the
industry generally in which the Affiliated Companies or Applied Spectrum
operates, or (d) any SEC rulemaking requiring enhanced disclosure of reverse
merger transactions with a public shell.
(c) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Person”
shall
mean any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture,
estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company or joint stock
company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization, entity or
Governmental Entity.
(d) An
individual will be deemed to have “Knowledge”
of
a
particular fact or other matter if (a) such individual is actually aware of
such
fact or other matter, or (b) a prudent individual could be expected to discover
or otherwise become aware of such fact or existence of such fact or other
matter. A Person other than an individual will be deemed to have “Knowledge” of
a particular fact or other matter if any individual who is a director, officer,
general partner, or managing member of such Person (or any individual in any
similar capacity) has, or at any time had, Knowledge of such fact or other
matter.
(e) For
purposes of this Agreement, all monetary amounts set forth herein are referenced
in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted.
11.3 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to
the
other party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same
counterpart. The signatures hereto may be evidenced by facsimile copy or in
electronic form, each of which shall be treated as original signatures
hereto.
11.4 Entire
Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries. This
Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements among the
parties hereto as contemplated by or referred to herein, including the Schedules
hereto (a) constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to
the
subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof,; and (b) are not intended to confer upon any other person any rights
or
remedies hereunder (except as specifically provided in this Agreement). KI
Equity is a third-party beneficiary of the certain provisions contained herein
to which KI Equity derives a benefit and, with respect to such provisions,
KI
Equity has the right to enforce them as if it were a signatory to this
Agreement.
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11.5 Severability. In
the
event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes
or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force
and
effect and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances
will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto.
The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of
this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to
the
extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or
unenforceable provision.
11.6 Other
Remedies; Specific Performance. Except
as
otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred
upon
a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy
conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by
a
party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
The
parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that
any
of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the
parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions
hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction,
this
being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or
in
equity.
11.7 Governing
Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Delaware, USA, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern
under
applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof.
11.8 Rules
of Construction. The
parties hereto agree that they have been represented by counsel during the
negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the
application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing
that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against
the
party drafting such agreement or document.
11.9 Assignment. No
party
may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations
hereunder without the prior written approval of the other parties. Subject
to
the first sentence of this Section 11.9, this Agreement shall be binding upon
and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.
11.10 Arbitration.
Any
disputes or claims arising under or in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereunder shall be resolved by binding arbitration.
Notice of a demand to arbitrate a dispute by either party shall be given in
writing to the other at their last known address. Arbitration shall be commenced
by the filing by a party of an arbitration demand with the American Arbitration
Association (“AAA”)
in its
office in New York, New York USA. The arbitration and resolution of the dispute
shall be resolved by a single arbitrator appointed by the AAA pursuant to AAA
rules. The arbitration shall in all respects be governed and conducted by
applicable AAA rules, and any award and/or decision shall be conclusive and
binding on the parties. The arbitration shall be conducted in New York, New
York
USA. The arbitrator shall supply a written opinion supporting any award, and
judgment may be entered on the award in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Each party shall pay its own fees and expenses for the arbitration, except
that
any costs and charges imposed by the AAA and any fees of the arbitrator for
his
services shall be assessed against the losing party by the arbitrator. In the
event that preliminary or permanent injunctive relief is necessary or desirable
in order to prevent a party from acting contrary to this Agreement or to prevent
irreparable harm prior to a confirmation of an arbitration award, then either
party is authorized and entitled to commence a lawsuit solely to obtain
equitable relief against the other pending the completion of the arbitration
in
a court having jurisdiction over the parties. All rights and remedies of the
parties shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights and remedies
obtainable from arbitration.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
as
of the date first written above.
APPLIED
SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, President
KI
EQUITY
PARTNERS III, LLC
By:/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Manager
EVER
LEADER HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxx, Director
SHAREHOLDERS:
/s/
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Individually
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Individually
/s/
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Individually
/s/
Huilian Song, Individually
MOVEUP
INVESTMENTS LIMITED
BY:/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xx, Director
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxx, Individually
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxx, Individually
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxx, Individually
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XIA
PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
BY:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxx, Director
/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Individually
/s/
Xxxx
Xxx, Individually
/s/
Xxx
Xx, Individually
/s/
Xxx
Xx, Individually
/s/
Xxxx
Xx, Individually
/s/
Xx
Xxxx, Individually
/s/
Xxx
Xxxx, Individually
/s/Xiangzhi
Zhou, Individually
/s/Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Individually
/s/Lim
Sin Hiok, Individually
/s/Tong
Xxxx Xxxxx, Individually
XIA
SHAREHOLDERS:
By:/s/
Xxxxxx Xxx, Individually
By:/s/
Xxx Xx, Individually
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Index
of Exhibits and Schedules
Exhibits
Exhibit
A
-Voting Agreement
Exhibit
B
- Escrow Agreement
Exhibit
C
- Financial Advisory Agreement
Exhibit
D
- After Market Support Agreement
Schedules
Schedule
1.1 Ownership
of Shares
Schedule
3.1 Organization
and Qualification
Schedule
3.2 Subsidiaries
Schedule
3.3 Capitalization
Schedule
3.6 Compliance
Schedule
3.8 Undisclosed
Liabilities
Schedule
3.9 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
Schedule
3.10 Litigation
Schedule
3.11 Employee
Benefit Plans
Schedule
3.12 Labor
Matters
Schedule
3.13 Restrictions
on Business Activities
Schedule
3.14 Property
Schedule
3.15 Tax
Returns and Audits
Schedule
3.16 Environmental
Matters
Schedule
3.17 Brokers;
Third Party Expenses
Schedule
3.18 Intellectual
Property
Schedule
3.19 Agreements,
Contracts and Commitments
Schedule
3.20 Insurance
Schedule
3.21 Governmental
Actions/Filings; Approvals
Schedule
3.22 Interested
Party Transactions
Schedule
3.24 Management
Schedule
4.3 Capitalization
Schedule
4.6 Compliance
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Schedule
4.8 Undisclosed
Liabilities
Schedule
4.9 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
Schedule
4.10 Litigation
Schedule
4.11 Employee
Benefit Plans
Schedule
4.15 Taxes
Schedule
4.16 Environmental
Matters
Schedule
4.19 Agreements,
Contracts and Commitments
Schedule
4.21 Governmental
Actions/Filings
Schedule
4.22 Interested
Party Transactions
Schedule
4.23 Indebtedness;
Applied Spectrum Assets
Schedule
5.1 Conduct
of Business by the Affiliated Companies and Applied Spectrum