WAIVER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.1
THIS WAIVER AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”) dated as of 20th July,
2009, by and Universal Travel Group, a Nevada corporation, with headquarters
located at Shennan Road, Hualian Center, Room 301-309, Shenzhen, the People’s
Republic of China (the “ Company ”), and the investors
listed on the Schedule of Buyers in the Securities Purchase Agreement (each, a “
Buyer ” and
collectively, the “ Buyers
”).
BACKGROUND
A.
In connection with the
Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto of August 28, 2008 (the “ Securities Purchase
Agreement ”), the Company
has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities
Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to each Buyer (i) shares (the “
Common
Shares ”) of the Company's
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock
”), and (ii) warrants (the
“ Warrants
”) which will be
exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised, the “ Warrant Shares
”) in accordance with the
terms of the Warrants.
B.
In accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company
had agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar
successor statute (collectively, the “ 1933 Act ”), and applicable
state securities laws and pursuant thereto had entered into a Registration
Rights Agreement on August 28, 2008 (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”).
C.
In consultation with the Buyers, the Company did not file the registration
statement on Form S-1to register the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section
2 of the Registration Statement and in connection therewith, the Company has
asked the Buyers and Buyers are agreeable to waiving their rights to
any damages that may or have accrued to the Buyers as a result of such
non-registration as of the date hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.
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Definitions. Unless
other wise defined, all the terms used herein shall have the same meaning
as in the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement.
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2.
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Waiver. Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the Buyers hereby,
irrevocably and unconditionally agree with the Company to waive their
rights to any damages and liabilities arising out of the non-registration
of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement, in particular to Section 2 of the said agreement as of the date
hereof. The foregoing waiver is not and shall not be construed as an
amendment, waiver or modification of the Registration Rights Agreement
except as expressly provided
herein.
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3.
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No Waiver; Other Defaults
. Nothing contained in this
Waiver Agreement shall be
construed or interpreted or is intended
as a waiver of or limitation on any other
rights, powers, privileges or remedies
that the Buyers have or may have under
the Registration Rights
Agreement.
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4.
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Counterparts. This
Waiver Agreement may be executed by the
parties hereto in
any number of separate counterparts, and all of said
counterparts taken together shall
be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.
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5.
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Governing Law.
All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of
the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or
conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any
other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party
hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and
federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for
the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or
proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is
brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or
proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives
personal service of process and consents to process being served in any
such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at
the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and
notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by
law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this
Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any
provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. The
Company hereby appoints Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP with offices
at 00 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, as its agent for service of process in New
York. EACH
PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO
REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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6.
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Releases. The
Buyers further release the Company and their direct
and indirect stockholders and other affiliates, officers,
employees, directors and agents (“Releasees”)
from any and all claims, demands, liabilities,
responsibilities, disputes, causes of action (whether at law or
in equity) and obligations of every
nature whatsoever, whether liquidated or
unliquidated, known or unknown, matured or
unmatured, fixed or
contingent (collectively, the "Claims") that the
Buyers may have against them, arising from or relating to
any actions
or inactions of Releasees on
or prior to the
date hereof with respect to
the Registration Rights Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer
and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Waiver
Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY: | |||
UNIVERSAL TRAVEL GROUP | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer
and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Waiver
Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
BUYER:
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ACCESS AMERICA FUND, LP | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
President
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BUYER:
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CHINAMERICA FUND LP | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Managing Partner
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BUYER:
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XXXX INVESTMENT II LLC | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Title: President,
Xxxx Asset Management
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BUYER:
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XXXXXX CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
CIO
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BUYER:
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CGM as C/F XXXXXX X. XXXXXX XXX | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
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BUYER:
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INVESTMENT HUNTER, LLC | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Manager
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BUYER:
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MARED INVESTMENTS | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
President
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BUYER:
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HIGH CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
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BUYER:
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XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX, FBO XXXX X. XXXXXXX | |||
By: |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
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