SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) is dated
as of June 17th, 2010, by and among Forex 365, Inc. a Nevada corporation (the
“Company”), and
Allied Merit International Investment, Inc. ( “Purchaser”). Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings
set forth in Section 7 hereof.
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (as defined below) and Rule 506 of Regulation
D promulgated thereunder, the Company intends to sell to Purchaser, and
Purchaser intends to purchase from the Company units consisting of (i)
1,018,868 shares (each a “Share” and,
collectively, the “Shares”) of the
Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) and
(ii) 873,315 warrants to purchase 873,315 shares of
Common Stock (the “Warrant” and,
together with the Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of the Shares and exercise of the Warrant, the “Securities”) pursuant
to the terms hereof.
In
consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other
good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and Purchaser agree as follows:
1. Purchase and
Sale. On the Closing Date, in accordance with and subject to
the terms and conditions described in this Agreement, the Company shall issue
and sell to Purchaser (the “Offering”), and
Purchaser shall purchase from the Company (i) 1,018,868 Shares of Common Stock
and (ii) Warrants to purchase 873,315 shares of Common
Stock.
2. Closing, Deliverables and
Escrow.
(a) Closing. On
the Closing Date, Purchaser shall pay to the Company in consideration for the
Shares and Warrants the sum of US$2,500,000 (the “Subscription
Amount”). On the Closing Date, the Closing shall occur at 9:00
a.m., eastern time, at the offices of DLA Piper LLP US, 1251 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York USA, or such other time and location as the Company
and the Purchaser shall mutually agree.
(b) Deliveries.
(1) On
or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to Purchaser the following:
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i.
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this
Agreement duly executed by the
Company;
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ii.
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a
certificate evidencing the Shares registered in the name of
Purchaser;
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iii.
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a
certificate evidencing the Warrants registered in the name of
Purchaser;
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iv.
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the
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among the
Company and the Purchaser (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”), duly executed by the Company (together with the
Agreement and the Warrants the “Transaction
Documents”).
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(2) On
or prior to the Closing Date, Purchasers shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Company the following:
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this
Agreement duly executed by
Purchaser;
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ii.
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the Subscription
Amount by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the
Company; and
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iii.
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the
Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by such
Purchaser.
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(c) Closing
Conditions.
(1) The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met:
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i.
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the
accuracy on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of each
of Purchaser contained herein that are conditioned on materiality and the
accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of each of Purchaser contained herein that
are not conditioned on materiality;
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ii.
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all
obligations, covenants and agreements of Purchasers required to be
performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
performed;
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iii.
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the
delivery by Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2(b)(2) of this
Agreement; and
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iv.
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the
delivery by Purchaser of a certificate, executed by an authorized officer
of Purchaser dated as of the Closing Date, certifying on behalf of such
Purchaser that such Purchaser has satisfied the conditions specified in
Sections 2(c)(1)(i) and (ii).
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(2) The
obligations of Purchaser in connection with the Closing are subject to the
following conditions being met:
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i.
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All
board of directors and shareholder approvals required for the Company to
fulfill its obligations pursuant to this Agreement have been
obtained;
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ii.
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the
contemporaneous closing of the transactions contemplated by the Share
Exchange Agreement of even date herewith between China Golden Holdings,
Ltd., a British Virgin Island corporation, its stockholders and the
Company (the “Share
Exchange”);
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iii.
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the
accuracy on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the
Company contained herein that are conditioned on materiality and the
accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of the Company that are not conditioned on
materiality;
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iv.
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all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be
performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
performed;
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v.
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the
delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2(b)(1) of this
Agreement;
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vi.
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there
shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company or
its Subsidiaries since the date
hereof;
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vii.
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the
delivery to Purchaser of such opinions of PRC counsel for the Company and
its Subsidiaries as Purchaser may reasonably request;
and
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viii.
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the
delivery by the Company of a certificate, executed by the President of the
Company dated as of the Closing Date, certifying on behalf of the Company
that the Company has satisfied the conditions specified in Sections
2(c)(2)(i), (ii) and (iv).
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3. Acceptance of
Subscription. The Company shall have no obligation hereunder
until the Company shall execute and deliver to Purchaser an executed copy of
this Agreement. If Purchaser’s subscription is rejected or the
Offering is terminated, in each case, prior to execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Company, this Agreement and all other documents executed by
such Purchaser shall thereafter be of no further force or effect.
4. Purchaser Representations, Warranties
and Covenants. Purchaser hereby represents, warrants,
acknowledges and agrees as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the
Company as follows:
(a) The
Securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities
Act”), or any state securities laws and, except as set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has no present or future obligation
to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities
laws. The Purchaser understands that the offering and sale of the
Securities is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act,
by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof and the provisions of Regulation D or
Regulation S promulgated thereunder.
(b) The
Purchaser has had access to all documents heretofore filed by the Company with
the Commission (collectively the “SEC Documents”) and
has received all other documents requested by the Purchaser. The
Purchaser has carefully reviewed the SEC Documents and all such requested
documents and understands the information contained therein.
(c) All
documents, records and books pertaining to the investment in the Securities have
been made available for inspection by Purchaser and its representatives.
Purchaser hereby acknowledges that all such information is confidential and
Purchaser shall not disclose any such confidential information to any third
party other than as set forth herein.
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(d) Purchaser
has had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a
person or persons acting on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries
concerning the offering of the Securities and the business, financial condition,
results of operations and prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and all
such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of
Purchaser. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation
conducted by or on behalf of Purchaser or its representatives or its counsel
shall modify, amend or affect the Purchaser’s right to rely on the truth,
accuracy and completeness of the Company’s representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement.
(e) In
evaluating the suitability of an investment in the Company, the Purchaser has
not relied upon any representation or other information (oral or written) other
than as stated in this Agreement and supplemental information, if any, provided
in writing by the Company.
(f) The
Purchaser is unaware of, is in no way relying on, and did not become aware of
the Offering through or as a result of, any form of general solicitation or
general advertising as those terms are used in Regulation D under the Securities
Act, and is not subscribing for Securities and did not become aware of the
Offering through or as a result of any seminar or meeting to which the Purchaser
was invited by, or any solicitation of a subscription by, a person not
previously known to the Purchaser.
(g) Purchaser
has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for
brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(h) Purchaser
has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax, and business matters, and,
in particular, investments in securities similar to the Securities so as to
enable the Purchaser to utilize the information made available to it in
connection with the Offering to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment
in the Securities and the Company and to make an informed investment decision
with respect thereto.
(i) Purchaser
is not relying on the Company or any of its employees, officers or agents with
respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations as to an
investment in the Securities and the Purchaser has relied on the advice of, or
has consulted with, only his own advisors.
(j) Purchaser
is acquiring the Securities solely for the Purchaser's own account, for
investment purposes, and not with a view to resale, assignment or distribution
thereof, in whole or in part in violation of the Securities Act or any
applicable state securities laws. Purchaser has no agreement or
arrangement, formal or informal, with any person to sell or transfer all or any
part of the Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any state
securities laws and the Purchaser has no plans to enter into any such agreement
or arrangement.
(k) Purchaser
will not engage, directly or indirectly, in hedging transactions with respect to
the Securities unless in compliance with the registration requirements of the
Securities Act. Purchaser has not directly or indirectly engaged in
any short sales of Company Common Stock during the 60 days preceding the date
hereof or the Closing Date and will not engage in any short sales with respect
to Company Common Stock for a period of 180 days following the Closing
Date.
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(l) Purchaser
must bear the substantial economic risks of the investment in the Securities
indefinitely because none of the Securities may be sold, hypothecated or
otherwise disposed of unless registered under the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is
available. Subject to the terms hereunder, legends shall be placed on
certificates evidencing the Securities to the effect that they have not been
registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws and
appropriate notations thereof will be made in the Company’s stock
books.
(m) Purchaser
is an accredited investor because either Purchaser has total assets having a
value in excess of $5,000,000 or all of the equity owners of Purchaser are
accredited investors. Purchaser has adequate means of providing for
its current financial needs and foreseeable contingencies and has no need for
liquidity of the investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of
time.
(n) Purchaser
represents that (A) it is a corporation duly organized and validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction indicated after its name on
the signature page hereof, (B) Purchaser was not formed for the
specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, (C) the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby is authorized by, and will not result in a
violation of law or the charter or other organizational documents of Purchaser,
(D) Purchaser has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions
hereof and thereof and to purchase and hold the Securities, (E) the execution
and delivery of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action
of Purchaser, (F) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf
of Purchaser and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser,
enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and general
principles of equity, and (G) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Purchaser will not violate or be in conflict with any order, judgment,
injunction, agreement or controlling document to which Purchaser is a party or
by which Purchaser is bound.
(o) Purchaser
represents to the Company that any information which the undersigned has
heretofore furnished or furnishes herewith to the Company is complete and
accurate and may be relied upon by the Company in determining the availability
of an exemption from registration under Federal and state securities laws in
connection with the Offering. Purchaser further represents and
warrants that it will notify, and supply corrective information to, the Company
immediately upon the occurrence of any change therein occurring prior to the
Company's issuance of the Securities.
(p) THE
SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF CERTAIN STATES AND ARE BEING OFFERED
AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM, OR IN TRANSACTIONS NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SAID ACT AND SUCH LAWS. THE SECURITIES
OFFERED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AS AMENDED AND SUCH LAWS PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR
EXEMPTION THEREFROM. THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR
ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED
UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
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5. Company Representations and
Warranties. The Company hereby represents, warrants,
acknowledges and agrees as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to each
of the Purchasers as follows (for the purposes of this Section 5 “Company” shall
include all of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company following the
consummation of the Share Exchange, including Qiqihar Fuer Agronomy, Co., Ltd.,
and Qiqihar Deli Enterprise Management Consulting Co. Ltd.):
(a) Organization and
Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada,
with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets
and to carry on its business as currently conducted and as contemplated after
completion of the Share Exchange. The Company is not in violation of
any of the provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws. The
Company has full corporate power and authority to own and hold its properties
and to conduct its business. The Company is duly licensed or
qualified to do business, and in good standing, in each other jurisdiction in
which the nature of its business requires licensing, qualification or good
standing, except for any failure to be so licensed or qualified or in good
standing that would not have a material adverse effect on (i) the Company and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the results of operations, assets,
prospects, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iii) the legality, validity or enforceability of
the Offering, (iv) the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or (v) the Securities (any of
(i)-(v), a “Material
Adverse Effect”); provided, however, that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that neither (x) any changes in
the market price of the Company’s Common Stock nor (y) the receipt by the
Company from its auditors of a “going concern” qualification to its audit of the
Company’s financial statements shall be deemed to be a Material Adverse Effect
for purposes of this Agreement.
(b) Subsidiaries. Schedule 5(b) sets
forth, with respect to each direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company (each,
a “Subsidiary”
and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), its
type of entity and the jurisdiction of its organization. Except as
set forth on Schedule
5(b), all of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity
interest of each of the Subsidiaries are duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and, owned by the Company or another Subsidiary, and, are
free and clear of all Liens and were not issued in violation of, nor subject to,
any preemptive, subscription or similar rights. Except for certain of
the VIE Documents and the [Warrant], there are no outstanding warrants, options,
subscriptions, calls, rights, agreements, convertible or exchangeable securities
or other commitments or arrangements relating to the issuance, sale, purchase,
return or redemption, voting or transfer of any shares, whether issued or
unissued, of any capital stock, equity interest or other securities of any
Subsidiary. The Company and the Subsidiaries do not own any equity
interests in any person, other than the Subsidiaries. Each Subsidiary
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business.
(c) Authorization;
Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and to consummate the Offering. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the
Company, its directors and stockholders, and no further consent or action is
required by the Company, other than the Required Approvals (as defined
below). This Agreement and each other Transaction Document, when
executed and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will each constitute
the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and general principles of
equity.
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(d) No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any
provision of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws, or (ii)
conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of
time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice or
lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other
instrument (evidencing a Company debt or otherwise) or other understanding to
which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any material property
or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject
to obtaining the Required Approvals (as defined below), result in a violation of
any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other
restriction of any court or governmental authority as currently in effect to
which the Company or any Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state
securities laws and regulations), or by which any material property or asset of
the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each
of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings, Consents and
Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent,
waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or
registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other
governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement other than (i) filings
with the Commission under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (iii) filings
with state “blue sky” or other securities regulatory authorities and (iv)
filings with regulatory authorities in the Peoples Republic of China
(collectively, the “Required
Approvals”).
(f) Issuance of the
Securities. The Shares of Common Stock to be issued on the
Closing Date and the Shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with this Agreement or the Warrants, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. The Warrants have
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and are valid and
binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms,
except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and such enforcement may be limited
by equitable principles of general applicability, regardless of whether
enforcement is sough in a proceeding at law or in equity. Assuming
the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in
Section 4, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer
and sale of the Securities by the Company to each Purchaser as contemplated
hereby. As of the Closing, the Company will reserve from its duly
authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable
pursuant to this Agreement.
(g) Capitalization. Schedule 5(g) hereto
sets forth the number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and
outstanding capital stock of the Company both as of (i) the date hereof, (ii)
the date immediately prior to consummation of the Share Exchange, and (iii)
giving effect to the Share Exchange. No Person has any right of first
refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to
participate in the Offering or to acquire equity securities of the
Company. Except as indicated on Schedule 5(g), there
are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments, voting agreements, buy-sell agreements, or other agreements of any
character whatsoever relating to shares of Common Stock, or, rights or
obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right
to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may
become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or rights convertible or
exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. All of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company have been validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal, province, and
state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in
violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or
purchase securities.
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(h) SEC Reports; Financial
Statements. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has
filed all SEC Documents required to be filed with the Commission for
the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company
was required by law to file such material) on a timely basis. To the knowledge
of the Company, as of their respective dates, the SEC Documetns complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of
the SEC Documents, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the
Company included in the SEC Documents and the financial statements of the
Subsidiaries provided to Purchaser have been prepared in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during
the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may
be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and
fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, as of and for the dates thereof and
the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then
ended.
(i) Material
Changes. Except as described on Schedule 5(i) hereto,
since December 31, 2009 (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development
that has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, (ii) the Company and any of its Subsidiaries have not incurred any
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than trade payables and accrued
expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting or the
identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries have not
declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its
equity owners stockholders except in the ordinary course of business consistent
with prior practice, or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase
or redeem any shares of its capital stock except consistent with prior practice,
(v) the Company has not issued any equity shares or options or warrants to
acquire equity shares, (vi) the Company and any of its Subsidiaries have not
mortgaged, pledged or subjected to lien any of their respective assets, tangible
or intangible, other than certain of the VIE Documents, (vii) the Company and
any of its Subsidiaries have not sold, transferred or leased any of their
respective assets except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
prior practice, (viii) the Company and any of its Subsidiaries have not
cancelled or compromised any debt or claim, or waived or released any right of
material value, (ix) the Company and any of its Subsidiaries have not suffered
any physical damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance)
adversely affecting the properties, business or prospects of the Company and any
of its Subsidiaries, (x) the Company and any of its Subsidiaries have not
entered into any transaction other than in the ordinary course of business
except for this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the related
agreements referred to herein and therein, (xi) the Company and any of its
Subsidiaries have not encountered any labor difficulties or labor union
organizing activities, (xii) the Company and any of its Subsidiaries have not
made or granted any wage or salary increase except in the ordinary course of
business or entered into any employment agreement, (xiii) the Company and any of
its Subsidiaries have not suffered any material change in its business
relationship with any of its material customers, distributors or suppliers,
(xiv) there are no renegotiations of, or attempt to renegotiate or outstanding
rights to renegotiate, any terms or provision of any Material Contract, or (xv)
the Company and any of its Subsidiaries have not entered into any agreement, or
otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the foregoing.
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(j) Litigation. There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, Proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, threatened
against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective
properties or businesses before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or
administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or
foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which: (i)
adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or the Offering or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
the Company is not nor has it ever been the subject of any Action involving a
claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities
laws; there has not been, and there is not pending or contemplated,
any investigation by any federal or state securities commission or authority
involving the Company; and no federal or state securities commission or
authority has issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness
of any registration statement filed by the Company under any applicable
securities law.
(k) Compliance. None
of the Company or any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation
of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or
lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company, any Subsidiary
under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it
is in default under or that it is in violation of, any material indenture, loan
or credit agreement or any other material agreement or instrument to which it is
a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (each, a “Material Contract,”
as identified on Schedule 5(k))
(whether or not such default or violation has been waived), which default or
violation would have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) is in
violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii)
is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any
governmental authority, except in each case as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Regulatory
Permits. The Company and each Subsidiary possesses or has
applied for all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to
conduct its business, except where the failure to possess such permits would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”),
and none of the Company or any Subsidiary has received any notice of Proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(m) Title to
Assets. The Company and each Subsidiary has title in fee
simple to all real property owned by them that is material to the business of
the Company and such Subsidiary and title in all personal property owned by them
that is material to the business of the Company and such Subsidiary, in each
case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect
the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries
and Liens for the payment of federal, province, state or other taxes, the
payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any
real property and facilities held under lease by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is held by them under valid leases of which the Company and the
applicable Subsidiary is in compliance, except as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(n) Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities. Except as set forth on Schedule 5(n) or in
the SEC Documents, the Company has no debt, obligation or liability (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to become
due, whether or not known to the Company) arising out of any transaction entered
into at or prior to the Closing Date or any act or omission at or prior to the
Closing Date, except to the extent set forth on or reserved against on the
Company Balance Sheet at December 31, 2009. The Company has not
incurred any liabilities or obligations under agreements entered into in the
usual and ordinary course of business or otherwise since December 31,
2009.
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(o) Insurance. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks, including, without
limitation, products liability, and in such amounts as are prudent and customary
in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are
engaged. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance
coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from
similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business on terms
consistent with market for the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries respective
lines of business.
(p) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx; Internal
Accounting Controls. The Company is in material compliance
with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 which are applicable to
it. The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain 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 GAAP 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. The
Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such
disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating
to the Company is made known to the certifying officers by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which the Company’s most
recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, as the case may be, is
being prepared. The Company presented in its most recent periodic
report filed with the Commission, the conclusions of the certifying officers
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures as of December 31, 2009
(the “Evaluation
Date”). Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes
in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is
defined in Item 307 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or disclosure
controls or procedures or, to the knowledge of the Company, in other factors
that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls or disclosure
controls or procedures.
(q) Lack of Publicity;
Integration. None of the Company nor any person acting on its
behalf have engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or
general advertising as those terms are used in Regulation D under the Securities
Act in the United States with respect to the Securities, including, without
limitation, any article, notice, advertisement or other communication published
in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or
radio, regarding the offering, nor did any such person sponsor any seminar or
meeting to which potential investors were invited by, or any solicitation of a
subscription by, a person not previously known to such investor in connection
with investments in the Securities generally. None of the Company or
any person acting on its behalf have, directly or indirectly, made or will make
any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security
under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities under the
Securities Act or cause the Offering to be integrated with any prior offerings
for purposes of the Securities Act.
(r) Certain
Fees. No brokerage commissions, finder’s fees or the like are
or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or
consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(s) Registration
Rights. Other than pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the
registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the
Company.
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(t) Solvency. Based
on the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing
Date after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the
sale of the Securities hereunder and consummation of the Share Exchange, (i) the
fair saleable value of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ assets exceeds the
amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s and
its Subsidiaries’ existing debts and other liabilities (including known
contingent liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’
assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for
the current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted
including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital
requirements of the business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries, and
projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii) the
current cash flow of the Company and its Subsidiaries, together with the
proceeds the Company and its Subsidiaries would receive, were they to liquidate
all of their respective assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses
of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt
when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company and its
Subsidiaries do not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts
as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable
on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any
facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for
reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any
jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 5(t) set
forth as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or for which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement,
“Indebtedness”
shall mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of
US$50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of
business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in
respect of Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be
reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except
guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or
similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present
value of any lease payments in excess of US$50,000 due under leases required to
be capitalized in accordance with CGAAP. Neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
(u) Tax Returns and
Payments.
(1) The
Company and each Subsidiary has filed all local income, sales, withholding and
other tax reports, documents, statements and returns (collectively “Tax Returns”) that it
was required to file and has paid all taxes shown thereon as due and payable,
except where the failure to file Tax Returns or pay such taxes could reasonably
be expected not to have a Material Adverse Effect. All such Tax
Returns were complete and correct in all material respects.
(2) None
of the Company nor any Subsidiary is party to any agreement or other document
with any taxing authority extending the period for assessment, reassessment or
collection of any Taxes.
(3) No
Governmental Authority has assessed against the Company or any Subsidiary any
additional taxes for any period for which Tax Returns have been
filed. There is no proceeding, audit or investigation concerning any
liability for taxes of the Company or otherwise on account of the Company’s
business pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened by any governmental
authority.
(4) None
of the Company or any Subsidiary is a party to any tax allocation or sharing
contract.
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(v) Foreign Corrupt
Practices. None of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor to the
knowledge of the Company or Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on
behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used
any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful
expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any
unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to
any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds,
(iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or
Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company or
Subsidiary is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated
in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of
1977, as amended.
(w) Investment Company
Act. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and
immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an
Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company
Act”).
(x) Disclosure. The
disclosure provided to Purchaser regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries,
their business, assets, liabilities, capital, condition (financial and
otherwise) and prospects and the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by
or on behalf of the Company, including the SEC Documents and the Disclosure
Schedules furnished by the Company with respect to the representations and
warranties made herein does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(y) PRC
Companies. As of the date hereof, each of the PRC Companies
has been duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the PRC, and have all requisite authority and power (corporate and other),
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to carry on their
respective businesses as presently conducted and to own, hold and operate their
respective properties and assets as now owned, held and operated, except where
the failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing or to have such
authority and power, governmental licenses, authorizations, consents or
approvals would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
described on Schedule 5(y), all registered capital and other capital
contributions shall have been duly paid up in accordance with the relevant PRC
regulations and requirements and all necessary capital verification reports have
been duly issued and not revoked. No PRC Company is in violation or
breach of any of the provisions of its organizational documents, except for such
violations or breaches as, would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. The organizational documents of each of the PRC Companies are
valid and subsisting and none of the PRC Companies are in violation of any of
the provisions of their respective charter or bylaws or equivalent
organizational documents. The VIE Documents have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered and constitute the valid and binding
obligations of the parties thereto. No party to the VIE Document is
in violation or breach of any provision thereof, except for such violation or
breach as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The VIE Documents
do not contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of, default under or
termination of any other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is a party or by which the property or assets of the Company or any
Subsidiary are bound or contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of
any law or order to which the Company or any Subsidiary may be
subject, or contravene, conflict with or result in the violation of the terms or
requirements of, or give any governmental authority the right to invoke,
withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify any license, permits,
authorizations, approvals, franchises or other rights held by any party to the
VIE Documents or that otherwise relate to the business of, or any property or
assets of the Company of the PRC Companies.
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(z) Financial
Statements. Schedule 5(2) sets
forth the Financial Statements of the Subsidiaries. The Financial
Statements of the Subsidiaries were prepared in accordance with GAAP throughout
the periods covered thereby and fairly present in all material respects the
Subsidiaries’ consolidated financial position as of such dates and the results
of their operations for such periods.
(aa) Liabilities. Except
as set forth in Schedule
5(aa), the Company and its Subsidiaries have no material
liabilities or obligations, contingent or otherwise, except for liabilities and
obligations (a) provided for or reserved against in the Financial Statements of
the Company and its Subsidiaries as provided to the Purchaser, (b) incurred
after December 31, 2009 in the ordinary course of the business, (c) under the
executory portion of any purchase order, sale order, lease, agreement or other
commitment, (d) under the executory portion of permits, licenses and
governmental directories and agreements, or (e) that otherwise, individually or
in the aggregate, have not had and could reasonably be expected not to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(bb) Agreements;
Action.
(1) Except
for agreements explicitly contemplated hereby or as listed on Schedule 5(bb), there
are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts or proposed
transactions between the Company or any Subsidiary and any of officers,
directors, employees, principal stockholders or any affiliate
thereof.
(2) Except
as listed on Schedule
5(bb), there are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts,
judgments, orders, writs or decrees to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a
party or by which it is bound, involving (i) obligations (contingent or
otherwise) of, or payments to, the Company or such Subsidiary in excess of RMB
50,000, (ii) the transfer or license of any patent, copyright, trademark, trade
secret or other proprietary right to or from the Company or such Subsidiary
(other than licenses by the Subsidiary of “off the shelf” or other standard
products), (iii) provisions restricting the development, manufacture or
distribution of the Subsidiaries’ products or services, or (iv) indemnification
by the Company or Subsidiary with respect to infringements of proprietary
rights.
(cc) Intellectual
Property.
(1) Schedule 5(cc) is a
complete and accurate list of all patents, patent applications, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, trademark applications and registered or
unregistered copyrights, and other intellectual property rights owned and used
by the Company or any Subsidiary.
(2) The
Subsidiaries own or possess sufficient legal rights to all patents, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, inventions, licenses and
other proprietary rights and processes necessary for its business as now
conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, without, to the Company’s
or Subsidiaries’ knowledge, any infringement of the rights of
others. There are no outstanding options, licenses or agreements of
any kind relating to the foregoing proprietary rights, nor is any Subsidiary
bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with
respect to the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights,
trade secrets, licenses and other proprietary rights and processes of any other
person or entity other than such licenses or agreements arising from the
purchase of “off the shelf” or standard software products.
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(3) None
of the Company or any Subsidiary has received written notice alleging that it
has violated or is violating any patent, trademark, service xxxx, trade name,
copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right of any other person or
entity.
(4) To
the Company’s and Subsidiaries’ knowledge, none of the Company’s or any
Subsidiary employees is obligated under any contract (including licenses,
covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any
judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency, that would
interfere with their duties to the Company or Subsidiary or would conflict with
its business as currently conducted.
(5) The
Company and its Subsidiaries do not believe it is or will be necessary to
utilize any inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information of any of its
employees or any Subsidiary employees made prior to their employment by the
Subsidiary, except for inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information that
have been assigned to the Subsidiary.
(dd) Officers,
Directors and Employees.
(1) Schedule 5(dd) is a
complete and accurate list of the executive officers and directors of the
Company and each Subsidiary. No executive officer or director is
party to an employment agreement with the Company or any
Subsidiary.
(2) The
Company and its Subsidiaries believe its relationships with its employees are
good. No employees are party to a collective bargaining
agreement.
(3) None
of the Company or Subsidiary is delinquent in payments to any of its employees
for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses or other compensation for services
performed or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees. All
taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or
owing to any employee have been withheld and paid.
(4) There
are no actions pending or threatened by any former or current employee
concerning such person’s employment by the Company or Subsidiary.
(5) No
executive officer of the Company (i) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding
or is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding minor traffic
violations) or (ii) is or has been subject to any judgment or order of, the
subject of any pending civil or administrative action by any Governmental
Agency.
(ee) Obligations to Related
Parties. Within the past 12 months, none of the Company or any
Subsidiaries has been in any material business relationship (other than normal
employment and equity ownership relationships and the VIE Documents) with any of
their directors, stockholders, equity owners, officers or employees or any of
their respective affiliates. Except for the VIE Documents, none of
the Company’s or Subsidiaries’ directors, stockholders, officers or employees or
any of their respective affiliates owns any material asset that is used by the
Company or a Subsidiary in the conduct of its business or in any business that
competes with the Company’s business.
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(ff) Environmental and Safety
Laws. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company and its
Subsidiaries are not in material violation of any applicable statute, law or
regulation relating to the environment or occupational health and safety, and to
its knowledge, no material expenditures are or will be required in order to
comply with any such existing statute, law or regulation.
(gg) Material Company
Contracts. The Company has provided to Purchaser, prior to the
date of this Agreement, true, correct and complete copies of each written
Material Company Contract, including each amendment, supplement and modification
thereto.
(hh) Material
Assets. The financial statements of the Company set forth in
the SEC Documents and the Financial Statements of the Subsidiaries reflect the
material properties and assets (real and personal) owned or leased by the
Company and Subsidiaries.
(ii) Stock Option Plans; Employee
Benefits.
(1) The
Company has no stock option plans providing for the grant by the Company of
stock options to directors, officers or employees.
(2) The
Company has no employee benefit plans or arrangements covering their present and
former employees or providing benefits to such persons in respect of services
provided the Company.
(3) Neither
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby alone, nor in
combination with another event, with respect to each director, officer, employee
and consultant of the Company or Subsidiary, will result in (a) any payment
(including, without limitation, severance, unemployment compensation or bonus
payments) becoming due from the Company or any Subsidiary, (b) any increase in
the amount of compensation or benefits payable to any such individual or
(c) any acceleration of the vesting or timing of payment of compensation
payable to any such individual. No agreement, arrangement or other
contract of the Company or any Subsidiary provides benefits or payments
contingent upon, triggered by, or increased as a result of a change in the
ownership or effective control of the Company.
(jj) Money Laundering
Laws. To the Company’s knowledge, the operations of the
Company is and has been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable
financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign
Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of
all U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and
any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or
enforced by any Governmental Authority (collectively, the “Money Laundering
Laws”) and no Proceeding involving the Company with respect to the Money
Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(kk) Definition of
Knowledge. As used in this Agreement as it relates to the
Company, the term knowledge shall mean information actually known to Xxx
Xxxxxxx, CEO and Director, regarding the Company and information included in the
SEC Documents, and as it relates to the Subsidiaries, knowledge shall also mean
information actually known to Zhang Li, Xxx Xxxxx and He
Xixhong.
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6. Covenants of Purchaser and the
Company.
(a) Transfer
Restrictions.
(1) The
Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal
securities laws. In connection with any transfer of such securities
(or hedging activities involving such securities) other than pursuant to an
effective registration statement or Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities
Act (“Rule
144”), to the Company or to an affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection
with a pledge as contemplated below, the Company may require the transferor
thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the
transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of
which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect
that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred securities
under the Securities Act.
(2) Purchaser
agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 6(a), of a
legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
THESE
SECURITIES [AND ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OR CONVERSION OF THIS
SECURITY] HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO SUCH EFFECT, IN FORM
AND SUBSTANCE OF WHICH REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
(3) Certificates
evidencing Securities shall not contain any legend (including the legend set
forth in Section 6(a)(2)): (i) following the resale of such Securities pursuant
to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the
resale of such Securities, or (ii) following any resale of such Securities
pursuant to Rule 144. The Company may not make any notation on its
records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge
the restrictions on transfer set forth in this
Section. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the Company shall not be required to effect a removal of a restrictive legend to
the extent such legend is required under applicable requirements of the
Securities Act, including any rule of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and
judicial interpretations thereof.
(4) Purchaser
agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing
Securities as set forth in this Section 6(a) is predicated upon the Company’s
reliance that the Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable
prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom.
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(b) Furnishing of
Information. As long as Purchaser owns any Securities, the
Company covenants to use its best efforts to timely file all reports required to
be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange
Act. At any time that the Company is not required to file reports
pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and
make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is
required for the Purchasers to sell the Securities under Rule
144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further
action as the Purchaser may reasonably request, all to the extent required from
time to time to enable the Purchaser to sell such Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions
provided by Rule 144.
(c) Integration. The
Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities, in a
manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale
of the Securities to the Purchaser. The Company shall conduct its
business in a manner so that it will not become subject to registration under
the Investment Company Act.
(d) Disclosure;
Publicity. Purchaser shall not issue any press release or
otherwise make any such public statement with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby without the prior consent of the Company, except if such
disclosure is required by law, in which case such Purchaser shall promptly
provide the Company with prior written notice of such public statement or
communication. The Company shall not publicly disclose the name of
Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the
Commission or any regulatory agency, without the prior written consent of
Purchaser, except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with
the registration statement contemplated by Section 6A of this Agreement (ii) to the extent such
disclosure is required by Law or Order, in which case the Company shall provide
Purchaser with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under sub clause (i) or
(ii).
(e) Indemnification of
Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section
6(f), the Company will indemnify and hold Purchaser and its directors, officers,
shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each, a “Purchaser Party”)
harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims,
contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts
paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of
or relating to (i) any breach of any of the representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or (ii) any action
instituted against a Purchaser, or any of them or their respective Affiliates,
by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser,
with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (unless
such action is based upon a breach of the Purchaser’s representation, warranties
or covenants under this Agreement or any agreements or understandings the
Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or any violations by the Purchaser
of state or federal securities laws). If any action shall be brought
against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant
to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in
writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with
counsel of its own choosing. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right
to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense
thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of
such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (A) the employment thereof has
been specifically authorized by the Company in writing; (B) the Company has
failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ
counsel or (C) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such
separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position
of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party. The Company
will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (I) for any
settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written
consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; or
(II) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or
liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Purchaser in
this Agreement.
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(f) Indemnification of
Company. Subject to the provisions of this Section 6(g),
each of the Purchasers, severally and not jointly will indemnify and hold the
Company and its directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees and
agents including, without limitation, the Placement Agent (each, a “Company Party”)
harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims,
contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts
paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation that any such Company Party may suffer or incur as a result of or
relating to (i) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements made by the Purchaser in this Agreement or (ii) any action
instituted against the Company, or any Company Party or their respective
Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company, with respect to any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement if such action is based upon a
breach of the representation, warranties or covenants of such Purchaser under
this Agreement or any violation by such Purchaser of state or federal securities
laws. If any action shall be brought against any Company Party in
respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such
Company Party shall promptly notify the applicable Purchaser in writing, and
such Purchaser shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel
of its own choosing. Any Company Party shall have the right to employ
separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Company
Party except to the extent that (A) the employment thereof has been specifically
authorized by the indemnifying Purchaser in writing; (B) the indemnifying
Purchaser has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense
and to employ counsel or (C) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion
of such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the
position of the indemnifying Purchaser and the position of such Company
Party. The Purchaser will not be liable to any Company Party under
this Agreement (I) for any settlement by a Company Party effected without the
indemnifying Purchaser’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed; or (II) to the extent, but only to the extent
that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Company Party’s
breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made
by the Company in this Agreement.
(g) Investor
Relations. The Company agrees that it shall retain a reputable
nationally recognized investor relations firm reasonably acceptable to Purchaser
and to pay for at least one research report within 180 days following the
Closing Date and to pay for at least one additional research report within 360
days following the Closing Date.
(h) Trading Market
Listing. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable
efforts to have the Common Stock of the Company listed on any one of the New
York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ Stock Exchange within 360
days following the Closing Date.
(i) Financial
and Operational Benchmarks. In the event that the Adjusted
Fiscal 2010 Net Income shall be less than the Fiscal 2010 Performance Threshold
of $5,000,000 (“Fiscal 2010 Shortfall”) and/or the Adjusted Fiscal 2011 Net
Income shall be less than the Fiscal 2011 Performance Threshold of $6,750,000
(“Fiscal 2011 Shortfall”), the Company shall issue to Purchaser that number of
shares of Common Stock of the Company as shall be equal to 1.00% of the total
number of shares of Common Stock issued in this Offering for each $50,000 of
Fiscal 2010 Shortfall and/or Fiscal 2011 Shortfall, but in no event shall the
total number of additional shares issued under this Section 6(i) exceed 100% of
the total number of shares of Common Stock issued in the Offering. The number of
shares of Common Stock, and the number of shares of Common Stock that may be
issued under this Section 6(i) shall be subject to adjustment for stock splits,
reverse stock splits, stock dividends and similar organic events. For
purposes of the foregoing, the Adjusted Fiscal 2010 Net Income shall be that
amount which is equal to the audited Net Income of the Company, for fiscal year
ended December 31, 2010 as reflected in the audited Statement of Operations of
the Company plus non-cash expenses and any employee
compensation as approved by the investors, and the Adjusted Fiscal 2011 Net
Income shall be that amount which is equal to the consolidated Net Income of the
Company for fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 as reflected in the audited
Statement of Operations of the Company plus non-cash expenses and any employee
compensation as approved by the investors, The Company shall cause
its independent auditors to determine the Adjusted Fiscal 2010 Net Income and
Adjusted Fiscal 2011 Net Income and in the event of a Fiscal 2010 Shortfall or a
Fiscal 2011 Shortfall, the Shares shall be issued to Purchaser within 10 Trading
Days following the determination of the Adjusted Fiscal 2010 Net Income or
Adjusted Fiscal 2011 Net Income, as
applicable.
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(j) Use of
Proceeds. The net proceeds of this Offering shall be used for
expenses incurred in connection with the Offering and the Registration Statement
and for working capital purposes.
(k) Reverse Stock
Split. The Company shall use all
commercially reasonable efforts to effect a reverse split of the Common Stock at
a ratio of one (1) new share of Common Stock for each 64 shares of Common Stock
at such time as Purchaser may reasonably request.
(l) Issuance of
Debt. The Company may not issue and
convertible debt or debt with warrants, senior to the common stock and warrants
issued in this Offering without the prior written approval and prior written
consentof Allied Merit. The Company shall be able to issue
traditional bank debt without prior approval. This covenant shall
survive indefintiely following the Closing of the Offering.
(m) Right of
Participation. The Purchaser and
its affiliates will have the right to participate in any financing proposed by
the Company for a period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the first
anniversary of the date hereof for the purpose of maintaining the Purchasers
proportionate ownership interest on a fully diluted basis.
(l) Remedies. The
Company and Purchaser agree that in the event of a breach by the Company of the
covenants set forth in Sections 6(g), (h), (i) or (j) hereof that is not cured
within 5 Trading Days following notice of breach to the Company from Purchaser,
the damages suffered by Purchaser shall be impossible to
determine. Accordingly, the parties agree that in the event of any
such breach then the Shareholders will be obligated to immediately repurchase
the shares of the Company issued to the Acquiror Company as part of the Share
Exchange from the Acquiror Company for an amount equal to
$3,000,000. Nothing in the foregoing shall preclude Purchaser from
pursuing or obtaining specific performance or other equitable relief with
respect to any breach or violation of any of Company’s covenants to Purchaser or
to recover the reasonable costs (including attorneys’ fees and court costs)
incurred in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement.
7. Definitions. In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: the following terms
have the meanings indicated in this Section 7:
(a) “Affiliate” means any
Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls
or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person. With
respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed
on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as Purchaser will be
deemed to be an Affiliate of Purchaser.
(b) “Business Day” means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a Federal holiday or
a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or
required by law or other governmental action to close.
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(c) “Closing Date” means
June 17th, 2010 or such later date when this Agreement has been executed and
delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i)
Purchaser’s obligations to pay the Subscription Amount have been satisfied or
waived and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities have
been satisfied or waived.
(d) “Commission” means the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(e) “Liens” means a lien,
charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right
or other restriction.
(f) “Person” means an
individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
(g) “PRC Companies” shall
mean Qiqihar Fuer Agronomy, Co., Ltd., and Qiqihar Deli Enterprise
Management Consulting Co., Ltd.
(h) “Proceeding” means an
action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation,
an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition).
(i) “Subscription Amount”
shall mean, as to Purchaser, the amount to be paid for the Shares and Warrants
purchased hereunder.
(j) “Subsidiaries” means
and includes after the Share Exchange China Golden Holdings, Ltd., Qiqihar Fuer
Agronomy, Co., Ltd., and Qiqihar Deli Enterprise
Management Consulting Co., Ltd.
(k) “Trading Day” means
(i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market, or (ii) if
the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market, a day on which the Common
Stock is traded on the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin
Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, a
day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over the counter market as
reported by Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to
its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common
Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then
Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
(l) “Trading Market” means
the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted
for trading on the date in question the American Stock Exchange, the New York
Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select
Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board.
(m) “Transaction
Documents” means collectively all agreements, instruments and other
documents to be executed and delivered in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(n) “Vie Documents” means
the Equity Pledge Agreement, Exclusive Option Agreement, Exclusive Business
Cooperation Agreement, Loan Agreement and related documents and instruments by
and among Qiqihar Fuer Agronomy, Co., Ltd., Qiqihar Deli Enterprise Management
Consulting Co, Ltd., Zhang Li and Xxx Xxxxx respecting the ownership
and control of Ququhar Fuer Agronomy, Co., Ltd.
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8. OFAC
Certifications.
(a) Purchaser
is a company organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdication
indicated after its name on the signature page to this Agreement.
(b) Neither
Purchaser nor any of Purchaser’s direct, indirect and beneficial owners
(including intermediate and ultimate owners in a multi-tier ownership
structure), officers, directors and other individual or entity having a
controlling interest in Purchaser (collectively, “Affiliates”) or any
person or entity controlling any such Affiliate:
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has
illegally transferred funds to, or illegally received funds from, any
person or entity on any list of blocked persons or persons known or
suspected to be terrorists, including those designated through a
presidential or executive order or on the list of Specially Designated
nationals and Blocked Persons complied and updated regularly by the United
States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
(“OFAC”)
and published in the Code of Federal Regulations and on the internet web
site xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxx/xxxx/xxx/xxxxx
(the “Lists”);
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ii.
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is
now or has ever been on any such Lists
itself;
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iii.
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has
a reasonable basis to believe that it would be put on any such Lists;
or
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iv.
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is
a person or entity otherwise identified by government or legal authority
as a person or entity with whom a United States Person (as defined below)
is prohibited from transacting
business.
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(c) Purchaser
acknowledges that due to anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering regulations,
the Company and any officer, employee or agent acting on behalf of the Company,
may require further documentation verifying the identity of Purchaser and its
Affiliates and the source of the funds used to purchase the shares and notes
before this Agreement can be accepted. To comply with applicable U.S.
laws, including but not limited to the International Anti-Money Laundering and
Financial Anti-Terrorism Abatement Act of 2001 (title III of the USA PATRIOT
Act), Purchaser agrees that all payments by it to the Company and all payments
made or distributions paid to the Purchaser from the Company will only be made
in the Purchaser’s name and to and from a bank account of a bank based or
incorporated in or formed under the laws of the United States or a bank that is
not a “foreign shell bank’ within the meaning of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act (31
U.S.C. § 5311 et seq.), as amended, and the then current regulations promulgated
thereunder by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Purchaser further
agrees to provide the Company at any time with such information or certification
as the Company determines to be necessary or appropriate to verify compliance
with the anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering regulations, of any applicable
jurisdiction or to respond to requests for information concerning the identity
of the Purchaser or any Affiliate form any governmental authority,
self-regulatory organization or financial institution in connection with the
Company’s compliance procedures with respect to anti-terrorism and anti-money
laundering regulations and to update such information as
necessary. Such information may include, but not be limited to, the
name, address, telephone number, date of birth, passport and Social Security or
taxpayer identification number of any such individual person, or of the
beneficial owners of any entity. Identity may be verified using a
current valid passport or other such current valid government-issued
identification (e.g., a driver’s license). In addition, Purchaser
certifies that neither it, nor any Affiliate is identified as a specially
designated national or blocked person, or as affiliated with any such person,
entity or organization on any list maintained by governmental authorities
relating to anti-terrorism or anti-money laundering, including but not limited
to lists maintained by the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign
Asset Control.
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(2) If
Purchaser is a “United States Person (as defined below), the Purchaser further
certifies that it is in compliance, and will continue to comply, with all of the
applicable provisions of the laws administered by OFAC, including the Trading
with the Enemy Act, 50 App. U.S.C. § 1701-06, as well as presidential executive
orders and regulations issued or promulgated under the authority of such
statutes administered by OFAC. For purposes of this additional
certification, a “United States Person”
means any (i) individual or entity, regardless of location, that is a resident
of the United States, (ii) any individual or entity physically located within
the United States, (iii) any company or entity organized under the laws of the
United States or of any state, territory, possession, or district thereof, and
(iv) any individual or entity, wherever organized or doing business, that is
owned or controlled by any individual or entity described in (i) or (ii)
above.
(3) Purchaser
will notify the Company immediately if any of the certifications set forth
herein are no longer true or if the Purchaser has a reasonable basis for
believing that such certifications set forth herein may no longer be
true.
(4) Purchaser
understands that it is possible that this Agreement may be disclosed to the
United States Government by the Company.
9. Successors and
Assigns. Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and
permitted assigns.
10. Modification. This
Agreement shall not be modified or waived except by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against whom any such modification or waiver is
sought.
11. Notices. Any notice
or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent by
nationwide overnight courier or delivered against receipt to the party to whom
it is to be given or sent by facsimile (a) if to Company, at the address set
forth below its name on the signature page hereof, or (b) if to Purchaser, at
the address set forth on the signature page hereof (or, in either case, to such
other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with
the provisions of this Section). Any notice or other communication
given by certified mail shall be deemed given at the time that it is signed for
by the recipient except for a notice changing a party's address which shall be
deemed given at the time of receipt thereof. Any notice or other communication
given by nationwide overnight courier shall be deemed given the next business
day following being deposited with such courier. Any notice given by
facsimile copy shall be deemed given on the business day of confirmed
transmission.
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12. Assignability. Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement and the rights,
interests and obligations hereunder are not transferable or assignable by any
Purchaser. This Agreement and the rights, interests and obligations
hereunder are not transferable or assignable by the Company.
13. Applicable Law. All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles
of conflicts of law thereof. 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 (including with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement),
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 improper or inconvenient
venue for such Proceeding. 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 via registered or certified
mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the
address in effect for 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. The
parties hereby waive to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all
rights to a trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall
commence an action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement,
then the prevailing party in such action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by
the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred
with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or
Proceeding.
14. Use of
Pronouns. All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein
shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural
as the identity of the person or persons referred to may require.
15. Miscellaneous.
(a) This
Agreement and its exhibits and schedules constitutes the entire agreement
between each Purchaser and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings, if any,
relating to the subject matter hereof. The terms and provisions of
this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted,
only by a written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of
such terms or provisions.
(b) Purchaser's
and the Company's covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made in
this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and delivery of
the Securities.
(c) Except
as expressly set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, each of the parties
hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys,
accountants, appraisers or others engaged by such party) in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby are consummated. The Company shall
pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in
connection with the delivery of any Securities.
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(d) This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same
instrument.
(e) Each
provision of this Agreement shall be considered separable and, if for any reason
any provision or provisions hereof are determined to be invalid or contrary to
applicable law, such invalidity or illegality shall not impair the operation of
or affect the remaining portions of this Agreement.
(f) Section
titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the
meaning of this Agreement as set forth in the text.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above.
FOREX
365, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Zhang
Li
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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ADDRESS
FOR NOTICE
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Street: North Neiwei Road 2,
R&D Regional,
Fulaerji District,
Qiqihaer,
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City/State/Zip:
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Xxx Xxxx Jiang Province,
China
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Attention:
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Zhang Li
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Tel: 00-000-0000000 | |
Fax: 00-000-0000000 |
DELIVERY
INSTRUCTIONS
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(if
different from above)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above.
ALLIED
MERIT INTERNATIONAL
INVESTMENT, INC., a corporation
organized
under
the laws of Hong Kong
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By:
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Name:
Liu Gang
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Title:
President
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Subscription
Amount :
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$2,500,000
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ADDRESS
FOR NOTICE
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c/o: ALLIED
MERIT INTERNATIONAL
INVESTMENT,
INC.
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Street: 802, 8/F
Eton Tower * Hysan Ave Causeway Bay
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City/State/Zip:
Hong
Kong
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Attention: Liu
Gang
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Tel: 000-00000000
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DELIVERY
INSTRUCTIONS
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(if
different from above)
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