Share Exchange Agreement
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EXHIBIT
2.1
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This
Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2008, is made by and among
Yongye Biotechnology International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the βAcquiror
Companyβ), Xxx XxXxxxx (the βPrincipal Acquiror Company Shareholderβ), each of
the Persons listed on Exhibit
A
hereto
(collectively, the βShareholdersβ, and individually a βShareholderβ) and Fullmax
Pacific Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the
βCompanyβ).
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BACKGROUND
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WHEREAS,
the Shareholders have agreed to transfer to the Acquiror Company, and the
Acquiror Company has agreed to acquire from the Shareholders, all of the Shares,
which Shares constitute 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the
Company, in exchange for an aggregate of 11,444,755 shares of the Acquiror
Companyβs Common Stock to be issued on the Closing Date (the βAcquiror Company
Sharesβ) in the amounts set forth opposite each such Shareholderβs name on
Exhibit
A,
which
Acquiror Company Shares shall constitute approximately 84.7% of the issued
and
outstanding shares of Acquiror Companyβs Common Stock immediately after the
closing of the transactions contemplated herein, in each case, on the terms
and
conditions as set forth herein; and
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WHEREAS,
immediately following consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
the
Acquiror Company shall enter into a Securities Purchase Agreement with the
investors named therein pursuant to which the investors agree to purchase,
in
the aggregate, 6,495,619 shares of the Acquiror Companyβs Common Stock, which
securities shall constitute approximately 29.2% of the issued and outstanding
shares of Acquiror Company Common Stock immediately after the closing of the
transactions contemplated herein and therein (the βFinancingβ).
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SECTION
I
DEFINITIONS
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Unless
the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section I will have
the meanings herein specified for all purposes of this Agreement, applicable
to
both the singular and plural forms of any of the terms herein
defined.
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1.1Β βAccredited
Investorβ has the meaning set forth in Regulation D under the Securities Act and
set forth on Exhibit
B.
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1.2Β βAcquired
Companiesβ means, collectively, the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries.
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1.3Β βAcquiror
Company Balance Sheetβ means the Acquiror Companyβs audited balance sheet at
February 28, 2007.
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1.4Β βAcquiror
Company Boardβ means the Board of Directors of the Acquiror
Company.
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1.5Β βAcquiror
Company Common Stockβ means the Acquiror Companyβs common stock, par value US
$0.001 per share.
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1.6Β βAcquiror
Company Permitsβ has the meaning set forth in Section 6.19.
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1.7Β βAcquiror
Company Sharesβ means the Acquiror Company Common Stock being issued to the
Shareholders pursuant hereto.
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1.8Β βAffiliateβ
means any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or
is
under common control with the indicated Person.
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1.9Β βAgreementβ
means this Share Exchange Agreement, including all Schedules and Exhibits
hereto, as this Share Exchange Agreement may be from time to time amended,
modified or supplemented.
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1.10Β βArrangement(s)β
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.3.
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1.11Β βAsiaβ
means Asia Standard Oil Limited, a company organized under the laws of Hong
Kong.
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1.12Β βBusinessβ
means the business, as carried out by Inner Mongolia Yongye, prior to January
15, 2008, of the marketing and distribution of products, including fulvic acid
plant and animal nutrients.
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1.13Β βClosingβ
means the closing contemplated by this Agreement.
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1.14Β βClosing
Acquiror Company Sharesβ means the aggregate number of Acquiror Company Shares
issuable to the Shareholders at the Closing Date.
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1.15Β βClosing
Dateβ has the meaning set forth in Section III.
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1.16Β βCodeβ
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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1.17Β βCommon
Stockβ means the Companyβs common shares, US $1.00 nominal or par value per
share.
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1.18Β βCommissionβ
means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency then
administering the Securities Act.
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1.19Β βCompany
Boardβ means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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1.20Β βCompany
Damagesβ has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
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1.21Β βCompany
Indemnified Partyβ has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
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1.22Β βCompany
Subsidiariesβ means all of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company,
including Asia and Yongye.
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1.23Β βDamagesβ
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1.
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1.24Β βDistributorβ
means any underwriter, dealer or other Person who participates, pursuant to
a
contractual arrangement, in the distribution of the securities offered or sold
in reliance on Regulation S.
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1.25Β βEnvironmental
Lawsβ means any Law or other requirement relating to the environment, natural
resources, or public or employee health and safety.
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1.26Β βEnvironmental
Permitβ means all licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and
rights required under any applicable Environmental Law or Order.
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1.27Β βEquity
Securityβ means any stock or similar security, including, without limitation,
securities containing equity features and securities containing profit
participation features, or any security convertible into or exchangeable for,
with or without consideration, any stock or similar security, or any security
carrying any warrant, right or option to subscribe to or purchase any shares
of
capital stock, or any such warrant or right.
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1.28Β βERISAβ
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
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1.29Β βEscrow
Agreementβ means the escrow agreement pursuant to which certain Shares will
serve as security for the achievement of operational thresholds by Yongye
following the Exchange, substantially in the form of Exhibit
F
hereto.
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1.30Β βExchangeβ
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
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1.31Β βExchange
Actβ means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any similar federal statute,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same
will
then be in effect.
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1.32Β βExhibitsβ
means the several exhibits referred to and identified in this
Agreement.
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1.33Β βGAAPβ
means, with respect to any Person, United States generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis with such Personβs past
practices.
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1.34Β βGovernmental
Authorityβ means any federal or national, state or provincial, municipal or
local government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency,
governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality,
political subdivision, commission, court, tribunal, official, arbitrator or
arbitral body, in each case whether U.S. or non-U.S.
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1.35Β βIndebtednessβ
means any obligation, contingent or otherwise. Any obligation secured by a
Lien
on, or payable out of the proceeds of, or production from, property of the
relevant party will be deemed to be Indebtedness.
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1.36Β βIndemnified
Partiesβ has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1.
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1.37Β βInner
Mongolia Yongyeβ means Inner Mongolia Yongye Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a company
organized under the laws of the PRC.
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1.38Β βIntellectual
Propertyβ means all industrial and intellectual property, including, without
limitation, all U.S. and non-U.S. patents, patent applications, patent rights,
trademarks, trademark applications, common law trademarks, Internet domain
names, trade names, service marks, service xxxx applications, common law service
marks, and the goodwill associated therewith, copyrights, in both published
and
unpublished works, whether registered or unregistered, copyright applications,
franchises, licenses, know-how, trade secrets, technical data, designs, customer
lists, confidential and proprietary information, processes and formulae, all
computer software programs or applications, layouts, inventions, development
tools and all documentation and media constituting, describing or relating
to
the above, including manuals, memoranda, and records, whether such intellectual
property has been created, applied for or obtained anywhere throughout the
world.
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1.39Β βLaw(s)β
means, with respect to any Person, any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national,
state, provincial, local, municipal, international, multinational or other
law
(including common law), constitution, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation
or treaty applicable to such Person.
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1.40Β βLienβ
means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge
of
any kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or
agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code
of
any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge arising by Law.
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1.41Β βMaterial
Acquiror Company Contractβ means any and all agreements, contracts,
arrangements, leases, commitments or otherwise, of the Acquiror Company, of
the
type and nature that the Acquiror Company is required to file with the
Commission.
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1.42Β βMaterial
Adverse Effectβ means, when used with respect to the Acquiror Company or the
Acquired Companies, as the case may be, any change, effect or circumstance
which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to (a)
have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition
or
results of operations of the Acquiror Company or the Acquired Companies, as
the
case may be, in each case taken as a whole or (b)Β materially impair the
ability of the Acquiror Company or the Acquired Companies, as the case may
be,
to perform their obligations under this Agreement, excluding any change, effect
or circumstance resulting from (i) the announcement, pendency or consummation
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) changes in the United
States securities markets generally, or (iii) changes in general economic,
currency exchange rate, political or regulatory conditions in industries in
which the Acquiror Company or the Acquired Companies, as the case may be,
operate.
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1.43Β βMoney
Laundering Lawsβ has the meaning set forth in Section 6.28.
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1.44Β βOrderβ
means any award, decision, injunction, judgment, order, ruling, subpoena, or
verdict entered, issued, made, or rendered by any Governmental
Authority.
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1.45Β βOrganizational
Documentsβ means (a) the articles of association, memorandum of association or
certificate of incorporation and the by-laws or code of regulations of a
corporation; (b) the partnership agreement and any statement of partnership
of a
general partnership; (c) the limited partnership agreement and the certificate
of limited partnership of a limited partnership; (d) the articles or certificate
of formation and operating agreement of a limited liability company; (e) any
other document performing a similar function to the documents specified in
clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) adopted or filed in connection with the creation,
formation or organization of a Person; and (f) any and all amendments to any
of
the foregoing.
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1.46Β βPermitted
Liensβ means (a) Liens for Taxes not yet payable or in respect of which the
validity thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and
for the payment of which the relevant party has made adequate reserves; (b)
Liens in respect of pledges or deposits under workmenβs compensation laws or
similar legislation, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, laborers and materialmen
and similar Liens, if the obligations secured by such Liens are not then
delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
conducted and for the payment of which the relevant party has made adequate
reserves; (c)Β statutory Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of
the relevant party which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing
of
money or the obtaining of advances or credits and that do not in the aggregate
materially detract from the value of its property or materially impair the
use
thereof in the operation of its business; and (d) Liens that would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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1.47Β βPersonβ
means all natural persons, corporations, business trusts, associations,
companies, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures and other
entities, governments, agencies and political subdivisions.
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1.48Β βPRCβ
means the Peopleβs Republic of China, excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong and
Macau.
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1.49Β βPRC
Companyβ means Yongye.
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1.50Β βProceedingβ
means any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, or
suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) commenced,
brought, conducted, or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any
Governmental Authority.
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1.51Β βRegulation
Sβ means Regulation S under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended from
time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
Commission.
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1.52Β βRule
144β means Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended from
time to time, or any successor statute.
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1.53Β βSchedulesβ
means the several schedules referred to and identified herein, setting forth
certain disclosures, exceptions and other information, data and documents
referred to at various places throughout this Agreement.
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1.54Β βSEC
Documentsβ has the meaning set forth in Section 6.25.
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1.55Β βSection
4(2)β means Section 4(2) under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended
from time to time, or any successor statute.
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1.56Β βSection
11.2 Indemnified Partiesβ has the meaning set forth in Section
11.2.
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1.57Β βSecurities
Actβ means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal
statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as
the
same will then be in effect.
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1.58Β βSharesβ
means the ordinary shares of the Company.
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1.59Β βSubsidiaryβ
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company,
joint venture or partnership of which such Person (a) beneficially owns, either
directly or indirectly, more than 50% of (i) the total combined voting power
of
all classes of voting securities of such entity, (ii) the total combined equity
interests, or (iii) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a
partnership or limited liability company; or (b) otherwise has the power to
vote
or to direct the voting of sufficient securities to elect a majority of the
board of directors or similar governing body.
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1.60Β βSurvival
Periodβ has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
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1.61Β βTaxesβ
means all foreign, federal, state or local taxes, charges, fees, levies,
imposts, duties and other assessments, as applicable, including, but not limited
to, any income, alternative minimum or add-on, estimated, gross income, gross
receipts, sales, use, transfer, transactions, intangibles, ad valorem,
value-added, franchise, registration, title, license, capital, paid-up capital,
profits, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation, premium, real property, recording, personal property, federal
highway use, commercial rent, environmental (including, but not limited to,
taxes under Section 59A of the Code) or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or
other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind
whatsoever, together with any interest, penalties or additions to tax with
respect to any of the foregoing; and βTaxβ means any of the foregoing
Taxes.
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1.62Β βTax
Groupβ means any federal, state, local or foreign consolidated, affiliated,
combined, unitary or other similar group of which the Acquiror Company is now
or
was formerly a member.
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1.63Β βTax
Returnβ means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund or credit,
information return, statement or other similar document filed with any
Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
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1.64Β βTransaction
Documentsβ means, collectively, all agreements, instruments and other documents
to be executed and delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement.
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1.65Β βU.S.β
means the United States of America.
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1.66Β βU.S.
Dollarsβ or βUS $β means the currency of the United States of
America.
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1.67Β βU.S.
Personβ has the meaning set forth in Regulation S under the Securities Act and
set forth on Exhibit
C
hereto.
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1.68Β βYongyeβ
means Inner Mongolia Yongye Nongfeng Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a cooperative
joint venture under the laws of the PRC.
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SECTION
II
EXCHANGE
OF SHARES AND SHARE CONSIDERATION
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2.1Β Share
Exchange.
At the
Closing, the Shareholders shall transfer 10,000 Shares, representing all of
the
issued and outstanding Shares, and, in consideration therefor, subject to
Section 2.2, the Acquiror Company shall issue to Shareholders an aggregate
of
11,444,755 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Acquiror Company Common Stock
in the amounts set forth opposite each such Shareholderβs name on Exhibit
A
(the
βExchangeβ); provided,
however,
that
2,000,000 of such Shares shall be delivered to the escrow agent appointed
pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement and held pursuant to the terms
thereof.
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2.2Β Withholding.
The
Acquiror Company shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Acquiror
Company Shares otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any Shareholder
such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making
of such payment under the Code or any provision of state, local, provincial
or
foreign tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld
amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid
to such Shareholder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was
made.
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2.3Β Section
368 Reorganization.
For
U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Exchange is intended to constitute a
βreorganizationβ within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Code. The
parties to this Agreement hereby adopt this Agreement as a βplan of
reorganizationβ within the meaning of Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) of the
United States Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything
else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties acknowledge and
agree that no party is making any representation or warranty as to the
qualification of the Exchange as a reorganization under Section 368 of the
Code
or as to the effect, if any, that any transaction consummated prior to the
Closing Date has or may have on any such reorganization status. The parties
acknowledge and agree that each (i) has had the opportunity to obtain
independent legal and tax advice with respect to the transaction contemplated
by
this Agreement, and (ii) is responsible for paying its own Taxes, including
without limitation, any adverse Tax consequences that may result if the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement is not determined to qualify as
a
reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.
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2.4Β Directors
of Acquiror Company at Closing Date.
On the
Closing Date, the current directors of the Acquiror Company shall appoint Wu
Zishen (Chairman), Sun Taoran (Vice Chairman), Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx and
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx as members of the Acquiror Company Board.
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2.5Β Officers
of Acquiror Company at Closing Date.
On the
Closing Date, Xxx XxXxxxx shall resign from each officer position held at the
Acquiror Company and Wu Zishen shall be appointed to serve as Chief Executive
Officer and President and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx shall be appointed to serve as Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary.
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SECTION
III
CLOSING
DATE
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3.1Β Closing
Date.
The
closing of the Exchange will occur within twenty (20)Β business
days following the date on which all of the closing conditions set forth in
Sections VIII and IX have been satisfied or waived (the βClosing Dateβ), subject
to extension by mutual agreement of the Company and the Acquiror Company, or
on
such other date as the parties mutually agree.
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SECTION
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SHAREHOLDERS
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4.1Β Generally.
Each
Shareholder, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to the
Acquiror Company:
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4.1.1Β Authority.
Such
Shareholder has the right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver
this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which such Shareholder
is a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
each of the Transaction Documents to which such Shareholder is a party, and
to
perform such Shareholderβs obligations under this Agreement and each of the
Transaction Documents to which such Shareholder is a party. This Agreement
has
been, and each of the Transaction Documents to which such Shareholder is a
party
will be, duly and validly authorized and approved, executed and delivered by
such Shareholder. Assuming this Agreement and the Transaction Documents have
been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto
other than such Shareholder, this Agreement is, and each of the Transaction
Documents to which such Shareholder is a party have been, duly authorized,
executed and delivered by such Shareholder and constitutes the legal, valid
and
binding obligation of such Shareholder, enforceable against such Shareholder
in
accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement is limited
by
general equitable principles, or by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar
Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally.
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4.1.2Β No
Conflict.
Neither
the execution or delivery by such Shareholder of this Agreement or any
Transaction Document to which such Shareholder is a party, nor the consummation
or performance by such Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby
or
thereby will, directly or indirectly, (a) contravene, conflict with, or result
in a violation of any provision of the Organizational Documents of such
Shareholder (if such Shareholder is not a natural person); (b) contravene,
conflict with, constitute a default (or an event or condition which, with notice
or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the
termination or acceleration of, any agreement or instrument to which such
Shareholder is a party or by which the properties or assets of such Shareholder
are bound; or (c) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of, any
Law or Order to which such Shareholder, or any of the properties or assets
of
such Shareholder, may be subject.
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4.1.3Β Ownership
of Shares.
Such
Shareholder owns, of record and beneficially, and has good, valid and
indefeasible title to and the right to transfer to the Acquiror Company pursuant
to this Agreement, such Shareholdersβ Shares free and clear of any and all
Liens. There are no options, rights, voting trusts, stockholder agreements
or
any other contracts or understandings to which such Shareholder is a party
or by
which such Shareholder or such Shareholderβs Shares are bound with respect to
the issuance, sale, transfer, voting or registration of such Shareholderβs
Shares. At the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company will acquire good, valid
and
marketable title to such Shareholderβs Shares free and clear of any and all
Liens.
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4.1.4Β Litigation.
There
is no pending Proceeding against such Shareholder that involves the Shares
or
that challenges, or may have the effect of preventing, delaying or making
illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement and, to the knowledge of such Shareholder, no such Proceeding
has
been threatened, and no event or circumstance exists that is reasonably likely
to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such
Proceeding.
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4.1.5Β No
Brokers or Finders.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule 4.1.5, no Person has, or as a result of the
transactions contemplated herein will have, any right or valid claim against
such Shareholder for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder
or
broker, or in any similar capacity, and such Shareholder will indemnify and
hold
the Acquiror Company harmless against any liability or expense arising out
of,
or in connection with, any such claim.
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4.2Β Investment
Representations.
Each
Shareholder, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to the
Acquiror Company:
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4.2.1Β Acknowledgment.
Each
Shareholder understands and agrees that the Acquiror Company Shares to be issued
pursuant to this Agreement and the Exchange have not been registered under
the
Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the U.S. and that the
issuance of the Acquiror Company Shares is being effected in reliance upon
an
exemption from registration afforded either under Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act for transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering or Regulation
S for offers and sales of securities outside the U.S.
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4.2.2Β Status.
By its
execution of this Agreement, each Shareholder, severally and not jointly,
represents and warrants to the Acquiror Company as indicated on its signature
page to this Agreement, either that:
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(a)Β such
Shareholder is an Accredited Investor; or
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(b)Β such
Shareholder is not a U.S. Person.
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Each
Shareholder severally understands that the Acquiror Company Shares are being
offered and sold to such Shareholder in reliance upon the truth and accuracy
of
the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings
of such Shareholder set forth in this Agreement, in order that the Acquiror
Company may determine the applicability and availability of the exemptions
from
registration of the Acquiror Company Shares on which the Acquiror Company is
relying.
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4.2.3Β Additional
Representations and Warranties of Accredited Investors.
Each
Shareholder indicating that such Shareholder is an Accredited Investor on its
signature page to this Agreement, severally and not jointly, further makes
the
representations and warranties to the Acquiror Company set forth on Exhibit
D.
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4.2.4Β Additional
Representations and Warranties of Non-U.S. Persons.
Each
Shareholder indicating that it is not a U.S. Person on its signature page to
this Agreement, severally and not jointly, further makes the representations
and
warranties to the Acquiror Company set forth on Exhibit
E.
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4.2.5Β Stock
Legends.
Each
Shareholder hereby agrees with the Acquiror Company as follows:
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(a)Β Securities
Act Legend - Accredited Investors.
The
certificates evidencing the Acquiror Company Shares issued to those Shareholders
who are Accredited Investors, and each certificate issued in transfer thereof,
will bear the following legend:
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THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE βACTβ), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND
NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED,
ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IN
WHICH CASE THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY
AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
THE
COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
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(b)Β Securities
Act Legend - Non-U.S. Persons.
The
certificates evidencing the Acquiror Company Shares issued to those Shareholders
who are not U.S. Persons, and each certificate issued in transfer thereof,
will
bear the following legend:
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THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE βACTβ), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND
NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED,
ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND BASED ON AN OPINION
OF
COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY,
THAT THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S HAVE BEEN SATISFIED (2) PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IN
WHICH CASE THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY
AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
THE
COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE SECURITIES ACT.
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(c)Β Other
Legends.
The
certificates representing such Acquiror Company Shares, and each certificate
issued in transfer thereof, will also bear any other legend required under
any
applicable Law, including, without limitation, any U.S. state corporate and
state securities law, or contract.
Β
(d)Β Opinion.
No
Shareholder will transfer any or all of the Acquiror Company Shares pursuant
to
Regulation S or absent an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act and applicable state securities law covering the disposition of such
Shareholderβs Acquiror Company Shares, without first providing the Acquiror
Company with an opinion of counsel (which counsel and opinion are reasonably
satisfactory to the Acquiror Company) to the effect that such transfer will
be
made in compliance with Regulation S or will be exempt from the registration
and
the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and the registration
or qualification requirements of any applicable U.S. state securities
laws.
Β
(e)Β Consent.
Each
Shareholder understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company may refuse
to
transfer the Acquiror Company Shares, unless such Shareholder complies with
this
Section 4.2.5 and any other restrictions on transferability set forth in
Exhibits
D
and
E.
Each
Shareholder consents to the Acquiror Company making a notation on its records
or
giving instructions to any transfer agent of the Acquiror Companyβs Common Stock
in order to implement the restrictions on transfer of the Acquiror Company
Shares.
Β
SECTION
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY AND THE COMPANY
SUBSIDIARIES
Β
The
Company represents and warrants to the Acquiror Company as follows:
Β
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5.1Β Organization
and Qualification.
Β
5.1.1Β The
Company is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the British
Virgin Islands, has all requisite authority and power (corporate and other),
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to carry on its
business as presently conducted and as contemplated to be conducted, to own,
hold and operate its properties and assets as now owned, held and operated
by
it, to enter into this Agreement, to carry out the provisions hereof except
where the failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing or to have
such authority or power will not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Company is duly qualified, licensed or domesticated as a foreign
corporation in good standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its
activities or its properties owned or leased makes such qualification, licensing
or domestication necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified,
licensed or domesticated will not have a Material Adverse Effect. Set forth
on
Schedule 5.1 is a list of those jurisdictions in which the Company presently
conducts its business, owns, holds and operates its properties and
assets.
Β
5.1.2Β As
of the
date hereof, each of the Company Subsidiaries has been duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its applicable jurisdiction
of
organization, 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. All registered capital
and
other capital contributions shall have been duly paid up in accordance with
any
relevant regulations in its applicable jurisdiction of organization and
requirements and all necessary capital verification reports have been duly
issued and not revoked.
Β
5.2Β Subsidiaries.
Β
5.2.1Β Each
Company Subsidiary and affiliated company of the Company is set forth on
Schedule 5.2.1. For each entity listed thereon, Schedule 5.2.1 sets forth its
jurisdiction of organization and the percentage of the outstanding capital
stock
or other equity interests of such entity that is held by the
Company.
Β
5.2.2Β Except
as
set forth on Schedule 5.2.1, the Company does not, directly or indirectly,
own
any capital stock or other securities of, or have any beneficial ownership
interest in, or hold any equity or similar interest, or have any investment
in
any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership,
joint venture or other company, person or other entity.
Β
5.2.3Β The
agreements (whether oral or written) entered, or to be entered into, between
Yongye and Inner Mongolia Yongye are described in Schedule 5.2.3. (the
βArrangementsβ). Such Arrangements are sufficient for Yongye to carry out the
Business, at levels and in a manner consistent with past practices.
Β
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5.3Β Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws.
Β
5.3.1Β The
copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company adopted
on
May 23, 2007, as amended, and the documents which constitute all other
Organization Documents of the Company, that have been delivered to the Acquiror
Company prior to the execution of this Agreement are true and complete and
have
not been amended or repealed. The Company is not in violation or breach of
any
of the provisions of its Organizational Documents, except for such violations
or
breaches as, in the aggregate, will not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β
5.3.2Β True,
correct and complete certified translated copies of the organizational documents
of each of the Company Subsidiaries have been delivered to the Acquiror Company
prior to the execution of this Agreement, and no action has been taken to amend
or repeal such organizational documents. No Company Subsidiaries 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 Company Subsidiaries are valid and
subsisting and none of the Company Subsidiaries are in violation of any of
the
provisions of their respective charter or bylaws or equivalent organizational
documents.
Β
5.4Β Authorization
and Validity of this Agreement.
The
Company has all requisite authority and power (corporate and other),
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to enter into
this
Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party,
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the
Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party, to perform its
obligations under this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which
the Company is a party, and to record the transfer of the Shares and the
delivery of the new certificates representing the Shares registered in the
name
of the Acquiror Company. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company
is
a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do
not
require from the Company Board or the Shareholders any consent or approval
that
has not been validly and lawfully obtained. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement and each of the Transaction
Documents to which the Company is a party requires no authorization, consent,
approval, license, exemption of or filing or registration with any Governmental
Authority or other Person.
Β
5.5Β No
Violation.
Neither
the execution nor the delivery by the Company of this Agreement or any
Transaction Document to which the Company is a party, nor the consummation
or
performance by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
will, directly or indirectly, (a) contravene, conflict with, or result in a
violation of any provision of the Organizational Documents of the Company;
(b)
contravene, conflict with, constitute a default (or an event or condition which,
with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or
result in the termination or acceleration of, or result in the imposition or
creation of any Lien under, any agreement or instrument to which the Company
is
a party or by which the properties or assets of the Company are bound or the
Arrangements; (c)Β contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of,
any Law or Order to which the Company, or any of the properties or assets owned
or used by the Company, may be subject; or (d) contravene, conflict with, or
result in a violation of, the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental
Authority the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify,
any licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises or other rights
held by the Company or that otherwise relate to the business of, or any of
the
properties or assets owned or used by, the Company, except, in the case of
clause (b), (c), or (d), for any such contraventions, conflicts, violations,
or
other occurrences as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
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5.6Β Binding
Obligations.
Assuming this Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto other than the
Company, this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the
Company is a party are duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company
and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms,
except as such enforcement is limited by general equitable principles, or by
bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors rights generally.
Β
5.7Β Capitalization
and Related Matters.
Β
5.7.1Β Capitalization
of the Company.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 50,000 shares of Common
Stock, of which 10,000 shares of Common Stock is issued and outstanding. There
are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, calls, purchase agreements,
participation agreements, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange
rights or other securities or contracts that could require the Company to issue,
sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its authorized but unissued
shares of capital stock or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for
or
carrying a right or option to purchase shares of capital stock or to create,
authorize, issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any new class
of
capital stock. There are no outstanding stockholdersβ agreements, voting trusts
or arrangements, registration rights agreements, rights of first refusal or
other contracts pertaining to the capital stock of the Company. The issuance
of
all of the shares of Companyβs Common Stock described in this Section 5.7.1 have
been in compliance with the laws of the British Virgin Islands. All issued
and
outstanding shares of the Companyβs capital stock are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and have not been issued in violation
of
any preemptive or similar rights.
Β
5.7.2Β Capitalization
of the Company Subsidiaries.
The
capitalization of each Company Subsidiary is set forth on Schedule 5.7.2. There
are no other outstanding shares of capital stock or voting securities and no
outstanding commitments to issue any shares of capital stock or voting
securities after the date hereof. The issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of each Company Subsidiary set forth on such schedule have been duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, are free of any
liens
or encumbrances other than any liens or encumbrances created by or imposed
upon
the holders thereof, and are not subject to preemptive rights or rights of
first
refusal created by statute, their respective organizational documents or any
agreement to which such company is a party or by which it is bound, and such
shares constitute all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such
Company Subsidiary. All registered capital and other capital contributions
regarding the Company Subsidiaries have been duly paid up in accordance with
the
relevant regulations and requirements of the applicable jurisdiction of
organization and all necessary capital verification reports have been duly
issued and not revoked or withdrawn. The owners of the shares of each of the
Company Subsidiaries own, and have good, valid and marketable title to, all
shares of capital stock of each such Company Subsidiary. There are no
outstanding or authorized options, warrants, purchase agreements, participation
agreements, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights or other
securities or contracts that could require any of the Company Subsidiaries
to
issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its respective
authorized but unissued shares of capital stock, or to create, authorize, issue,
sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any new class of capital stock.
There are no outstanding stockholdersβ agreements, voting trusts or
arrangements, rights of first refusal or other contracts pertaining to the
capital stock of any of the Company Subsidiaries. None of the outstanding shares
of capital stock of any of the Company Subsidiaries has been issued in violation
of any rights of any Person or in violation of any Law.
Β
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5.7.3Β No
Redemption Requirements.
There
are no outstanding contractual obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the
Company to retire, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding
shares of capital stock of, or other ownership interests in, the Company or
to
provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital
contribution or otherwise) in any other Person.
Β
5.7.4Β Duly
Authorized.
The
Exchange has been duly authorized, and the Shares have been validly issued
and
are fully paid and nonassessable.
Β
5.8Β Shareholders.
Exhibit
A
contains
a true and complete list of the names and addresses of the record and beneficial
holders of all of the outstanding capital stock of the Company. Except as
expressly provided in this Agreement, no holder of Shares or any other security
of the Company or any other Person is entitled to any preemptive right, right
of
first refusal or similar right as a result of the issuance of the shares or
otherwise. There is no voting trust, agreement or arrangement among any of
the
Shareholders of any capital stock of the Company affecting the exercise of
the
voting rights of any such capital stock.
Β
5.9Β Compliance
with Laws and Other Instruments.
Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the business and operations of
the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries have been and are being conducted in
accordance with all applicable Laws and Orders. Except as would not have a
Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has
received notice of any violation (or any Proceeding involving an allegation
of
any violation) of any applicable Law or Order by or affecting the Company or
such Company Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company and each such
Company Subsidiary, no Proceeding involving an allegation of violation of any
applicable Law or Order is threatened or contemplated. Except as would not
have
a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is,
and is not alleged to be, in violation of, or (with or without notice or lapse
of time or both) in default under, or in breach of, any term or provision of
its
Organizational Documents or of any indenture, loan or credit agreement, note,
deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other material agreement, lease,
license or other instrument, commitment, obligation or arrangement to which
the
Company or such Company Subsidiary is a party or by which any of the Companyβs
or such Company Subsidiaryβs properties, assets or rights are bound or affected.
To the knowledge of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, no other party
to
any material contract, agreement, lease, license, commitment, instrument or
other obligation to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party
is
(with or without notice or lapse of time or both) in default thereunder or
in
breach of any term thereof. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary
is
subject to any obligation or restriction of any kind or character, nor is there,
to the knowledge of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, any event or
circumstance relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary that materially
and adversely affects in any way its business, properties, assets or prospects
or that prohibits the Company or any Company Subsidiary from entering into
this
Agreement or would prevent or make burdensome its performance of or compliance
with all or any part of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby.
Β
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5.10Β Certain
Proceedings.
There
is no pending Proceeding that has been commenced against the Company and that
challenges, or may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal,
or
otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement. To the Companyβs knowledge, no such Proceeding has been
threatened.
Β
5.11Β No
Brokers or Finders.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule 5.11, no person has, or as a result of the transactions
contemplated herein will have, any right or valid claim against the Company
for
any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker, or in any
similar capacity, and the Company will indemnify and hold the Acquiror Company
harmless against any liability or expense arising out of, or in connection
with,
any such claim.
Β
5.12Β Title
to and Condition of Properties.
Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, Yongye owns (with good and
marketable title in the case of real property) or holds under valid leases
or
other rights to use, including pursuant to the Arrangement, all real property,
plants, machinery and equipment necessary for the conduct of the Business,
free
and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens. The material buildings, plants,
machinery and equipment necessary for the conduct of the Business are
structurally sound, are in good operating condition and repair and are adequate
for the uses to which they are being put, in each case, taken as a whole, and
none of such buildings, plants, machinery or equipment is in need of maintenance
or repairs, except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repairs that are not
material in nature or cost.
Β
5.13Β Board
Recommendation.
The
Company Board has, by unanimous written consent, determined that this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, are advisable and in the
best interests of the Company and its Shareholders.
Β
5.14Β No
Changes.
Since
December 31, 2007, neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiaries have
experienced or suffered any Material Adverse Effect.
Β
5.15Β No
Undisclosed Events.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.15, since December 31, 2007, no material event exists
with respect to the Company or its Company Subsidiaries or their respective
businesses, properties, operations or financial condition, which has not been
disclosed to the Acquiror Company in writing as of the date of this
Agreement.
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SECTION
VI
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE ACQUIROR COMPANY AND THE ACQUIROR COMPANY
SHAREHOLDERS
Β
The
Acquiror Company and the Principal Acquiror Company Shareholder, jointly and
severally, represent and warrant to the Shareholders and the Company as
follows:
Β
6.1Β Organization
and Qualification.
The
Acquiror Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of Nevada, has all requisite authority and power (corporate and other),
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to carry on its
business as presently conducted and to own, hold and operate its properties
and
assets as now owned, held and operated by it, 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. The Acquiror Company is duly qualified, licensed or
domesticated as a foreign corporation in good standing in each jurisdiction
wherein the nature of its activities or its properties owned, held or operated
makes such qualification, licensing or domestication necessary, except where
the
failure to be so duly qualified, licensed or domesticated and in good standing
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 6.1 sets forth a true,
correct and complete list of the Acquiror Companyβs jurisdiction of organization
and each other jurisdiction in which the Acquiror Company presently conducts
its
business or owns, holds and operates its properties and assets.
Β
6.2Β Subsidiaries.
The
Acquiror Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity or other
ownership interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other
entity or enterprise.
Β
6.3Β Organizational
Documents.
True,
correct and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of the Acquiror
Company have been delivered to the Company prior to the execution of this
Agreement, and no action has been taken to amend or repeal such Organizational
Documents. The Acquiror Company is not 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.
Β
6.4Β Authorization.
The
Acquiror Company has all requisite authority and power (corporate and other),
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to enter into
this
Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company
is
a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
each
of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company is a party and to
perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Transaction
Documents to which the Acquiror Company is a party. The execution, delivery
and
performance by the Acquiror Company of this Agreement and each of the
Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company is a party have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not require from the
Acquiror Company Board any consent or approval that has not been validly and
lawfully obtained except for approval by the Acquiror Company stockholders.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Acquiror Company of this Agreement
and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company is a party
requires no authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of or filing
or
registration with any Governmental Authority or other Person other than (a)
such
other customary filings with the Commission for transactions of the type
contemplated by this Agreement.
Β
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6.5Β No
Violation.
Neither
the execution nor the delivery by the Acquiror Company of this Agreement or
any
Transaction Document to which the Acquiror Company is a party, nor the
consummation or performance by the Acquiror Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby will, directly or indirectly, (a) contravene,
conflict with, or result in a violation of any provision of the Organizational
Documents of the Acquiror Company; (b) contravene, conflict with, constitute
a
default (or an event or condition which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or acceleration
of, or result in the imposition or creation of any Lien under, any agreement
or
instrument to which the Acquiror Company is a party or by which the properties
or assets of the Acquiror Company is bound; (c)Β contravene, conflict with,
or result in a violation of, any Law or Order to which the Acquiror Company,
or
any of the properties or assets owned or used by the Acquiror Company, may
be
subject; or (d) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of, the
terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Authority the right to
revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any licenses, permits,
authorizations, approvals, franchises or other rights held by the Acquiror
Company or that otherwise relate to the business of, or any of the properties
or
assets owned or used by, the Acquiror Company, except, in the case of clause
(b), (c), or (d), for any such contraventions, conflicts, violations, or other
occurrences as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
6.6Β Binding
Obligations.
Assuming this Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto other than the
Acquiror Company, this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which
the Acquiror Company is a party are duly authorized, executed and delivered
by
the Acquiror Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations
of
the Acquiror Company, enforceable against the Acquiror Company in accordance
with their respective terms, except as such enforcement is limited by general
equitable principles, or by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar Laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally.
Β
6.7Β Securities
Laws.
Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Shareholders,
contained in Section IV and Exhibits
D
and
E,
the
issuance of the Acquiror Company Shares pursuant to this Agreement will be
when
issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, issued
in
accordance with exemptions from the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act and the registration permit or qualification
requirements of all applicable state securities laws.
Β
6.8Β Capitalization
and Related Matters.
Β
6.8.1Β Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Acquiror Company consists of 150,000,000 shares
of Acquiror Company Common Stock and 75,000,000 shares of blank check preferred
stock, par value US $0.001 per share, of which 4,960,000 shares of Acquiror
Company Common Stock are issued and outstanding (but for the covenant of the
Acquiror Company set forth in Section 10.10) and no shares of blank check
preferred stock are issued and outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares
of
the Acquiror Companyβs Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive
or similar rights. At the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company will have
sufficient authorized and unissued Acquiror Companyβs Common Stock to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby. There are no outstanding options,
warrants, purchase agreements, participation agreements, subscription rights,
conversion rights, exchange rights or other securities or contracts that could
require the Acquiror Company to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become
outstanding any of its authorized but unissued shares of capital stock or any
securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying a right or option
to
purchase shares of capital stock or to create, authorize, issue, sell or
otherwise cause to become outstanding any new class of capital stock. There
are
no outstanding stockholdersβ agreements, voting trusts or arrangements,
registration rights agreements, rights of first refusal or other contracts
pertaining to the capital stock of the Acquiror Company. The issuance of all
of
the shares of Acquiror Companyβs Common Stock described in this Section 6.8.1
have been in compliance with U.S. federal and state securities
laws.
Β
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6.8.2Β No
Redemption Requirements.
There
are no outstanding contractual obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the
Acquiror Company to retire, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any
outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other ownership interests in, the
Acquiror Company or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form
of a
loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any other Person.
Β
6.8.3Β Duly
Authorized.
The
issuance of the Acquiror Company Shares has been duly authorized and, upon
delivery to the Shareholders of certificates therefor in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, the Acquiror Company Shares will have been validly
issued and fully paid, and will be nonassessable, have the rights, preferences
and privileges specified, will be free of preemptive rights and will be free
and
clear of all Liens and restrictions, other than Liens created by the
Shareholders and restrictions on transfer imposed by this Agreement and the
Securities Act.
Β
6.9Β Compliance
with Laws.
Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the business and operations of
the
Acquiror Company have been and are being conducted in accordance with all
applicable Laws and Orders. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
the Acquiror Company has not received notice of any violation (or any Proceeding
involving an allegation of any violation) of any applicable Law or Order by
or
affecting the Acquiror Company and, to the knowledge of the Acquiror Company,
no
Proceeding involving an allegation of violation of any applicable Law or Order
is threatened or contemplated. Except as would have a Material Adverse Effect,
the Acquiror Company is not subject to any obligation or restriction of any
kind
or character, nor is there, to the knowledge of the Acquiror Company, any event
or circumstance relating to the Acquiror Company that materially and adversely
affects in any way its business, properties, assets or prospects or that
prohibits the Acquiror Company from entering into this Agreement or would
prevent or make burdensome its performance of or compliance with all or any
part
of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Β
6.10Β Certain
Proceedings.
There
is no pending Proceeding that has been commenced against the Acquiror Company
and that challenges, or may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making
illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement. To the knowledge of the Acquiror Company, no such Proceeding
has
been threatened.
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6.11Β No
Brokers or Finders.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule 6.11, no Person has, or as a result of the transactions
contemplated herein will have, any right or valid claim against the Acquiror
Company for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker,
or
in any similar capacity, and the Acquiror Company will indemnify and hold the
Company harmless against any liability or expense arising out of, or in
connection with, any such claim.
Β
6.12Β Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 6.12 or in the SEC Documents, the Acquiror 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 Acquiror 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 Acquiror Company Balance
Sheet. All debts, obligations or liabilities with respect to directors and
officers of the Acquiror Company will be cancelled prior to the Closing. The
Acquiror Company has not incurred any liabilities or obligations under
agreements entered into, in the usual and ordinary course of business since
February 28, 2007.
Β
6.13Β Changes.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Acquiror Company has, since February
28,
2007, conducted its business in the usual and ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and has not:
Β
6.13.1Β Ordinary
Course of Business.
Entered
into any transaction other than in the usual and ordinary course of business,
except for this Agreement.
Β
6.13.2Β Adverse
Changes.
Suffered or experienced any change in, or affecting, its condition (financial
or
otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business, operations, results
of
operations or prospects other than changes, events or conditions in the usual
and ordinary course of its business, none of which would have a Material Adverse
Effect;
Β
6.13.3Β Loans.
Made
any loans or advances to any Person other than travel advances and reimbursement
of expenses made to employees, officers and directors in the ordinary course
of
business;
Β
6.13.4Β Liens.
Created
or permitted to exist any Lien on any material property or asset of the Acquiror
Company, other than Permitted Liens;
Β
6.13.5Β Capital
Stock.
Issued,
sold, disposed of or encumbered, or authorized the issuance, sale, disposition
or encumbrance of, or granted or issued any option to acquire any shares of
its
capital stock or any other of its securities or any Equity Security, or altered
the term of any of its outstanding securities or made any change in its
outstanding shares of capital stock or its capitalization, whether by reason
of
reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, combination, exchange or
readjustment of shares, stock dividend or otherwise;
Β
6.13.6Β Dividends.
Declared, set aside, made or paid any dividend or other distribution to any
of
its stockholders;
Β
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6.13.7Β Material
Acquiror Company Contracts.
Terminated or modified any Material Acquiror Company Contract, except for
termination upon expiration in accordance with the terms thereof;
Β
6.13.8Β Claims.
Released, waived or cancelled any claims or rights relating to or affecting
the
Acquiror Company in excess of US $10,000 in the aggregate or instituted or
settled any Proceeding involving in excess of US $10,000 in the
aggregate;
Β
6.13.9Β Discharged
Liabilities.
Paid,
discharged or satisfied any claim, obligation or liability in excess of US
$10,000 in the aggregate, except for liabilities incurred prior to the date
of
this Agreement in the ordinary course of business;
Β
6.13.10Β Indebtedness.
Created, incurred, assumed or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness
in
excess of US $10,000 in the aggregate, other than professional
fees;
Β
6.13.11Β Guarantees.
Guaranteed or endorsed in a material amount any obligation or net worth of
any
Person;
Β
6.13.12Β Acquisitions.
Acquired the capital stock or other securities or any ownership interest in,
or
substantially all of the assets of, any other Person;
Β
6.13.13Β Accounting.
Changed
its method of accounting or the accounting principles or practices utilized
in
the preparation of its financial statements, other than as required by
GAAP;
Β
6.13.14Β Agreements.
Entered
into any agreement, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the
foregoing.
Β
6.14Β Material
Acquiror Company Contracts.
The
Acquiror Company has provided to the Company, prior to the date of this
Agreement, true, correct and complete copies of each written Material Acquiror
Company Contract, including each amendment, supplement and modification
thereto.
Β
6.14.1Β No
Defaults.
Each
Material Acquiror Company Contract is a valid and binding agreement of the
Acquiror Company that is party thereto, and is in full force and effect. Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Acquiror Company is not in
breach or default of any Material Acquiror Company Contract to which it is
a
party and, to the knowledge of the Acquiror Company, no other party to any
Material Acquiror Company Contract is in breach or default thereof. Except
as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect, no event has occurred or circumstance
exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would (a) contravene,
conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or become a default or
event of default under, any provision of any Material Acquiror Company Contract
or (b) permit the Acquiror Company or any other Person the right to declare
a
default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or
performance of, or to cancel, terminate or modify any Material Acquiror Company
Contract. The Acquiror Company has not received notice of any pending or
threatened cancellation, revocation or termination of any Material Acquiror
Company Contract to which it is a party. There are no renegotiations of, or
attempts to renegotiate, or outstanding rights to renegotiate any material terms
of any Material Acquiror Company Contract.
Β
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6.15Β Employees.
Β
6.15.1Β The
Acquiror Company has no employees, independent contractors or other Persons
providing research or other services to it. Except as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, the Acquiror Company is in full compliance with all Laws
regarding employment, wages, hours, benefits, equal opportunity, collective
bargaining, the payment of Social Security and other taxes, occupational safety
and health and plant closing. The Acquiror Company is not liable for the payment
of any compensation, damages, taxes, fines, penalties or other amounts, however
designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing Laws.
Β
6.15.2Β No
director, officer or employee of the Acquiror Company is a party to, or is
otherwise bound by, any contract (including any confidentiality, non-competition
or proprietary rights agreement) with any other Person that in any way adversely
affects or will materially affect (a) the performance of his or her duties
as a
director, officer or employee of the Acquiror Company or (b) the ability of
the
Acquiror Company to conduct its business. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents, each employee of the Acquiror Company is employed on an at-will
basis
and the Acquiror Company does not have any contract with any of its employees
which would interfere with its ability to discharge its employees.
Β
6.16Β Tax
Returns and Audits.
Β
6.16.1Β Tax
Returns.
Schedule 6.16 discloses all material Tax Returns filed (if any) by or on behalf
of the Acquiror Company. The Acquiror Company has paid all material Taxes
required to have been paid (whether or not reflected on any Tax Return). Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents, (a) no Governmental Authority in any
jurisdiction has made a claim, assertion or threat to the Acquiror Company
that
the Acquiror Company is or may be subject to taxation by such jurisdiction;
(b)
there are no Liens with respect to Taxes on the Acquiror Companyβs property or
assets other than Permitted Liens; and (c) there are no Tax rulings, requests
for rulings, or closing agreements relating to the Acquiror Company for any
period (or portion of a period) that would affect any period after the date
hereof.
Β
6.16.2Β No
Adjustments, Changes.
Neither
the Acquiror Company nor any other Person on behalf of the Acquiror Company
(a)
has executed or entered into a closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of
the
Code or any predecessor provision thereof or any similar provision of state,
local or foreign law; or (b) has agreed to or is required to make any
adjustments pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or any similar provision
of
state, local or foreign law.
Β
6.16.3Β No
Disputes.
There
is no pending audit, examination, investigation, dispute, proceeding or claim
with respect to any Taxes of the Acquiror Company, nor is any such claim or
dispute pending or contemplated. The Acquiror Company has delivered to the
Company true, correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns, if any,
examination reports and statements of deficiencies assessed or asserted against
or agreed to by the Acquiror Company since their inception and any and all
correspondence with respect to the foregoing.
Β
6.16.4Β Not
a
U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation.
The
Acquiror Company is not and has not been a United States real property holding
corporation within the meaning of SectionΒ 897(c)(2) of the Code at any time
during the applicable period specified in SectionΒ 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the
Code.
Β
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6.16.5Β No
Tax
Allocation, Sharing.
The
Acquiror Company is not and has not been a party to any Tax allocation or
sharing agreement.
Β
6.16.6Β No
Other Arrangements.
The
Acquiror Company is not a party to any agreement, contract or arrangement for
services that would result, individually or in the aggregate, in the payment
of
any amount that would not be deductible by reason of SectionΒ 162(m), 280G
or 404 of the Code. The Acquiror Company is not a βconsenting corporationβ
within the meaning of Section 341(f) of the Code. The Acquiror Company does
not
have any βtax-exempt bond financed propertyβ or βtax-exempt use propertyβ within
the meaning of Section 168(g) or (h), respectively of the Code. The Acquiror
Company does not have any outstanding closing agreement, ruling request, request
for consent to change a method of accounting, subpoena or request for
information to or from a Governmental Authority in connection with any Tax
matter. During the last two years, the Acquiror Company has not engaged in
any
exchange with a related party (within the meaning of Section 1031(f) of the
Code) under which gain realized was not recognized by reason of Section 1031
of
the Code. The Company is not a party to any reportable transaction within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4.
Β
6.17Β Material
Assets.
The
financial statements of the Acquiror Company set forth in the SEC Documents
reflect the material properties and assets (real and personal) owned or leased
by the Acquiror Company.
Β
6.18Β Litigation;
Orders.
There
is no Proceeding (whether federal, state, local or foreign) pending or, to
the
knowledge of the Acquiror Company, threatened against or affecting the Acquiror
Company or any of Acquiror Companyβs properties, assets, business or employees.
To the knowledge of the Acquiror Company, there is no fact that might result
in
or form the basis for any such Proceeding. The Acquiror Company is not subject
to any Orders.
Β
6.19Β Licenses.
Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Acquiror Company possesses
from
the appropriate Governmental Authority all licenses, permits, authorizations,
approvals, franchises and rights that are necessary for the Acquiror Company
to
engage in its business as currently conducted and to permit the Acquiror Company
to own and use its properties and assets in the manner in which it currently
owns and uses such properties and assets (collectively, βAcquiror Company
Permitsβ). The Acquiror Company has not received notice from any Governmental
Authority or other Person that there is lacking any license, permit,
authorization, approval, franchise or right necessary for the Acquiror Company
to engage in its business as currently conducted and to permit the Acquiror
Company to own and use its properties and assets in the manner in which it
currently owns and uses such properties and assets. Except as would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect, the Acquiror Company Permits are valid and in full
force and effect. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, no event
has occurred or circumstance exists that may (with or without notice or lapse
of
time): (a) constitute or result, directly or indirectly, in a violation of
or a
failure to comply with any Acquiror Company Permit; or (b) result, directly
or
indirectly, in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or
termination of, or any modification to, any Acquiror Company Permit. The
Acquiror Company has not received notice from any Governmental Authority or
any
other Person regarding: (a) any actual, alleged, possible or potential
contravention of any Acquiror Company Permit; or (b) any actual, proposed,
possible or potential revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation,
termination of, or modification to, any Acquiror Company Permit. All
applications required to have been filed for the renewal of such Acquiror
Company Permits have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate
Persons, and all other filings required to have been made with respect to such
Acquiror Company Permits have been duly made on a timely basis with the
appropriate Persons. All Acquiror Company Permits are renewable by their terms
or in the ordinary course of business without the need to comply with any
special qualification procedures or to pay any amounts other than routine fees
or similar charges, all of which have, to the extent due, been duly
paid.
Β
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6.20Β Interested
Party Transactions.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule 6.20, no officer, director or stockholder of the
Acquiror Company or any Affiliate or βassociateβ (as such term is defined in
Rule 405 of the Commission under the Securities Act) of any such Person, has
or
has had, either directly or indirectly, (1) an interest in any Person which
(a)
furnishes or sells services or products which are furnished or sold or are
proposed to be furnished or sold by the Acquiror Company, or (b) purchases
from
or sells or furnishes to, or proposes to purchase from, sell to or furnish
the
Acquiror Company any goods or services; or (2) a beneficial interest in any
contract or agreement to which the Acquiror Company is a party or by which
it
may be bound or affected.
Β
6.21Β Governmental
Inquiries.
The
Acquiror Company has provided to the Company a copy of each material written
inspection report, questionnaire, inquiry, demand or request for information
received by the Acquiror Company from any Governmental Authority, and the
Acquiror Companyβs response thereto, and each material written statement, report
or other document filed by the Acquiror Company with any Governmental
Authority.
Β
6.22Β Bank
Accounts and Safe Deposit Boxes.
Schedule 6.22 discloses the title and number of each bank or other deposit
or
financial account, and each lock box and safety deposit box used by the Acquiror
Company, the financial institution at which that account or box is maintained
and the names of the persons authorized to draw against the account or otherwise
have access to the account or box, as the case may be.
Β
6.23Β Intellectual
Property.
The
Acquiror Company does not own, use or license any Intellectual Property in
its
business as presently conducted, except as set forth in Schedule
6.23.
Β
6.24Β Title
to and Condition of Properties.
Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Acquiror Company owns (with
good and marketable title in the case of real property) or holds under valid
leases or other rights to use all real property, plants, machinery, equipment
and other personal property necessary for the conduct of its business as
presently conducted, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens. The
material buildings, plants, machinery and equipment necessary for the conduct
of
the business of the Acquiror Company as presently conducted are structurally
sound, are in good operating condition and repair and are adequate for the
uses
to which they are being put, and none of such buildings, plants, machinery
or
equipment is in need of maintenance or repairs, except for ordinary, routine
maintenance and repairs that are not material in nature or cost.
Β
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6.25Β SEC
Documents; Financial Statements.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 6.25, the Acquiror Company has filed all reports
required to be filed by a company with a class of securities registered under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
thereof, for the three (3) years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter
period as the Acquiror Company was required by law to file such material) (the
foregoing materials being collectively referred to herein as the βSEC
Documentsβ) and, while not having filed all such SEC Documents prior to the
expiration of any extension(s), is nevertheless current with respect to its
Exchange Act filing requirements. As of their respective dates, the SEC
Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission 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 statement
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. All Material Acquiror Company Contracts to which the Acquiror
Company is a party or to which the property or assets of the Acquiror Company
are subject have been appropriately filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents
as
and to the extent required under the Exchange Act. The financial statements
of
the Acquiror Company included in the SEC Documents comply in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirement and the rules and regulations
of
the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing, were
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the
periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto, or, in the
case of unaudited statements as permitted by Form 10-Q or Form 10-QSB, as the
case may be, of the Commission), and fairly present in all material respects
(subject in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, recurring audit
adjustments) the financial position of the Acquiror Company as at the dates
thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then
ended.
Β
6.26Β Stock
Option Plans; Employee Benefits.
Β
6.26.1Β The
Acquiror Company has no stock option plans providing for the grant by the
Acquiror Company of stock options to directors, officers or
employees.
Β
6.26.2Β The
Acquiror 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 to the Acquiror Company.
Β
6.26.3Β 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 Acquiror Company, will result in (a) any payment
(including, without limitation, severance, unemployment compensation or bonus
payments) becoming due from the Acquiror Company, (b) any increase in the amount
of compensation or benefits payable to any such individual or (c)Β any
acceleration of the vesting or timing of payment of compensation payable to
any
such individual. No agreement, arrangement or other contract of the Acquiror
Company provides benefits or payments contingent upon, triggered by, or
increased as a result of a change in the ownership or effective control of
the
Acquiror Company.
Β
6.27Β Environmental
and Safety Matters.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 6.27 or in the SEC Documents and except as would not
have a Material Adverse Effect:
Β
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6.27.1Β The
Acquiror Company has at all time been and is in compliance with all
Environmental Laws applicable to the Acquiror Company.
Β
6.27.2Β There
are
no Proceedings pending or threatened against the Acquiror Company alleging
the
violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit applicable to the
Acquiror Company or alleging that the Acquiror Company is a potentially
responsible party for any environmental site contamination.
Β
6.27.3Β Neither
this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall impose any obligations to notify or obtain the consent of any
Governmental Authority or third Persons under any Environmental Laws applicable
to the Acquiror Company.
Β
6.28Β Money
Laundering Laws.
The
operations of the Acquiror 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 βMoney Laundering Lawsβ) and no Proceeding involving the
Acquiror Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to
the
knowledge of the Acquiror Company, threatened.
Β
6.29Β Board
Recommendation.
The
Acquiror Company Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has determined that
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are advisable
and in the best interests of the Acquiror Companyβs stockholders and has duly
authorized this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Β
6.30Β Business
of the Acquiror Company.
Since
inception, the Acquiror Company has not incurred, directly or indirectly through
any Subsidiary or otherwise, any liabilities or obligations of any nature
(whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unasserted or otherwise), except as
set
forth on Schedule 6.30 (such liabilities set forth on Schedule 6.30 to be
paid-off by the Acquiror Company prior to the Closing).
Β
SECTION
VII
COVENANTS
OF THE ACQUIROR COMPANY
Β
7.1Β Indemnification
and Insurance.
Β
7.1.1Β The
Acquiror Company shall to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law
or
its Organizational Documents, indemnify and hold harmless, each present and
former director, officer or employee of the Acquiror Company (collectively,
the
βIndemnified Partiesβ) against any costs or expenses (including attorneysβ
fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid
in settlement in connection with any Proceeding (x) arising out of or pertaining
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (y)Β otherwise with
respect to any acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Closing Date
(βDamagesβ), to the same extent as provided in the Acquiror Companyβs
Organizational Documents or any applicable contract or agreement as in effect
on
the date hereof, in each case for a period of five years after the Closing
Date.
In the event of any such Proceeding (whether arising before or after the Closing
Date), (i) any counsel retained by the Indemnified Parties for any period after
the Closing Date shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Acquiror Company,
(ii)
after the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company shall pay the reasonable fees
and
expenses of such counsel, promptly after statements therefor are received,
provided that the Indemnified Parties shall be required to reimburse the
Acquiror Company for such payments in the circumstances and to the extent
required by the Acquiror Companyβs Organizational Documents, any applicable
contract or agreement or applicable Law, and (iii) the Acquiror Company will
cooperate in the defense of any such matter; provided,
however,
that
the Acquiror Company shall not be liable for any settlement effected without
its
written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); and
provided, further, that, in the event that any claim or claims for
indemnification are asserted or made within such five-year period, all rights
to
indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until
the
disposition of any and all such claims. The Indemnified Parties as a group
may
retain only one law firm to represent them in each applicable jurisdiction
with
respect to any single action unless there is, under applicable standards of
professional conduct, a conflict on any significant issue between the positions
of any two or more Indemnified Parties, in which case each Indemnified Person
with respect to whom such a conflict exists (or group of such Indemnified
Persons who among them have no such conflict) may retain one separate law firm
in each applicable jurisdiction.
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7.1.2Β This
Section 7.1 shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement and upon the execution hereof, is intended to benefit the
Indemnified Parties, shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the
Acquiror Company and shall be enforceable by the Indemnified
Parties.
Β
7.2Β Rule
144 Reporting.
Subject
to the Principal Acquiror Company Shareholder not being in material breach
of
the warranties and representations in Section VI, with a view to making
available to the Acquiror Companyβs stockholders the benefit of certain rules
and regulations of the Commission which may permit the sale of the Acquiror
Company Common Stock to the public without registration, from and after the
Closing Date, the Acquiror Company agrees to:
Β
7.2.1Β Make
and
keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in
Rule 144; and
Β
7.2.2Β File
with
the Commission, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents required
of
the Acquiror Company under the Exchange Act.
Β
7.3Β SEC
Documents.
From
and after the Closing Date, in the event the Commission notifies the Acquiror
Company of its intent to review any SEC Document filed prior to the Closing
Date
or the Acquiror Company receives any oral or written comments from the
Commission with respect to any SEC Document filed prior to the Closing Date,
the
Acquiror Company shall promptly notify the Principal Acquiror Company
Shareholder and the Principal Acquiror Company Shareholder shall fully cooperate
with the Acquiror Company.
Β
7.4Β Operation
of the Business of the Acquiror Company.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company will
not
conduct any business except for consummating the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement.
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SECTION
VIII
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT OF THE ACQUIROR COMPANY
Β
The
Acquiror Companyβs obligation to acquire the Shares and to take the other
actions required to be taken by the Acquiror Company at the Closing Date is
subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the
following conditions (any of which may be waived by the Acquiror Company, in
whole or in part):
Β
8.1Β Accuracy
of Representations.
The
representations and warranties of the Company and the Shareholders set forth
in
this Agreement or in any Schedule or certificate delivered pursuant hereto
that
are not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date of this Agreement except to the extent a representation
or warranty is expressly limited by its terms to another date and without giving
effect to any supplemental Schedule. The representations and warranties of
the
Company and the Shareholders set forth in this Agreement or in any Schedule
or
certificate delivered pursuant hereto that are qualified as to materiality
shall
be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement, except
to
the extent a representation or warranty is expressly limited by its terms to
another date and without giving effect to any supplemental
Schedule.
Β
8.2Β Performance
by the Company and Shareholders.
Β
8.2.1Β All
of
the covenants and obligations that the Company and the Shareholders are required
to perform or to comply with pursuant to this Agreement (considered
collectively), and each of these covenants and obligations (considered
individually), must have been duly performed and complied with in all material
respects.
Β
8.2.2Β Each
document required to be delivered by the Company and the Shareholders pursuant
to this Agreement must have been delivered.
Β
8.2.3Β Receipt
of executed signature pages to the Securities Purchase Agreement relating to
the
Financing to be consummated immediately following the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
Β
8.3Β No
Force Majeure Event.
There
shall not have been any delay, error, failure or interruption in the conduct
of
the business of the Company, or any loss, injury, delay, damage, distress,
or
other casualty, due to force majeure including but not limited to (a) acts
of
God; (b) fire or explosion; (c) war, acts of terrorism or other civil unrest;
or
(d) national emergency.
Β
8.4Β Certificate
of Officer.
The
Company will have delivered to the Acquiror Company a certificate executed
by an
officer of the Company, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified
in Sections 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3.
Β
8.5Β Certificate
of Shareholders.
Each
Shareholder will have delivered to the Acquiror Company a certificate executed
by such Shareholder, if a natural person, or an authorized officer of the
Shareholder, if an entity, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions
specified in Sections 8.1 and 8.2.
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8.6Β Consents.
All
material consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to
be
obtained, and all filings required to be made, by the Company and/or the
Shareholders for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement
and
the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
shall have been obtained and made by the Company or the Shareholders, as the
case may be, except where the failure to receive such consents, waivers,
approvals, authorizations or orders or to make such filings would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company or the Acquiror Company.
Β
8.7Β Documents.
The
Company and the Shareholders must deliver to the Acquiror Company at the
Closing:
Β
8.7.1Β share
certificates evidencing the number of Shares held by each Shareholder (as set
forth in Exhibit
A),
along
with executed share transfer forms transferring such Shares to the Acquiror
Company together with a certified copy of a board resolution of the Company
approving the registration of the transfer of such shares to the Acquiror
Company (subject to Closing and payment of stamp duty);
Β
8.7.2Β each
of
the Transaction Documents to which the Company and/or the Shareholders is a
party, duly executed; and
Β
8.7.3Β such
other documents as the Acquiror Company may reasonably request for the purpose
of (A) evidencing the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties
of
the Company and the Shareholders pursuant to Section 8.1, (B) evidencing the
performance of, or compliance by the Company and the Shareholders with, any
covenant or obligation required to be performed or complied with by the Company
or the Shareholders, as the case may be, (C)Β evidencing the satisfaction of
any condition referred to in this Section 8, or (D) otherwise facilitating
the
consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Β
8.8Β No
Proceedings.
There
must not have been commenced or threatened against the Acquiror Company, the
Company or any Shareholder, or against any Affiliate thereof, any Proceeding
(which Proceeding remains unresolved as of the Closing Date) (a) involving
any
challenge to, or seeking damages or other relief in connection with, any of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) that may have the effect
of
preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with any of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Β
8.9Β No
Claim Regarding Stock Ownership or Consideration.
There
must not have been made or threatened by any Person any claim asserting that
such Person (a) is the holder of, or has the right to acquire or to obtain
beneficial ownership of the Shares or any other stock, voting, equity, or
ownership interest in, the Company, or (b) is entitled to all or any portion
of
the Acquiror Company Shares.
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SECTION
IX
COVENANTS
OF THE COMPANY
Β
9.1Β Indemnification
and Insurance.
Β
9.1.1Β The
Company shall to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law or its
Organizational Documents, indemnify and hold harmless, each present and former
director, officer or employee of the Company (collectively, the βCompany
Indemnified Partiesβ) against any costs or expenses (including attorneysβ fees),
judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in
settlement in connection with any Proceeding (x) arising out of or pertaining
to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (y)Β otherwise with
respect to any acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Closing Date
(βCompany Damagesβ), to the same extent as provided in the Companyβs
Organizational Documents or any applicable contract or agreement as in effect
on
the date hereof, in each case for a period of two years after the Closing Date.
In the event of any such Proceeding (whether arising before or after the Closing
Date), (i) any counsel retained by the Company Indemnified Parties for any
period after the Closing Date shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
(ii) after the Closing Date, the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and
expenses of such counsel, promptly after statements therefor are received,
provided that the Company Indemnified Parties shall be required to reimburse
the
Company for such payments in the circumstances and to the extent required by
the
Companyβs Organizational Documents, any applicable contract or agreement or
applicable Law, and (iii) the Company will cooperate in the defense of any
such
matter; provided,
however,
that
the Company shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its written
consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); and provided,
further, that, in the event that any claim or claims for indemnification are
asserted or made within such one (1) year period, all rights to indemnification
in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until the disposition
of
any and all such claims. The Company Indemnified Parties as a group may retain
only one law firm to represent them in each applicable jurisdiction with respect
to any single action unless there is, under applicable standards of professional
conduct, a conflict on any significant issue between the positions of any two
or
more Company Indemnified Parties, in which case each Company Indemnified Person
with respect to whom such a conflict exists (or group of such Company
Indemnified Persons who among them have no such conflict) may retain one
separate law firm in each applicable jurisdiction.
Β
9.1.2Β This
Section 9.1 shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement upon execution, is intended to benefit the Company Indemnified
Parties, shall be binding on all successors and assigns of he Company and shall
be enforceable by the Company Indemnified Parties.
Β
SECTION
X
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT OF THE COMPANY
AND
THE SHAREHOLDERS
Β
The
Shareholdersβ obligation to transfer the Shares and the obligations of the
Company to take the other actions required to be taken by the Company in advance
of or at the Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived
by
the Company and the Shareholders jointly, in whole or in part):
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10.1Β Accuracy
of Representations.
The
representations and warranties of the Acquiror Company and Principal Acquiror
Company Shareholder set forth in this Agreement or in any Schedule or
certificate delivered pursuant hereto that are not qualified as to materiality
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this
Agreement except to the extent a representation or warranty is expressly limited
by its terms to another date and without giving effect to any supplemental
Schedule. The representations and warranties of the Acquiror Company and
Principal Acquiror Company Shareholder set forth in this Agreement or in any
Schedule or certificate delivered pursuant hereto that are qualified as to
materiality shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this
Agreement, except to the extent a representation or warranty is expressly
limited by its terms to another date and without giving effect to any
supplemental Schedule.
Β
10.2Β Performance
by the Acquiror Company.
Β
10.2.1Β All
of
the covenants and obligations that the Acquiror Company and Principal Acquiror
Company Shareholder are required to perform or to comply with pursuant to this
Agreement (considered collectively), and each of these covenants and obligations
(considered individually), must have been performed and complied with in all
respects.
Β
10.2.2Β Each
document required to be delivered by the Acquiror Company and Principal Acquiror
Company Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement must have been
delivered.
Β
10.3Β No
Force Majeure Event.
There
shall not have been any delay, error, failure or interruption in the conduct
of
the business of the Acquiror Company, or any loss, injury, delay, damage,
distress, or other casualty, due to force majeure including but not limited
to
(a) acts of God; (b) fire or explosion; (c) war, acts of terrorism or other
civil unrest; or (d) national emergency.
Β
10.4Β Certificate
of Officer.
The
Acquiror Company will have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the
Closing Date, executed by an officer of the Acquiror Company, certifying the
satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 10.1, 10.2, and
10.3.
Β
10.5Β Certificate
of Principal Acquiror Company Shareholder.
The
Principal Acquiror Company Shareholder will have delivered to the Company a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by such Principal Acquiror Company
Shareholder, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections
10.1 and 10.2.
Β
10.6Β Consents.
All
material consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to
be
obtained, and all filings required to be made, by the Acquiror Company for
the
authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation
by
it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have been obtained
and made by the Acquiror Company, except where the failure to receive such
consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders or to make such filings
would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or the Acquiror
Company.
Β
10.7Β Documents.
The
Acquiror Company must have caused the following documents to be delivered to
the
Company and/or the Shareholders:
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10.7.1Β share
certificates evidencing each Shareholderβs pro rata share of the Closing
Acquiror Company Shares (as set forth in Exhibit
A);
Β
10.7.2Β a
Secretaryβs Certificate, dated the Closing Date certifying attached copies of
(A) the Organizational Documents of the Acquiror Company, (B) the resolutions
of
the Acquiror Company Board approving this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby; and (C) the incumbency of each authorized officer of the
Acquiror Company signing this Agreement and any other agreement or instrument
contemplated hereby to which the Acquiror Company is a party;
Β
10.7.3Β a
Certificate of Good Standing of the Acquiror Company;
Β
10.7.4Β each
of
the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company is a party, duly
executed;
Β
10.7.5Β the
resignation of Xxx XxXxxxx as an officer of the Acquiror Company and the
appointment of Wu Zishen (Chairman), Sun Taoran (Vice Chairman), Xxxx Xxxxx,
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx as members of the Acquiror Company Board, Wu Zishen
as Chief Executive Officer and President and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx as Chief Financial
Officer, Treasurer and Secretary; and
Β
10.7.6Β such
other documents as the Company may reasonably request for the purpose of (i)
evidencing the accuracy of any representation or warranty of the Acquiror
Company pursuant to Section 10.1, (ii) evidencing the performance by the
Acquiror Company of, or the compliance by the Acquiror Company with, any
covenant or obligation required to be performed or complied with by the Acquiror
Company, (iii) evidencing the satisfaction of any condition referred to in
this
Section X, or (iv) otherwise facilitating the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Β
10.8Β No
Proceedings.
Since
the date of this Agreement, there must not have been commenced or threatened
against the Acquiror Company, the Company or any Shareholder, or against any
Affiliate thereof, any Proceeding (which Proceeding remains unresolved as of
the
date of this Agreement) (a) involving any challenge to, or seeking damages
or
other relief in connection with, any of the transactions contemplated hereby,
or
(b) that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or
otherwise interfering with any of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Β
10.9Β Consummation
of Offering.
Prior
to the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company shall have prepared definitive
documentation with respect to the sale of an aggregate of up to 6,495,619 shares
of Acquiror Company Common Stock for aggregate gross proceeds of up to
approximately US $10,000,000 and shall have submitted such documentation to
the
Companyβs legal counsel for review and approval, such approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
Β
10.10Β Cancellation
of Shares.
Prior
to the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company shall have cancelled 2,900,000 of
its
currently outstanding 4,960,000 shares of Acquiror Company Common Stock and
shall cause its transfer agent to deliver to the Company a certificate of such
cancellation.
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10.11Β No
Claim Regarding Stock Ownership or Consideration.
There
must not have been made or threatened by any Person any claim asserting that
such Person is the holder of, or has the right to acquire or to obtain
beneficial ownership of the Acquiror Company Common Stock or any other stock,
voting, equity, or ownership interest in, the Acquiror Company.
Β
SECTION
XI
INDEMNIFICATION;
REMEDIES
Β
11.1Β Survival.
All
representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations in this Agreement shall
expire on the first (1st) anniversary of the date this Agreement is executed
(the βSurvival Periodβ). The right to indemnification, payment of Damages or
other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants, and
obligations will not be affected by any investigation conducted with respect
to,
or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether
before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, with respect
to
the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with, any such representation,
warranty, covenant, or obligation. The waiver of any condition based on the
accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on the performance of or
compliance with any covenant or obligation, will not affect the right to
indemnification, payment of Damages, or other remedy based on such
representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations.
Β
11.2Β Indemnification
by the Principal Acquiror Company Shareholder.
From
and after the execution of this Agreement until the expiration of the Survival
Period, the Principal Acquiror Company Shareholder shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Acquiror Company, Company and the Shareholders (collectively,
the
βSection 11.2 Indemnified Partiesβ), from and against any Damages arising,
directly or indirectly, from or in connection with:
Β
(a)Β any
breach of any representation or warranty made by the Acquiror Company or the
Principal Acquiror Company Shareholder in this Agreement or in any certificate
delivered by the Acquiror Company pursuant to this Agreement;
Β
(b)Β any
breach by the Acquiror Company or the Principal Acquiror Company Shareholder
of
any covenant or obligation of the Acquiror Company in this Agreement required
to
be performed by the Acquiror Company or the Principal Acquiror Company
Shareholder on or prior to the Closing Date; or
Β
(c)Β losses,
claims, damages, or liabilities against the Acquiror Company or the Principal
Acquiror Company Shareholder, occurring on or prior to the Closing
Date.
Β
11.3Β Limitations
on Amount - the Acquiror Company.
No
Section 11.2 Indemnified Party shall be entitled to indemnification, unless
and
until the aggregate amount of Damages to all Section 11.2 Indemnified Parties
with respect to such matters under this Section XI exceeds US$500,000, at which
time, the Section 11.2 Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to indemnification
for the total amount of such Damages in excess of US$50,000.
Β
11.4Β Determining
Damages.
Materiality qualifications to the representations and warranties of the Company
and the Acquiror Company shall not be taken into account in determining the
amount of Damages occasioned by a breach of any such representation and warranty
for purposes of determining whether the baskets set forth in Section 11.3 have
been met.
Β
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11.5Β Breach
by the Shareholders.
Nothing
in this Section XI shall limit the Acquiror Companyβs right to pursue any
appropriate legal or equitable remedy against any Shareholder with respect
to
any Damages arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with: (a)
any
breach by such Shareholder of any representation or warranty made by such
Shareholder in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by such
Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement or (b) any breach by such Shareholder
of
its covenants or obligations in this Agreement. All claims of the Acquiror
Company pursuant to this Section 11.5 shall be brought by the Principal Acquiror
Company Shareholder on behalf of the Acquiror Company and those Persons who
were
stockholders of the Acquiror Company immediately prior to the Closing
Date.
Β
SECTION
XII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Β
12.1Β Expenses.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each party to this Agreement
will bear its respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation,
execution, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, including all fees and expenses of agents, representatives,
counsel, and accountants. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the
obligation of each party to pay its own expenses will be subject to any rights
of such party arising from a breach of this Agreement by another
party.
Β
12.2Β Public
Announcements.
The
Acquiror Company shall promptly, but no later than three (3) days following
the
effective date of this Agreement, issue a press release disclosing the
transactions contemplated hereby. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company and
the
Acquiror Company shall consult with each other in issuing any other press
releases or otherwise making public statements or filings and other
communications with the Commission or any regulatory agency or stock market
or
trading facility with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and
neither party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such
public statement, filings or other communications without the prior written
consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure
is
required by Law, in which case the disclosing party shall provide the other
party with prior notice of such public statement, filing or other communication
and shall incorporate into such public statement, filing or other communication
the reasonable comments of the other party.
Β
12.3Β Confidentiality.
Β
12.3.1Β The
Acquiror Company, the Principal Acquiror Company Shareholder, the Shareholders
and the Company will maintain in confidence, and will cause their respective
directors, officers, employees, agents, and advisors to maintain in confidence,
any written, oral, or other information obtained in confidence from another
party in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, unless (a) such information is already known to such party or to
others not bound by a duty of confidentiality or such information becomes
publicly available through no fault of such party, (b) the use of such
information is necessary or appropriate in making any required filings with
the
Commission, or obtaining any consent or approval required for the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (c) the furnishing or
use
of such information is required by or necessary or appropriate in connection
with Proceedings.
Β
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12.3.2Β In
the
event that any party is required to disclose any information of another party
pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of Section 12.3.1, the party requested or required
to make the disclosure (the βdisclosing partyβ) shall provide the party that
provided such information (the βproviding partyβ) with prompt notice of any such
requirement so that the providing party may seek a protective order or other
appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section
12.3. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt
of
a waiver by the providing party, the disclosing party is nonetheless, in the
opinion of counsel, legally compelled to disclose the information of the
providing party, the disclosing party may, without liability hereunder, disclose
only that portion of the providing partyβs information which such counsel
advises is legally required to be disclosed, provided that the disclosing party
exercises its reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the
providing partyβs information, including, without limitation, by cooperating
with the providing party to obtain an appropriate protective order or other
assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the providing partyβs
information.
Β
12.3.3Β If
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, each party
will
return or destroy as much of such written information as the party providing
the
information may reasonably request.
Β
12.4Β Notices.
All
notices, consents, waivers, and other communications under this Agreement must
be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (a) delivered
by
hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) sent by telecopier (with
written confirmation of receipt), or (c) when received by the addressee, if
sent
by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt requested),
in
each case to the appropriate addresses and telecopier numbers set forth below
(or to such other addresses and telecopier numbers as a party may designate
by
written notice to the other parties):
Β
If
to Acquiror Company:
Β
c/o
000 X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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with
a copy to
Β
Synergy
Law Group, LLC
000
X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Telephone
No.: 000-000-0000
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
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Β | Β |
If
to the Company:
Β
x/x
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxxxx
000, Xxxxxxx International Tower,
Xx.
0 Xxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx,
000000
Xxxxx
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with
a copy to:
Β
Loeb
& Loeb LLP
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone
No.: 000-000-0000
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
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12.5Β Arbitration.
Any
dispute or controversy under this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by
arbitration in the City of New York, County of New York in accordance with
the
rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may
be
entered on the arbitration award in any court having jurisdiction.
Β
12.6Β Further
Assurances.
The
parties agree (a) to furnish upon request to each other such further
information, (b) to execute and deliver to each other such other documents,
and
(c)Β to do such other acts and things, all as the other party may reasonably
request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Agreement and the
documents referred to in this Agreement.
Β
12.7Β Waiver.
The
rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not
alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by any party in exercising any
right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred to
in
this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege,
and
no single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or privilege will
preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege or
the
exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. To the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement
or the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one party,
in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless
in
writing signed by the other party; (b) no waiver that may be given by a party
will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and
(c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any
obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice or
demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this
Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
Β
12.8Β Entire
Agreement and Modification.
This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements between the parties with respect
to
its subject matter and constitutes (along with the documents referred to in
this
Agreement) a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement
between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may
not
be amended except by a written agreement executed by the party against whom
the
enforcement of such amendment is sought.
Β
12.9Β Assignments,
Successors, and No Third-Party Rights.
No
party may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior
consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement
will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the benefit of
and
be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of the
parties. Except as set forth in Section 7.1, 9.1 and Section 11.5, nothing
expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person
other than the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right, remedy,
or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this
Agreement. This Agreement and all of its provisions and conditions are for
the
sole and exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their successors
and assigns.
Β
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12.10Β Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of
competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain
in
full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or
unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to
the
extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
Β
12.11Β Section
Headings, Construction.
The
headings of Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and
will not affect its construction or interpretation. All references to βSectionβ
or βSectionsβ refer to the corresponding Section or Sections of this Agreement.
All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or
number as the circumstances require. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the
word βincludingβ does not limit the preceding words or terms.
Β
12.12Β Governing
Law.
This
Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard
to conflicts of laws principles.
Β
12.13Β Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be
deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken
together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
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COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
Β
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange
Agreement as of the date first written above.
Β
Β
Acquiror
Company:
Β
Β
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Principal
Acquiror Company Shareholder:
Β
Xxx
XxXxxxx
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Signed:
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/s/
Xxx XxXxxxx
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Signed:
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/s/
Xxx XxXxxxx
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Printed
name:
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Xxx
XxXxxxx
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Printed
name:
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Xxx
XxXxxxx
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Title:
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President
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Title:
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Company:
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Fullmax
Pacific Limited
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Signed:
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/s/
Zhong Xingmei
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Printed
name:
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Zhong
Xingmei
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Title:
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Director
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COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
Β
Shareholder
Signatures:
Signed:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxx
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Printed
name:
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Centurion
Investments Limited
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Title:
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Director
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Signed:
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/s/
Zhong Xingmei
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Printed
name:
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Full
Alliance International Limited
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Title:
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Director
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Signed:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
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Printed
name:
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Knight
Bridge Group Limited
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Title:
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Director
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Signed:
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/s/
Chan, Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Printed
name:
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ABC
International Resources Limited
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Title:
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Director
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Signed:
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/s/
Xxx Xx
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Printed
name:
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Xxx
Xx
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Title:
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COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
(FOR
ISSUANCES PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS)
Β
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange
Agreement as of the date first written above.
Β
Β |
ENTITY
NAME:
Β
Centurion
Investments Limited
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxx
|
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Β |
Name:
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx
|
|
Β |
Title:
|
Director
|
OFFSHORE
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
|
|
Β | |
PRINT
EXACT NAME IN WHICH YOU WANT THE SECURITIES TO BE
REGISTERED
|
|
Β
Centurion
Investments Limited
|
|
Attn:
|
Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxx
|
Address:
|
Rm
2202, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Β |
00
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
Β |
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxx
|
Phone
No.
|
(000)
0000-0000
|
Facsimile
No.
|
(000)
0000-0000
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Β | Β |
Β
Β
COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
(FOR
ISSUANCES PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS)
Β
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange
Agreement as of the date first written above.
Β
Β |
ENTITY
NAME:
Β
Full
Alliance International Limited
|
||
Β |
By:
|
/s/
Zhong Xingmei
|
|
Β |
Name:
|
Zhong
Xingmei
|
|
Β |
Title:
|
Director
|
OFFSHORE
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
|
|
Β | |
PRINT
EXACT NAME IN WHICH YOU WANT THE SECURITIES TO BE
REGISTERED
|
|
Β
Full
Alliance International Limited
|
|
Attn:
|
Zhong
Xingmei
|
Address:
|
Rm
1701, Wing Tuck Commercial Centre
|
Β |
000
Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxx
|
Β |
Xxxx
Xxxx
|
Phone
No.
|
0000-0000
|
Facsimile
No.
|
Β |
Β | Β |
Β
Β
COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
(FOR
ISSUANCES PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS)
Β
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange
Agreement as of the date first written above.
Β
Β |
ENTITY
NAME:
Β
ABC
International Resources Limited
|
||
Β |
By:
|
/s/
Chan, Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx
|
|
Β |
Name:
|
Chan,
Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx
|
|
Β |
Title:
|
Director
|
OFFSHORE
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
|
|
Β | |
PRINT
EXACT NAME IN WHICH YOU WANT THE SECURITIES TO BE
REGISTERED
|
|
Β
ABC
International Resources Limited
|
|
Attn:
|
Xx.
Xxxxx Wai
|
Address:
|
Xxxx
0000, Two Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Β |
00
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
|
Β | Β |
Phone
No.
|
000
0000 0000
|
Facsimile
No.
|
852
2878 7885
|
Β | Β |
Β
Β
COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
(FOR
ISSUANCES PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS)
Β
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange
Agreement as of the date first written above.
Β
Β |
ENTITY
NAME:
Β
Knight
Bridge Group Limited
|
||
Β |
By:
|
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
|
|
Β |
Name:
|
Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx
|
|
Β |
Title:
|
Director
|
OFFSHORE
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
|
|
Β | |
PRINT
EXACT NAME IN WHICH YOU WANT THE SECURITIES TO BE
REGISTERED
|
|
Β
Knight
Bridge Group Limited
|
|
Attn:
|
Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx
|
Address:
|
2021
Two Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Β |
00
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
|
Β | Β |
Phone
No.
|
000
0000 0000
|
Facsimile
No.
|
852
2878 7885
|
Β | Β |
Β
COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
(FOR
ISSUANCES PURSUANT TO SECTION 4(2))
Β
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange
Agreement as of the date first written above.
Β
Β |
ENTITY
NAME:
Β
Wei
(Xxxxxx) Xu
|
||
Β |
By:
|
/s/
Xxx Xx
|
|
Β |
Name:
|
Xxx
Xx
|
|
Β |
Title:
|
Β | |
Β | Β | Β |
Β
Β
Circle
the category under which you are an βaccredited investorβ pursuant to
Exhibit
B:
Β
1Β Β Β Β Β 2Β Β Β Β Β 3Β Β Β Β Β 4Β Β (5)Β Β Β Β Β 6Β Β Β Β Β 7Β Β Β Β Β 8
Β
PRINT
EXACT NAME IN WHICH YOU WANT THE SECURITIES TO BE
REGISTERED
|
|
Β
Xxx
Xx
|
|
Attn:
|
Xxx
Xx
|
Address:
|
Xxxx
000, Kuntai International Mansion 00X
|
Β |
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
Β |
Beijing
China, 100020
|
Phone
No.
|
x00
00000000000
|
Facsimile
No.
|
x00
0000000000
|
Β
Β
SCHEDULES
Schedule
4.1.5
|
Shareholder
Brokers or Finders
|
Schedule
5.1
|
Company
Jurisdiction
|
Schedule
5.2.1
|
Company
Subsidiaries
|
Schedule
5.2.3
|
Arrangement
|
Schedule
5.7.2
|
Capitalization
of the Company
|
Schedule
5.11
|
Company
Brokers or Finders
|
Schedule
5.15
|
No
Undisclosed Events
|
Schedule
6.1
|
Acquiror
Company Jurisdiction
|
Schedule
6.11
|
Acquiror
Company Brokers or Finders
|
Schedule
6.12
|
Undisclosed
Liabilities
|
Schedule
6.16
|
Tax
Returns
|
Schedule
6.20
|
Interested
Party Transactions
|
Schedule
6.22
|
Bank
Accounts
|
Schedule
6.23
|
IP
|
Schedule
6.25
|
SEC
Documents
|
Schedule
6.27
|
Environmental
and Safety Matters
|
Schedule
6.30
|
Acquiror
Company Liabilities
|
Β
EXHIBIT
A
SHARES
AND ACQUIROR COMPANY SHARES TO BE EXCHANGED
Β
Name
and Address of Shareholder
|
Number
of Shares held by Shareholder
|
Acquiror
Company Shares to be issued to Shareholders
|
Β | Β | Β |
Centurion
Investments Limited
Offshore
Xxxxxxxx
X.X.
Xxx 000, Xxxx, Xxxxx
|
000
|
000,000
|
Β | Β | Β |
Full
Alliance International Limited
OMC
Xxxxxxxx
X.X.
Xxx 0000,
Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
6,071
|
6,948,111
|
Β | Β | Β |
Knight
Bridge Group Limited
P.O.
Box 957,
Offshore
Incorporations Centre,
Road
Town, Tortola,
British
Virgin Islands
|
2,500
|
2,861,189
|
Β | Β | Β |
ABC
International Resources Limited
P.O.
Box 3321, Drake Xxxxxxxx, Road Town, Tortola,
British
Virgin Islands
|
911
|
1,042,617
|
Β | Β | Β |
Wei
(Xxxxxx) Xu
000
X 0xx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
XX, 00000-0000
|
214
|
244,918
|
Β
Β
EXHIBIT
B
Β
Definition
of βAccredited Investorβ
Β
The
term
βaccredited investorβ means:
Β
(1)
|
A
bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or a savings
and
loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A)
of
the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary
capacity; a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; an insurance company as defined
in
Section 2(13) of the Securities Act; an investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the βInvestment Company Actβ) or
a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of
the
Investment Company Act; a Small Business Investment Company licensed
by
the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d)
of the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958; a plan established and maintained
by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality
of
a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees,
if
such plan has total assets in excess of US $5,000,000; an employee
benefit
plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of
1974 (βERISAβ), if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as
defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, savings
and
loan association, insurance company, or registered investment advisor,
or
if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of US $5,000,000
or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely
by
persons that are accredited
investors.
|
Β
(2)
|
A
private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22)
of
the Investment Advisers Act of
1940.
|
Β
(3)
|
An
organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code,
corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership,
not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered,
with
total assets in excess of US
$5,000,000.
|
Β
(4)
|
A
director or executive officer of the AcquirorΒ Company.
|
Β
(5)
|
A
natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with
that
personβs spouse, at the time of his or her purchase exceeds US
$1,000,000.
|
Β
(6)
|
A
natural person who had an individual income in excess of US $200,000
in
each of the two most recent years or joint income with that personβs
spouse in excess of US $300,000 in each of those years and has a
reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current
year.
|
Β
(7)
|
A
trust, with total assets in excess of US $5,000,000, not formed for
the
specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase
is
directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii)
(i.e., a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial
and
business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of
the prospective investment).
|
Β
(8)
|
An
entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.
(If
this alternative is checked, the Shareholder must identify each equity
owner and provide statements signed by each demonstrating how each
is
qualified as an accredited
investor.)
|
Β
EXHIBIT
C
Β
Definition
of βU.S. Personβ
Β
(1)
|
βU.S.
personβ (as defined in Regulation S)
means:
|
Β
Β |
(i)
|
Any
natural person resident in the United
States;
|
Β
Β |
(ii)
|
Any
partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws
of the
United States;
|
Β
Β |
(iii)
|
Any
estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S.
person;
|
Β
Β |
(iv)
|
Any
trust of which any trustee is a U.S.
person;
|
Β
Β |
(v)
|
Any
agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United
States;
|
Β
Β |
(vi)
|
Any
non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate
or
trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account
of a
U.S. person;
|
Β
Β |
(vii)
|
Any
discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or
trust)
held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated, or (if
an
individual) resident in the United States;
and
|
Β
Β |
(viii)
|
Any
partnership or corporation if: (A) organized or incorporated under
the
laws of any foreign jurisdiction; and (B) formed by a U.S. person
principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered
under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated,
and
owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a)) who are
not
natural persons, estates or trusts.
|
Β
(2)
|
Notwithstanding
paragraph (1) above, any discretionary account or similar account
(other
than an estate or trust) held for the benefit or account of a non-U.S.
person by a dealer or other professional fiduciary organized,
incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States
shall
not be deemed a βU.S. person.β
|
Β
(3)
|
Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), any estate of which any professional fiduciary acting
as
executor or administrator is a U.S. person shall not be deemed a
U.S.
person if:
|
Β
Β |
(i)
|
An
executor or administrator of the estate who is not a U.S. person
has sole
or shared investment discretion with respect to the assets of the
estate;
and
|
Β
Β |
(ii)
|
The
estate is governed by foreign law.
|
Β
(4)
|
Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), any trust of which any professional fiduciary acting
as
trustee is a U.S. person shall not be deemed a U.S. person if a trustee
who is not a U.S. person has sole or shared investment discretion
with
respect to the trust assets, and no beneficiary of the trust (and
no
settlor if the trust is revocable) is a U.S.
person.
|
Β
(5)
|
Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), an employee benefit plan established and administered
in
accordance with the law of a country other than the United States
and
customary practices and documentation of such country shall not be
deemed
a U.S. person.
|
Β
(6)
|
Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), any agency or branch of a U.S. person located outside
the
United States shall not be deemed a βU.S. personβ
if:
|
Β
Β |
(i)
|
The
agency or branch operates for valid business reasons;
and
|
Β
Β |
(ii)
|
The
agency or branch is engaged in the business of insurance or banking
and is
subject to substantive insurance or banking regulation, respectively,
in
the jurisdiction where located.
|
Β
(7)
|
The
International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction
and
Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development
Bank, the African Development Bank, the United Nations, and their
agencies, affiliates and pension plans, and any other similar
international organizations, their agencies, affiliates and pension
plans
shall not be deemed βU.S. persons.β
|
Β
EXHIBIT
D
Β
ACCREDITED
INVESTOR REPRESENTATIONS
Β
Each
of
the Shareholders indicating that it is an Accredited Investor, severally and
not
jointly, further represents and warrants to the Acquiror Company as
follows:
Β
(1)
|
Such
person or entity qualifies as an Accredited Investor on the basis
set
forth on its signature page to this
Agreement.
|
Β
(2)
|
Such
person or entity has sufficient knowledge and experience in finance,
securities, investments and other business matters to be able to
protect
such Shareholderβs interests in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
|
Β
(3)
|
Such
person or entity has consulted, to the extent that it has deemed
necessary, with its tax, legal, accounting and financial advisors
concerning its investment in the Acquiror Company
Shares.
|
Β
(4)
|
Such
person or entity understands the various risks of an investment in
the
Acquiror Company Shares and can afford to bear such risks for an
indefinite period of time, including, without limitation, the risk
of
losing its entire investment in the Acquiror Company
Shares.
|
Β
(5)
|
Such
person or entity has had access to the Acquiror Companyβs publicly filed
reports with the SEC.
|
Β
(6)
|
Such
person or entity has been furnished during the course of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement with all other public information
regarding
the Acquiror Company that such person or entity has requested and
all such
public information is sufficient for such person or entity to evaluate
the
risks of investing in the Acquiror Company
Shares.
|
Β
(7)
|
Such
person or entity has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions
of and
receive answers concerning the Acquiror Company and the terms and
conditions of the issuance of the Acquiror Company
Shares.
|
Β
(8)
|
Such
person or entity is not relying on any representations and warranties
concerning the Acquiror Company made by the Acquiror Company or any
officer, employee or agent of the Acquiror Company, other than those
contained in this Agreement.
|
Β
(9)
|
Such
person or entity is acquiring the Acquiror Company Shares for such
personβs or entityβs, as the case may be, own account, for investment and
not for distribution or resale to
others.
|
Β
(10)
|
Such
person or entity will not sell or otherwise transfer the Acquiror
Company
Shares, unless either (a)Β the transfer of such securities is
registered under the Securities Act or (b) an exemption from registration
of such securities is available.
|
Β
(11)
|
Such
person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company
is
under no obligation to register the Acquiror Company Shares for sale
under
the Securities Act.
|
Β
(12)
|
Such
person or entity consents to the placement of a legend on any certificate
or other document evidencing the Acquiror Company Shares substantially
in
the form set forth in
SectionΒ 4.2.5(a).
|
Β
(13)
|
Such
person or entity represents that the address furnished on its signature
page to this Agreement and in Exhibit
A
is
the principal residence if he is an individual or its principal business
address if it is a corporation or other
entity.
|
Β
(14)
|
Such
person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company
Shares have not been recommended by any federal or state securities
commission or regulatory authority, that the foregoing authorities
have
not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any information
concerning the Acquiror Company that has been supplied to such person
or
entity and that any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
|
Β
(15)
|
Such
person or entity acknowledges that the representations, warranties
and
agreements made by such person or entity herein shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the purchase of the
Acquiror
Company Shares.
|
Β
EXHIBIT
E
Β
NON
U.S. PERSON REPRESENTATIONS
Β
Each
Shareholder indicating that it is not a U.S. person, severally and not jointly,
further represents and warrants to the Acquiror Company as follows:
Β
(1)
|
At
the time of (a) the offer by the Acquiror Company and (b) the acceptance
of the offer by such person or entity, of the Acquiror Company Shares,
such person or entity was outside the United
States.
|
Β
(2)
|
No
offer to acquire the Acquiror Company Shares or otherwise to participate
in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement was made to such
person
or entity or its representatives inside the United
States.
|
Β
(3)
|
Such
person or entity is not purchasing the Acquiror Company Shares for
the
account or benefit of any U.S. person, or with a view towards distribution
to any U.S. person, in violation of the registration requirements
of the
Securities Act.
|
Β
(4)
|
Such
person or entity will make all subsequent offers and sales of the
Acquiror
Company Shares either (x) outside of the United States in compliance
with
Regulation S; (y) pursuant to a registration under the Securities
Act; or
(z) pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the
Securities Act. Specifically, such person or entity will not resell
the
Acquiror Company Shares to any U.S. person or within the United States
prior to the expiration of a period commencing on the Closing Date
and
ending on the date that is one year thereafter (the βDistribution
Compliance Periodβ), except pursuant to registration under the Securities
Act or an exemption from registration under the Securities
Act.
|
Β
(5)
|
Such
person or entity is acquiring the Acquiror Company Shares for such
Shareholderβs own account, for investment and not for distribution or
resale to others.
|
Β
(6)
|
Such
person or entity has no present plan or intention to sell the Acquiror
Company Shares in the United States or to a U.S. person at any
predetermined time, has made no predetermined arrangements to sell
the
Acquiror Company Shares and is not acting as a Distributor of such
securities.
|
Β
(7)
|
Neither
such person or entity, its Affiliates nor any Person acting on behalf
of
such person or entity, has entered into, has the intention of entering
into, or will enter into any put option, short position or other
similar
instrument or position in the U.S. with respect to the Acquiror Company
Shares at any time after the Closing Date through the Distribution
Compliance Period except in compliance with the Securities
Act.
|
Β
(8)
|
Such
person or entity consents to the placement of a legend on any certificate
or other document evidencing the Acquiror Company Shares substantially
in
the form set forth in
SectionΒ 4.2.5(b).
|
Β
(9)
|
Such
person or entity is not acquiring the Acquiror Company Shares in
a
transaction (or an element of a series of transactions) that is part
of
any plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the Securities
Act.
|
Β
(10)
|
Such
person or entity has sufficient knowledge and experience in finance,
securities, investments and other business matters to be able to
protect
such personβs or entityβs interests in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
|
Β
(11)
|
Such
person or entity has consulted, to the extent that it has deemed
necessary, with its tax, legal, accounting and financial advisors
concerning its investment in the Acquiror Company
Shares.
|
Β
(12)
|
Such
person or entity understands the various risks of an investment in
the
Acquiror Company Shares and can afford to bear such risks for an
indefinite period of time, including, without limitation, the risk
of
losing its entire investment in the Acquiror Company
Shares.
|
Β
(13)
|
Such
person or entity has had access to the Acquiror Companyβs publicly filed
reports with the SEC.
|
Β
(14)
|
Such
person or entity has been furnished during the course of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement with all other public information
regarding
the Acquiror Company that such person or entity has requested and
all such
public information is sufficient for such person or entity to evaluate
the
risks of investing in the Acquiror Company
Shares.
|
Β
(15)
|
Such
person or entity has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions
of and
receive answers concerning the Acquiror Company and the terms and
conditions of the issuance of the Acquiror Company
Shares.
|
Β
(16)
|
Such
person or entity is not relying on any representations and warranties
concerning the Acquiror Company made by the Acquiror Company or any
officer, employee or agent of the Acquiror Company, other than those
contained in this Agreement.
|
Β
(17)
|
Such
person or entity will not sell or otherwise transfer the Acquiror
Company
Shares, unless either (A)Β the transfer of such securities is
registered under the Securities Act or (B) an exemption from registration
of such securities is available.
|
Β
(18)
|
Such
person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company
is
under no obligation to register the Acquiror Company Shares for sale
under
the Securities Act.
|
Β
(19)
|
Such
person or entity represents that the address furnished on its signature
page to this Agreement and in Exhibit
A
is
the principal residence if he is an individual or its principal business
address if it is a corporation or other
entity.
|
Β
(20)
|
Such
person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company
Shares have not been recommended by any federal or state securities
commission or regulatory authority, that the foregoing authorities
have
not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any information
concerning the Acquiror Company that has been supplied to such person
or
entity and that any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
|
Β
(21)
|
Such
person or entity acknowledges that the representations, warranties
and
agreements made by such person or entity herein shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the purchase of the
Acquiror
Company Shares.
|
Β
EXHIBIT
F
ESCROW
AGREEMENT