ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT CHINA TEL GROUP, INC. as the Purchaser of Certain Assets of TRUSSNET CAPITAL PARTNERS (HK) LTD Dated: as of March 9, 2009
Exhibit 99.1
CHINA
TEL GROUP, INC.
as
the Purchaser of
Certain
Assets of
TRUSSNET
CAPITAL PARTNERS (HK) LTD
Dated: as
of Xxxxx 0, 0000
XXXXX
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is
entered into and effective as of March 9, 2009 (the “Effective Date”), by
and among China Tel Group, Inc, a corporation organized in the state
of Nevada (the “Purchaser”); and
Trussnet Capital Partners (HK) Ltd, registered under the laws of Hong Kong (the
“Seller”). The
Purchaser and the Seller are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the
“Parties”, and
each individually as a “Party”.
RECITALS
This
Agreement is being entered into by the Purchaser based, in part, upon the truth
and accuracy of the following factual Recitals, each of which shall be deemed to
be additional representations and warranties by the Seller:
A. CECT-Chinacomm Communications Co.,
Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of
China (“Chinacomm”), is and
on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) shall be the holder of a basic
spectrum license issued by the Ministry of Information Industry of
China (“MII”)
authorizing ChinaComm to provide and deploy fixed 3.5 GHz of wireless broadband
(”Broadband”)
operations in 29 cities in the People’s Republic of China (the “Wireless
Installations”).
B. Pursuant
to the terms of certain agreements with Chinacomm, Yunji Communications Technology
(China) Co. Ltd. a wholly owned foreign investment enterprise (“Yunji”) will be
entitled to receive 100% of the revenues realized by Chinacomm from the
operation of the Wireless Installations.
C. Chinacomm Limited, a Cayman
Islands corporation (“Chinacomm Limited”),
through its wholly owned subsidiary Smart Channel Development Limited,
a Hong Kong limited liability company (“Chinacomm HK”), owns
100% of the equity interests of Yunji;
D. Pursuant
to the terms of that certain Subscription and Shareholders’ Agreement, dated
February 15, 2009 (the “Subscription
Agreement”), among: (i) the Seller, (ii) Chinacomm Limited,
(iii) Chinacomm, (iv) Qui Ping (“Qui”) and Xxxx Xx (“Yuan”),
(v) Newtop Holdings
Limited (“Newtop”),
(vi) Thrive Century
International Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Thrive”), and
(vii) CECT Chinacomm
Shanghai Co. Ltd., a PRC corporation (“Chinacomm Shanghai”),
Seller acquired 2,450,000,000 ordinary shares of Chinacomm Limited, constituting
the legal and beneficial ownership of 49% of the equity of Chinacomm Limited on
a Fully-Diluted Basis (the “Equity
Interest”). Attached as Exhibit A is share certificate
No. 3 of Chinacomm Limited representing the Equity Interest.
E. Purchaser
desires, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to acquire the Equity
Interest from the Seller for $191,000,000, pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement.
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F. The
Board of Directors of the Seller and the Purchaser have each deemed it
advisable, and in the best interests of the Seller and the Purchaser
respectively, to consummate the Asset Purchase, in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, in order to advance the long-term strategic business interests
of the Seller and the Purchaser.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual agreements, covenants,
representations and warranties hereinafter contained, the Parties, intending to
be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Definitions
In this
Agreement:
1.1 “Actual Knowledge,” when used
in reference to the Purchaser or the Seller, means the actual knowledge as of
the date of this Agreement of the person attributed to have such Actual
Knowledge.
1.2 “Applicable Contract” means
any Contract (a) under which the Business has or may acquire any
rights, (b) under which the Business has or may become subject to any obligation
or liability, or (c) by which the Business or any of the assets owned or used by
it is or may become bound.
1.3 “Basis” means any past or
present fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition, activity, practice,
plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or transaction that
forms or could form the basis for any specified consequence.
1.4 “Breach” means a breach of a
representation, warranty, covenant, obligation, or other provision of this
Agreement or any instrument delivered pursuant hereto, and will be deemed to
have occurred if there is or has been (a) any inaccuracy in, or breach of, or
any failure to perform, or comply with, such representation, warranty, covenant,
obligation, or other provision, or (b) any claim (by any Person (as hereinafter
defined)) or other occurrence or circumstance that is or was inconsistent with
such representation, warranty, covenant, obligation, or other provision, and the
term “Breach” means any such inaccuracy, breach, failure, claim, occurrence, or
circumstance.
1.5 “Purchaser” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble hereto.
1.6 “Closing” has the meaning set
forth in Section
3.1 hereof.
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1.7 “Closing Date” has the meaning
set forth in Section
3.1 hereof.
1.8 “Confidential Information”
means any and all commercial, financial, technical and other valuable
information of or relating to the Business, which is non-public, and
confidential or proprietary in nature (and includes, but is not limited to, all
such information which is provided to a Receiving Party or an agent thereof, or
which is obtained by a Receiving party or any agent thereof through an
inspection of any of the Premises or of any facility utilizing Confidential
Information for the benefit of the Business, or which is obtained through
conversations with any officer, director, shareholder, employee, agent,
representative, consultant, vendor or creditor of the Business or any subsidiary
or parent thereof, whether printed, written, oral or photographic, including
photocopies and other reproductions thereof, together with all extracts,
summaries, analyses, memoranda, reports and other documents prepared by a
Receiving Party or an agent thereof, which contain or otherwise reflect such
information, and all photocopies and other reproductions thereof).
1.9 “Disclosing Party” means any
party hereto disclosing Confidential Information.
1.10 “Disclosure Schedules” means,
collectively, all of the schedules referenced herein.
1.11 “Encumbrance” means any charge,
claim, community property interest, condition, equitable interest, lien, option,
pledge, security interest, right of first refusal, or restriction of any kind,
including any restriction on use, voting, transfer, receipt of income, or
exercise of any other attribute of ownership.
1.12 “Environmental, Health and Safety
Laws” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, and
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, each as amended, together with
all other laws (including rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions,
judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, and charges thereunder) of federal, state,
local, and foreign governments (and all agencies thereof) concerning pollution
or protection of the environment, public health and safety, or employee health
and safety, including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases, or
threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants, or chemical, industrial,
hazardous, or toxic materials of wasted into ambient air, surface water, ground
water, or lands or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of
pollutants, contaminants, or chemical, industrial, hazardous, or toxic materials
or wastes.
1.13 “Escrow Agent” has the meaning
set forth in Section
3.2 hereof.
1.14 “Financial Statements” shall
mean the financial statements delivered by the Business to the Purchaser for the
previous two fiscal years and the most recent set of interim statements for the
current year (if applicable).
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1.15 “GAAP” means generally accepted
United States accounting principles, applied on a basis consistent with the
basis on which the balance sheets and the other financial statements referred to
in this Agreement were prepared.
1.16 “Governmental Body” means any
national, federal, state or local governmental, judicial or regulatory agency,
authority or body within or outside the United States.
1.17 “Indemnified Person” shall mean
the Person who is entitled to indemnification under the terms of this
Agreement.
1.18 “Intellectual Property” means
(a) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not
reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents, patent
applications, and patent disclosures, together with all reissuances,
continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations
thereof, (b) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, and
corporate names, together with all translations, adaptations, derivations, and
combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all
applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (c) all
copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all applications, registrations, and
renewals in connection therewith, (d) all mask works and all applications,
registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (e) all trade secrets and
confidential business information (including ideas, research and development,
know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and
techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and
supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans
and proposals), (f) all computer software (including data and related
documentation), (g) all other proprietary rights, and (h) all copies and
tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium), in each case,
wherever located.
1.19 “Knowledge,” when used in
reference to the Seller or the Business, means the actual knowledge as of the
date of this Agreement.
1.20 “Legal Requirement” means any
federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international, multinational,
judgment or other administrative order, decree, constitution, law, ordinance,
principle of common law, rule, regulation, statute, or treaty.
1.21 “Liability” means any liability
(whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or
contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated,
and whether due or to become due), including, but not limited to, any liability
for Taxes.
1.22 “Person” means any individual,
corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general or limited
partnership, limited liability Business, joint venture, estate, Purchaser,
association, organization, labor union, or other entity or governmental
body.
1.23 “Proceeding” means any action,
arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, or suit (whether civil,
criminal, administrative, investigative, or informal) commenced, brought,
conducted, or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body
or arbitrator.
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1.24 “Purchase Price” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2
hereof.
1.25 “Securities Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor law, and any and all
regulations and rules issued pursuant to such Act or any successor
law.
1.26 “Shares” has the meaning set
forth in the third recital to this Agreement.
1.27 “Tax” means any net income,
gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, franchise, profits,
license, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property 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 and any penalty,
addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any taxing authority (whether
domestic or foreign).
1.28 “Tax Return” means any return
(including any information return), report, statement, schedule, notice, form,
or other document or information filed with or submitted to, or required to be
filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Body in connection with the
determination, assessment, collection, or payment of any Tax or in connection
with the administration, implementation, or enforcement of, or compliance with,
any Legal Requirement relating to any Tax.
1.29 “Trademarks” has the meaning
set forth in Section
5.17 hereof.
SECTION
2. Purchase and Sale
2.1 Purchase and
Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
at the Closing, Seller shall sell all of its right, title and interest in the
Equity Interests to Purchaser.
2.2 Purchase
Price. In full consideration of the sale, conveyance, transfer
and delivery by the Equity Interest to the Purchaser at the Closing, the
Purchaser shall pay the Seller an aggregate amount of One Hundred Ninety One
Million Dollars ($191,000,000).
2.3 Promissory Note for Purchase
Price. On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver to
Seller, a Promissory Note in substantially the form of Exhibit “B” hereto (the
“Purchase Promissory Note). The Purchase Promissory Note shall be in
the original principal amount of $191 million and shall contain, among other
terms, the following: (a) it shall contain an interest rate of eight
percent (8%) per annum payable quarterly on the last day of May, August,
November and February (b) it shall be non-recourse as against any assets other
than the collateral pledged to Seller by Purchaser; (c) in the event the
Purchaser or its affiliates conduct an equity raise, then all amounts raised
shall be payable under the Purchase Promissory Note, provided, however, that in
any event, all amounts shall be due and owing upon the one (1) year anniversary
of the Closing Date; (d) the Purchase Promissory Note shall be
secured with the Equity Interest pursuant to the terms of a Pledge Agreement,
the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “C”.
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SECTION
3. Closing
3.1. Time and
Place. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place at
the offices of Xxxxxxx Cron & Jasper PLC (the “Escrow Agent”) on March 9,
2009 (the “Closing
Date”), or, if the conditions to the Closing have not been satisfied (or
waived) by that date in accordance with this Agreement, at such other time and
place as the parties may agree, but in no event shall the Closing take place
later than thirty (30) days after execution of this Agreement, provided,
however, that if all of the conditions to the Closing identified hereby are
satisfied prior to the Closing Date, the Closing shall take place within five
(5) business days of such conditions having been satisfied.
3.2. Closing Procedures;
Escrow. The Closing shall be accomplished on the Closing Date,
and in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section
3.2.
3.2.1.
Two Business Days
Prior to Closing Date. On the date which is two (2) business
days prior to the Closing Date, the Seller and the Purchaser shall have
satisfied all Closing conditions and shall execute all documents and materials
which each such party is contemplated to execute, and deliver such documents and
materials to the Escrow Agent, which the Escrow Agent shall retain such
documents and materials, until directed otherwise. Each of the
parties to this Agreement also shall provide written notice to all other parties
to this Agreement that they are prepared to close the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement on the Closing Date.
3.2.2.
One Business Day Prior
to Closing Date. On the date which is one (1) business day
prior to the Closing Date, the Escrow Agent shall advise all parties in writing
that it is in receipt of all documents necessary to close the contemplated
transaction.
3.2.3.
Closing
Date. On the Closing Date, the Parties to this Agreement shall
follow all other procedures contemplated by this Agreement without variation
except as otherwise agreed upon in writing.
3.3. Deliveries. At
the Closing:
3.3.1.
The Seller will direct the Escrow Agent to deliver to the
Purchaser:
(a) A
share certificate of Chinacomm Limited representing the Equity Interest with a
stock power executed in blank;
(b) A
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by each of the Seller and
the Business, confirming that all representations and warranties are true as of
the Closing Date in the form described in Section
8.1.1;
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(c) A
copy of any required executed consents referenced in Section
8.1.7; and
(g) Such
other documents and instruments as the Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably
request to effectuate the Closing and any other transactions contemplated
hereby.
3.3.2.
The Purchaser will instruct the Escrow Agent to deliver to the
Business:
(a) Executed
Purchase Promissory Note in favor of the Seller and associated Pledge
Agreement;
(b) Certificate
executed by Purchaser certifying that all of the representations and warranties
of Purchaser as of the Closing Date are true, accurate and complete;
and
(c) Such
other documents and instruments as the Seller or its counsel may reasonably
request to effectuate the Closing and/or any other transactions contemplated
hereby.
SECTION
4. Representations and
Warranties of the Sellers
The
Seller hereby represent and warrant to the Purchaser as follows:
4.1
Title to Equity
Interest. Seller represent that Seller shall be at the
Closing, the lawful record and beneficial owners of the Equity Interest, free
and clear of any and all Encumbrances whatsoever (except restrictions on
transfer imposed by the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws) and
the Seller has good and marketable title thereto, and the delivery of the Equity
Interest by the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement will convey
to the Purchaser lawful, valid and indefeasible title thereto, free and clear of
all Encumbrances whatsoever (except restrictions on transfer imposed by the
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws). The Equity
Interest are not subject to any voting arrangement or other contract, agreement,
arrangement, commitment or understanding, including, without limitation, any
such contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding restricting
or otherwise relating to the voting, dividend rights or disposition of the
Equity Interest, except those set forth in the Subscription
Agreement.
4.2
Necessary
Authority. The Seller represents that: (a) Seller has full
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other
agreements contemplated hereby, and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby; (b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
Seller and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller,
enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, except as may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally now or hereafter in effect, and
subject to the availability of equitable remedies.
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4.3
No Approvals or
Conflicts. Seller represents that: the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by Seller and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, do not and will not: (i) require the consent or
approval of, or filing with, any Person or Governmental Body, (ii) violate any
law, regulation, judgment or order binding upon the Seller, or (iii) to the best
of Sellers’ Knowledge constitute or result in the breach of any provision of, or
constitute a default under, any agreement, indenture or other instrument to
which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller or its assets may be
bound.
4.4
No
Bankruptcy, Etc. Seller represents that Sellers has not filed
any petition or application, or any proceedings commenced, by or against, or
with respect to, any assets of the Seller, under Title 11 of the United States
Code or any other law, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy,
reorganization, compromise, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt or
creditors’ rights, and the Seller has not made any assignment for the benefit of
creditors.
4.5.
Completeness of
Statements. No representation or warranty of the Seller
herein, and no written statement or certificate furnished, or to be furnished,
by or on behalf of the Seller to the Purchaser, or their agents pursuant hereto
or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains or will
contain on the Closing any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will
omit to state a material fact necessary in light of the circumstances to make
the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
SECTION
5. Intentionally Omitted
SECTION
6. Representations and Warranties of the
Purchaser
The
Purchaser represents and warrants to the Seller that, as of the Closing
Date:
6.1
Necessary
Authority. The Purchaser has full power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby,
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Purchaser and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms,
except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally now or
hereafter in effect, and subject to the availability of equitable
remedies.
6.2
No Approvals or
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby do not and will not: (a) require the consent or approval of,
or filing with, any person or public authority; (b) constitute or result in the
breach of any provision of, or constitute a default under any agreement,
indenture or other instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which its
assets may be bound; or (c) violate any law, regulation, judgment or order
binding upon the Purchaser.
6.3
Due
Diligence. Purchaser has conducted its own legal and financial
due diligence investigation of the Equity Interest and the operations of
Chinacomm, the Wireless Installations and the various agreements between
Chiancomm and Yunji. Purchaser represents that it is an Accredited
Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act.
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6.5.
Completeness of
Statements. No representation or warranty of the Purchaser
herein and no written statement or certificate furnished or to be furnished by
or on behalf of the Purchaser to the Seller or its agents pursuant hereto or in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains or will contain
on the Closing any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to
state a material fact necessary in light of the circumstances to make the
statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
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SECTION7. Covenants
7.1 Pre-Closing
Covenants. The Parties hereto agree as follows with respect to the period
between the execution of this Agreement and the Closing.
7.1.1.
General. Each
of the parties will use his or its reasonable best efforts to take all action
and to do all things necessary, proper, or advisable in order to consummate and
make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7.1.2.
Notices and
Consents. Each of the Parties will give any notices to, make
any filings with, and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any
authorizations, consents, and approvals of governments and governmental agencies
in connection with the matters referred to herein.
7.1.3.
Notice of
Developments. Each party will give prompt written notice to
the others of any adverse development causing a breach of any of his or its own
representations and warranties above.
7.1.4.
Exclusivity. Until
the termination of this Agreement, the Seller will not: (a) solicit,
initiate or encourage the submission of any proposal or offer from any Person
relating to the sale of the Equity Interest, or (b) participate in any
discussions or negotiations regarding, furnish any information with respect to,
assist or participate in, or facilitate in any other manner any effort or
attempt by any Person to do or seek any of the foregoing.
SECTION
8. Closing Conditions
8.1 Closing Conditions for the
Benefit of the Purchaser. The Purchaser’s obligation to
proceed to the Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the
satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following
conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by the Purchaser:
8.1.1.
Representations and
Warranties True; Certificate. The representations and
warranties of the Seller contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct
as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, and the Purchaser shall have
received a duly executed certificate from each of the Seller, dated as of the
Closing Date, to the effect that the foregoing is correct.
8.1.2.
Seller’s
Performance. Each of the obligations of the Seller to be
performed by it on or before the Closing pursuant to the terms hereof shall have
been duly performed and complied with in all material respects by the
Closing.
8.1.3.
Consents. The
Seller shall have obtained consents from all necessary third parties, as
necessary.
8.1.4.
No
Proceedings. No Proceeding shall be pending in writing before
any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state,
local, or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an unfavorable
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling or charge would prevent consummation
of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or cause any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following
consummation.
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8.2
Closing Conditions for
the Benefit of the Sellers. The Sellers’ obligation to proceed
to Closing under this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or
prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, any of which may
be waived in writing by the Sellers:
8.2.1
Representations and
Warranties True, Certificate. The representations and
warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall be true and
correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, and the Seller shall have
received a duly executed certificate from the Purchaser, dated as of the Closing
Date, to the effect that the foregoing is correct.
8.2.2
The Purchaser’s
Performance. Each of the obligations of the Purchaser to be
performed by them on or before the Closing Date pursuant to the terms hereof
shall have been duly performed and complied with in all material respects by the
Closing.
SECTION
9. Expenses
9.1 Each
party shall pay their own expenses associated with the transactions contemplated
hereby, including without limitation, all fees and expenses of agents,
representatives, counsel, accountants and consultants.
SECTION
10. Indemnification
10.1 Indemnification and Payment
of Damages by the Seller. Subject to the notice and other
applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Seller will indemnify
and hold harmless the Purchaser and its representatives,
stockholders, controlling persons, and affiliates (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons”) for,
and will promptly pay to the Indemnified Persons the amount of, any loss,
liability, claim, damage (including incidental and consequential damages),
expense (including costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’
fees) or diminution of value, whether or not involving a third-party claim
(collectively, “Damages”), arising, directly or
indirectly, out of, or in connection with any Breach by the Seller of any of the
representations or warranties contained herein, any other certificate or
document delivered by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement.
10.2 Indemnification and Payment
of Damages the Purchaser. Subject to the notice and other
applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Purchaser will indemnify and hold
harmless the Seller and its representatives, attorneys, accountants,
consultants, agents, successors and assigns and will promptly pay to such
parties the amount of any Damages arising, directly or indirectly, from or in
connection with any Breach by the Purchaser of this Agreement of any of the
representations or warranties or covenants of Purchaser contained
herein, or any other certificate or document delivered by the Purchaser pursuant
hereto
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10.3 Time
Limitations. All representations and warranties in this
Agreement shall survive the Closing for a period of eighteen (18)
months. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations,
warranties, covenants, and obligations under Sections 5.1 and 5.2
relating to title to assets and organization and authorization shall survive for
a period of five (5) years.
10.4 Procedure for
Indemnification - Third Party Claims.
(a) Within
ten days after receipt by a party asserting an indemnity claim of notice of the
commencement of any Proceeding against it, such party will, if a claim is to be
made against an Indemnifying Party under this Section, give notice to the
Indemnifying Party of the commencement of such claim, but the failure to notify
the Indemnifying Party will not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability
that it may have to any Indemnified Party, except to the extent that the
Indemnifying Party demonstrates that the defense of such action is prejudiced by
the Indemnified Party’s failure to give such notice.
(b) If
any Proceeding is
brought against an Indemnified Party and such party validly gives notice to the
Indemnifying Party of the commencement of such Proceeding, the Indemnifying
Party will be entitled to participate in such Proceeding and, to the extent that
it wishes (unless (i) the Indemnifying Party is also a party to such Proceeding
and the Indemnified Party determines in good faith that joint representation
would be inappropriate, or (ii) the Indemnifying Party fails to provide
reasonable assurance to the Indemnified Party of its financial capacity to
defend such Proceeding and provide indemnification with respect to such
Proceeding), to assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and, after notice from the Indemnifying
Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume the defense of such
Proceeding, the Indemnifying Party will not, as long as it diligently conducts
such defense, be liable to the Indemnified Party under this Section for (A) any
fees of other counsel, or (B) any other expenses with respect to the defense of
such Proceeding, in each case subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in
connection with the defense of such Proceeding, other than reasonable costs of
investigation. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a
Proceeding: (i) it will be conclusively established for purposes of this
Agreement that the claims made in that Proceeding are within the scope of and
subject to the provisions of this Section; (ii) no compromise or settlement of
such claims may be effected by the Indemnifying Party without the Indemnified
Party’s consent unless (A) there is no finding or admission of any violation of
material Legal Requirements or any violation of the rights of any Person and no
effect on any other claims that may be made against the Indemnified Party, and
(B) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the
indemnifying party, and (iii) the Indemnified Party will have no liability with
respect to any compromise or settlement of such claims effected without its
consent. If notice is given to an Indemnifying Party of the
commencement of any Proceeding and the Indemnifying Party does not, within ten
days after the Indemnified Party’s notice is given, give notice to the
Indemnified Party of its election to assume the defense of such Proceeding, the
Indemnifying Party will be bound by any determination made in such Proceeding or
any compromise or settlement effected by the Indemnified Party.
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(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if an Indemnified Party determines in good faith that there is a
reasonable probability that a Proceeding may adversely affect it or its
affiliates other than as a result of monetary damages for which it would be
entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party may, by
notice to the indemnifying party, assume the exclusive right to defend,
compromise, or settle such Proceeding, but the Indemnifying Party will not be
bound by any determination of a Proceeding so defended or any compromise or
settlement effected without its consent (which may not be unreasonably
withheld).
(d) The
Seller the Business and the Purchaser hereby consent to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of any court in which a Proceeding is brought against the Seller or
any Indemnified Person, as the case may be, for purposes of any claim that an
indemnified Person may have under this Agreement with respect to such Proceeding
or the matters alleged therein, and agree that process may be served on the
Seller with respect to such a claim anywhere in the world.
10.5 Procedure for
Indemnification - Other Claims. A claim for indemnification
for any matter not involving a third-party claim may be asserted by notice to
the party from whom indemnification is sought.
10.6 Limits on
Indemnification. No claim may be made against any party for
indemnification hereunder unless and only to the extent the aggregate of all
Damages incurred by the Person seeking indemnification exceed $50,000 and then
only with respect to that portion of Damages which exceed
the$50,000. No party shall be required to indemnify any Person for
Damages which, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of cash actually received by
such party under the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION
11. Termination
11.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated by the Purchaser or the Seller, if the party seeking
to terminate is not in material default or breach of this Agreement, upon
written notice to the other upon the occurrence of any of the
following:
(a) If,
on or prior to the Closing Date, the other party defaults in any material
respect in the observance or in the due and timely performance of any of its
covenants or agreements herein contained and such default shall not be cured
within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of written notice of default
served by the party claiming such material default;
(b) If
there shall be in effect any final judgment, final decree or final order that
would prevent or make unlawful the Closing;
(c) As
provided in any Section of this Agreement which specifically provides for
termination the hereof; or
(d) By
the mutual consent of the Purchaser and the Seller.
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(e) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement shall terminate in all respects
if the Closing does not occur on or before the latest date set forth in Section 3.1 hereof,
as such date may be changed pursuant to such Section.
SECTION
12. General
12.1 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
among the parties hereto, and no party hereto shall be bound by any
communications between them on the subject matter hereof unless such
communications are in writing and bear a date contemporaneous with, or
subsequent to, the date hereof.
12.2 Successors and
Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties
hereto, their heirs, personal representatives, successors and
assigns.
12.3 Execution of
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same document.
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12.4 Notices. All
notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder must be
in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other
communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given when sent if it is sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and
addressed to the intended recipient as set forth below:
If to the
SELLER: TRUSSNET
CAPITAL PARTNERS (HK) LTD
Attn:
_________________________
______________________________
______________________________
With a
copy
to: ______________________________
Attn: __________________________
______________________________
______________________________
If to
PURCHASER: CHINA
TEL GROUP, INC.
Attn Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, 00000
Facsimile: 949.585.0072
With a
copy
to: XXXXXXX
CRON & JASPER
Attn: Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxx, Esq.
Four
Venture, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: 949.
453. 8774
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Any party may send any notice, request,
demand, claim, or other communication hereunder to the intended recipient at the
address set forth above using any other means (including personal delivery,
expedited courier, messenger service, facsimile, ordinary mail, or electronic
mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication shall
be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by
the intended recipient. Any party may change the address to which
notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder are to be
delivered by giving the other parties notice in the manner herein set
forth.
12.5 Governing Law; Jurisdiction;
Service of Process. This Agreement shall be governed by the
internal laws of the State of California. The parties hereby consent
to process being served in any action by delivery via Federal Express or any
other nationally recognized overnight courier.
12.6 Amendments and
Waivers. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall
be valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties
hereto. No waiver by any party of any default, misrepresentation, or
breach of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, shall be
deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or
breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising
by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
12.7 Severability. Any
term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any
situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of
the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other
jurisdiction.
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, each of the
Parties has executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth
above.
“SELLER”
TRUSSNET
CAPITAL PARTNERS (HK)
LTD,
a Hong Kong limited liability company
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By:
Name:
________________________
Title:
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“PURCHASER”
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CHINA
TEL GROUP, INC., a Nevada corporation
By:
Name:
________________________
Title:
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EXHIBIT
A
CHINACOMM
LIMITED SHARE CERTIFICATE NO. 3
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF PROMISSORY NOTE
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Exhibit
B
PROMISSORY
NOTE
$191,000,000
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March 9,
2009
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, CHINA TEL GROUP, INC, a Nevada
corporation (the "Maker"), having an
office at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, XX 00000, does hereby
promise to TRUSSNET CAPITAL
PARTNERS (HK) LTD, a Hong Kong limited liability company (the “Payee”) having an
office at _____________________________________, or at such other place as Payee
may designate in writing, in lawful money of the United States of America, the
principal sum of One Hundred Ninety One Million Dollars ($191,000,000) under
this promissory note (the “Note”) in accordance with the
following terms:
1. Interest. This
Note shall bear interest at Eight Percent (8%) per annum. Interest
payments shall be payable quarterly on the 9th of
June, September, January and March.
2. Maturity
Date. The
entire outstanding principal amount of this Note shall be due and payable on
March 9, 2010 (the "Maturity Date"),
subject to mandatory prepayment of this Note as set forth herein.
3. No Guarantees of
Payment. Nothing contained in this Note or any other agreement
or instrument shall be deemed or construed to constitute a guaranty or
undertaking by the Maker or any officer, director, shareholder, employee, agent
or consultant of the Maker, or any other person, of any of the obligations of
the Maker under this Note; it being understood and agreed by the Payee that,
absent the receipt by the Maker of funds from the issuance and sale of its
securities on or prior to the Maturity Date, the Maker will not have any funds
or financial resources to pay all or any portion of its obligations under this
Note on the Maturity Date or otherwise.
4. No Personal Liability;
Non-Recourse Obligation. The Payee hereby acknowledges and agrees
that the sole source for payment of the outstanding principal amount of this
Note shall be the proceeds from the issuance and sale of securities of the Maker
or the foreclosure and transfer to the Payee of the “Pledged Securities”
(as that term is defined in the Pledge Agreement). Accordingly, and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary, express or implied, contained in this
Note or in the Pledge Agreement:
(a) absent
only acts or omissions of the Maker constituting actual fraud against the Payee,
neither the Maker, the Maker nor any officer, director, shareholder, employee,
agent or consultant of the Maker, or any other person shall have any personal
liability or obligation to the Payee pursuant to this Note; and
(b) except
for such Pledged Securities and the proceeds thereof which shall be subject to
the Pledge Agreement referred to in Section 8 below, none
of the assets or properties of the Maker, or any officer, director, shareholder,
employee, agent or consultant of the Maker, or any other person (including
without limitation any portion of the ordinary shares of the Maker owned by its
existing shareholders or their transferees) shall be subject to any claims,
attachments, liens, security interests or rights in favor of the Maker to secure
payment of this Note.
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5. Payment on Maturity Date:
Mandatory Prepayments.
(a) The
entire outstanding principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest under this
Note shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if, at any time or from time to time prior to the Maturity Date
the Maker shall issue and sell for cash consideration, any equity or debt
securities of the Maker prior to the Maturity Date, then the Maker must remit to
the Payee all of the net proceeds (after deduction and payment of all selling
commissions and offering expenses) received by the Maker from any such sale,
transfer or exercise in order to prepay, in whole or in part, all or an
applicable portion of the then outstanding principal amount of this
Note.
6. Delivery of Pledged
Securities; Cancellation of Note.
(a) On
each occasion that the outstanding principal amount of this Note is prepaid in
part and reduced or paid in full, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(b) above, a
corresponding amount of the Pledged Securities (13 shares of Chinacomm Cayman
held under this Pledge Agreement for each $1.00 of principal reduction on the
Note) shall be released from the Pledge Agreement by the “Collateral Agent” (as
defined in the Pledge Agreement) and delivered to the Maker, free and
clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances created by such Pledge
Agreement.
(b) In
the event and to the extent that this Note shall not have been paid in full by
the Maturity Date (unless such Maturity Date shall be extended in writing by the
Payee), the amount of the Pledged Securities then being held under the terms of
the Pledge Agreement which are not then subject to release and delivery to the
Purchaser pursuant to Section 6(a) above), shall be returned to the Payee for
cancellation and, simultaneous with such return, this Note shall cancelled and
shall be returned by the Collateral Agent to the Maker.
7. Event of
Default. The occurrence and continuation of any of the
following events shall constitute an Event of Default under this
Note.
(a) the
failure of the Maker to pay the principal amount of this Note, within ten (10)
Business Days of the date when such payment(s) shall be due, in accordance with
Section 6 above and under the Pledge Agreement referred to below;
(b) if
the Maker defaults in the performance of any material term, condition or
covenant contained in Pledge Agreement, and fails to fully cure such default
within ten (10) Business Days after the occurrence of the Maker’s default ;
or
(c) if
the Maker has breached in any material respect of any of its material
representations or warranties contained in the Purchase Agreement or the Merger
Agreement; or
(d) if
the Maker shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the
taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner or liquidator
of the Maker or its assets or property, (ii) make a general assignment for
the benefit of its creditors, (iii) commence a voluntary case under the
Federal Bankruptcy Code, (iv) file a petition seeking to take advantage of
any other law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation,
dissolution, assignment, arrangement or winding-up, or composition or
readjustment of debts, or (v) have a petition filed against it in an
involuntary case under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
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If any
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Payee
may declare the principal of this Note to be due and payable immediately, by a
notice in writing to the Maker, and upon any such declaration such amounts shall
become due and payable immediately without presentment, demand, protest or other
formalities of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Maker.
8. Limited. As
a material inducement to the Payee to loan the principal amount of this Note to
the Maker on the date hereof, the Maker hereby pledges to the Payee, and its
successors, endorsees, transferees or assigns, and grants the Payee a first
priority lien and security interest in and to 2,450,000,000 ordinary shares of
Chinacomm Limited owned of record and beneficially by the Maker (collectively,
the “Pledged
Securities”) in the amounts specified the pledge agreement between the
Maker and the Payee in the form of Exhibit A annexed
hereto and made a part hereof (the “Pledge
Agreement”).
9. Title and Ownership of the
Pledged Securities. All right, title and legal ownership to
the Pledged Securities will remain with the Maker at all times until the date of
delivery of the Pledged Securities by the Collateral Agent in accordance with
Section 6 of this Note and the Pledge Agreement.
10. Choice of Law: Venue and
Jurisdiction. This Note shall be governed and controlled as to validity,
enforcement, interpretation, construction, effect and in all other respects by
the statutes, laws and decisions of the State of California. The exclusive venue
and/or jurisdiction for any proceeding which may be brought in connection with
this Note shall be any federal and state court located in Orange County, Los
Angeles, California and each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to such
venue and/or jurisdiction.
11. Miscellaneous
Provisions.
(a) This
Note may not be amended or modified, and revision hereto shall not be effective,
except by an instrument in writing executed by Maker and Payee.
(b) Any
and all notices, demands or requests required or permitted to be given under
this Note shall be given in writing and sent, by registered or certified U.S.
mail, return receipt requested, by hand, or by overnight courier, addressed to
the parties hereto at their addresses set forth above or such other addresses as
they may from time to-time designate by written notice, given in accordance
with the terms of this Section. A party may change its address for notification
purposes by giving the other parties notice in accordance with the terms of this
Section 10(b) of the new address and the date upon which it shall become
effective.
(c) The
Maker hereby waive presentment, protest and demand, notice of protest, dishonor
and nonpayment of this Note, and expressly agrees that, without in any way
affecting the liability of the Maker hereunder, the Payee may extend the time
for payment of any amount due hereunder and release any party liable hereunder
without in any other way affecting the liability and obligation of the
Maker.
(d) Headings
at the beginning of each numbered Section of this Note are intended solely for
convenience of reference and are not to be deemed or construed to be a part of
this Note.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker have executed this Note as of the date first set forth
above.
CHINA
TEL GROUP, INC
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By: /s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT
C
PLEDGE
AGREEMENT
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PLEDGE
AGREEMENT
THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated as
of March 9, 2009, is executed by and between TRUSSNET CAPITAL PARTNERS (HK) LTD,
a Hong Kong limited liability company ("TCP"), having an
office _____________________________________________________________; CHINA TEL GROUP, INC., a
Nevada corporation (“CHTL”) having an
office at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, XX 00000; and
_______________________________________, a ______________ formed under the laws
of the State of California (the “Collateral Agent”)
and having an office at _______________________________________. TCP, CHTL and
their respective officers, directors, shareholders, authorized representatives
and affiliates are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Business
Parties.”
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS,
on the date hereof, CHTL has purchased from TCP 2,450,000,000 shares of common
stock of Chinacomm Cayman, a Cayman Island corporation (the “Equity Interest”),
pursuant to the terms of an asset purchase agreement, dated March 9, 2009 (the
“Purchase
Agreement”); and
WHEREAS,
CHTL has paid for such Equity Interest by issuing and delivering to TCP CHTL’s
promissory note in $191,000,000 principal amount, due March 9, 2010, and dated
of even date herewith (the “Note”);
and
WHEREAS,
in order to secure the payment and performance of the obligations, liabilities
and indebtedness of CHTL in favor of TCP under the Note, CHTL has agreed to
pledge to TCP certain of the Equity Interest specified below, and has delivered
such Equity Interest to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of
TCP;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants set forth herein and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1. Pledge; Non-Recourse
Obligation.
(a) CHTL
hereby pledges, as pledgor, to TCP, as pledgee, and grants to TCP a first
priority lien on and security interest in all of CHTL's right, title and
interest in and to the Equity Interest (the “Pledged Securities”),
together with all proceeds from the sale of the Pledged Securities, all
dividends paid in capital stock respect of the Pledged Securities and any
property or securities delivered to the holder of the Pledged Securities in
respect thereof in the event of a merger or takeover of Chinacomm Cayman by an
unaffiliated third party (collectively, with the Pledged Securities, the "Pledged
Collateral").
(b) CHTL
hereby agrees to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent (i) the Pledged
Securities, (ii) assignments separate from the Pledged Securities substantially
in the form of Exhibit
A hereto, undated and appropriately endorsed in blank, with respect to
the Pledged Securities comprising the Pledged Collateral and (iii) if legally
required, such financing statements as the Collateral Agent may reasonably
request with respect to the Pledged Collateral (or, if execution by CHTL is not
required pursuant to the applicable Uniform Commercial Code, CHTL hereby
authorizes the Collateral Agent to file all financing statements deemed
necessary by TCP to perfect the security interests granted hereunder), (iii)
take such other steps as TCP may from time to time reasonably request to perfect
TCP's security interest in the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof under
applicable law, and (iv) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, to execute and deliver on behalf of CHTL such other documents
of transfer as TCP or the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably
require to enable TCP to transfer the Pledged Collateral into the name of TCP or
the name of its nominee (all of the foregoing are hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Assignments").
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(c) TCP
hereby agrees to deliver to the Collateral Agent the original of the Note to be
held under this terms of this Agreement. By its execution of this
Agreement, the TCP does hereby acknowledge and agree that notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, express or implied, contained in this Agreement or in
the Note:
(i) Nothing
contained in the Note or any other agreement or instrument shall be deemed or
construed to constitute a guaranty or undertaking by CHTL or any officer,
director, shareholder, employee, agent or consultant of CHTL, or any other
person, of any of the obligations of CHTL under the Note or this Agreement; it
being understood and agreed by that, absent the receipt by CHTL of funds from
the issuance and sale of its securities or the exercise of outstanding CHTL
warrants on or prior to the Maturity Date of the Note, CHTL will not have any
funds or financial resources to pay all or any portion of its obligations under
the Note on the Maturity Date or otherwise;
(ii) CHTL hereby acknowledges and
agrees that the sole source for payment of the outstanding principal amount of
the Note shall be the proceeds from the issuance and sale of securities of ASSAC
or the foreclosure and transfer to CHTL of the Pledged Collateral under this
Agreement. Accordingly, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary, express or
implied, contained in the Note or in this Agreement:
(i) absent
only acts or omissions of CHTL constituting actual fraud against TCP, neither
CHTL nor any officer, director, shareholder, employee, agent or consultant of
CHTL, or any other person shall have any personal liability or obligation to TCP
pursuant to the Note or this Agreement; and
(ii) except
for such Pledged Collateral, none of the assets or properties of CHTL, or any
officer, director, shareholder, employee, agent or consultant of CHTL, or any
other person (including without limitation any portion of the ordinary shares of
CHTL owned by its existing shareholders or their transferees) shall be subject
to any claims, attachments, liens, security interests or rights in favor of CHTL
to secure payment of the Note.
2. Security
for Secured Obligations. The Pledged
Collateral secures the prompt and complete payment, performance and observance
of the Note (including, without limitation, all obligations and liabilities of
CHTL thereunder).
3. Delivery of Pledged
Securities.
(a) On
each occasion that the outstanding principal amount of this Note is prepaid in
part and reduced or paid in full, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(b) of the
Note, a corresponding amount of the Pledged Securities (13 shares of Chinacomm
Cayman held under this Pledge Agreement for each $1.00 of principal reduction on
the Note) shall be released by the Collateral Agent from this Pledge Agreement
and delivered to the CHTL, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances
created by such Pledge Agreement. The Collateral Agent shall deliver
such of the Pledged Securities to be released from this Pledge Agreement to
CHTL, within not later than five (5) Business Days following receipt of
confirmation, in a form and manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral
Agent, that a full or partial prepayment of the Note has been made by or on
behalf of CHTL. Delivery of Pledged Collateral released from this
Pledge Agreement shall be made by the Collateral Agent to the CHTL.
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(b) In
the event and to the extent that the Note shall not have been paid in full by
the March 9, 2010 Maturity Date of the Note (unless such Maturity Date shall be
extended in writing by the Payee), the amount of the Pledged Securities then
being held under the terms of the Pledge Agreement which are not then subject to
release and delivery to CHTL pursuant to Section 3(a) above), shall be returned
by the Collateral Agent to TCP and, simultaneous with such return, the Note
shall cancelled and shall be returned by the Collateral Agent to
CHTL. The Collateral Agent shall redeliver such of the Pledged
Collateral to be delivered to TCP and TCP shall deliver the Note to CHTL, in
each case, within not later than five (5) Business Days following the Maturity
Date of the Note or the occurrence and continuation of an earlier “Event of
Default” under the Note and following receipt of confirmation, in a form and
manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, that the entire Note has
not been paid in full
4. Pledged
Collateral Adjustments. If during
the term of this Agreement:
(a) any
non-cash dividend or distribution, reclassification, readjustment or other
change is declared or made in the capital structure of Chinacomm Cayman, or any
option, warrant or similar instrument included within the Pledged Collateral is
exercised, or both, or
(b) any
subscription, warrants, options shall be issued in connection with the Pledged
Collateral, then CHTL shall (i) promptly deliver new, substituted and additional
shares, warrants, options, or other equity securities, issued by reason of any
of the foregoing, and all certificates and other instruments evidencing the same
to TCP to be held under the terms of this Agreement and shall constitute Pledged
Collateral hereunder, and (ii) promptly deliver to TCP or the Collateral
Agent such additional Pledged Collateral.
5. Remedies; Transfer of
Pledged Collateral and Cancellation of Note.
(a) In the event and to the extent any
portion of the Note shall not have been paid in cash on the March 9, 2010
Maturity Date of such Note, as its sole and exclusive remedy under this
Agreement and the Note, TCP shall, upon not less than five (5) days prior
written notice to CHTL and the Collateral Agent, cause the Collateral Agent to
transfer back to TCP or its designee such portion of the Pledged Collateral
referred above to in Section 3(b) of this
Agreement.
(b) At
the time the Collateral Agent transfers the Pledged Collateral back to TCP as
contemplated by Section 5(a) above,
such Collateral Agent shall also deliver to CHTL the Note held under this
Agreement, marked, “cancelled.”
6. Representations
and Warranties. CHTL hereby
represents and warrants as of the date hereof to TCP as follows:
(a) CHTL
is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Collateral owned by CHTL, free
and clear of any lien, except for the lien created by this
Agreement;
(b) The
Pledged Securities have been duly authorized and are exercisable in accordance
with their terms and duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable; and
(c) CHTL
has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, assign, deposit,
pledge and xxxxx x xxxx on or otherwise transfer all of its rights in the
Pledged Collateral free and clear of any liens and, upon exercise of the Pledged
Securities;
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7. Voting
Rights.
(a) During
the term of this Agreement, and except as otherwise provided in Section 7(b) below,
CHTL shall have the right to vote, on all questions presented to the holders of
capital stock of Chinacomm Cayman. In such event, the Collateral
Agent will deliver all necessary documents to allow CHTL to take such action
upon CHTL's request.
(b) After
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, TCP may, at
TCP's option, exercise all voting and other consensual rights and powers
pertaining to the Pledged Collateral (to the extent it may
vote). CHTL hereby agrees to execute all proxies or other
instruments, documents or agreements deemed reasonably necessary by TCP to
evidence the right to vote the Pledged Collateral as provided hereunder, and
CHTL agrees that it shall not be entitled to rescind, revoke or otherwise modify
TCP's vote executed in accordance with this Section 7. Any and all proxies
executed by CHTL pursuant to this Section 7 shall be deemed for all purposes to
be a proxy coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the payment
in full, in cash, of all amounts due under the Note (the "Obligations").
8. Dividends
and Other Distributions. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to
receive any and all stock dividends and other distributions paid in respect of
the Pledged Collateral which dividends and/or distributions shall be deemed to
be held in escrow if received by TCP and shall become part of the Pledged
Collateral upon receipt thereof.
9. Transfers
and Other Liens. CHTL agrees
that until all of the Obligations are paid in full, it will not (i)
sell or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option or other rights with
respect to, any of the Pledged Collateral without the prior written consent of
TCP, or (ii) create or permit to exist any lien upon or with respect to any of
the Pledged Collateral, except for the lien created by this Agreement.
10. Termination. This
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the earliest
to occur of (i) the payment of the Note in full, or (ii) the transfer of the
Pledged Collateral and the Note contemplated by Section 5 of this
Agreement. Upon the termination of this Agreement as provided above, this
Agreement shall automatically terminate and all liens and security interests
created hereunder shall terminate and be released. Upon confirmation
of payment in full of the Note, if any UCC-1 Financing Statements were
previously filed, the Collateral Agent shall file any UCC-3 Termination
Statements releasing the lien and security interest created by the
Assignments.
11. Agreements
with and Duties of the Collateral Agent.
(a) The
Collateral Agent shall be under no duty to give the Pledged Collateral held by
it hereunder any greater degree of care than it gives its own similar
property.
(b) If
the Collateral Agent is permitted or required to deliver any of the Pledged
Collateral or pay money back to either CHTL or TCP, such payment shall be made
by check or by wire transfer, at the Collateral Agent's sole discretion, unless
the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from such Business Party
or Business Parties of a new and/or different postal address or unless this
Agreement shall have provided otherwise. If payment is made by check
or Pledged Collateral is to be delivered, the same shall be mailed to the
address specified by the Business Party(s) in this Agreement (or to a new or
different address subsequently specified to Collateral Agent by writing from
such Business Party(s)).
(c) Whenever
authorization shall be provided by the terms of this Agreement for the payment
or delivery of Pledged Collateral by the Collateral Agent to one or more
Business Parties and there is no express requirement hereunder for written
instructions from the applicable Business Party(s) before such delivery is made,
the Collateral Agent shall notify all Business Parties and, in its sole
discretion, may defer payment or defer return or delivery of Pledged Collateral
until such written requirement or consent is received from all of the Business
Parties (or, depending on the Collateral Agent’s requirements, from less than
all of them). Where Collateral Agent determines to so defer payment
or delivery, the Collateral Agent shall give written notice to the Business
Parties of such determination.
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(e) It
is expressly understood and agreed that under no circumstances shall the
Collateral Agent be required to pay or have paid to any Business Party(s) any
sum not representing proceeds from the sale of any Pledged Collateral that may
be delivered to the Collateral Agent.
(f) It
is intended that the duties and responsibilities of the Collateral Agent shall
be limited to ministerial duties and responsibilities to the maximum extent
permitted by law. In keeping with that intent, it is agreed that the
receipt by Collateral Agent of Exhibit
B, or an alternative written instrument containing the substantive
information or content that is in Exhibit
B (whether or not also including other information and content not
inconsistent with the request and approval of delivery or disbursement action
proposed to be taken by the Collateral Agent) shall, in the absence of actual
knowledge by the Collateral Agent of falsehood, fraud or other intentional or
gross misconduct on the part of any of the Business Parties that would render
the proposed action under the written instrument to be inappropriate, be full
and sufficient justification and authorization for the proposed payment or
disbursement action by the Collateral Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, express or implied, contained in this Agreement, if the Collateral
Agent shall receive written instructions from TCP in accordance with Alternative
Instructions 2 of Exhibit
B (or words of similar
import), the Collateral Agent shall: (i) furnish a copy of such instructions to
CHTL at the address designated on Exhibit
B (or any alternative
address requested by CHTL in writing), and (ii) take no action with respect to
such written request until a date which shall be not less than (A) five (5) days
following the March 9, 2010 Maturity Date of the Note, or (B) twenty (20) days
following receipt of such written instructions from TCP that CHTL has committed
any Event of Default under the Note, other than the failure to make payment of
the Note on the Maturity Date.
(g) The
ministerial reliance by Collateral Agent on the written instrument referred to
in Section
11(f) shall be full and sufficient justification and authorization, as
stated in such Section, notwithstanding a determination that Collateral Agent
had certain specified discretionary inquiry powers and opportunities that
Collateral Agent did not pursue or that, absent the provisions of Section 11(f) above,
Collateral Agent had (or might have had) fiduciary responsibilities to
investigate before making any such payment or disbursement and did not do
so.
(h) The
Collateral Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to enforce collection of
any check delivered to it and subsequently dishonored, nor shall Collateral
Agent have any duty or responsibility to give notice to any Business Party of
such attempted payment and the subsequent dishonor thereof.
(i) The
Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the accuracy, act in reliance
upon the contents, and assume the genuineness of any notice, instruction,
certificate, signature (including copies of signature pages), instrument or
other document (in each case, whether a copy, facsimile or original) which is
given to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, without the Collateral
Agent being obligated to undertake any action or investigation to verify the
truth or accuracy thereof -- unless the Collateral Agent has
actual knowledge that the document or other document, instruction, certificate
or signature is not accurate, truthful, authorized or
genuine. For purposes of this Section 11(i),
“Actual knowledge, or any other instance where “knowledge” would be required
(and, therefore, “actual knowledge” would be required as a standard of
“knowledge”) shall consist of actual and conscious apprehension and
understanding, presently in the mind or consciousness of the person acting for
Collateral Agent (as opposed to knowledge previously known but not currently
remembered or consciously being thought about) and shall be limited to such
“actual knowledge” by an attorney in Collateral Agent’s firm who is currently
actively engaged in the management of the Collateral Agent and who is made aware
of the document, etc. that is the subject of this Section
11(i). For purposes of this Agreement “knowledge” (being
required to be “actual knowledge”) shall not included knowledge of any other
attorney or person in Xxxxxxx Xxxx who is not directly involved in making
decisions regarding, or managing, the Xxxxxxx Xxxx activities as Collateral
Agent. Knowledge by others within Xxxxxxx Xxxx shall not be imputed
to the persons described above for purposes of determining whether “knowledge”
or “actual knowledge” existed. Persons (lawyers) at Collateral
Agent as to whom “actual knowledge” is relevant under this Section 11(i)
currently includes ____________________________.
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(j) The
Collateral Agent may consult with and act relative hereto upon advice of counsel
of its own selection in reference to any matter connected herewith, and shall
not be liable to any of the parties hereto, or their respective legal
representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, for any action taken in good
faith on the advice of counsel or for any mistake of fact or error of judgment,
or for any acts or omissions of any kind taken or made in good faith unless
caused by its willful misconduct or gross negligence.
(k) The
Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for, or have any duty to inquire into,
or be required to enforce any of the terms and provisions of any document or
agreement other than this Agreement.
(l) Without
limiting the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for, or
have any duty to inquire into, monitor or enforce obligations between any of the
Business Parties as to (i) whether there was support or justification for any
such Business Party to act in accordance with written instructions of such
Business Party or any other Business Party in attached Exhibit
B or any written alternative acceptable to Collateral Agent that included
(with anything else) the material or content of Exhibit
B, or (ii) whether any Business Party properly uses and applies funds
received by it, whether from the Collateral Agent or third parties, in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or other applicable
documents. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, express or implied, contained in this Agreement, if the Collateral
Agent shall receive written instructions from TCP in accordance with Alternative
Instructions 2 of Exhibit
B (or words of similar
import), the Collateral Agent shall: (i) furnish a copy of such instructions to
CHTL at the address designated on Exhibit
B (or any alternative
address requested by CHTL in writing), and (ii) take no action with respect to
such written request until a date which shall be not less than twenty (20) days
following receipt of such written instructions from TCP.
(m) This
Agreement sets forth exclusively the duties of the Collateral Agent with respect
to any and all matters pertinent hereto and no implied duties or obligations
shall be read into this Agreement against the Collateral Agent.
(n) If
the Collateral Agent shall be uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder or
if it receives instructions with respect to the Pledged Collateral or any funds
that may be derived from the sale or transfer of any Pledged Collateral, which,
in the Collateral Agent’s sole discretion, it determines to be in actual or
potential conflict with this Agreement or other instructions that it has
received, the Collateral Agent shall be excused from taking action that it might
otherwise be required to take, and its sole obligation shall be to keep safely
all property held in escrow until the uncertainty is resolved. Such
uncertainty can be resolved by written and signed agreement among all affected
Business Parties or by order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction,
naming the involved Business Parties as participants in the action or proceeding
brought to obtain judicial determination of the involved uncertain duties and
obligations.
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(o) Alternatively,
the Collateral Agent may, in its discretion, seek judicial determination of any
dispute or uncertainty and/or deposit all of the Pledged Collateral and any
funds that may be derived from the sale or transfer of any Pledged Collateral,
in Court pursuant to proceedings under California law.
(p) The
Collateral Agent makes no representation as to the validity, value, genuineness
or collectability of any portion or all of the Pledged Collateral held by or
delivered to it.
(q) In
the event that:
(i) the
Collateral Agent shall receive any conflicting or inconsistent notices or
instructions from any one or more of the Business Parties, or
(ii) there
shall be any disagreement between or among any of the Business Parties,
resulting in adverse claims or demands being made in connection with the subject
matter of this Agreement, or
(iii) there
shall be any disagreement between or among any of the Business Parties and any
other person, resulting in adverse claims or demands being made in connection
with the subject matter of this Agreement, or
(iv) the
Collateral Agent, in good faith, shall be in doubt as to what action it should
take hereunder,
then, and
in any such event, Collateral Agent may, at its option, refuse to comply with
any notices, instructions, claims or demands on it, or refuse to take any other
action hereunder, so long as such disagreement continues or such doubt exists,
and in any such event, the Collateral Agent shall not become liable in any way
or to any person for its failure or refusal to act. The Collateral
Agent shall be entitled to continue so to refrain from acting until (A) the
rights of all Business Parties or other third person(s) shall have been fully
and finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction or (B) all
differences shall have been adjusted and all doubt resolved by agreement among
all of the interested persons, and the Collateral Agent shall have been notified
thereof in writing signed by all such persons. The Collateral Agent
shall have the option, after thirty (30) days’ notice to the Business Parties of
its intention to do so, to file an action in interpleader requiring the parties
to answer and litigate any claims and rights among themselves.
The
rights of the Collateral Agent under this Section 11(q) are
cumulative of all other rights which it may have by law or
otherwise.
(r) The
Collateral Agent does not have and will not have any interest in the Pledged
Collateral or any funds that may be derived from the sale or transfer of any
Pledged Collateral, but is serving only as escrow holder and has only possession
thereof.
(s) The
Collateral Agent’s duties and responsibilities shall be determined only with
reference to this Agreement. The Collateral Agent is not charged with
any duties or responsibilities in connection with any other document or
agreement.
(t) The
Collateral Agent may execute any of its powers or responsibilities hereunder
either directly or by or through its agents or attorneys and the Collateral
Agent shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of
any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.
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(u) Each
of Business Parties do hereby release the Collateral Agent from any act done or
omitted to be done by the Collateral Agent in good faith in the performance of
its duties hereunder, and each of Business Parties do hereby jointly and
severally agree to fully indemnify the Collateral Agent and its directors,
officers, employees and agents (the “Collateral Agent Indemnified
Parties”) for, and to hold each of them harmless from and against, any
loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees
and expenses) incurred by the Collateral Agent Indemnified Parties, arising out
of or in connection with the Collateral Agent entering into this Agreement and
carrying out its duties hereunder, including the reasonable costs and expenses
of defending itself from any claim or liability; provided,
however, that the Collateral Agent Indemnified Parties shall not be
entitled to indemnification hereunder for losses, liabilities and expenses
caused by the willful misconduct, fraud or gross negligence of any of the
Collateral Agent Indemnified Parties. The agreements contained in
this Section
11(u) shall survive despite any termination of this Agreement or the
resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent.
(v) The
Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability for not performing any act or
fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility hereunder by reason of any
occurrence beyond the control of the Collateral Agent (including but not limited
to any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or
governmental authority, any act of God or war, or the unavailability of the
Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or other wire or communication
facility).
(w) Anything
in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the
Collateral Agent be liable for consequential loss or damage of any kind
whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), regardless of the form
of action.
(x) The
Collateral Agent may resign at any time or be removed by the written mutual
consent of the Business Parties. No resignation or removal of the
Collateral Agent and no appointment of a successor Collateral Agent, however,
shall be effective until the acceptance or removal of the Collateral Agent in
the manner herein provided. In the event of the resignation or
removal of the Collateral Agent, the Business Parties shall in good faith agree
upon a successor Collateral Agent. If the Business Parties are unable
to agree upon a successor Collateral Agent within fourteen (14) days after
receipt of a notice of resignation or removal is given, the Collateral Agent may
deposit the Pledged Collateral and any funds delivered to the Collateral Agent
from the sale or transfer of any Pledged Collateral with a court of competent
jurisdiction and may petition, at the sole expense of the Business Parties, a
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Collateral
Agent. Any successor Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to
the predecessor Collateral Agent and the Business Parties an instrument
accepting such appointment and the transfer of the Pledged Collateral and any
funds delivered to the Collateral Agent from the sale or transfer of any Pledged
Collateral and agreeing to the terms of this Agreement, and thereupon such
successor Collateral Agent shall, without further act, become vested with all
the estates, properties, rights, powers and duties of the predecessor Collateral
Agent as if originally named herein.
(y) Any
law firm with which the Collateral Agent may merge or consolidate shall be the
successor Collateral Agent without further act.
(z) At
any time CHTL can request the Collateral Agent to resign, the Collateral Agent
agrees to resign and another Collateral Agent acceptable to both TCP and CHTL
shall be appointed as Collateral Agent.
12. Definitions. The singular
shall include the plural and vice versa and any gender shall include any other
gender as the context may require.
13. Successors
and Assigns. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of CHTL, TCP and their
respective successors and assigns. CHTL's successors and assigns shall include,
without limitation, a receiver, trustee or debtor-in-possession of or for
CHTL.
13. GOVERNING
LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER
AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE
APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY STATE OTHER THAN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA.
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14. Severability. Whenever possible, each
provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be
effective and valid under applicable law, but, if any provision of this
Agreement shall be held to be prohibited or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or
invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the
remaining provisions of this Agreement.
15. Further
Assurances. CHTL agrees that it will cooperate with TCP and
the Collateral Agent and will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and
delivered, all such other assignments separate from certificate, proxies,
instruments and documents, and will take all such other actions, including,
without limitation, the execution and filing of financing statements, as TCP or
the Collateral Agent may reasonably request from time to time m order to carry
out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.
16. Notices. Except as otherwise provided
herein, whenever it is provided herein that any notice, demand, request,
consent, approval, declaration or other communications shall or may be given to
or served upon any of the parties by any other party, or whenever any of the
parties desires to give or serve upon any other communication with respect to
this Agreement, each such notice, demand, request, consent, approval,
declaration or other communication shall be in writing and shall be given (and
deemed to have been given) to the address on record with the sending party and
otherwise in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Note.
17. Amendments,
Waivers and Consents. No
amendment to, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any
provision of this Agreement shall in any event be effective unless the same
shall be in writing and signed and delivered by CHTL and TCP, and then any such
amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
18. Section
Headings. The section
headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference and shall
not be considered a part of this Agreement or used in its
interpretation.
19. Execution
in Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same
agreement. Any such counterpart which may be delivered by facsimile transmission
shall be deemed the equivalent of an originally signed counterpart and shall be
fully admissible in any enforcement proceedings regarding this
Agreement.
20. Merger. This
Agreement represents the final agreement of TCP and CHTL with respect to the
matters contained herein and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior or
contemporaneous agreements, or subsequent oral agreements, between TCP and
CHTL.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have
each caused this Pledge Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly
authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.
PLEDGOR:
CHINA
TEL GROUP, INC.
By:_______________________________
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
PLEDGEE:
TRUSSNET
CAPITAL PARTNERS (HK) LTD.
By:
___________________________________
Name:
________________________________
Title:
_________________________________
COLLATERAL
AGENT:
____________________________________
By:__________________________________
Name:
________________________________
Title:
_________________________________
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE
FROM CERTIFICATE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
the undersigned, ________________________, does hereby sell,assign and
transfer unto, warrants to purchase ordinary shares of ____________________________
(the “Pledged
Securities”), standing in the name of the undersigned on the books of
said corporation and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
____________________________________, as Agent, as the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney, for it and in its name and stead, to sell, assign and transfer
all or any of the Shares, and for that purpose to make and execute all necessary
acts of assignment and transfer thereof; and to substitute one or more persons
with like full power, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or
substitute or substitutes shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.
Dated: ________________________
[_________________________,
a________________, ____________]
Its: ___________________________________________
By: _______________________________________
Name:
EXHIBIT
B
LETTER OF
INSTRUCTION
_______________________________________
Address
Attn: ____________________________
Re: Pledge
Agreement, dated March 9, 2009 among Trussnet Capital Partners (HK) Ltd (“TCP”),
China Tel Group, Inc. (“CHTL”), and _______________________________ (“Collateral
Agent”).
Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to the above captioned Pledge Agreement. Unless otherwise
defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as is defined
in the Pledge Agreement.
Alternative
Instructions 1
You are
hereby instructed to release the following items of the Pledged Collateral of
TCP in your possession to CHTL.
_________
shares of Common Stock of Chinacomm Cayman.
Very
truly yours,
China
Tel Group, Inc.
|
Trussnet
Capital Partners (HK) Ltd
|
By:__________________________________
By:_____________________________________
______________,
Authorized
Signatory _______________,
Authorized Signatory
Alternative
Instructions 2
Please be
advised that an Event of Default under the Note has occurred and is continuing,
as a result of which you are hereby instructed to release all of the Pledged
Collateral in your possession to Trussnet Capital Partners (HK)
Ltd.
Very
truly yours,
Trussnet
Capital Partners (HK) Ltd
By:__________________________________
_____________, Authorized
Signatory
cc: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
CHINA TEP GROUP, INC.
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EXHIBIT
C
Names,
Emails and signature(s) for:
Person(s) Designated to give
Instructions to the Collateral Agent
|
If
from TCP:
|
Name
|
Email
|
Signature
|
__________________
|
____________________
|
___________________________
|
If from
CHTL
Name
|
Email
|
Signatures
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
or
________________
|
____________________
|
__________________________
___________________________
|
All
instructions must include the signature of the person(s) authorizing said
instructions.
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