SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
2.1
This
SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated
as of May
3,
2007,
is by and among Millennium Quest, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Parent”),
International
Lorain Holding, Inc., a Cayman Islands company (the “Company”),
and
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, the sole stockholder of the Company signatory hereto (the
“Stockholder”).
Each
of the parties to this Agreement are individually referred to herein as a
“Party”
and
collectively, as the “Parties.”
BACKGROUND
The
Company has 5,099,503
common
shares
(including any future shares acquired by the Stockholder and any purchase
option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription
right or any similar right granted to the Stockholder relating to transactions
on or before the date hereof, the “Company
Stock”)
issued
and outstanding, all of which are held by the Stockholder. The Stockholder
is
the record and beneficial owner of the number of shares of Company Stock set
forth opposite such person’s name on Exhibit A. The Stockholder has agreed to
transfer all of his shares of Company Stock in exchange for a number of newly
issued shares of the Series B Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$.001 per share, of the Parent (the “Parent
Stock”)
that
will, in the aggregate, if converted into common stock of the Parent at the
available conversion rate for conversion of Parent Stock into common stock
of
the Parent and if all Series A Voting Convertible Preferred Stock of the Parent
is converted into common stock of the Parent at the available conversion rate
for converting Series A Voting Convertible Preferred Stock of the Parent into
common stock of the Parent, constitute approximately 65.43%
of the
issued and outstanding common stock of the Parent on a fully-diluted basis
as of
and immediately after the Closing, and after giving effect to the Financing
(as
defined in Section 7.11 hereof). The number of shares of Parent Stock to be
received by the Stockholder is listed opposite such Stockholder’s name on
Exhibit A attached to this Agreement. The aggregate number of shares of Parent
Stock that is reflected on Exhibit A is referred to herein as the
“Shares”.
The
exchange of Company Stock for Parent Stock is intended to constitute a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”),
as
amended or such other tax free reorganization exemptions that may be available
under the Code.
The
Board
of Directors of the Parent and the Company have determined that it is desirable
to effect this plan of reorganization and share exchange.
AGREEMENT
NOW
THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
Exchange
of Shares
SECTION
1.01. Exchange
by Stockholder.
At the
Closing (as defined in Section 1.02), the Stockholder shall sell, transfer,
convey, assign and deliver to the Parent its Company Stock free and clear of
all
Liens (as defined below) in exchange for the Parent Stock listed on Exhibit
A
opposite
such Stockholder’s name.
SECTION
1.02. Closing.
The
closing (the “Closing”)
of the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “Transactions”)
shall
take place at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Raysman & Xxxxxxx LLP in
Washington, DC commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time on the second business day
following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the obligations of
the
parties to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby (other than
conditions with respect to actions the respective parties will take at the
Closing itself), or such other date and time as the parties may mutually
determine (the “Closing
Date”).
ARTICLE
II
Representations
and Warranties of Stockholders
The
Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to the Parent with respect to
himself, as follows:
SECTION
2.01. Good
Title.
The
Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner, and has good title to its
Company Stock, with the right and authority to sell and deliver such Company
Stock. Upon registering of the Parent as the new owner of such Company Stock
in
the share register of members of the Company, the Parent will receive good
title
to such Company Stock, free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges,
equities and claims of any kind, voting trusts, stockholder agreements and
other
encumbrances (collectively, “Liens”).
SECTION
2.02. Power
and Authority.
This
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Stockholder,
enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with the terms
hereof.
SECTION
2.03. No
Conflicts.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stockholder and the performance
by the Stockholder of his obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms
hereof: (i) will not require the consent of any third party or any federal,
state, local or foreign government or any court of competent jurisdiction,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign (“Governmental
Entity”)
under
any statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions,
judgments, or decrees (collectively, “Laws”);
(ii)
will not violate any Laws applicable to such Stockholder and (iii) will not
violate or breach any contractual obligation to which such Stockholder is a
party.
SECTION
2.04. No
Finder’s Fee.
The
Stockholder has not created any obligation for any finder’s, investment banker’s
or broker’s fee in connection with the Transactions.
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SECTION
2.05. Purchase
Entirely for Own Account.
The
Parent Stock proposed to be acquired by the Stockholder hereunder will be
acquired for investment for his own account, and not with a view to the resale
or distribution of any part thereof, and the Stockholder has no present
intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Parent Stock, except in
compliance with applicable securities laws.
SECTION
2.06. Available
Information.
The
Stockholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the
Parent.
SECTION
2.07. Lock-up
and Registration Rights.
The
Stockholder hereby undertakes that he will not offer, sell, contract to sell,
pledge or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Parent Stock, enter
into a transaction that would have the same effect, or enter into any swap,
hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the
economic consequences of ownership of such Parent Stock, whether any of these
transactions are to be settled by delivery of any such Parent Stock, in cash
or
otherwise, or publicly disclose the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge
or
disposition, or to enter into any transaction, swap, hedge or other arrangement,
for a period of 12 months from the date of issuance of such Parent Stock. After
12-month period described above, the Stockholder shall be entitled to effect
the
registration under the Securities Act of such Parent Stock.
SECTION
2.08. Restricted
Securities.
The
Stockholder understands that the Parent Stock is characterized as “restricted
securities” under the Securities Act inasmuch as this Agreement contemplates
that, if acquired by the Stockholder pursuant hereto, the Parent Stock would
be
acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering. The Stockholder
further acknowledges that if the Parent Stock is issued to the Stockholder
in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, such Parent Stock may not
be
resold without registration under the Securities Act or the existence of an
exemption therefrom. The Stockholder represents that it is familiar with Rule
144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and
understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities
Act.
SECTION
2.09. Legends.
It is
understood that the Parent Stock will bear the following legend or one that
is
substantially similar to the following legend:
NEITHER
THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THESE SECURITIES
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR
TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THESE
SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED
BY SUCH SECURITIES.
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SECTION
2.10. Accredited
Investor.
The
Stockholder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501
under the Securities Act.
ARTICLE
III
Representations
and Warranties of the Company
The
Company represents and warrants to the Parent that, except as set forth in
the
Company Disclosure Letter (as defined below, and regardless of whether or not
the Company Disclosure Letter is referenced below with respect to any particular
representation or warranty), which will be delivered by the Company to the
Parent concurrently herewith (the “Company
Disclosure Letter”):
SECTION
3.01. Organization,
Standing and Power.
Each of
the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company
Subsidiaries”)
is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is organized and has the corporate power and authority
and possesses all governmental franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations
and
approvals necessary to enable it to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties
and assets and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted, other than
such
franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals the lack of which,
individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company, a material adverse
effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or on the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions (a
“Company
Material Adverse Effect”).
The
Company and each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business in each
jurisdiction where the nature of its business or its ownership or leasing of
its
properties make such qualification necessary except where the failure to so
qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. The Company has delivered to the Parent true and complete copies of
the
memorandum and articles of association of the Company and such other constituent
instruments of the Company as may exist, each as amended to the date of this
Agreement (as so amended, the “Company
Constituent Instruments”),
and
the comparable charter, organizational documents and other constituent
instruments of each Company Subsidiary, in each case as amended through the
date
of this Agreement.
SECTION
3.02. Company
Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.
(a) The
Company Disclosure Letter lists each Company Subsidiary and its jurisdiction
of
organization. Except as specified in the Company Disclosure Letter, all the
outstanding shares of capital stock or equity investments of each Company
Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and
are
as of the date of this Agreement owned by the Company, by another Company
Subsidiary or by the Company and another Company Subsidiary, free and clear
of
all Liens.
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(b) Except
for its interests in the Company Subsidiaries, the Company does not as of the
date of this Agreement own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock,
membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other
equity interest in any person.
SECTION
3.03. Capital
Structure.
The
authorized share capital of the Company U.S. $21,000 divided into 6,000,000
common shares of U.S. $0.001 par value each and 1,500,000 preferred shares
of
U.S. $0.01 par value each. As of the date of this Agreement,
5,099,503 ordinary
shares are issued and outstanding and none of the preferred shares are issued
and outstanding. Except as set forth above, no shares or other voting securities
of the Company are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. Except as
specified in the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company is the sole record
and
beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each
Company Subsidiary. All outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company
and each Company Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and
nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option,
call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or
any
similar right under any provision of the applicable corporate laws of the Cayman
Islands, the Company Constituent Instruments or any Contract (as defined in
Section 3.05) to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound. Except as
set
forth in this section 3.03 and in the Company Disclosure Letter, there are
not
any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Company or any Company
Subsidiary having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for,
securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which holders of Company
Stock or the common stock of any Company Subsidiary may vote (“Voting
Company Debt”).
Except as set forth above, as of the date of this Agreement, there are not
any
options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, “phantom”
stock rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units,
commitments, Contracts, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which the
Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them is bound
(i) obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, deliver or sell,
or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock
or
other equity interests in, or any security convertible or exercisable for or
exchangeable into any capital stock of or other equity interest in, the Company
or any Company Subsidiary or any Voting Company Debt, (ii) obligating the
Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, grant, extend or enter into any
such
option, warrant, call, right, security, commitment, Contract, arrangement or
undertaking or (iii) that give any person the right to receive any economic
benefit or right similar to or derived from the economic benefits and rights
occurring to holders of the capital stock of the Company or of any Company
Subsidiary. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, as of the
date
of this Agreement, there are not any outstanding contractual obligations of
the
Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock
of Parent.
SECTION
3.04. Authority;
Execution and Delivery; Enforceability.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery
by
the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the
Transactions have been duly authorized and approved by the Board of Directors
of
the Company and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are
necessary to authorize this Agreement and the Transactions. When executed and
delivered, this Agreement will be enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms.
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SECTION
3.05. No
Conflicts; Consents.
(a) Except
as
set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery by the
Company of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the Transactions
and
compliance with the terms hereof and thereof will not, conflict with, or result
in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or
both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a material benefit under, or result
in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company
or any Company Subsidiary under, any provision of (i) the Company Constituent
Instruments or the comparable charter or organizational documents of any Company
Subsidiary, (ii) any material contract, lease, license, indenture, note, bond,
agreement, permit, concession, franchise or other instrument (a “Contract”)
to
which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their
respective properties or assets is bound or (iii) subject to the filings and
other matters referred to in Section 3.05(b), any material judgment, order
or
decree (“Judgment”)
or
material Law applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their
respective properties or assets, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and
(iii) above, any such items that, individually or in the aggregate, have not
had
and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Except
as
set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter and except for required filings
with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
and
applicable “Blue Sky” or state securities commissions, no
material consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization
(“Consent”)
of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, or permit from, any Governmental
Entity is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to the Company
or
any Company Subsidiary in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the
Transactions.
SECTION
3.06. Taxes.
(a) Each
of
the Company and each Company Subsidiary has timely filed, or has caused to
be
timely filed on its behalf, all Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and
all
such Tax Returns are true, complete and accurate, except to the extent any
failure to file or any inaccuracies in any filed Tax Returns, individually
or in
the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. All Taxes shown to be due on such Tax Returns,
or otherwise owed, have been timely paid, except to the extent that any failure
to pay, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. There are no unpaid
taxes
in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any
jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such
claim.
(b) The
Company Financial Statements (as defined in Section 3.15) reflect an adequate
reserve for all Taxes payable by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (in
addition to any reserve for deferred Taxes to reflect timing differences between
book and Tax items) for all Taxable periods and portions thereof through the
date of such financial statements. No deficiency with respect to any Taxes
has
been proposed, asserted or assessed against the Company or any Company
Subsidiary, and no requests for waivers of the time to assess any such Taxes
are
pending, except to the extent any such deficiency or request for waiver,
individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(c) For
purposes of this Agreement:
“Taxes”
includes all forms of taxation, whenever created or imposed, and whether of
the
United States or elsewhere, and whether imposed by a local, municipal,
governmental, state, foreign, federal or other Governmental Entity, or in
connection with any agreement with respect to Taxes, including all interest,
penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts.
“Tax
Return”
means
all federal, state, local, provincial and foreign Tax returns, declarations,
statements, reports, schedules, forms and information returns and any amended
Tax return relating to Taxes.
SECTION
3.07. Benefit
Plans.
(a) Except
as
set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company does not have or
maintain any collective bargaining agreement or any bonus, pension, profit
sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership, stock
purchase, stock option, phantom stock, retirement, vacation, severance,
disability, death benefit, hospitalization, medical or other plan, arrangement
or understanding (whether or not legally binding) providing benefits to any
current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary (collectively, “Company
Benefit Plans”).
Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, as of the date of this
Agreement there are not any severance or termination agreements or arrangements
between the Company or any Company Subsidiary and any current or former
employee, officer or director of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, nor
does
the Company or any Company Subsidiary have any general severance plan or
policy.
(b) Since
December 31, 2006, there has not been any adoption or amendment in any material
respect by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any Company Benefit
Plan.
SECTION
3.08. Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any
partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending or threatened
in writing against or affecting the Company, any subsidiary or any of their
respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or
administrative agency, regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local
or
foreign), stock market, stock exchange or trading facility (“Action”)
which
(i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any of this Agreement or the Shares or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable
decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected
to
result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any
subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as
such), is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim or violation
of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach
of
fiduciary duty.
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SECTION
3.09. Compliance
with Applicable Laws.
The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable
Laws,
including those relating to occupational, health and safety and the environment,
except for instances of noncompliance that, individually and in the aggregate,
have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, the
Company has not received any written communication during the past two years
from a Governmental Entity that alleges that the Company is not in compliance
in
any material respect with any applicable Law. This Section 3.09 does not relate
to matters with respect to Taxes, which are the subject of Section
3.06.
SECTION
3.10. Brokers;
Schedule of Fees and Expenses.
No
broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person is entitled to
any
broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in
connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf
of
the Company.
SECTION
3.11. Contracts.
Except
as disclosed in the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no Contracts that
are
material to the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or
otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary
is
in violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any condition which
upon the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause such a violation
of
or default under) any Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any
of
its properties or assets is bound, except for violations or defaults that would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in
a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
3.12. Title
to Properties.
Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Letter, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
do not own any real property. Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
has sufficient title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its properties
and assets used in the conduct of its businesses. All such assets and
properties, other than assets and properties in which the Company or any of
the
Company Subsidiaries has leasehold interests, are free and clear of all Liens
other than those set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter and except for
Liens
that, in the aggregate, do not and will not materially interfere with the
ability of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to conduct business as
currently conducted.
SECTION
3.13. Intellectual
Property.
The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries own, or are validly licensed or otherwise
have the right to use, all patents, patent rights, trademarks, trademark rights,
trade names, trade name rights, service marks, service xxxx rights, copyrights
and other proprietary intellectual property rights and computer programs
(collectively, “Intellectual
Property Rights”)
which
are material to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries taken as a whole. The Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a
description of all Intellectual Property Rights which are material to the
conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as
a
whole. There are no claims pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is infringing
or
otherwise adversely affecting the rights of any person with regard to any
Intellectual Property Right. To the knowledge of the Company, no person is
infringing the rights of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with
respect to any Intellectual Property Right.
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SECTION
3.14. Labor
Matters.
Except
as set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no collective
bargaining or other labor union agreements to which the Company or any of the
Company Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound. No material
labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with
respect to any of the employees of the Company.
SECTION
3.15. Financial
Statements.
Prior
to the Closing the Company will deliver to the Parent its audited consolidated
financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004
(collectively, the “Company
Financial Statements”).
Upon
delivery, the Company Financial Statements will have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods indicated. The Company Financial Statements will fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition and operating results
of the Company, as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated therein. The
Company will not have any material liabilities or obligations, contingent or
otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business subsequent to December 31, 2006, and (ii) obligations under
contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not
required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in
the
Company Financial Statements, which, in both cases, individually and in the
aggregate would not be reasonably expected to result in a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
SECTION
3.16. Insurance.
Except
as set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company and its subsidiaries
are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such
losses and risks in accordance with any applicable laws under their respective
jurisdictions of organization and in such amounts as are customary in the
businesses in which the Company and its subsidiaries are engaged and in the
geographic areas where they engage in such businesses. The Company has no reason
to believe that it will not be able to renew its and its subsidiaries’ existing
insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar
coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business
on
terms consistent with market for the Company’s and such subsidiaries’ respective
lines of business.
SECTION
3.17. Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter and Company Financial Statements,
none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the
Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any
transaction with the Company or any subsidiary (other than for services as
employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other
arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for
rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments
to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has
a
substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner.
SECTION
3.18. Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company and its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed
in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and
to
maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures
for
the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that
material information relating to the Company, including its subsidiaries, is
made known to the officers by others within those entities. The Company’s
officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and
procedures. Since December 31, 2006, there have been no significant changes
in
the Company’s internal controls or, to the Company’s knowledge, in other factors
that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls.
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SECTION
3.19. Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the closing date (and assuming
that the closing shall have occurred), (i) the Company’s fair saleable value of
its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect
of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known
contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not
constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current
fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its
capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the
business conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and
capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company,
together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate
all
of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash,
would
be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts
are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond
its
ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and
amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).
SECTION
3.20. Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Company has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable
any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including
any
distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision
under the Company’s charter documents or the laws of the Cayman Islands that is
or could become applicable to the Stockholder as a result of the Stockholder
and
the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares and the
Stockholder’s ownership of the Shares.
SECTION
3.21. No
Additional Agreements.
The
Company does not have any agreement or understanding with the Stockholder with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than as
specified in this Agreement.
SECTION
3.22. Investment
Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately following the
Closing will not have become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
SECTION
3.23. Disclosure.
All
disclosure provided to the Stockholder regarding the Company, its business
and
the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company
(including the Company’s representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement) are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
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SECTION
3.24. Information
Supplied.
None of
the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in the notice that is required to be sent to the
stockholders of the Parent pursuant to Rule 14f-1 (the “14f-1
Notice”)
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”)
will,
at the date it is first mailed to the Parent’s stockholders, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
SECTION
3.25. Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
Except
as disclosed in the Company Financial Statements or in the Company Disclosure
Letter, from December 31, 2006 to the date of this Agreement, the Company has
conducted its business only in the ordinary course, and during such period
there
has not been:
(a) any
change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results
of
the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except changes in the ordinary course
of
business that have not caused, in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect;
(b) any
damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, that would
have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any
waiver or compromise by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of a valuable
right or of a material debt owed to it;
(d) any
satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim, or encumbrance or payment of
any
obligation by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except in the ordinary
course of business and the satisfaction or discharge of which would not have
a
Company Material Adverse Effect;
(e) any
material change to a material Contract by which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary or any of its respective assets is bound or subject;
(f) any
mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or lien, created by the
Company or any Company Subsidiary, with respect to any of its material
properties or assets, except liens for taxes not yet due or payable and liens
that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not materially impair
the
Company’s or such Company Subsidiary’s ownership or use of such property or
assets;
(g) any
loans
or guarantees made by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to or for the
benefit of its employees, officers or directors, or any members of their
immediate families, other than travel advances and other advances made in the
ordinary course of its business;
(h) any
alteration of the Company’s method of accounting or the identity of its
auditors;
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(i) any
declaration or payment of dividend or distribution of cash or other property
to
Stockholders or any purchase, redemption or agreements to purchase or redeem
any
shares of Company Stock;
(j) any
issuance of equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate, except
pursuant to existing Company stock option plans; or
(k) any
arrangement or commitment by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to do any
of
the things described in this Section 3.25.
SECTION
3.26. No
Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances.
No
event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is
contemplated to occur with respect to the Company, its subsidiaries or their
respective business, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition,
that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable
securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC
relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which
has not been publicly announced.
SECTION
3.27. Compliance
with PRC Anti-Corruption Laws.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any
director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or
on
behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful
contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii)
violated or is in violation of applicable PRC laws; or (iv) made any unlawful
bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment
to
any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
ARTICLE
IV
Representations
and Warranties of the Parent
The
Parent represents and warrants to the Stockholder and the Company that, except
as set forth in the reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
filed by Parent with the SEC and publicly available prior to the date of the
Agreement (the “Filed
Parent SEC Documents”)
or in
the letter, which will be delivered by the Parent to the Company and the
Stockholder concurrently herewith (the “Parent
Disclosure Letter”):
SECTION
4.01. Organization,
Standing and Power.
Parent
is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of
the State of Delaware and has full corporate power and authority and possesses
all governmental franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals
necessary to enable it to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties and assets
and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted, other than such
franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals the lack of which,
individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on Parent, a material adverse effect
on the ability of Parent to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
on
the ability of Parent to consummate the Transactions (a “Parent
Material Adverse Effect”).
Parent is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature
of
its business or their ownership or leasing of its properties make such
qualification necessary and where the failure to so qualify would reasonably
be
expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Parent has delivered to
the
Company true and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation of Parent,
as amended to the date of this Agreement (as so amended, the “Parent
Charter”),
and
the Bylaws of Parent, as amended to the date of this Agreement (as so amended,
the “Parent
Bylaws”).
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SECTION
4.02. Subsidiaries;
Equity Interests.
Parent
does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest,
partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any
person.
SECTION
4.03. Capital
Structure.
The
authorized capital stock of the Parent consists of Twenty-Five Million
(25,000,000) shares of Parent Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and
Five
Million (5,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of
which 100,000 shares have been designated as “Series A Voting Convertible
Preferred Stock” (the “Series
A Preferred Stock”)
and
1,000,000 shares have been designated as “Series B Voting Convertible Preferred
Stock” (the “Series
B Preferred Stock”).
As of
the date hereof, (i) 10,508,643 shares of Parent Common Stock are issued and
outstanding, (ii) 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and
outstanding, (iii) no shares of Series B Preferred Stock are issued and
outstanding, (iv) all of the shares of the Parent’s authorized, but unissued
Common Stock (14,491,357 shares) are reserved for issuance upon issuance and
conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock,
and
(v) no shares of Parent Common Stock or preferred stock are held by the Parent
in its treasury. Except as set forth above, no shares of capital stock or other
voting securities of Parent were issued, reserved for issuance or
outstanding.
All
outstanding shares of the capital stock of Parent are, and all such shares
that
may be issued prior to the date hereof will be when issued, duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in
violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal,
preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision
of
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Parent Charter, the
Parent Bylaws or any Contract to which Parent is a party or otherwise bound.
There are not any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Parent
having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities
having the right to vote) on any matters on which holders of Parent Common
Stock
may vote (“Voting
Parent Debt”).
Except as set forth above, as of the date of this Agreement, there are not
any
options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, “phantom”
stock rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units,
commitments, Contracts, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which Parent
is a party or by which it is bound (i) obligating Parent to issue, deliver
or
sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital
stock or other equity interests in, or any security convertible or exercisable
for or exchangeable into any capital stock of or other equity interest in,
Parent or any Voting Parent Debt, (ii) obligating Parent to issue, grant, extend
or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, security, commitment,
Contract, arrangement or undertaking or (iii) that give any person the right
to
receive any economic benefit or right similar to or derived from the economic
benefits and rights occurring to holders of the capital stock of the Parent.
As
of the date of this Agreement, there are not any outstanding contractual
obligations of Parent to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares
of
capital stock of Parent. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.03, the
Parent is not a party to any agreement granting any securityholder of the Parent
the right to cause the Parent to register shares of the capital stock or other
securities of the Parent held by such securityholder under the Securities Act.
The stockholder list to be provided at closing to the Company shall be a current
shareholder list generated by its stock transfer agent, and such list shall
accurately reflect all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Parent’s
Common Stock.
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SECTION
4.04. Authority;
Execution and Delivery; Enforceability.
The
execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement and the consummation
by
the Parent of the Transactions have been duly authorized and approved by the
Board of Directors of the Parent and no other corporate proceedings on the
part
of the Parent, except for the filing of a Certificate of Completion (as
hereinafter defined), are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the
Transactions. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Parent, enforceable against the Parent in accordance with the terms
hereof.
SECTION
4.05. No
Conflicts; Consents.
(a) Except
as
set forth in the Parent Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery by Parent
of this Agreement, does not, and the consummation of Transactions and compliance
with the terms hereof and thereof will not, conflict with, or result in any
violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration
of
any obligation or to loss of a material benefit under, or to increased,
additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements of any person
under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or
assets of Parent under, any provision of (i) Parent Charter or Parent Bylaws,
(ii) any material Contract to which Parent is a party or by which any of its
properties or assets is bound or (iii) subject to the filings and other matters
referred to in Section 4.05(b), any material Judgment or material Law applicable
to Parent or its properties or assets, other than, in the case of clauses (ii)
and (iii) above, any such items that, individually or in the aggregate, have
not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) No
Consent of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or permit from, any
Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to
Parent in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, other than the (A) filing
with the SEC of a 14f-1 Notice and (B) filing with the SEC of reports under
Sections 13 and 16 of the Exchange Act, and (C) filings under state “blue sky”
laws, as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the
Transactions.
SECTION
4.06. SEC
Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Parent
has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required
to be filed by Parent with the SEC since April 12, 2006, pursuant to Sections
13(a), 14 (a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (the “Parent
SEC Documents”).
(b) As
of its
respective filing date, each Parent SEC Document complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such Parent SEC Document, and
did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. Except to the extent that information contained in any Parent
SEC Document has been revised or superseded by a later filed Parent SEC
Document, none of the Parent SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The consolidated
financial statements of Parent included in the Parent SEC Documents comply
as to
form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been
prepared in accordance with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principals
(“GAAP”)
(except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by the rules and
regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present
the consolidated financial position of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries
as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and
cash flows for the periods shown (subject, in the case of unaudited statements,
to normal year-end audit adjustments).
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(c) Except
as
set forth in the Filed Parent SEC Documents, Parent has no liabilities or
obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise)
required by GAAP to be set forth on a balance sheet of Parent or in the notes
thereto. The Parent Disclosure Letter sets forth all financial and contractual
obligations and liabilities (including any obligations to issue capital stock
or
other securities of the parent) due after the date hereof. As of the date hereof
the Parent has total liabilities of less than $30,000, all of which liabilities
shall be paid off at or prior to the Closing and shall in no event remain
liabilities of the Parent, the Company or the Stockholder following the
Closing.
SECTION
4.07. Information
Supplied.
None of
the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in the 14f-1 Notice will, at the date it is first
mailed to the Parent’s stockholders, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they are made, not misleading.
SECTION
4.08. Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
Except
as disclosed in the Filed Parent SEC Documents or in the Parent Disclosure
Letter, from the date of the most recent audited financial statements included
in the Filed Parent SEC Documents to the date of this Agreement, Parent has
conducted its business only in the ordinary course, and during such period
there
has not been:
(a) any
change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results
of
the Parent from that reflected in the Parent SEC Documents, except changes
in
the ordinary course of business that have not caused, in the aggregate, a Parent
Material Adverse Effect;
(b) any
damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, that would
have a Parent Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any
waiver or compromise by the Parent of a valuable right or of a material debt
owed to it;
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(d) any
satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim, or encumbrance or payment of
any
obligation by the Parent, except in the ordinary course of business and the
satisfaction or discharge of which would not have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect;
(e) any
material change to a material Contract by which the Parent or any of its assets
is bound or subject;
(f) any
material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee,
officer, director or stockholder;
(g) any
resignation or termination of employment of any officer of the Parent;
(h) any
mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or lien, created by the
Parent, with respect to any of its material properties or assets, except liens
for taxes not yet due or payable and liens that arise in the ordinary course
of
business and do not materially impair the Parent’s ownership or use of such
property or assets;
(i) any
loans
or guarantees made by the Parent to or for the benefit of its employees,
officers or directors, or any members of their immediate families, other than
travel advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of its
business;
(j) any
declaration, setting aside or payment or other distribution in respect of any
of
the Parent’s capital stock, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase, or
other acquisition of any of such stock by the Parent;
(k) any
alteration of the Parent’s method of accounting or the identity of its auditors;
(l) any
issuance of equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate, except
pursuant to existing Parent stock option plans; or
(m) any
arrangement or commitment by the Parent to do any of the things described in
this Section 4.08.
SECTION
4.09. Taxes.
(a) Parent
has timely filed, or has caused to be timely filed on its behalf, all Tax
Returns required to be filed by it, and all such Tax Returns are true, complete
and accurate, except to the extent any failure to file or any inaccuracies
in
any filed Tax Returns, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. All Taxes
shown to be due on such Tax Returns, or otherwise owed, has been timely paid,
except to the extent that any failure to pay, individually or in the aggregate,
has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) The
most
recent financial statements contained in the Filed Parent SEC Documents reflect
an adequate reserve for all Taxes payable by Parent (in addition to any reserve
for deferred Taxes to reflect timing differences between book and Tax items)
for
all Taxable periods and portions thereof through the date of such financial
statements. No deficiency with respect to any Taxes has been proposed, asserted
or assessed against Parent, and no requests for waivers of the time to assess
any such Taxes are pending, except to the extent any such deficiency or request
for waiver, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
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(c) There
are
no Liens for Taxes (other than for current Taxes not yet due and payable) on
the
assets of Parent. Parent is not bound by any agreement with respect to
Taxes.
SECTION
4.10. Absence
of Changes in Benefit Plans.
From
the date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the Filed
Parent SEC Documents to the date of this Agreement, there has not been any
adoption or amendment in any material respect by Parent of any collective
bargaining agreement or any bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred
compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership, stock purchase, stock
option, phantom stock, retirement, vacation, severance, disability, death
benefit, hospitalization, medical or other plan, arrangement or understanding
(whether or not legally binding) providing benefits to any current or former
employee, officer or director of Parent (collectively, “Parent
Benefit Plans”).
As of
the date of this Agreement there are not any employment, consulting,
indemnification, severance or termination agreements or arrangements between
the
Parent and any current or former employee, officer or director of the Parent,
nor does the Parent have any general severance plan or policy.
SECTION
4.11. ERISA
Compliance; Excess Parachute Payments.
The
Parent does not, and since its inception never has, maintained, or contributed
to any “employee pension benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA),
“employee welfare benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) or any
other Parent Benefit Plan for the benefit of any current or former employees,
consultants, officers or directors of Parent.
SECTION
4.12. Litigation.
There
is no Action which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity
or
enforceability of any of this Agreement or the Shares or (ii) could, if there
were an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Neither
the Parent nor any subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his
or
her capacity as such), is or has been the subject of any Action involving a
claim or violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or
a
claim of breach of fiduciary duty.
SECTION
4.13. Compliance
with Applicable Laws.
Parent
is in compliance with all applicable Laws, including those relating to
occupational health and safety and the environment, except for instances of
noncompliance that, individually and in the aggregate, have not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Except
as
set forth in the Filed Parent SEC Documents or in the Parent Disclosure Letter,
Parent has not received any written communication during the past two years
from
a Governmental Entity that alleges that Parent is not in compliance in any
material respect with any applicable Law. The Parent is in compliance with
all
effective requirements of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder, that are applicable to it, except where such
noncompliance could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Parent
Material Adverse Effect. This Section 4.13 does not relate to matters with
respect to Taxes, which are the subject of Section 4.09.
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SECTION
4.14. Contracts.
Except
as disclosed in the Parent Filed SEC Documents, there are no Contracts that
are
material to the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or
otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Parent taken as a whole.
Parent is not in violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any
condition which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause
such a violation of or default under) any Contract to which it is a party or
by
which it or any of its properties or assets is bound, except for violations
or
defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
4.15. Title
to Properties.
Parent
has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its properties and
assets used in the conduct of its businesses. All such assets and properties,
other than assets and properties in which the Parent has leasehold interests,
are free and clear of all Liens other than those set forth in the Parent
Disclosure Letter and except for Liens that, in the aggregate, do not and will
not materially interfere with the ability of the Parent to conduct business
as
currently conducted. Parent has complied in all material respects with the
terms
of all material leases to which it is a party and under which it is in
occupancy, and all such leases are in full force and effect. Parent enjoys
peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such material leases.
SECTION
4.16. Intellectual
Property.
Parent
owns, or is validly licensed or otherwise has the right to use, all Intellectual
Property Rights which are material to the conduct of the business of the Parent
taken as a whole. The Parent Disclosure Letter sets forth a description of
all
Intellectual Property Rights which are material to the conduct of the business
of the Parent taken as a whole. Except as set forth in the Parent Disclosure
Letter no claims are pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened
that
the Parent is infringing or otherwise adversely affecting the rights of any
person with regard to any Intellectual Property Right. To the knowledge of
the
Parent, no person is infringing the rights of the Parent with respect to any
Intellectual Property Right.
SECTION
4.17. Labor
Matters.
There
are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements to which the Parent
is a party or by which it is bound. No material labor dispute exists or, to
the
knowledge of the Parent,
is
imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Parent.
SECTION
4.18. Market
Makers.
The
Parent has at least two market makers for its common shares and such market
makers have obtained all permits and made all filings necessary in order for
such market makers to continue as market makers of the Parent.
SECTION
4.19. Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the Filed Parent SEC Documents and Parent Disclosure Letter,
none of the officers or directors of the Parent and, to the knowledge of the
Parent, none of the employees of the Parent is presently a party to any
transaction with the Parent or any subsidiary (other than for services as
employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other
arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for
rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments
to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the
Parent, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has
a
substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner.
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SECTION
4.20. Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Parent maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general
or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets
is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences. The Parent has established disclosure
controls and procedures for the Parent and designed such disclosure controls
and
procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Parent is made
known to the officers by others within those entities. The Parent’s officers
have evaluated the effectiveness of the Parent’s controls and procedures. Since
December 31, 2006, there have been no significant changes in the Parent’s
internal controls or, to the Parent’s knowledge, in other factors that could
significantly affect the Parent’s internal controls.
SECTION
4.21. Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Parent
as of
the closing date (and assuming that the closing shall have occurred), (i) the
Parent’s fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be
required to be paid on or in respect of the Parent’s existing debts and other
liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the
Parent’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its
business for the current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital
requirements of the business conducted by the Parent, and projected capital
requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow
of the Parent, together with the proceeds the Parent would receive, were it
to
liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses
of
the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt
when such amounts are required to be paid. The Parent does not intend to incur
debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account
the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its
debt).
SECTION
4.22. Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Parent has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable
any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including
any
distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision
under the Parent’s charter documents or the laws of its state of incorporation
that is or could become applicable to the Stockholder as a result of the
Stockholder and the Parent fulfilling their obligations or exercising their
rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the issuance of
the
Shares and the Stockholder’s ownership of the Shares.
SECTION
4.23. No
Additional Agreements.
The
Parent does not have any agreement or understanding with the Stockholder with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than as
specified in this Agreement.
SECTION
4.24. Investment
Company.
The
Parent is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing
will not have become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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SECTION
4.25. Disclosure.
All
disclosure provided to the Stockholder regarding the Parent, its business and
the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Parent
(including the Parent’s representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement) are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
SECTION
4.26. Certain
Registration Matters.
Except
as specified in the Parent Disclosure Letter and Filed Parent SEC Documents,
the
Parent has not granted or agreed to grant to any person any rights (including
“piggy-back” registration rights) to have any securities of the Parent
registered with the SEC or any other governmental authority that have not been
satisfied.
SECTION
4.27. Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
The
Parent is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable
future continue to be, in compliance with the listing and maintenance
requirements for continued listing of the Parent Stock on the trading market
on
which the Parent
Stock are
currently listed or quoted. The issuance and sale of the Shares under this
Agreement does not contravene the rules and regulations of the trading market
on
which the Parent Stock are currently listed or quoted, and no approval of the
stockholders of the Parent is required for the Parent to issue and deliver
to
the Stockholder the Shares contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION
4.28. No
Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances.
No
event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is
contemplated to occur with respect to the Parent, its subsidiaries or their
respective business, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition,
that would be required to be disclosed by the Parent under applicable securities
laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to
an
issuance and sale by the Parent of its Common Stock and which has not been
publicly announced.
SECTION
4.29. Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Parent, nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the Parent’s knowledge, any
director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the
Parent or any of its subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or
on
behalf of, the Parent (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful
contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii)
violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate,
payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign
or
domestic government official or employee.
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ARTICLE
V
Deliveries
SECTION
5.01. Deliveries
of the Stockholder.
(a) Concurrently
herewith the Stockholder is delivering to the Parent this Agreement executed
by
the Stockholder.
(b) On
Closing date, the Stockholder shall deliver to the Parent:
(i) |
certificates
representing its Company Stock; and
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(ii) |
duly
executed instruments of transfer by the Stockholder of its Company
Stock
to the Parent.
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SECTION
5.02. Deliveries
of the Parent.
(a) Concurrently
herewith, the Parent is delivering:
(i) |
to
each Stockholder and to the Company, a copy of this Agreement executed
by
Parent;
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(ii) |
to
the Company, a certificate from the Parent, signed by its Secretary
or
Assistant Secretary certifying that the attached copies of the Parent
Charter, Parent Bylaws and resolutions of the Board of Directors of
the
Parent approving the Agreement and the Transactions, are all true,
complete and correct and remain in full force and
effect;
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(b) At
or
prior to the Closing, the Parent shall deliver:
(i) |
to
the Company, a letter of resignation of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx from all offices
he
holds with the Parent effective upon the Closing and from his position
as
a director of the Parent that will become effective upon the 10th day
following the mailing by the Parent to its stockholders of the 14f-1
Notice;
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(ii) |
to
the Company, evidence of the election (A) of Mr. Xx Xxxx as a director
of
the Parent and (B) of the executive officers of the Company as executive
officers of the Parent effective upon the
Closing;
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(iii) |
to
the Company, such pay-off letters and releases relating to liabilities
as
the Company shall request and such pay-off letters and releases shall
be
in form and substance satisfactory to the Company;
and
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(iv) |
to
the Company the results of UCC, judgment lien and tax lien searches
with
respect to the Parent, the results of which indicate no liens on the
assets of the Parent.
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(c) On
Closing date, the Parent shall deliver:
(i) |
to
each Stockholder, certificates representing the new shares of Parent
Series B Preferred Stock issued to such Stockholder as set forth on
Exhibit
A;
and
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(ii) |
to
the Company, consent letters of the accounting firms of Parent confirming
each such firm’s respective consent to the use by the Parent of reports
prepared by such firm regarding the financial statements of the Parent
in
all future registration statements filed with the
SEC.
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SECTION
5.03. Deliveries
of the Company.
Concurrently
herewith, the Company is delivering to the Parent:
(a) |
this
Agreement executed by Company; and
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(b) |
a
certificate from the Company, signed by its authorized officer
certifying
that the attached copies of the Company Constituent Instruments
and resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company approving
the Agreement and the Transactions are all true, complete and
correct and remain in full force and
effect.
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ARTICLE
VI
Conditions
to Closing
SECTION
6.01. Stockholder
and Company Conditions Precedent.
The
obligations of the Stockholder and the Company to enter into and complete the
Closing is subject, at the option of the Stockholder and the Company, to the
fulfillment on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Covenants.
The
representations and warranties of the Parent contained in this Agreement shall
be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same
force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date. The Parent shall
have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and
agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the
Parent on or prior to the Closing Date. The Parent shall have delivered to
the
Stockholder and the Company, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the
foregoing effect.
(b) Litigation.
No
action, suit or proceeding shall have been instituted before any court or
governmental or regulatory body or instituted or threatened by any governmental
or regulatory body to restrain, modify or prevent the carrying out of the
Transactions or to seek damages or a discovery order in connection with such
Transactions, or which has or may have, in the reasonable opinion of the Company
or the Stockholder, a materially adverse effect on the assets, properties,
business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Parent or
the
Company.
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(c) No
Material Adverse Change.
There
shall not have been any occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act,
or
transaction since December 31, 2006 which has had or is reasonably likely to
cause a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Post-Closing
Capitalization.
At, and
immediately after, the Closing, the authorized capitalization, and the number
of
issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company and the
Parent, on a fully-diluted basis, as indicated on a schedule to be delivered
by
the Parties at or prior to the Closing, shall be acceptable to the Stockholder
in their sole and absolute discretion.
(e) SEC
Reports.
The
Parent shall have filed all reports and other documents required to be filed
by
Parent under the U.S. federal securities laws through the Closing
Date.
(f) OTCBB
Quotation.
The
Parent shall have maintained its status as a Company whose common stock is
quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board and no reason shall exist as
to
why such status shall not continue immediately following the
Closing.
(g) Deliveries.
The
deliveries specified in Section 5.02 shall have been made by the Parent.
(h) No
Suspensions of Trading in Parent Stock; Listing.
Trading
in the Parent Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or any trading
market (except for any suspensions of trading of not more than one trading
day
solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding the Parent)
at
any time since the date of execution of this Agreement, and the Parent Stock
shall have been at all times since such date listed for trading on a trading
market.
(i) Satisfactory
Completion of Due Diligence.
The
Company and the Stockholder shall have completed their legal, accounting and
business due diligence of the Parent and the results thereof shall be
satisfactory to the Company and the Stockholder in their sole and absolute
discretion.
(j) Delivery
of Audit Report and Financial Statements.
The
Company shall have completed the Company Financial Statements and shall have
received an audit report from an independent audit firm that is registered
with
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board relating to the fiscal years
ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.
(k) Completion
of Financing.
The
Financing (as defined in Section 7.11 below) shall have been completed or shall
be completed simultaneously with the Closing.
(l) Delivery
of US Legal Opinion.
The
Company shall have received an opinion from its legal counsel in the US that
discusses the Company’s entering into documents in connection with the
Transactions and certain other matters, under New York law and the Delaware
General Corporation Law and that is otherwise satisfactory to the Company,
the
Stockholder, the Parent and the investors investing in the
Financing.
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(m) Delivery
of PRC Legal Opinion.
The
Company shall have received an opinion from its legal counsel in People’s
Republic of China that confirms the legality under Chinese laws of the
restructuring being effected by the Company in connection with the Transactions
and that is otherwise satisfactory to the Company, the Stockholder, the Parent
and the investors investing in the Financing.
(n) Delivery
of Cayman Island Legal Opinion.
The
Parent shall have received an opinion from the Company’s legal counsel in the
Cayman Islands that confirms the legality under the laws of the Cayman Islands
of the restructuring being effected by the Company in connection with the
Transactions and that is otherwise satisfactory to the Company, the Stockholder,
the Parent and the investors investing in the Financing.
(o) Filing
of Certificate of Designation.
The
Parent shall have filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
a
Certificate of Designation setting forth the voting powers, designations,
preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights and the
qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Series B Preferred Stock,
in
form and substance mutually agreed upon by the Parties.
SECTION
6.02. Parent
Conditions Precedent.
The
obligations of the Parent to enter into and complete the Closing is subject,
at
the option of the Parent, to the fulfillment on or prior to the Closing Date
of
the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Parent
in writing.
(a) Representations
and Covenants.
The
representations and warranties of the Stockholder and the Company contained
in
this Agreement shall be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing
Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing
Date. The Stockholder and the Company shall have performed and complied in
all
material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement
to be performed or complied with by the Stockholder and the Company on or prior
to the Closing Date. The Company shall have delivered to the Parent, if
requested, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.
(b) Litigation.
No
action, suit or proceeding shall have been instituted before any court or
governmental or regulatory body or instituted or threatened by any governmental
or regulatory body to restrain, modify or prevent the carrying out of the
Transactions or to seek damages or a discovery order in connection with such
Transactions, or which has or may have, in the reasonable opinion of the Parent,
a materially adverse effect on the assets, properties, business, operations
or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Parent.
(c) No
Material Adverse Change.
There
shall not have been any occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act,
or
transaction since December 31, 2006 which has had or is reasonably likely to
cause a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(d) Deliveries.
The
deliveries specified in Section 5.01 and Section 5.03 shall have been made
by
the Stockholder and the Company, respectively.
(e) Post-Closing
Capitalization.
At, and
immediately after, the Closing, the authorized capitalization, and the number
of
issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company and the
Parent, on a fully-diluted basis, as indicated on a schedule to be delivered
by
the Parties at or prior to the Closing, shall be acceptable to the Parent in
its
sole and absolute discretion.
(f) Satisfactory
Completion of Due Diligence.
The
Parent shall have completed its legal, accounting and business due diligence
of
the Company and the Stockholder and the results thereof shall be satisfactory
to
the Parent in its sole and absolute discretion.
(g) Delivery
of Audit Report and Financial Statements.
The
Company shall have completed the Company Financial Statements and shall have
received an audit report from an independent audit firm that is registered
with
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board relating to the fiscal years
ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004. The form and substance of the Financial
Statements shall be satisfactory to the Parent in its sole and absolute
discretion.
(h) Completion
of Financing.
The
Financing (as defined in Section 7.11 below) shall have been completed or shall
be completed simultaneously with the Closing.
(i) Delivery
of PRC Legal Opinion.
The
Parent shall have received an opinion from the Company’s legal counsel in the
People’s Republic of China that confirms the legality under Chinese law of the
restructuring being effected by the Company in connection with the Transactions
and that is otherwise satisfactory to the Company, the Stockholder, the Parent
and the investors investing in the Financing.
(j) Delivery
of Cayman Island Legal Opinion.
The
Parent shall have received an opinion from the Company’s legal counsel in the
Cayman Islands that confirms the legality under the laws of the Cayman Islands
of the restructuring being effected by the Company in connection with the
Transactions and that is otherwise satisfactory to the Company, the Stockholder,
the Parent and the investors investing in the Financing.
(k) Registration
Rights Agreement.
The
Company shall have entered into a registration rights agreement with such
parties as indicated by the Parent and the form and substance of such
registration rights agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Parent.
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ARTICLE
VII
Covenants
SECTION
7.01. Preparation
of the 14f-1 Notice; Blue Sky Laws.
(a) As
soon
as possible following the Closing and in any event, within four business days
thereafter, the Company and Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC the
14f-1
Notice in connection with the consummation of this Agreement. The Parent shall
cause the 14f-1 Notice to be mailed to the Parent’s stockholders as promptly as
practicable thereafter.
(b) Parent
shall take any action (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction
in which it is not now so qualified) required to be taken under any applicable
state securities laws in connection with the issuance of Parent Stock in
connection with this Agreement.
SECTION
7.02. Public
Announcements.
Parent
and the Company will consult with each other before issuing, and provide each
other the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release or other
public statements with respect to the Agreement and the Transactions and shall
not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to
such
consultation, except as may be required by applicable Law, court process or
by
obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities
exchange.
SECTION
7.03. Fees
and Expenses.
All
fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid
by
the Party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not this Agreement is
consummated.
SECTION
7.04. Continued
Efforts.
Each
Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) take all action
reasonably necessary to consummate the Transactions, and (b) take such
steps and do such acts as may be necessary to keep all of its representations
and warranties true and correct as of the Closing Date with the same effect
as
if the same had been made, and this Agreement had been dated, as of the Closing
Date.
SECTION
7.05. Conduct
of Business.
During
the period from the date hereof through the Closing Date, Parent and the Company
shall carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary and usual course
consistent with past practice.
SECTION
7.06. Exclusivity.
The
Parent shall not (i) solicit, initiate, or encourage the submission of any
proposal or offer from any person relating to the acquisition of any capital
stock or other voting securities of the Parent, or any assets of the Parent
(including any acquisition structured as a merger, consolidation, share exchange
or other business combination), (ii) 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, or (iii) take any other action that
is inconsistent with the Transactions and that has the effect of avoiding the
Closing contemplated hereby. The Parent shall notify the Company immediately
if
any person makes any proposal, offer, inquiry, or contact with respect to any
of
the foregoing.
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SECTION
7.07. Filing
of 8-K and Press Release.
As soon
as practicable following the Closing Date, the Company shall provide the Parent
and the Stockholder with a draft of the current report on Form 8-K that is
reasonably acceptable to the Parent and the Stockholder that the Parent shall
file, within four business days of the Closing Date and attaching as exhibits
all relevant agreements with the SEC disclosing the terms of this Agreement
and
other requisite disclosure regarding the Transactions and including the
requisite audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the
requisite Form 10 disclosure regarding the Company. In addition, the Parent
shall issue a press release prior to 9:30 a.m. (New York Time) on the business
day following the Closing Date, announcing the closing of the
transaction.
SECTION
7.08. Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as any Stockholder owns the Shares, the Parent covenants to timely file (or
obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace
period) all reports required to be filed by the Parent after the date hereof
pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Stockholder owns Shares, if the
Parent is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare
and furnish to the Stockholder and make publicly available in accordance with
Rule 144(c) promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, such
information as is required for the Stockholder to sell the Shares under Rule
144. The Parent further covenants that it will take such further action as
any
holder of Shares may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time
to
time to enable such person to sell the Shares without registration under the
Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule
144.
SECTION
7.09. Access.
Each
Party shall permit representatives of each other Party to have full access
to
all premises, properties, personnel, books, records (including Tax records),
contracts, and documents of or pertaining to such Party.
SECTION
7.10. Preservation
of Business.
From the
date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, each of the Company and the
Parent shall operate only in the ordinary and usual course of business
consistent with past practice (provided, however, that Parent shall not issue
any securities without the prior written consent of the Company), and shall
use
reasonable commercial efforts to (a) preserve intact its respective business
organization, (b) preserve the good will and advantageous relationships with
customers, suppliers, independent contractors, employees and other Persons
material to the operation of its respective business, and (c) not permit any
action or omission which would cause any of its respective representations
or
warranties contained herein to become inaccurate or any of its respective
covenants to be breached in any material respect.
SECTION
7.11. Financing.
Parent
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to raise up to $20 million in an
equity financing transaction on terms that are satisfactory to the Company
and
the Stockholder (the “Financing”),
which
Financing shall be consummated simultaneously with the Closing.
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ARTICLE
VIII
Miscellaneous
SECTION
8.01. Notices.
All
notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon receipt by the Parties at
the
following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified
by like notice):
If
to the
Parent, to:
MILLENNIUM
QUEST, INC.
00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
If
to the
Company, to:
INTERNATIONAL
LORAIN HOLDING, INC.
Beihuan
Road
Junan
County
Shandong,
China
Attention:
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile:
(0086539) 7314886 7311026
If
to the
Stockholder at the addresses set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
with
a
copy to:
King
& Wood
40th
Floor, Office Tower A, Beijing Fortune Plaza 7 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 000000, Xxxxx.
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Law
Tel:
0000-00000000
Fax:0000-00000000
and
Xxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxxx Raysman & Xxxxxxx, LLP
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx,
X.X. 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
SECTION
8.02. Amendments;
Waivers; No Additional Consideration.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed by the Company, Parent and the Stockholder holding a majority
of the Shares. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition
or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver
in
the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other
provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission
of
either Party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise
of any such right. No consideration shall be offered or paid to the Stockholder
to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any
transaction document unless the same consideration is also offered to all
Stockholders who then hold Shares.
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SECTION
8.03. Termination.
(a) Termination
of Agreement.
The
Parties may terminate this Agreement as provided below:
(i) |
The
Company, the Stockholder and the Parent may terminate this Agreement
by
mutual written consent at any time prior to the
Closing;
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(ii) |
The
Parent may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the
Company and the Stockholder at any time prior to the Closing (A) in
the
event the Company or any of the Stockholder have breached any material
representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement in
any
material respect, the Parent has notified the Company and/or the
Stockholder of the breach, and the breach has continued without cure
for a
period of twenty days after the notice of breach, or (B) if the Closing
shall not have occurred on or before May
31,
2007 by reason of the failure of any condition precedent under Section
6.02 hereof (unless the failure results primarily from the Parent itself
breaching any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this
Agreement); and
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(iii) |
The
Company may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the
Parent at any time prior to the Closing (A) in the event the Parent
has
breached any material representation, warranty, or covenant contained
in
this Agreement in any material respect, the Company has notified the
Parent of the breach, and the breach has continued without cure for
a
period of twenty days after the notice of breach or (B) if the Closing
shall not have occurred on or before May
31,
2007, by reason of the failure of any condition precedent under Section
6.01 hereof (unless the failure results primarily from the Company
or the
Stockholder themselves breaching any representation, warranty, or covenant
contained in this Agreement).
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(b) Effect
of Termination.
If any
Party terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.03(a) above, all rights
and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall terminate without any Liability
of any Party to any other Party to consummate its obligations hereunder or
to
complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any
Liability of any Party then in breach.
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SECTION
8.04. Power
of Attorney.
The
Stockholder hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Company and any
officer or agent of the Company, with full power of substitution, as its true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the
place and stead of the Stockholder or in the Company’s own name, for the purpose
of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate
action and to execute any and all documents and instruments that may be
necessary or useful to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby gives said attorneys the power
and right, on behalf of the Stockholder, without notice to or assent by the
Stockholder to transfer any future shares acquired by the Stockholder and any
purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right,
subscription right or any similar right granted to the Stockholder relating
to
transactions on or before the date hereof.
SECTION
8.05. Replacement
of Securities.
If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen
or
destroyed, the Parent shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution
therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Parent of such loss, theft or destruction and
customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new
certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable
third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.
If a
replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is requested due
to
a mutilation thereof, the Parent may require delivery of such mutilated
certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a
replacement.
SECTION
8.06. Remedies.
In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, the Stockholder, Parent and the Company
will
be entitled to specific performance under this Agreement. The Parties agree
that
monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by
reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and
hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance of any such
obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
SECTION
8.07. Independent
Nature of Stockholders’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Stockholder under this Agreement are several and not joint
with the obligations of any other Stockholder, and no Stockholder shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Stockholder under this Agreement. The decision of each Stockholder to acquire
Shares pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Stockholder
independently of any other Stockholder. Nothing contained herein, and no action
taken by any Stockholder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the
Stockholder as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other
kind
of entity, or create a presumption that the Stockholder are in any way acting
in
concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions
contemplated herein. Each Stockholder acknowledges that no other Stockholder
has
acted as agent for such Stockholder in connection with making its investment
hereunder and that no Stockholder will be acting as agent of such Stockholder
in
connection with monitoring its investment in the Shares or enforcing its rights
under this Agreement. Each Stockholder shall be entitled to independently
protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising
out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Stockholder
to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each
of
the Company and Parent acknowledge that the Stockholder has been provided with
this same Agreement for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple
Stockholders and not because it was required or requested to do so by any
Stockholder.
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SECTION
8.08. Limitation
of Liability.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Parent and the
Company acknowledge and agree that the liability of a Stockholder arising
directly or indirectly, under any transaction document of any and every nature
whatsoever shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of such Stockholder,
and
that no trustee, officer, other investment vehicle or any other affiliate of
such Stockholder or any investor, shareholder or holder of shares of beneficial
interest of such Stockholder shall be personally liable for any liabilities
of
such Stockholder.
SECTION
8.09. Interpretation.
When a
reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to
a
Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words
“include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.
SECTION
8.10. Severability.
If any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable
of
being enforced by any rule or Law, or public policy, all other conditions and
provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect
so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions contemplated
hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon
such
determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable
of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as
possible in an acceptable manner to the end that Transactions contemplated
hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
SECTION
8.11. Counterparts;
Facsimile Execution.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to
the
other Parties. Facsimile execution and delivery of this Agreement is legal,
valid and binding for all purposes.
SECTION
8.12. Entire
Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement, taken together with the Company Disclosure Letter and the Parent
Disclosure Letter, (a) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with
respect to the Transactions and (b) are not intended to confer upon any person
other than the Parties any rights or remedies.
SECTION
8.13. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of
the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Each of the parties hereto
agrees (a) that this Agreement involves at least $100,000.00, and (b) that
this
Agreement has been entered into by the parties hereto in express reliance upon
6
Del.
C.§
2708.
Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees (i)
that it is and shall continue to be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts
of
the State of Delaware and of the federal courts sitting in the State of
Delaware, and (ii)(A) to the extent that such party is not otherwise subject
to
service of process in the State of Delaware, to appoint and maintain an agent
in
the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process and
notify the other parties hereto of the name and address of such agent, and
(B)
to the fullest extent permitted by law, that service of process may also be
made
on such party by prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt
validated by the U.S. Postal Service constituting evidence of valid service,
and
that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, service made pursuant
to (ii)(A) or (B) above shall have the same legal force and effect as if served
upon such party personally within the State of Delaware.
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SECTION
8.14. Assignment.
To the
fullest extent permitted by law, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or
in
part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the Parties without the prior
written consent of the other Parties. Any purported assignment without such
consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will
be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties
and
their respective successors and assigns.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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The
Parties hereto have executed and delivered this Share Exchange Agreement as
of
the date first above written.
The
Parent:
MILLENNIUM
QUEST, INC.
By:
/s/Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
President
The
Company:
INTERNATIONAL
LORAIN HOLDING, INC.
By:
/s/Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Director
The
Stockholder:
/s/Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
[Signature
Page to Share Exchange Agreement]
EXHIBIT
A
Stockholders
of International Lorain Holding, Inc.
Name
and Address of Stockholder
|
Tax
ID Number of Stockholder (if Applicable)
|
Number
of Shares of Company Stock Being Exchanged
|
Percentage
of Total Company Shares Represented By Shares Being
Exchanged
|
Number
of Shares of Parent Stock to be Received by
Stockholder
|
Xx.
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000000
|
N/A
|
5,099,503
|
100%
|
697,663
|