SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.2
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated
as of April 13, 2010, between China Networks International Holdings Ltd., a
British Virgin Islands company (the “Company”), and each
purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its
successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and
collectively, the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and
Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each
Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase
from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms
that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in
the Debentures (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the
meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“Acquiring Person”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.
“Action” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“Affiliate” means any
Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls
or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are
used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Board of Directors”
means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means
any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal
holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the
State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action
to close.
“Buy-In” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(e).
“Chardan” means
Chardan Capital Markets, LLC, with offices located at 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
0000, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, telephone: 000-000-0000, facsimile:
000-000-0000.
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“Closing” means each
of the closings of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section
2.1.
“Closing Date” means
the each Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been
executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions
precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and
(ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have
been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than April 30,
2010.
“Closing Statement”
means the Closing Statement in the form on Annex A attached
hereto.
“Collateral Agent”
means Collateral Agents, LLC with offices located at 000 Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, telephone: 000-000-0000, facsimile:
000-000-0000, who was appointed to act on behalf of the Purchasers pursuant to
the Security Agreement.
“Commission” means the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Company Counsel”
means Pillsbury Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, with offices located at 0000 X
Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000-0000, telephone: 000-000-0000, facsimile:
202-663-8007.
“Conversion Price”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Debentures.
“Debentures” means the
Convertible Debentures issued by the Company to the Purchasers hereunder, in the
form of Exhibit
A attached hereto.
“Disclosure Schedules”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
“Effective Date” means
the earlier of the date that (a) all of the Registrable Securities have been
registered for resale by the holders thereof pursuant to a registration
statement(s) declared effective by the Commission and (b) all of the Registrable
Securities have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or may be sold pursuant to Rule
144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current
public information required under Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale
restrictions.
“Escrow Agent” means
Collateral Agents, LLC with offices located at 000 Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, telephone: 000-000-0000, facsimile:
000-000-0000.
“Escrow Agreement”
means the Escrow Agreement dated at or about the date of this Agreement, among
the Company, Purchasers and Escrow Agent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
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“Evaluation Date”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r).
“Exchange” means the
exchange of 100% of the outstanding notes issued by the Company on July 21,
2008, by the holders thereof for Ordinary Shares and the Company’s Series A
Preferred Shares on the terms of the Exchange Agreement substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
“Exchange Act” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Exempt Issuance”
means the issuance of (a) Ordinary Shares or options to employees, officers or
directors of the Company pursuant to any share or option plan duly adopted for
such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of
Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors
established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or
conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities
exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into Ordinary Shares issued and
outstanding on the date of this Agreement, which are described on Schedule 1.1 hereto,
provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this
Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise
price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities and (c) securities
issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority
of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance
shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself
or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an asset in a business
synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company
additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not
include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for
the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is
investing in securities.
“GAAP” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“G&M” shall mean
Grushko & Xxxxxxx, P.C., with offices at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000, telephone: (000) 000-0000, facsimile: (000)
000-0000.
“Incentive Shares”
means 100 Ordinary Shares to be issued to each Purchaser for each $173.444 of
Subscription Amount paid by such Purchaser.
“Indebtedness” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(aa).
“Intellectual Property
Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(o).
“Interest Shares”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(a) of the
Debenture.
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“Legend Removal Date”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
“Liens” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.19.
“Material Adverse
Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
3.1(b).
“Material Permits”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Maximum Rate” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.17.
“Ordinary Shares”
means the ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any
other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be
reclassified or changed.
“Ordinary Shares
Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries
which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Ordinary Shares,
including, without limitation, any debt, preferred shares, rights, options,
warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable
or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive,
Ordinary Shares.
“Participation
Maximum” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.12(a).
“Permitted Lien” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.19(i).
“Person” means an
individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“Pre-Notice” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(b).
“Principal Amount”
means, as to each Purchaser, the amounts set forth below such Purchaser’s
signature block on the signature pages hereto next to the heading “Principal
Amount,” in United States Dollars, which shall equal such Purchaser’s
Subscription Amount.
“Pro Rata Portion”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(e).
“Proceeding” means an
action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation,
an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether
commenced or threatened.
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“Public Information
Failure” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.3(b).
“Public Information Failure
Payments” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.3(b).
“Purchaser Party”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10.
“Registration
Expenses” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.21.
“Registrable
Securities” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.21.
“Required Approvals”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Required Minimum”
means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary Shares then
issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction
Documents, including any Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion in full of
all Debentures, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set forth therein,
and assuming that the Conversion Price is at all times on and after the date of
determination 75% of the then Conversion Price on the Trading Day immediately
prior to the date of determination.
“Rule 144” means Rule
144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule
may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter
adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such
Rule.
“Rule 424” means Rule
424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule
may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or
regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same
purpose and effect as such Rule.
“SEC Reports” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities” means the
Debentures, the Incentive Shares and the Underlying Shares.
“Securities Act” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Security Agreement”
means the Security Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company and the
Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit D attached
hereto.
“Selling Expenses”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.21.
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“Short Sales” means
all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange
Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of
borrowable Ordinary Shares).
“Subscription Amount”
means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Debentures and
Incentive Shares purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on
the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription
Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available
funds.
“Subsequent Financing”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(a).
“Subsequent Financing
Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.12(b).
“Subsidiary” means,
with respect to any entity at any date, any direct or indirect corporation,
limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate,
association, joint venture or other business entity of which (A) more than
40% of (i) the outstanding shares having ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or other managing body of such entity,
(ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the
interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability
company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture
or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or
other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such entity, or
(B) is under the actual control of the Company. As of the Closing
Date, all of the Company’s Subsidiaries and the Company’s ownership interests
therein are set forth on Schedule
3.1(a).
“Subsidiary Guaranty”
means the Subsidiary Guaranty to be delivered by the Subsidiaries identified on
Schedule 3.1(a)
as being required to deliver such Subsidiary Guaranty in the form of Exhibit E attached
hereto.
“Trading Day” means a
day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Trading Market” means
any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Ordinary Shares is listed
or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE AMEX, the Nasdaq Capital
Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York
Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the
foregoing).
“Transaction
Documents” means this Agreement, the Debentures, the Escrow Agreement,
Security Agreement, Subsidiary Guaranty, all exhibits and schedules thereto and
hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereunder.
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“Transfer Agent” means
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of
the Company, with a mailing address of 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, and
a telephone number of 000-000-0000, and any successor transfer agent of the
Company.
“Underlying Shares”
means the Ordinary Shares issued and issuable upon conversion or redemption of
the Debentures, including the Interest Shares.
“Variable Rate
Transaction” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.13(a).
“VWAP” means, for any
date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies:
(a) if the Ordinary Shares are then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the
daily volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares for such date (or the
nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Ordinary Shares is
then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from
9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if
the Ordinary Shares is not then listed or quoted for trading on a Trading Market
and if prices for the Ordinary Shares are then reported in the “Pink Sheets”
published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per
Ordinary Shares so reported, or (c) in all other cases, the fair market
value of an Ordinary Share as determined by an independent appraiser selected in
good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Debentures then
outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of
which shall be paid by the Company.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1 Closing. There
may be one or more Closings. On each Closing Date, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company
agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase
in the aggregate, up to $11,000,000 in Principal Amount of the
Debentures. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company via wire
transfer of immediately available funds an amount equal to such Purchaser’s
Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such
Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective
Debenture and Incentive Shares, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and
the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in
Section 2.2 deliverable at each Closing, as applicable. Upon
satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3,
each Closing shall occur at the offices of G&M or such other location as the
parties shall mutually agree.
2.2 Deliveries.
(a) On or
prior to each Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to each Purchaser the following:
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(i) this
Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) one or
more legal opinions of Company Counsel or special counsel to the Company,
substantially in the form of Exhibit E attached
hereto;
(iii) a
Debenture with a principal amount equal to such Purchaser’s Principal Amount,
registered in the name of such Purchaser;
(iv) one
hundred Incentive Shares registered in the name of such Purchaser for each
$173.444 of Purchaser’s Subscription Amount;
(v) the
Escrow Agreement duly executed by the Company and Escrow Agent;
(vi) the
Security Agreement duly executed by the Company and the Collateral Agent;
and
(vii) the
Subsidiary Guaranty executed by the Subsidiaries.
(b) On or
prior to a Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Company the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii) such
Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account as specified in
the Escrow Agreement;
(iii) the
Escrow Agreement duly executed by the Purchasers; and
(iv) the
Security Agreement duly executed by the Purchasers.
2.3 Closing
Conditions.
(a) The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and
warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date
therein);
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed
at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(iii) the
delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this
Agreement.
(b) The
respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
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(i) the
accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a
specific date therein);
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at
or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the
delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this
Agreement;
(iv) there
shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the
date hereof;
(v) the
Exchange shall have been consummated prior to or contemporaneously with the
Closing; and
(vi) from the
date hereof to the relevant Closing Date, trading in the Ordinary Shares shall
not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading
Market (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by
the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to such Closing), and,
at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as
reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum
prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported
by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have
been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor
shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or
other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or
any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the
reasonable judgment of each Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to
purchase the Securities at the Closing.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and
Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof
and shall qualify any representation made herein to the extent of the disclosure
contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each
Purchaser:
(a) Subsidiaries. All
of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule
3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the
shares or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens,
and all of the issued and outstanding shares of each Subsidiary are validly
issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar
rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
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(b) Organization and
Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an
entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently
conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor
default of any of the provisions of its respective memorandum of association,
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly
qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation
or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except
where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be,
could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse
effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document,
(ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business,
prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the
Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its
obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse
Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction
revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such
power and authority or qualification.
(c) Authorization;
Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each
of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations
hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by
the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s shareholders in connection
therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. Each
Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have
been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the
terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of
the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general
application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as
limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive
relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and
contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
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(d) No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities
and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
to which it is a party do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any
provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of
incorporation, bylaws, memorandum and articles of association or other
organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default
(or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default)
under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets
of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time
or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument
(evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to
which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset
of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the
Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any
court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any
property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in
the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings, Consents and
Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent,
waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or
registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other
governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other
than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.6 of this Agreement, (ii)
the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the
issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Underlying Shares for
trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iii) the filing of
Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under
applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required
Approvals”). Under the Regulations on the Acquisitions by
Foreign Investors of Domestic Enterprises jointly promulgated by the PRC
Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), the China
Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), the State
Owned Assets Supervision and Management Commission, the General Administration
of Taxation and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange in effect on the
Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is required, as of the date
of this Agreement and as of the Closing, to obtain any approvals of the CSRC in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. No
further approval by, or registration or filing with State Administration of
Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) other than
typical SAFE foreign exchange processing procedural registrations are expressly
required under the current effective and applicable governing regulations for
matters including but not limited to the payment by any Subsidiary of dividends
to the Company in foreign currency, such as U.S. Dollars. The Company has or
will have obtained or made all necessary consents, approvals, registrations and
filings with relevant governmental authorities in the PRC on or before the
Closing Date in accordance with the then effective and applicable PRC
regulations to complete the transactions contemplated in the Transaction
Documents, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(f) Issuance of the
Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when
issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents,
will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of
all Liens other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction
Documents. The Underlying Shares, when issued in accordance with the
terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens other than restrictions on transfer
provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved
from its maximum number of duly authorized shares a number of Ordinary Shares
for issuance of the Underlying Shares at least equal to the Required Minimum on
the date hereof.
(g) Capitalization. The
ownership of shares in the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g),
which Schedule
3.1(g) shall also include the number of Ordinary Shares owned
beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof.
The Company has not issued any shares since its most recently filed periodic
report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee
share options under the Company’s share option plans, the issuance of Ordinary
Shares to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee share purchase plans and
pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Ordinary Shares Equivalents
outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the
Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right
of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the
purchase and sale of the Securities and the Exchange and as set out in Schedule 3.1(g),
there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls
or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or
obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any
Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any Ordinary Shares, or contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any
Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional Ordinary Shares or
Ordinary Shares Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not
obligate the Company to issue Ordinary Shares or other securities to any Person
(other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of
Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price
under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares of the Company are
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance
with all British Virgin Islands, federal and state securities laws, and none of
such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or
similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further
approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors or others
is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no
shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with
respect to the Company’s shares to which the Company is a party or, to the
knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s
shareholders.
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(h) SEC Reports; Financial
Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 12(g),
13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such
shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such
material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the
“SEC Reports”)
on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and
has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such
extension. The Company has a class of Ordinary Shares registered
pursuant to Section 12(g) under the Act. As of their respective
dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements
of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC
Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the
Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the
Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of
filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may
be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and
except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes
required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the
dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then
ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial,
year-end audit adjustments.
(i) Material Changes;
Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the
date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports,
except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the
date hereof and except in connection with this Agreement or the Exchange: (i)
there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company
has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade
payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected
in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings
made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of
accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or
distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased,
redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares, and (v) the
Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or
Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company share option plans. The Company
does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential
treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities
contemplated by this Agreement, the Exchange or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), no
event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or
exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company
or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, operations, assets
or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company
under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or
deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 3 Trading Days prior
to the date that this representation is made.
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(j) Litigation. Except
as disclosed in the Reports, at least 3 Trading Days prior to the date this
representation is made, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation,
proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their
respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or
administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or
foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i)
adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any
of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an
unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any
director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving
a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a
claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the
knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any
investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former
director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any
stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration
statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the
Securities Act.
(k) Labor
Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the
knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of
the Company, or any Subsidiary, which could reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’
employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship
with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company
and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are
good. No executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, to the
knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any
material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or
proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other
contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party,
and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the
foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to
employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and
wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(l) Compliance. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and
no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in
default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or
order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body or (iii) is or has been in
violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental
authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local
laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and
safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in
each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(m) Regulatory
Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all
certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their
respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure
to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”),
and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material
Permit.
(n) Title to
Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and
marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and
marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the
business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all
Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property
and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of
such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of
federal, state, foreign or other taxes, the payment of which is neither
delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities
held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under
valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the
Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o) Patents and
Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have
rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights,
licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as described
in the SEC Reports as necessary or material for use in connection with their
respective businesses and which the failure to so have could have a Material
Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property
Rights”). All of the Company’s and Subsidiaries’ Intellectual
Property Rights are identified on Schedule
3.1(o). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual
Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to
expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this
Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the
Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person,
except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge
of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there
is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual
Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken
reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value
of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(p) Transactions With Affiliates
and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports and the
compensation to be paid to Chardan in connection with the issuance of the
Debentures and Incentive Shares and in connection with the Exchange, as
described on Schedule
3.1(p), 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, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of
salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses
incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including
share option agreements under any share option plan of the Company.
(q) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx; Internal
Accounting Controls. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(r) or in
the SEC Reports, the Company is in compliance with any and all applicable
requirements of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date
hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the
Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(q) or in
the SEC Reports, the Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain
asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The
Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such
disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods
specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s
certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s
most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the
“Evaluation
Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed
periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying
officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based
on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation
Date, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
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(r) Certain
Fees. Other than as set out in Schedule 3.1(r) and
any fees payable to Chardan, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or
will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant,
finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The
Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to
any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated
in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents.
(s) Private
Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under
the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the
Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the
Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the
Trading Market.
(t) Investment Company.
The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of
payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment
company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that
it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(u) Registration
Rights. Other than each of the Purchasers, and as set forth on
Schedule
3.1(u), no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the
registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the
Company.
(v) Listing and Maintenance
Requirements. The Ordinary Shares are registered pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed
to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the
registration of the Ordinary Shares under the Exchange Act nor has the Company
received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such
registration. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the
date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Ordinary
Shares is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in
compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market.
The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable
future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance
requirements.
(w) Application of Takeover
Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have 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
certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its
state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a
result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or
exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without
limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the
Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.
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(x) Disclosure. Except
with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it
nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or
their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or
might constitute material, non-public information. The Company
understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing
representation in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the
Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this
Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the
Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a
whole do 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 and
when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that
no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to
the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in
Section 3.2 hereof.
(y) No Integrated
Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and
warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its
Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or
indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the
Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of
(i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such
securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval
provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company
are listed or designated.
(z) Solvency. Based
on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date,
after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale
of the Securities hereunder and the consummation of the Exchange: (i) the fair
saleable value of the Company’s 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 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
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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 liabilities 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). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances
which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation
under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year
from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(z) sets
forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness
of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has
commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means
(x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $100,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of
indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in
the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of
any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be
capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
(aa) Tax
Status. Although the Company has not made or filed
United States federal and state income and franchise tax returns, reports and
declarations, the Company believes that no taxes are due and owing to any
federal, state or foreign taxing authority except as set forth in the
Reports.
(bb) No General
Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the
Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general
solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the
Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited
investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities
Act. Each Purchaser will complete and deliver to Chardan the
questionnaire annexed hereto as Exhibit
F.
(cc) Foreign Corrupt
Practices. Neither the Company, nor any Subsidiary nor to the
knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the
Company or Subsidiary, has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for
unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related
to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to
foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or
domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to
disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person
acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in
violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
(dd) Accountants. The
Company’s accounting firm is set forth on Schedule 3.1(dd) of
the Disclosure Schedules. To the knowledge and belief of the Company,
such accounting firm: (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by
the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the
financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the year
ending December 31, 2009.
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(ee) Seniority. Except
as set out in Schedule
3.1(ee), as of the Closing Date, no Indebtedness or other claim against
the Company is senior to the Debentures in right of payment, whether upon
liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise, other than indebtedness secured by
purchase money security interests (which is senior only as to underlying assets
covered thereby) and capital lease obligations (which is senior only as to the
property covered thereby).
(ff) No Disagreements with
Accountants and Lawyers. There are no disagreements of any
kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise,
between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently
employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed
to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to
perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction
Documents.
(gg) Acknowledgment Regarding
Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges
and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an
arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges
that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company
(or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any
of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the
Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further
represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the
independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company
and its representatives.
(hh) Acknowledgment Regarding
Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this
Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding except for Section
3.2(f), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the
Purchasers have been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser
agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of
the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the
Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) past or future
open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including,
without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after
the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively
impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities, (iii) any
Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such
Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, may presently have a “short”
position in the Ordinary Shares and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to
have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any
“derivative” transaction. The Company further
understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in
hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are
outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of
the Underlying Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being
determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of
the existing shareholders' equity interests in the Company at and after the time
that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges
that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of
the Transaction Documents.
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(ii) Regulation M
Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting
on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to
cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any
security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the
Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for
soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay
to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other
securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii),
compensation paid to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the
placement of the Securities.
(jj) Share Option Plans.
Each share option granted by the Company under the Company’s share option plan
was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s share option plan
and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the
Ordinary Shares on the date such share option would be considered granted under
GAAP and applicable law. No share option granted under the Company’s share
option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly
granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly
grant, share options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of
share options with, the release or other public announcement of material
information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results
or prospects.
(kk) Office of Foreign Assets
Control. Neither the Company nor, to the Company's knowledge,
any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company is currently
subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets
Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).
(ll) U.S. Real Property Holding
Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real
property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon
Purchaser’s request.
(mm) Bank Holding Company
Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the
“BHCA”) and to
regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal
Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more
of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five
percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to
the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling
influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is
subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
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(nn) Money
Laundering. The operations of the Company are and have been
conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping
and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting
Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable
rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering
Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company
with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened.
3.2 Representations and
Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for
itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a
specific date therein):
(a) Organization;
Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or partnership power
and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder
and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and
performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate,
partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the
part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a
party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such
Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and
legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable
principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as
indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable
law.
(b) Own
Account. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are
“restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or
any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal
for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such
Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any
applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of
such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state
securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with
any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities
in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this
representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the
Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance
with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is
acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its
business.
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(c) Purchaser
Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities,
it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it converts
any Debentures it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in
Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or
(ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the
Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a
broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(d) Experience of Such
Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its
representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business
and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits
and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the
economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is
able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e) General
Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities
as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication
regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media
or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other
general solicitation or general advertisement.
(f) Certain Transactions and
Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions
contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has
any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such
Purchaser, executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the
securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such
Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any
other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the
transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the
execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a
Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio
managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio
managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the
portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the
representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of
assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to
purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute
a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the
identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to
borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the
future.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section
3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the
Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any
representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or
any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with
this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated
hereby.
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ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer
Restrictions.
(a) The
Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal
securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other
than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company
or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated
in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to
the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably
acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does
not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities
Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in
writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and
obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement.
(b) The
Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1,
of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
NEITHER
THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAS NOT
BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM,
OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS
EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE
SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF
THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH
A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN
“ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR
OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge
pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or
grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial
institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement and, if required under the terms of such
arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the
pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be
subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the
pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection
therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such
pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will
execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party
of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of
the Securities.
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(c) Certificates
evidencing the Underlying Shares shall not contain any legend (including the
legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement
covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii)
following any sale of such Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such
Underlying Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement
for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required
under Rule 144 as to such Underlying Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale
restrictions or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable
requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and
pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause
its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent promptly after the
Effective Date if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the
legend hereunder. If all or any portion of a Debenture is converted
at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale
of the Underlying Shares, or if such Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule
144 and the Company is then in compliance with the current public information
required under Rule 144, or if such Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144
without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current
public information required under Rule 144 as to such Underlying Shares and
without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or if such legend is not otherwise
required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial
interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then
such Underlying Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The
Company agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend
is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than five
Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the
Transfer Agent (with same day written notice to the Company) of a certificate
representing Underlying Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend
(such third Trading Day, the “Legend Removal
Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate
representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other
legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give
instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set
forth in this Section 4. Certificates for Underlying Shares subject
to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the
Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the
Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser.
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(d) In
addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to
a Purchaser, in cash or in Ordinary Shares at the Company’s sole option, as
partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Underlying
Shares (based on the VWAP of the Ordinary Shares on the date such Securities are
submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend
and subject to Section 4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day for each Trading Day after
the tenth (10th)
Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered
without a legend. The Company may, at its election, pay such
liquidated damages in cash or with Ordinary Shares valued at the VWAP for each
day such liquidated damages accrue. In the event the issuance of such
Ordinary Shares would exceed the applicable beneficial ownership limitation
described in Section 4(c) of the Debenture, then the Company may not issue nor
deliver such Ordinary Shares in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation
applicable to a Purchaser until such Purchaser notifies the Company that such
issuance will not exceed the applicable beneficial ownership limitation, after
which notice, the Company will promptly issue and deliver the withheld Ordinary
Shares. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue
actual damages for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing
any Securities as required by the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser
shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity
including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or
injunctive relief.
(e) If a
Purchaser shall make a sale or transfer of Underlying Shares and (1) the Company
shall fail to deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate
representing such Underlying Shares that is free from all restrictive or other
legends by the Legend Removal Date and (2) following such Legend Removal Date
and prior to the time such Underlying Shares are received free from restrictive
legends, the Purchaser, or any third party on behalf of such Purchaser,
purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Ordinary Shares to
deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Purchaser of such Underlying Shares (a
"Buy-In"), then the
Company shall pay in cash to the Purchaser (for costs incurred either directly
by such Purchaser or on behalf of a third party) the amount by which the total
purchase price paid for the Ordinary Shares as a result of the Buy-In (including
brokerage commissions, if any) exceed the proceeds received by such Purchaser as
a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates. The Purchaser
shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the
Purchaser in respect of the Buy In. Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, if a Holder requires the Company to make
payment in respect of a Buy-In for the failure to timely deliver certificates
hereunder and the Company timely pays in full such payment, the Company shall
not be required to pay such Holder liquidated damages under this Section 4.1(e)
in respect of the certificates resulting in such Buy-In.
(f) Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the
Company that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable
prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if
Securities are sold pursuant to a registration statement, they will be sold in
compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges
that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing
Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s
reliance upon this understanding.
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4.2 Acknowledgment of
Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the
Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding Ordinary Shares, which
dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The
Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction
Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Underlying
Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and
not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction,
regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have
against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance
may have on the ownership of the other shareholders of the Company.
4.3 Furnishing of Information;
Public Information.
(a) Until the
time that no Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants to be and remain
subject to the reporting requirements of a foreign private issuer under Section
12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect
thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be
filed by the Company as a foreign private issuer after the date hereof pursuant
to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act. As long as any
Purchaser owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports
pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and
make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is
required for the Purchasers to sell the Securities, including without
limitation, under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it
will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably
request, to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell
such Securities without registration under the Securities Act, including without
limitation, within the requirements of the exemption provided by Rule
144.
(b) At any
time during the period commencing from the six (6) month anniversary of the date
hereof and ending at such time that all of the Securities may be sold without
the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and
otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company
shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement
under Rule 144(c) (a “Public Information
Failure”) then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies,
the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash or in Ordinary Shares at the
Company’s sole option, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by
reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities,
an amount equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the aggregate Subscription
Amount of such Purchaser’s Securities on the day of a Public Information Failure
and on every thirtieth (30th) day
(pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the
earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such
time that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers
to transfer the Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144. The payments to
which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.3(b) are referred
to herein as “Public
Information Failure Payments.” The Company may, at its election,
pay Public Information Failure Payments in cash or with Ordinary Shares valued
at the VWAP for each day such Public Information Payments are
payable. Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid
on the earlier of (i) the last
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day of
the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred
and (ii) the third (3rd)
Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information
Failure Payments is
cured. In the event the issuance of such Ordinary Shares would exceed
the applicable beneficial ownership limitation described in Section 4(c) of the
Debenture, then the Company may not issue nor deliver such Ordinary Shares in
excess of the beneficial ownership limitation applicable to a Purchaser until
such Purchaser notifies the Company that such issuance will not exceed the
applicable beneficial ownership limitation, after which notice, the Company will
promptly issue and deliver the withheld Ordinary Shares. In the event the
Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely
manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear
interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid
in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual
damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the
right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including,
without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive
relief.
4.4 Integration. The Company shall not
sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect
of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be
integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would
require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities
or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for
purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would
require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction
unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent
transaction.
4.5 Conversion and Exercise
Procedures. The form of Notice of Conversion included in the
Debentures set
forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to
convert the Debentures. No additional legal opinion, other
information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to convert their
Debentures. The Company shall honor conversions of the Debentures and
shall deliver Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and
time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.
4.6 Securities Laws Disclosure;
Publicity. The Company shall by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time)
on the (a) Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a press
release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby
and (b) the fourth Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a
Current Report on Form 6-K disclosing the material terms of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and including the Transaction Documents as exhibits
thereto. From and after the issuance of such press release, the
Company shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information
delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or
any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not
publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any
Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading
Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except: (a) as
required by federal securities law in connection with (i) any registration
statement filed on behalf of the Purchasers and (ii) the filing of final
Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the Commission
and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market
regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior
notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).
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4.7 Shareholder Rights
Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or,
with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an
“Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination,
poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar
anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company,
or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan
or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction
Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the
Purchasers.
4.8 Non-Public
Information. Except with respect to the material terms and
conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the
Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its
behalf, will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information
that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless
prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented in writing to receive such
information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser
shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in
securities of the Company.
4.9 Use of
Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9 attached
hereto, the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities
hereunder for working capital purposes and shall not use such proceeds for: (a)
the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of
trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior
practices), (b) the redemption of any Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Shares
Equivalents, (c) the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (d) in
violation of the FCPA or OFAC regulations.
4.10 Indemnification of
Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section
4.10, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors,
officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other
Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles
notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who
controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders,
agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a
functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a
lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a
“Purchaser
Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations,
claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments,
amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and
costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a
result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in
the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser
in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any
shareholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with
respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
(unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s representations,
warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or
understandings such Purchaser may have with any such shareholder or any
violations by such
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Purchaser
of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser which
constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or
malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser
Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement,
such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the
Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its
own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any
Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such
counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent
that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company
in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to
assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in
the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue
between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in
which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses
of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be
liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a
Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to
the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any
Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other
Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section
4.10 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course
of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are
incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in
addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against
the Company or others, and (y) any liabilities the Company may be subject to
pursuant to law.
4.11 Reservation and Listing of
Securities.
(a) The
Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized Ordinary Shares for
issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may then be
required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction
Documents.
(b) If, on
any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved)
Ordinary Shares is less than the Required Minimum on such date, then the Board
of Directors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Company’s
certificate or articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized
but unissued Ordinary Shares to at least the Required Minimum at such time, as
soon as possible and in any event not later than the 45th day after such
date.
(c) The
Company shall, if applicable: (i) in the time and manner required by the
principal Trading Market, prepare and file with such Trading Market an
additional shares listing application covering a number of Ordinary Shares at
least equal to the Required Minimum on the date of such application, (ii) take
all steps necessary to cause such Ordinary Shares to be approved for listing or
quotation on such Trading Market as soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide
to the Purchasers evidence of such listing or quotation and (iv) maintain the
listing or quotation of such Ordinary Shares on any date at least equal to the
Required Minimum on such date on such Trading Market or another Trading
Market.
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4.12 Participation in Subsequent
Financing.
(a) From the
date hereof until such time as Debentures representing less than $5,000,000 of
the aggregate initial Principal Amount remain outstanding, upon any issuance by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Ordinary Shares, Ordinary Shares
Equivalents for cash consideration, Indebtedness (or a combination of units
hereof) (a “Subsequent
Financing”), each Purchaser holding a Debenture with not less than
$1,000,000 of outstanding Debenture principal shall have the right to
participate in up to an amount of the Subsequent Financing equal to 100% of the
Subsequent Financing (the “Participation
Maximum”) on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the
Subsequent Financing.
(b) At least
five (5) Trading Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the
Company shall deliver to each Purchaser a written notice of its intention to
effect a Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”), which
Pre-Notice shall ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such
financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent Financing
Notice”). Upon the request of a Purchaser, and only upon a
request by such Purchaser, for a Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall
promptly, but no later than one (1) Trading Day after such request, deliver a
Subsequent Financing Notice to such Purchaser. The Subsequent
Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such
Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder
and the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing is
proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet or similar document
relating thereto as an attachment.
(c) Any
Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide
written notice to the Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on the fifth (5th)
Trading Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice that the
Purchaser is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of
the Purchaser’s participation, and representing and warranting that the
Purchaser has such funds ready, willing, and available for investment on the
terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice. If the Company
receives no such notice from a Purchaser as of such fifth (5th)
Trading Day, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it
does not elect to participate.
(d) If by
5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th )
Trading Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice,
notifications by the Purchasers of their willingness to participate in the
Subsequent Financing (or to cause their designees to participate) is, in the
aggregate, less than the total amount of the Subsequent Financing, then the
Company may effect the remaining portion of such Subsequent Financing on the
terms and with the Persons set forth in the Subsequent Financing
Notice.
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(e) If by
5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th)
Trading Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, the
Company receives responses to a Subsequent Financing Notice from Purchasers
seeking to purchase more than the aggregate amount of the Participation Maximum,
each such Purchaser shall have the right to purchase its Pro Rata Portion (as
defined below) of the Participation Maximum. “Pro Rata Portion”
means the ratio of (x) the Subscription Amount of Securities purchased on the
Closing Date by a Purchaser participating under this Section 4.12 and (y) the
sum of the aggregate Subscription Amounts of Securities purchased on the Closing
Date by all Purchasers participating under this Section 4.12.
(f) The
Company must provide the Purchasers with a second Subsequent Financing Notice,
and the Purchasers will again have the right of participation set forth above in
this Section 4.12, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent
Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in
such Subsequent Financing Notice within thirty (30) Trading Days after the date
of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice.
(g) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of (i) an Exempt
Issuance, or (ii) an underwritten public offering of Ordinary Shares and a
Purchaser’s participation in a Subsequent Financing shall be limited in the same
manner and to the same extent as the conversion limitation set forth in Section
4(c) of the Debenture.
4.13 Subsequent Equity
Sales.
(a) From the
date hereof until such time as no Purchaser holds any of the Securities, the
Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to
effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Ordinary Shares
or Ordinary Shares Equivalents for cash consideration (or a combination of units
thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate
Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells
any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or
exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional Ordinary Shares
either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price
that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for
the Ordinary Shares at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or
equity securities or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is
subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such
debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events
directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for
the Ordinary Shares or (ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not
limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may sell securities at
a future determined price. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to
obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance,
which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.
(b) Anything
to the contrary herein, notwithstanding a Variable Rate Transaction may not be
an Exempt Issuance.
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4.14 Equal Treatment of
Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of
any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or
consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction
Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to
the Transaction Documents. Further, the Company shall not make any payment of
principal on the Debentures in amounts which are disproportionate to the
respective Principal Amounts outstanding on the Debentures at any applicable
time. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a
separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated
separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the
Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers
acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or
voting of Securities or otherwise.
4.15 Certain Transactions and
Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other
Purchasers, covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or
pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales,
including Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period
commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced
pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6. Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that
until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly
disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in
Section 4.6, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence
and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction
Documents and the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser
makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in
effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced
pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6, (ii) no
Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in
any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from
and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in
Section 4.6 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality to the
Company or its Subsidiaries after the date the initial press release is required
to be issued by the Company as described in Section 4.6. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment
vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such
Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the
investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of
such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with
respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the
investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this
Agreement.
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4.16 Form D; Blue Sky
Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with
respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy
thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such
action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain
an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at
the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the
United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request
of any Purchaser.
4.17 Notices. For
so long as the Purchasers hold any Securities, the Company will maintain a
United States fax number for notice purposes under the Transaction
Documents.
4.18 DTC
Program. Until the End Date, the Company will employ as
the transfer agent for its Ordinary Shares a participant in the Depository Trust
Company Automated Securities Transfer Program.
4.19 Negative
Covenants. So long as a Debenture is outstanding,
without the consent of Purchasers holding a majority of the outstanding
Debenture principal, the Company will not and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly:
(i) create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, lien, charge, claim, security interest, security title, mortgage,
security deed or deed of trust, easement or encumbrance, or preference, priority
or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature
whatsoever (including any lease or title retention agreement, any financing
lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and
the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement perfecting a
security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any
jurisdiction) (each, a “Lien”) upon any of
its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired except for: (A)
Liens in connection with the obligations represented by the Debentures or the
Exempt Issuances, and (B) (a) Liens imposed by law for taxes that are not yet
due or are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have
been established in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, material men’s, repairmen’s and other
like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and
securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or that are being
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; (c) pledges and deposits
made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or
regulations; (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts,
leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and
other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of
business; (e) Liens, including purchase money liens, created with
respect to the financing of the purchase of new property in the ordinary course
of the Company’s business up to the amount of the purchase price of such
property; and (f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar
encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course
of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially
detract from the value of the affected property (each of (A) and (B)(a) through
(f), a “Permitted
Lien”);
(ii)
amend its
Memorandum and Articles of Association so as to materially and adversely affect
any rights of the Purchasers;
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(iii) repay,
repurchase, redeem or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire or make
any cash dividend or distribution in respect of any of its Ordinary Shares,
preferred shares, or other equity securities other than to the extent permitted
or required under the Transaction Documents and except for dividends on
preferred shares payable with Ordinary Shares.
(iv)
except as
described in the Reports, engage in any transactions with any officer, director,
employee or any Affiliate of the Company, 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, in
each case in excess of $120,000 other than (i) for payment of salary, or
consulting fees, including investment banking fees in the case of an officer or
director who is a principal of an investment bank that may provide services to
the Company, for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on
behalf of the Company, and (iii) for other employee benefits, including share
option agreements under any share option plan of the Company; or
(v) other
than in connection with the Exchange, prepay or redeem any financing related
debt or past due obligations outstanding as of the Closing Date, except as set
forth on Schedule
4.19.
4.20 Piggy-Back
Registrations. If at any time until forty-eight months
after the Closing Date there is not an effective registration statement covering
all of the Incentive Shares, Interest Shares, and Ordinary Shares issued and
issuable upon conversion of the Debentures or paid as interest on the Debentures
(collectively such Ordinary Shares are the “Registrable
Securities”) and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the
Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account
or the account of others under the 1933 Act of any of its equity securities,
excluding a registration statement on Form S-4 (as promulgated under the 0000
Xxx) or its then equivalent form or on Form S-8 or its then equivalent form,
then the Company shall send to each Purchaser of any of the Registrable
Securities written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen calendar
days after receipt of such notice, any such Purchaser shall so request in
writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any
part of the Registrable Securities such Purchaser requests to be registered,
subject to customary underwriter cutbacks applicable to all holders of
registration rights. The obligations of the Company under this
Section may be waived by any holder of any of the Registrable Securities
entitled to registration rights under this Section 4.20. The Purchasers whose
Registrable Securities are included or required to be included in such
registration statement are granted the same rights, benefits, liquidated or
other damages and indemnification granted to other holders of securities
included in such registration statement. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary herein, the registration rights granted hereunder to the holders of
Registrable Securities shall not be applicable for such times as such
Registrable Securities may be sold by the holder thereof without restriction
pursuant to Section 144(b)(1) of the 1933 Act without volume
limitations. In no event shall the liability of any holder of
Registrable Securities or permitted successor in connection with any Registrable
Securities included in any such registration statement be greater in amount than
the dollar amount of the net
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proceeds
actually received by such holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities
sold pursuant to such registration statement or such lesser amount applicable to
other holders of securities included in such registration statement. All
expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Section 4.20, including,
without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing expenses (if
required), fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants
for the Company, fees and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred
in connection with complying with state securities or “blue sky” laws, fees of
the NASD or FINRA, transfer taxes, and fees of transfer agents and registrars,
are called “Registration Expenses.” All underwriting discounts and selling
commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities are called "Selling
Expenses." The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in
connection with the registration statement under Section
4.20. Selling Expenses in connection with each registration statement
under Section 4.20 shall be borne by the holder and will be apportioned among
such holders in proportion to the amount of Registrable Securities included
therein for a holder relative to all the Securities included therein for all
selling holders, or as all holders may agree.
ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s
obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations
between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other
parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before May 15, 2010;
provided, however, that such
termination will not affect the right of any party to xxx for any breach by the
other party (or parties).
5.2 Fees and
Expenses. At the Closing, the Company shall pay Grushko &
Xxxxxxx the legal fees and expenses set forth on Annex A. The Company
shall deliver to each Purchaser, prior to the Closing, a completed and executed
copy of the Closing Statement, attached hereto as Annex
A. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents
to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers,
counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred
by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer
Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the
delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.
5.3 Entire
Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the
exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties
acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and
schedules.
5.4 Notices. Any
and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and
effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on
the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a
Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set
forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day
or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second
(2nd)
Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized
overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such
notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and
communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached
hereto.
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5.5 Amendments;
Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived,
modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the
case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding more than 50% in
interest of the Securities being affected then outstanding or, in the case of a
waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is
sought. 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 any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the
exercise of any such right.
5.6 Headings. The
headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
5.7 Successors and
Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted
assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other
than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights
under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers
any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound,
with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction
Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”
5.8 No Third-Party
Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is
not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.10.
5.9 Governing
Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law
thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the
interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a
party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders,
employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in
the City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby
or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the
Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert
in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject
to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is
improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party
hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process
being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof
via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of
delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this
Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall
be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner
permitted by law. If any party shall commence an action or
proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in
addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.10, the prevailing
party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for
its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the
investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or
proceeding.
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5.10 Survival. The
representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and
the delivery of the Securities.
5.11 Execution. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken
together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by
facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such
signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or
on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if
such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability. If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or
substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal
Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
(and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction
Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option
under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related
obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind
or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the
Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without
prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that in the
case of a rescission of a conversion of a Debenture, the applicable Purchaser
shall be required to return any Ordinary Shares subject to any such rescinded
conversion or exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of
the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the
restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such
Purchaser’s Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate
evidencing such restored right). The foregoing notwithstanding,
Purchaser shall nevertheless be entitled to any liquidated or other damages
which accrued through the date of such rescission or withdrawal.
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5.14 Replacement of
Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any
Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or
cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation
thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a
new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The
applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall
also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity)
associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.15 Remedies. In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by
law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will
be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction
Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of
obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and
not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the
defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.16 Payment Set Aside. To
the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser
pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its
rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such
enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged
by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company,
a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without
limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable
cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or
part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued
in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such
enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
5.17 Usury. To
the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon
or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts
to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any claim,
action or proceeding that may be brought by any Purchaser in order to enforce
any right or remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is
expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the
Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed
the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and,
without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or
default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the
nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the
Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if
the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the
Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official
governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate
of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the
Transaction Documents from the effective date thereof forward, unless such
application is precluded by applicable law. If under any
circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the
Company to any Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the
Transaction Documents, such excess shall be applied by such Purchaser to the
unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company,
the manner of handling such excess to be at such Purchaser’s
election.
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5.18 Independent Nature of
Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any
way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or
in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant
thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an
association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group
with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to
independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the
rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents,
and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an
additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser
has been represented by its own legal counsel in its review and negotiation of
the Transaction Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience
only, each Purchaser and its respective counsel have chosen to communicate with
the Company through G&M. The Company has elected to provide all
Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of
the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the
Purchasers.
5.19 Liquidated
Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial
liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a
continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid
partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the
fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated
damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been
canceled.
5.20 Saturdays, Sundays,
Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for
the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted
herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right
may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
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5.21 Construction. The
parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and
had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the
normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation
of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto. In addition, each and
every reference to share prices and Ordinary Shares in any Transaction Document
shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward share splits, share
dividends, share combinations and other similar transactions of the Ordinary
Shares that occur after the date of this Agreement.
5.22 WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION
BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND
INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY
ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY
JURY.
(Signature
Pages Follow)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above.
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Address for
Notice:
00
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000-000
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
With
a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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Fax:
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[REMAINDER
OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
SIGNATURE
PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]
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[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO CHINA NETWORKS
INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS LTD. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date
first indicated above.
Name of
Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of
Purchaser: __________________________________
Name of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________
Title of
Authorized Signatory:
_____________________________________________________
Email
Address of Authorized Signatory:
_____________________________________________
Facsimile
Number of Authorized Signatory:
__________________________________________
Address
for Notice of Purchaser (include fax number):
__________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Address
for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for
notice):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Subscription
Amount: $___________________
Principal
Amount: $___________________
Incentive
Shares (Principal Amount multiplied by .576555):
_____________________
[SIGNATURE
PAGES CONTINUE]
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Annex
A
CLOSING
STATEMENT
Pursuant
to the attached Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereto, the
purchasers shall purchase in the aggregate up to $11,000,000 of Principal Amount
of Debentures and Incentive Shares from China Networks International Holdings
Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (the “Company”) for the
cash amount of $11,000,000. All funds will be wired into an account
maintained by Collateral Agents, LLC as Escrow Agent. All funds will
be disbursed in accordance with this Closing Statement.
Disbursement
Date:
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March
___, 2010
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I. PURCHASE PRICE
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Gross
Proceeds to be Received
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$11,000,000
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II. DISBURSEMENTS
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Chardan
Capital Markets LLC
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$
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$
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Collateral
Agents, LLC
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$
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Grushko
& Xxxxxxx, P.C.
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$
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Xxxxxx
and Calder
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$
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Pillsbury
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
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$
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Total
Amount Disbursed:
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$
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WIRE
INSTRUCTIONS:
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To:
_____________________________________
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To:
_____________________________________
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APPROVED:
By:
___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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LIST OF EXHIBITS AND
SCHEDULES
Exhibit
A Form
of Debenture
Exhibit
B Escrow
Agreement
Exhibit
C Exchange
Agreement
Exhibit
D Security
Agreement
Exhibit
E Subsidiary
Guaranty
Exhibit
F Purchaser
Questionnaire
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