STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
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STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) made this 15th
day of
August, 2008 by and among Aspen Racing Stables, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(“Parent”), Trixy Sasyniuk-Xxxx, the principal shareholder of the Parent
(“Xxxx”) KUN RUN Biotechnology LTD, a Hong Kong holding company (“the Company”),
and Cui Xueyun and Xxxx Xxxxxxx, the shareholders of the Company
(“Sellers”).
RECITALS:
A. The
respective Boards of Directors of Parent and the Company have determined that
an
acquisition of the Company by Parent, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, would be fair and in the best interests
of their respective shareholders, and such Boards of Directors have approved
such transaction, pursuant to which all shares of Ordinary Shares of the Company
(“Company Ordinary Shares”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Closing (as defined in Section 1.03) will be exchanged for the right to receive
shares of Common Stock of Parent representing a controlling interest outstanding
after the sale hereby (the “Sale”).
B. Parent,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxx and the Company desire to make certain representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Sale and also to
prescribe various conditions to the Sale.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
THE
SALE
1.01 Transfer
of Stock.
Following the execution of this Agreement, the Board of Directors and a majority
of stockholders of Parent will effect a reverse stock split of the Parent’s
common stock, in which one new share will be issued for each 3.42857 shares
outstanding upon such execution, and after the reverse split there will remain
100,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock. All share members set forth
in
this Agreement are expressed in post-reverse split numbers of shares. At the
Closing, the Sellers will transfer to Parent 10,000 shares of the Company
Ordinary Shares, representing 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of
the
Ordinary Shares of the Company free and clear of all liens, claims and
encumbrances. In exchange therefor, the Parent will issue and convey to Sellers
24,250,000 shares of common stock (the “Purchase Price Shares”). Such shares
shall be restricted from transfer under the rules and interpretations of the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The numbers of shares
and relative percentages of ownership of the Common Stock of Parent owned by
Xxxxxxx, Xxxx and their designees after the Closing is set for in Exhibit A
attached hereto.
1.02 Closing.
Unless
this Agreement shall have been terminated and the transactions herein
contemplated shall have been abandoned pursuant to Section 7.01 and subject
to
the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI, the
closing of the Sale (the “Closing”) will take place at 10:00 a.m. on the
business day after satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VI
(or as soon as practicable thereafter) (the “Closing Date”), at the offices of
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP, Dallas, Texas, unless another date, time or place is agreed
to in writing by the parties hereto. The Sale and all other transactions
contemplated hereby shall become effective on the Closing Date.
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ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE
PRICE ADJUSTMENT
2.01 Reservation
of Shares.
On the
Closing, Sellers will cause 1,000,000 of shares issuable hereunder to be
transferred to Securities Transfer Corporation (the “Escrow Agent”) to be held
in escrow pursuant to this Article II (the “Escrow Shares”) and to be
released and issued pursuant to the Make Good Escrow Agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit B.
2.02 Escrow
Agreement.
The
parties agree to sign the Make Good Escrow Agreement. The costs and fee of
the
Make Good Escrow Agreement shall be borne and paid by the Company.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.01 Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
Except
as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule delivered by the Company to
the
Parent at the time of execution of this Agreement, the Company represents and
warrants to Parent as follows:
(a) Organization,
Standing and Corporate Power.
The
Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of Hong Kong and has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on
its
business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed
to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of
its
business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification
or licensing necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure
to be
so qualified or licensed (individually or in the aggregate) would not have
a
material adverse effect with respect to the Company.
(b) Subsidiaries.
The Company owns 99.12% of its subsidiary, Hainan Zhonghe Pharmaceuticals Co.,
Ltd. (the “Company Sub”).
(c) Capital
Structure. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 10,000
authorized shares of Company Ordinary Shares. There are 10,000 shares of
Ordinary Shares outstanding, all of which are owned by Sellers. Except as set
forth above, no shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the
Company are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All outstanding shares
of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid
and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights. There are no outstanding
bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness or other securities of the
Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for,
securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which shareholders of
the
Company may vote. Except as set forth above, there are no outstanding
securities, options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments, agreements,
arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which the Company is a party or
by
which it is bound obligating the Company to issue, deliver or sell, or cause
to
be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or other equity
or voting securities of the Company or obligating the Company to issue, grant,
extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right,
commitment, agreement, arrangement or undertaking. There are no outstanding
contractual obligations, commitments, understandings or arrangements of the
Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or make any payment in
respect of any shares of capital stock of the Company. There are no agreements
or arrangements pursuant to which the Company is or could be required to
register shares of Company Ordinary Shares or other securities under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or other agreements or
arrangements with or among any security holders of the Company with respect
to
securities of the Company.
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(d) Authority;
Noncontravention. The Company has the requisite corporate and other power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions hereby
to which it is a party. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms. The execution
and
delivery of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and compliance with the provisions hereof will
not, conflict with, or result in any breach or violation of, or default (with
or
without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of or “put” right with respect to any
obligation or to loss of a material benefit under, or result in the creation
of
any lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company under, (i) the
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, (ii) any loan or credit
agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement,
instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license applicable to the Company,
its properties or assets, or (iii) subject to the governmental filings and
other
matters referred to in the following sentence, any judgment, order, decree,
statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation or arbitration award applicable to
the
Company, its properties or assets. No consent, approval, order or authorization
of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any federal,
state or local government or any court, administrative agency or commission
or
other governmental authority, agency, domestic or foreign (a “Governmental
Entity”), is required by or with respect to the Company in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation
by
the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Financial
Statements (i) The Parent has received a copy of the audited consolidated
financial statements of the Company and Company Sub for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006 (“Financial Statements”). The Financial
Statements fairly present the financial condition of the Company at the dates
indicated and its results of their operations and cash flows for the periods
then ended and, except as indicated therein, reflect all claims against, debts
and liabilities of the Company, fixed or contingent, and of whatever nature.
(ii) Since December 31, 2007 (the “Balance Sheet Date”), there has
been no material adverse change in the assets or liabilities, or in the business
or condition, financial or otherwise, or in the results of operations of the
Company, whether as a result of any legislative or regulatory change, revocation
of any license or rights to do business, fire, explosion, accident, casualty,
labor trouble, flood, drought, riot, storm, condemnation, act of God, public
force or otherwise and no material adverse change in the assets or liabilities,
or in the business or condition, financial or otherwise, or in the results
of
operation or prospects, of the Company except in the ordinary course of
business. (iii) Since the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has not suffered
any damage, destruction or loss of physical property (whether or not covered
by
insurance) affecting its condition (financial or otherwise) or operations
(present or prospective), nor has the Company issued, sold or otherwise disposed
of, or agreed to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of, any capital stock or
any
other security of the Company and has not granted or agreed to grant any option,
warrant or other right to subscribe for or to purchase any capital stock or
any
other security of the Company or has incurred or agreed to incur any
indebtedness for borrowed money.
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(f) Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2007, the Company has
conducted its business only in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice, and there is not and has not been: (i) any material adverse change
with respect to the Company; (ii) any condition, event or occurrence which
individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect or give rise to a material adverse change with respect to the
Company; (iii) any event which, if it had taken place following the execution
of
this Agreement, would not have been permitted by Section 4.01 without prior
consent of Parent; or (iv) any condition, event or occurrence which could
reasonably be expected to prevent, hinder or materially delay the ability of
the
Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(g) Litigation;
Labor Matters; Compliance with Laws.
(i) There
is
no suit, action or proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge
of
the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any basis for any
such suit, action, proceeding or investigation that, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect with
respect to the Company or prevent, hinder or materially delay the ability of
the
Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor
is
there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Entity
or arbitrator outstanding against the Company having, or which, insofar as
reasonably could be foreseen by the Company, in the future could have, any
such
effect.
(ii) The
Company is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement,
contract or other agreement or understanding with a labor union or labor
organization, nor is it the subject of any proceeding asserting that it has
committed an unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it to bargain with
any
labor organization as to wages or conditions of employment nor is there any
strike, work stoppage or other labor dispute involving it pending or, to its
knowledge, threatened, any of which could have a material adverse effect with
respect to the Company.
(iii) The
conduct of the business of the Company complies in all material aspects with
all
statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees
or
arbitration awards applicable thereto.
(h) Benefit
Plans. The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement or
any
bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation,
stock ownership, stock purchase, phantom stock, retirement, vacation, severance,
disability, death benefit, hospitalization, medical or other plan, arrangement
or understanding (whether or not legally binding) under which the Company
currently has an obligation to provide benefits to any current or former
employee, officer or director of the Company (collectively, “Benefit
Plans”).
(i) Certain
Employee Payments. The Company is not a party to any employment agreement which
could result in the payment to any current, former or future director or
employee of the Company of any money or other property or rights or accelerate
or provide any other rights or benefits to any such employee or director as
a
result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether or not
(i) such payment, acceleration or provision would constitute a “parachute
payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), or
(ii) some other subsequent action or event would be required to cause such
payment, acceleration or provision to be triggered.
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(j) Tax
Returns and Tax Payments. The Company has timely filed all Tax Returns required
to be filed by it, has paid all Taxes shown thereon to be due and has provided
adequate reserves in its financial statements for any Taxes that have not been
paid, whether or not shown as being due on any returns. No material claim for
unpaid Taxes has been made or become a lien against the property of the Company
or is being asserted against the Company, no audit of any Tax Return of the
Company is being conducted by a tax authority, and no extension of the statute
of limitations on the assessment of any Taxes has been granted by the Company
and is currently in effect. As used herein, “taxes” shall mean all taxes of any
kind, including, without limitation, those on or measured by or referred to
as
income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, franchise, profits, license,
withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium
value added, property or windfall profits taxes, customs, duties or similar
fees,, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest
and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any
governmental authority, domestic or foreign. As used herein, “Tax Return” shall
mean any return, report or statement required to be filed with any governmental
authority with respect to Taxes.
(k) Environmental
Matters. The Company is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
“Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state and local statutes,
rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, decrees and common law relating in
any
manner to contamination, pollution or protection of human health or the
environment, and similar state laws.
(l) Material
Contract Defaults. The Company is not, or has not received any notice or has
any
knowledge that any other party is, in default in any respect under any Material
Contract; and there has not occurred any event that with the lapse of time
or
the giving of notice or both would constitute such a material default. For
purposes of this Agreement, a Material Contract means any contract, agreement
or
commitment that is effective as of the Closing Date to which the Company is
a
party (i) with expected receipts or expenditures in excess of $100,000, (ii)
requiring the Company to indemnify any person, (iii) granting exclusive rights
to any party, (iv) evidencing indebtedness for borrowed or loaned money in
excess of $100,000 or more, including guarantees of such indebtedness, or (v)
which, if breached by the Company in such a manner would (A) permit any other
party to cancel or terminate the same (with or without notice of passage of
time) or (B) provide a basis for any other party to claim money damages (either
individually or in the aggregate with all other such claims under that contract)
from the Company or (C) give rise to a right of acceleration of any material
obligation or loss of any material benefit under any such contract, agreement
or
commitment.
(m) Properties.
The Company has good, clear and marketable title to all the tangible properties
and tangible assets reflected in the latest balance sheet as being owned by
the
Company or acquired after the date thereof which are, individually or in the
aggregate, material to the Company’s business (except properties sold or
otherwise disposed of since the date thereof in the ordinary course of
business), free and clear of all material liens.
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(n) Trademarks
and Related Contracts. To the knowledge of the Company:
(i) As
used
in this Agreement, the term “Trademarks” means trademarks, service marks, trade
names, Internet domain names, designs, slogans, and general intangibles of
like
nature; the term “Trade Secrets” means technology; trade secrets and other
confidential information, know-how, proprietary processes, formulae, algorithms,
models, and methodologies; the term “Intellectual Property” means patents,
copyrights, Trademarks, applications for any of the foregoing, and Trade
Secrets; the term “Company License Agreements” means any license agreements
granting any right to use or practice any rights under any Intellectual Property
(except for such agreements for off-the-shelf products that are generally
available or less than $25,000), and any written settlements relating to any
Intellectual Property, to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound;
and
the term “Software” means any and all computer programs, including any and all
software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in
source code or object code.
(ii) To
the
knowledge of the Company, none of the Company’s Intellectual Property or Company
License Agreements infringe upon the rights of any third party that may give
rise to a cause of action or claim against the Company or its
successors.
(o) Board
Recommendation. The Board of Directors of the Company has unanimously determined
that the terms of the Sale are fair to and in the best interests of the
shareholders of the Company and recommended that the Sellers execute this
Agreement.
3.02 Representations
and Warranties of Company Sub. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure
Schedule delivered by the Company to the Parent at the time of execution of
this
Agreement, the Company represents and warrants to Parent as
follows:
(a) Organization,
Standing and Corporate Power. Company Sub is duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of The People’s Republic of China (“PRC”)
and has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business
as
now being conducted. Company Sub is duly qualified or licensed to do business
and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business
or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification or
licensing necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to
be so
qualified or licensed (individually or in the aggregate) would not have a
material adverse effect (as defined in Section 9.02) with respect to
Company Sub.
(b) Subsidiaries.
The Company Sub is 99.12% owned by the Company and shall remain a subsidiary
of
the Company following the Sale.
(c)
Capital Structure. Except as set forth in the Financial Statements, no shares
of
capital stock or other equity securities of Company Sub are issued, reserved
for
issuance or outstanding. All outstanding equity ownership interest in Company
Sub are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not
subject to preemptive rights. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes
or other indebtedness or other securities of Company Sub having the right to
vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right
to
vote) on any matters on which shareholders of Company Sub may vote. The Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth the outstanding Capitalization of Company Sub.
Except as set forth above, there are no outstanding securities, options,
warrants, calls, rights, commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings
of any kind to which Company Sub is a party or by which it is bound obligating
Company Sub to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or
sold,
additional shares of capital stock or other equity or voting securities of
Company Sub or obligating Company Sub to issue, grant, extend or enter into
any
such security, option, warrant, call, right, commitment, agreement, arrangement
or undertaking. There are no outstanding contractual obligations, commitments,
understandings or arrangements of Company Sub to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire or make any payment in respect of any shares of capital stock of Company
Sub. There are no agreements or arrangements pursuant to which Company Sub
is or
could be required to register shares of Company Ordinary Shares or other
securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)
or other agreements or arrangements with or among any security holders of
Company Sub with respect to securities of Company Sub.
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(d) Authority;
Noncontravention. Company Sub has the requisite corporate and other power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to make the representations contained
herein. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company Sub
and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Company Sub, enforceable against
Company Sub in accordance with its terms. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement and compliance with the provisions hereof will not, conflict with,
or
result in any breach or violation of, or default (with or without notice or
lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration of or “put” right with respect to any obligation or
to loss of a material benefit under, or result in the creation of any lien
upon
any of the properties or assets of Company Sub under, (i) the Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws of Company Sub, (ii) any loan or credit agreement,
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument, permit,
concession, franchise or license applicable to Company Sub, its properties
or
assets, or (iii) subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred
to in the following sentence, any judgment, order, decree, statute, law,
ordinance, rule, regulation or arbitration award applicable to Company Sub,
its
properties or assets. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any federal, state
or
local government or any court, administrative agency or commission or other
governmental authority, agency, domestic or foreign (a “Governmental Entity”),
is required by or with respect to Company Sub in connection with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by Company Sub or the consummation by Company
Sub
of the transactions contemplated hereby, except, as set forth in the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
(e) Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2007, other than the
ownership interest transfer to the Company, if applicable, Company Sub has
conducted its business only in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice, and there is not and has not been: (i) any material adverse change
with respect to Company Sub; (ii) any condition, event or occurrence which
individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect or give rise to a material adverse change with respect to Company
Sub; (iii) any event which, if it had taken place following the execution
of this Agreement, would not have been permitted by Section 4.01 without
prior consent of Parent; or (iv) any condition, event or occurrence which could
reasonably be expected to prevent, hinder or materially delay the ability of
Company Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(f) Litigation;
Labor Matters; Compliance with Laws.
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(i) There
is
no suit, action or proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge
of
Company Sub, threatened against or
affecting Company Sub, or any basis for any such
suit, action, proceeding or investigation that, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect with
respect to Company Sub or prevent, hinder or materially delay the ability of
Company Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
nor
is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental
Entity or arbitrator outstanding against Company Sub having, or which, to the
knowledge of the Company Sub, in the future could have, any such
effect.
(ii) Company
Sub is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement,
contract or other agreement or understanding with a labor union or labor
organization, nor is it the subject of any proceeding asserting that it has
committed an unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it to bargain with
any
labor organization as to wages or conditions of employment nor is there any
strike, work stoppage or other labor dispute involving it pending or, to its
knowledge, threatened, any of which could have a material adverse effect with
respect to Company Sub.
(iii) The
conduct of the business of Company Sub complies with all statutes, laws,
regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards
applicable thereto.
(g) Benefit
Plans. Company Sub is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement or
any
bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation,
stock ownership, stock purchase, phantom stock, retirement, vacation, severance,
disability, death benefit, hospitalization, medical or other plan, arrangement
or understanding (whether or not legally binding) under which it currently
has
an obligation to provide benefits to any current or former employee, officer
or
director of Company Sub (collectively, “Benefit Plans”).
(h) Certain
Employee Payments. Company Sub is not a party to any employment agreement which
could result in the payment to any current, former or future director or
employee of Company Sub of any money or other property or rights or accelerate
or provide any other rights or benefits to any such employee or director as
a
result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether or not (i)
such payment, acceleration or provision would constitute a “parachute payment”
(within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), or (ii) some other subsequent
action or event would be required to cause such payment, acceleration or
provision to be triggered.
(i) Tax
Returns and Tax Payments. Company Sub has timely filed all Tax Returns required
to be filed by it, has paid all Taxes shown thereon to be due and has provided
adequate reserves in its financial statements for any Taxes that have not been
paid, whether or not shown as being due on any returns, except where the failure
to file Tax Returns, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. No material claim for unpaid Taxes has been made or become
a
lien against the property of Company Sub or is being asserted against Company
Sub, no audit of any Tax Return of Company Sub is being conducted by a tax
authority, and no extension of the statute of limitations on the assessment
of
any Taxes has been granted by Company Sub and is currently in effect. As used
herein, “taxes” shall mean all taxes of any kind, including, without limitation,
those on or measured by or referred to as income, gross receipts, sales, use,
ad
valorem, franchise, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium value added, property or windfall profits
taxes, customs, duties or similar fees,, assessments or charges of any kind
whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax
or
additional amounts imposed by any governmental authority, domestic or foreign.
As used herein, “Tax Return” shall mean any return, report or statement required
to be filed with any governmental authority with respect to Taxes.
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(j) Environmental
Matters. Company Sub is in material compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws. “Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state and local
statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, decrees and common law
relating in any manner to contamination, pollution or protection of human health
or the environment, and similar state laws.
(k) Material
Contract Defaults. Company Sub is not, nor has it they received any notice
or
has any knowledge that any other party is, in default in any respect under
any
Material Contract; and there has not occurred any event that with the lapse
of
time or the giving of notice or both would constitute such a material default.
For purposes of this Agreement, a Material Contract means any contract,
agreement or commitment that is effective as of the Closing Date to which
Company Sub is a party (i) with expected receipts or expenditures in
excess of $100,000, (ii) requiring Company Sub to indemnify any person, (iii)
granting exclusive rights to any party, (iv) evidencing indebtedness for
borrowed or loaned money in excess of $100,000 or more, including guarantees
of
such indebtedness, or (v) which, if breached by Company Sub in such a manner
would (A) permit any other party to cancel or terminate the same (with or
without notice of passage of time), or (B) provide a basis for any other
party to claim money damages (either individually or in the aggregate with
all
other such claims under that contract) from Company Sub, or (C) give rise
to a right of acceleration of any material obligation or loss of any material
benefit under any such contract, agreement or commitment.
(l) Properties.
Company Sub has good, clear and marketable title or land use rights, as the
case
may be, to all the tangible properties and tangible assets reflected in the
latest balance sheet as being owned by Company Sub or acquired after the date
thereof which are, individually or in the aggregate, material to Company Sub’s
business (except properties sold or otherwise disposed of since the date thereof
in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of all material
liens.
(m) Trademarks
and Related Contracts. To the knowledge of Company Sub:
(i) As
used
in this Agreement, the term “Trademarks” means trademarks, service marks, trade
names, Internet domain names, designs, slogans, and general intangibles of
like
nature; the term “Trade Secrets” means technology; trade secrets and other
confidential information, know-how, proprietary processes, formulae, algorithms,
models, and methodologies; the term “Intellectual Property” means patents,
copyrights, Trademarks, applications for any of the foregoing, and Trade
Secrets; the term “Company License Agreements” means any license agreements
granting any right to use or practice any rights under any Intellectual Property
(except for such agreements for off-the-shelf products that are generally
available or less than $25,000), and any written settlements relating to any
Intellectual Property, to which Company Sub is a party or otherwise bound;
and
the term “Software” means any and all computer programs, including any and all
software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in
source code or object code.
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(ii) To
the
knowledge of Company Sub, none of Company Sub’s Intellectual Property or Company
License Agreements infringe materially upon the rights of any third party that
may give rise to a cause of action or claim against Company Sub or their
successors.
3.03 Representations
and Warranties of Parent. Except as set forth in the disclosure schedule
delivered by Parent to the Company at the time of execution of this Agreement
(the “ Parent Disclosure Schedule”), Parent represents and warrants to the
Company as follows:
(a) Organization,
Standing and Corporate Power. Parent is duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, and has the requisite
corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now being conducted.
Parent is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing
in
each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or
leasing of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary,
other
than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed
(individually or in the aggregate) would not have a material adverse effect
with
respect to Parent.
(b) Subsidiaries;
Equity Interests. The Parent does not own directly or indirectly, any capital
stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or
other equity interest in any person.
(c) Capital
Structure. The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 100,000,000 shares
of Parent Common Stock, par value $0.001, of which 750,000 shares are issued
and
outstanding (the “Parent Common Stock”). No shares of Parent Common Stock are
issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, convertible notes, options
and otherwise. Except as set forth above, no shares of capital stock or other
equity securities of Parent are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding.
All outstanding shares of capital stock of Parent are, and all shares which
may
be issued pursuant to this Agreement will be, when issued, duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, not subject to preemptive rights,
and issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws concerning
the issuance of securities. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes
or
other indebtedness or other securities of Parent having the right to vote (or
convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote)
on
any matters on which shareholders of Parent may vote. Except as set forth above,
there are no outstanding securities, options, warrants, calls, rights,
commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which
Parent is a party or by which it is bound obligating Parent to issue, deliver
or
sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital
stock or other equity securities of Parent or obligating Parent to issue,
deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares
of
capital stock or other equity securities of Parent or obligating Parent to
issue, grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call,
right, commitment, agreement, arrangement or undertaking. There are no
outstanding contractual obligations, commitments, understandings or arrangements
of Parent to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or make any payment in
respect of any shares of capital stock of Parent.
(d) Authority;
Noncontravention. Parent has all requisite corporate authority to enter into
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and the
consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have
been (or at Closing will have been) duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of Parent. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Parent,
enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms. The execution and
delivery of this agreement do not, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and compliance with the provisions of this
Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any breach or violation of,
or
default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise
to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of or “put” right with
respect to any obligation or to loss of a material benefit under, or result
in
the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of Parent under
(i) the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Parent, (ii) any loan
or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement,
instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license applicable to Parent or
its
respective properties or assets, or (iii) subject to the governmental
filings and other matters referred to in the following sentence, any judgment,
order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation or arbitration award
applicable to Parent or its respective properties or assets, other than, in
the
case of clauses (ii) and (iii), any such conflicts, breaches, violations,
defaults, rights, losses or liens that individually or in the aggregate could
not have a material adverse effect with respect to Parent or could not prevent,
hinder or materially delay the ability of Parent to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. No consent, approval, order or authorization
of,
or registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental
Entity is required by or with respect to Parent in connection with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by Parent or the consummation by Parent of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(e) SEC
Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities. Parent has filed all reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents as required by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”), and Parent has delivered or made available to the
Company all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents filed
with
the SEC (collectively, and in each case including all exhibits and schedules
thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, the “Parent SEC
Documents”). As of their respective dates, the Parent SEC Documents complied in
all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the case may be, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such Parent SEC
documents, and none of the Parent SEC Documents (including any and all
consolidated financial statements included therein) as of such date 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. Except to the extent revised or superseded by a subsequent filing
with the SEC (a copy of which has been provided to the Company prior to the
date
of this Agreement), none of the Parent SEC Documents, to the knowledge of
Parent’s management, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits
to state any material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The consolidated
financial statements of Parent included in such Parent SEC Documents comply
as
to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and
the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (except,
in
the case of unaudited consolidated quarterly statements, as permitted by Form
10-Q of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved
(except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present the
consolidated financial position of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries
as
of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and changes
in
cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited
quarterly statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments as determined by
Parent’s independent accountants). Except as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule, since the date of the most recent financial statements of Parent
included in the Parent SEC Documents, Parent had not incurred any liabilities
or
obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise)
which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have
a
material adverse effect with respect to Parent.
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(f) Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents,
since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Parent
SEC Documents, Parent has conducted its business only in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice in light of its current business circumstances,
and there is not and has not been: (i) any change in the assets,
liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Parent from that
reflected in the Parent SEC Documents, except changes in the ordinary course
of
business that have not caused, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance,
that would have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) any waiver or compromise
by the Parent of a valuable right or of a material debt owed to it;
(iv) any satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim, or encumbrance or
payment of any obligation by the Parent, except in the ordinary course of
business and the satisfaction or discharge of which would not have a Material
Adverse Effect; (v) any material change to a material Contract by which the
Parent or any of its assets is bound or subject; (vi) any material change
in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee, officer,
director or stockholder; (vii) any resignation or termination of employment
of any officer of the Parent; (viii) any mortgage, pledge, transfer of a
security interest in, or lien, created by the Parent, with respect to any of
its
material properties or assets, except liens for taxes not yet due or payable
and
liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not materially impair
the Parent’s ownership or use of such property or assets; (ix) any loans or
guarantees made by the Parent to or for the benefit of its employees, officers
or directors, or any members of their immediate families, other than travel
advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of its business;
(x) any declaration, setting aside or payment or other distribution in
respect of any of the Parent’s capital stock, or any direct or indirect
redemption, purchase, or other acquisition of any of such stock by the Parent;
or (xi) any alteration of the Parent’s method of accounting or the identity
of its auditors; or (xii) any issuance of equity securities to an officer,
director or affiliate, except pursuant to existing Parent stock option plans;
or
(xiii) any arrangement or commitment by the Parent to do any of the things
described in Section 3.03(f).
(g) Litigation;
Labor Matters; Compliance with Laws.
(i) There
is
no suit, action or proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge
of
Parent, threatened against or affecting Parent or any basis for any such suit,
action, proceeding or investigation that, individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect with respect
to
Parent or prevent, hinder or materially delay the ability of Parent to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor is there any
judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Entity or
arbitrator outstanding against Parent having, or which, insofar as reasonably
could be foreseen by Parent, in the future could have, any such
effect.
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(ii) Parent
is
not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement, contract
or
other agreement or understanding with a labor union or labor organization,
nor
is it the subject of any proceeding asserting that it has committed an unfair
labor practice or seeking to compel it to bargain with any labor organization
as
to wages or conditions of employment nor is there any strike, work stoppage
or
other labor dispute involving it pending or, to its knowledge, threatened,
any
of which could have a material adverse effect with respect to
Parent.
(iii) The
conduct of the business of Parent complies with all statutes, laws, regulations,
ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards applicable
thereto.
(h) Benefit
Plans. Parent is not a party to any Benefit Plan under which Parent currently
has an obligation to provide benefits to any current or former employee, officer
or director of Parent.
(i) Certain
Employee Payments. Parent is not a party to any employment agreement which
could
result in the payment to any current, former or future director or employee
of
Parent of any money or other property or rights or accelerate or provide any
other rights or benefits to any such employee or director as a result of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether or not (i) such payment,
acceleration or provision would constitute a “parachute payment” (within the
meaning of Section 280G of the Code), or (ii) some other subsequent action
or
event would be required to cause such payment, acceleration or provision to
be
triggered.
(ii) Tax
Returns and Tax Payments. Parent has timely filed all Tax Returns required
to be
filed by it, has paid all Taxes shown thereon to be due and has provided
adequate reserves in its financial statements for any Taxes that have not been
paid, whether or not shown as being due on any returns. No material claim for
unpaid Taxes has been made or become a lien against the property of Parent
or is
being asserted against Parent, no audit of any Tax Return of Parent is being
conducted by a tax authority, and no extension of the statute of limitations
on
the assessment of any Taxes has been granted by Parent and is currently in
effect.
(k) Environmental
Matters. Parent is in material compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws.
(l) Material
Contract Defaults. Parent is not, or has not, received any notice or has any
knowledge that any other party is, in default in any respect under any Material
Contract; and there has not occurred any event that with the lapse of time
or
the giving of notice or both would constitute such a material default. For
purposes of this Agreement, a Material Contract means any contract, agreement
or
commitment that is effective as of the Closing Date to which Parent is a party
(i) with expected receipts or expenditures in excess of $1,000, (ii) requiring
Parent to indemnify any person, (iii) granting exclusive rights to any party,
(iv) evidencing indebtedness for borrowed or loaned money in excess of $1,000
or
more, including guarantees of such indebtedness, or (v) which, if breached
by
Parent in such a manner would (A) permit any other party to cancel or terminate
the same (with or without notice of passage of time) or (B) provide a basis
for
any other party to claim money damages (either individually or in the aggregate
with all other such claims under that contract) from Parent or (C) give rise
to
a right of acceleration of any material obligation or loss of any material
benefit under any such contract, agreement or commitment.
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(m) Properties.
Parent has good, clear and marketable title to all the tangible properties
and
tangible assets reflected in the latest balance sheet as being owned by Parent
or acquired after the date thereof which are, individually or in the aggregate,
material to Parent’s business (except properties sold or otherwise disposed of
since the date thereof in the ordinary course of business), free and clear
of
all material liens.
(n) Trademarks
and Related Contracts. Parent does not hold any Trademarks, Trade Secrets,
or
Intellectual Property, and is not party to any license agreements regarding
such.
(o) Board
Recommendation. The Board of Directors of Parent has unanimously determined
that
the terms of this Agreement are fair to and in the best interests of the
stockholders of Parent.
(p) Information
Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, at
the
date it is first mailed to the Parent’s stockholders, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
(q) Labor
Matters. There are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements
to
which the Parent is a party or by which it is bound.
(r) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Documents,
none of the officers or directors of the Parent and, to the knowledge of the
Parent, none of the employees of the Parent is presently a party to any
transaction with the Parent or any subsidiary (other than for services as
employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other
arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for
rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments
to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the
Parent, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has
a
substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner.
(s) Internal
Accounting Controls. The Parent maintains a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions
are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations,
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in conformity with generally-accepted accounting principles
and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted
only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and
(iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing
assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect
to
any differences. The Parent has established disclosure controls and procedures
for the Parent and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the Parent is made known to the officers
by others within those entities. The Parent’s officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Parent’s controls and procedures.
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(t) Solvency.
Based on the financial condition of the Parent as of the closing date (and
assuming that the closing shall have occurred), (i) the Parent’s fair
saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be
paid
on or in respect of the Parent’s existing debts and other liabilities (including
known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Parent’s assets do
not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the
current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including
its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of
the
business conducted by the Parent, and projected capital requirements and capital
availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Parent,
together with the proceeds the Parent would receive, were it to liquidate all
of
its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would
be
sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts
are
required to be paid. The Parent does not intend to incur debts beyond its
ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and
amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).
(u) Application
of Takeover Protections. The Parent has taken all necessary action, if any,
in
order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Parent’s charter documents or
the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to
the
shareholders of the Company as a result of the shareholders and the Parent
fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares and the shareholders’
ownership of the Shares.
(v) Investment
Company. The Parent is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately
following the Closing will not have become, an “investment company” within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(w) Shell
Company. The Parent is not and has not at any time since its inception been
a
shell company as defined under Rule 12b-2.
(x) Disclosure.
The Parent confirms that neither it nor any person acting on its behalf has
provided the shareholders of the Company or their respective agents or counsel
with any information that the Parent believes constitutes material, non-public
information except insofar as the existence and terms of the proposed
transactions hereunder may constitute such information and except for
information that will be disclosed by the Parent under a current report on
Form 8-K filed on or one business day after the Closing. The Parent
understands and confirms that the Company and the shareholders of the Company
will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting
transactions in securities of the Parent. All disclosure provided to the
shareholders of the Company regarding the Parent, its business and the
transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Parent
(including the Parent’s representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement) are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(y) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements. The Parent is, and has no reason to believe that
it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with the
listing and maintenance requirements for continued listing of the Parent Stock
on the trading market on which the Parent Stock are currently listed or quoted.
The issuance and sale of the Shares under this Agreement does not contravene
the
rules and regulations of the trading market on which the Parent Stock are
currently listed or quoted, and no approval of the shareholder of the Parent
is
required for the Parent to issue and deliver to the shareholder the Shares
contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.04 Representations
and Warranties of the Sellers. Each of the Sellers, severally but not jointly,
represents, warrants and undertakes to the Parent that, except as set forth
in
the Disclosure Schedule:
(a) Transfer
of Title. Seller shall transfer all right, title and interest in and to the
Company Ordinary Shares to the Parent free and clear of all liens, security
interests, pledges, encumbrances, charges, restrictions, demands and claims,
of
any kind or nature whatsoever, whether direct or indirect or contingent. Seller
shall transfer all right, title and interest in and to the Escrow Shares to
the
Escrow Agent free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges,
encumbrances, charges, restrictions, demands and claims, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, whether direct or indirect or contingent.
(b) Due
Execution. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Seller.
(c) Valid
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof
by the Seller, will constitute, a valid and binding agreement of the Seller
enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms.
(d) Authorization.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement and
the
delivery by the Seller of the Company Ordinary Shares have been duly and validly
authorized by the Seller, and no further consent or authorization of the Seller,
the Company, its Board of Directors, or its stockholders is
required.
(e) Seller’s
Title to the Company Ordinary Shares; No Liens or Preemptive Rights; Valid
Issuance. Seller has and at the Closing will have good and valid title and
control of the Company Ordinary Shares; there will be no existing impediment
or
encumbrance to the sale and transfer of such Company Ordinary Shares to the
Parent; and on delivery to the Parent of the Company Ordinary Shares, good
and
valid title to all the Company Ordinary Shares will pass to Parent and all
of
the Company Ordinary Shares will be free and clear of all taxes, liens, security
interests, pledges, rights of first refusal or other preference rights,
encumbrances, charges, restrictions, demands, claims or assessments of any
kind
or any nature whatsoever whether direct, indirect or contingent and shall not
be
subject to preemptive rights, tag-along rights, or similar rights of any of
the
stockholders of the Company. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to the Parent
certificates representing the Company Ordinary Shares free and clear of all
liens, security interests, pledges, encumbrances, charges, restrictions, demands
or claims in any other party whatsoever with appropriate stock powers with
medallion guarantees.
(f) No
Governmental Action Required. The execution and delivery by the Seller of this
Agreement does not and will not, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not, require any action by or in respect of, or filing
with, any governmental body, agency or governmental official.
(g) Compliance
with Applicable Law and Corporate Documents. The execution and delivery by
the
Seller does not and will not, and the sale by the Seller of the Company Ordinary
Shares and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement does not and will not contravene or constitute a default under or
violation of (i) any provision of applicable law or regulation, or (ii) any
agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding
upon
the Seller or the Company ’s assets, or result in the creation or imposition of
any lien on any asset of the Seller.
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(h) Not
a
Voting Trust: No Proxies. None of the Company Ordinary Shares is or will be
subject to any voting trust or agreement. No person holds or has the right
to
receive any proxy or similar instrument with respect to the Company Ordinary
Shares. Except as provided in this Agreement, the Seller is not a party to
any
agreement which offers or grants to any person the right to purchase or acquire
any of the Company Ordinary Shares. There is no applicable local, state or
federal law, rule, regulation, or decree which would, as a result of the sale
contemplated by this Agreement, impair, restrict or delay any voting rights
with
respect to the Company Ordinary Shares.
(i) Investment
Intent. Seller represents that it is acquiring and will acquire, as the case
may
be, the Purchase Price Shares issuable pursuant hereto solely for its own
account for investment purposes only and not with a view toward resale or
distribution thereof other than pursuant to an effective registration statement
or applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act. Seller understands that such Purchase Price Shares will be issued in
reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act and that subsequent sale or transfer of such securities is prohibited absent
registration or exemption from the provisions of the Securities Act. Seller
hereby agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise
convey any of the Purchase Price Shares or Escrow Shares issuable pursuant
hereto, except in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and
in
accordance with any transfer restrictions or similar terms set forth on the
certificates representing such securities or otherwise set forth herein. Seller
acknowledges receiving copies of the most recent Parent SEC
Documents.
3.05 Representations
and Warranties of Xxxx. Xxxx represents, warrants and undertakes to the Seller
and Parent that, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule:
(a) Due
Execution. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
Xxxx.
(b) Valid
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof
by Xxxx, will constitute, a valid and binding agreement of Xxxx enforceable
against Xxxx in accordance with its terms.
(c) Authorization.
The execution, delivery and performance by Xxxx of this Agreement and the
delivery by Xxxx of the Escrow Shares have been duly and validly authorized
by
Xxxx, and no further consent or authorization of any party is
required.
(d) No
Governmental Action Required. The execution and delivery by Xxxx of this
Agreement does not and will not, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not, require any action by or in respect of, or filing
with, any governmental body, agency or governmental official.
(e) Compliance
with Applicable Law. The execution and delivery by Xxxx of this Agreement does
not and will not, and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement does not and will not contravene or constitute a default under
or
violation of (i) any provision of applicable law or regulation, or (ii) any
agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding
upon
Xxxx, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any asset of
Xxxx.
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ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
PRIOR
TO
CLOSING
4.01 Conduct
of Company and Parent. From the date of this Agreement and until the Closing,
or
until the prior termination of this Agreement, Company and Parent shall not,
unless mutually agreed to in writing:
(a) engage
in
any transaction, except in the normal and ordinary course of business, or create
or suffer to exist any Lien or other encumbrance upon any of their respective
assets or which will not be discharged in full prior to the
Closing;
(b) sell,
assign or otherwise transfer any of their assets, or cancel or compromise any
debts or claims relating to their assets, other than for fair value, in the
ordinary course of business, and consistent with past practice;
(c) fail
to
use reasonable efforts to preserve intact their present business organizations,
keep available the services of their employees and preserve its material
relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors
and
others, to the end that its good will and on-going business not be impaired
prior to the Closing;
(d) except
for matters related to complaints by former employees related to wages, suffer
or permit any material adverse change to occur with respect to Company and
Parent or their business or assets; or
(e) make
any
material change with respect to their business in accounting or bookkeeping
methods, principles or practices, except as required by GAAP.
4.02 Access
to
Information; Confidentiality.
(a) The
Company shall, and shall cause its officers, employees, counsel, financial
advisors and other representatives to, afford to Parent and its representatives
reasonable access during normal business hours during the period prior to the
Closing to its and to Company Sub’s properties, books, contracts, commitments,
personnel and records and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall
cause its and Company Sub’s officers, employees and representatives to, furnish
promptly to Parent all information concerning their respective business,
properties, financial condition, operations and personnel as such other party
may from time to time reasonably request. For the purposes of determining the
accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Parent set forth herein
and compliance by the Parent of its obligations hereunder, during the period
prior to the Closing, Parent shall provide the Company and its representatives
with reasonable access during normal business hours to its properties, books,
contracts, commitments, personnel and records as may be necessary to enable
the
Company to confirm the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent
set forth herein and compliance by Parent of its obligations hereunder, and,
during such period, Parent shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries, officers,
employees and representatives to, furnish promptly to the Company upon its
request (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other
document filed by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal
or state securities laws and (ii) all other information concerning its business,
properties, financial condition, operations and personnel as such other party
may from time to time reasonably request. Except as required by law, each of
the
Company and Parent will hold, and will cause its respective directors, officers,
employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives
and affiliates to hold, any nonpublic information in confidence.
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(b) No
investigation pursuant to this Section 4.02 shall affect any representations
or
warranties of the parties herein or the conditions to the obligations of the
parties hereto.
4.03 Best
Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, each of the parties agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and
to
assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary,
proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious
manner practicable, the Sale and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Parent and the Company will use their reasonable best efforts and
cooperate with one another (i) in promptly determining whether any filings
are required to be made or consents, approvals, waivers, permits or
authorizations are required to be obtained (or, which if not obtained, would
result in an event of default, termination or acceleration of any agreement
or
any put right under any agreement) under any applicable law or regulation or
from any governmental authorities or third parties, including parties to loan
agreements or other debt instruments and promptly making any such filings,
in
furnishing information required in connection therewith and in timely seeking
to
obtain any such consents, approvals, permits or authorizations and (ii) in
facilitating each other’s due diligence investigations. Parent and the Company
shall mutually cooperate in order to facilitate the achievement of the benefits
reasonably anticipated from the Sale.
4.04 Public
Announcements. Parent, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand,
will
consult with each other before issuing, and provide each other the opportunity
to review and comment upon, any press release or other public statements with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall not issue
any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such
consultation, except as may be required by applicable law or court process.
The
parties agree that the initial press release or releases to be issued with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be mutually
agreed upon prior to the issuance thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Company may disclose the contemplated Sale as required in filings with the
SEC.
4.05 No
Solicitation. Except as previously agreed to in writing by the other party,
neither Company or Parent shall authorize or permit any of its officers,
directors, agents, representatives, or advisors to (a) solicit, initiate or
encourage or take any action to facilitate the submission of inquiries,
proposals or offers from any person relating to any matter concerning any
merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization or similar
transaction involving Company or Parent, respectively, other than the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any other transaction the
consummation of which would or could reasonably be expected to impede, interfere
with, prevent or delay the Sale or which would or could be expected to dilute
the benefits to the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby. Company
or
Parent will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing
activities, discussions and negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore
with respect to any of the foregoing.
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ARTICLE
V OTHER
AGREEMENTS
5.01 Expenses.
All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such
expenses.
5.02 Directors
and Officers. Upon the Closing, all officers and directors of the Parent shall
resign and Parent shall have taken all action to cause the people nominated
by
the Company to be elected as and to serve in their capacity as the Chairman
of
its Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial
Officer, as the Chief Operation Officer, and as the Directors of the
Parent.
5.03 Registration
Rights. Parent shall include Xxxx and her designees as selling shareholders
in
any registration statements filed during the three years following the Closing
that register for resale shares of Parent Common Stock issued in private
placement financing transactions during such period. Xxxx shall be entitled
to
all of the rights and remedies as shall be set forth in a registration rights
agreement and/or subscription agreement executed between the Parent and the
investors in such placements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such registration
rights shall not apply to the extent Xxxx is eligible to sell her shares under
Rule 144.
5.04 Transfer
Agent. Following the Closing, the Parent shall retain Securities Transfer
Corporation for a period of one year as the transfer agent and registrar for
the
Parent.
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
6.01 Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Close. The respective obligation of each party
hereto is subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the Closing
Date
of the following conditions:
(a) Opinions
of Counsel. Execution and delivery of the following: (i) to the Company, an
opinion of counsel from Parent’s legal counsel that the terms, conditions and
structure of the Sale satisfy Nevada law; (ii) to the Parent, an opinion of
counsel from the Company’s legal counsel that the terms, conditions and
structure of the Sale satisfy Hong Kong law; and (iii) to the Parent, an
opinion of counsel from Company Sub’s legal counsel that the terms, conditions
and structure of the Sale satisfy Chinese law.
(b) No
Injunctions or Restraints. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or
permanent injunction or other order issued by any court of competent
jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation
of the Sale shall be in effect.
6.02 Conditions
to Obligations of Parent. The obligations of Parent to effect the Sale are
further subject to the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company and Sellers
set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects,
in each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as
though made on and as of the Closing Date. Parent shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the president of the Company
to
such effect.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of the Company. The Company and Sellers shall have performed
the
obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior
to
the Closing Date (except for such failures to perform as have not had or could
not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have
a
material adverse effect with respect to the Company or adversely affect the
ability of the Company to consummate the transactions herein contemplated or
perform its obligations hereunder), and Parent shall have received a certificate
signed on behalf of the Company by the president of the Company to such
effect.
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(c) Consents,
etc. Parent shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to it, that such licenses, permits, consents, approvals,
authorizations, qualifications and orders of governmental authorities and other
third parties as necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby have been obtained.
(d) No
Litigation. There shall not be pending or threatened by any Governmental Entity
any suit, action or proceeding (or by any other person any suit, action or
proceeding which has a reasonable likelihood of success), (i) challenging or
seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Sale or any of the
other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or seeking to obtain from Parent
any
damages that are material in relation to Parent taken as a whole,
(ii) seeking to prohibit or limit the ownership or operation by the
Company, Company Sub or Parent of any material portion of the business or assets
of the Company, Company Sub or Parent, or to dispose of or hold separate any
material portion of the business or assets of the Company, Company Sub or
Parent, as a result of the Sale or any of the other transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement, (iii) seeking to impose limitations on the ability of Parent
to
acquire or hold, or exercise full rights of ownership of, any shares of Company
Ordinary Shares, including, without limitation, the right to vote the Company
Ordinary Shares on all matters properly presented to the shareholders of the
Company, or (iv) seeking to prohibit Parent from effectively controlling in
any material respect the business or operations of the Company.
(e) Due
Diligence Investigation. Parent shall be satisfied with the results of its
due
diligence investigation of the Company and Company Sub in its sole and absolute
discretion.
(f) Form
8-K.
The Company shall file a Form 8-K with the SEC within the required period of
time after the Closing Date containing Form 10 information about the
combined Parent and Company and audited financial statements of the Company
as
required by Regulation S-K. Such Form 8-K shall be in form and substance
acceptable to Parent and its counsel prior to Closing.
6.03 Conditions
to Obligation of the Company. The obligation of the Company to effect the Sale
is further subject to the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Parent set forth in this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case
as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and
as
of the Closing Date. The Company shall have received a certificate signed on
behalf of Parent by the president of Parent to such effect.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of Parent. Parent shall have performed the obligations required
to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date
(except for such failures to perform as have not had or could not reasonably
be
expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse
effect with respect to Parent or adversely affect the ability of Parent to
consummate the transactions herein contemplated or perform its obligations
hereunder), and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf
of Parent by the president of Parent to such effect.
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(c) No
Litigation. There shall not be pending or threatened any suit, action or
proceeding before any court, Governmental Entity or authority (i) pertaining
to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) seeking to prohibit
or
limit the ownership or operation by the Company, Company Sub or Parent, or
to
dispose of or hold separate any material portion of the business or assets
of
the Company, Company Sub or Parent.
(d) Consents,
etc. Company shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to it, that such licenses, permits, consents, approvals,
authorizations, qualifications and orders of governmental authorities and other
third parties as necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby have been obtained.
(e) Resignations.
Parent shall deliver to the Company written resignations of all of the officers
and directors of the Parent and evidence of election of those new directors
and
officers as further described in Section 5.02 herein.
(f) Form
8-K.
The Company shall file a Form 8-K with the SEC within the required period of
time after the Closing Date containing Form 10 information about the
combined Parent and Company and audited financial statements of the Company
as
required by Regulation S-K. Such Form 8-K shall be inform and substance
acceptable to Parent and its counsel prior to Closing.
ARTICLE
VII
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
7.01 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated and abandoned at any time prior to the
Closing:
(a) by
mutual
written consent of Parent and the Company;
(b) by
either
Parent or the Company if any Governmental Entity shall have issued an order,
decree or ruling or taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining
or
otherwise prohibiting the Sale and such order, decree, ruling or other action
shall have become final and nonappealable;
(c) by
either
party for a material breach by any party of any representation, warranty, or
covenant or the failure of any of the conditions to closing to be satisfied;
and
(d) if
the
Closing shall not have occurred for any reason by September 30,
2008.
7.02 Effect
of
Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement by either the Company
or Parent as provided in Section 7.01, this Agreement shall forthwith
become void and have no effect, without any liability or obligation on the
part
of Parent or the Company. Nothing contained in this Section shall relieve any
party for any breach of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements
set forth in this Agreement.
7.03 Amendment.
This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed
on
behalf of each of the parties.
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7.04 Extension;
Waiver. Subject to Section 7.01(c), at any time prior to the Closing, the
parties may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations
or
other acts of the other parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any document
delivered pursuant to this Agreement, or (c) waive compliance with any of the
agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement. Any agreement on the
part
of a party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth
in
an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. The failure of any
party to this Agreement to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or
otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights.
7.05 Procedure
for Termination, Amendment, Extension or Waiver. A termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 7.01, an amendment of this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.03 or an extension or waiver of this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.04 shall, in order to be effective, require in the case of Parent
or
the Company, action by its Board of Directors.
7.06 Return
of
Documents. In the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason, Parent
and Company will return to the other party all of the other party’s documents,
work papers, and other materials (including copies) relating to the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement, whether obtained before or after execution
of
this Agreement. Parent and Company will not use any information so obtained
from
the other party for any purpose and will take all reasonable steps to have
such
other party’s information kept confidential.
ARTICLE
VIII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
8.01 Notices.
All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally
or sent by facsimile, electronic mail, or overnight courier (providing proof
of
delivery) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address
for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
(a) if
to
Parent or Parent Representative, to:
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx LLP
0000Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxx
Xxxxx, Esq.
Fax:
000.000.0000
(b) if
to the
Company, to:
Hainan
Zhonghe Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
Haikou
Free Trade Xxxx
Xx.
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Hainan 570216 P.R. China
Attention: Ye
Xxiaoqu
Fax:
00-000-00000000
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with
a
copy to:
Cadwalader,
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
China
Central Place, Tower 2, 2301
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 000000
X.X.
Xxxxx
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Fax:
00-00-0000-0000
8.02 Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) an
“affiliate” of any person means another person that directly or indirectly,
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such first person;
(b) “material
adverse change” or “material adverse effect” means, when used in connection with
the Company or Parent, any change or effect that either individually or in
the
aggregate with all other such changes or effects is materially adverse to the
business, assets, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or results
of
operations of such party and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (after giving
effect in the case of Parent to the consummation of the Sale);
(c) “person”
means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
trust, unincorporated organization or other entity; and
(d) a
“subsidiary” of any person means another person, an amount of the voting
securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which
is
sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of Directors or other
governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, fifty percent (50%)
or more of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by
such first person.
8.03 Interpretation.
When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Exhibit or Schedule,
such reference shall be to a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this
Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement
are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning
or
interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by
the words “without limitation”.
8.04 Entire
Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the other agreements
referred to herein constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement is not intended
to confer upon any person other than the parties any rights or
remedies.
8.05 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the
laws of the State of Nevada, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern
under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
8.06 Assignment.
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under
this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law
or
otherwise by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other
parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding
upon,
inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective
successors and assigns.
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8.07 Severability.
Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement
will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable
law
or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
will not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such
jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in
such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or
portion of any provision had never been contained herein.
8.08 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more identical counterparts, all of
which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective
when one or more such counterparts shall have been executed by each of the
parties and delivered to the other parties.
8.09 Survival.
All of the representations and warranties of the parties to this Agreement
or in
any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing
hereof for one (1) year. All covenants and agreements that by their terms extend
past the Closing shall survive the Closing for the full period of limitations
applicable to such agreements.
8.10 Indemnification.
From and after the Closing Date, Xxxx shall reimburse, indemnify and hold
harmless Parent, Company and Sellers, and the executive officers, directors
and
employees of Parent and Company in office after the Closing (each such person
and his heirs, executors, administrators, agents, successors and assigns is
referred to herein as a “Company Indemnified Party”) against and in respect of
any and all damages, losses, settlement payments, in respect of deficiencies,
liabilities, costs, expenses and claims suffered, sustained, incurred or
required to be paid by any Company Indemnified party, and any and all actions,
suits, claims or legal, administrative, arbitration, governmental or other
procedures or investigation against any Company Indemnified Party (a “Loss”), in
respect of any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other
agreement made by Parent or Xxxx in this Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused their duly authorized officers
to
execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
KUN
RUN
BIOTECHNOLOGY, LTD.
By: __________________________
Name: ________________________
Title: ________________________
ASPEN
RACING STABLES, INC.
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By: _________________________
Name: _______________________
________________________
TRIXY
SASYNIUK-XXXX
_________________________
CUI
XUEYUN
______________________________
XXXX
XXXXXXX
EXHIBIT
A
Post-Closing
Capitalization Table
Name
of Stockholder
|
Number
of Shares of Common Stock
|
Percentage
of Outstanding Common Shares
|
|||||
Trixy
Sasyniuk-Xxxx
|
750,000
|
3.00
|
%
|
||||
Xxxxxx
Xxx
|
*22,522,500
|
90.09
|
%
|
||||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
|
227,500
|
0.91
|
%
|
||||
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx
|
1,000,000
|
4.00
|
%
|
||||
Xxxx
Xxxx
|
500,000
|
2.00
|
%
|
*1,000,000
shares are subject to make-good escrow.
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