SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of May 30, 2008, by and among Genesis
Pharmaceuticals Enterprises, Inc. (f/k/a Genesis Technology Group, Inc.), a
Florida corporation,
and all
predecessors thereof (collectively, the “Company”),
Karmoya International Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (“BVI”),
Genesis Jiangbo (Laiyang) Biotech Technologies Co., Ltd., a wholly owned foreign
enterprise in the People’s Republic of China (“WOFE”),
Wubo
Cao (“Xx. Xxx”) and the investors identified on the signature pages hereto
(each, an “Investor”
and
collectively, the “Investors”).
WHEREAS,
on October 1, 2007, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the
“Exchange
Agreement”),
with
BVI and certain other parties named therein, pursuant to which the Company
acquired all of the equity interest of BVI, in exchange for 75% of the Common
Stock (as defined below) on a fully diluted basis as of the time of the closing
of the exchange under the Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange”).
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant
to
exemptions from registration under the Securities Act (as defined below), the
Company desires to issue and sell to each Investor, and each Investor, severally
and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, the Company’s 6%
Convertible Notes due May 30, 2011 (the “Notes”)
and
warrants to acquire shares of the Company’s Common Stock, all 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 the Investors agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions.
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes
of
this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this
Section 1.1:
“2008
Financials”
means
the
consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ending
June
30, 2008 as filed with the Commission on Form 10-K (or such other form
appropriate for such purpose as promulgated by the Commission.
“2008
EBT”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2008
Diluted EBT”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2008
Guaranteed EBT” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2008
Guaranteed Diluted EBT” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11
“2008
Make Good Shares” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2009
Financials”
means
the
consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ending
June
30, 2009 as filed with the Commission on Form 10-K (or such other form
appropriate for such purpose as promulgated by the Commission).
“2009
EBT”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11
“2009
Diluted EBT”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2009
Guaranteed EBT” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2009
Guaranteed Diluted EBT” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“2009
Make Good Shares” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“Action”
as to
any Person, means any action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding
(including any partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending
or threatened in writing against or affecting such Person, any of such Person’s
Subsidiaries or any of such Person’s or such Subsidiaries’ respective
properties, before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative
agency, regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign), stock
market, stock exchange or trading facility.
“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 144.
“Asset
Sale” means
any
direct or indirect sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than
operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment
or
other transfer for value by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including
any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) to any Person other than the Company or
a
Subsidiary of the Company of (a) any capital stock of any Subsidiary of the
Company; or(b) any other property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary
of
the Company other than in the ordinary course of business; provided,
however,
that
Asset Sales shall not include a transaction or series of related transactions
for which the Company or its Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration of
less than US$3,000,000 (each such transaction or series of related transactions,
a “Permitted
Sale”),
and
provided
further,
that no
sale by the Company of securities (other than those of any Subsidiary) contained
in the stock portfolio owned by the Company at the time of the Exchange shall
not be considered an Asset Sale.
“Board
Holdback Escrow Amount” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(a).
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a federal legal holiday
or
a 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”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
“BVI”
has the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“CFO
Holdback Escrow Amount” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).
“Closing”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Notes
pursuant
to Article II.
“Closing
Date”
means
the Business Day on which all of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and
5.2 hereof are satisfied, or such other date as the parties may
agree.
"Closing
Escrow Agreement"
means
the Closing Escrow Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company,
the Investors and the escrow agent (the “Closing
Escrow Agent”)
identified therein, in the form of Exhibit
A
hereto.
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value US$0.001 per share, and any
securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified or for
which it may be exchanged as a class.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary which entitle the holder thereof
to acquire Common Stock at any time, including without limitation, any debt,
preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any
time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder
thereof to receive, Common Stock or other securities that entitle the holder
to
receive, directly or indirectly, Common Stock.
“Company”
has
the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Company
Entities”
means
the Company, BVI, WOFE and all existing Subsidiaries of any such entities and
any other entities which hereafter become Subsidiaries of any such
entities.
“Company
Deliverables”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Company
Florida Counsel”
means
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx & Beilly LLP..
“Company
U.S. Counsel”
means
Loeb & Loeb LLP.
“Compliance
Notice Date” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.17.
“Compliance
Period” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.17.
“Conversion
Price” equals
US$0.20 per share of Common Stock, as the same may be adjusted in accordance
with the terms of the Notes.
“Conversion
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.
“Debentures”
means
the Company’s 6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due November 30,
2010.
“Disclosure
Materials”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
“Effective
Date”
means
the date that the Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) of the
Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the
Commission.
“Entrustment
Agreements”
means
that certain Consulting Services Agreement, Operating Agreement, Option
Agreement, Equity Pledge Agreement, Proxy Agreement, each dated September 21,
2007, and any other agreement, certificate, instrument or understanding, whereby
(i) the authority to conduct business in the name of and on behalf of the
Company Entities, (ii) the
right
to transact in and with, sell, license, encumber, grants right in and to,
dispose of, and otherwise deal in and with any and all of the assets (including,
without limitation, the goodwill, intellectual property rights, profits,
tangible and intangible assets, rights, claims, rebates, refunds and
properties), and liabilities of the Company Entities are transferred to
WOFE.
“Evaluation
Date” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(r).
“Exchange”
has the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange
Agreement”
has the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Exempt
Issuance”
means
the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers,
directors of and consultants (other than consultants whose services relate
to
the raising of funds) of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan that
was or may be adopted by a majority of independent members of the Board of
Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of
independent directors established for such purpose, and approved by a majority
of the Company’s stockholders; provided,
that
(i) no options are granted at a price which is less than the fair market value
on the date of grant and (ii) no more than such number of shares of Common
Stock
as represents 5% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be
included in the definition of Exempt Issuances; (b) securities upon the exercise
of or conversion of any Notes or Warrants and any other options, warrants or
convertible securities which are outstanding on the date hereof including the
Debentures and the November Warrants, and (c) securities issued pursuant to
acquisitions, licensing agreements, or other strategic transactions, provided
any such issuance shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its
subsidiaries, an operating company in a business which the Company’s Board of
Directors believes is beneficial to the Company and in which the Company
receives 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.
“Existing
Company Entities”
means
the Company, BVI, WOFE and their respective Subsidiaries.
“GAAP”
means
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
“Holdback
Escrow Agreement” means
the
Holdback Escrow Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the
Company, the Investors and escrow agent named therein (the “Escrow
Agent”),
in
the form of Exhibit
E
hereto.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(p).
“Intellectual
Property Rights Licensing Agreements”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(p).
“Investment”
means,
with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan or other extension
of
credit (including, without limitation, a guarantee) or capital contribution
to
(by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment
for
property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or
acquisition by such Person of any capital stock, bonds, notes, debentures or
other securities or evidences of indebtedness issued by, any Person.
"Investment" shall exclude extensions of trade credit by the Company and its
Subsidiaries on commercially reasonable terms in accordance with normal trade
practices of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.
“Investment
Amount”
means,
with respect to each Investor, the Investment Amount indicated on such
Investor’s signature page to this Agreement, as reflected on the Schedule of
Investors attached hereto as Appendix
A.
“Investor
Deliverables”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“Investor
Party”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
“Lead
Investor Counsel”
means Wells,
Moore, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, PLLC, with an office located at Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, 0000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000.
“Lien”
means
any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, right of first refusal, right
of participation or other restrictions of any kind.
“Lockup
Agreement”
means
the Lockup Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company
and each person listed as a signatory thereto, in the form attached as
Exhibit
B
hereto.
“Losses”
means
any loss, liability, obligation, claim, contingency, damage, cost or expense,
including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation related thereto.
“Make
Good Escrow Agreement” means
the
Make Good Escrow Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company,
the
escrow agent identified therein (the “Make
Good Escrow Agent”),
the
Make Good Pledgor and the Investors, in the form of Exhibit
C
hereto.
“Make
Good Pledgor” means
Wubo Cao.
“Make
Good Shares”
means
any of the 2008 Make Good Shares or the 2009 Make Good Shares.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any of (i) a material and adverse effect on the legality, validity or
enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material and adverse effect
on the results of operations, assets, properties, prospects, business or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken
as
a whole, or (iii) an adverse impairment to the Company’s ability to perform on a
timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document or the Exchange
Agreement.
“Money
Laundering Laws”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(bb).
“New
York Courts”
means
the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan.
“Notes”
means
the Company’s Convertible Notes due May __, 2011 in the aggregate principal
amount of US$30 million, being offered and sold to the Investors pursuant to
this Agreement in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto.
“Notice”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.17.
“November
Private Placement”
means
the issuance in November 2007 of the Debentures and the November
Warrants.
“November
2007 Securities Purchase Agreement”
means
the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 6, 2007 by and among
the
Company and the Investors parties thereto.
“November
2007 Transaction Documents”
means
the Transaction Documents as defined in the November 2007 Securities Purchase
Agreement.
“November
Warrants”
means
the Company’s three year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares
of the Company’s Common Stock at an initial exercise price of US$0.32 per
share.
“OFAC”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(aa).
“Outside
Date”
means
the fifteenth calendar day (if such calendar day is a Trading Day and if not,
then the first Trading Day following such fifteenth calendar day) following
the
date of this Agreement.
“Permitted
Indebtedness” means
(a)
the indebtedness set forth on Schedule 3.1(m), (b) the indebtedness evidenced
by
the Debentures and the Notes, (c) lease obligations and purchase money
indebtedness of up to US$1,500,000 per year, incurred in connection with the
acquisition of capital assets and lease obligations with respect to newly
acquired or leased assets and (d) other indebtedness not to exceed US$5,000,000
in the aggregate.
“Permitted
Investment”
means
(i) capital expenditures by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries not to exceed
US$5,000,000 in the aggregate in any rolling twelve (12) month period;
provided,
however,
that
proceeds from Asset Sales reinvested by the Company shall not be deemed to
be
capital expenditures for purposes of this clause (i); (ii) Investments in the
Company by any then existing Subsidiary of the Company, Investments in any
then
existing Subsidiary of the Company by the Company or Investments by any then
existing Subsidiary of the Company in any other then existing Subsidiary of
the
Company; (iii) investments in cash and cash equivalents;(iv) Investments in
securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of
reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of
such
trade creditors or customers; and (v) Investments in the Notes and/or the
Debentures.
“Permitted
Liens”
means
the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes,
assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for
taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested
in
good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the
good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established
in
accordance with GAAP; (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the
ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and
mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in
the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and which (x) do not individually
or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets
or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for
the
foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject
to
such Lien; and (c) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted
Indebtedness.
“Permitted
Sale”
has the
meaning set forth in the definition of Asset Sale.
“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.
"Placement
Agent" means
the
Persons referenced in Schedule 3.1(t).
“PRC”
means
the People’s Republic of China, not including Taiwan, Hong Kong and
Macau.
“Proceeding”
means an
action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation,
an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced
or threatened.
“Qualified
CFO”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the
Company and the Investors, in the form of Exhibit
D
hereto.
“Registration
Statement”
means a
registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Investors of the
Shares.
“Related
Parties” means
Yantai Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (“Yantai Jiangbo”), Laiyang Jiangbo
Medicals Co., Ltd. (“Laiyang Jiangbo”) and Laiyang Jiangbo Western and Chinese
Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (“Jiangbo Pharmacies”).
“Related
Party Transaction” means
any
transaction between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the one hand
and
any Related Party on the other hand.
“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.
“Sale
and Leaseback Transaction” means
any
direct or indirect arrangement with any Person or to which any such Person
is a
party, providing for the leasing to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company
of any property, whether owned by the Company or any Subsidiary as of the date
of this Agreement or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or
transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary to such Person or to any other
Person from whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the
security of such property.
“Schedule
of Investors”
means
that schedule attached hereto as Appendix
A setting
forth the Investment Amount, the principal amount of Notes and the Warrant
Shares with respect to each Investor.
“SEC
Reports”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities”
means
the Notes, the Warrants, the Shares, the Make Good Shares, if ever Make Good
Shares are due to be delivered pursuant to the Transaction Documents and the
Settlement Shares, if ever Settlement Shares are due to be delivered pursuant
to
the Transaction Documents.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Settlement
Shares”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11A.
“Share
Delivery Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
“Shares”
means,
collectively, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares.
“Short
Sales”
include,
without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under
Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of direct and indirect
stock
pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar
arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other
transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated
brokers.
“Subsequent
Financing”
means
any offer and sale of debt or equity securities, or securities convertible
into
equity securities of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (the
“Future
Securities”),
but
excluding any financing which is incidental to a debt financing with a bank
or
other institutional lender.
“Subsidiary”
of any
Person means any “subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(x) of the Regulation S-X
promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act of such Person.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any Transaction Document,
BVI, WOFE and their respective subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired are each considered a Subsidiary of the Company.
“Total
Holdback Amount”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.12.
“Trading
Day”
means
(i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market or (ii) if
the
Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common
Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the Pink Sheets
LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of
reporting prices); provided,
that in
the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i)
and
(ii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“Trading
Market”
means
whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the
NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market
or OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading
on the date in question.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes, the Closing Escrow
Agreement, the Lockup Agreement, the Make Good Escrow Agreement, the Holdback
Escrow Agreement, the Warrants, and any other documents or agreements executed
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Transfer
Agent”
means
Computershare Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company with
a
mailing address of 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx , Xxxxxxxx 00000 and
any
successor transfer agent of the Company.
“VWAP”
means,
for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that
applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market,
the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or
the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock
is
then listed or quoted for trading 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 Common Stock is not then quoted for trading on the OTC
Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the
“Pink
Sheets” published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price
per
share of the Common Stock so reported; or (c) in all other cases, the fair
market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent
appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to
the
Company.
Warrants”
means
the Company’s five year Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate
of 75,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an initial exercise price
of US$0.25 per share, in the form of Exhibit
F
hereto,
being offered and sold to the Investors by the Company hereunder.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares of the Company’s Common Stock for which the Warrants may be exercised
in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Warrants.
“WOFE”
has the
meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“WOFE
Founders”
means
Wubo Cao.
“WOFE
Purchase Price”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.16(a).
ARTICLE
2.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1. Closing.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing the
Company shall issue and sell to each Investor, and each Investor shall,
severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, (a) Notes in the principal
amount designated for such Investor in the Schedule of Investors; and (b) a
Warrant to acquire that number of Warrant Shares designated for such Investor
in
the Schedule of Investors. The Closing shall take place at the offices of
Company U.S. Counsel on the Closing Date or at such other location or time
as
the parties may agree.
2.2. Closing
Deliveries.
(a) At
the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Investor
the following (the “Company
Deliverables”):
(i) Notes
dated the Closing Date, in the names of the Investors in the principal amount
designated for each such Investor in the Schedule of Investors;
(ii) Warrants,
dated the Closing Date, in the names of the Investors to purchase that number
of
Warrant Shares designated for each such Investor in the Schedule of
Investors;
(iii) the
legal
opinion of Company U.S. Counsel, in agreed form, addressed to the Investors
and
the Placement Agent;
(iv) the
legal
opinion of Company Florida Counsel in agreed form addressed to the Investors
and
the Placement Agent; and
(v) the
legal
opinion of special PRC counsel to WOFE, in agreed form, addressed to the
Investors and the Placement Agent.
(b) By
the
Closing, each Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered the agreements
specified in Section 5.2(d), each duly signed by such Investor (collectively,
the “Investor
Deliverables”).
(c) Within
two Trading Days following the date of this Agreement, each Investor shall
deliver to the Closing Escrow Agent for deposit and disbursement in accordance
with the Closing Escrow Agreement, its Investment Amount, in United States
dollars and in immediately available funds, by wire transfer to an account
designated in writing by the Company for such purpose.
ARTICLE
3.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company, BVI and WOFE hereby jointly and severally make the following
representations and warranties to each Investor:
(a) Subsidiaries.
None of
the Existing Company Entities have any direct or indirect Subsidiaries other
than as specified in Schedule
3.1(a).
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
3.1(a),
(i) the
Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock of each other
Existing Company Entity, and each other Existing Company Entity owns, directly
or indirectly, all of the capital stock of its respective Subsidiaries, in
each
case free and clear of any and all Liens, and (ii) all the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Existing Company and each Subsidiary
are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive
and
similar rights. The Company owns 100% of the capital stock of BVI, free and
clear of all Liens. BVI owns 100% of the capital stock of WOFE, free and clear
of all Liens.
(b) Organization
and Qualification.
Each
Existing Company Entity is duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and
authority to own and use its respective properties and assets and to carry
on
its respective business as currently conducted and as to be conducted as
specified in the Exchange Agreement, Entrustment Agreements and Current Report
on Form 8-K to be filed in accordance with Section 4.5 herein. No Existing
Company Entity is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents. Each Existing Company Entity is duly qualified to conduct
its
respective businesses 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,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Authorization;
Enforcement.
Each
Existing Company Entity which is or is to become party to any Transaction
Document and the Exchange Agreement has the requisite corporate and other power
and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated
by
each such Transaction Document and the Exchange Agreement to which it is a
party
and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and
delivery of the Transaction Documents, by each Existing Company Entity to be
party thereto and the consummation by each of them of the transactions
contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of such Existing Company Entity, and no further action is required by
any
of them in connection with such authorization. Each Transaction Document and
the
Exchange Agreement has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed
by
the Company, each other Existing Company Entity required to execute the same
and
each Subsidiary (to the extent any of them is a party thereto) and, when
delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and
binding obligation of the Company, such Existing Company Entity and such
Subsidiary, enforceable against each in accordance with its terms, except as
such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by
other equitable principles of general application. The execution and delivery
of
the Exchange Agreement by each party thereto and the consummation by each of
them of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by
all
necessary action on the part of each such party thereto, and no further action
is required by any of them in connection with such authorization. The Exchange
Agreement has
been
duly executed by each party thereto and will constitute the valid and binding
obligation of each party thereto enforceable against each party thereto in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’
rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company,
and each other Existing Company Entity and Subsidiary (to the extent a party
thereto) and the consummation by the Company, and such other Existing Company
Entities and Subsidiaries, of the transactions contemplated thereby do not
and
will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s, such
Existing Company Entity’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii)
except for the November 2007 Transaction Documents, conflict with, or constitute
a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become
a
default) under, 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 an Existing
Company Entity or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which
any Existing Company Entity 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) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment,
injunction, decree or other restriction of any United States or PRC 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, individually
or
in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(e) Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
No
Existing Company Entity is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization
or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any
United States or PRC court or other federal, state, local or other governmental
authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company and each Subsidiary to the extent a party thereto
of
the Transaction Documents, other than (i) the filing with the Commission of
one
or more Registration Statements in accordance with the requirements of the
Registration Rights Agreement, (ii) filings required by state securities laws,
(iii) the filing of a Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with the Commission
under Regulation D of the Securities Act, (iv) the filings required in
accordance with Section 4.5, (v) filings, consents and approvals required by
the
rules and regulations of the applicable Trading Market and (vi) those that
have
been made or obtained prior to the date of this Agreement.
(f) Issuance
of the Notes and the Warrants.
The
issuance of the Notes and the Warrants has been duly authorized and, when issued
and paid for in accordance with the Transaction Documents, the Notes and
Warrants will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free
and clear of all Liens. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized
capital stock a
number
of shares of Common Stock equal to at least 100% of the sum of the maximum
number of (i) Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the
Notes
pursuant
to this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Notes and (ii) Warrant
Shares issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to this Agreement and the terms and
conditions of the Warrants. When issued upon conversion of the Notes, the
Conversion Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
and free and clear of all Liens. When issued upon exercise of the Warrants,
the
Warrant Shares
will be
duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free
and
clear of all Liens.
(g) Capitalization.
The
number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital
stock of the Company, and all shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under
the Company’s various option and incentive plans, is specified in Schedule
3.1(g).
Except
as specified in Schedule
3.1(g),
no
securities of any Existing Company Entity are entitled to preemptive or similar
rights, and 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 specified in Schedule
3.1(g)
and
other than the Debentures and the November Warrants, 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 exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to
subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or
may
become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights
convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. The issue and sale
of
the Notes and the Warrants hereunder will not, immediately or with the passage
of time, obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock
or other securities to any Person (other than the Investors) and will not result
in a right of any holder of Company or Subsidiary securities to adjust the
exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities. Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.1(g)
and
other than the November Private Placement, no Existing Company Entity has issued
any capital stock in a private placement transaction, including, without
limitation, in a transaction commonly referred to in the PRC as a “1 ½
transaction.”
(h) SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof,
for the twelve months preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as
the
Company was required by law to file such reports) (the foregoing materials
being
collectively referred to herein as the “SEC
Reports”
and,
together with the Schedules to this Agreement (if any), the “Disclosure
Materials”)
on a
timely basis or has timely filed a valid extension of such time of filing and
has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.
As
of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC
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 light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company and
each
Subsidiary 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 GAAP applied on
a
consistent basis during the periods involved, except as may be otherwise
specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, 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. The
BVI
Financial Statements 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. The BVI Financial Statements have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during
the
periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial
statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present in all material respects
the
financial position of BVI 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) Press
Releases.
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.
(j) Material
Changes.
Except
as
specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, since December 31, 2007, (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) no Existing
Company Entity has incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other
than
(A) trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities
not required to be reflected in the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ financial
statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with
the
Commission, (iii) no Existing Company Entity has altered its method of
accounting or the identity of its auditors, (iv) no Existing Company Entity
has
declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to
its
stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem
any shares of its capital stock, and (v) no Existing Company Entity has issued
any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant
to
existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before
the Commission any request for confidential treatment of
information.
(k) Litigation.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Reports or on Schedule
3.1 (k),
to the
knowledge of the Company, no litigation, claim, or other proceeding before
any
court or governmental agency is pending or to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against any Existing Company Entity, the prosecution or outcome
of
which may have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Labor
Relations.
No
material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent
with respect to any of the employees of any Existing Company Entity. Except
as
disclosed in the SEC Reports, no Existing Company Entity has any employment
or
labor contracts, agreements or other understandings with any Person.
(m) Indebtedness;
Compliance.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
3.1(m)
and
other than the Debentures, no Existing Company Entity is a party to any
indenture, debt, capital lease obligations, mortgage, loan or credit agreement
by which it or any of its properties is bound. No Existing Company Entity (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
such Existing Company Entity under), nor has any Existing Company Entity
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
order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been
in
violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority,
except for violations which individually or in the aggregate could not have
or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Existing Company Entities 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,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect, and no Existing Company Entity has received any notice
of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such
permits.
(o) Title
to Assets.
The
Existing Company Entities have valid land use rights for all real property
that
is material to their respective businesses and good and marketable title in
all
personal property owned by them that is material to their respective businesses,
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 such Existing Company Entity.
Any real property and facilities held under lease by any Existing Company Entity
are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which such
Existing Company Entity is in compliance, except as could not, individually
or
in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(p) Patents
and Trademarks.
Schedule
3.1(p)
sets
forth all of the patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar
rights that the Existing Company Entities own or have the rights to use
(collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
The
Intellectual Property Rights constitute all of the patents, patent applications,
trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights,
licenses and other similar rights that are necessary for use by the Existing
Company Entities in connection with their respective businesses as described
in
the SEC Reports. No Existing Company Entity has received a written or oral
notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by any of them violates or
infringes upon the rights of any Person. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.1(p),
all
such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing
infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.
To
the knowledge of the Existing Company Entities, no former or current employee,
no former or current consultant, and no third-party joint developer of any
Existing Company Entity has any Intellectual Property Rights made, developed,
conceived, created or written by the aforesaid employee, consultant or
third-party joint developer during the period of his or her retention by, or
joint venture with, such Existing Company Entity which can be asserted against
any Existing Company Entity. The Intellectual Property Rights and the owner
thereof or agreement through which they are licensed to any of the Existing
Company are set forth on Schedule
3.1(p).
By the
Closing, WOFE shall have entered into agreements by which it is granted
irrevocable, exclusive, royalty-free licenses on all Intellectual Property
Rights that are registered to or owned by any Person other than WOFE or its
predecessor. Such agreements together with the agreements referenced in
Schedule
3.1(p)
are
collectively the “Intellectual
Property Rights Licensing Agreements.”
The
Existing Company Entities will take such action as may be required, including
making and maintaining the filings set forth in Schedule
3.1(p)
and
shall cause any such transfers of Intellectual Property Rights to WOFE to
be granted as is required in order for WOFE to become the registered owner
(in
its current name) of all such Intellectual Property Rights (including, without
limitation, the entering into of any Intellectual Property Right Licensing
Agreements as may be necessary and the filing and maintaining of any information
with the relevant PRC authority which relate to the change of name for those
Intellectual Property Rights currently in the name of WOFE’s
predecessor).
(q) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees; Customers.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers, directors or 5% or more
shareholders of any Existing Company Entity, and, to the knowledge of the
Company, none of the employees of any Existing Company Entity, is presently
a
party to any transaction with any Existing Company Entity (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 such Person or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or such employee or
shareholder has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee
or
partner. None of the Existing Company Entities owes any money or other
compensation to any of their respective officers or directors or shareholders,
except to extent of ordinary course compensation arrangements specified in
Schedule
3.1(q).
No
material customer of any Existing Company Entity has indicated their intention
to diminish their relationship with such Existing Company Entity and no Existing
Company Entity has any knowledge from which it could reasonably conclude that
any such customer relationship may be adversely affected.
(r) Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Existing Company Entities 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 Entities and designed such disclosure controls and
procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company Entities
is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which the Company’s Form 10-KSB or 10-QSB, as
the case may be, is being prepared. The Company’s certifying officers have
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures in
accordance with Item 307 of Regulation S-B under the Exchange Act for the
Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year-end (such date, the
“Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in its most recently filed Form 10-KSB or Form 10-QSB 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 significant changes in the
Existing Company Entities’ internal controls (as such term is defined in Item
308(c) of Regulation S-B under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company’s knowledge,
in other factors that could significantly affect any Company Entity’s internal
controls.
(s) Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company, including the Existing Company
Entities, as of the Closing Date (and assuming that the Closing shall have
occurred), (i) each Existing Company Entity’s fair saleable value of their
respective assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or
in
respect of such Existing Company Entity’s existing debts and other liabilities
(including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) each Existing
Company Entity’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on
their respective 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 such Existing
Company Entity, and projected capital requirements and capital availability
thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of such Existing Company Entity,
together with the proceeds such Existing Company Entities would receive, were
they to liquidate all of their respective 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 Existing
Company Entities do not intend to incur debts beyond their respective 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).
(t) Certain
Fees.
Except
as described in Schedule
3.1(t),
no
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by any Existing
Company Entity to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement
agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Investors shall have no obligation with
respect to any fees or with respect to any claims (other than such fees or
commissions owed by an Investor pursuant to written agreements executed by
such
Investor which fees or commissions shall be the sole responsibility of such
Investor) 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 this Agreement.
(u) Certain
Registration Matters.
Assuming the accuracy of the Investors’ representations and warranties set forth
in Sections 3.2(b)-(e), no registration under the Securities Act is required
for
the offer and sale of the Notes and the Warrants by the Company to the Investors
under the Transaction Documents. The Company is eligible to register the Shares
for resale by the Investors under Form S-1 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
Except as specified in Schedule
3.1(u),
no
Existing Company Entity has granted or agreed to grant to any Person any rights
to (including “piggy-back” registration rights), and no Person other than
Investors pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement have the right to,
have
any securities of the Company registered with the Commission or any other
governmental authority that have not been satisfied.
(v) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
Except
as specified in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the two years preceding
the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market to the effect that
the
Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements
thereof. The Company 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 Common Stock on the
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is currently listed or quoted. The
issuance and sale of the Notes and the Warrants under the Transaction Documents
does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market on which
the
Common Stock is currently listed or quoted, and no approval of the stockholders
of the Company thereunder is required for the Company to issue and deliver
to
the Investors the Notes and the Warrants as contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
(w) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the
Closing will not have become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(x) Make
Good Shares.
Make
Good Pledgor is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Make Good Shares,
and holds such shares free and clear of all Liens.
(y) Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act.
No
Existing Company Entity, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or
other
person acting on behalf of any Existing Company Entity, has, directly or
indirectly, (i) used any funds, or will use any proceeds from the sale of the
Notes and the Warrants, 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 any Subsidiary (or made by any Person acting on their behalf of
which
the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) has violated in
any
material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977,
as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(z) PFIC.
No
Existing Company Entity is or intends to become a “passive foreign investment
company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.
(aa) OFAC.
No
Existing Company Entity nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director,
officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or Person acting on behalf of any Existing
Company Entity, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by
the
Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”);
and
the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of
the
Notes and the Warrants, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such
proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person or entity,
towards any sales or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Myanmar or any
other country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities
of any Person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by
OFAC.
(bb) Money
Laundering Laws.
The
operations of each Existing Company Entity are and have been conducted at all
times in compliance with the money laundering statutes of applicable
jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar
rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any
applicable governmental agency (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 any Existing Company Entity with
respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of
the
Company, threatened.
(cc) Other
Representations and Warranties Relating to WOFE.
(i) All
material consents, approvals, authorizations or licenses requisite under PRC
law
for the due and proper establishment and operation of WOFE have been duly
obtained from the relevant PRC governmental authorities and are in full force
and effect. Each of the Entrustment Agreements has been duly executed by each
party thereto and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will
constitute the valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against
each in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’
rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
The
Entrustment Agreements fully and legally transfer from WOFE to BVI all of the
right to transact in and with, sell, license, encumber, grants right in and
to,
dispose of, and otherwise deal in and with any and all of the assets (including,
without limitation, the goodwill, intellectual property rights, profits,
tangible and intangible assets, rights, claims, rebates, refunds and
properties), and liabilities of the Company Entities. The Entrustment Agreements
comply in all material respects with the laws and regulations of the
PRC.
(ii) All
filings and registrations with the PRC governmental authorities required in
respect of WOFE and its capital structure and operations including, without
limitation, the registration with the Ministry of Commerce, the China Securities
Regulatory Commission, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce, the
State Administration for Foreign Exchange, tax bureau and customs authorities
have been duly completed in accordance with the relevant PRC rules and
regulations, except where, the failure to complete such filings and
registrations does not, and would not, individually or in the aggregate, have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) WOFE
has
complied with all relevant PRC laws and regulations regarding the contribution
and payment of its registered share capital, the payment schedule of which
has
been approved by the relevant PRC governmental authorities. There are no
outstanding rights of, or commitments made by the Company or any Subsidiary
to
sell any equity interest in WOFE.
(iv) WOFE
is
not in receipt of any letter or notice from any relevant PRC governmental or
quasi-governmental authority notifying it of revocation of any licenses or
qualifications issued to it or any subsidy granted to it by any PRC governmental
authority for non-compliance with the terms thereof or with applicable PRC
laws,
or the need for compliance or remedial actions in respect of the activities
carried out by WOFE, except such revocation does not, and would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) WOFE
has
conducted its business activities within the permitted scope of business or
has
otherwise operated its business in compliance with all relevant legal
requirements and with all requisite licenses and approvals granted by competent
PRC governmental authorities other than such non-compliance that do not, and
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
As
to licenses, approvals and government grants and concessions requisite or
material for the conduct of any part of WOFE’s business which is subject to
periodic renewal, the Company has no knowledge of any grounds on which such
requisite renewals will not be granted by the relevant PRC governmental
authorities.
(vi) With
regard to employment and staff or labor, WOFE has complied with all applicable
PRC laws and regulations in all material respects, including without limitation,
laws and regulations pertaining to welfare funds, social benefits, medical
benefits, insurance, retirement benefits, pensions or the like, other than
such
non-compliance that do not, and would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(dd) Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty made by the Company, BVI or WOFE in this Agreement
and no certificate or document furnished or to be furnished to the Investors
pursuant to this Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact, or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to
make
the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
Each
of
the Investors acknowledge and agree that the Company, BVI and WOFE are not
making and have not made any representations or warranties with respect to
the
transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in
this
Section 3.1.
3.2. Representations
and Warranties of the Investors.
Each
Investor hereby, for itself and for no other Investor, represents and warrants
to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
Such
Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite
corporate, limited liability company or partnership power and authority to
enter
into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party or a signatory and otherwise to carry out
its
obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been duly authorized
by
all necessary corporate or, if such Investor is not a corporation, such
partnership, limited liability company or other applicable like action, on
the
part of such Investor. Each Transaction Document executed by such Investor
has
been duly executed by such Investor, and when delivered by such Investor in
accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding
obligation of such Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating
to,
or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by
other equitable principles of general application.
(b) Investment
Intent.
Such
Investor is acquiring the Notes and the Warrants as principal for its own
account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Notes
or
Warrants or any part thereof, without prejudice, however, to such Investor’s
right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such
Notes
or Warrants in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.
Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, nothing contained herein shall
be
deemed a representation or warranty by such Investor to hold the Notes or
Warrants for any period of time. Such Investor is acquiring the Notes and the
Warrants hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Investor does
not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person
to distribute any of the Notes or the Warrants.
(c) Investor
Status.
At the
time such Investor was offered the Notes and the Warrants, it was, and at the
date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act. Such Investor is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15
of the Exchange Act.
(d) General
Solicitation.
Such
Investor is not purchasing the Notes and the Warrants as a result of any
advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Notes and
the Warrants 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.
(e) Access
to Information.
Such
Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has
been
afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary
of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning
the
terms and conditions of the offering of the Notes and the Warrants and the
merits and risks of investing in the Notes and the Warrants; (ii) access to
information about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective
financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management
and
prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the
opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses
or
can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make
an
informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Neither such
inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Investor
or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s
right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure
Materials and the Existing Company Entities’ representations and warranties
contained in the Transaction Documents.
(f) Certain
Trading Activities.
Such
Investor has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf
of
or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor, engaged in any transactions
in the securities of the Company (including, without limitations, any Short
Sales involving the Company’s securities) since the earlier to occur of (i) the
time that such Investor was first contacted by the Company or any Placement
Agent regarding the investment in the Company contemplated by the Transaction
Documents and (ii) the 30th
day
prior to the date of this Agreement. Such Investor covenants that neither it
nor
any Person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will
engage in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including Short
Sales) prior to the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are publicly disclosed.
(g) Independent
Investment Decision.
Such
Investor has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase
the
Notes and the Warrants pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and such Investor
confirms that it has not relied on the advice of any other Investor’s business
and/or legal counsel in making such decision. Such Investor has not relied
on
the business or legal advice of the Company or any of its agents (including
any
Placement Agent) or counsel in making its investment decision hereunder, and
confirms that no Placement Agent has made any representations or warranties
to
such Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents.
The
Company Entities acknowledge and agree that no Investor has made or makes any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.
ARTICLE
4.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1. (a)
The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal
securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Securities other than
pursuant to an effective registration statement, to the Company, to an Affiliate
of an Investor 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, 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.
(b) Certificates
or instruments evidencing Securities will contain the following or similar
legend, until such time as they are not required under Section
4.1(c):
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE 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. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that an Investor may from time to time pledge,
and/or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities pursuant
to a
bona fide margin agreement in connection with a bona fide margin account and,
if
required under the terms of such agreement or account, such Investor may
transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties.
Such
a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval or consent of the Company
and no legal opinion of legal counsel to the pledgee, secured party or pledgor
shall be required in connection with the pledge, but such legal opinion may
be
required in connection with a subsequent transfer following default by the
Investor transferee of the pledge. No notice shall be required of such pledge.
At the appropriate Investor’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 thereof including
the
preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule
424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities
Act to appropriately amend the list of selling stockholders thereunder. Except
as otherwise provided in Section 4.1(c), any Securities subject to a pledge
or
security interest as contemplated by this Section 4.1(b) shall continue to
bear
the legend set forth in this Section 4.1(b) and be subject to the restrictions
on transfer set forth in Section 4.1(a).
(c) Certificates
or instruments evidencing Securities shall not contain any legend (including
the
legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)): (i) following their disposition pursuant
to
an effective registration statement (including the Registration Statement with
respect to the Shares), or (ii) following a sale or transfer of such Securities
pursuant to Rule 144. If an Investor shall make a sale or transfer of Securities
either (x) pursuant to Rule 144 or (y) pursuant to a registration statement
and
in each case shall have delivered to the Company or the Transfer Agent the
certificate or instrument representing the applicable Securities containing
a
restrictive legend which are the subject of such sale or transfer and a
representation letter in customary form (the
date
of such sale or transfer and Securities delivery being the “Share
Delivery Date”)
and (1)
the Company shall fail to deliver or cause to be delivered to such Investor
a
certificate or instrument representing such Securities that is free from all
restrictive or other legends by the fifth Trading Day following the Share
Delivery Date and (2) following such fifth Trading Day after the Share Delivery
Date and prior to the time such Securities are received free from restrictive
legends, the Investor, or any third party on behalf of such Investor, purchases
(in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver
in satisfaction of a sale by the Investor of such Securities (a "Buy-In"),
then,
in addition to any other rights available to the Investor under the Transaction
Documents and applicable law, the Company shall pay in cash to the Investor
(for
costs incurred either directly by such Investor or on behalf of a third party)
the amount by which the total purchase price paid for Common Stock as a result
of the Buy-In (including brokerage commissions, if any) exceed the proceeds
received by such Investor as a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates.
The Investor shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts
payable to the Investor in respect of the Buy-In. The Company may not make
any
notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the
Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this
Section.
4.2. Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as any Investor owns any Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or
obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace
period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof
pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Investor owns Securities, if the
Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare
and furnish to the Investors and make publicly available in accordance with
Rule
144(c) such information as is required for the Investors to sell the Securities
under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further
action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent
required from time to time to enable such Person to sell the Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions
provided by Rule 144.
4.3. Integration.
The
Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no Affiliate
of
the Company shall, 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 Notes and the
Warrants in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities
Act of the sale of the Notes and the Warrants to the Investors, or that would
be
integrated with the offer or sale of the Notes and the Warrants for purposes
of
the rules and regulations of any Trading Market in a manner that would require
stockholder approval of the sale of the Notes and the Warrants to the
Investors.
4.4. Subsequent
Registrations.
Except
as required under the November 2007 Transaction Documents, the Company may
not
file any registration statement (other than on Form S-8) with the Commission
with respect to any securities of the Company prior to the time that all the
Shares are registered pursuant to one or more effective Registration
Statement(s), and the prospectuses forming a portion of such Registration
Statement(s) is available for the resale of all the Shares.
4.5. Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity.
By 5:00
p.m. (New York time) on the Trading Day following the day on which this
Agreement is executed by the parties, (a) the Company shall issue a press
release, in a form reasonably acceptable to Xxxx Investments LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Xxxx”), disclosing the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, details with respect
to the make good provision and thresholds (i.e. 2008 Guaranteed Diluted EBT,
2008 Guaranteed EBT, 2009 Guaranteed Diluted EBT, and 2009 Guaranteed EBT)
contained in Section 4.11 herein) and (b) the Company will file a Current Report
on Form 8-K, in a form reasonably acceptable to Xxxx, disclosing the material
terms of the Transaction Documents, including details with respect to the make
good provision and thresholds (i.e. 2008 Guaranteed Diluted EBT, 2008 Guaranteed
EBT, 2009 Guaranteed Diluted EBT, and 2009 Guaranteed EBT) contained in Section
4.11 herein (and attach as exhibits thereto this Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Closing Escrow Agreement, the Make Good Escrow Agreement,
the Holdback Escrow Agreement, the Lockup Agreement the form of Warrants and
all
other then existing Transaction Documents) and the Closing. The Company
covenants that following such disclosure, the Investors shall no longer be
in
possession of any material, non-public information with respect to any of the
Company Entities. By 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Trading Day following
the
Closing Date, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, in a form
reasonably acceptable to Xxxx disclosing the occurrence of the Closing. In
addition, the Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner
and
time required by the Commission and the Trading Market on which the Common
Stock
is listed.
4.6. Limitation
on Issuance of Future Priced Securities.
During
the twelve months following the Closing Date, the Company shall not issue any
“Future Priced Securities” as such term is described by NASD
IM-4350-1.
4.7. Indemnification
of Investors.
In
addition to the indemnity provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Company Entities will jointly and severally indemnify and hold the Investors
and
their directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each,
an “Investor
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 (collectively, “Losses”)
that
any such Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to any
misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement made by any of the Company Entities in any Transaction
Document. In addition to the indemnity contained herein, the Company will
reimburse each Investor Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses
(including the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in connection
therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, the mechanics and procedures with respect
to the rights and obligations under this Section 4.7 shall be the same as those
set forth in Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement.
4.8. Non-Public
Information.
The
Company covenants and agrees that neither it, any Company Entity nor any other
Person acting on its or their behalf will provide any Investor or its agents
or
counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material
non-public information, unless prior thereto such Investor shall have executed
a
written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information.
The
Company understands and confirms that each Investor shall be relying on the
foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company.
4.9. Listing
of Securities.
The
Company agrees, (i) if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded
on
any other Trading Market, it will include in such application the Shares, and
will take such other action as is necessary or desirable to cause the Shares
to
be listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible, (ii) the Company
will take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading
of
its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all material respects
with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or
rules of the Trading Market and (iii) the Company will list on any Trading
Market, and will maintain the listing of, any other securities which the holders
of the Warrants shall be entitled to receive upon the exercise of the Warrants
if such other securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are listed
on
such Trading Market.
4.10. Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company will use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes and Warrants
hereunder for working capital purposes in accordance with Schedule
4.10
and not
for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of
trade payables and accrued expenses in the ordinary course of the Company’s
business and consistent with prior practices), or to redeem any Common Stock
or
Common Stock Equivalents.
4.11. Make
Good Shares.
(a) The
Make
Good Pledgor
agrees
that in the event that either:
(i)
the
earnings before taxes, calculated in accordance with GAAP, as reported in the
2008 Financials plus (w) non-cash charges associated with the Company’s previous
convertible debt and warrant issuances, (x) all costs and expenses associated
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents, including, all costs and non-cash charges associated with the
exercise of the Warrants and (y) all costs and expenses associated with the
settlement of all legal and other matters pertaining to the Company prior to
or
in connection with the completion of the Exchange (collectively, the
“Exchange
Costs”),
if the
Make Good Pledgor has delivered to the Company shares of the Common Stock owned
by him as and if required in accordance with Section 4.11A hereof less (z)
all
extraordinary gains, including but not limited to one time asset sales and
accounting changes (“2008
EBT”)
is less
than US$26,700,000 (“2008
Guaranteed EBT”)
or
(ii)
the
fully diluted earnings before taxes per share, calculated by dividing 2008
EBT
by the weighted average number of fully diluted shares of Common Stock
outstanding (which number shall not include (x) the 20,000,000 shares of Common
Stock held in escrow pursuant to the November 2007 Transaction Documents unless
and until such shares have been released to the investors pursuant to the
November 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement and (y) shares of Common Stock
which
are issuable pursuant to any liquidated damages provision set forth in the
November 2007 Transaction Documents unless and until, in either case an event
occurs which requires the issuance of such shares of Common Stock) (“2008
Diluted EBT”)
is less
than US$0.040 (“2008
Guaranteed Diluted EBT”);
then
all
of
the 2008 Make Good Shares (as defined below) shall be transferred
in accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement to the Investors on a pro
rata
basis (determined by dividing each Investor’s Investment Amount by the aggregate
of all Investment Amounts delivered to the Company by the Investors hereunder)
for no consideration other than their respective Investment Amounts paid at
Closing. In
the
event that 2008 EBT is equal to or greater than 2008 Guaranteed EBT and 2008
Diluted EBT is equal to or greater than the 2008 Guaranteed Diluted
EBT,
no
transfer of the 2008 Make Good Shares shall be required by the Make
Good
Pledgor
to the
Investors under this Section or the Make Good Escrow Agreement and such 2008
Make Good Shares shall be returned to the Make
Good
Pledgor
in
accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement. The “2008
Make Good Shares”
means
the 60,000,000
shares of
Common
Stock
(as
equitably adjusted for any stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends
or
similar transactions)
required
to be deposited with the Make Good Escrow Agent pursuant to the Make Good Escrow
Agreement.
(b) The
Make
Good Pledgor
agrees
that in the event that either:
(i)
the
earnings before taxes ,calculated in accordance with GAAP, as reported in the
2009 Financials plus
(w)
non-cash charges associated with the Company’s previous convertible debt and
warrant issuances, (x) all costs and expenses associated with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including
all costs and non-cash charges associated with the exercise of the Warrants
and
(y) all Exchange Costs, if the Make Good Pledgor has delivered to the Company
shares of the Common Stock owned by him as and if required in accordance with
Section 4.11A hereof less
(z) all
extraordinary gains, including but not limited to one time asset sales and
accounting changes (“2009
EBT”)
is less
than US$38,400,000 (“2009
Guaranteed EBT”)
or
(ii)
the
fully diluted earnings before taxes per share, calculated by dividing 2009
EBT
by the weighted average number of fully diluted shares of Common Stock
outstanding (which number shall not include (x) the 20,000,000 shares of Common
Stock held in escrow pursuant to the November 2007 Transaction Documents unless
and until such shares are released from escrow to the investors parties to
the
November 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement and (y) shares of Common Stock
which
are issuable pursuant to any liquidated damages provision set forth in the
November 2007 Transaction Documents unless and until, in either case an event
occurs which requires the issuance of such shares of Common Stock)
(“2009
Diluted EBT”)
is
less than US$0.058 (or US$0.056
if
such 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock held in escrow pursuant to the November
2007 Transaction Documents have been released from escrow to the investors
parties to the November 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement)(“2009
Guaranteed Diluted EBT”);
then
all
of
the 2009 Make Good Shares (as defined below) shall be transferred
in accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement to the Investors on a pro
rata
basis (determined by dividing each Investor’s Investment Amount by the aggregate
of all Investment Amounts delivered to the Company by the Investors hereunder)
for no consideration other than their respective Investment Amounts paid at
Closing. In
the
event that 2009 EBT is equal to or greater than 2009 Guaranteed EBT and 2009
Diluted EBT is equal to or greater than the 2009 Guaranteed Diluted
EBT,
no
transfer of the 2009 Make Good Shares shall be required by the Make
Good
Pledgor
to the
Investors under this Section or the Make Good Escrow Agreement and such 2009
Make Good Shares shall be returned to the Make
Good
Pledgor
in
accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement. The “2009
Make Good Shares”
means
the 90,000,000 shares of Common Stock
(as
equitably adjusted for any stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends
or
similar transactions)
required
to be deposited with the Make Good Escrow Agent pursuant to the Make Good Escrow
Agreement.
(c) Any
such
transfer of the 2008 Make Good Shares or the 2009 Make Good Shares shall be
made
to the Investors or the Make Good Pledgor, as applicable, within 10
Business
Days after
the date
on
which
the
2008
Financials or 2009 Financials, as applicable, is filed with the Commission.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in determining
whether the Company has achieved any of the 2008 Guaranteed Diluted EBT, 2008
Guaranteed EBT, 2009 Guaranteed Diluted EBT, or 2009 Guaranteed EBT, the Company
may disregard any compensation charge or expense required to be recognized
by
the Company under GAAP resulting from the release of the 2008 Make Good Shares
or 2009 Make Good shares (as relevant) to the
Make
Good
Pledgor if and to the extent such charge or expense is specified in the
Company’s independent auditor’s report for the relevant year, as filed with the
Commission.
(d) In
connection with the foregoing,
the Make
Good Pledgor
agrees
that within 30 days following the Closing, the
Make
Good Pledgor will
deposit all potential 2008 Make Good Shares and 2009 Make Good Shares into
escrow in accordance with the Make Good Escrow Agreement along with bank
signature stamped stock powers executed in blank (or such other signed
instrument of transfer acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent), and the
handling and disposition of the 2008 Make Good Shares and 2009 Make Good Shares
shall be governed by this Section 4.11 and the Make Good Escrow
Agreement.
The
Company shall notify the Investors as soon as the 2008 Make Good Shares and
2009
Make Good Shares have been deposited with the Make Good Escrow Agent. The Make
Good Pledgor
understands and agrees that the Investors right to receive 2008
Make
Good Shares and 2009 Make Good Shares
pursuant
to this Section 4.11 and the Make Good Escrow Agreement shall continue to run
to
the benefit of each Investor even if such Investor shall have transferred or
sold all or any portion of its Notes, and that each Investor shall have the
right to assign its rights to receive all or any such Notes to other Persons
in
conjunction with negotiated sales or transfers of any of its Notes.
(e) The
Company covenants and agrees that upon any transfer of 2008 Make Good Shares
or
2009 Make Good Shares to the Investors in accordance with the Make Good Escrow
Agreement, the Company shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to reissue
such 2008 Make Good Shares or 2009 Make Good Shares in the applicable Investor’s
name and deliver the same as directed by such Investor.
(f) If
any
term or provision of this Section 4.11 contradicts or conflicts with any term
or
provision of the Make Good Escrow Agreement, the terms of the Make Good Escrow
Agreement shall control.
4.11A. Responsibility
For Certain Actions.
Xx. Xxx
hereby agrees that he shall be solely and personally responsible for the direct
payment or other satisfaction of any and all Exchange Costs. In furtherance
of
the foregoing:
(a) If
the
Company is required to deliver shares of its Common Stock in satisfaction of
any
Exchange Costs, Xx. Xxx agrees to deliver and transfer to the Investors on
a pro
rata basis based on their respective Investment Amounts, a number of shares
of
the Common Stock owned by him equal to the number of shares required to satisfy
such Exchange Costs All shares of Common Stock required to be delivered by
Xx.
Xxx pursuant to this Section 4.11A shall be collectively referred to herein
as
the “Settlement
Shares”.
(b) With
respect to the Company’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, Xx. Xxx agrees to
deliver to the Investors on
a pro
rata basis (determined by dividing each Investor’s Investment Amount by the
aggregate of all Investment Amounts delivered to the Company by the Investors
under this Agreement) for no consideration other than payment of their
respective Investment Amount paid at Closing, such
number of shares of the Common Stock owned by him equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing (i) the Exchange Costs as reported in the Annual Report on Form
10-K
(or such other form appropriate for such purpose as promulgated by the
Commission) of the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, as filed
with the Commission (the “2008
Annual Report”),
by
(ii) the
VWAP of the Common Stock for the twenty (20) Trading Days immediately prior
to
the date on which the 2008 Annual Report is filed with the Commission (the
“2008 Settlement
Shares”).
(c) With
respect to the Company’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, Xx. Xxx agrees to
deliver to the Investors on
a pro
rata basis (determined by dividing each Investor’s Investment Amount by the
aggregate of all Investment Amounts delivered to the Company by the Investors
under this Agreement) for no consideration other than payment of their
respective Investment Amount paid at Closing, such
number of shares of the Common Stock owned by him equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing (i) the Exchange Costs as reported in the Annual Report on Form
10-K
(or such other form appropriate for such purpose as promulgated by the
Commission) of the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, as filed
with the Commission (the “2009
Annual Report”),
by
(ii) the
VWAP of the Common Stock for the twenty (20) Trading Days immediately prior
to
the date on which the 2009 Annual Report is filed with the Commission (the
“2009 Settlement
Shares”).
(d) With
respect to all of the Company’s fiscal years ended subsequent to June 30, 2009,
Xx. Xxx agrees to deliver to the Investors on
a pro
rata basis (determined by dividing each Investor’s Investment Amount by the
aggregate of all Investment Amounts delivered to the Company by the Investors
under this Agreement) for no consideration other than payment of their
respective Investment Amount paid at Closing, such
number of shares of the Common Stock owned by him equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing (i) the Exchange Costs as reported in the Annual Report on Form
10-K
(or such other form appropriate for such purpose as promulgated by the
Commission) of the Company for such fiscal year as filed with the Commission
(each, a “Subsequent
Annual Report”)
,
by
(ii) the
VWAP of the Common Stock for the twenty (20) Trading Days immediately prior
to
the date on which such Subsequent Annual Report is filed with the Commission
(the “Subsequent Settlement
Shares”).
(e) The
delivery, transfer and distribution
of the
2008
Settlement Shares, the 2009 Settlement Shares and the Subsequent Settlement
Shares under subparagraphs
(b), (c) and (d) of this Section, respectively, shall
be
made to the Investors within 10
Business Days after
the date
which
the
2008
Annual Report or 2009 Annual Report or Subsequent Annual Report, as applicable,
is filed with the Commission. The obligation to deliver the Settlement Shares
to
each Investor shall apply regardless of whether or not each such Investor shall
own any of the Securities at the time any of such Settlement Shares are required
to be delivered to the Investors under this Section
4.12. Closing
Escrow Holdback. The Company and Investors agree that, from the aggregate
Investment Amounts to be delivered into escrow pursuant to the Closing Escrow
Agreement, at the Closing US$4,000,000 (“Total
Holdback Amount”)
shall
be deposited into escrow and administered in accordance with the Holdback Escrow
Agreement in order to incentivize the Company to satisfy the following
conditions:
(a) Independent
Board of Directors.
The
Company covenants and agrees that no later than 120 days following the Closing
Date, the Board of Directors of the Company shall be comprised of a minimum
of
five members (at least two of whom shall be fluent English speakers who
possess
experience such that he or she can fulfill its fiduciary obligations and other
responsibilities as a director of
a
United States publicly listed company incorporated in the United States), a
majority of which shall be “independent directors” as such term is defined in
NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15) acceptable to Xxxx. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any approval rights that Xxxx may have with respect to the
Company’s selection of any members of the Board of Directors shall cease as of
the date upon which the Company’s Common Stock is listed on any national
securities exchange, which shall include any of the Nasdaq markets. The
Company further covenants and agrees to provide Xxxx with a Board of Directors
observer right to participate in all of the meetings of the Board of Directors
with expenses to be reimbursed, if any, in accordance with the Company’s Board
of Directors reimbursement policy. Subject to the provisions of this Section
4.12(a), the Company agrees that US$2,000,000 (the “Board
Holdback Escrow Amount”)
of
the
Total Holdback Amount delivered to the Escrow Agent
pursuant
to the Closing Escrow Agreement shall remain in escrow post Closing pursuant
to
and subject to the provisions of the Holdback Escrow Agreement until such time
as the Company complies with the obligations set forth in this Section 4.12(a).
(b) Chief
Financial Officer.
The
Company covenants and agrees that no later than six (6) months following the
Closing Date, the Company will hire a full-time chief financial officer who
has
experience as the chief financial officer of a United States public reporting
company and who is (i) a certified public accountant, (ii) fluent in English,
and (iii) an expert in (x) GAAP and (y) auditing procedures and compliance
for
United States public companies (such chief financial officer being referred
to
as a “Qualified
CFO”),
which
qualified CFO shall be acceptable to Xxxx. Xxxx shall have the right to require
the Company to replace the Qualified CFO at its discretion if Xxxx believes
that
the Qualified CFO is not adequately performing his or her duties. Xxxx shall
also have the right to approve any person appointed as the chief financial
officer of any of the Company’s operating Subsidiaries located in the PRC and to
require the Company to remove such person from his or her position at its
discretion if Xxxx believes that such chief financial officer is not adequately
performing his or her duties. Should
the Qualified CFO be dismissed at any time while the Notes are outstanding,
then
the Company shall replace the Qualified CFO with a chief financial officer
who
fits the criteria set forth herein as soon as practicable. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, any approval rights that Xxxx may have with respect to the Company’s
selection or replacement of its CFO or the chief financial officer of any of
the
Company’s operating Subsidiaries located in the PRC shall cease as of the date
upon which the Company’s Common Stock is listed on any national securities
exchange, which shall include any of the Nasdaq markets. By
9:00
a.m. (New York time) on the second Trading Day following the hiring of such
Qualified CFO, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing
the
information required by Item 5.02 of Form 8-K. Subject to the provisions of
this
Section 4.12(b), the Company agrees that US$2,000,000 (the “CFO
Holdback Escrow Amount”)
of
the
Total Holdback Amount
delivered to the Escrow Agent
pursuant
to the Closing Escrow Agreement shall remain in escrow post Closing pursuant
to
and subject to the provisions of the Holdback Escrow Agreement until such time
as the Company complies with the obligations set forth in this Section 4.12(b).
Xxxx hereby agrees that the Company has complied with this covenant as of the
Closing Date by virtue of its hiring of Xxxx Xxxx as the Company’s Chief
Financial Officer.
4.13. Engagement
of Outside Professionals.
(a) Investor
Relations.
The
Company covenants and agrees that no later than sixty (60) days following the
Closing Date, the Company shall hire either of CCG Elite, Hayden Communications,
or Integrated Corporate Relations as the Company’s investor relations firm,
shall retain them (or another similar firm) through at least December 31, 2010
and shall pay such firm pursuant to the terms of the agreement between the
Company and such firm.
(b) Independent
Public Accountant.
The
Company covenants and agrees that no later than sixty (60) days following the
Closing Date, the Company shall hire Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx as the Company’s independent
public auditors. Any changes in the removal or appointment of the Independent
Public Accountant shall be made upon written instrument signed by the Company
and Xxxx.
4.14. Further
Assurances. The Company will, and will cause all of the Company Entities and
their management to, use their best efforts to satisfy all of the closing
conditions under Section 5.1, and will not take any action which could frustrate
or delay the satisfaction of such conditions. In addition, either prior to
or
following the Closing, the WOFE Founders and each Company Entity signatory
hereto will, and will cause each other Company Entity and its management to,
perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things,
and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates,
instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order
to
carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.16 Xxxx
Right of Exclusivity in Participation.
Subject
to the November 2007 Transaction Documents, from
the
Closing Date until eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date (the
“RFR
Period”),
in the
event that the Company seeks to raise additional funds through a Subsequent
Financing, regardless of whether the Subsequent Financing is initiated by the
Company or one or more investors (a “Proposed
Financing”),
other
than Exempt Issuances, Xxxx shall have the exclusive right to participate in
up
to 50% of the amount to be raised in any Proposed Financing on the same terms
as
those offered to such investor(s) providing the financing in such Proposed
Financing.
4.17 Right
of First Refusal.
Subject
to the November 2007 Transaction Documents and Section 4.16 of this Agreement,
during the RFR Period,
other
than Exempt Issuances, the Investors shall have the right to participate in
any
Subsequent Financing as follows:
(a) If
the
Subsequent Financing is initiated by the Company, the Company shall notify
the
Investors in writing of such Subsequent Financing and the Investors shall have
five (5) business days following receipt of such notice to notify the Company
of
their desire to purchase all or part of the Future Securities in such Subsequent
Financing. If the Investors so exercise their right to participate in such
Subsequent Financing, for a period not exceeding twenty (20) business days,
the
Company shall negotiate in good faith with the Investors the terms of such
Subsequent Financing.
(b) If
the
Subsequent Financing is initiated by one or more investors, the Company shall
notify the Investors in writing of the terms and conditions of the offer of
the
investor(s) to acquire Future Securities in such Subsequent Financing and the
Investors shall have five (5) business days following receipt of such notice
to
execute a letter of intent to match the offer of such investor(s) or otherwise
purchase Future Securities in such amount as would be necessary to maintain
an
Investor’s ownership percentage in the Company upon consummation of such
Subsequent Financing. Percentage ownership shall be determined in a manner
consistent with Rule 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
(c) If
the
Investors elect to purchase Future Securities in a Proposed Financing, they
shall fund their purchase contemporaneously with and on the same terms and
conditions as the other investor(s), if any. The Investors may exercise this
right in proportion to their respective Investment Amounts pursuant to this
Agreement or in such other ratio as they may, among themselves,
determine.
(d) If
the
Investors do not exercise their right of participation within the time limits
set forth in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 4.17, or the Company
and
the Investors fail to reach agreement on the terms of the Subsequent Financing
within the negotiation period set forth in subparagraph (a) of this Section
4.17, the Company may sell Future Securities in the relevant Subsequent
Financing at a price and on terms which are no more favorable to the investor(s)
than the terms provided to the Investors. If the Company subsequently changes
the price or terms so that the price or terms are more favorable to the
investor(s), the Company shall provide the Investors with the opportunity to
purchase the Future Securities on the revised terms in the manner set forth
in
this Section 4.19.
4.18 Conversion
Price Adjustment.
For
so
long as the Notes shall be outstanding, except
for
Exempt Issuances, as to which this Section 4.18 does not apply, if the Company
closes on the sale or issuance of Common Stock at a price per share, or if
the
Company issues additional convertible notes or preferred stock at a conversion
or exercise price per share, after any adjustment thereto, which is less than
the Conversion Price, (such lower sales, conversion or exercise price, as the
case may be, shall be referred to as the “Lower
Price”),
the
Conversion Price in effect from and after the date of such transaction shall
be
reduced to the Lower Price.
4.19 Tag
Along Rights.
(a) Xx.
Xxx
(the “Selling
Shareholder”)
shall
not, in any one transaction or any series of related transactions, directly
or
indirectly transfer to a third party, any or all of the shares of the Common
Stock owned by him unless the terms and conditions of such transfer to such
third party include an offer to each Investor to include, at the option of
such
Investor, in such transfer, a number of the shares of the Common Stock owned
by
such Investor, determined in accordance with subparagraph (b) of this Section
4.19, on the same terms and conditions as those applying to the Selling
Shareholder. Prior to effecting any transfer of shares subject to this Section
4.19, the Selling Shareholder shall send a written notice of the terms of such
proposed transfer (the “Tag-Along
Notice”)
to the
Investors. At any time within 14 days after the receipt of the Tag-Along Notice,
each Investor may accept the offer included in the Tag-Along Notice for up
to
such number of shares as is determined in accordance with the provisions of
subparagraph (b) of this Section 4.19 by furnishing written notice of such
acceptance to the Selling Shareholder and delivering to the Selling Shareholder
the certificates representing the shares to be transferred pursuant to such
offer, together with a limited power-of-attorney authorizing the Selling
Shareholder to sell or otherwise dispose of such shares pursuant to the terms
of
such third party’s offer.
(b) The
Investors shall have the right, pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this Section
4.19, to sell pro rata to their Investment Amounts shares then owned by the
Investors and the Selling Shareholder shall reduce the number of shares he
is to
sell accordingly to allow for the shares of the Investors to be
sold.
(c) Simultaneously
with the consummation of the transfer of the shares held by the Selling
Shareholder and any Investor to the third party pursuant to the third party’s
offer, the Selling Shareholder shall notify such Investor thereof and shall
cause the third party purchaser to remit to such Investor the total sale price
of the shares transferred by such Investor to such third party. The Selling
Shareholder may deduct from the sale price payable to such Investor pursuant
to
this Section 4.19 such Investor’s pro rata portion of the reasonable
out-of-pocket fees and expenses payable by the Selling Shareholder in respect
of
the completion of such sale, including, without limitation, brokers’, legal and
accounting fees and expenses.
(d) If
within
14 days after the receipt of the Tag-Along Notice, an Investor has not accepted
the offer contained in the Tag-Along Notice, such Investor shall be deemed
to
have waived any and all rights with respect to the transfer of shares described
in the Tag-Along Notice and the Selling Shareholder shall have 60 days from
the
date of the Tag-Along Notice to transfer not more than the amount of shares
described in the Tag-Along Notice on terms not more favorable to the Selling
Shareholder than those set forth in the Tag-Along Notice. If, at the end of
such
time period the Selling Shareholder has not completed the transfer of shares
held by him and any other Investor in accordance with the terms of the third
party’s offer, the Selling Shareholder shall return to such Investor all
certificates representing the shares which such Investor delivered for sale
pursuant to this Section 4.19.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Selling Shareholder
hereby agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, transfer by gift or
otherwise to his spouse, lawful issue, parents, brothers or sisters
(collectively, “Immediate
Family Member”)
and/or
an Affiliate of the Selling Shareholder or Immediate Family Member any
or
all of the shares of the Common Stock owned by him unless and until such
Immediate Family Member
and/or
Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
Section 4.19.
4.20 Related
Party Transactions.
(a) On
and after November 30, 2008 neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
shall engage in any Related Party Transaction without the prior written consent
of Xxxx. As a precondition to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries engaging
in
any Related Party Transaction, the Company shall obtain, from such Related
Party, a commitment in writing that such Related Party will, at no time in
the
future, seek to enter the business of developing and manufacturing drugs. During
the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on November 30, 2008,
the
Company (i) may continue to make sales to Yantai Jiangbo and Laiyang Jiangbo,
which sales shall constitute no more than 4% of the Company’s total sales in any
fiscal quarter and (ii) shall provide to each Investor no less frequently than
quarterly, receivables, payables and inventory reports which set forth the
details of any transactions with Yantai Jiangbo and Laiyang Jiangbo that have
occurred during such quarterly period.
(b) The
Company shall provide to each Investor a copy of the business license of each
Related Party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in
a
Related Party Transaction. The Company will obtain from each Related Party
with
whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does business, a written commitment
to refrain from the development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical products
at
any time in the future so long as they are under common control with the
Company.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4.20, the Company may
continue to make sales to Jiangbo Pharmacies, which sales shall constitute
no
more than 2% of the Company’s total sales in any fiscal quarter. In connection
therewith, the Company shall provide to each Investor no less frequently than
quarterly, receivables, payables and inventory reports which set forth the
details of any transactions with Jiangbo Pharmacies that have occurred during
such quarterly period.
(d) Within
sixty (60) days of the Closing Date, the Company shall apply to the appropriate
PRC authorities to cause the transfer of the Jiangbo trademark to the Company,
if such transfer to the Company is permitted under PRC law. The Company will
use
its reasonable best efforts to obtain approval of such transfer of the Jiangbo
trademark within a reasonable period of time, if such transfer to the Company
is
permitted under PRC law.
4.21 Additional
Negative Covenants of the Company.
So long
as the Notes are outstanding, without the consent of Xxxx, the Company will
not
directly or indirectly:
(a) other
than Permitted Indebtedness, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or
suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including
but
not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets
now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits
therefrom;
(b) other
than Permitted Liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any
Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now
owned
or hereafter acquired or any interest therein, any equity interest of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any income, profits or royalties
therefrom;
(c) repay,
repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire or make any
dividend or distribution in cash or stock in respect of any of its capital
stock
other than to the extent permitted or required under the Exchange Agreement,
the
Transaction Documents and the November 2007 Transaction Documents;
(d) engage
in
any Asset Sale;
(e)
in
the
event that the aggregate consideration received by the Company or its
Subsidiaries from all Permitted Sales to date has exceeded US$15,000,000, engage
in any Permitted Sale;
(f) enter
into any merger or consolidation (A) in which the Company is not the continuing
or surviving corporation or (B) pursuant to which any voting stock of the
Company would be converted into cash, securities or other property, in each
case, other than a consolidation or merger in which the holders of such voting
stock immediately prior thereto have at least a majority of the voting stock,
directly or indirectly, of the resulting or surviving corporation immediately
after the consolidation or merger;
(g) liquidate,
wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or
dissolution);
(h) engage
in
any businesses which are not the same, similar or related to the businesses
in
which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged on the Closing Date;
(i) amend
its
certificate of incorporation or bylaws so as to adversely affect any rights
of
the Investors;
(j) create
or
otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any encumbrance or
restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Company to (a) pay dividends
or make any other distributions on or in respect of its capital stock; (b)
make
any intercompany loans; or (c) transfer any of its property or assets to the
Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, except for such encumbrances
or
restrictions existing under or by reason of: (1)applicable law; (2) the
Transaction Documents or the November 2007 Transaction Documents; (3) customary
non-assignment provisions of any contract or any lease governing a leasehold
interest of any Subsidiary of the Company; (4) agreements existing on the date
of this Agreement to the extent and in the manner such agreements are in effect
on the date of this Agreement; or (5) an agreement governing indebtedness
incurred to refinance the indebtedness issued, assumed or incurred pursuant
to
an agreement referred to in clause (2), or(4) above; provided, however, that
the
provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such
indebtedness are no less favorable to the Company in any material respect as
determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in their reasonable and
good
faith judgment than the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction
contained in agreements referred to in such clause (2) or(4) above;
or
(k) make
any
Investment other than Permitted Investment.
4.22 Taxes.
So long
as the Notes are outstanding ,the Company will promptly pay and discharge,
or
cause to be paid and discharged, when due and payable, all lawful taxes,
assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the income, profits,
property or business of the Company; provided, however, that any such tax,
assessment, charge or levy need not be paid if the validity thereof shall
currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and if the
Company shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect
thereto, and provided, further, that the Company will pay all such taxes,
assessments, charges or levies forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings
to
foreclose any lien which may have attached as security therefor.
4.22 Intellectual
Property.
So long
as the Notes are outstanding, the Company shall maintain in full force and
effect the Intellectual Property Rights owned or possessed by it and reasonably
deemed to be necessary to the conduct of its business, unless it is sold for
value.
4.23 Increase
in Authorized Shares of Common Stock.
The
Company covenants and agrees that it shall take the actions necessary to
increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to 900,000,000 shares,
including, without limitation, obtaining the required consent of its
shareholders, amending its charter documents (if required) and filing an
information statement with the Commission. The Company acknowledges that it
shall be an event of default under the Notes if the Company has not so increased
its authorized shares of Common Stock by August 31, 2008.
ARTICLE
5.CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
5.1. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Investors to Purchase Notes.
The
obligation of each Investor to acquire Notes and Warrants at the Closing is
subject to the satisfaction or waiver by such Investor, at or before the
Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Existing Company Entities contained herein
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made
and
as of the Closing as though made on and as of such date;
(b) Performance.
The
Existing Company Entities and the Make Good Pledgor shall have performed,
satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements
and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied
or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing;
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(d) Adverse
Changes.
Since
the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall
have
occurred that reasonably could have or result in a Material Adverse Effect
or a
material adverse change with respect to the Company or the
Subsidiaries;
(e) Due
Diligence The
Investors shall have completed business, legal and financial due diligence
with
respect to the Existing Company Entities to their satisfaction.
(f) PRC
Opinion.
The
Company shall have delivered to the Investors, and the Investors shall be able
to rely upon, the legal opinions that the Company shall have received from
its
legal counsel in the PRC (which, among other things, shall confirm the legality
under applicable PRC law of the restructuring effected with BVI in connection
with the Exchange and of the enforceability of the Entrustment Agreements)
with
such legal opinion being in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investors;
(g) Closing
Officer’s Certificate.
At the
Closing, the Company shall have delivered to each Investor an officer’s
certificate to the effect that each of the conditions specified in Sections
5.1(a) - 5.1(d) is satisfied in all respects;
(h) Company
Agreements.
The
Company shall have delivered:
(i) the
Closing Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Company and the Escrow
Agent;
(ii) the
Holdback Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Company and the Escrow
Agent;
(iii) the
Make
Good Escrow Agreement, duly executed by all parties thereto (other than the
Investors);
(iv) the
Registration Rights Agreement; and
(v) the
Lockup Agreement, duly executed by the Company and Xx. Xxx.
(i) Company
Deliverables.
The
Company shall have delivered the Company Deliverables in accordance with Section
2.2(a);
(j) Xx.
Xxx Deliverables.
Xx. Xxx
shall have delivered:
(i) to
the
Escrow Agent the shares of his Common Stock in accordance with Section 4.11
hereof;
(ii) the
Make
Good Escrow Agreement duly executed by him; and
(iii) this
Agreement duly executed by him.
(k) Termination.
This
Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Investor in accordance
with
Section 6.5.
5.2. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Company to Sell Notes.
The
obligation of the Company to sell Notes and the Warrants at the Closing is
subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before the Closing,
of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of each Investor contained herein shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;
(b) Performance.
Each
Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction
Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Investor at or
prior to the Closing;
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(d) Investor
Deliverables.
Each
Investor shall have delivered the Registration Rights Agreement, the Closing
Escrow Agreement, the Holdback Escrow Agreement, and the Make Good Escrow
Agreement, each duly executed by such Investor; and
(e) Termination.
This
Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Investor in accordance
with
Section 6.5.
ARTICLE
6.
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1. Fees
and Expenses.
At the
Closing, the Company shall reimburse Xxxx upon presentation to the Company
of
a
summary
invoice
therefor
which is addressed to Xxxx by its counsel, up
to
US$25,000
for
Xxxx’x legal fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents
whether
consummated or not (Xxxx may deduct such amount from the Investment Amount
deliverable to the Company at Closing), it being understood that Wells,
Moore, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, PLLC
has only
rendered legal advice to Xxxx, and not to the Company or any other Investor
in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that each of the
Company and the other Investors has relied for such matters on the advice of
its
own respective counsel.
In
addition, the Company shall at the Closing pay to Xxxx, upon presentation to
the
Company of reasonable documentation therefor,
not more
than US$20,000 to reimburse Xxxx for its out-of-pocket due diligence expenses
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Except
as
specified in the immediately preceding two sentences, 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 the Transaction Documents.
The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection
with the sale of the Notes and the Warrants.
6.2. 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, understandings, discussions and
representations, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the
parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and
schedules.
6.3. 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 (provided the sender receives a machine-generated
confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile number specified
in
this Section prior to 6:30 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 specified in this Section
on
a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on
any Trading Day, or (c) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice
is
required to be given, if sent by any means other than facsimile transmission.
The address for such notices and communications shall be as
follows:
If
to the Company:
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Middle
Section, Longmao Street, Area A, Laiyang
Waixiangxing
Industrial Park
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Laiyang
City, Yantai, Shandong Province, People’s
Republic
of China 710075
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Attn.:
President
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With
a copy to:
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Loeb
& Loeb LLP
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Attn.:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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If
to an Investor:
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To
the address set forth under such Investor’s name on the
signature
pages hereof;
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With
a copy to
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Wells,
Moore, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, PLLC
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Lead
Investor Counsel:
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
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If
to the Placement Agent:
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To
the address set forth on Schedule 3.1(t) hereto;
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With
a copy to:
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Winston
& Xxxxxx LLP
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Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
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or
such
other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner,
by
such Person.
6.4. Amendments;
Waivers; No Additional Consideration.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed by the Company and Xxxx. No waiver of any default with respect
to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed
to
be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default
or a
waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any
delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner
impair the exercise of any such right. No consideration shall be offered or
paid
to any Investor to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision
of any Transaction Document unless the same consideration is also offered to
all
Investors who then hold Notes.
6.5. Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing:
(a) by
written agreement of the Investors and the Company; and
(b) by
an
Investor (as to itself but no other Investor) upon written notice to the
Company, if the Closing shall not have taken place by 6:30 p.m. Eastern time
on
the Outside Date; provided,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 6.5(b) shall not
be available to any Person whose failure to comply with its obligations under
this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing
to occur on or before such time.
In
the
event of a termination pursuant to Section 6.5(a), upon delivery of a joint
written notice from the Company and the Investors to the Escrow Agent, or in
the
event of a termination pursuant to Section 6.5(b), upon delivery of written
notice by an Investor to the Escrow Agent, such Investor shall have the right
to
a return of up to its entire Investment Amount deposited with the Escrow Agent
pursuant to Section 2.2(c), without interest or deduction. The Company covenants
and agrees to cooperate with such Investor in obtaining the return of its
Investment Amount, and shall not communicate any instructions to the contrary
to
the Escrow Agent.
In
the
event of a termination pursuant to this Section, the Company shall promptly
notify all non-terminating Investors. Upon a termination in accordance with
this
Section 6.5, the Company and the terminating Investor(s) shall not have any
further obligation or liability (including as arising from such termination)
to
the other and no Investor will have any liability to any other Investor under
the Transaction Documents as a result therefrom.
6.6. Construction.
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. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language
chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict
construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be
construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden
of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship
of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction
Documents.
6.7. 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 Xxxx. Subject
to
federal and state securities laws and as otherwise provided in the Transaction
Documents,
any
Investor may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person
to whom such Investor assigns or transfers any Securities,
provided
such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred
Securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the “Investors.”
6.8. 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 4.7 (as to each Investor Party).
6.9. Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement 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 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, employees or
agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto
hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts
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 the any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that
it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court,
or
that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum.
Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such 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 manner permitted by law.
Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted
by
applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions
of
a Transaction Document, then the prevailing party in such 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 Proceeding.
6.10. Survival.
The
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall
survive the Closing and the delivery of the Notes and the Warrants.
6.11. 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, 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 signature page were an original
thereof.
6.12. Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any
respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and
the
parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is
a
reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such
substitute provision in this Agreement.
6.13. Rescission
and Withdrawal Right.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting
any
similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Investor
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 Investor 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.
6.14. Replacement
of Notes.
If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Notes or Warrants is mutilated, lost,
stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange
and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and
substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt
of
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or
destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants
for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay
any
reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement
Notes or Warrants. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any
Notes or Warrants is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the Company may
require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition
precedent to any issuance of a replacement.
6.15. Remedies.
In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, each of the Investors 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 described in the foregoing
sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance
of
any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
6.16. Payment
Set Aside.
To the
extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Investor pursuant
to
any Transaction Document or an Investor 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.
6.17. Independent
Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and
not
joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to
purchase the Notes and the Warrants pursuant to the Transaction Documents has
been made by such Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing
contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any
Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a
partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or
create a presumption that the Investors 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 Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has
acted as agent for such Investor in connection with making its investment
hereunder and that no Investor will be acting as agent of such Investor in
connection with monitoring its investment in the Notes and the Warrants or
enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Investor 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 Investor
to
be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The Company
acknowledges that each of the Investors has been provided with the same
Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple
Investors and not because it was required or requested to do so by any
Investor.
6.18. Limitation
of Liability.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and
agrees that the liability of an Investor arising directly or indirectly, under
any Transaction Document of any and every nature whatsoever shall be satisfied
solely out of the assets of such Investor, and that no trustee, officer, other
investment vehicle or any other Affiliate of such Investor or any investor,
shareholder or holder of shares of beneficial interest of such a Investor shall
be personally liable for any liabilities of such Investor.
[REMAINDER
OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
SIGNATURE
PAGES FOLLOW]
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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By:
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/s/
Cao Wubo
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Name:
Cao Wubo
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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KARMOYA
INTERNATIONAL LTD.
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By:
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/s/
Cao Wubo
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Name:
Cao Wubo
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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GENESIS
JIANGBO (LAIYANG) BIOTECH
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TECHNOLOGIES
CO., LTD.
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By:
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/s/
Cao Wubo
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Name:
Cao Wubo
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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Only
as to Sections 4.11, 4.11A and 4.19
herein:
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/s/
Cao Wubo
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Cao
Wubo, individually
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[REMAINDER
OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
SIGNATURE
PAGE FOR INVESTORS FOLLOWS]
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.
NAME
OF INVESTOR
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Investment Amount: US$
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Tax ID No.:
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ADDRESS FOR NOTICE
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c/o:
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Street:
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City/State/Zip:
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Attention:
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Tel:
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Fax:
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DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
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(if different from above)
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c/o:
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Street:
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City/State/Zip:
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Attention:
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Tel:
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