SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION BY AND BETWEEN DALIAN HEAVY MINING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. and FUSIONTECH, INC. Dated as of November 22, 2010
Exhibit
2.1
BY
AND BETWEEN
DALIAN
HEAVY MINING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
and
Dated
as of November 22, 2010
This SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION (this “Agreement”) is entered into as
of November 22, 2010, by and among Dalian Heavy Mining Equipment
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (“Dalian Steel”), a foreign
joint venture company organized under the laws of The People’s Republic of China
(“China”), and FusionTech, Inc. a Nevada corporation
(“Purchaser”), and each
of the owners of Dalian Steel listed on Schedule 2.1 hereto
(the “Dalian Steel
Holders”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Dalian Steel
manufactures clean technology industrial machinery used in steel xxxxx and coke
plants in China;
WHEREAS,
Purchaser, Dalian Steel and the Dalian Steel Holders have agreed to the
acquisition by Purchaser of Dalian Steel (the “Purchase”) between Purchaser
and Dalian Steel and the Dalian Steel Holders, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, in furtherance
thereof, the Board of Directors of Purchaser has approved the Purchase in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the NRS and upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, in furtherance
thereof, the Board of Directors and the Dalian Steel Holders have each approved
the Purchase in accordance with the applicable provisions of the laws of the PRC
and upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, for United States
federal income tax purposes, the parties intend that the Purchase shall
constitute a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368 and 1032
of the Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises, and the mutual covenants and agreements contained
herein, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
(a) “Affiliate” shall mean, as to
any Person, any other Person controlled by, under the control of, or under
common control with, such Person. As used in this definition, “control” shall
mean possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or
partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise), provided
that, in any event, any Person which owns or holds directly or indirectly five
per cent (5%) or more of the voting securities or five per cent (5%) or more of
the partnership or other equity interests of any other Person (other than as a
limited partner of such other Person) will be deemed to control such other
Person.
(b) “Agreement” means this Share
Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.
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(c) “Applicable Law” or “Applicable Laws” means any and
all laws, ordinances, constitutions, regulations, statutes, treaties, rules,
codes, licenses, certificates, franchises, permits, principles of common law,
requirements and Orders adopted, enacted, implemented, promulgated, issued,
entered or deemed applicable by or under the authority of any Governmental Body
having jurisdiction over a specified Person or any of such Person’s properties
or assets.
(d) “Best Efforts” means the
efforts that a prudent Person desirous of achieving a result would use in
similar circumstances to achieve that result as expeditiously as possible,
provided, however, that a Person required to use Best Efforts under this
Agreement will not be thereby required to take actions that would result in a
Material Adverse Effect in the benefits to such Person of this Agreement and the
Purchase.
(e) “Breach” means any breach of,
or any inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty or any breach of, or
failure to perform or comply with, any covenant or obligation, in or of this
Agreement or any other Contract.
(f) “Business” means the design and
manufacture of high performing clean technology products that promote renewable
energy production, pollution reduction and energy conservation as presently
conducted by Dalian Steel.
(g) “Business Day” means any day
other than (a) Saturday or Sunday or (b) any other day on which major money
center banks in New York, New York are permitted or
required to be closed.
(h) “Closing” shall mean the
completion of the Purchase and the consummation of the transactions set forth
herein.
(i)
“Closing
Date” shall mean the date on which the Closing is completed.
(j)
“Code” shall mean the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(k) “Confidential Information”
means any information pertaining to the business, operations, marketing,
customers, financing, forecasts and plans of any Party provided to or learned by
any other Party during the course of negotiation of the Purchase. Information
shall be treated as Confidential Information whether such information has been
marked “confidential” or in a similar manner.
(l)
“Consent” means any approval,
consent, license, permits, ratification, waiver or other
authorization.
(m)
“Contract” means
any agreement, contract, lease, license, consensual obligation, promise,
undertaking, understanding, commitment, arrangement, instrument or document
(whether written or oral and whether express or implied), whether or not legally
binding.
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(n) “Dalian Steel” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
(o) “Dalian Steel Balance Sheet” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.6(a).
(p) “Dalian Steel Board” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.4.
(q) “Dalian Steel Employee Plans” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.16(a).
(r) “Dalian Steel Financial Information” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
(s) “Dalian Steel Intellectual Property” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(a).
(t) “Dalian Steel Holders” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
(u) “Dalian Steel Tax Affiliate” shall mean any
Affiliate of Dalian Steel to which Dalian Steel would be required to consolidate
and report in returns under the Code.
(v) “Distribution Compliance
Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e).
(w) “Employee Benefit Plan” has the
meaning set forth in ERISA Section 3(3).
(x) “Encumbrance” means and
includes:
(i) with
respect to any personal property, any security or other property interest or
right, claim, lien, pledge, option, charge, security interest, contingent or
conditional sale, or other title claim or retention agreement or lease or use
agreement in the nature thereof, interest or other right or claim of third
parties, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law, and
including any agreement to grant or submit to any of the foregoing in the
future; and
(ii) with
respect to any Real Property (whether and including owned real estate or Real
Estate subject to a Real Property Lease), any mortgage, lien, easement,
interest, right-of-way, condemnation or eminent domain proceeding, encroachment,
any building, use or other form of restriction, encumbrance or other claim
(including adverse or prescriptive) or right of Third Parties (including
Governmental Bodies), any lease or sublease, boundary dispute, and agreements
with respect to any real property including: purchase, sale, right of first
refusal, option, construction, building or property service, maintenance,
property management, conditional or contingent sale, use or occupancy, franchise
or concession, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law, and
including any agreement to grant or submit to any of the foregoing in the
future.
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(y) “ERISA” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and
regulations issued by the Department of Labor pursuant to ERISA or any successor
law.
(z)
“Purchase Act” means the Securities
Purchase Act of 1934, as amended.
(aa) “GAAP” means at any particular
time generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently
applied on a going concern basis, using consistent audit scope and materiality
standards.
(bb) “Governing Documents” means
with respect to any particular entity, the articles or certificate of
incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent documents for entities of foreign
jurisdictions); all equity holders’ agreements, voting agreements, voting trust
agreements, joint venture agreements, registration rights agreements or other
agreements or documents relating to the organization, management or operation of
any Person or relating to the rights, duties and obligations of the equity
holders of any Person; and any amendment or supplement to any of the
foregoing.
(cc) “Governmental Authorization”
means any Consent, license, registration or permit issued, granted, given or
otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or
pursuant to any Applicable Law.
(dd)
“Governmental Body”
means: (i) nation, state, county, city, town, borough, village, district, tribe
or other jurisdiction; (ii) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, tribal or
other government; (iii) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any
nature (including any agency, branch, department, board, commission, court,
tribunal or other entity exercising governmental or quasi-governmental powers);
(iv) multinational organization or body; (v) body exercising, or entitled or
purporting to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative,
police, regulatory or taxing authority or power; or (vi) official of any of the
foregoing.
(ee)
“Improvements” means all
buildings, structures, fixtures and improvements located on Land, including
those under construction.
(ff)
“IRS” means the United
States Internal Revenue Service and, to the extent relevant, the United States
Department of the Treasury.
(gg)
“Knowledge” means actual
knowledge without independent investigation.
(hh)
“Land” means all parcels
and tracts of land in which any Person has an ownership or leasehold
interest.
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(ii) “Material Adverse Effect” or
“Material Adverse
Change” means, in connection with any Person, any event, change or effect
that is materially adverse, individually or in the aggregate, to the condition
(financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, revenues, income,
business, operations, results of operations or prospects of such Person, taken
as a whole.
(jj) “NRS” shall mean the Nevada
Revised Statutes, as amended.
(kk) “Order” means any writ,
directive, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or
arbitration award of any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
(ll) “Ordinary Course of Business”
means an action taken by a Person will be deemed to have been taken in the
Ordinary Course of Business only if that action: (i) is consistent in nature,
scope and magnitude with the past practices of such Person and is taken in the
ordinary course of the normal, day-to-day operations of such Person; (ii) does
not require authorization by the board of directors or shareholders of such
Person (or by any Person or group of Persons exercising similar authority) and
does not require any other separate or special authorization of any nature; and
(iii) is similar in nature, scope and magnitude to actions customarily taken,
without any separate or special authorization, in the ordinary course of the
normal, day-to-day operations of other Persons that are in the same line of
business as such Person.
(mm) “Party” or “Parties” means Dalian Steel
and/or Purchaser.
(nn)
“Person” shall mean an
individual, company, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability
partnership, joint venture, trust or unincorporated organization, joint stock
company or other similar organization, government or any political subdivision
thereof, or any other legal entity.
(oo)
“PRC” shall mean the
People’s Republic of China.
(pp)
“Proceeding” means
any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation or suit
(whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether
formal or informal, whether public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or
heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or
arbitrator.
(qq)
“Purchaser” has the
meaning set forth in the Preamble.
(rr)
“Purchaser Balance
Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(f)(ii).
(ss)
“Purchaser Business”
means Purchaser’s business in the exploration of mineral
properties.
(tt) “Purchaser Common Stock” means
the common stock, par value $.001 per share, of Purchaser.
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(uu)
“Purchaser
Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(o).
(vv)
“Purchaser’s
Counsel” means Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
(ww)
“Purchaser
Employee Plans” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1(r)(i).
(xx)
“Purchaser Financial
Information” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1(f).
(aaa)
“Purchaser Intellectual
Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(m).
(bbb)
“Purchaser SEC Reports”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(n).
(ccc)
“Real Property” means
any Land and Improvements and all privileges, rights, easements, and
appurtenances belonging to or for the benefit of any Land, including all
easements appurtenant to and for the benefit of any Land (a “Dominant Parcel”) for, and as
the primary means of access between, the Dominant Parcel and a public way, or
for any other use upon which lawful use of the Dominant Parcel for the purposes
for which it is presently being used is dependent, and all rights existing in
and to any streets, alleys, passages and other rights-of-way included thereon or
adjacent thereto (before or after vacation thereof) and vaults beneath any such
streets.
(ddd)
“Related
Agreements” means the Return to Treasury Agreement.
(eee)
“Real Property Lease”
means any lease, rental agreement or rights to use land pertaining to the
occupancy of any improved space on any Land.
(fff)
“Representative” means
with respect to a particular Person, any director, officer, manager, employee,
agent, consultant, advisor, accountant, financial advisor, legal counsel or
other Representative of that Person.
(ggg)
“Return to Treasury
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
(hhh)
“SEC” means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(iii)
“Securities Act” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(jjj)
“Security Interest”
means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, Encumbrance, charge, claim, or
other lien, other than: (a) mechanic’s, materialmen’s and similar liens; (b)
liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or for Taxes that the taxpayer is
contesting in good faith through appropriate Proceedings; (c) liens arising
under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security, retirement
and similar legislation; (d) liens arising in connection with sales of foreign
receivables; (e) liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary
letters of credit; (f) purchase money liens and liens securing rental
payments under capital lease arrangements; and (g) other liens arising in the
Ordinary Course of Business and not incurred in connection with the borrowing of
money.
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(kkk)
“Purchase” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
(lll)
“Shares” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
(mmm)
“Subsidiary” means
with respect to any Person (the “Owner”), any
corporation or other Person of which securities or other interests having the
power to elect a majority of that corporation’s or other Person’s board of
directors or similar governing body, or otherwise having the power to direct the
business and policies of that corporation or other Person (other than securities
or other interests having such power only upon the happening of a contingency
that has not occurred), are held by the Owner or one or more of its
Subsidiaries.
(nnn)
“Tangible Personal
Property” means all machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, office
equipment, computer hardware, supplies, materials, vehicles and other items of
tangible personal property of every kind owned or leased by a Party (wherever
located and whether or not carried on a Party’s books), together with any
express or implied warranty by the manufacturers or sellers or lessors of any
item or component part thereof and all maintenance records and other documents
relating thereto.
(ooo)
“Tax” or “Taxes” means, with respect to
any Person, (i) all income taxes (including any tax on or based upon net income,
gross income, gross receipts, income as specially defined, earnings, profits or
selected items of income, earnings or profits) and all gross receipts, sales,
use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, license, withholding, payroll, employment,
excise, severance, stamp, occupation, commercial rent, premium, property or
windfall profit taxes, alternative or add-on minimum taxes, customs duties and
other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with
all interest and penalties, additions to tax and other additional amounts
imposed by any taxing authority (domestic or foreign) on such person (if any),
(ii) all value added taxes and (iii) any liability for the payment of any amount
of the type described in clauses (i) or (ii) above as a result of (A) being a
“transferee” (within the meaning of Section 6901 of the Code or any Applicable
Law) of another person, (B) being a member of an affiliated, combined or
consolidated group or (C) a contractual arrangement or otherwise.
(ppp)
“Tax Return” means any
return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or
statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and
including any amendment thereof.
(qqq)
“Third Party”
means a Person that is not a Party to this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
II. THE PURCHASE
2.1 The
Purchase. Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in
accordance with the NRS, at the Closing, the parties shall cause the Purchase to
be consummated by taking all appropriate actions to ensure that Purchaser
purchases all of the ownership interests of Dalian Steel from the Dalian
Holders, and the Dalian Holders hereby transfer their ownership interests to the
Purchaser and agree to take all such steps as required to cause the filing of
the recordation of such transfer and the formation of Dalian Steel into a wholly
owned foreign entity, with the requisite governmental authorities in China, in
exchange for the issuance of an aggregate of 24,990,000 shares of Purchaser’s
Common Stock (the “Shares”) to the Dalian Holders
listed on Schedule
2.1.
2.2 Tax Free
Reorganization. The Parties each hereby agree to use their Best
Efforts and to cooperate with each other to cause the Purchase to be a tax-free
reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368 and 1032 of the
Code.
2.3 Closing. The
Closing will occur via e-mail and facsimile on November 22, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.
EST or such later date and time to be agreed upon by the parties (the “Closing Date”), following
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article VIII.
2.4 Reorganization.
(a) As
of the Closing, Xxxxx Xx and Xxxxx Xx shall resign from the board of directors
of the Purchaser and Xxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxx Xxx shall be appointed as the
directors of the Purchaser until their respective successors have been duly
elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or
removal in accordance with Purchaser’s Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws.
(b) The
nominees of Dalian Steel shall, as of the Closing, be appointed as the officers
of the Purchaser until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and
qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance
with the Purchaser’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. As of the Closing,
Xxxxx Xx shall resign from all positions he holds as an officer of
Purchaser.
(c) If
at any time after the Closing, any party shall consider that any further deeds,
assignments, conveyances, agreements, documents, instruments or assurances in
law or any other things are necessary or desirable to vest, perfect, confirm or
record in the Purchaser the title to any property, rights, privileges, powers
and franchises of Dalian Steel by reason of, or as a result of, the Purchase, or
otherwise to carry out the provisions of this Agreement, the remaining parties,
as applicable, shall execute and deliver, upon request, any instruments or
assurances, and do all other things necessary or proper to vest, perfect,
confirm or record title to such property, rights, privileges, powers and
franchises in the Purchaser, and otherwise to carry out the provisions of this
Agreement.
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2.5 Cancellation
of Purchaser Common Stock. At the Closing, immediately after consummation
of the Purchase, Purchaser shall, pursuant to the terms and conditions of that
certain Return to Treasury Agreement dated of even date herewith entered into by
and between Purchaser and Xxxxx Xx (the “Return to Treasury Agreement”)
which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Attachment 2.5, cause
80,000,000 shares of the Purchaser’s Common Stock held by Xxxxx Xx to be
cancelled and extinguished.
ARTICLE
III. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS
3.1 Covenants,
Representations and Warranties of the Dalian
Steel Holders.
(a) The
Dalian Steel Holders acknowledge and agree that they are acquiring the Shares
for investment purposes and will not offer, sell or otherwise transfer, pledge
or hypothecate any of the Shares issued to them (other than pursuant to an
effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act) directly or
indirectly unless:
(i) the
sale is to Purchaser;
(ii) the
sale is made pursuant to the exemption from registration under the Securities
Act, provided by Regulation S thereunder; or
(iii) the
Shares are sold in a transaction that does not require registration under the
Securities Act, or any applicable United States state laws and regulations
governing the offer and sale of securities, and the vendor has furnished to
Purchaser an opinion of counsel to that effect or such other written opinion as
may be reasonably required by Purchaser.
(b) The
Dalian Steel Holders acknowledge and agree that the certificates representing
the Shares shall bear a restrictive legend, substantially in the following
form:
“THESE
SECURITIES WERE ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S.
PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”). ACCORDINGLY, NONE OF THE
SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE RELATES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933
ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE
OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO U.S. PERSONS
(AS DEFINED HEREIN) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AN IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE
WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS
INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1933
ACT.”
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(c) The
Dalian Steel Holders represent and warrant that:
(i) the
Dalian Steel Holders are located outside the United States;
(ii) the
Dalian Steel Holders are not aware of any advertisement of any of the shares
being issued hereunder; and
(iii) the
Dalian Steel Holders will not acquire the shares as a result of, and will not
itself engage in, any “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S
under the Securities Act) in the United States in respect of the shares, which
would include any activities undertaken for the purpose of, or that could
reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the
United States for the resale of the shares; provided, however, that the Dalian
Steel Holders may sell or otherwise dispose of the shares pursuant to
registration of the shares pursuant to the Securities Act and any applicable
state and provincial securities laws or under an exemption from such
registration requirements and as otherwise provided herein.
(d) The
Dalian Steel Holders acknowledge and agree that Purchaser will refuse to
register any transfer of the shares not made in accordance with the provisions
of Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and in accordance with applicable state and
provincial securities laws.
(e) The
Dalian Steel Holders acknowledge and agree that offers and sales of any of the
Shares, prior to the expiration of a period of one year after the date of
transfer of the shares (the “Distribution Compliance
Period”), shall only be made in compliance with the safe harbor
provisions set forth in Regulation S, pursuant to the registration provisions of
the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and that all offers and sales
after the Distribution Compliance Period shall be made only in compliance with
the registration provisions of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom and
in each case only in accordance with all applicable securities
laws.
(f) The
Dalian Steel Holders acknowledge and agree not to engage in any hedging
transactions involving the Shares prior to the end of the Distribution
Compliance Period unless such transactions are in compliance with the provisions
of the Securities Act.
(g) The
Dalian Steel Holders hereby acknowledge and agree to Purchaser making a notation
on its records or giving instructions to the registrar and transfer agent of
Purchaser in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth and
described herein.
(h) The
Dalian Steel Holders hereby agree to take steps as necessary to cause Dalian
Steel to become a wholly owned foreign entity (“WOFE”) of the Purchaser as
required under the requisite law in China.
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ARTICLE
IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF
DALIAN STEEL
As a
material inducement for Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby, Dalian Steel makes the following
representations and warranties as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date,
each of which is relied upon by Purchaser regardless of any investigation made
or information obtained by Purchaser (unless and to the extent specifically and
expressly waived in writing by Purchaser on or before the Closing
Date):
4.1 Organization
and Good Standing.
(a) Dalian
Steel is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the PRC. Dalian Steel is in good standing under the laws of
each jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the properties owned
or used by it, or the nature of the activities conducted by it, requires such
qualification and the failure to be so qualified would have a Material Adverse
Effect on Dalian Steel.
(b) Dalian
Steel does not presently own or control, directly or indirectly, any interest in
any other corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, association, or other
entity.
4.2 Corporate
Documents. Schedule 4.2 consists of a
true and correct copy of a shareholder list setting forth all owners of the
capital stock of Dalian Steel.
4.3 Capitalization
of Dalian
Steel. The entire authorized capital of Dalian Steel consists of
11,112,000 Yuan, all of which has been duly authorized, fully paid in and
is nonassessable, and are held of record by the stockholders listed on the
shareholder list attached as Schedule
4.2.
4.4 Authorization
of Transaction. Dalian Steel has full power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement
has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of
Dalian Steel in accordance with Applicable Laws and Dalian Steel’s Governing
Documents. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation
of Dalian Steel, enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions. The
Board of Directors of Dalian Steel (the “Dalian Steel Board”) has duly and validly
authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and approved the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and has taken all
corporate actions required to be taken by the Dalian Steel Board for the
consummation of the Purchase.
4.5 Noncontravention.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor consummation of the
Purchase, by Dalian Steel will:
(a) violate
any Applicable Law, Order, stipulation, charge or other restriction of any
Governmental Body to which Dalian Steel is subject or any provision of its
Governing Documents; or
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(b) conflict
with, result in a Breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any Person the right to accelerate, terminate, modify
or cancel, or require any notice under any contract, lease, sublease, license,
sublicense, franchise, permit, indenture, agreement or mortgage for borrowed
money, instrument of indebtedness, Security Interest or other arrangement to
which Dalian Steel is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its
assets is subject (or result in the imposition of any Security Interest upon any
of its assets), except where the violation, conflict, Breach, default,
acceleration, termination, modification, cancellation, failure to give notice,
or Security Interest would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the financial
condition of Dalian Steel or on the ability of the Parties to consummate the
Purchase.
4.6 Dalian
Steel
Financial Information. Schedule 4.6 shall include the
following financial information (collectively, the “Dalian Steel Financial
Information”):
(a) audited
combined balance sheets and statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash
flow as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009, for
Dalian Steel.
4.7 Events
Subsequent to Dalian
Steel Balance
Sheet. Since the date of the Dalian Steel 2009 Balance Sheet, there
has not been, occurred or arisen, with respect to Dalian Steel:
(a) any
change or amendment in its Governing Documents;
(b) any
reclassification, split up or other change in, or amendment of or modification
to, the rights of the holders of any of its capital stock;
(c) any
direct or indirect redemption, purchase or acquisition by any Person of any of
its capital stock or of any interest in or right to acquire any such
stock;
(d) any
issuance, sale, or other disposition of any capital stock, or any grant of any
options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon
conversion, exchange, or exercise) any capital stock;
(e) any
declaration, set aside, or payment of any dividend or any distribution with
respect to its capital stock (whether in cash or in kind) or any redemption,
purchase, or other acquisition of any of its capital stock;
(f)
the organization of any Subsidiary or the acquisition of any shares
of capital stock by any Person or any equity or ownership interest in any
business;
(g) any
damage, destruction or loss of any of the its properties or assets whether or
not covered by insurance;
(h) any
material sale, lease, transfer, or assignment of any of its assets, tangible or
intangible, other than for a fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
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(i)
the execution of, or any other commitment to any agreement,
contract, lease, or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases,
and licenses) outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(j)
any acceleration, termination, modification, or cancellation of any agreement,
contract, lease, or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases,
and licenses) involving more than $10,000 to which it is a party or by which it
is bound;
(k)
any Security Interest or Encumbrance imposed upon any of its assets, tangible or
intangible;
(l)
any grant of any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to
any material Dalian Steel Intellectual Property;
(m)
any sale, assignment or transfer (including transfers to any employees,
Affiliates or shareholders) of any material Dalian Steel Intellectual
Property;
(n)
any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) involving
more than $25,000 and outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(o)
any capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the securities or
assets of, any other Person (or series of related capital investments, loans,
and acquisitions) involving more than $25,000 and outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(p)
any issuance of any note, bond, or other debt security or created, incurred,
assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease
obligation involving more than $25,000;
(q)
any delay or postponement of the payment of accounts payable or other
liabilities, other than those being contested in good faith;
(r)
any cancellation, compromise, waiver, or release of any right or claim (or
series of related rights and claims) involving more than $25,000 and outside the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(s) any
loan to, or any entrance into any other transaction with, any of its directors,
officers, and employees either involving more than $1,000 individually or $5,000
in the aggregate;
(t)
the adoption, amendment, modification, or termination of any bonus,
profit-sharing, incentive, severance, or other plan, contract, or commitment for
the benefit of any of its directors, officers, and employees (or taken away any
such action with respect to any other Employee Benefit Plan);
(u)
any employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or
modified the terms of any existing such contract or agreement;
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(v) any
increase in the base compensation of any of its directors, officers, and
employees that is greater than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) per
annum;
(w) any
charitable or other capital contribution in excess of $2,500;
(x) any
taking of other action or entrance into any other transaction other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business, or entrance into any transaction with any insider
of Dalian Steel, except as disclosed in this Agreement and the Disclosure
Schedules;
(y) any
other event or occurrence that may have or could reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect on Dalian Steel; or
(z) any
agreement or commitment, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the
foregoing.
4.8 Tax
Matters.
(a) Dalian
Steel:
(i)
has timely paid or caused to be paid all material Taxes required to
be paid by it though the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (including any
Taxes shown due on any Tax Return);
(ii) has
filed or caused to be filed in a timely and proper manner (within any applicable
extension periods) all Tax Returns required to be filed by it with the
appropriate Governmental Body in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are
required to be filed; and all tax returns filed on behalf of Dalian Steel were
complete and correct in all material respects; and
(iii) has
not requested or caused to be requested any extension of time within which to
file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not since been filed.
(b)
(i)
Since January 1, 2008, Dalian Steel has not been notified by any
Governmental Body that any material issues have been raised (and no such issues
are currently pending) by any Governmental Body in connection with any Tax
Return filed by or on behalf of Dalian Steel; there are no pending Tax audits
and no waivers of statutes of limitations have been given or requested with
respect to Dalian Steel; no Tax liens have been filed against Dalian Steel or
unresolved deficiencies or additions to Taxes have been proposed, asserted or
assessed against Dalian Steel.
(ii) Full
and adequate accrual has been made (A) on the Dalian Steel Balance Sheet, and
the books and records of Dalian Steel for all income taxes currently due and all
accrued Taxes not yet due and payable by Dalian Steel for all periods ending on
or prior to the Dalian Steel Balance Sheet Date, and (B) on the books and
records of Dalian Steel for all Taxes payable by Dalian Steel for all periods
beginning after the Dalian Steel Balance Sheet Date.
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(iii) Dalian
Steel has not incurred any liability for Taxes from and after the Dalian Steel
Balance Sheet Date other than Taxes incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business
and consistent with past practices.
(iv) Dalian
Steel has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to
the collection or withholding of Taxes (such as Taxes or withholding of Taxes
from the wages of employees).
(v) Dalian
Steel does not have any liability in respect of any Tax sharing agreement with
any Person.
(vi) Dalian
Steel has not incurred any liability to make any payments either alone or in
conjunction with any other payments that would constitute a “parachute payment”
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any corresponding
provision of state local or foreign Applicable Law related to
Taxes).
(vii) No
claim has been made within the last three years by any taxing authority in a
jurisdiction in which Dalian Steel does not file Tax Returns that Dalian Steel
is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(viii) The
consummation of the Purchase will not trigger the realization or recognition of
intercompany gain or income to Dalian Steel or any Dalian Steel Tax Affiliate
under the Federal consolidated return regulations with respect to Federal, state
or local taxes.
(ix) Dalian
Steel is not currently, nor has it been at any time during the previous five
years, a “U.S. real property holding corporation” and, therefore, the Shares are
not “U.S. real property interests,” as such terms are defined in
Section 897 of the Code.
4.9 Title to
Assets. Dalian Steel has good and marketable title to, or a valid
leasehold interest in, the properties and assets owned or leased and used by it
to operate the Business in the manner presently operated by it, as reflected in
the Dalian Steel Financial Information.
4.10 Leased
Real Property. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.10, Dalian
Steel does not own or hold any leasehold interest in or right to use any Real
Property.
4.11 Condition
of Facilities.
(a) Use
of the Real Property of Dalian Steel for the various purposes for which it is
presently being used is permitted as of right under all Applicable Laws related
to zoning and is not subject to “permitted nonconforming” use or structure
classifications. All Improvements are in compliance with all Applicable Laws,
including those pertaining to zoning, building and the disabled, are in good
repair and in good condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and are free from
latent and patent defects. No part of any Improvement encroaches on any real
property not included in the Real Property of Dalian Steel, and there are no
buildings, structures, fixtures or other Improvements primarily situated on
adjoining property which encroach on any part of the Land.
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(b) Each
item of Tangible Personal Property is in good repair and good operating
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, is suitable for immediate use in the
Ordinary Course of Business and is free from latent and patent defects. No item
of Tangible Personal Property is in need of repair or replacement other than as
part of routine maintenance in the Ordinary Course of Business. All Tangible
Personal Property used in the Business is in the possession of Dalian
Steel.
4.12 Dalian
Steel
Intellectual Property.
(a) Dalian
Steel owns, or is licensed or otherwise possesses legal enforceable rights to
use all: (i) trademarks and service marks (registered or unregistered), trade
dress, trade names and other names and slogans embodying business goodwill or
indications of origin, all applications or registrations in any jurisdiction
pertaining to the foregoing and all goodwill associated therewith; (ii) material
patentable inventions, technology, computer programs and software (including
password unprotected interpretive code or source code, object code, development
documentation, programming tools, drawings, specifications and data) and all
applications and patents in any jurisdiction pertaining to the foregoing,
including re-issues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals
or extensions; (iii) trade secrets, including confidential and other non-public
information (iv) copyrights in writings, designs, software programs, mask works
or other works, applications or registrations in any jurisdiction for the
foregoing and all moral rights related thereto; (v) databases and all database
rights; and (vi) Internet web sites, domain names and applications and
registrations pertaining thereto (collectively, “Dalian Steel Intellectual Property”) that
are used in the Business except for any such failures to own, be licensed or
possess that would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Except
as may be evidenced by patents issued after the date hereof, there are no
conflicts with or infringements of any material Dalian Steel Intellectual
Property by any third party and the conduct of the Business as currently
conducted does not conflict with or infringe any proprietary right of a third
party.
(c) Dalian
Steel owns or has the right to use all software currently used in and material
to the Business.
4.13 Affiliate
Transactions. No officer, director or employee of Dalian Steel or any
member of the immediate family of any such officer, director or employee, or any
entity in which any of such persons owns any beneficial interest (other than any
publicly held corporation whose stock is traded on a national securities
exchange or in the over-the-counter market and less than one percent of the
stock of which is beneficially owned by any of such persons), has any agreement
with Dalian Steel or any interest in any of their property of any nature, used
in or pertaining to the Business (other than the ownership of capital stock of
the corporation as disclosed in Section 4.3). None of the foregoing Persons
has any direct or indirect interest in any competitor, supplier or customer of
Dalian Steel or in any Person from whom or to whom Dalian Steel leases any
property or transacts business of any nature.
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4.14 Powers of
Attorney. There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on
behalf of Dalian Steel.
4.15 Litigation.
(a) There
is no pending or, to the Knowledge of Dalian Steel, threatened
Proceeding:
(i) by
or against Dalian Steel or that otherwise relates to or may affect the Business
that, if adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect;
or
(ii) that
challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal
or otherwise interfering with, the Purchase.
To the
Knowledge of Dalian Steel, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that is
reasonably likely to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of
any such Proceeding. Dalian Steel has delivered to Purchaser copies, if any, of
all pleadings, correspondence and other documents relating to each
Proceeding.
(b) To
the Knowledge of Dalian Steel:
(i) there
is no material Order to which Dalian Steel or the Business is subject;
and
(ii) no
officer, director, agent or employee of Dalian Steel is subject to any Order
that prohibits such officer, director, agent or employee from engaging in or
continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the
Business.
(c) Dalian
Steel has been and is in compliance with all of the terms and requirements of
each Order to which it or the Business is or has been subject;
(d) No
event has occurred or circumstance exists that is reasonably likely to
constitute or result in (with or without notice or lapse of time) a violation of
or failure to comply with any term or requirement of any Order to which Dalian
Steel or the Business is subject; and
(e) Dalian
Steel has not received any notice or other communication (whether oral or
written) from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding any actual,
alleged, possible or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any term
or requirement of any Order to which Dalian Steel or the Business is
subject.
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4.16 Employee
Benefits.
(a) Schedule 4.18 lists
all material (i) Employee Benefit Plans of Dalian Steel, (ii) bonus, stock
option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, incentive, deferred
compensation, supplemental retirement, severance, and fringe benefit plans,
programs, policies or arrangements, and (iii) employment or consulting
agreements, for the benefit of, or relating to, any current or former employee
(or any beneficiary thereof) of Dalian Steel, in the case of a plan described in
(i) or (ii) above, that is currently maintained by Dalian Steel or with respect
to which Dalian Steel has an obligation to contribute, and in the case of an
agreement described in (iii) above, that is currently in effect (the “Dalian Steel Employee
Plans”).
(b) There
is no Proceeding pending or, to Dalian Steel’s knowledge, threatened
against the assets of any Dalian Steel Employee Plan or, with respect to any
Dalian Steel Employee Plan, against Dalian Steel, other than Proceedings that
would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and to
Dalian Steel’s Knowledge there is no Proceeding pending or threatened in writing
against any fiduciary of any Dalian Steel Employee Plan other than Proceedings
that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) Each
of the Dalian Steel Employee Plans has been operated and administered in all
material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable law.
(d) No
director, officer, or employee of Dalian Steel will become entitled to
retirement, severance or similar benefits or to enhanced or accelerated benefits
(including any acceleration of vesting or lapsing of restrictions with respect
to equity-based awards) under any Dalian Steel Employee Plan solely as a result
of consummation of the Purchase.
4.17 Insurance. Schedule 4.20 is an
accurate and complete description of all policies of insurance of any kind or
nature, including, but not limited to, fire, liability, workmen’s compensation
and other forms of insurance owned or held by or covering Dalian Steel or all or
any portion of its property and assets.
4.18 Employees. To
the Knowledge of Dalian Steel, no officer, director, agent, employee, consultant
or contractor of Dalian Steel is bound by any Contract that purports to limit
the ability of such officer, director, agent, employee, consultant or contractor
(i) to engage in or continue or perform any conduct, activity, duties or
practice relating to the Business or (ii) to assign to Dalian Steel or to any
other Person any rights to any invention, improvement, or discovery. No former
or current employee of Dalian Steel is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any
Contract that in any way adversely affected, affects, or will affect the ability
of Dalian Steel or Purchaser to conduct the Business as heretofore carried on by
Dalian Steel.
4.19
Labor
Relations. Dalian Steel is not a party to any collective bargaining or
similar agreement. To the Knowledge of Dalian Steel, there are no strikes, work
stoppages, unfair labor practice charges or grievances pending or threatened
against Dalian Steel by any employee of Dalian Steel or any other Person or
entity.
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4.20 Legal
Compliance. To the Knowledge of Dalian Steel, Dalian Steel is in material
compliance with all Applicable Laws (including rules and regulations thereunder)
of any Governmental Bodies having jurisdiction over Dalian Steel, including any
requirements relating to antitrust, consumer protection, currency exchange,
equal opportunity, health, occupational safety, pension and securities
matters.
4.21 Brokers’
Fees. Dalian Steel has no liability or obligation to pay any fees or
commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the Purchase for
which Dalian Steel could become liable or obligated.
4.22
Undisclosed
Liabilities. To the Knowledge of Dalian Steel, Dalian Steel does not
have any liability (and to the Knowledge of Dalian Steel, there is no basis for
any present or future Proceeding, charge, complaint, claim, or demand against
any of them giving rise to any liability), except for
(a) liabilities
reflected or reserved against in the Dalian Steel Balance Sheet; or
(b) liabilities
which have arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business since the date of the
Dalian Steel Balance Sheet.
4.23 Disclosure. The
representations and warranties of Dalian Steel contained in this Agreement do
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements and information
contained herein not misleading.
ARTICLE
V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
As a
material inducement for Dalian Steel to enter into this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser hereby makes the
following representations and warranties as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date, each of which is relied upon by Dalian Steel regardless of any
investigation made or information obtained by Dalian Steel (unless and to the
extent specifically and expressly waived in writing by Dalian Steel on or before
the Closing Date):
5.1 Representations
of Purchaser Concerning the Transaction.
(a) Organization and Good
Standing.
(i) Purchaser
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of State of Nevada. Purchaser is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each state or other
jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the properties owned or
used by it, or the nature of the activities conducted by it, requires such
qualification and the failure to be so qualified would have a Material Adverse
Effect on Purchaser.
(ii) Purchaser
has no Subsidiary and does not own any shares of capital stock or other
securities of any other Person.
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(b) Authorization of
Transaction. Purchaser has the corporate power to execute, deliver and
perform this Agreement, the Related Agreements, and, subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions precedent set forth herein, has taken all action required by
law, its Governing Documents or otherwise, to authorize the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and such related documents. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement has been approved by the Board of Directors of
Purchaser. This Agreement is a valid obligation of Purchaser and is legally
binding on each in accordance with its terms.
(c) Capitalization of
Purchaser. The entire authorized capital stock of Purchaser consists of
100,000,000 shares of common stock having a par value of $.001 per share, of
which 84,400,000 shares are issued and outstanding. All issued and outstanding
shares of Purchaser Common Stock have been duly authorized, are validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable. There are no outstanding or authorized options,
warrants, rights, contracts, calls, puts, rights to subscribe, conversion rights
or other agreements or commitments to which Purchaser is a party or which are
binding upon Purchaser providing for the issuance, disposition or acquisition of
any of its capital stock, nor any outstanding or authorized stock appreciation,
phantom stock or similar rights with respect to Purchaser.
(d) Noncontravention.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor consummation of the
Purchase, will:
(i) violate
any Applicable Law, Order, stipulation, charge or other restriction of any
Governmental Body to which Purchaser is subject or any provision of its
Governing Documents; or
(ii) conflict
with, result in a Breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any Person the right to accelerate, terminate, modify
or cancel, or require any notice under any contract, lease, sublease, license,
sublicense, franchise, permit, indenture, agreement or mortgage for borrowed
money, instrument of indebtedness, Security Interest, or other arrangement to
which Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets
is subject (or result in the imposition of any Security Interest upon any of its
assets), except where the violation, conflict, Breach, default, acceleration,
termination, modification, cancellation, failure to give notice, or Security
Interest would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the financial condition of
Purchaser or on the ability of the Parties to consummate the
Purchase.
(e) Affiliate
Transactions. No officer, director or employee of Purchaser or any member
of the immediate family of any such officer, director or employee, or any entity
in which any of such persons owns any beneficial interest (other than any
publicly-held corporation whose stock is traded on a national securities
exchange or in the over-the-counter market and less than one percent of the
stock of which is beneficially owned by any of such Persons), has any agreement
with Purchaser or any interest in any of their property of any nature, used in
or pertaining to the Purchaser Business. None of the foregoing Persons has any
direct or indirect interest in any competitor, supplier or customer of Purchaser
or in any Person from whom or to whom Purchaser leases any property or transacts
business of any nature.
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(f) Purchaser Financial
Information. Schedule 5.1(f) shall include
the following financial information (collectively, the “Purchaser Financial
Information”):
(i) audited
balance sheet and statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash
flow as of and for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2010 and January 31, 2009,
for Purchaser; and
(ii) the
names and locations of all banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations
and other financial institutions at which Purchaser maintains safe deposit boxes
or accounts of any nature and the names of all persons authorized to have access
thereto, draw thereon or make withdrawals therefrom, as listed on Schedule
5.1(f).
The
audited balance sheet dated as of January 31, 2010, of Purchaser shall be
referred to as the “Purchaser
Balance Sheet.” Purchaser Financial Information presents fairly the
financial condition of Purchaser as of such dates and the results of operations
of Purchaser for such periods, in accordance with GAAP and are consistent with
the books and records of Purchaser (which books and records are correct and
complete).
(g) Events Subsequent to
Purchaser Balance Sheet. Since the date of the Purchaser Balance Sheet,
there has not been, occurred or arisen, with respect to Purchaser:
(i) any
change or amendment in its Governing Documents, other than an amendment to its
Articles of Incorporation upon the filing of Articles of Merger with the Nevada
Secretary of State on October 28, 2010, to give effect to a change in the
Purchaser’s corporate name, and an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation
upon its filing of a Certificate of Change Pursuant to NRS 78.209 with the
Nevada Secretary of State on November 1, 2010, to increase the Purchasers
authorized shares to 100,000,000;
(ii) any
reclassification, split-up or other change in, or amendment of or modification
to, the rights of the holders of any of its capital stock, other than an 8-for-1
forward split of its common stock, effective November 12, 2010, as authorized by
its Board of Directors on October 28, 2010;
(iii) any
direct or indirect redemption, purchase or acquisition by any Person of any of
its capital stock or of any interest in or right to acquire any such
stock;
(iv) any
issuance, sale, or other disposition of any capital stock, or any grant of any
options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon
conversion, exchange, or exercise) any capital stock;
(v) any
declaration, set aside, or payment of any dividend or any distribution with
respect to its capital stock (whether in cash or in kind) or any redemption,
purchase, or other acquisition of any of its capital stock;
(vi) the
organization of any Subsidiary or the acquisition of any shares of capital stock
by any Person or any equity or ownership interest in any business, other than
the organization of a wholly owned Subsidiary for the express purpose of
effecting the name change of the Purchaser through a parent-Subsidiary merger
under the NRS;
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(vii) any
damage, destruction or loss of any of its properties or assets whether or not
covered by insurance;
(viii) any
sale, lease, transfer or assignment of any of its assets, tangible or
intangible, other than for a fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(ix) the
execution of, or any other commitment to any agreement, contract, lease, or
license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses)
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(x) any
acceleration, termination, modification, or cancellation of any agreement,
contract, lease or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases,
and licenses) involving more than $10,000 to which it is a party or by which it
is bound;
(xi) any
Security Interest or Encumbrance imposed upon any of its assets, tangible or
intangible;
(xii) any
grant of any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any
Purchaser Intellectual Property;
(xiii) any
sale, assignment or transfer (including transfers to any employees, affiliates
or shareholders) of any Purchaser Intellectual Property;
(xiv) any
capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) involving more
than $10,000 and outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xv) any
capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the securities or
assets of, any other Person (or series of related capital investments, loans and
acquisitions) involving more than $10,000 and outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(xvi) any
issuance of any note, bond or other debt security, or created, incurred,
assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease
obligation involving more than $25,000;
(xvii) any
delay or postponement of the payment of accounts payable or other
liabilities;
(xviii) any
cancellation, compromise, waiver or release of any right or claim (or series of
related rights and claims) involving more than $25,000 and outside the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(xix) any
loan to, or any entrance into any other transaction with, any of its directors,
officers and employees either involving more than $500 individually or $2,500 in
the aggregate;
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(xx) the
adoption, amendment, modification or termination of any bonus, profit-sharing,
incentive, severance, or other plan, contract or commitment for the benefit of
any of its directors, officers and employees (or taken away any such action with
respect to any other Employee Benefit Plan);
(xxi) any
employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or
modified the terms of any existing such contract or agreement;
(xxii) any
increase in the base compensation of any of its directors, officers and
employees;
(xxiii) any
charitable or other capital contribution in excess of $2,500;
(xxiv)
any taking of other action or entrance into any other transaction
other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, or entrance into any transaction
with any insider of Purchaser, except as disclosed in this Agreement and the
Disclosure Schedules;
(xxv)
any other event or occurrence that may have or could reasonably be expected to
have an Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser (whether or not similar to any of
the foregoing); or
(xxvi)
any agreement or commitment, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the
foregoing.
(h) Tax
Matters.
(i) Purchaser:
(A) has
timely paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to be paid by it though the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date (including any Taxes shown due on any Tax
Return);
(B) has
filed or caused to be filed in a timely and proper manner (within any applicable
extension periods) all Tax Returns required to be filed by it with the
appropriate Governmental Body in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are
required to be filed; and all tax returns filed on behalf of Purchaser and each
Purchaser Tax Affiliate were completed and correct in all material respects;
and
(C) has
not requested or caused to be requested any extension of time within which to
file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not since been filed.
(ii) Purchaser
has previously delivered true, correct and complete copies of all Federal Tax
Returns filed by or on behalf of Purchaser through the date hereof for the
periods ending after December 31, 2006.
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(iii)
(A) Since
January 1, 2007, Purchaser has not been notified by the IRS or any other
Governmental Body that any issues have been raised (and no such issues are
currently pending) by the IRS or any other Governmental Body in connection with
any Tax Return filed by or on behalf of Purchaser or any Purchaser Tax
Affiliate; there are no pending Tax audits and no waivers of statutes of
limitations have been given or requested with respect to Purchaser or any
Purchaser Tax Affiliate (for years that it was a Purchaser Tax Affiliate); no
Tax liens have been filed against Purchaser or unresolved deficiencies or
additions to Taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed against Purchaser or
any Purchaser Tax Affiliate (for the years that it was a Purchaser Tax
Affiliate).
(B) Full
and adequate accrual has been made (i) on the Purchaser Balance Sheet, and the
books and records of Purchaser for all income Taxes currently due and all
accrued Taxes not yet due and payable by Purchaser for all periods ending on or
prior to the Purchaser Balance Sheet Date, and (ii) on the books and records of
Purchaser and for all Taxes payable by Purchaser for all periods beginning after
the Purchaser Balance Sheet Date.
(C) Purchaser
has not incurred any liability for Taxes from and after the Purchaser Balance
Sheet Date other than Taxes incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business and
consistent with past practices.
(D) Purchaser
has not (i) made an election (or had an election made on its behalf by another
person) to be treated as a “consenting corporation” under Section 341(f) of
the Code or (ii) a “personal holding company” within the meaning of Section 542
of the Code.
(E) Purchaser
has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to the
collection or withholding of Taxes (such as Taxes or withholding of Taxes from
the wages of employees).
(F) Purchaser
has no liability in respect of any Tax sharing agreement with any Person and all
Tax sharing agreements to which Purchaser has been bound have been
terminated.
(G) Purchaser
has not incurred any Liability to make any payments either alone or in
conjunction with any other payments that:
(1) shall
be non-deductible under, or would otherwise constitute a “parachute payment”
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any corresponding
provision of state local or foreign income Tax Law); or
(2) are
or may be subject to the imposition of an excise Tax under Section 4999 of the
Code.
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(H) Purchaser
has not agreed to (nor has any other Person agreed to on its behalf) and is not
required to make any adjustments or changes on, before or after the Closing
Date, to its accounting methods pursuant to Section 481 of the Code, and
the Internal Revenue Service has not proposed any such adjustments or changes in
the accounting methods of Purchaser.
(I) No
claim has been made within the last three years by any taxing authority in a
jurisdiction in which Purchaser does not file Tax Returns that Purchaser is or
may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(J) The
consummation of the Purchase will not trigger the realization or recognition of
intercompany gain or income to Purchaser under the Federal consolidated return
regulations with respect to Federal, state or local Taxes.
(K) Purchaser
is not currently, nor has it been at any time during the previous five years, a
“U.S. real property holding corporation” and, therefore, the Purchaser Common
Stock is not “U.S. real property interests,” as such terms are defined in
Section 897 of the Code.
(i) Title to Assets.
Purchaser has good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in,
the properties and assets owned or leased and used by it to operate the
Purchaser Business in the manner presently operated by Purchaser, as reflected
in Purchaser Financial Information.
(j) Real Property. Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.1(j),
Purchaser does not own or hold an ownership interest in any Real
Property.
(k) Leased Real Property.
Except as set forth in Schedule 5.1(k), Purchaser
does not own or a leasehold interest in any Real Property.
(l) Condition of
Facilities.
(i) Use
of the Real Property of Purchaser for the various purposes for which it is
presently being used is permitted as of right under all Applicable Laws related
to zoning and is not subject to “permitted nonconforming” use or structure
classifications. All Improvements are in compliance with all Applicable Laws,
including those pertaining to zoning, building and the disabled, are in good
repair and in good condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and are free from
latent and patent defects. To the Knowledge of Purchaser, no part of any
Improvement encroaches on any real property not included in the Real Property of
Purchaser, and there are no buildings, structures, fixtures or other
Improvements primarily situated on adjoining property which encroach on any part
of the Land.
(ii) Each
item of Tangible Personal Property is in good repair and good operating
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, is suitable for immediate use in the
Ordinary Course of Business and is free from latent and patent defects. No item
of Tangible Personal Property is in need of repair or replacement other than as
part of routine maintenance in the Ordinary Course of Business. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 5.1(l)(ii), all
Tangible Personal Property used in the Purchaser Business is in the possession
of Purchaser.
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(m) Purchaser Intellectual
Property.
(i) Purchaser
owns, or is licensed or otherwise possesses legal enforceable rights to use all:
(i) trademarks and service marks (registered or unregistered), trade dress,
trade names and other names and slogans embodying business goodwill or
indications of origin, all applications or registrations in any jurisdiction
pertaining to the foregoing and all goodwill associated therewith; (ii)
patentable inventions, technology, computer programs and software (including
password unprotected interpretive code or source code, object code, development
documentation, programming tools, drawings, specifications and data) and all
applications and patents in any jurisdiction pertaining to the foregoing,
including re-issues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals
or extensions; (iii) trade secrets, including confidential and other non-public
information (iv) copyrights in writings, designs, software programs, mask works
or other works, applications or registrations in any jurisdiction for the
foregoing and all moral rights related thereto; (v) databases and all database
rights; and (vi) Internet Web sites, domain names and applications and
registrations pertaining thereto (collectively, “Purchaser Intellectual
Property”) that are used in the Purchaser Business except for any such
failures to own, be licensed or possess that would not be reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) Purchaser
owns or has the right to use all software currently used in and material to the
Purchaser Business.
(n) SEC Reports and Financial
Statements. Since July 16, 2008, Purchaser has filed with the SEC all
reports and other filings required to be filed by Purchaser in accordance with
the Securities Act and the Purchase Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “Purchaser SEC Reports”). As of
their respective dates, Purchaser SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Purchase Act and the
respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to such
Purchaser SEC Reports and, except to the extent that information contained in
any Purchaser SEC Report has been revised or superseded by a later Purchaser SEC
Report filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement, none of
the Purchaser SEC Reports contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of Purchaser included
in Purchaser SEC Reports were prepared from and are in accordance with the
accounting books and other financial records of Purchaser, were prepared in
accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted
by the rules of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and presented fairly
the consolidated financial position of Purchaser and its consolidated
subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth
in the Purchaser SEC Reports, Purchaser has no liabilities or obligations of any
nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) other than
liabilities or obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business. The
Purchaser SEC Reports accurately disclose (i) the terms and provisions of all
stock option plans, (ii) transactions with Affiliates, and (iii) all material
contracts required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K
promulgated by the SEC.
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(o) Contracts. Schedule 5.1(o) is a true,
complete and accurate list of all written or oral contracts, understandings,
agreements and other arrangements (including a brief description of all such
oral arrangements) executed by an officer or duly authorized employee of
Purchaser or to which Purchaser is a party either:
(i) involving
more than $10,000, or
(ii) in
the nature of a collective bargaining agreement, employment agreement, or
severance agreement with any of its directors, officers and
employees.
Purchaser
has delivered or will, prior to Closing, deliver to Dalian Steel a correct and
complete copy of each Contract (redacted copies for names are acceptable) listed
in Schedule 5.1(o)
(the “Purchaser
Contracts”). Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.1(o): (i)
Purchaser has fully complied with all material terms of Purchaser Contracts;
(ii) to the Knowledge of Purchaser, other parties to Purchaser Contracts have
fully complied with the terms of Purchaser Contracts; and (iii) there are no
disputes or complaints with respect to nor has Purchaser received any notices
(whether oral or in writing) that any other party to Purchaser Contracts is
terminating, intends to terminate or is considering terminating, any of
Purchaser Contracts listed or required to be listed in Schedule
5.1(o).
(p) Powers of Attorney.
There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of
Purchaser.
(q) Litigation.
(i) There
is no pending or, to Purchaser’s Knowledge, threatened Proceeding:
(A) by
or against Purchaser or that otherwise relates to or may affect the Purchaser
Business which, if adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect;
or
(B)
that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing,
delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the
Purchase.
To the
Knowledge of Purchaser, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that is
reasonably likely to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of
any such Proceeding.
(ii) Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.1(q)(ii):
(A) there
is no material Order to which Purchaser or the Purchaser Business is subject;
and
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(B) to
the Knowledge of Purchaser, no officer, director, agent or employee of Purchaser
is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer, director, agent or employee
from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the
Purchaser Business.
(iii) Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.1(q)(iii):
(A) Purchaser
has been and is in compliance with all of the terms and requirements of each
Order to which it or the Purchaser Business is or has been subject;
(B)
No event has occurred or circumstance exists that is
reasonably likely to constitute or result in (with or without notice or lapse of
time) a violation of or failure to comply with any term or requirement of any
Order to which Purchaser or the Purchaser Business is subject; and
(C)
Purchaser has not received any notice, or received but
subsequently resolved to the satisfaction of the Governmental Body or other
Person (evidence of such approval is attached as Schedule 5.1(q)(iii)), or
other communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Body or any
other Person regarding any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of,
or failure to comply with, any term or requirement of any Order to which
Purchaser or the Purchaser Business is subject.
(r)
Employee
Benefits.
(i)
Purchaser has no (A) Employee Benefit Plans, (B) bonus, stock
option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, incentive, deferred
compensation, supplemental retirement, severance, and fringe benefit plans,
programs, policies or arrangements, and (C) employment or consulting agreements,
for the benefit of, or relating to, any current or former employee (or any
beneficiary thereof) of Purchaser, in the case of a plan described in (A) or (B)
above, that is currently maintained by Purchaser or with respect to which
Purchaser has an obligation to contribute, and in the case of an agreement
described in (C) above, that is currently in effect (the “Purchaser Employee
Plans”).
(ii)
No director, officer, or employee of Purchaser will become
entitled to retirement, severance or similar benefits or to enhanced or
accelerated benefits (including any acceleration of vesting or lapsing of
restrictions with respect to equity-based awards) under any Purchaser Employee
Plan solely as a result of consummation of the Purchase.
(s) Insurance. Schedule 5.1(s) is an accurate
and complete description of all policies of insurance of any kind or nature,
including, but not limited to, fire, liability, workmen’s compensation and other
forms of insurance owned or held by or covering Purchaser or all or any portion
of its property and assets.
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(t) Employees. Xxxxx Xx
is the sole employee of Purchaser and he presently does not receive any
compensation for his services. To the Knowledge of Purchaser, no officer,
director, agent, employee, consultant or contractor of Purchaser is bound by any
Contract that purports to limit the ability of such officer, director, agent,
employee, consultant or contractor (i) to engage in or continue or perform any
conduct, activity, duties or practice relating to the Purchaser Business or (ii)
to assign to Purchaser or to any other Person any rights to any invention,
improvement or discovery. No former or current employee of Purchaser is a party
to, or is otherwise bound by, any Contract that in any way adversely affected,
affects, or will affect the ability of Purchaser to conduct the Purchaser
Business.
(u) Labor Relations.
Purchaser is not a party to any collective bargaining or similar agreement. To
the Knowledge of Purchaser, there are no strikes, work stoppages, unfair labor
practice charges or grievances pending or threatened against Purchaser by any
employee of Purchaser or any other person or entity.
(v) Legal Compliance. To
the Knowledge of Purchaser, Purchaser is in material compliance with all
Applicable Laws of any Governmental Bodies having jurisdiction over Purchaser,
including any requirements relating to antitrust, consumer protection, currency
exchange, equal opportunity, health, occupational safety, pension and securities
matters.
(w)
Brokers’ Fees.
Purchaser has no liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any
broker, finder or agent with respect to the Purchase for which Purchaser could
become liable or obligated.
(x) Undisclosed
Liabilities. Purchaser has no liability (and to the Knowledge of
Purchaser, there is no basis for any present or future Proceeding, charge,
complaint, claim or demand against any of them giving rise to any liability),
except for:
(i) liabilities
reflected or reserved against in the Purchaser Balance Sheet; or
(ii) liabilities
which have arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business since the date of the
Purchaser Balance Sheet.
(y) Disclosure. The
representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement do not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements and information contained herein
not misleading.
ARTICLE
VI. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS
6.1 Access to
Information. Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, each
Party will give to the other and its counsel, accountants and other
Representatives full access to all the properties, documents, contracts,
personnel files and other records and shall furnish copies of such documents and
with such information with respect to its affairs as may from time to time be
reasonably requested. Each Party will disclose to the other and make available
to such Party and its Representatives all books, contracts, accounts, personnel
records, letters of intent, papers, records, communications with regulatory
authorities and other documents relating to the business and operations of
Dalian Steel or Purchaser, as the case may be. In addition, Dalian Steel shall
make available to Purchaser all such banking, investment and financial
information as shall be necessary to allow for the efficient integration of
Dalian Steel’s banking, investment and financial arrangements with those of
Purchaser at the Closing. Access of Purchaser pursuant to the foregoing shall be
granted at a reasonable time and upon reasonable notice.
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6.2 Effect of
Access.
(a) Nothing
contained in this Article VI shall be deemed to create any duty or
responsibility on the part of either Party to investigate or evaluate the value,
validity or enforceability of any Contract or other asset included in the assets
of the other Party.
(b) With
respect to matters as to which any Party has made express representations or
warranties herein, the Parties shall be entitled to rely upon such express
representations and warranties irrespective of any investigations made by such
Parties, except to the extent that such investigations result in actual
knowledge of the inaccuracy or falsehood of particular representations and
warranties.
ARTICLE
VII. COVENANTS
7.1 Preservation
of Business.
(a) Prior
to the Closing or the termination of this Agreement, Dalian Steel will use its
Best Efforts to preserve the Business, to keep available to Purchaser the
services of the present employees of Dalian Steel, and to preserve for Purchaser
the goodwill of the suppliers, customers and others having business relations
with Dalian Steel. Dalian Steel shall conduct its Business only in the Ordinary
Course of Business, including, without limitation, its policies and practices
relating to the collection of accounts receivable and the payment of accounts
payable and other liabilities, and not introduce any new methods of management,
operations or accounting, without Purchaser’s prior written consent (which shall
not be unreasonably withheld); maintain its assets in as good working order and
condition as at present, ordinary wear and tear excepted; perform all material
obligations under material agreements and leases relating to or affecting it,
and keep in full force and effect present insurance policies.
(b) Prior
to the Closing or the termination of this Agreement, Purchaser will use its Best
Efforts to preserve the Purchaser Business, to keep available to Purchaser the
services of the present employees of Purchaser, and to preserve for Purchaser
the goodwill of the suppliers, customers and others having business relations
with Purchaser. Purchaser shall conduct the Purchaser Business only in the
Ordinary Course of Business as it has previously been conducted, including,
without limitation, its policies and practices relating to the collection of
accounts receivable and the payment of accounts payable and other liabilities,
and not introduce any new methods of management, operations or accounting,
without the prior written consent of Dalian Steel (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld); maintain its assets in as good working order and
condition as at present, ordinary wear and tear excepted; perform all material
obligations under material agreements and leases relating to or affecting it,
and keep in full force and effect present insurance policies.
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7.2 Current
Information.
(a) During
the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, each Party hereto
shall promptly notify each other Party of any (i) significant change in its
Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) Proceeding (or communications indicating that
the same may be contemplated), or the institution or threat or settlement of
Proceedings, in each case involving the Parties the outcome of which, if
adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Party, taken as a whole or (iii) event which such Party reasonably
believes could be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of
any party hereto to consummate the Purchase.
(b) During
the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, Purchaser shall
promptly notify Dalian Steel of any correspondence received from the SEC and
shall deliver a copy of such correspondence to Dalian Steel within one (1)
Business Day of receipt.
7.3 Material
Transactions. Prior to the Closing, no Party will (other than (i) as
contemplated by the terms of this Agreement and the Related Agreements, (ii)
with respect to transactions for which there is a binding commitment existing
prior to the date hereof disclosed in the Disclosure Schedules, and (iii)
transactions described on Schedule 7.3 which do
not vary materially from the terms set forth on such Schedule 7.3, or in
the Ordinary Course of Business without first obtaining the written consent of
the other Parties):
(a) declare
or pay any dividend or make any other distribution to shareholders, whether in
cash, stock or other property;
(b) amend
its Governing Documents or enter into any agreement to merge or consolidate
with, or sell a significant portion of its assets to, any other
Person;
(c) except
pursuant to options, warrants, conversion rights or other contractual rights,
issue any shares of its capital stock or any options, warrants or other rights
to subscribe for or purchase such common or other capital stock or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such common or other capital
stock;
(d) directly
redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its common or other capital
stock;
(e) effect
a reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, exchange of shares, readjustment
or other similar change in or to any capital stock or otherwise reorganize or
recapitalize;
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(f) enter
into any employment contract which is not terminable upon notice of ninety (90)
days or less, at will, and without penalty except as provided herein or grant
any increase (other than ordinary and normal increases consistent with past
practices) in the compensation payable or to become payable to officers or
salaried employees, grant any stock options or, except as required by law, adopt
or make any change in any bonus, insurance, pension or other Employee Benefit
Plan, agreement, payment or agreement under, to, for or with any of such
officers or employees;
(g) make
any payment or distribution to the trustee under any bonus, pension, profit
sharing or retirement plan or incur any obligation to make any such payment or
contribution which is not in accordance with such Party’s usual past practice,
or make any payment or contributions or incur any obligation pursuant to or in
respect of any other plan or contract or arrangement providing for bonuses,
options, executive incentive compensation, pensions, deferred compensation,
retirement payments, profit sharing or the like, establish or enter into any
such plan, contract or arrangement, or terminate or modify any
plan;
(h) prepay
any debt in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), borrow or agree to
borrow any amount of funds except in the Ordinary Course of Business or,
directly or indirectly, guarantee or agree to guarantee obligations of others,
or fail to pay any monetary obligation in a timely manner prior to
delinquency;
(i) enter
into any agreement, contract or commitment having a term in excess of three (3)
months or involving payments or obligations in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000) in the aggregate, except in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(j) amend
or modify any material Contract;
(k) agree
to increase the compensation or benefits of any employee (except for normal
annual salary increases in accordance with past practices);
(l) place
on any of its assets or properties any pledge, charge or other Encumbrance,
except as otherwise authorized hereunder, or enter into any transaction or make
any contract or commitment relating to its properties, assets and business,
other than in the Ordinary Course of Business or as otherwise disclosed
herein;
(m) guarantee
the obligation of any person, firm or corporation, except in the Ordinary Course
of Business;
(n) make
any loan or advance in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) or cancel or accelerate
any material indebtedness owing to it or any claims which it may possess or
waive any material rights of substantial value;
(o) sell
or otherwise dispose of any Real Property or any material amount of any tangible
or intangible personal property other than leasehold interests in closed
facilities, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(p) commit
any act or fail to do any act which will cause a Breach of any Contract and
which will have a Material Adverse Effect on its business, financial condition
or earnings;
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(q) violate
any Applicable Law which violation might have a Material Adverse Effect on such
Party;
(r) purchase
any real or personal property or make any other capital expenditure where the
amount paid or committed is in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000) per
expenditure;
(s) except
in the Ordinary Course of Business, enter into any agreement or transaction with
any of such Party’s Affiliates; or
(t) engage
in any transaction or take any action that would render untrue in any material
respect any of the representations and warranties of such Party contained in
this Agreement, as if such representations and warranties were given as of the
date of such transaction or action.
7.4 Public
Disclosures. Purchaser and Dalian Steel will consult with each other
before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statement with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall not issue
any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such
consultation except as may be required by Applicable Law. The Parties shall
issue a joint press release, mutually acceptable to Dalian Steel and Purchaser,
promptly upon execution and delivery of this Agreement.
7.5 Confidentiality. Purchaser
and Dalian Steel shall hold, and shall use their best efforts to cause their
respective auditors, attorneys, financial advisors, bankers and other
consultants and advisors to hold, in strict confidence, unless compelled to
disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of law,
all Confidential Information, and each Party shall not release or disclose such
Confidential Information to any other Person, except its auditors, attorneys,
financial advisors, bankers and other consultants and advisors in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VIII. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
8.1 Mutual
Conditions. The respective obligations of each party to effect the
Purchase shall be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing Date,
of the following conditions (any of which may be waived in writing by Purchaser
and Dalian Steel:
(a) Neither the
Purchaser nor Dalian Steel shall be subject to any Order by a court of competent
jurisdiction which (i) prevents or materially delays the consummation of the
Purchase or (ii) would impose any material limitation on the ability of
Purchaser effectively to exercise full rights of ownership of the common stock
of Dalian Steel or any material portion of the assets or Business, taken as a
whole;
(b) No
statute, rule or regulation, shall have been enacted by any Governmental Body
that makes the consummation of the Purchase illegal; and
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(c) Purchaser
and Dalian Steel shall have received all Consents of Third Parties that are
required of such Third Parties prior to the consummation of the Purchase, in
form and substance acceptable to Purchaser or Dalian Steel, as the case may be,
except where the failure to obtain such consent, approval or authorization would
not have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.2 Conditions
to the Obligations of Purchaser. The obligations of Purchaser under this
Agreement are subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing, of each of
the following conditions:
(a) The
representations and warranties of Dalian Steel contained herein that are
qualified as to materiality shall be true in all respects on and as of the
Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of such
date, and each of the representations and warranties of Dalian Steel that are
not so qualified shall be true in all material respects;
(b) Dalian
Steel shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all
covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to
be performed or complied with by Dalian Steel at or prior to the
Closing;
(c) There
shall not be threatened, instituted or pending any Proceeding by or before any
court or Governmental Body requesting or looking toward an Order that (i)
restrains or prohibits the consummation of the Purchase, (ii) could have a
Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser’s ability to exercise control over or
manage Dalian Steel after the Closing or (iii) could have a Material Adverse
Effect on Dalian Steel;
(d) On
the Closing Date, there shall be no effective Order issued by a court of
competent jurisdiction restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the
Purchase;
(e) The
Related Agreements to which Dalian Steel is a party and all other documents to
be delivered by Dalian Steel to Purchaser at the Closing shall be satisfactory
in form and substance to Purchaser;
(f) All
Consents of all Third Parties and Governmental Bodies shall have been obtained
that are necessary, in the opinion of Purchaser Counsel, in connection with (i)
the execution and delivery by Dalian Steel of this Agreement and the Related
Agreements to which it is a Party or (ii) the consummation by Dalian Steel of
the Purchase and copies of all such Consents shall have been delivered to
Purchaser; and
(g) Purchaser
and Xxxxx Xx shall have executed and delivered to Purchaser the Return to
Treasury Agreement and shall simultaneously with the Closing consummate the
transactions contemplated therein.
8.3 Conditions
to the Obligations of Dalian
Steel. The obligations of Dalian Steel under this Agreement are subject
to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing, of each of the following
conditions:
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(a) The
representations and warranties of Purchaser contained herein that are qualified
as to materiality shall be true in all respects on and as of the Closing Date
(except for the representations and warranties made as of a specific date which
shall be true in all material respects as of such date) with the same force and
effect as though made on and as of such date, and each of the representations
and warranties of Purchaser that are not so qualified shall be true in all
material respects;
(b) Purchaser
shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants,
agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be so
performed or complied with by Purchaser at or prior to the Closing;
(c) There
shall not be threatened, instituted or pending any Proceeding by or before any
court or Governmental Body requesting or looking toward an Order, that (i)
restrains or prohibits the consummation of the Purchase or (ii) could have a
Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser;
(d) On
the Closing Date, there shall be no effective Order issued by a court of
competent jurisdiction restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the
Purchase;
(e) The
Related Agreements to which Purchaser is a party and all other documents to be
delivered by Purchaser to Dalian Steel at the Closing shall be satisfactory in
form and substance to Dalian Steel;
(f) All
Consents of all Third Parties and Governmental Bodies shall have been obtained
that are necessary, in the opinion of counsel to Dalian Steel, in connection
with (i) the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement or the
Related Agreements to which either of them is a party, and (ii) the consummation
by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and copies of
all such Consents shall have been delivered to Dalian Steel;
(g) Purchaser
shall have delivered to Dalian Steel the resignations of Xxxxx Xx and Xxxxx
Xx from all positions as an officer and director of Purchaser effective upon
Closing;
(h) Purchaser
shall have delivered to Dalian Steel evidence of the expansion of Purchaser’s
Board of Directors to two (2) members and evidence of the appointment of two (2)
new directors nominated by Dalian Steel;
(i)
Purchaser shall deliver to each stockholder of Dalian Steel a
certificate evidencing ownership of the Shares described in Section
3.2;
(j)
Purchaser shall deliver to Dalian Steel evidence of the
cancellation of 80,000,000 shares of Purchaser Common Stock held by Xxxxx
Xx;
(k) The
stockholders of Dalian Steel shall have given all necessary approvals and
consents required under NRS;
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(l)
The Purchase shall qualify as a tax-free transaction to each of
Purchaser, Dalian Steel and Dalian Steel Holders; and
(m) As
of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall not have any debts or liabilities and shall
not have any liens recorded against its properties or assets.
ARTICLE
IX. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS
9.1 Survival
of Representations. All representations and warranties made by any
party to this Agreement or pursuant hereto, as modified by any Disclosure
Schedule, exhibit, certificate or other document executed and delivered pursuant
hereto shall survive the Closing and any investigation made by or on behalf of
any party hereto for a period of one (1) year following the Closing Date. All
statements contained herein or in any schedule, exhibit, certificate or other
document executed and delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed representations
and warranties for purposes of Sections 9.1, 8.2(a), and 8.3(a). The right to
any remedy based upon such representations and warranties shall not be affected
by any investigation conducted with respect to, or any knowledge acquired at any
time, whether before or after execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of any such
representation or warranty.
ARTICLE
X. TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
10.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
mutual written consent of Purchaser and Dalian Steel;
(b) by
Purchaser or Dalian Steel:
(i) if
the Purchase shall not have been consummated on or before November 22, 2010,
unless the failure to consummate the Purchase is the result of a willful and
material Breach of this Agreement by the Party seeking to terminate this
Agreement;
(ii) if
any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Body shall have issued
an Order or taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or
otherwise prohibiting the Purchase and such order, decree, ruling or other
action shall have become final and non-appealable;
(iii) in
the event of a Breach by the other Party of any material representation,
warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement which cannot
be or has not been cured within ten (10) days after the giving of written notice
to the breaching Party of such Breach (provided that the terminating Party is
not then in Breach of any material representation, warranty, covenant or other
agreement contained in this Agreement);
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(iv) in the event that (i) all of the
conditions to the obligation of such Party to effect the Purchase set forth in
Section 8.1 shall have been satisfied and (ii) any condition to the obligation
of such Party to effect the Purchase set forth in Section 8.2 (in the case of
Purchaser) or Section 8.3 (in the case of Dalian Steel) is not capable of being
satisfied prior to the end of the period referred to in Section 10.1(b)(i);
or
(v) if there shall have occurred prior
to the Closing changes in Applicable Law that, in the aggregate, shall have a
Material Adverse Effect on either Party.
10.2 Effect of
Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as
provided in Section 10.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no
effect, without any liability or obligation on the part of any Party except to
the extent that such termination results from the willful and material Breach by
a Party of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements
set forth in this Agreement, in which case the terminating Party shall have the
right to pursue any remedies available to it at law or in equity.
10.3 Amendment. This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf
of each of the Parties.
10.4 Extension;
Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing, the Parties may
(i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other
acts of the other Parties, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations
and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant
to this Agreement or (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or
conditions contained in this Agreement. Any agreement on the part of a Party to
any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument
in writing signed on behalf of such Party.
10.5 Procedure
for Termination, Amendment Extension or Waiver. A termination of
this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1, an amendment of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 10.3, or an extension or waiver pursuant to Section 10.4 shall,
in order to be effective, require in the case of Purchaser or Dalian Steel,
action by its Board of Directors or the duly authorized designee of the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE
XI. MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Notices. Any
communications required or desired to be given hereunder shall be deemed to have
been properly given if sent by hand delivery or by facsimile and overnight
courier or overnight courier to the parties hereto at the following addresses,
or at such other address as either party may advise the other in writing from
time to time:
If to
Purchaser:
Xx. 0
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xx, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: (00)
000-0000-0000
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If to Dalian
Steel:
DALIAN
HEAVY MINING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Xx. 00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Dalian,
Liaoning Province, China 116025
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxx, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Tel: (00)
0000-00000000
with a copy to
:
The
Xxxxxx Law Firm, PLLC
00 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Esq.
Tel:
(000) 000-0000
(which
copy shall not constitute notice)
All such
communications shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of hand
delivery or on the next Business Day following the deposit of such
communications with the overnight courier. The address for notice may be changed
by delivering a notice of such change of address in the manner proscribed
herein.
11.2 Further
Assurances. Each Party hereby agrees to perform any further acts and
to execute and deliver any documents which may be reasonably necessary to carry
out the provisions of this Agreement.
11.3 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, applied without giving effect
to any conflicts-of-law principles.
11.4 Commissions. Each of the Parties
hereto represents and warrants that no broker or finder is entitled to any
brokerage or finder’s fee or other commission in connection with the Purchase.
Each of the Parties hereto shall pay or discharge, and shall indemnify and hold
the other harmless from and against, all claims or liabilities for brokerage
commissions or finder’s fees incurred by reason of any action taken by
it.
11.5 Captions. The
captions or headings in this Agreement are made for convenience and general
reference only and shall not be construed to describe, define or limit the scope
or intent of the provisions of this Agreement.
11.6 Integration
of Exhibits and Schedules. All Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules to
this Agreement are integral parts of this Agreement as if fully set forth
herein.
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11.7 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, the Related Agreements, including all
Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules attached hereto and thereto contain the entire
agreement of the parties and supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous
agreements between the parties, written or oral, with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby. Such agreement may not be changed or
terminated orally, but may only be changed by an agreement in writing signed by
the party or parties against whom enforcement of any waiver, change,
modification, extension, discharge or termination is sought.
11.8 Expenses. Except
as expressly provided otherwise, each party hereto will bear its own costs and
expenses (including fees and expenses of auditors, attorneys, financial
advisors, bankers, brokers and other consultants and advisors) incurred in
connection with this Agreement, the Related Agreements and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
11.9 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall
together constitute and be one and the same instrument.
11.10 Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to the
benefit of, the Parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns, and
no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this
Agreement. No Party may assign any right or obligation hereunder without the
prior written consent of the other Parties.
11.11 No Rule
of Construction. The Parties agree that, because all Parties
participated in negotiating and drafting this Agreement, no rule of construction
shall apply to this Agreement which construes ambiguous language in favor of or
against any Party by reason of that Party’s role in drafting this
Agreement.
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SIGNATURE
PAGE OF PURCHASER AND DALIAN STEEL TO
SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
FusionTech, Inc. and Dalian Heavy Mining Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
have caused this Share Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization to be
executed by their respective duly authorized officers, all as of the day and
year first above written.
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xx
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Title:
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Chief
Executive
Officer
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DALIAN
HEAVY MINING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Executive
Officer
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SIGNATURE
PAGE OF DALIAN HEAVY MINING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. SHAREHOLDERS
TO
SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the owners of Dalian Heavy Mining Equipment Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd. have executed this Share Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization as
of the day and year first above written.
By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxx
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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55%
ownership
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
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5%
ownership
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||||
By:
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/s/
Yang Wang
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Yang
Wang
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WONDERFUL
LIMITED
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15%
ownership
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||||
By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx Xxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxx
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||||
By:
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/s/
Xxx Xxxx
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Title:
Director
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Xxx
Xxxx
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5%
ownership
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5% ownership
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||||
MEDIAN ASSET INVESTMENTS LIMITED | ||||
By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxx
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxx
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10%
ownership
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxx
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Title:
Director
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5%
ownership
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SCHEDULE OF
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
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Disclosure
Schedules
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