SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This
Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of June _16th_, 2010, is made by and among
Forex 365, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the βAcquiror Companyβ), China Golden
Holdings, Ltd., a British Virgin Island corporation (the βCompanyβ) and the
Person(s) listed on Exhibit A hereto
(collectively, the βShareholdersβ, and individually a
βShareholderβ).
SECTION
I
Unless
the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 1 will have
the meanings herein specified for all purposes of this Agreement, applicable to
both the singular and plural forms of any of the terms herein
defined.
1.1 βAccredited
Investorβ has the meaning set forth in Regulation D under the Securities Act and
set forth on Exhibit
B.
1.2 βAcquired
Companiesβ means, collectively, the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries.
1.3 βAcquiror
Company Boardβ means the Board of Directors of the Acquiror
Company.
1.4 βAcquiror
Company Common Stockβ means the Acquiror Companyβs common stock, $0.001 par
value per share.
1.5 βAcquiror
Company Sharesβ means the Acquiror Company Common Stock being issued to the
Shareholders pursuant hereto.
1.6 βAffiliateβ
means any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is
under common control with the indicated Person.
1.7 βAgreementβ
means this Share Exchange Agreement, including all Schedules and Exhibits
hereto, as this Share Exchange Agreement may be from time to time amended,
modified or supplemented.
1.8 βClosing
Dateβ has the meaning set forth in Section 3.
1.9 βCodeβ
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.10 βCommissionβ
means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency then
administering the Securities Act.
1.11 βCompany
Boardβ means the Board of Directors of the Company.
1.12 βCompany
Indemnified Partyβ has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
1.13 βCompany
Subsidiariesβ means all of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company,
including, without limitation WFOE and Fuer.
1.14 βDamagesβ
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1.
1.15 βDistributorβ
means any underwriter, dealer or other Person who participates, pursuant to a
contractual arrangement, in the distribution of the securities offered or sold
in reliance on Regulation S.
1.16 βEnvironmental
Lawsβ means any Law or other requirement relating to the environment, natural
resources, or public or employee health and safety.
1.17 βEnvironmental
Permitβ means all licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and
rights required under any applicable Environmental Law or Order.
1.18 βEquity
Securityβ means any stock or similar security, including, without limitation,
securities containing equity features and securities containing profit
participation features, or any security convertible into or exchangeable for,
with or without consideration, any stock or similar security, or any security
carrying any warrant, right or option to subscribe to or purchase any shares of
capital stock, or any such warrant or right.
1.19 βERISAβ
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
1.20 βExchangeβ
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1
1.21 βExchange
Actβ means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any similar federal statute,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same will
then be in effect.
1.22 βExhibitsβ
means the several exhibits referred to and identified in this
Agreement.
1.23 βFinancial
Statementsβ means the consolidated balance sheets statements of operations and
cash flows and notes for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and December
31, 2009 as audited and reported on by a certified public accountant registered
with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
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1.24 βFuerβ
means Qiqihar Fuer Agronomy, Co., Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws
of the PRC.
1.25 βGAAPβ
means, with respect to any Person, United States generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis with such Personβs past
practices.
1.26 βGovernmental
Authorityβ means any federal or national, state or provincial, municipal or
local government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency,
governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality,
political subdivision, commission, court, tribunal, official, arbitrator or
arbitral body, in each case whether U.S. or non-U.S.
1.27 βIndebtednessβ
means any obligation, contingent or otherwise. Any obligation secured by a Lien
on, or payable out of the proceeds of, or production from, property of the
relevant party will be deemed to be Indebtedness.
1.28 βIndemnified
Partiesβ has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1.
1.29 βIntellectual
Propertyβ means all industrial and intellectual property, including, without
limitation, all U.S. and non-U.S. patents, patent applications, patent rights,
trademarks, trademark applications, common law trademarks, Internet domain
names, trade names, service marks, service xxxx applications, common law service
marks, and the goodwill associated therewith, copyrights, in both published and
unpublished works, whether registered or unregistered, copyright applications,
franchises, licenses, know-how, trade secrets, technical data, designs, customer
lists, confidential and proprietary information, processes and formulae, all
computer software programs or applications, layouts, inventions, development
tools and all documentation and media constituting, describing or relating to
the above, including manuals, memoranda, and records, whether such intellectual
property has been created, applied for or obtained anywhere throughout the
world.
1.30 βLawsβ
means, with respect to any Person, any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national,
state, provincial, local, municipal, international, multinational or other law
(including common law), constitution, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation
or treaty applicable to such Person.
1.31 βLienβ
means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of
any kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or
agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of
any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge arising by Law.
1.32 βMaterial
Acquiror Company Contractβ means any and all agreements, contracts,
arrangements, leases, commitments or otherwise, of the Acquiror Company, of the
type and nature that the Acquiror Company is required to file with the
Commission.
1.33 βMaterial
Adverse Effectβ means, when used with respect to the Acquiror Company or the
Acquired Companies, as the case may be, any change, effect or circumstance
which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to (a)
have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition,
results of operations or prospects of the Acquiror Company or the Acquired
Companies, as the case may be, in each case taken as a whole or
(b) materially impair the ability of the Acquiror Company or the Acquired
Companies, as the case may be, to perform their obligations under this
Agreement, excluding any change, effect or circumstance resulting from (i) the
announcement, pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (ii) changes in the United States securities markets generally, or
(iii) changes in general economic, currency exchange rate, political or
regulatory conditions in industries in which the Acquiror Company or the
Acquired Companies, as the case may be, operate.
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1.34 βOrderβ
means any award, decision, injunction, judgment, order, ruling, subpoena, or
verdict entered, issued, made, or rendered by any Governmental
Authority.
1.35 βOrganizational
Documentsβ means (a) the articles or certificate of incorporation and the
by-laws or code of regulations of a corporation; (b) the partnership agreement
and any statement of partnership of a general partnership; (c) the limited
partnership agreement and the certificate of limited partnership of a limited
partnership; (d) the articles or certificate of formation and operating
agreement of a limited liability company; (e) any other document performing a
similar function to the documents specified in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d)
adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation or organization of a
Person; and (f) any and all amendments to any of the foregoing.
1.36 βPermitted
Liensβ means (a) Liens for Taxes not yet payable or in respect of which the
validity thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
for the payment of which the relevant party has made adequate reserves; (b)
Liens in respect of pledges or deposits under workmenβs compensation laws or
similar legislation, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, laborers and materialmen
and similar Liens, if the obligations secured by such Liens are not then
delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
conducted and for the payment of which the relevant party has made adequate
reserves; (c) statutory Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of
the relevant party which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of
money or the obtaining of advances or credits and that do not in the aggregate
materially detract from the value of its property or materially impair the use
thereof in the operation of its business; and (d) Liens that would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
1.37 βPersonβ
means all natural persons, corporations, business trusts, associations,
companies, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures and other
entities, governments, agencies and political subdivisions.
1.38 βPRCβ
means the Peopleβs Republic of China, excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong and
Macau.
1.39 βPRC
Companiesβ means WFOE and Fuer.
1.40 βProceedingβ
means any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, or
suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) commenced,
brought, conducted, or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any
Governmental Authority.
1.41 βRegulation
Sβ means Regulation S under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended from
time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
Commission.
1.42 βRule
144β means Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended from
time to time, or any successor statute.
1.43 βSchedule
14(C) Filingβ means an information statement filed by the Acquiror Company on
Schedule 14C under the Exchange Act.
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1.44 βSchedulesβ
means the several schedules referred to and identified herein, setting forth
certain disclosures, exceptions and other information, data and documents
referred to at various places throughout this Agreement.
1.45 βSEC
Documentsβ has the meaning set forth in Section 6.26.
1.46 βSection
4(2)β means Section 4(2) under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended
from time to time, or any successor statute.
1.47 βSecurities
Actβ means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal
statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the
same will be in effect at the time.
1.48 βSharesβ
means the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Company.
1.49 βSubsidiaryβ
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company,
joint venture or partnership of which such Person (a) beneficially owns, either
directly or indirectly, more than 50% of (i) the total combined voting power of
all classes of voting securities of such entity, (ii) the total combined equity
interests, or (iii) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a
partnership or limited liability company; or (b) otherwise has the power to vote
or to direct the voting of sufficient securities to elect a majority of the
board of directors or similar governing body, OR (C) IS CONTROLLED BY SUCH
Person pursuant to the VIE Documents or comparable instruments and
agreements.
1.50 βSurvival
Periodβ has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
1.51 βTaxesβ
means all foreign, federal, state or local taxes, charges, fees, levies,
imposts, duties and other assessments, as applicable, including, but not limited
to, any income, alternative minimum or add-on, estimated, gross income, gross
receipts, sales, use, transfer, transactions, intangibles, ad valorem,
value-added, franchise, registration, title, license, capital, paid-up capital,
profits, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation, premium, real property, recording, personal property, federal
highway use, commercial rent, environmental (including, but not limited to,
taxes under Section 59A of the Code) or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or
other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind
whatsoever, together with any interest, penalties or additions to tax with
respect to any of the foregoing; and βTaxβ means any of the foregoing
Taxes.
1.52 βTax
Groupβ means any federal, state, local or foreign consolidated, affiliated,
combined, unitary or other similar group of which the Acquiror Company is now or
was formerly a member.
1.53 βTax
Returnβ means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund or credit,
information return, statement or other similar document filed with any
Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
1.54 βTransaction
Documentsβ means, collectively, all agreements, instruments and other documents
to be executed and delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
1.55 βU.S.β
means the United States of America.
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1.56 βU.S.
Dollarsβ or βUS $β means the currency of the United States of
America.
1.57 βU.S.
Personβ has the meaning set forth in Regulation S under the Securities Act and
set forth on Exhibit
C hereto.
1.58 βWFOEβ
means Qiqihar Deli Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd., a corporation
organized under the laws of the PRC.
1.59 βVIE
Documentsβ mean the documents and agreements by and among Fuer, WFOE and the
Shareholders listed on Schedule
1.60.
SECTION
II
EXCHANGE
OF SHARES AND SHARE CONSIDERATION
2.1 Purchase
Price.
2.1.1 Share Exchange. At
the Closing, the Shareholders shall transfer 50,000 shares, representing all of
the issued and outstanding shares of the Company, and, in consideration
therefor, subject to Section 2.2, Acquiror Company shall issue to Shareholders
an aggregate of 11,550,392
fully paid and nonassessable shares of Acquiror Company Common Stock (the
βExchangeβ).
2.2 Withholding. The
Acquiror Company shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Acquiror
Company Shares otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any Shareholder
such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making
of such payment under the Code or any provision of state, local, provincial or
foreign tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld
amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid
to such Shareholder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was
made.
2.3 Section 368
Reorganization. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Exchange is
intended to constitute a βreorganizationβ within the meaning of Section
368(a)(1)(B) of the Code. The parties to this Agreement hereby adopt this
Agreement as a βplan of reorganizationβ within the meaning of Sections
1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) of the United States Treasury Regulations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that no party is making any
representation or warranty as to the qualification of the Exchange as a
reorganization under Section 368 of the Code or as to the effect, if any, that
any transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date has or may have on any
such reorganization status. The parties acknowledge and agree that each (i) has
had the opportunity to obtain independent legal and tax advice with respect to
the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) is responsible for
paying its own Taxes, including without limitation, any adverse Tax consequences
that may result if the transaction contemplated by this Agreement is not
determined to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368 of the
Code.
SECTION
III
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SECTION
IV
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(a) such
Shareholder is an Accredited Investor; or
(b) such
Shareholder is not a U.S. Person.
Each
Shareholder severally understands that the Acquiror Company Shares are being
offered and sold to such Shareholder in reliance upon the truth and accuracy of
the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings
of such Shareholder set forth in this Agreement, in order that the Acquiror
Company may determine the applicability and availability of the exemptions from
registration of the Acquiror Company Shares on which the Acquiror Company is
relying.
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE βACTβ), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND
MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1)
PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (2) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND
SUBSTANCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
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THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE βSECURITIES ACTβ), OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE
OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT, AND BASED ON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED, (2) PURSUANT TO
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND
SUBSTANCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS
INVOLVING THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED
UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.
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SECTION
V
The
Company and the Shareholders, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to
the Acquiror Company as follows (for the purposes of this Section 5
βCompanyβ shall include all of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the
Company, including Qiqihar Fuer Agronomy, Co., Ltd., and Qiqihar Deli Enteprise
Management Consulting Co. Ltd.)::
5.1.1 The
Company is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the British
Virgin Islands, has all requisite authority and power (corporate and other),
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to carry on its
business as presently conducted and as contemplated to be conducted; to own,
hold and operate its properties and assets as now owned, held and operated by
it; to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the provisions hereof, except
where the failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing or to have
such authority or power will not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Company is duly qualified, licensed or domesticated as a foreign
corporation in good standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its
activities or its properties owned or leased makes such qualification, licensing
or domestication necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified,
licensed or domesticated will not have a Material Adverse Effect. Set forth on
Schedule 5.1 is
a list of those jurisdictions in which the Company presently conducts its
business, owns, holds and operates its properties and assets.
5.1.2 As
of the date hereof, each of the PRC Companies has been duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the PRC, and have all requisite
authority and power (corporate and other), governmental licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals to carry on their respective businesses
as presently conducted and to own, hold and operate their respective properties
and assets as now owned, held and operated, except where the failure to be so
organized, existing and in good standing or to have such authority and power,
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents or approvals would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. Except for those set forth on Schedule 5.1.2, all
registered capital and other capital contributions shall have been duly paid up
in accordance with the relevant PRC regulations and requirements and all
necessary capital verification reports have been duly issued and not
revoked.
5.3.1 The
copies of the Articles of Association of the Company, as amended, and the
documents which constitute all other Organization Documents of the Company, that
have been delivered to the Acquiror Company prior to the execution of this
Agreement are true and complete and have not been amended or repealed. The
Company is not in violation or breach of any of the provisions of its
Organizational Documents, except for such violations or breaches as, in the
aggregate, will not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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5.3.2 True,
correct and complete certified translated copies of the Organizational Documents
of each of the PRC Companies have been delivered to the Acquiror Company prior
to the execution of this Agreement, and no action has been taken to amend or
repeal such Organizational Documents. No PRC Company is in violation or breach
of any of the provisions of its organizational documents, except for such
violations or breaches as, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Organizational Documents of each of the PRC Companies are valid and subsisting
and none of the PRC Companies are in violation of any of the provisions of their
respective charter or bylaws or equivalent organizational
documents.
5.3.3 True, correct and complete certified
translated copies of the VIE Documents have been delivered to the Acquiror
Company prior to the execution of this Agreement and no action has been taken to
amend or repeal such VIE Documents. The VIE Documents have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered and constitute the valid and binding obligations of the
parties thereto. No party to the VIE Document is in violation or breach of any
provision thereof, except for such violation or breach as would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. The VIE Documents do not contravene, conflict with or
result in a violation of, default under or termination of any other agreement or
instrument to which the Company or WFOE is a party or by which the property or
assets of the Company or WFOE are bound or contravene, conflict with or result
in a violation of any Law or Order to which the Company or WFOE may be subject,
or contravene, conflict with or result in the violation of the terms or
requirements of, or give any governmental authority the right to invoke,
withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify any license, permits,
authorizations, approvals, franchises or other rights held by any party to the
VIE Documents or that otherwise relate to the business of, or any property or
assets of the Company of the PRC Companies.
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5.17.1 Except
for agreements explicitly contemplated hereby or as listed on Schedule 5.17, there
are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts or proposed
transactions between the Company or any PRC Company and any of its officers,
directors, employees, principal stockholders or any affiliate
thereof.
5.17.2 Except
as listed on Schedule
5.17, there are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts,
judgments, orders, writs or decrees to which the Company or any PRC Company is a
party or by which it is bound, involving (i) obligations (contingent or
otherwise) of, or payments to, the Company in excess of RMB50,000, (ii) the
transfer or license of any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other
proprietary right to or from the Company or PRC Company (other than licenses by
the Company of βoff the shelfβ or other standard products), (iii) provisions
restricting the development, manufacture or distribution of the Companyβs
products or services, or (iv) indemnification by the Company with respect to
infringements of proprietary rights.
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5.17.3 The
Company has not (i) declared or paid any dividends, or authorized or made any
distribution upon or with respect to any class or series of its capital stock,
(ii) incurred or guaranteed any indebtedness for money borrowed or any other
liabilities (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of
business or as disclosed in the Financial Statements in excess of $10,000
individually or $25,000 in the aggregate, (iii) made any loans or advances to
any person, other than ordinary advances for travel expenses, or (iv) sold,
exchanged or otherwise disposed of any of its assets or rights, other than the
sale of its inventory in the ordinary course of business.
5.18.2 The
Company owns or possesses sufficient legal rights to all patents, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, inventions, licenses and
other proprietary rights and processes necessary for its business as now
conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, without, to the Companyβs
Knowledge, any infringement of the rights of others. There are no outstanding
options, licenses or agreements of any kind relating to the foregoing
proprietary rights, nor is the Company or any PRC Company bound by or a party to
any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with respect to the patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses and
other proprietary rights and processes of any other person or entity other than
such licenses or agreements arising from the purchase of βoff the shelfβ or
standard software products.
5.18.3 None
of the Company or any PRC Company has received written notice alleging that the
Company or PRC Company has violated or is violating any patent, trademark,
service xxxx, trade name, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right of
any other person or entity.
5.18.4 To
the Companyβs Knowledge, none of the Companyβs or PRC Companiesβ employees is
obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of
any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of
any court or administrative agency, that would interfere with their duties to
the Company or would conflict with the Companyβs business as currently
conducted.
5.18.5 The
Company does not believe it is or will be necessary to utilize any inventions,
trade secrets or proprietary information of any of its employees or any PRC
Companyβs employees made prior to their employment by the Company or the PRC
Company, as applicable, except for inventions, trade secrets or proprietary
information that have been assigned to the Company or the PRC
Company.
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5.20.1 The
Company and each PRC Company has filed all local income, sales, withholding and
other tax reports, documents, statements and returns (collectively βTax Returnsβ) that it
was required to file and has paid all taxes shown thereon as due and payable,
except where the failure to file Tax Returns or pay such taxes could reasonably
be expected not to have a Material Adverse Effect. All such Tax Returns were
complete and correct in all material respects.
5.20.2 None
of the Company nor any PRC Company is party to any agreement or other document
with any taxing authority extending the period for assessment, reassessment or
collection of any Taxes.
5.20.3 No
Governmental Authority has assessed against the Company or any PRC Company any
additional taxes for any period for which Tax Returns have been filed. There is
no proceeding, audit or investigation concerning any liability for taxes of the
Company or otherwise on account of the Companyβs business pending or, to the
Companyβs Knowledge, threatened by any governmental authority.
5.20.4 None
of the Company or any PRC Company is a party to any tax allocation or sharing
contract.
5.22.2 The
Company and each of the PRC Companies believes its relationships with its
employees are good. No employees are party to a collective bargaining
agreement.
5.22.3 None
of the Company or any PRC Company is not delinquent in payments to any of its
employees for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses or other compensation
for services performed or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees.
All taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts
paid or owing to any employee have been withheld and paid.
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5.22.4 There
are no actions pending or threatened by any former or current employee
concerning such personβs employment by the Company or PRC Company.
5.22.5 No
executive officer of the Company (i) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding
or is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding minor traffic
violations) or (ii) is or has been subject to any judgment or order of, the
subject of any pending civil or administrative action byany Governmental
Agency.
SECTION
VI
The
Acquiror Company represents and warrants to the Shareholders and the Company as
follows:
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6.4 Authorization. The
Acquiror Company has all requisite authority and power (corporate and other),
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to enter into this
Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company is
a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each
of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company is a party and to
perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Transaction
Documents to which the Acquiror Company is a party. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Acquiror Company of this Agreement and each of the
Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company is a party have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not require from the
Acquiror Company Board any consent or approval that has not been validly and
lawfully obtained except for approval by the Acquiror Company stockholders. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Acquiror Company of this Agreement
and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company is a party
requires no authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of or filing or
registration with any Governmental Authority or other Person other than (a) the
Schedule 14(c) Filing; (b) such other customary filings with the Commission for
transactions of the type contemplated by this Agreement; and the amendment to
the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation substantially in the form
attached as Schedule
6.4 to be filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada 20 days after the
availability of the notice on Schedule 14C to the holders of Acquiror Company
Common Stock.
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6.16.1 The
Acquiror Company has no employees, independent contractors or other Persons
providing services to it. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
the Acquiror Company is in full compliance with all Laws regarding employment,
wages, hours, benefits, equal opportunity, collective bargaining, the payment of
Social Security and other taxes, occupational safety and health and plant
closing. The Acquiror Company is not liable for the payment of any compensation,
damages, taxes, fines, penalties or other amounts, however designated, for
failure to comply with any of the foregoing Laws.
6.16.2 No
director, officer or employee of the Acquiror Company is a party to, or is
otherwise bound by, any contract (including any confidentiality, non-competition
or proprietary rights agreement) with any other Person that in any way adversely
affects or will materially affect (a) the performance of his or her duties as a
director, officer or employee of the Acquiror Company or (b) the ability of the
Acquiror Company to conduct its business.
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6.27.1 The
Acquiror Company has no stock option plans providing for the grant by the
Acquiror Company of stock options to directors, officers or
employees.
6.27.2 The
Acquiror Company has no employee benefit plans or arrangements covering their
present and former employees or providing benefits to such persons in respect of
services provided the Acquiror Company.
6.27.3 Neither
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby alone, nor in
combination with another event, with respect to each director, officer, employee
and consultant of the Acquiror Company, will result in (a) any payment
(including, without limitation, severance, unemployment compensation or bonus
payments) becoming due from the Acquiror Company, (b) any increase in the amount
of compensation or benefits payable to any such individual or (c) any
acceleration of the vesting or timing of payment of compensation payable to any
such individual. No agreement, arrangement or other contract of the Acquiror
Company provides benefits or payments contingent upon, triggered by, or
increased as a result of a change in the ownership or effective control of the
Acquiror Company.
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SECTION
VII
7.1.1 The
Acquiror Company shall to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law or
its Organizational Documents, indemnify and hold harmless, each present and
former director, officer or employee of the Acquiror Company (collectively, the
βIndemnified Partiesβ) against any costs or expenses (including attorneysβ
fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid
in settlement in connection with any Proceeding arising out of or pertaining to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (βDamagesβ), to the same extent
as provided in the Acquiror Companyβs Organizational Documents or any applicable
contract or agreement as in effect on the date hereof, in each case for a period
of five years after the Closing Date. In the event of any such Proceeding
(whether arising before or after the Closing Date), (i) any counsel retained by
the Indemnified Parties for any period after the Closing Date shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Acquiror Company, (ii) after the Closing Date,
the Acquiror Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel,
promptly after statements therefor are received, provided that the Indemnified
Parties shall be required to reimburse the Acquiror Company for such payments in
the circumstances and to the extent required by the Acquiror Companyβs
Organizational Documents, any applicable contract or agreement or applicable
Law, and (iii) the Acquiror Company will cooperate in the defense of any such
matter; provided, however, that the
Acquiror Company shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its
written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); and
provided, further, that, in the event that any claim or claims for
indemnification are asserted or made within such five-year period, all rights to
indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until the
disposition of any and all such claims. The Indemnified Parties as a group may
retain only one law firm to represent them in each applicable jurisdiction with
respect to any single action unless there is, under applicable standards of
professional conduct, a conflict on any significant issue between the positions
of any two or more Indemnified Parties, in which case each Indemnified Person
with respect to whom such a conflict exists (or group of such Indemnified
Persons who among them have no such conflict) may retain one separate law firm
in each applicable jurisdiction.
7.1.2 This
Section 7.1 shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and upon the execution hereof, is intended to benefit the
Indemnified Parties, shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the
Acquiror Company and shall be enforceable by the Indemnified
Parties.
7.2.1 Make
and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in Rule 144; and
7.2.2 File
with the Commission, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents
required of the Acquiror Company under the Exchange Act.
SECTION
VIII
The
Acquiror Companyβs obligation to acquire the Shares and to take the other
actions required to be taken by the Acquiror Company at the Closing Date is
subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the
following conditions (any of which may be waived by the Acquiror Company, in
whole or in part):
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8.2.1 All
of the covenants and obligations that the Company and the Shareholders are
required to perform or to comply with pursuant to this Agreement (considered
collectively), and each of these covenants and obligations (considered
individually), must have been duly performed and complied with in all material
respects.
8.2.2 Each
document required to be delivered by the Company and the Shareholders pursuant
to this Agreement must have been delivered.
8.7 Documents. The
Company and the Shareholders must deliver to the Acquiror Company at the
Closing:
8.7.1 share
certificates evidencing the number of Shares held by each Shareholder (as set
forth in Exhibit
A), along with executed share transfer forms transferring such Shares to
the Acquiror Company together with a certified copy of a board resolution of the
Company approving the registration of the transfer of such shares to Acquiror
Company (subject to Closing and payment of stamp duty);
8.7.2 each
of the Transaction Documents to which the Company and/or the Shareholders is a
party, duly executed; and
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8.7.3 such
other documents as the Acquiror Company may reasonably request for the purpose
of (A) evidencing the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties of
the Company and the Shareholders pursuant to Section 8.1, (B) evidencing the
performance of, or compliance by the Company and the Shareholders with, any
covenant or obligation required to be performed or complied with by the Company
or the Shareholders, as the case may be, (C) evidencing the satisfaction of
any condition referred to in this Section 8, or (D) otherwise facilitating the
consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
SECTION
IX
9.1.1 The
Company shall to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law or its
Organizational Documents, indemnify and hold harmless, each present and former
director, officer or employee of the Company (collectively, the βCompany
Indemnified Partiesβ) against any costs or expenses (including attorneysβ fees),
judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in
settlement in connection with any Proceeding (x) arising out of or pertaining to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (y) otherwise with
respect to any acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Closing Date
(βCompany Damagesβ), to the same extent as provided in the Companyβs
Organizational Documents or any applicable contract or agreement as in effect on
the date hereof, in each case for a period of two years after the Closing Date.
In the event of any such Proceeding (whether arising before or after the Closing
Date), (i) any counsel retained by the Company Indemnified Parties for any
period after the Closing Date shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
(ii) after the Closing Date, the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and
expenses of such counsel, promptly after statements therefor are received,
provided that the Company Indemnified Parties shall be required to reimburse the
Company for such payments in the circumstances and to the extent required by the
Companyβs Organizational Documents, any applicable contract or agreement or
applicable Law, and (iii) the Company will cooperate in the defense of any such
matter; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its written
consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); and provided,
further, that, in the event that any claim or claims for indemnification are
asserted or made within such one (1) year period, all rights to indemnification
in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until the disposition of
any and all such claims. The Company Indemnified Parties as a group may retain
only one law firm to represent them in each applicable jurisdiction with respect
to any single action unless there is, under applicable standards of professional
conduct, a conflict on any significant issue between the positions of any two or
more Company Indemnified Parties, in which case each Company Indemnified Person
with respect to whom such a conflict exists (or group of such Company
Indemnified Persons who among them have no such conflict) may retain one
separate law firm in each applicable jurisdiction.
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9.1.2 This
Section 9.1 shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement upon execution, is intended to benefit the Company Indemnified
Parties, shall be binding on all successors and assigns of he Company and shall
be enforceable by the Company Indemnified Parties.
SECTION
X
The
Shareholderβs obligation to transfer the Shares and the obligations of the
Company to take the other actions required to be taken by the Company in advance
of or at the Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by
the Company and the Shareholders jointly, in whole or in part):
10.2.1 All
of the covenants and obligations that the Acquiror Company is required to
perform or to comply with pursuant to this Agreement (considered collectively),
and each of these covenants and obligations (considered individually), must have
been performed and complied with in all respects.
10.2.2 Each
document required to be delivered by the Acquiror Company pursuant to this
Agreement must have been delivered.
10.5.1 All
material consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to be
obtained, and all filings required to be made, by the Acquiror Company for the
authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by
it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have been obtained
and made by the Acquiror Company, except where the failure to receive such
consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders or to make such filings
would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or the Acquiror
Company.
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10.6.1 share
certificates evidencing each Shareholderβs pro rata share of the Acquiror
Company Shares (as set forth in Exhibit
A);
10.6.2 a
Secretaryβs Certificate, dated the Closing Date certifying attached copies of
(A) the Organizational Documents of the Acquiror Company, (B) the resolutions of
the Acquiror Company Board approving this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby; (C) the Certificate of Designation of the Acquiror Company
Shares as filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada; and (D) the incumbency of
each authorized officer of the Acquiror Company signing this Agreement and any
other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby to which the Acquiror Company
is a party;
10.6.3 a
Certificate of Good Standing of the Acquiror Company;
10.6.4 each
of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company is a party, duly
executed; and
10.6.5 such
other documents as the Company may reasonably request for the purpose of (i)
evidencing the accuracy of any representation or warranty of the Acquiror
Company pursuant to Section 10.1, (ii) evidencing the performance by the
Acquiror Company of, or the compliance by the Acquiror Company with, any
covenant or obligation required to be performed or complied with by the Acquiror
Company, (iii) evidencing the satisfaction of any condition referred to in this
Section 10, or (iv) otherwise facilitating the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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SECTION
XI
(a) any
breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company or a Shareholder in
this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement;
(b) any
breach by the Company or a Shareholder of any covenant or obligation of the
Company in this Agreement required to be performed by the Company on or prior to
the Closing Date; or
(c) any and all losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities against the Company or a Shareholder, occurring on or
prior to the Closing Date.
(a) any
breach of any representation or warranty made by the Acquiror Company in this
Agreement or in any certificate delivered by the Acquiror Company pursuant to
this Agreement;
(b) any
breach by the Acquiror Company of any covenant or obligation of the Acquiror
Company in this Agreement required to be performed by the Acquiror Company on or
prior to the Closing Date; or
(c) any
and all losses, claims, damages, or liabilities against the Acquiror Company,
occurring on or prior to the Closing Date.
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SECTION
XII
12.3.1 The
Acquiror Company, the Shareholders and the Company will maintain in confidence,
and will cause their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, and
advisors to maintain in confidence, any written, oral, or other information
obtained in confidence from another party in connection with this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless (a) such information is
already known to such party or to others not bound by a duty of confidentiality
or such information becomes publicly available through no fault of such party,
(b) the use of such information is necessary or appropriate in making any
required filing with the Commission, or obtaining any consent or approval
required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or (c) the furnishing or use of such information is required by or
necessary or appropriate in connection with legal proceedings.
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12.3.2 In
the event that any party is required to disclose any information of another
party pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of Section 12.3.1, the party requested or
required to make the disclosure (the βdisclosing partyβ) shall provide the party
that provided such information (the βproviding partyβ) with prompt notice of any
such requirement so that the providing party may seek a protective order or
other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this
Section 12.3. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the
receipt of a waiver by the providing party, the disclosing party is nonetheless,
in the opinion of counsel, legally compelled to disclose the information of the
providing party, the disclosing party may, without liability hereunder, disclose
only that portion of the providing partyβs information which such counsel
advises is legally required to be disclosed, provided that the disclosing party
exercises its reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the
providing partyβs information, including, without limitation, by cooperating
with the providing party to obtain an appropriate protective order or other
relief assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the providing
partyβs information.
12.3.3 If
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, each party
will return or destroy as much of such written information as the other party
may reasonably request.
If
to Acquiror Company:
Forex
000,Xxx. Xxxx
X0, 0/X., Xxxxxx Xxxxx Commercial Building, 000-000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxx XxxxAttention:
Cui Xxxx Xxx
Telephone
No.: οΌ852οΌ0000
0000
Facsimile
No.: οΌ852οΌ2116
1232
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with
a copy to:
DLA
Piper LLP (US)
1251
Avenue of the Americas
New
York, New York
Attn:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to the Company:
Qiqihar
Fuer Agronomy Inc.
North
Neiwei Road 2, R&D Regional, Fulaerji District, Qiqihaer, Heilongjiang
Province, China
Attention:
Zhang Li
Telephone
No.: 00-000-0000000
Facsimile
No.: 86-452- 6917110
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with
a copy to:
DLA
Piper LLP (US)
1251
Avenue of the Americas
New
York, New York
Attn:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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12.12 Governing Law. This
Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to
conflicts of laws principles.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange
Agreement as of the date first written above.
Acquiror Company:
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FOREX
365, INC.
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By:
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Printed name:
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Cui Xxxx Xxx
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Title:
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President
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Company:
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CHINA
GOLDEN HOLDINGS, LTD.
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By:
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Printed
name:
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He Xxx Xxxx
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Title:
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Director
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[Signatures
Continue]
Shareholder
Signature:
Oriental
Agriculture Co.,Ltd.
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Signed:
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Printed name:
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He Xxx
Xxxx
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Title:
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Director
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COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
(FOR
ISSUANCES PURSUANT TO REGULATION S)
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange
Agreement as of the date first written above.
SHAREHOLDER:
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Name:
Cui Xxxx Xxx
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Title:
President
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OFFSHORE DELIVERY
INSTRUCTIONS:
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PRINT
EXACT NAME IN WHICH YOU WANT THE SECURITIES TO BE
REGISTERED
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Attn:
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Cui
Xxxx Xxx
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Address:
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Xxxx
X0, 0/X., Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx,
000-000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx,
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Xxxx
Xxxx
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Phone
No.:
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(
000 ) 0000 0000
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Facsimile No.:
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(
000 ) 0000 0000
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COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
(FOR
ISSUANCES PURSUANT TO SECTION 4(2))
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange
Agreement as of the date first written above.
SHAREHOLDER:
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By:
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Printed name:
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He Xxx Xxxx
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Title:
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Director
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
1.60
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VIE
Documents
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Schedule 4.1.5
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Shareholder Brokers or
Finders
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Schedule
5.1.2
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Capital
Contribution
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Schedule
5.2
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Company
Subsidiaries
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Schedule
5.7.1
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Capitalization
of the Company
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Schedule
5.7.2
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Capitalization
of PRC Companies
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Schedule
5.11
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Company
Brokers or Finders
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Schedule
5.14
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Financial
Statements
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Schedule
5.15
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Material
Liabilities
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Schedule
5.17
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Material
Agreements
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Schedule
5.18
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Intellectual
Properties
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Schedule
5.22.1
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Officers
and Directors of the Company and PRC Companies
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Schedule
6.1
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Acquiror
Company Jurisdiction
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Schedule
6.4
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Form
of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles
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Schedule
6.8.1
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Capitalization
of the Acquiror Company
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Schedule
6.11
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Acquiror
Company Brokers or Finders
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Schedule
6.12
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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Schedule
6.21
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Interested
Parties
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Schedule
6.23
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Bank
Accounts
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Schedule
6.26
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SEC
Documents
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EXHIBIT
A
Shares And Acquiror Company
Shares To Be Exchanged
Name and Address of
Shareholder
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Number of Shares held by
Shareholder*
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Pro Rata Beneficial Ownership
in the Acquiror Company
Shares to be issued to
Shareholder
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Faith
Origin Limited
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,X.X. Xxx 0000, Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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5,385 | 1,243,968 | ||||||
Trade
Ever Holdings Limited
P.O.
Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Center, Road Town, Tortola, British
Virgin Islands
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5,497 | 1,269,884 | ||||||
Virtue
World Limited
Quastisky
Building,P.O. Box 4389, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin
Islands
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3,308 | 763,922 | ||||||
Oriental
Agriculture Co., Ltd:
P.O.
Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Center, Road Town, Tortola, British
Virgin IslandsZhang
LiHE Xiuhong
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31,721 | 7,327,749 |
EXHIBIT
B
Definition of βAccredited
Investorβ
The term
βaccredited investorβ means:
(1)
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A
bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or a savings and
loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of
the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary
capacity; a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; an insurance company as defined in
Section 2(13) of the Securities Act; an investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the βInvestment Company Actβ) or
a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the
Investment Company Act; a Small Business Investment Company licensed by
the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958; a plan established and maintained
by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality of
a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if
such plan has total assets in excess of US $5,000,000; an employee benefit
plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 (βERISAβ), if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as
defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, savings and
loan association, insurance company, or registered investment advisor, or
if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of US $5,000,000
or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by
persons that are accredited
investors.
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(2)
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A
private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of
the Investment Advisers Act of
1940.
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(3)
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An
organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with
total assets in excess of US
$5,000,000.
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(4)
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A
director or executive officer of the Acquiror Company.
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(5)
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A
natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that
personβs spouse, at the time of his or her purchase exceeds US
$1,000,000.
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(6)
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A
natural person who had an individual income in excess of US $200,000 in
each of the two most recent years or joint income with that personβs
spouse in excess of US $300,000 in each of those years and has a
reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current
year.
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(7)
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A
trust, with total assets in excess of US $5,000,000, not formed for the
specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is
directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii)
(i.e., a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
the prospective investment).
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(8)
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An
entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors. (If
this alternative is checked, the Shareholder must identify each equity
owner and provide statements signed by each demonstrating how each is
qualified as an accredited
investor.)
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EXHIBIT
C
Definition of βU.S.
Personβ
(1)
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βU.S.
personβ (as defined in Regulation S)
means:
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(i)
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Any
natural person resident in the United
States;
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(ii)
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Any
partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the
United States;
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(iii)
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Any
estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S.
person;
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(iv)
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Any
trust of which any trustee is a U.S.
person;
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(v)
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Any
agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United
States;
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(vi)
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Any
non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or
trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a
U.S. person;
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(vii)
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Any
discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust)
held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated, or (if an
individual) resident in the United States;
and
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(viii)
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Any
partnership or corporation if: (A) organized or incorporated under the
laws of any foreign jurisdiction; and (B) formed by a U.S. person
principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered
under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, and
owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a)) who are not
natural persons, estates or trusts.
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(2)
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Notwithstanding
paragraph (1) above, any discretionary account or similar account (other
than an estate or trust) held for the benefit or account of a non-U.S.
person by a dealer or other professional fiduciary organized,
incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States shall
not be deemed a βU.S. person.β
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(3)
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Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), any estate of which any professional fiduciary acting as
executor or administrator is a U.S. person shall not be deemed a U.S.
person if:
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(i)
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An
executor or administrator of the estate who is not a U.S. person has sole
or shared investment discretion with respect to the assets of the estate;
and
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(ii)
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The
estate is governed by foreign law.
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(4)
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Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), any trust of which any professional fiduciary acting as
trustee is a U.S. person shall not be deemed a U.S. person if a trustee
who is not a U.S. person has sole or shared investment discretion with
respect to the trust assets, and no beneficiary of the trust (and no
settlor if the trust is revocable) is a U.S.
person.
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(5)
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Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), an employee benefit plan established and administered in
accordance with the law of a country other than the United States and
customary practices and documentation of such country shall not be deemed
a U.S. person.
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(6)
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Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), any agency or branch of a U.S. person located outside the
United States shall not be deemed a βU.S. personβ
if:
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(i)
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The
agency or branch operates for valid business reasons;
and
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(ii)
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The
agency or branch is engaged in the business of insurance or banking and is
subject to substantive insurance or banking regulation, respectively, in
the jurisdiction where located.
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(7)
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The
International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development
Bank, the African Development Bank, the United Nations, and their
agencies, affiliates and pension plans, and any other similar
international organizations, their agencies, affiliates and pension plans
shall not be deemed βU.S.
persons.β
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EXHIBIT
D
ACCREDITED
INVESTOR REPRESENTATIONS
Each of
the Shareholders indicating that it is an Accredited Investor, severally and not
jointly, further represents and warrants to the Acquiror Company as
follows:
1.
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Such
person or entity qualifies as an Accredited Investor on the basis set
forth on its signature page to this
Agreement.
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2.
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Such
person or entity has sufficient knowledge and experience in finance,
securities, investments and other business matters to be able to protect
such Shareholderβs interests in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.
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Such
person or entity has consulted, to the extent that it has deemed
necessary, with its tax, legal, accounting and financial advisors
concerning its investment in the Acquiror Company
Shares.
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4.
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Such
person or entity understands the various risks of an investment in the
Acquiror Company Shares and can afford to bear such risks for an
indefinite period of time, including, without limitation, the risk of
losing its entire investment in the Acquiror Company
Shares.
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5.
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Such
person or entity has had access to the Acquiror Companyβs publicly filed
reports with the SEC.
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6.
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Such
person or entity has been furnished during the course of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement with all other public information regarding
the Acquiror Company that such person or entity has requested and all such
public information is sufficient for such person or entity to evaluate the
risks of investing in the Acquiror Company
Shares.
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7.
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Such
person or entity has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and
receive answers concerning the Acquiror Company and the terms and
conditions of the issuance of the Acquiror Company
Shares.
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8.
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Such
person or entity is not relying on any representations and warranties
concerning the Acquiror Company made by the Acquiror Company or any
officer, employee or agent of the Acquiror Company, other than those
contained in this Agreement.
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9.
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Such
person or entity is acquiring the Acquiror Company Shares for such
personβs or entityβs, as the case may be, own account, for investment and
not for distribution or resale to
others.
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10.
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Such
person or entity will not sell or otherwise transfer the Acquiror Company
Shares, unless either (a) the transfer of such securities is
registered under the Securities Act or (b) an exemption from registration
of such securities is available.
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11.
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Such
person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company is
under no obligation to register the Acquiror Company Shares for sale under
the Securities Act.
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12.
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Such
person or entity consents to the placement of a legend on any certificate
or other document evidencing the Acquiror Company Shares substantially in
the form set forth in
Section 4.2.5(a).
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13.
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Such
person or entity represents that the address furnished on its signature
page to this Agreement and in Exhibit A is
the principal residence if he is an individual or its principal business
address if it is a corporation or other
entity.
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14.
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Such
person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company
Shares have not been recommended by any federal or state securities
commission or regulatory authority, that the foregoing authorities have
not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any information
concerning the Acquiror Company that has been supplied to such person or
entity and that any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
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15.
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Such
person or entity acknowledges that the representations, warranties and
agreements made by such person or entity herein shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the purchase of the Acquiror
Company Shares.
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EXHIBIT
E
Non
U.S. Person Representations
Each
Shareholder indicating that it is not a U.S. person, severally and not jointly,
further represents and warrants to the Acquiror Company as follows:
16.
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At
the time of (a) the offer by the Acquiror Company and (b) the acceptance
of the offer by such person or entity, of the Acquiror Company Shares,
such person or entity was outside the United
States.
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17.
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No
offer to acquire the Acquiror Company Shares or otherwise to participate
in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement was made to such person
or entity or its representatives inside the United
States.
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18.
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Such
person or entity is not purchasing the Acquiror Company Shares for the
account or benefit of any U.S. person, or with a view towards distribution
to any U.S. person, in violation of the registration requirements of the
Securities Act.
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19.
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Such
person or entity will make all subsequent offers and sales of the Acquiror
Company Shares either (x) outside of the United States in compliance with
Regulation S; (y) pursuant to a registration under the Securities Act; or
(z) pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the
Securities Act. Specifically, such person or entity will not resell the
Acquiror Company Shares to any U.S. person or within the United States
prior to the expiration of a period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending on the date that is one year thereafter (the βDistribution
Compliance Periodβ), except pursuant to registration under the Securities
Act or an exemption from registration under the Securities
Act.
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20.
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Such
person or entity is acquiring the Acquiror Company Shares for such
Shareholderβs own account, for investment and not for distribution or
resale to others.
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21.
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Such
person or entity has no present plan or intention to sell the Acquiror
Company Shares in the United States or to a U.S. person at any
predetermined time, has made no predetermined arrangements to sell the
Acquiror Company Shares and is not acting as a Distributor of such
securities.
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22.
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Neither
such person or entity, its Affiliates nor any Person acting on behalf of
such person or entity, has entered into, has the intention of entering
into, or will enter into any put option, short position or other similar
instrument or position in the U.S. with respect to the Acquiror Company
Shares at any time after the Closing Date through the Distribution
Compliance Period except in compliance with the Securities
Act.
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23.
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Such
person or entity consents to the placement of a legend on any certificate
or other document evidencing the Acquiror Company Shares substantially in
the form set forth in
Section 4.2.5(b).
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24.
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Such
person or entity is not acquiring the Acquiror Company Shares in a
transaction (or an element of a series of transactions) that is part of
any plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the Securities
Act.
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25.
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Such
person or entity has sufficient knowledge and experience in finance,
securities, investments and other business matters to be able to protect
such personβs or entityβs interests in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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26.
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Such
person or entity has consulted, to the extent that it has deemed
necessary, with its tax, legal, accounting and financial advisors
concerning its investment in the Acquiror Company
Shares.
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27.
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Such
person or entity understands the various risks of an investment in the
Acquiror Company Shares and can afford to bear such risks for an
indefinite period of time, including, without limitation, the risk of
losing its entire investment in the Acquiror Company
Shares.
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28.
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Such
person or entity has had access to the Acquiror Companyβs publicly filed
reports with the SEC.
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29.
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Such
person or entity has been furnished during the course of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement with all other public information regarding
the Acquiror Company that such person or entity has requested and all such
public information is sufficient for such person or entity to evaluate the
risks of investing in the Acquiror Company
Shares.
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30.
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Such
person or entity has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and
receive answers concerning the Acquiror Company and the terms and
conditions of the issuance of the Acquiror Company
Shares.
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31.
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Such
person or entity is not relying on any representations and warranties
concerning the Acquiror Company made by the Acquiror Company or any
officer, employee or agent of the Acquiror Company, other than those
contained in this Agreement.
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32.
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Such
person or entity will not sell or otherwise transfer the Acquiror Company
Shares, unless either (A) the transfer of such securities is
registered under the Securities Act or (B) an exemption from registration
of such securities is available.
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33.
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Such
person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company is
under no obligation to register the Acquiror Company Shares for sale under
the Securities Act.
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34.
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Such
person or entity represents that the address furnished on its signature
page to this Agreement and in Exhibit A is
the principal residence if he is an individual or its principal business
address if it is a corporation or other
entity.
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35.
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Such
person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company
Shares have not been recommended by any federal or state securities
commission or regulatory authority, that the foregoing authorities have
not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any information
concerning the Acquiror Company that has been supplied to such person or
entity and that any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
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36.
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Such
person or entity acknowledges that the representations, warranties and
agreements made by such person or entity herein shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the purchase of the Acquiror
Company Shares.
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Schedule
1.60
Vie
Documents
1.
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Share
Pledge Agreement dated March 25, 2010 by and among Qiqihar Fuer Agronomy
Co., Ltd., Qiqihar Deli Enterprise Management Consulting Co. Ltd., Zhang
Li and Xxx Xxxxx;
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2.
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Exclusive
Option Agreement dated March 25, 2010 by and among Qiqihar Fuer Agronomy
Co., Ltd., Qiqihar Deli Enterprise Management Consulting Co. Ltd., Zhang
Li and Xxx Xxxxx;
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3.
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Exclusive
Business Cooperation Agreement dated March 25, 2010 by and between Qiqihar
Fuer Agronomy Co., Ltd. and Qiqihar Deli Enterprise Management Consulting
Co. Ltd;
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4.
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Loan
Agreement dated March 25, 2010 by and among Qiqihar Deli Enterprise
Management Consulting Co. Ltd., Zhang Li and Xxx
Xxxxx;
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5.
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Power
of Attorney issued by Zhang Li and Xxx Xxxxx dated March 25,
2010;
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6.
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Capital
Contribution Certificate of Qiqihar Fuer Agronomy Co., Ltd. dated March
25, 2010;
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7.
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Shareholdersβ
Register of Qiqihar Fuer Agronomy Co., Ltd. dated March 25,
2010.
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