Shares1 China Intelligent Lighting and Electronics, Inc. Common Stock UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit
1.1
______________
Shares1
China
Intelligent Lighting and Electronics, Inc.
Common
Stock
_________,
2010
Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx, LLC
WestPark
Capital, Inc.
As
Representatives of the several Underwriters
c/o
Rodman & Xxxxxxx, LLC
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
China
Intelligent Lighting and Electronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to sell to
you and other firms and corporations named in Schedule A attached
hereto (the “Underwriters,” which term
shall also include any underwriter substituted as provided in Section 11
hereof), for which you are acting as representatives (“Representatives”),
________________ shares (the “Primary Shares”) of the
Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”). In
addition, the Company and certain stockholders of the Company (the “Selling Stockholders”) named
in Schedule B
hereto severally propose to grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase,
solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, up to an additional
_________ shares of the Common Stock (the “Over-Allotment
Shares”). The Company and each Selling Stockholder has agreed
to sell up to the amount set forth opposite the Company’s and each Selling
Stockholder’s name in Schedule B hereto, in each case, if and to the extent that
you, as Representatives, shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the
Underwriters, the right to purchase such Over-Allotment Shares granted to the
Underwriters under this Agreement. The Primary Shares and the Over-Allotment
Shares are collectively referred to below as the “Shares.” The
Company and the Selling Stockholders are hereinafter sometimes collectively
referred to as the “Sellers.” The
Sellers agree with the several Underwriters as set forth below.
1. Representations, Warranties and
Certain Covenants of the Company. The Company represents and
warrants to, and the Company also covenants and agrees with, each of the
Underwriters as follows:
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(a) The
Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration
statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-164925), including a preliminary prospectus,
relating to the Shares and such amendments to the registration statement and
prospectus included therein as may have been required to the date
hereof. The Company will file with the Commission
either: (i) prior to effectiveness of such registration
statement, a further amendment thereto, including a form of prospectus, and if
required after effectiveness of such registration statement, a final prospectus
in accordance with Rule 424(b) of the rules and regulations (“Rules and Regulations”) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”); or (ii) after
effectiveness of such registration statement, a final prospectus in accordance
with Rules 430A and 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations. Any such
preliminary prospectus and any prospectus included in the registration statement
at the time it becomes effective that omits information pursuant to
Rule 430A of the Rules and Regulations, is referred to herein as a “preliminary prospectus”; such
registration statement, as it may have been amended at the time when it becomes
effective, including financial statements, exhibits and the information, if any,
deemed to be a part of such registration statement by virtue of Rule 430A of the
Rules and Regulations, is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement”; the
preliminary prospectus that was included in the Registration Statement
immediately prior to the time it became effective is referred to herein as the
“Pricing Prospectus”;
such final form of prospectus, in the form in which it was first filed pursuant
to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations or, if no filing pursuant to
Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations is made, in the form included in
the Registration Statement at the time it becomes effective, is referred to
herein as the “Prospectus”.. If
the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement to register
additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act
(the “Rule 462 Registration
Statement”), then any reference herein to the term “Registration Statement” shall
be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement.
(b) Neither
the Commission nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any state regulatory
authority has issued an order preventing or suspending the use of any
preliminary prospectus or Prospectus, if applicable, and no proceedings for such
purpose are pending before or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened or
contemplated by the Commission, and the Company has complied in all material
respects with all requests by the Commission for additional information in
connection therewith. Each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus
delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with this offering will be
identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the
Commission pursuant to XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by Regulation
S-T. At the date of this Agreement and at the date the Registration
Statement becomes effective the Registration Statement, and the Pricing
Prospectus and Prospectus conform, and any amendments or supplements thereto
will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the
Rules and Regulations. At the date of this Agreement, at the
date the Registration Statement becomes effective and at the Closing Date (as
defined below), the Registration Statement will not include any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading. At the date of this Agreement and at the date the
Registration Statement becomes effective the Prospectus, as amended or
supplemented, if applicable, will not include any untrue statement of a material
fact and will not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. At the time that the
Registration Statement became effective, the Pricing Prospectus did not include
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. Provided, however, that the
Company makes no representations, warranties or agreements as to information
contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, each preliminary
prospectus or Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement in reliance upon,
and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the
Underwriters expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the
only such information is that described as such in Section 9(e)
hereof.
(c) No
securities of the Company have been sold by the Company or by or on behalf of,
or for the benefit of, any person or persons controlling, controlled by, or
under common control with the Company, except as disclosed in the Registration
Statement.
(d) The
disclosures in the Registration Statement concerning the effects of Federal,
State, local and all foreign regulations on the Company’s business as currently
conducted or contemplated are correct in all material respects.
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(e) Since
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, except as otherwise specifically stated therein:
(i) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial
or otherwise, or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries
individually or taken as a whole; (ii) there have been no material
transactions entered into by the Company and its subsidiaries, other than as
contemplated pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) no officer or director
of the Company has resigned from any position with the Company or any of its
subsidiaries. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and
except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated herein or disclosed in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company has not: (i) issued
any securities or incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or
contingent, for borrowed money; (ii) entered into any material transaction; or
(iii) declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in
respect to its capital stock. The Company has not sustained, since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by
reference in the in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, any material
loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other
calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or
court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Prospectus; and, since such date, there has not been any
change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or any material adverse changes, or any development that is
reasonably likely to result in a material adverse change, in or affecting the
business, assets, general affairs, management, financial position, business
prospects, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries individually or taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
(f) The
accountants who certified the financial statements and supporting schedules
included in the Registration Statement are independent public accountants as
required by the Act and the Rules and Regulations. The consolidated
financial statements of the Company set forth in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus, together with the related notes thereto, present fairly the
financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates
indicated and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods therein
specified in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”)
consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise stated
therein). The selected financial data and the summary financial
information included in the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects
the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with
that of the audited financial statements included in the Registration
Statement. The schedules set forth in the Registration Statement
present fairly the information required to be stated therein in conformity with
GAAP. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP
financial measures” (as such term is defined by rules and regulations of
the Commission) comply in all material respects with Regulation G of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 10 of
Regulation S-K under the Act, to the extent applicable.
(g) The
agreements and documents described in the Prospectus and the Registration
Statement conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained
therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Act and
the Rules and Regulations to be described in the Prospectus, the Registration
Statement or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration
Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other
instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party
or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to
in the Prospectus, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business, has been
duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect
in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the
Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms,
except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally,
(y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may
be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the
remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable
relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the
court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought. None of such
agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the
Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default
thereunder and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the
lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default
thereunder. To the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the
material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a
violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or
decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective assets or businesses, including, without limitation, those relating
to environmental laws and regulations, except where any such violation would not
result in a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
business, prospects or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole (a “Material
Adverse Effect”).
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(h) The
Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form 8-A (File
Number 001-__________) providing for the registration under the Exchange Act of
the Common Stock. The registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act
has been declared effective by the Commission as of the date
hereof.
(i) The
Company has been duly organized and is validly existing, in good standing, under
the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to
conduct its business as is described in each preliminary prospectus and the
Prospectus. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required, except where the failure to so qualify or be in good
standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Each
of the subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiaries”) has been duly
organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has corporate power and authority
to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as
described in each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus and is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, except where the
failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement,
the Company does not own any shares of capital stock or any other securities of
any corporation, nor does it have any equity interest, direct or indirect, in
any firm, partnership, association or other entity or subsidiary.
(k) The
authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company conforms to the
description thereof contained in the Pricing Prospectus and the
Prospectus. The issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and the
Company’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”) have been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable. The issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock
of each of the Subsidiaries of the Company have been duly authorized and validly
issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned beneficially and of
record, directly or indirectly, by the Company free and clear of all liens,
claims or encumbrances whatsoever. None of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries was issued in violation
of the preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder arising by operation
of law, under the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or its
Subsidiaries or under any agreement or obligation to which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them are bound.
(l) The
sale of the Shares by the Company has been duly authorized and after issuance of
and payment for such Shares in accordance with this Agreement, such Shares will
be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Underwriters
will acquire good and marketable title to the Shares to be sold by the Company,
free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, or
other claim, and the holders of the Common Stock and Preferred Stock are not
entitled to any preemptive rights with respect to the Shares to be sold by the
Company.
(m) Except
as disclosed in each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus and the financial
statements of the Company and the related notes thereto included in each
preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has outstanding any options or warrants to purchase, any preemptive
rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, any securities or
obligations convertible into, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell,
shares of its capital stock or any such options, warrants, rights, convertible
securities or obligations.
(n) Except
as described in the Registration Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the
Prospectus, there are no persons with registration rights or other similar
rights to have any securities registered by the Company pursuant to the
Registration Statement or otherwise registered by the Company under the
Act.
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(o) Except
as contemplated in each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, subsequent to
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities or obligations, direct
or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations or any “variable interest entities”
within the meaning of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No.
46), or entered into any transactions, not in the ordinary course of business,
that are material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and
there has not been any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or
made by the Company on any class of its capital stock, any material change in
the capital stock, short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company, or any
Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Except
as set forth in each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no
pending actions, suits or proceedings against the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that, if determined adversely
to the Company or its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected, individually
or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or would materially
and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under
this Agreement, or that are otherwise material in the context of the sale of the
Shares by the Company; and no such actions, suits or proceedings are, to the
Company’s knowledge, threatened or contemplated.
(q) Except
as set forth in each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company and
its Subsidiaries own or have valid leasehold interests in all material
properties and assets required for the operation of their business as now
conducted or as presently proposed to be conducted, including those described in
the Registration Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus as
being owned by them; and each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good and
marketable title to all properties and assets owned by it which are material to
its business, in each case free from liens, encumbrances and defects that would
materially affect the value thereof or materially interfere with the use made or
to be made thereof by the Company or its subsidiaries. All real
property leases to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party are
valid, subsisting and, to the knowledge of the Company, enforceable by the
Company or such Subsidiary, in each case with no exceptions that would
materially interfere with the use made or to be made thereof by the Company or
its Subsidiaries and each of the Company and its Subsidiaries enjoys peaceful
and undisturbed possession under all such leases to which it is a party as
lessee.
(r) The
Company has the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and
the Representative’s Option and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and
thereunder. This Agreement and the Representative’s Option have each
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and this Agreement
and the Representative’s Option each constitute a valid and binding obligation
of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective
terms except as (i) rights to indemnification hereunder and thereunder may be
limited by applicable law and (ii) the enforcement hereof and thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar
laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general
equitable principles.
(s) The
Company is not in, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the Representative’s Option by the Company and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein, therein and in the Registration Statement
(including the issuance and sale of the Shares and the use of the proceeds from
the sale of the Shares as described in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus
under the caption “Use of Proceeds”) and compliance by the Company with its
obligations hereunder do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice
or passage of time or both, result in a violation, breach or conflict with the
charter or bylaws of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any agreement or
instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or as to which any of
their respective properties is subject or any statute, order, rule or regulation
of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties, except for any such
violations, breaches or conflicts that could not reasonably be expected,
individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and no
consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing with, any court or
governmental agency or body is required in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby except as have been obtained and made under the Act and such
as may be required under state securities or “Blue Sky” laws.
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(t) No
default exists in the due performance and observance of any term, covenant or
condition of any license, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note,
loan or credit agreement, or any other agreement or instrument evidencing an
obligation for borrowed money, or any other material agreement or instrument to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries may be bound or to which any of the properties or
assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, except for such
defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is: (i) in
violation of any term or provision of its Certificate of Incorporation or
by-laws; or (ii) any other applicable organizational document(s), or in
violation of any franchise, license, permit, applicable law, rule, regulation,
judgment or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign,
having jurisdiction over the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties or businesses, except, with respect to clause (ii), for
such defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(u) To
the Company’s knowledge, all information contained in the questionnaires (the
“Questionnaires”) completed by each of the Company’s directors officers and 5%
shareholders of the Company’s outstanding common stock (or securities
convertible into common stock) immediately prior to this offering (collectively,
the “Insiders”, and each
individually, an “Insider”) is true and correct
in all respects and the Company has not become aware of any information which
would cause the information disclosed in the Questionnaires completed by each
Insider to become inaccurate and incorrect.
(v) Except
as disclosed in the Registration Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the
Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any person that would give rise to a
valid claim against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Underwriter for
a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with
this offering.
(w) The
Company and its Subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorities or
permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies and have made all
material filings required under any federal, state, local or foreign law, rule
or regulation necessary to conduct the business now operated by them (the “Permits”) and have not
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of
any such Permit that, if determined adversely to the Company or its
Subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) No
labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary exists or, to
the knowledge of the Company or its Subsidiaries, is imminent that would
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(y) Except
as disclosed in each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation,
decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or
foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic
substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or
human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “environmental laws”), owns or
operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is subject to
any environmental laws, is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination
pursuant to any environmental laws, or is subject to any claim relating to any
environmental laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim would
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a
Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is aware of
any pending investigation that might lead to such a claim.
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(z) The
Company and its Subsidiaries maintain systems of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations;
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset
accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain disclosure
controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to
be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the rules and forms of the Commission, including, without
limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required
to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management,
including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal
financial officer or officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure. The Company is otherwise in compliance in all
materials respects with all applicable effective provisions of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations issued thereunder by
the Commission.
(aa) No
relationship, direct or indirect, exists among the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, customers, suppliers
or, to the Company’s knowledge, stockholders of the Company or its Subsidiaries,
on the other, that is required by the Act to be described in the Registration
Statement and Prospectus and that is not so described.
(bb) Nothing
has come to the attention of the Company that has caused the Company to believe
that the statistical and market-related data included in the Registration
Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus is not based on or
derived from sources that are reliable and accurate (in accordance with the
methodologies used to derive such statistical and market-related data set forth
in the underlying source material) in all material respects.
(cc) The
Shares have been approved for listing on the NYSE Amex, subject to official
notice of issuance.
(dd) The
Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares
and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in each preliminary
prospectus and the Prospectus, will not be an “investment company” as defined
in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(ee) The
Company has not authorized the Underwriters or any other party to make any offer
relating to the Shares that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as
defined in Rule 405 under the Act.
(ff) Except
as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there are no
claims, payments, arrangements, agreements or understandings relating to the
payment of a finder’s, consulting or origination fee by the Company or, to the
Company’s knowledge, any Insider with respect to the sale of the Shares
hereunder or any other arrangements, agreements or understandings of the Company
or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its shareholders that may affect the
Underwriters’ compensation, as determined by the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (“FINRA”).
(gg) Except
as described in the Registration Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the
Prospectus, the Company has not made any direct or indirect payments (in cash,
securities or otherwise) to: (i) any person, as a finder’s fee, consulting
fee or otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the
Company or introducing to the Company persons who raised or provided capital to
the Company; (ii) to any FINRA member; or (iii) to any person or
entity that has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA
member, within the twelve months prior to the effective date of the Registration
Statement, other than payments to the Underwriters as provided hereunder in
connection with this offering.
(hh) None
of the net proceeds of this offering will be paid by the Company to any
participating FINRA member or its affiliates, except as described in the
Registration Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus and as
specifically authorized herein.
(ii) Except
as described in the Registration Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the
Prospectus, to the Company’s knowledge, no Insider has any direct or indirect
affiliation or association with any FINRA member (as determined in accordance
with the rules and regulations of FINRA). The Company will advise the
Representatives and Loeb & Loeb LLP if it learns that any officer, director
or owner of at least 5% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock (or securities
convertible into Common Stock) is or becomes an affiliate or associated person
of a FINRA member participating in this offering.
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(jj) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of the directors , employees or
officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other person acting on
behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly,
given or agreed to give any money, gift or similar benefit (other than legal
price concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to any
customer, supplier, employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official or
employee of any governmental agency or instrumentality of any government
(domestic or foreign) or any political party or candidate for office (domestic
or foreign) or any political party or candidate for office (domestic or foreign)
or other person who was, is, or may be in a position to help or hinder the
business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or assist the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries in connection with any actual or proposed transaction) that
(i) might subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any damage or
penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding,
(ii) if not given in the past, might have had a Material Adverse Effect or
(iii) if not continued in the future, might have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company has taken reasonable steps to ensure that its accounting controls
and procedures and the accounting controls and procedures of each of
its Subsidiaries are sufficient to cause the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
(kk) The
Company conducts substantially all of its operations and generates substantially
all of its revenue through its indirect subsidiaries, Hyundai Light &
Electric (HZ) Co., Ltd (“HLE”) and Korea
Hyundai Light & Electric (International) Holding Limited (“KHLE”), as described
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (together with HLE, the “PRC
Subsidiaries”);
(ll) HLE
has been duly established, is validly existing as a wholly-foreign-owned
enterprise in good standing under the laws of the People’s Republic of China
(“PRC”) and KHLE has been duly established, is validly existing as a
wholly-foreign-owned enterprise in good standing under the laws of Hong
Kong. Each of the PRC Subsidiaries has the corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its property and to conduct its business as
described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and is duly
qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property
requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so
qualified or be in good standing is not reasonably likely to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. Each of the PRC Subsidiaries has applied for
and obtained all requisite business licenses, clearance and permits required
under the laws and regulations of the PRC and/or Hong Kong, as applicable, as
necessary for the conduct of its businesses, and each of the PRC Subsidiaries
has complied in all material respects with all laws and regulations of the PRC
and/or Hong Kong in connection with foreign exchange except that certain
shareholders of the Company who are PRC residents have not registered HLE as
enterprise established with such shareholders round-trip investment with State
Administration of Foreign Exchange (the SAFE ) pursuant to Circular No. 75 of
SAFE. The registered capital of each of the PRC Subsidiaries has been
fully paid up in accordance with the schedule of payment stipulated in its
respective articles of association, approval document, certificate of approval
and legal person business license (hereinafter referred to as the “Establishment
Documents”) and in compliance with PRC or Hong Kong laws, as applicable,
and regulations, except that the initial installment of the original registered
capital of HLE was not paid within the time limit as provided in the approval
letter regarding to the establishment of HLE and the initial installment of the
increased registered capital of HLE was not paid within the time limit as
provided in the approval letter regarding to the increase of registered capital
of HLE, and there is no outstanding capital contribution commitment for any of
the PRC Subsidiaries. The Establishment Documents of the PRC
Subsidiaries have been duly approved in accordance with the laws of the PRC
and/or Hong Kong, as applicable, and are valid and enforceable. The
business scope specified in the Establishment Documents of each of the PRC
Subsidiaries complies with the requirements of all relevant PRC and/or Hong Kong
laws and regulations, as applicable. The outstanding equity interests
of each of the PRC Subsidiaries is owned of record by the Company or a wholly
owned subsidiary, except for such specific entities or individuals identified as
the registered holders thereof in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus. The Company possesses, directly or indirectly, the power
to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of the PRC
Subsidiaries.
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(mm) No
PRC Subsidiary is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any
dividends to the Company (or the Company’s Subsidiary that holds the outstanding
equity interest of such PRC Subsidiary). No PRC Subsidiary is prohibited,
directly or indirectly, from making any other distribution on such PRC
Subsidiary’s equity capital, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances
to such PRC Subsidiary from the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries,
except that HLE may be subject to fines and legal sanctions under the PRC
foreign exchange laws and regulations, restrictions of its overseas or
cross-border investment activities and limitations of its ability to make
distributions or pay dividends due to failure or inability of certain
shareholders of the Company who are PRC residents to receive any required
approvals or make registrations under Circular No. 75 of SAFE.
(nn) None
of the PRC Subsidiaries nor any of their properties, assets or revenues are
entitled to any right of immunity on the grounds of sovereignty from any legal
action, suit or proceeding, from set-off or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction
of any court, from services of process, from attachment prior to or in aid of
execution of judgment, or from any other legal process or proceeding for the
giving of any relief or for the enforcement of any judgment.
(oo) It
is not necessary that this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the
Representative’s Option, the Prospectus or any other document be filed or
recorded with any governmental agency, court or other authority in the PRC or
Hong Kong, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
except that such documents may be in whole or in part filed with or disclosed to
SAFE for the purpose of registration under Circular No. 75 of SAFE by certain
shareholders of the Company who are PRC residents.
(pp) No
transaction, stamp, capital or other issuance, registration, transaction,
transfer or withholding taxes or duties are payable in the PRC and/or Hong Kong
by or on behalf of the Underwriter to any PRC or Hong Kong taxing authority in
connection with (i) the issuance, sale and delivery of any shares of Common
Stock by the Company and the delivery of any shares of Common Stock to or for
the account of the Underwriters, (ii) the purchase from the Company and the
initial sale and delivery by the Underwriters of any shares of Common Stock to
purchasers thereof, or (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the Representative’s Option.
(qq) The
issuance and sale of the Shares to the Underwriters, the listing and trading of
the Shares on the NYSE Amex (the “Exchange”) and the
consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
Representation’s Option, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are not
and will not be, as of the date hereof, on each Closing Date, subject to any
approval by any PRC or Hong Kong governmental or regulatory
authority.
(rr) Any
PRC and/or Hong Kong governmental tax benefits. exemptions, waivers, or other
relief, enjoyed by any PRC Subsidiary as described in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus are valid, binding and enforceable and in accordance with PRC
law and regulations and no PRC Subsidiary has received notice of any deficiency
in its applications for such tax benefits, exemptions, waivers or other relief
as so described.
(ss) The
Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares
and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, will not be, an “investment company” as defined in
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(tt) No
labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent.
(uu) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses or has valid right to use
all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
trademark registrations, service xxxx registrations, copyrights, licenses,
inventions, trade secrets, confidential information and similar rights (“Intellectual Property”)
necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as
currently carried on and as described in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus except where such failure to own or possess such rights would not
result in a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company,
no action or use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Intellectual
Property will involve or give rise to any infringement of, or license or similar
fees for, any Intellectual Property of others, except as such infringement,
license or fees would not result in a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
any notice alleging any such infringement or fee.
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(vv) Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries has filed all returns (as hereinafter
defined) required to be filed with taxing authorities prior to the date hereof
or has duly obtained extensions of time for the filing thereof. Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries has paid all taxes (as hereinafter defined)
shown as due on such returns that were filed and has paid all taxes imposed on
or assessed against the Company or such respective subsidiary, except for taxes
being contested in good faith. The provisions for taxes payable, if
any, shown on the financial statements filed with or as part of the Registration
Statement are sufficient for all accrued and unpaid taxes, whether or not
disputed, and for all periods to and including the dates of such consolidated
financial statements. Except as disclosed in writing to the
Representative or that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect, (i) no issues have been raised (and are currently
pending) by any taxing authority in connection with any of the returns or taxes
asserted as due from the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (ii) no waivers of
statutes of limitation with respect to the returns or collection of taxes have
been given by or requested from the Company or its Subsidiaries. The
term “taxes”
mean all federal, state, local, foreign, and other net income, gross income,
gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license,
lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs,
duties or other taxes, fees, assessments, or charges of any kind whatever,
together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax, or additional
amounts with respect thereto. The term “returns” means all
returns, declarations, reports, statements, and other documents required to be
filed in respect to taxes.
(ww) Prior
to the effective time of the Registration Statement, the Company completed all
necessary corporate action and filed all necessary certificates or amendments to
its Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware, to effectuate a reverse stock split on the basis of one share of
Common Stock for each two (2) shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding
prior to May 12, 2010.
2. Representations
and Warranties of the Selling Stockholders. Each Selling Stockholder
represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters
that:
(a) Such
Selling Stockholder, if an entity, has been duly organized and is validly
existing and in good standing as an entity in its jurisdiction of
formation.
(b) This
Agreement and the Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by such Selling Stockholder and is a valid
and binding agreement of such Selling Stockholder enforceable in accordance with
its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to
or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.
(c) Such
Selling Stockholder has, and on the Closing Date will have, good and marketable
title to the Shares, free and clear of any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance,
security interest or equity whatsoever, and full right, power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Shares
to be delivered by such Selling Stockholder on such Closing Date; and upon the
delivery of and payment for the Shares in accordance with this Agreement and the
Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters will acquire valid and unencumbered
title to the Shares.
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(d) The
execution and delivery by such Selling Stockholder of, and the performance by
such Selling Stockholder of its obligations under, this Agreement and the Power
of Attorney and Custody Agreement signed by such Selling Stockholder relating to
the deposit of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder and
the Power of Attorney appointing Xx Xxxxxx, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer, as such Selling Stockholder’s attorney-in-fact to the extent set forth
therein, relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and by the
Registration Statement will not contravene any provision of applicable law, or
the organizational documents of such Selling Stockholder (if such Selling
Stockholder is an entity), or any agreement or other instrument binding upon
such Selling Stockholder or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental
body, agency or court having jurisdiction over such Selling Stockholder, and no
governmental authorization of any government agency is required for the
performance by such Selling Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement
or the Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement of such Selling Stockholder,
except such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various
states in connection with the offer and sale of the Agreement.
(e) The
statements in the sections entitled “Beneficial Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners, Management, and Selling Stockholders” relating to such Selling
Stockholder in the Prospectus and the Pricing Prospectus did not and do not
include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(f) The
sale of the Shares by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement is not
prompted by any material information concerning the Company or any of its
subsidiaries that is not set forth the Pricing Prospectus.
(g) Except
as disclosed in the Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or
understandings between such Selling Stockholder and any person that would give
rise to a valid claim against such Selling Stockholder or any Underwriter for a
brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with this
offering.
(h) Such
Selling Stockholder has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action that is
designed to or that has constituted or that would reasonably be expected to
cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any
security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Shares.
(i) Upon
initiation of payment for the Shares sold by such Selling Stockholder under the
Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement and this Agreement and the delivery by
such Selling Stockholder to DTC (as defined below) or its agent of the Shares in
book entry form to a securities account maintained by the Underwriters at DTC or
its nominee, and payment therefor in accordance with this Agreement, the
Underwriters will acquire a securities entitlement (within the meaning of
Section 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code (the “UCC”)) with respect to such
Shares, and no action based on an “adverse claim” (as defined in UCC Section 8)
may be asserted against the Underwriters with respect to such security
entitlement if, at such time, the Underwriters do not have notice of any adverse
claim within the meaning of UCC Section 8.
(j) Such
Selling Stockholder has previously provided a selling stockholder questionnaire
(the “Questionnaire”) that was completed by such Selling Stockholder and
submitted to the Company on or before the date hereof and it does not, and as of
the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of material fact nor
does it omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(k) Except
as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectus or the Questionnaire, such Selling
Stockholder has no affiliations or associations with any member of the FINRA;
and none of the proceeds received by such Selling Stockholder from the sale of
the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder hereunder will be paid to a
member of the FINRA or any affiliate (or person “associated with,” as such terms
are used in the rules of the FINRA).
(l) No
transaction, stamp, capital or other issuance, registration, transaction,
transfer or withholding taxes or duties are payable by or on behalf of the
Underwriters in connection with (i) the sale and delivery of the Shares by such
Selling Stockholder, the issuance of such Shares by the Depositary, and the
delivery of such Shares to or for the account of the Underwriters, (ii) the
purchase from such Selling Stockholder and the initial sale and delivery by the
Underwriters of the Shares to purchasers thereof, or (iii) the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the Power of Attorney and Custody
Agreement.
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(m) Such
Selling Stockholder has not distributed and will not distribute, prior to the
later of the latest Closing Date and the completion of the Underwriters’
distribution of the Shares, any offering material in connection with the
offering and sale of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders, including any free
writing prospectus.
(n) Such
Selling Stockholder does not have, or has waived prior to the date hereof, any
preemptive right, co-sale right or right of first refusal or other similar right
to purchase any of the Shares that are to be sold by the Company or any other
Selling Stockholder to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement; and such
Selling Stockholder does not own any warrants, options or similar rights to
acquire, and does not have any right or arrangement to acquire, any capital
shares, right, warrants, options or other securities from the Company, other
than those disclosed in the Questionnaire and as presented in the Pricing
Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(o) The
Registration Statement, as it relates to such Selling Stockholder, when it
became effective, did not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if
applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Pricing Prospectus, as it relates to
such Selling Stockholder, does not, and at the time of each sale of the Shares
in connection with the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to
prospective purchasers and at the Closing Date, the Pricing Prospectus, as then
amended or supplemented by the Company, if applicable, as it relates to such
Selling Stockholder, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and
(iii) the Prospectus, as it relates to such Selling Stockholder, does not
contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
(p) The
choice of law set forth in Section 14 hereof as the governing law of this
Agreement is a valid choice of law and will be recognized and given effect to in
any action brought before a court of competent jurisdiction in jurisdiction in
which such Selling Stockholder is organized and has its principal place of
business if not a natural person or in the jurisdiction in which such person
resides if a natural person. The courts of any such jurisdiction will recognize
as a valid judgment, a final and conclusive judgment in personam obtained in
U.S. courts against such Selling Stockholder based upon this
Agreement.
3. Sale and Purchase of the
Shares.
(a) The
Company hereby agrees to sell the Primary Shares, to the several Underwriters as
set forth in Schedule A attached hereto, and the several Underwriters, in
reliance upon the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained,
but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, agree, severally and not
jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the place and the time specified
below, the respective aggregate numbers of Primary Shares set forth in Schedule
A opposite their respective names, plus any additional Shares which such
Underwriters may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of
Section 3(b) hereof, at a price of $_____ per Share ([__]% of the Primary Share
offering price).
(b) In
addition, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained,
from time to time upon not less than two days’ and not more than ten days’
notice from the Representatives to the Company and the Selling Stockholders, or
their counsel or Attorney-in-Fact, the Company and the Selling Stockholders,
severally and not jointly, agree to sell to the Underwriters (but only for the
purpose of covering over-allotments in the sale of the Primary Shares), all or
any portion of the Over-Allotment Shares, as specified by the Representatives in
such notice, at the purchase price stated in Section 3(a)
hereof. The Over-Allotment Shares may be purchased on the Closing
Date or at any time or times thereafter so long as the notice to purchase is
given not later than forty-five (45) days following the date of the
Prospectus. Upon timely delivery of the notice to the Company, the
Company and the Selling Stockholders shall become obligated to convey to the
Underwriters, and, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Underwriters shall become obligated to purchase, the number of Over-Allotment
Shares specified in such notice. Over-Allotment Shares shall be
purchased by each Underwriter from the Company and each Selling Stockholder in
the proportion that the number of Primary Shares set opposite the name of each
Underwriter in Schedule A hereto bears to the total number of Primary Shares
(subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may
determine). No Over-Allotment Shares shall be delivered to or for the
accounts of the Underwriters unless the Primary Shares shall be simultaneously
delivered and paid for or shall theretofore have been delivered and paid for as
herein provided.
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(c) The
respective purchase obligation of each Underwriter shall be subject to such
adjustments as the Representatives may make in their absolute
discretion.
(d) Representative’s
Option.
(i) The
Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to the Representatives (and/or its
designees) on the Closing Date an option (“Representative’s Option”) for
the purchase of an aggregate of 175,000 shares of Common Stock (5% of the
Shares) for an aggregate purchase price of $100.00. The Representative’s Option
shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, commencing on a date which is one
year from the effective date of the Registration Statement and expiring on the
five-year anniversary of the effective date of the Registration Statement at an
initial exercise price per Share of $____, which is equal to 120% of the initial
public offering price of the Shares. The Representative’s Option and the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof are sometimes hereinafter
referred to collectively as the “Representative’s Securities.” The
Representative understands and agrees that there are significant restrictions
pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 against transferring the Representative’s Option and
the underlying shares of Common Stock during the first year after the effective
date and by its acceptance thereof shall agree that it will not, sell, transfer,
assign, pledge or hypothecate the Representative’s Option, or any potion
thereof, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call
transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of such
securities for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective
date of the Registration Statement to anyone other than (i) an Underwriter or a
selected dealer in connection with the offering, or (ii) a bona fide officer or
partner of the Representative or of any such Underwriter or selected dealer; and
only if any such transferee agrees to the foregoing lock-up
restrictions.
(ii) Delivery and
Payment. Delivery and payment for the Representative’s Option
shall be made on the Closing Date and shall be issued in the name or names and
in such authorized denominations as the Representative may request.
(e) The
Company and WestPark Capital Financial Services, LLC hereby agree to cancel, on
or before the Closing Date, an aggregate of 350,000 warrants held by WestPark
Capital Financial Services, LLC, or such greater or lesser amount as may be
required by FINRA as a condition to it confirming that it has not raised any
objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting
terms and arrangements for this offering.
4. Terms of Offering and Authority to
Use Prospectus. The terms of the public offering by the
Underwriters of the Shares to be purchased by them shall be as set forth in the
Registration Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the
Prospectus. The Company has authorized the Representatives to use
preliminary prospectuses and to make them available for use by prospective
Underwriters and dealers and authorize the Underwriters and all dealers
acquiring Shares from an Underwriter to use the Prospectus (as amended or
supplemented, if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements
thereto) in connection with the sale of the Shares until the earlier of the
completion of the public offering or the period as, in the opinion of counsel
for the Underwriters, the Prospectus is required by law to be delivered in
connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer.
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5. Payment and
Delivery.
(a) Payment
for the Primary Shares that the Underwriters agree to purchase from the Company
hereunder shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the bank account designated by the Company at 7:00 a.m., Pacific Time,
on ______ __, 2010 (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of
Section 11 hereof), or at the time, date (not later than five full business days
thereafter) and place agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company,
against delivery to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the
several Underwriters of the Primary Shares in the form of certificates for the
securities comprising the Primary Shares through the facilities of the
Depository Trust Company (the “DTC”) for the account of the
Underwriters. The date and time of this payment and delivery (which
may be postponed as provided in Section 11 hereof) are sometimes referred to
below as the “First Closing
Date.”
(b) Payment
for the Over-Allotment Shares that the Underwriters have the right to purchase
from the Company and Selling Stockholders hereunder shall be made to each
Selling Stockholder in accordance with the Power of Attorney and Custody
Agreement and to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
the bank account designated by the Company at the time or times and on the date
or dates specified in the notice or notices delivered by the Representatives
against delivery to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the
several Underwriters of the Over-Allotment Shares in the form of certificates
for the securities comprising the Over-Allotment Shares through the facilities
of DTC for the account of the Underwriters. The dates and times of
these payments and deliveries are herein singularly or collectively sometimes
referred to as “Additional
Closing Date.” The term “Closing Date” refers to both
the First Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date.
(c) You,
individually and not as Representatives of the Underwriters, may (but shall not
be obligated to) make payment to the Company and Selling Stockholders for Shares
to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds shall not have been received by
you at the date of payment therefor for the account of that
Underwriter. Any payment by the Representatives shall not relieve
that Underwriter from any of its obligations hereunder.
(d) Executed
transfer forms for the Shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholders hereunder
have been placed in custody, for delivery under this Agreement, under the Power
of Attorney and Custody Agreement. Each Selling Stockholder agrees that the
Shares represented by the transfer forms held in custody for the Selling
Stockholders are subject to the interests of the Underwriters hereunder, that
the arrangements made by the Selling Stockholders for such custody are to that
extent irrevocable, and that the obligations of the Selling Stockholders
hereunder shall not be terminated by operation of law, whether by the death of
any individual Selling Stockholder or the occurrence of any other event, or in
the case of a trust, by the death of any trustee or trustees or the termination
of such trust. If any individual Selling Stockholder or any such trustee or
trustees should die, or if any other such event should occur, or if any of such
trusts should terminate, before the delivery of the Shares hereunder, such
Shares shall be delivered by the Company’s transfer agent Corporate Stock
Transfer (the “Selling
Stockholder Custodian”) in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement as if such death or other event or termination had not occurred,
regardless of whether or not the Selling Stockholder Custodian shall have
received notice of such death or other event or termination.
(e) The
certificates for the Shares shall be registered in the name or names and shall
be in the denominations you, as Representatives, designate at least one full
business day prior to the First Closing Date, in the case of the Primary Shares,
and at least one full business day prior to any Additional Closing Date, in the
case of the Over-Allotment Shares. The Company and Selling
Stockholders agree to cause certificates for the Shares to be delivered, either
directly or through the Selling Stockholder Custodian, pursuant to this
Agreement through the facilities of the DTC, New York, New York, or at such
other places as may be designated by you as Representatives, and to be made
available for checking and packaging at the above offices or such other places
as may be designated by you as the Representatives at least one full business
day prior to the First Closing Date in the case of the Primary Shares, and at
least one full business day prior to any Additional Closing Date, in the case of
the Over-Allotment Shares.
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6. Conditions of the Underwriters’
Obligations. The several obligations of the Underwriters
hereunder are subject to the following conditions:
(a) The
Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Act and, at the
Closing Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or the qualifications of the Shares shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted before or, to the
knowledge of the Company, the Selling Stockholders, or the Representatives,
shall be contemplated by the Commission or any state securities or “Blue Sky”
commissioner or authority.
(b) At
each Closing Date, (i) the representations and warranties of the Company
and the Selling Stockholders contained in this Agreement shall be true and
correct with the same effect as if made on and as of such Closing Date and the
Company and the Selling Stockholders shall have performed all of the obligations
and complied with all of the conditions hereunder on their part to be performed
or complied with on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) the Registration
Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or
supplements thereto shall in all material respects conform to the requirements
of the Act and the Rules and Regulations, and neither the Registration
Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading; (iii) there shall have been,
since the respective dates as of which information is given, no material adverse
change in the condition (financial or otherwise), business, prospects or results
of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that
set forth in the Registration Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the
Prospectus, except changes that the Registration Statement indicates might occur
after the effective date of the Registration Statement, and neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have incurred any material liabilities or
material obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material
transaction, contract or agreement not in the ordinary course of business other
than as referred to or contemplated in the Registration Statement; and
(iv) except as set forth in each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus,
no action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity shall be pending or, to the
Company’ knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
that would be required to be set forth in the Registration Statement, and no
proceedings shall be pending or, to the Company’ knowledge, threatened against
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before or by any commission, board or
administrative agency in the United States or elsewhere, wherein an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding could reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and you shall have received
at each Closing Date, a certificate of the principal executive officer and the
principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated as of such
Closing Date, evidencing compliance with the provisions of this Subsection 6(b),
and confirming the accuracy of the representations of the Company set forth in
Section 1 hereof and confirming that all conditions set forth herein to be met
by the Company have been met as of such date.
(c) At
each Closing Date the Representative shall have received a certificate of the
Company signed by the Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date
certifying: (i) that the Certificate of Incorporation are true and
complete, have not been modified and are in full force and effect;
(ii) that the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors relating to
the public offering contemplated by this Agreement are in full force and effect
and have not been modified; (iii) all correspondence between the Company or
its counsel and the Commission; and (iv) as to the incumbency of the
officers of the Company. The documents referred to in such certificate shall be
attached to such certificate.
(d) No
Underwriter shall have discovered and disclosed to the Company or any Selling
Stockholder prior to any Closing Date that the Registration Statement, any
preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto,
contains an untrue statement of a fact that in the reasonable opinion of counsel
to the Representatives is material, or omits to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading.
(e) On
each Closing Date, you shall have received the signed opinion, dated as of such
date, of K&L Gates LLP, counsel to the Company, in the form attached hereto
as ANNEX B,
addressed to the Representatives and reasonably satisfactory to the
Representatives, together with signed or photostatic copies thereof for each of
the other Underwriters.
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(f) On
each Closing Date, you shall have received the favorable opinion of Han Kun Law
Offices, PRC counsel to the Company, in the form attached hereto as ANNEX C addressed to
the Representatives and reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, together
with signed or photostatic copies thereof for each of the other
Underwriters.
(g) On
each Closing Date, you shall have received the favorable opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxx
& Xxxxxxx, BVI counsel to the Company, in the form attached hereto as ANNEX D addressed to
the Representatives and reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, together
with signed or photostatic copies thereof for each of the other
Underwriters
(h) At
the time of the signing of this Agreement and on each Closing Date, you shall
have received signed comfort letters, dated, respectively, as of each such date,
from Xxxxxxxx & Company Certified Public Accountants PC and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
LLP, addressed to the Underwriters (with executed copies for each of the
Underwriters) in the forms heretofore approved by counsel for the
Underwriters.
(i) As
of the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Common Stock shall be
listed on the NYSE Amex, subject to official notice of issuance.
(j) FINRA
shall have confirmed that it has not raised any objection with respect to the
fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements for this
offering.
(k) The
Representative covenants with the Company that the Underwriters will not use,
authorize the use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for the use of a
“free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act, which term
includes use of any written information furnished by the Commission to the
Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement.
(l) At
the date of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received an agreement
substantially in the form of ANNEX A hereto signed
by the persons listed on Schedule C hereto, and such agreements shall be in full
force and effect on the Closing Date.
(m) All
proceedings taken at or prior to each Closing Date in connection with the sale
of the Shares shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to you and
counsel to the several Underwriters, and at the time of signing this Agreement
and on the Closing Date, you and such counsel shall have received each and every
additional document, letter, opinion, certificate or other item dated and
executed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to you and such counsel, as you or
such counsel may reasonably request in connection with each preliminary
prospectus, the Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the offer and sale of
the Shares hereunder, or proceedings at the Closing Date.
(n) The
Company shall have cancelled warrants held by WestPark Capital Financial
Services, LLC in accordance with Section 3(e) of this Agreement.
If any of
the conditions herein provided for in this Section shall not have been fulfilled
as of the date indicated, all obligations of the several Underwriters under this
Agreement may be cancelled by the Representatives by notifying the Company and
the Selling Stockholders of such cancellation on or prior to the applicable
Closing Date. The Representatives may in their sole discretion waive
on behalf of the Underwriters compliance with any conditions to the obligations
of the Underwriters hereunder, whether in respect of the First Closing Date, an
Additional Closing Date or otherwise.
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7. Covenants of the
Company.
7.1 The
Company covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) To
use all reasonable efforts to bring about the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement and not, at any time, whether before or after the effective date, to
file any amendment to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or supplement
thereto of which you shall not previously have been advised and furnished with a
copy or to which you or your counsel shall have objected or which is not in
compliance in all material respects with the Act and the Rules and Regulations,
and as soon as the Company is advised thereof, to advise the Representatives and
confirm this advice in writing (i) when the Registration Statement has
become effective and (ii) of the issuance by the Commission or any state
securities or “Blue Sky” commissioner or authority of any order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any qualification of the Shares
or prohibiting the sale of the Shares or the initiation or threatening of any
proceedings for any such purpose.
(b) To
use best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to remain effective with a
current prospectus for a period of at least 9 months from the effective date,
and to notify the Representatives immediately in writing if the Registration
Statement censes to be effective, or the prospectus is no longer current within
such time period.
(c) To
deliver, on or before the effective date of the Registration Statement and from
time to time thereafter until the earlier of the completion of the public
offering or the period as, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, the
Prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an
Underwriter or dealer, without charge, to the Representatives and to send to the
several Underwriters, at such office or offices as the Representatives may
designate, as many copies of the preliminary prospectus and Prospectus as the
Representatives may reasonably request. The copies of the
Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters
will be substantially identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof
filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by
Regulation S-T.
(d) To
furnish the Representatives, without charge, one executed copy of the
Registration Statement (including exhibits) and of any amendments thereto and to
furnish the Representatives, without charge, a reasonable number of conformed
copies of the Registration Statement (excluding exhibits) and of any amendments
thereto.
(e) To
furnish the Representatives with a copy of each proposed amendment or supplement
before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus.
(f) Until
the earlier of the completion of the public offering or the period as, in the
opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, the Prospectus is required by law to be
delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, if any event
shall occur as a result of which it shall be necessary to amend or supplement
the Prospectus in order to comply with applicable law or to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a
purchaser, not misleading, forthwith to notify the Representative and prepare
and file with the Commission an appropriate amendment or supplement in
accordance with Section 10 of the Act, and furnish, at its own expense, to the
Underwriters and to dealers (whose names and addresses the Representatives will
furnish to the Company) to whom Shares may have been sold by the Representatives
and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the
Prospectus to effect such compliance or so that the statements in the
Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, will not, in light of the
circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading.
Neither the Representatives’ consent to, nor the Underwriters’ delivery of, any
such amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions
set forth in Section 6.
(g) To
make generally available to the Company’s security holders, as soon as
practicable, but not later than fifteen months after the end of the Company’s
current fiscal quarter, an earnings statement (which need not be audited)
covering a period of twelve months beginning after the effective date of the
Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of
the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158.
(h) For
a period of three years following the date of this Agreement, to supply to the
Representatives, and to each other Underwriter who may so request in writing,
copies of such financial statements and other periodic and special reports as
the Company may from time to time furnish generally to holders of any class of
its securities, and to furnish the Representatives a copy of each annual report
on Form 10-K which it files with the Commission.
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(i) To
cooperate with the Representatives in an endeavor to qualify the Shares for
offer and sale under the “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions (domestic or
foreign) as the Representatives may request, and to pay, or reimburse if paid by
the Representatives, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Underwriters and all other expenses and filing fees in connection therewith;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to file any general
consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a
dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to
subject itself to taxation as doing business in any jurisdiction.
(j) To
apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares in accordance with the
statement made under “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus.
(k) To
supply the Representatives with copies of all correspondence to and from and all
documents issued to and by the Commission in connection with the registration of
the Shares under the Act.
(l) On
the Closing Date, the Company shall execute and deliver to each of Xxxxxx &
Xxxxxxx, LLC and WestPark Capital, Inc, the Representative’s
Option.
(m) Federal Securities
Laws.
(i) During
the time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Act, the
Company will use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all requirements
imposed upon it by the Act, the Rules and Regulations and the Exchange Act and
by the regulations under the Exchange Act, as from time to time in force, so far
as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of or dealings in the Shares in
accordance with the provisions hereof and the Prospectus.
(ii) The
Company will file the Prospectus (in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representative) with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Rule 424 of
the Rules and Regulations.
(iii) For
a period of three years from the effective date of the Registration Statement,
the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the registration of
the Common Stock, including the Shares under the provisions of the Exchange Act.
The Company will not deregister the Common Stock under the Exchange Act for a
period of twenty-four (24) months from the Closing Date without the prior
written consent of the Representative.
(iv) The
Company represents and agrees that it will not make, or authorize the
Underwriters or any other party to make, any offer relating to the Shares
that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 of the
1933 Act, or pursuant to Rule 433 of the 1933 Act.
(n) For
a period of three (3) years from the effective date of the Registration
Statement, the Company, at its expense, shall cause its regularly engaged
independent certified public accountants to review (but not audit) the Company’s
financial statements for each of the first three fiscal quarters prior to the
announcement of quarterly financial information.
(o) As
of the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company shall have
retained a financial investor relations advisory firm reasonably acceptable to
the Representative and the Company, which shall initially be [__________], which
firm will be experienced in assisting issuers in public offerings of securities
and in their relations with their security holders, and continuing to retain
such firm or another firm reasonably acceptable to the Representative for a
period of no less than one (1) year after the effective date of the Registration
Statement.
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(p) As
promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement, the Company
shall take all necessary steps to ensure compliance by Xx. Xx Xuemei her
affiliates and each of the Insiders that is, or is directly or indirectly owned
or controlled by, a PRC resident or citizen with any applicable rules and
regulations of the relevant PRC government agencies in connection with the
securities of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries.
(q)
As promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement, the
Company shall secure and put into effect Directors’ and Officers’ and
Errors’ & Omissions insurance with liability levels reasonably acceptable to
the Representatives and use its best efforts to ensure that such policies have
effect no later than the Effective Date , if permitted by the
insurer. The Company shall have the Representatives added as named
insureds to any such policies that it obtains for a period commencing no later
than the date on which such policies commence with respect to the
other insureds under such policies through the statue of limitations period for
underwriter liability under the Registration Statement and for claims under this
Agreement.
7.2
Payment of Expenses. The Company will pay, or reimburse if paid by
the Representatives, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are
consummated or this Agreement is terminated, all costs and expenses incident to
the entry into and performance under this Agreement by the Company and the
Selling Stockholders, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all
costs and expenses incident to (i) the issuance, purchase, sale and
delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters, (ii) the costs of all
mailing and printing of the underwriting documents (including, without
limitation, the Agreement, any Blue Sky surveys and, if appropriate, any
Agreement Among Underwriters, Selected Dealers’ Agreement, Underwriters’
Questionnaire and Power of Attorney), Registration Statements, Prospectuses and
all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto and as many preliminary and
final Prospectuses as Representative may reasonably deem necessary; (iii) the
costs of preparing, printing and delivering certificates representing the
Shares; (iv) all COBRADesk filing fees associated with the review of the
Offering by FINRA, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of
counsel to the Underwriters in connection with the review of the Offering by
FINRA (v) all fees and expenses relating to the listing of such Common Stock on
the NYSE Amex and on such other stock exchanges as the Company and
Representative together determine; (vi) the fees and expenses of the Company’s
legal counsel, accountants and other agents and representatives; (vii) up to
$5,000 for commemorative lucite tombstones; (viii) all fees, expenses and
disbursements relating to background checks for ten (10) officers and directors
of the Company up to a maximum amount of $28,922; (ix) all other costs and
expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder
which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section 7.2 including,
without limitation, the Company’s “road-show” expenses; (x) all fees, expenses
and disbursements relating to the registration or qualification of such Common
Stock under the “blue sky” securities laws of such states and other
jurisdictions as Representative may reasonably designate (including, without
limitation, all filing and registration fees, and the reasonable fees and
disbursements of Representative’s counsel, it being agreed that such fees and
expenses will be limited to: (a) if the offering is commenced on either the
Nasdaq Global Market or the NYSE Amex, the Company will make a payment by the
Company of $5,000 to such counsel at Closing or (b) if the offering is commenced
on the Nasdaq Capital Market or on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, the
Company will make a payment of $15,000 to such counsel upon the commencement of
“blue sky” work by such counsel and an additional $5,000 at Closing); (xi) the
fees and expenses of the transfer agent for the Common Stock, (xii) stock
transfer and/or stamp taxes, if any, payable upon the transfer of securities
from the Company to the Underwriters, (xiii) the Underwriter’s “road-show”
expenses in an amount not to exceed $10,000, (xiv) the fees and expenses of the
Underwriter’s counsel, other than with respect to FINRA or blue sky matters, in
an amount not to exceed $40,000, (xv) the costs and expenses of the investor
relations advisory firm referred to in Section 7.1(p) hereof, (xvi) the
furnishing to the Representatives and, to the extent requested, the other
Underwriters of copies of the Registration Statement, any preliminary
prospectus, the Prospectus, this Agreement, the Blue Sky survey
(preliminary and final), and of the documents required by paragraphs (b), (c),
(d) and (e) of Section 7.1, to be so furnished, including costs of preparing,
printing and shipment, (xvii) the preparation, printing, mailing, delivery,
filing and distribution by the Company of all supplements and amendments to the
Prospectus required by paragraph (e) of Section 7.1, (xviii) the furnishing
to the Representatives and the other Underwriters of all reports and financial
statements required by paragraphs (f) and (g) of Section 7.1, (ix) the holding
of informational meetings related to the offer and sale of the Shares and all
other road show expenses, and (x) all advertising costs and expenses related to
the offer and sale of the Shares, including publishing a “tombstone”
advertisement in the national edition of the Wall Street Journal. In
addition to the foregoing expenses, the Company shall at the Initial Closing
Date pay to the Representatives a non-accountable expense allowance equal to
2.5% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Primary Shares. If
the sale of the Shares to the several Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement is
not consummated for any reason, other than as specified in Section 11, the
Company will reimburse the several Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket
expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by the
Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or in investigating, preparing to
market or marketing the Shares.
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7.3 The
Company covenants and agrees that except as expressly contemplated hereby, it
will not, directly or indirectly, (a) offer, pledge, sell, offer to sell,
contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option
or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or
otherwise transfer or dispose of any of the shares of Common Stock or any
securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of
Common Stock, (b) purchase or offer to purchase any shares of its capital stock
or (c) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in
part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the shares of Common
Stock or such other securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable
for, shares of Common Stock (whether any such transaction described in clause
(a) or (b) above is to be settled by delivery of the shares of Common Stock or
such other securities, in cash or otherwise), other than repurchases at cost or
without cost pursuant to the terms of the Company’s option and restricted stock
purchase agreements, in each case, beneficially owned (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act ) or otherwise controlled by the Company on
the date hereof or hereafter acquired or otherwise controlled, for a period
beginning from the date hereof and continuing to and including the date 24
months after the date of the Prospectus, without the prior written consent of
the Representatives; provided,
however, that the Company may, without the prior written consent of the
Representatives, on behalf of the Underwriters, issue (i) options to Kui (Xxxxx)
Jiang to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price
equal to the public offering price, (ii) equity awards pursuant to
equity incentive plans that are duly adopted by the Company to employees and
directors of the Company (provided that such grants do not exceed 6% of the
outstanding shares, which includes the issuance of the Shares) and (iii) shares
upon the exercise of options and warrants, in each case as described in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
7.4 Stabilization. Neither
the Company, nor, to its knowledge, any of its employees, directors or
shareholders has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed
to or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or
result in, under the Exchange Act, or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation
of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of
the Shares.
7.5 Internal
Controls. The Company will maintain a system of internal
accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurances that: (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary in order to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain
accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
7.6 Accountants. As
of the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company shall retain
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx or other independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to
the Representative, and the Company shall continue to retain an independent
certified public accounting firm registered and in good standing with the PCAOB
for a period of at least three years after the effective date of the
Registration Statement.
7.7 FINRA. The
Company shall advise the Representative (who shall make an appropriate filing
with FINRA) if it is aware that any 5% or greater shareholder of the Company
becomes an affiliate or associated person of an FINRA member participating in
the distribution of the Shares.
7.8 No Fiduciary
Duties. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the
Underwriters’ responsibility to the Company is solely contractual in nature and
that none of the Underwriters or their affiliates or any Selling Agent shall be
deemed to be acting in a fiduciary capacity, or otherwise owes any fiduciary
duty to the Company or any of its affiliates in connection with the offering and
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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7.9 Additional
Covenants.
(a) The
Company shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that: (i) the qualifications
of the persons serving as board members and the overall composition of the board
comply with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder
and with the listing requirements of , the Exchange or any other national
securities exchange or national securities association, as the case may be, in
the event the Company seeks to have its Common Stock listed on another exchange
or quoted on an automated quotation system, and (ii) if applicable, at least one
member of the board of directors qualifies as a “financial expert” as such term
is defined under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated
thereunder.
(b) The
Company will not issue press releases or engage in any other publicity, without
the Representative’s prior written consent, for a period ending at 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time on the first business day following the 40th day following the
Closing Date, other than normal and customary releases issued in the ordinary
course of the Company’s business.
8. Covenants of Selling Stockholders.
Each of the Selling Stockholders, severally and not jointly, covenants
with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) Such
Selling Stockholder will indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriters against
any documentary, stamp or similar issue tax, including any interest and
penalties, on the creation, issue and sale of the Shares by such Selling
Stockholder and on the execution and delivery of this Agreement. All
payments to be made by each Selling Stockholder hereunder shall be made
exclusive of any taxes and shall be made without withholding or deduction for or
on account of any present or future taxes, duties or governmental charges
whatsoever. Such Selling Stockholder agrees that it shall be responsible for all
taxes as well as all applicable compliance and regulatory obligations related to
such taxes which may arise from or in connection with the sale of the
Shares.
(b) The
Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement are
subject to the interest of the Underwriters and the obligations of such Selling
Stockholder under the Underwriting Agreement, when executed, shall not be
terminated by any act of such Selling Stockholder, by operation of law, by the
death or incapacity of such Selling Stockholder or, in the case of a trust, by
the death or incapacity of any executor or trustee or the termination of such
trust, or the occurrence of any other event.
(c) Prior
to the delivery of the Shares on the Closing Date, such Selling Stockholder will
deposit, or cause to be deposited on its behalf, the Shares to be sold by such
Selling Stockholder in accordance with this Agreement.
(d) Such
Selling Stockholder agrees to procure delivery to the Representatives on or
prior to the Closing Date of a properly completed and executed U.S. Treasury
Department Form W-9 or applicable Form W-8 (or other applicable form or
statement specified by Treasury Department regulations in lieu
thereof).
(e) Such
Selling Stockholder will not (and will cause its affiliates not to) take,
directly or indirectly, any action which is designed to or which constitutes or
which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or
manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the
sale or resale of the Shares.
(f) Such
Selling Stockholder will cooperate to the extent necessary to cause the
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto to become
effective at the earliest practical time and to do and perform all things to be
done and performed under this Agreement prior to the Closing Date and to satisfy
all conditions precedent of such Selling Stockholder to the delivery of the
Shares and the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to this
Agreement.
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9. Indemnification and
Contribution.
(a) The
Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter (including
specifically each person who may be substituted for an Underwriter as provided
in Section 11 hereof), its partners, members, directors, officers and employees
and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
expenses or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may
become subject under the Act or otherwise, and except as provided below, will
reimburse each of the Underwriters and each such controlling person, if any, for
any reasonable legal or other expenses as incurred by them or any of them in
connection with investigating or defending any actions whether or not resulting
in any liability, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, expenses, liabilities
or actions arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or
the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, or the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, or (iii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in any written or electronic materials, if any, used in
connection with the marketing of the Shares, including, without limitation,
slides, videos, films and tape recordings that are provided by the Company or
based upon information furnished by or on behalf of the Company (“Marketing
Materials”), unless the untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement
or omission was made in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus,
Prospectus, or Marketing Materials in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing to the Company by you or any Underwriter
through you expressly for use therein, provided, however, that the
Company shall not be liable for any loss, claim, damage or liability that arises
out of or is based upon any materials that may be distributed by the
Underwriters in connection with the marketing of the Shares other than any
preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or the Marketing Materials and that are
not specifically authorized by the Company for use by the Underwriters in
connection with the marketing of the Shares.
(b) The
Selling Stockholders, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold
harmless each Underwriter (including specifically each person who may be
substituted for an Underwriter as provided in Section 11 hereof), its partners,
members, directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls
any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act, from and against
any and all losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities, joint or several,
to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act or otherwise, and
except as provided below, will reimburse each of the Underwriters and each such
controlling person, if any, for any reasonable legal or other expenses as
incurred by them or any of them in connection with investigating or defending
any actions whether or not resulting in any liability, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages, expenses, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon
(i) information relating to such Selling Stockholder furnished in writing by or
on behalf of such Selling Stockholder expressly for use in the Registration
Statement or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact relating to such Selling Stockholder furnished in writing by or on behalf
of such Selling Stockholder expressly for use in any preliminary prospectus, the
Prospectus, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
liability of each Selling Stockholder under the indemnity agreement contained in
this paragraph shall be limited to the net proceeds received by it from the sale
of Over-Allotment Shares under this Agreement, if any.
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(c) Promptly
after receipt by any Underwriter, any partner, member, director, officer or
employee of any Underwriter, or any person controlling the Underwriter of notice
of the commencement of any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought
against a Seller under this Section 9, the Underwriter will notify the Seller in
writing of the commencement thereof, and, subject to the provisions stated
below, the Seller shall assume the defense of the action (including the
employment of counsel, who shall be counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
Underwriter or such person, as the case may be, and the payment of expenses)
insofar as such action shall relate to any alleged liability in respect of which
indemnity may be sought against it; provided that the failure to
notify the Seller shall not relieve the Seller from any liability that it may
have under this Section 9 except to the extent that the Seller has been
materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses)
by such failure; and provided
further that the failure to notify the Seller shall not relieve the
Seller from any liability that it may have to an indemnified party otherwise
than under this Section 9. Any Underwriter or any controlling person
shall have the right to employ separate counsel in the action and to participate
in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of its counsel shall not be at
the expense of the Seller unless the employment of that counsel has been
specifically authorized by the Seller or the Seller shall not, within a
reasonable time period, employ counsel or such Underwriter shall have reasonably
concluded that there may be defenses available to it that are different from,
additional to or in conflict with those available to the Seller (in which case
the Seller shall not have the right to direct the defense on behalf of the
Underwriters), in any of which events such fees and expenses shall be borne by
the Seller, it being understood, however, that the Seller shall not be liable
for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in addition to any local
counsel) in any one proceeding or series of related proceedings. The
Seller shall not be liable to indemnify any person for any settlement of any
action effected without the Seller’s consent, unless such settlement
(i) includes an unconditional release of the Seller from all liability on
any claims that are the subject matter of such action and (ii) does not
include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure
to act by or on behalf of the Seller.
(d) Each
Underwriter severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the
Registration Statement, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act, and the Selling Stockholders from and against
any and all losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities, joint or several,
to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act or otherwise, and,
except as provided below, will reimburse the Company, each such director,
officer or controlling person, and the Selling Stockholder for any legal or
other expenses as incurred by them or any of them in connection with
investigating or defending any actions whether or not resulting in any
liability, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, expenses, liabilities or
actions arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or
the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, or the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, but only, with respect to (i) and (ii), insofar as any such
untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission was made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Company and the Selling Stockholder by you or any Underwriter through you
expressly for use therein or (iii) any such loss, claim, damage or liability
arising out of or based upon the distribution by the Underwriters of any
materials in connection with the marketing of the Shares other than any
preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and the Marketing Materials and that are
not specifically authorized by the Company for use by the Underwriters in
connection with the marketing of the Shares. Promptly after receipt
of notice of the commencement of any action in respect of which indemnity may be
sought against one or more Underwriters under this Section 9, the indemnified
party will notify the Representatives in writing of the commencement thereof,
and the Underwriter or Underwriters against whom indemnity may be sought shall,
subject to the provisions stated below, assume the defense of the action
(including the employment of counsel, who shall be counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Company and the Selling Stockholder, as applicable, and the
payment of expenses) insofar as such action shall relate to any alleged
liability in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Underwriter or
Underwriters; provided
that the failure to notify the Representatives shall not relieve the
Underwriter from any liability that it may have under this Section 9 except to
the extent that the Underwriter has been materially prejudiced (through the
forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided further that the
failure to notify the Representatives shall not relieve the Underwriter from any
liability that it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this
Section 9. The Company, each Company director, officer or controlling
person, and the Selling Stockholders shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees
and expenses of their counsel shall not be at the expense of any Underwriter
unless the employment of that counsel has been specifically authorized by the
Underwriter or Underwriters obligated to defend the action or the Underwriter or
Underwriters obligated to defend shall not, within a reasonable time period,
employ counsel or the Company, each such director, officer or controlling
person, and the Selling Stockholders, shall have reasonably concluded that there
may be defenses available to it that are different from, additional to or in
conflict with those available to the Underwriter or Underwriters obligated to
defend the action (in which case the Underwriter or Underwriters obligated to
defend the action shall not have the right to direct the defense on behalf of
the Company, each such director, officer or controlling person, or the Selling
Stockholders), in any of which events such fees and expenses shall be borne by
the Underwriter or Underwriters obligated to defend the action, it being
understood, however, that the Underwriter or Underwriters obligated to defend
the action shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate
counsel (in addition to any local counsel) in any one proceeding or series of
related proceedings. The Underwriter against whom indemnity may be
sought shall not be liable to indemnify any person for any settlement of any
action effected without the Underwriter’s consent unless such settlement
(i) includes an unconditional release of such Underwriter from all
liability on any claims that are the subject matter of such action and
(ii) does not include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault,
culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such
Underwriter.
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(e) It
is agreed that the only information supplied by the Underwriters in writing for
use in the Registration Statement, the preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus
are the statements set forth in the “Underwriting” section of the Prospectus
only insofar as such statements relate to the names and corresponding share
amounts set forth in the table of Underwriters and the amount of selling
concession and re-allowance or to over-allotment and related activities that may
be undertaken by the Underwriters and the paragraph relating to stabilization by
the Underwriters and that no information has been omitted from the Registration
Statement in reliance on information supplied by the Underwriters in
writing.
(f) In
order to provide for just and equitable contribution under the Act in any case
in which (i) any indemnified party makes claim for indemnification pursuant
to this Section 9, but it is insufficient to hold an indemnified party harmless
or judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court
of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of
the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such
case notwithstanding the fact that the express provisions of this Section 9
provide for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the
Act may be required on the part of any indemnified party; then the Sellers and
any such Underwriter, as applicable, shall contribute to the aggregate losses,
claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (which shall, for
all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all costs of
defense and investigation and all attorneys’ fees) in either such case (after
contribution from others) (A) in such proportions as is appropriate to
reflect the relative benefits received by the Sellers, on the one hand, and the
Underwriter, on the other hand, from the offering of the Shares or (B) if
the allocation provided by clause (A) above is not permitted by applicable
law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative
benefits referred to in clause (A) above but also the relative fault of the
Sellers, on the one hand, and of the Underwriter, on the other hand, in
connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Sellers, on the
one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other hand, in connection with the
offering of Shares shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as
the net proceeds from the offering of the Shares (before deducting expenses)
received by the Sellers and the total underwriting discounts and commissions
received by the Underwriter, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover
of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate public offering price of the
Shares. The relative fault of the Sellers, on the one hand, and the
Underwriter, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether the untrue or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact or
the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact related to information
supplied by the Sellers or by the Underwriter and the parties’ relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a
result of the losses, damages, expenses, liabilities and claims referred to in
this subsection shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses
reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating, preparing to
defend or defending any action.
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(g) The
parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant
to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if
the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations
referred to in subsection (f) above. Notwithstanding the provisions
of this Section 9, the contribution of each contributing Underwriter shall not
be in excess of its proportionate share (based on the ratio of the number of
Shares purchased by such Underwriter to the number of Shares purchased by all
contributing Underwriters) of the portion of such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities for which the Underwriters are responsible. No person
guilty of a fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who is not guilty of
such fraudulent misrepresentation. The foregoing contribution
agreement shall in no way affect the contribution liabilities of any person
having liability under Section 11 of the Act other than the Sellers and the
Underwriters. If the full amount of the contribution specified in
this Section 9 is not permitted by law, then the Sellers and any Underwriter, as
the case may be, shall be entitled to contribution from the Sellers or the
Underwriters, as the case may be, to the full extent permitted by
law.
10. Effective Date and
Termination.
(a) This
Agreement shall become effective at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on the first full
business day following the day on which the Registration Statement becomes
effective or at the time of the public offering of any of the Shares by the
Underwriters after the Registration Statement becomes effective, whichever time
shall first occur. The time of the public offering of Shares shall
mean the time of the release by you, for publication, of the first newspaper
advertisement, which is subsequently published, relating to the Shares, or the
time at which the Shares are first generally offered by the Underwriters to
dealers by letter or telegram, whichever shall first occur. You may
prevent this Agreement from becoming effective without liability of any party to
any other party, except as otherwise provided in Sections 10(b) and (c), by
giving notice as indicated below in Section 10(b) prior to the time when this
Agreement would otherwise become effective as herein provided.
(b) This
Agreement, except for Sections 7.2, 8, 9, 10(c), 12, 13 and 14, may be
terminated by the Representatives by notifying the Company at any time prior to
delivery of and payment for the Primary Shares, and the option referred to in
Section 3(b) hereof, if exercised, may be cancelled at any time prior to any
Additional Closing Date, if, in the Representatives’ judgment, payment for and
delivery of the Shares is rendered impracticable or inadvisable by reason of
(i) the Company having sustained a material loss, whether or not insured,
by reason of fire, earthquake, flood, accident or other calamity, or from any
labor dispute or court or government action, order or decree, (ii) trading
in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex or NASDAQ
Global Market having been suspended or limited, (iii) material governmental
restrictions having been imposed on trading in securities generally, (iv) a
banking moratorium having been declared by Federal or New York state
authorities, (v) any material adverse change in the financial markets in
the United States, (vi) any major disruption of settlements of securities
or clearance services in the United States, (vii) any attack on, outbreak
or escalation of hostilities or act of terrorism involving the United States,
any declaration of war by Congress or any other national or international
calamity or emergency or any change or development in national or international
political, financial or economic conditions if, in the judgment of a majority in
interest of the Underwriters including the Representatives, the effect of any
such attack, outbreak, escalation, act, declaration, calamity or emergency makes
it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with completion of the public offering
or the sale of and payment for the Shares, (viii) the passage by the
Congress of the United States or by any state legislative body, of any act or
measure, or the adoption or proposed adoption of any orders, rules, legislation
or regulations by any governmental body or any authoritative accounting
institute or board, or any governmental executive, that the Representatives
believe could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to
result in a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse impact on the market
for the Shares offered hereby, (ix) any Material Adverse Effect having
occurred, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus that, in
the Representatives’ judgment, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to offer or
deliver the Shares on the terms contemplated by the Prospectus, or (x) any of
the conditions specified in Section 6 hereof not having been fulfilled or waived
in writing by the Representatives, at or prior to the Closing Date, when and as
required by this Agreement to be fulfilled.
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(c) If
this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to any of the provisions hereof,
except as provided in Sections 7.2, 8 and 9, the Company and the Selling
Stockholders shall not be under any liability to any Underwriter and no
Underwriter be under any liability to the Company and the Selling Stockholders,
except that no Underwriter which shall have failed or refused to purchase the
Shares agreed to be purchased by it hereunder (other than for a reason
sufficient to justify the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section
10(b)) shall be relieved of liability to the Company and the Selling
Stockholders or to the other Underwriters for damages occasioned by its
default.
11. Default of
Underwriters. If one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or
refuse (other than for a reason sufficient to justify the termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 10(b)) to purchase on the First Closing Date or
any Additional Closing Date the aggregate number of Primary Shares or
Over-Allotment Shares agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters
and the aggregate number of Primary Shares or Over-Allotment Shares agreed to be
purchased by the Underwriter or Underwriters shall not exceed 10% of the total
number of Primary Shares or Over-Allotment Shares (as the case may be) to be
sold hereunder to the Underwriters, then each of the non-defaulting Underwriters
shall be obligated to purchase these Primary Shares or Over-Allotment Shares on
the terms herein set forth in proportion to their respective obligations
hereunder. In that case, the Representatives and the Company shall
have the right to postpone the First Closing Date and the Representatives, the
Company, and the Selling Stockholders shall have the right to postpone any
Additional Closing Date (as the case may be) for a period of not more than seven
days in order that necessary changes and arrangements may be
effected.
If one or
more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse (other than for a reason
sufficient to justify the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section
10(b)) to purchase on the First Closing Date or any Additional Closing Date the
aggregate number of Primary Shares or Over-Allotment Shares agreed to be
purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters and the aggregate number of
Primary Shares or Over-Allotment Shares agreed to be purchased by such
Underwriter or Underwriters shall exceed 10% of the total number of Primary
Shares or Over-Allotment Shares (as the case may be) to be sold hereunder to the
Underwriters, then the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the right to
purchase, or procure one or more Underwriters reasonably acceptable to the
Company, to purchase, in such proportions as they may agree upon and upon the
terms herein set forth, the Primary Shares or Over-Allotment Shares that such
defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed to purchase, and this Agreement
shall be carried out accordingly. If such other Underwriters do not
exercise this right within 36 hours after receiving notice of the default, then
the Company shall be entitled to an additional period of 24 hours within which
to procure another party or parties reasonably satisfactory to the
Representatives to purchase or agree to purchase these Primary Shares or
Over-Allotment Shares on the terms herein set forth. In any such
case, the Representatives and the Company shall have the right to postpone the
First Closing Date or any Additional Closing Date (as the case may be) for a
period of not more than seven days in order that necessary changes and
arrangements may be effected. If this paragraph becomes applicable
and neither the non-defaulting Underwriters nor the Company shall make
arrangements within the period stated for the purchase of the Primary Shares or
Over-Allotment Shares that the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed to
purchase, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any
non-defaulting Underwriter to the Company and without liability on the part of
the Company except as provided in Section 9. The provisions of
this Section 11 shall not in any way affect the liability of any defaulting
Underwriter to the Company and the Selling Stockholders arising out of the
default.
12. Representations and Agreement to
Remain in Effect. The expense, reimbursement and
indemnification agreements contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall survive
any termination of this Agreement; and the representations, warranties and
covenants of the Company and the Selling Stockholders set forth in this
Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of
(i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any of the Underwriters, the
Company or any controlling person, director or officer of the Company or the
Underwriters, or the Selling Stockholders and (ii) delivery, acceptance of
and payment for the Shares under this Agreement.
13. Parties in
Interest. This Agreement has been and is made solely for the
benefit of the Underwriters, the Company, and the Selling Stockholders, and
their respective successors and assigns, and to the extent expressed herein, for
the benefit of persons controlling the Company or any of the Underwriters, and
their respective directors and officers, and no other person, partnership,
association or corporation shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of
this Agreement. The term “successors and assigns” shall
not include any purchaser of Shares from any Underwriter merely because of such
purchase.
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14. Notices, Headings, Applicable Law,
Etc. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all
statements, requests, notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be mailed, delivered, telegraphed or sent by facsimile
transmission and confirmed to
the Representatives at the address set forth above,
attention: Syndicate Desk (facsimile
number: 212-430-1799), with a copy to (i) Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLC
attn: Syndicate Desk, 1251 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
and (ii) a copy to WestPark Capital, Inc., Attn: Corporate Finance,
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000; if to the Company
attn: Vice President Investor Relations (facsimile
number: (___) ______________); and if to the Selling
Stockholders: Xx Xxxxxx, Selling Stockholders Attorney-in-Fact
(facsimile number: (___) ______________);. Notices shall
be effective upon receipt. Any party may change the address at which
it is to receive communications hereunder upon notice to the other parties as
provided above. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and
directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 9, and no other
person will have any right or obligation hereunder. This Agreement
may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to
be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the
same Agreement. The headings in this Agreement have been inserted as a matter of
convenience and reference and are not a part of this Agreement. The
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws, and not the
laws pertaining to choice or conflict of laws, of the State of
California.
15. Amendment. This
Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument executed by each of the
parties hereto.
16. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (together with the other agreements
and documents being delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement)
constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings of the parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject
matter hereof.
17. Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of
and shall be binding upon the Representative, the Underwriters, the Company and
the controlling persons, directors and officers referred to in Section 5 hereof,
and their respective successors, legal representatives and assigns, and no other
person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy
or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provisions
herein contained. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a
purchaser, in its capacity as such, of securities from any of the
Underwriters.
18. Execution in
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one
or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered
to each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this
Agreement by facsimile or email/pdf transmission shall constitute valid and
sufficient delivery thereof.
19. Waiver, etc. The
failure of any of the parties hereto to at any time enforce any of the
provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of
any such provision, nor to in any way effect the validity of this Agreement or
any provision hereof or the right of any of the parties hereto to thereafter
enforce each and every provision of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach,
non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the
party or parties against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought; and
no waiver of any such breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment shall be
construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach,
non-compliance or non-fulfillment.
[Signature
page follows]
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Please
confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among
us.
Sincerely
yours,
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China
Intelligent Lighting and Electronics, Inc.
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By
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Xx
Xxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
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The
Selling Stockholders named in Schedule B
hereto
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By
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Xx
Xxxxxx, Attorney-in-fact for and on behalf of
the
Selling
Stockholders
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Confirmed
and Accepted as of the
date
first above written.
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Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx, LLC
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By
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Title:
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WestPark
Capital, Inc.
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By
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Title:
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For
itself and as the Representatives
of
the several Underwriters.
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Signature
Page to Underwriting Agreement
SCHEDULE
A
UNDERWRITERS
Underwriter
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Number
of Shares
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Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx, LLC
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WestPark
Capital, Inc.
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Total
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SCHEDULE
B
Maximum Number of Over-
Allotment Shares to be Sold |
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The
Company
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Selling Stockholders
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1
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MidSouth
Investor Fund LP
|
36,751
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2
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Micro
PIPE Fund I, LLC
|
20,003
|
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3
|
Xxxx,
Xxxxxx
|
18,586
|
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4
|
J&N
Invest LLC
|
18,208
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5
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
|
13,335
|
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6
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Stellar
Capital Fund LLC
|
13,335
|
|
7
|
Delaware
Charter , Tax Id #00-0000000,
FBO Xxxxx X Xxxxxx R/O XXX #2056-8346, C/O Legent Clearing, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
10,762
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8
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Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx
|
9,397
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9
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Daybreak
Special Situations Mater Fund, Ltd.
|
8,001
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10
|
X.
Xxxxxxx & X. Xxxxxxx, TTEE FBO
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx. & Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
7,875
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11
|
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
X.
|
7,812
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12
|
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx
|
6,667
|
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13
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
|
6,300
|
|
00
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X.
|
5,985
|
|
15
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxx
|
5,250
|
|
16
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx X.
|
5,250
|
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17
|
Tangiers
Investors LP
|
5,250
|
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18
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx and Xxxx
|
4,187
|
|
19
|
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
|
4,000
|
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20
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx X.
|
3,334
|
|
21
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxx X.
|
3,150
|
|
22
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
|
3,146
|
|
23
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx
|
2,940
|
|
24
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BDB
Irrevocable Family Trust D/T/D
7/20/07 Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx TTEE |
2,730
|
|
25
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx Philippe
|
2,667
|
|
26
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx X.
|
2,667
|
|
27
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Living Trust
|
2,667
|
|
28
|
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx
|
2,667
|
|
29
|
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx
|
2,667
|
|
30
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx
|
2,625
|
|
31
|
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx
|
2,625
|
|
32
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx X.
|
2,625
|
|
33
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx C/F Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
2,362
|
|
34
|
Xxxxxxxxx
and Xxxxx Xxxxx TTEE
|
2,100
|
|
35
|
XxXxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
|
2,100
|
|
36
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxx
|
2,100
|
|
00
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx Trust F/B/O Xxxxx
Xxxxxx |
2,058
|
Maximum Number of Over-
Allotment Shares to be Sold |
|||
00
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx Trust F/B/O Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx |
2,047
|
|
00
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx II
|
2,000
|
|
40
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxx X.
|
1,869
|
|
41
|
Chazanovitz,
Xxxxx X.
|
1,867
|
|
42
|
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx
|
1,679
|
|
43
|
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx
|
1,600
|
|
00
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx Trust F/B/O Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
1,596
|
|
45
|
Xxxx,
Xxxxx X.
|
1,575
|
|
46
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx and Xxxx
|
1,575
|
|
47
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxx
|
1,575
|
|
48
|
Xxxx
Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
1,534
|
|
49
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx X.
|
1,333
|
|
50
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxx X.
|
1,333
|
|
51
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx X.
|
1,333
|
|
52
|
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx
|
1,333
|
|
53
|
Mauser,
Xxxxxx X.
|
1,333
|
|
54
|
Xxxx,
Xxxxxx
|
1,333
|
|
55
|
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx
|
1,333
|
|
56
|
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxx
|
1,333
|
|
57
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx X.
|
1,333
|
|
58
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx C/F Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
1,312
|
|
59
|
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxx
|
1,200
|
|
60
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxx & Xxxxx
|
1,067
|
|
61
|
Jelcada,
LP
|
1,050
|
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62
|
Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx Profit Sharing Xxxxxx Plan
|
1,050
|
|
63
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx
|
1,000
|
|
64
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx X.
|
892
|
|
65
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxx X.
|
851
|
|
66
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx
|
845
|
|
67
|
Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx and Selma
|
788
|
|
68
|
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx
|
788
|
|
69
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X. Xx. and Xxxxxx X.
|
667
|
|
70
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx and Xxxx
|
667
|
|
71
|
Xxxx,
Xxxxxx
|
667
|
|
72
|
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxx
|
667
|
|
73
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
|
667
|
|
74
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx & Xxxx
|
667
|
|
75
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx X.
|
667
|
|
76
|
Matt,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
667
|
|
77
|
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxx
|
667
|
|
78
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx X. Xx.
|
667
|
|
79
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxx
|
667
|
|
80
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx X.
|
667
|
|
81
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx X.
|
667
|
|
82
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxx
|
667
|
|
83
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxx and Xxxxx
|
560
|
|
84
|
Delaware
Charter, Tax id #00-0000000,
FBO Xxxxx X XxXxxxx XXX #3059-4716, C/O Legent Clearing, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx, XX
00000
|
533
|
Maximum Number of Over-
Allotment Shares to be Sold |
|||
85
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx XXX
|
413
|
|
86
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx
|
400
|
|
87
|
Delaware
Charter, Tax id #00-0000000,
FBO Xxxxxx X XxXxxxx XXX #7537-9018, C/O Legent Clearing, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
267
|
SCHEDULE
C
PERSONS
SUBJECT TO LOCK-UP
Li Xxx
Xxx
Xxx Xxx
Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx
Xx Hong
Guang
Xxxx Xx
Xx
Xx Zhong
Xxxx
Xxxx Wei
Bin
Joyrise
Holdings Limited
Goldwide
Holdings Limited
Yan
Bin
Xxxx Xxx
Hung
Xxxxx Xx
Lei
Ye Xx
Xxx
Yin Hao
Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxx
Xxxx
ANNEX
A
FORM
OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
_________,
2010
Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx, LLC
WestPark
Capital, Inc.
As
Representatives of the several Underwriters
c/o
Rodman & Xxxxxxx, LLC
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Re: China
Intelligent Lighting and Electronics, Inc.,
Proposed
Offering of Common Stock
Dear
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This
letter is being delivered to you in accordance with the proposed Underwriting
Agreement (the “Underwriting
Agreement”) between China Intelligent Lighting and Electronics, Inc. (the
“Company’) and Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx, LLC and WestPark Capital, Inc. (the “Representatives”), as
representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule A thereto (the
“Underwriters”),
relating to an underwritten public offering of common stock of the Company, par
value $0.0001 per share, (the “Common Stock”). The
undersigned, the beneficial owner of shares of the Company’s Common Stock,
understands that the Company intends to sell shares of Common Stock of the
Company and to grant to the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase
additional shares of Common Stock (the “Offering”). All
capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Underwriting Agreement.
In order
to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting
Agreement and to proceed with the Offering, and in recognition of the benefit
that such Offering will confer upon the undersigned as a stockholder of the
Company, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned irrevocably
agrees, with each Underwriter to be named in the Underwriting Agreement, for the
benefit of the Company, you and the other Underwriters, that the undersigned
will not publicly announce any intention to, will not allow any affiliate or
subsidiary, if applicable, to, and will not itself, without the prior written
consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, directly or
indirectly, (i) offer, pledge, sell, offer to sell, contract to sell, sell any
option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant
any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose
of any of the shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or
exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock, or (ii) enter into any
swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic
consequences of ownership of the shares of Common Stock or such other securities
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock
(whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be
settled by delivery of the shares of Common Stock or such other securities, in
cash or otherwise), in each case, beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) or otherwise
controlled by the undersigned on the date hereof or hereafter acquired or
otherwise controlled, for a period beginning from the date hereof and continuing
to and including the date 24 months after the date of the Prospectus (as such
term is defined in the Underwriting Agreement); provided, however, that, if the
undersigned is an individual, the undersigned may, without the prior written
consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, (i) transfer
shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, Common Stock either during his or her lifetime or, on death,
by bona fide gifts, will or intestacy to members of the undersigned’s immediate
family or to trusts exclusively for the benefit of members of the undersigned’s
immediate family, provided that, prior to any such transfer, such transferee
executes an agreement, satisfactory to the Representatives, pursuant to which
such transferee agrees to receive and hold such shares subject to the provisions
hereof and that there shall be no further transfer except in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and (ii) exercise options held in the undersigned's name
to purchase shares of Common Stock provided that, any securities obtained upon
the exercise of such option will be held subject to the provisions hereof and
that there shall be no further transfer of any such securities except in
accordance with the provisions hereof. For purposes of this
paragraph, “immediate family” shall mean the undersigned’s spouse, lineal
descendents, father, mother, brothers or sisters (including any such relatives
by adoption).
The
restriction on transfers described in the immediately preceding paragraph shall
not apply to the sale of any shares of Common Stock to the Underwriters pursuant
to the Underwriting Agreement.
The
undersigned confirms that he, she or it understands that the Underwriters and
the Company will rely upon the representations set forth in this agreement in
proceeding with the Offering. The undersigned agrees and consents to
the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent
against the transfer of Common Stock except in compliance with this
agreement. This agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and
his, her or its respective successors, heirs, personal representatives and
assigns. If for any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be
terminated prior to the Closing Date (as such term is defined in the
Underwriting Agreement), the agreement set forth above shall likewise be
terminated.
Sincerely,
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Name
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Title
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